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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 153 OF 2011) - REG 85

Interpretation

    (1)     For the purposes of clause 96(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act, the prescribed period in relation to a facility to which this Chapter applies is a period of at least 3 days.

    (2)     For the purposes of the definition of dangerous occurrence in clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, an occurrence, at a facility, that is specified in the following table is a dangerous occurrence.

Table

r. 85

Item

Occurrence

1

An occurrence that did not cause, but could reasonably have caused—

        (a)     the death of, or serious personal injury to, a person; or

        (b)     a member of the workforce to be incapacitated from performing work for the period mentioned in subregulation (1)

2

A fire or explosion

3

A collision of a marine vessel with the facility

4

An uncontrolled release of hydrocarbon vapour exceeding 1 kilogram

5

An uncontrolled release of petroleum liquids exceeding 80 litres

6

A well kick exceeding 8 cubic metres (or 50 barrels)

7

An unplanned event that required the emergency response plan to be implemented

8

Damage to safety-critical equipment

9

An occurrence to which items 1 to 8 do not apply that—

        (a)     results in significant damage to a pipeline (for example, reducing the capacity of the pipeline to contain petroleum or greenhouse gas substance flowing through it); or

        (b)     is likely to have a result of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a); or

        (c)     is of a kind that a reasonable pipeline licensee would consider to require immediate investigation

10

Any other occurrence of a kind that a reasonable operator would consider to require an immediate investigation



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