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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2008 (S.R. 2008, NO. 60) - REG 45

PART 5 - Notifying and Reporting Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Interpretation

(1)  For clause 64(1)(b) of Schedule 5 to the Act, the prescribed period in relation to a facility to which these regulations apply is 3 days.
(2)  For the definition of "dangerous occurrence" in clause 2 of Schedule 5 to the Act, a dangerous occurrence is an occurrence, at a facility, that –
(a) did not cause, but could reasonably have caused –
(i) the death of, or serious personal injury to, a person; or
(ii) a member of the workforce to be incapacitated from performing work for the period mentioned in subregulation (1) ; or
(b) was any of the following:
(i) a fire or explosion;
(ii) a collision of a marine vessel with the facility;
(iii) an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbon vapour exceeding one kilogram;
(iv) an uncontrolled release of petroleum liquids exceeding 80 litres;
(v) a well kick exceeding 50 barrels;
(vi) an unplanned event that required the emergency response plan to be implemented;
(vii) damage to safety-critical equipment; or
(c) was of another kind that a reasonable operator would consider to require an immediate investigation.

Note: The meaning of facility in this regulation is explained in regulation 4(1) .



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