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Toolbox presentation: Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004. October 2006. 3. Objectives of legislative reform. Current dangerous goods laws date back to the 1960sNew legislation involves a shift from telling people and businesses what to do to a performance-based risk management approach for dangerous

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    1. 1 Please read this before using presentation This presentation is based on content presented at the 2006 Mines Safety Roadshow held in October 2006 It is made available for non-commercial use (eg toolbox meetings) subject to the condition that the PowerPoint file is not altered without permission from Resources Safety Supporting resources, such as brochures and posters, are available from Resources Safety For resources, information or clarification, please contact: ResourcesSafety@docep.wa.gov.au or visit www.docep.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety

    2. Toolbox presentation: Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 October 2006

    3. 3 Objectives of legislative reform Current dangerous goods laws date back to the 1960s New legislation involves a shift from telling people and businesses what to do to a performance-based risk management approach for dangerous goods safety Incorporates national concerns about security and terrorism

    4. 4 Legislative changes Responsibility for managing dangerous goods safety will rest with the risk generator New regulations to cover security risk substances [SRS] — including some forms of ammonium nitrate A cradle-to-grave approach to the import, manufacture, storage, transport, sale and use of explosives and ammonium nitrate

    5. 5 Legislative changes continued Revised licensing regimes, including new ammonium nitrate licences that may affect primary producers and laboratories in educational institutions and testing facilities A ban on ammonium nitrate for householders and recreational uses such as fertilisers and cooling packs New security clearance requirements for all explosives and SRS licence holders

    6. 6 Legislative changes continued Introduction of a security card for all people with unsupervised access to explosives and SRS New regulations to cover major hazard facilities New provisions for fireworks and explosives management plans and shotfiring plans within the explosives regulations

    7. 7 Regulations supporting Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 1. Storage and Handling of Non-explosives 2. Major Hazard Facility (new) 3. Explosives 4. Security Risk Substances (new) 5. Road and Rail Transport of Non-explosives (based on ADG7) 6. Dangerous Cargoes in Ports 7. General ADG7 = 7th Edition of Australian Dangerous Goods Code

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