Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01588:reg:2:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01588
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 17/32)
Character Range: 69549–72424

and non‑routine tasks that might reasonably be given to the member:
 (i) in normal operating conditions; and
 (ii) in abnormal or emergency conditions; and
 (iii) during any changes to the facility; and
 (b) to respond and react appropriately, and at the level that might be reasonably required of the member, during an emergency.

2.10  Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities
 (1) The safety case for a facility must provide for the operator of the facility to establish and maintain a documented system of coordinating and controlling the safe performance of all work activities of members of the workforce at the facility, including in particular:
 (a) welding and other hot work; and
 (b) cold work (including physical isolation); and
 (c) electrical work (including electrical isolation); and
 (d) entry into, and working in, a confined space; and
 (e) procedures for working over water; and
 (f) diving operations.
Note: Confined space is defined in section 1.5.
 (2) The system must:
 (a) form part of the Safety Management System described in the safety case in force for the facility; and
 (b) identify the persons having responsibility to authorise and supervise work; and
 (c) ensure that members of the workforce are competent in the application of the permit to work system.

2.11  Involvement of members of the workforce
 (1) The operator of a facility must demonstrate to NOPSEMA, to the reasonable satisfaction of NOPSEMA, that:
 (a) in the development or revision of the safety case for the facility, there has been effective consultation with, and participation of, members of the facility's workforce; and
 (b) the safety case provides adequately for effective consultation with, and the effective participation of, the members of the facility's workforce, so that they are able to arrive at informed opinions about the risks and hazards to which they may be exposed on the facility.
 (2) A demonstration for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) must be supported by adequate documentation.
 (3) In subsection (1):
members of the facility's workforce includes members of the facility's workforce who are:
 (a) identifiable before the safety case for the facility is developed; and
 (b) working, or likely to be working, on the facility.
Note: Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act sets out the broad consultative provisions that apply, including provisions for the establishment of designated work groups, the election of health and safety representatives and the establishment of OHS committees. The arrangements under these consultative provisions should be used for consultation with members of the workforce about the development, preparation and revision of the safety case.

2.12  Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification
 (1) The safety case for a facility must describe the means by which the operator of the