Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsSchedule 2 Safety management systems
(see reg 57 (2) (d) and (3))
Note This schedule sets out requirements for safety
management systems for the manufacture of explosives. Other requirements in
relation to safety management systems are set out in reg 57.
1 Elements of the safety management system
(1) The safety management system must consist of the following:
(a) procedures for ongoing hazard identification and risk assessment and control;
(b) procedures to deal with the implementation of the safety management system;
(c) procedures for the provision of information, education and training to workers, contractors and visitors;
(d) procedures for incident reporting and investigation;
(e) an emergency response plan and procedures to monitor preparedness for emergencies;
(f) procedures for collecting and maintaining records, activities and statistics about the safety management system;
(g) schedules for the maintenance of plant and equipment and provision to ensure the maintenance happens;
(h) procedures to identify and respond to changes affecting the safety management system;
(i) procedures that workers and contractors are required to follow in relation to—
(i) establishing and implementing the safety management system; and
(ii) reviewing any procedures for hazard identification and risk assessment control.
(2) The safety management system must provide for safety consultation with—
(a) workers within the workplace; and
(b) contractors' agents who enter the workplace.
(3) In developing or reviewing procedures for the safety management system, the licensee must, if practicable, consult any health and safety representative under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 for the workers affected by the system.
(4) The plans for emergency response and preparedness required under subclause (1) (e) must be developed in conjunction with the fire commissioner or the chief fire control officer, whichever is appropriate.
2 Safety policy and safety objectives
The safety management system must include a description of how the manufacturer's safety policy and specific safety objectives are to be communicated to everyone who is to take part in the implementation of the safety management system.
3 Organisational structure and personnel
The safety management system must—
(a) identify (according to position, description and location) the people who are to take part in the implementation of the safety management system; and
(b) describe the command structure in which they work and the specific tasks and responsibilities allocated to them.
The following matters must be dealt with by a safety management system:
(a) supervision of visitors and contractors in explosives areas;
(b) maintenance of buildings, plant and equipment, including decontamination;
(c) restrictions on smoking, alcohol and other similar factors;
(d) control of chemicals where explosives are manufactured, including segregation of incompatible materials;
(e) selection, maintenance and use of personal protective equipment;
(f) lockout and tag-out, confined space entry and hot-work permits;
(g) disposal of waste explosives and ingredients, including burning ground procedures;
(h) modification of process equipment, formulations, materials, packaging or procedures;
(i) testing of trips, alarms and other protection systems;
(j) sampling and product testing;
(j) an emergency response plan, including an evacuation plan, appropriate firefighting controls and consequence minimisation steps (including control of spills and an appropriate off-site response);
(k) carrying, storage, security and use of explosives;
(l) materials handling;
(m) receipt of explosives and ingredients where the explosives are to be manufactured;
(n) explosives and personnel limits in buildings or locations;
(o) adverse weather conditions (including lightning);
(p) restrictions on sources of ignition;
(q) training and competency evaluation of workers and contractors;
(r) explosives manufacture, including operation of plant and equipment, particularly pumps, for explosives;
(s) explosives operation or activities with particular emphasis on hazards, housekeeping and accident prevention;
(t) incident and accident reporting and response;
(u) nonconforming raw materials and products;
(v) maintenance of records;
(x) safety meetings;
(y) complaints and response;
(z) self-auditing of systems and procedures.
The safety management system must include procedures for planning modifications to the factory (if applicable).
Performance standards included in a safety management system must—
(a) relate to all aspects of the safety management system; and
(b) be sufficiently detailed to ensure that the ability of the manufacturer to ensure the effectiveness of all aspects of the safety management system is apparent from the documentation; and
(c) be measurable; and
(d) include the following:
(i) a requirement to report the failure of any control measure, whether or not the failure results in a major incident;
(ii) the system for reporting a failure;
(iii) other corrective action to be taken if a failure happens;
(iv) steps to be taken to continually improve all aspects of the safety management system, including by testing the effectiveness of control measures.
The safety management system must provide for the audit of performance against the performance standards, including the methodologies, frequency and results of the audit process.