Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A rail transport operator must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that training in the relevant elements of the emergency plan is provided to rail safety workers, rail contractors and employees of the rail transport operator who may be required to implement the emergency plan.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A rail transport operator must test the emergency plan or elements of the plan to ensure the plan remains effective—
(a) at intervals determined by the operator in conjunction with the relevant emergency services when preparing the emergency plan; and
(b) after any significant changes are made to the plan.
(3) A rail transport operator must, so far as is reasonably practicable, arrange for participation in the testing of the emergency plan or elements of the plan by relevant emergency services.
(4) A rail transport operator must ensure that in-house exercises to test the emergency plan are undertaken on an appropriately regular basis.
(5) A rail transport operator must ensure that the emergency plan is comprehensible, and is readily accessible, to—
(a) all employees of the operator, rail safety workers and rail contractors engaged by the operator, who may be required to implement any emergency response procedures in the emergency plan; and
(b) any utility that may be required to implement any part of the emergency plan; and
(c) any relevant emergency service.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.