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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

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Major Hazard Installation Regulations, 2022

12. Safety report

 

(1) The duty holder of a high hazard establishment must prepare a comprehensive, site-specific, safety report, which must be—
(a) developed during the design phase and be continually updated until the start date of operations; and
(b) maintained for the duration of the life of the establishment.

 

(2) The safety report must demonstrate a suitable and sufficiently documented plan to ensure—
(a) that reliable built-in safety has been incorporated into the—
(i) design;
(ii) construction;
(iii) operation; and
(iv) maintenance of any equipment and infrastructure used in the establishment; and
(b) the application of—
(i) the major incident prevention policy;
(ii) the process safety management system;
(iii) the organisational and necessary measures to prevent major incidents and to limit their consequences;
(iv) the on-site emergency plan.

 

(3) The safety report must also contain information regarding an off-site emergency plan to take the necessary measures in the event of a major incident.

 

(4) The duty holder of a proposed high hazard establishment must submit to the chief inspector a—
(a) preliminary safety report at the design stage of that establishment; and
(b) final safety report within a reasonable time before the establishment starts operations.

 

(5) The duty holder must send a safety report to the chief inspector within 36 months after the entry into force of these Regulations.

 

(6) Every duty holder must review the safety report—
(a) every five years;
(b) prior to any change to the establishment; or
(c) whenever there is a change in the process safety management system which could have significant repercussions with respect to the prevention of major incidents or the limitation of the consequences of major incidents:

Provided that the updated copy of the safety report, revised under this subregulation, is sent to the chief inspector within 60 days.