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Dangerous Goods Safety

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Codes of practice

Codes and codes of practice provide safety and/or security instructions and recommendations.

  • Elevated temperature and reactive ground - code of practice*(PDF 903 kb)
  • Design, install and operate underground petroleum storage systems - code of practice(PDF 46 kb)
  • Emergency planning code - dangerous goods sites(PDF 269 kb)
  • Mobile processing units - code of practice*(PDF 192 kb)
  • Precursors for explosives - code of good practice*(PDF 192 kb)
  • Safe storage of solid ammonium nitrate - code of practice(PDF 2045 kb)
  • Storage and handling of dangerous goods - code of practice(PDF 1230 kb)
  • Western Australian outdoor fireworks - code of practice(PDF 957 kb)

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    Guidelines

    Guidelines provide safety and/or security advice.

    See also: Major Hazard Facilities Guideline

  • Reporting dangerous goods incidents - guideline(PDF 176 kb)

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    Guidance notes

    Guidance notes contain regulatory information and requirements (but not detailed licensing information).

  • Dangerous goods transport documents - guidance note(PDF 84 kb)
  • Disposal of unwanted and abandoned explosives - guidance note(PDF 74 kb)
  • Generating the supporting documentation for an MHF safety report - guidance note(PDF 1492 kb)
  • Handling ammonium nitrate at a special berth - guidance note(PDF 213 kb)
  • Licensing and exemptions for storage and handling - guidance note(PDF 188 kb)
  • Road transport in receptacles of 500 L or kg or less - guidance note(PDF 85 kb)
  • Road transport in receptacles of more than 500 L or kg - guidance note(PDF 196 kb)
  • Route restrictions for transport of explosives - guidance note(PDF 1721 kb)
  • Routes, stopping and bulk transfer - guidance note(PDF 83 kb)
  • Safety equipment for road vehicles - guidance note(PDF 109 kb)
  • Storage of explosives - guidance note(PDF 171 kb)
  • Transport of explosives on roads and at mines - guidance note(PDF 306 kb)

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    Guides and procedures

    Guides and procedures are “mud maps” to regulatory information and may include licensing information and definitions.

  • Application for a dangerous goods security card - guidelines for applicants(PDF 714 kb)
  • Applying to register a dangerous goods pipeline - guide(PDF 78 kb)
  • Guide for an explosives management plan(PDF 231 kb)
  • Guide to blast plan preparation, including mining operations(PDF 227 kb)
  • Guide to preparing a safety report for approval by Chief Officer(PDF 215 kb)
  • Overview of classification and safety report approval process - diagram(PDF 35 kb)

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    Information sheets

  • Approved emergency responders - list(PDF 62 kb)
  • Is it hazardous or dangerous? - information sheet(PDF 102 kb)
  • List of companies and consultants approved to examine and endorse dangerous goods storage proposals (PDF 81 kb)
  • Licensing regime under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 - information sheet(PDF 94 kb)
  • Meaning of ‘controlled by the other person’ for security purposes - information sheet(PDF 54 kb)
  • Overview of dangerous goods and explosives driver licences - information sheet(PDF 62 kb)
  • Overview of explosives regulations - information sheet(PDF 125 kb)
  • Overview of goods in ports regulations - information sheet(PDF 75 kb)
  • Overview of security risk substances regulations - information sheet(PDF 69 kb)
  • Overview of storage and handling regulations - information sheet(PDF 86 kb)
  • Overview of transport regulations - information sheet(PDF 56 kb)

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    Safety bulletins

  • Fire suppression measures for fixed underground explosives magazines (Safety Bulletin 0209)(PDF 53 kb)
  • Risk assessment requirements for fixed underground explosives magazines (Safety Bulletin 0109)(PDF 48 kb)

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    Significant incident reports

  • Attempted unauthorised entry of an explosives magazine (SIR 0109)(PDF 55 kb)
  • Transport incident involving the failure of a plastic intermediate bulk container containing a mixture of hydrofluoric and sulphuric acid (SIR 0108)(PDF 59 kb)
  • Ammonium nitrate storage facility bucket elevator fire (SIR 0107)(PDF 59 kb)

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    Incident log reports

  • Overview of dangerous goods incident reports 2008(PDF 137 kb)
  • Overview of dangerous goods incident reports 2007(PDF 152 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2006 - revised October 2007(PDF 109 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2005(PDF 81 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2004(PDF 79 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2003(PDF 75 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2002(PDF 246 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2001(PDF 227 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 2000(PDF 155 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1999(PDF 148 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1998(PDF 221 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1997(PDF 181 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1996(PDF 398 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1995(PDF 1421 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1994(PDF 1566 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1993(PDF 1457 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1992(PDF 1658 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1991(PDF 1459 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1990(PDF 1884 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1989(PDF 1695 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1988(PDF 1058 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1987(PDF 1214 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1986(PDF 842 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1985 (PDF 1216 kb)
  • Dangerous goods incident log 1984(PDF 196 kb)

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    Templates

  • Audit checks for special berth cargo movements - template(Doc 139 kb)
  • Blast plan – general purpose - template(Doc 377 kb)
  • Dangerous goods transport document - template(Doc 114 kb)
  • Dangerous goods site emergency planning - FESA special risk plan - template(Doc 256 kb)
  • Explosives management plan - template(Doc 624 kb)
  • Mining blast plan – open pit operations - template(Doc 376 kb)
  • Mining blast plan – secondary blasting operations - template(Doc 380 kb)
  • Mining blast plan – underground development operations - template(Doc 373 kb)
  • Mining blast plan – underground stoping operations - template(Doc 374 kb)
  • Security risk assessment and security plan template – SRS storage(Doc 426 kb)
  • Security risk assessment and security plan template – SRS transport(Doc 389 kb)
  • Security risk assessment and security plan template – SRS fertiliser use(Doc 181 kb)
  • Security risk assessment and security plan template – SRS laboratory use(Doc 353 kb)
  • Written report for the registration of dangerous goods pipeline - template(Doc 226 kb)

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    Reports

  • Report of the investigation into the fireworks accident at Carmel, Western Australia(PDF 7898 kb)

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