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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2006 (SR NO 37 OF 2006) - REG 7

Duty to identify hazards and assess risk

    (1)     The operator of a geothermal energy operation must—

        (a)     identify, so far as is reasonably practicable, all hazards of the operation; and

        (b)     comprehensively and systematically assess the risks to health and safety associated with each hazard identified.

    (2)     In assessing the risks to health and safety associated with a hazard, the operator must have regard to—

        (a)     the nature of the hazard; and

        (b)     the likelihood of the hazard causing, or contributing to, any harm to any person; and

        (c)     the severity of the harm that may be caused.



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