Dangerous goods driver
A dangerous goods driver licence is issued for five years and is required if a person drives a vehicle transporting:
- dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 L; or
- more than 500 kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle.
For lodgement details or information, see Dangerous goods driver licence.
Dangerous goods site
Sites storing or handling dangerous goods may require licensing under the Dangerous goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007.
A dangerous goods storage licence is issued for five years.
Sites storing greater than the threshold quantities of certain dangerous goods may also require approval of a safety report under the Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2007.
If ammonium nitrate is being stored or handled at a site, then a security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN) storage licence may also apply.
For lodgement details or information, see Dangerous goods site licence.
Dangerous goods vehicle
Dangerous goods (DG) road tank vehicles based in Western Australia are required to be licensed if the tank has a capacity greater than 500 litres (L). The type of attachment used to secure the tank to the vehicle does not have any effect on licensing requirements. A tank may be welded, bolted or held on by twist locks.
However, vehicles that are used to transport portable tanks (isotainers) are not required to be licensed.
All operators transporting SSAN are required to hold an SSAN transport licence, and must prepare a security plan as part of the SSAN transport licence application to demonstrate that all aspects of their operation can be performed in a secure manner.
The only SSAN vehicles that require an additional dangerous goods vehicle licence are road tank vehicles. The only road tank vehicles for SSAN are the tankers that transport Ammonium Nitrate Emulsions or Suspensions, classified as UN 3375
For lodgement details or information, see Dangerous goods vehicle licence.
Major hazard facility site
Operators of MHFs must have a current dangerous goods site licence but cannot operate those aspects of the facility that make it an MHF until the safety report is approved. The application for a site licence is otherwise the same as for other dangerous goods storage sites.
A number of consultants have been accredited by the department to help prepare and submit dangerous goods storage and handling proposals.
For lodgement details or information, see Major hazard facility site licence.