Dangerous goods safety guides

These guides describe practical measures that can be taken to prevent or minimise the risk of harm and contribute to the overall state of knowledge regarding dangerous goods safety.

Guidance notes

Ammonium nitrate guidance note No. 1: Transport
The following National guidance note supports the COAG agreement of 25 June 2004 against inappropriate use of ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrate guidance note No.2: Storage
This guidance note on the safe and secure storage of ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrate guidance note No.3: Agricultural use
These guidance notes apply to primary producers and do not cover the use of ammonium nitrate as a raw material for explosives manufacture.
Dangerous goods emergency plans for small businesses
This guidance note assists small business operators of licensed dangerous goods sites to prepare an emergency plan.
Handling of explosion risk goods (ERGs) at a special berth (non-explosives)
This guidance note assists berth operators, in particular, and consignors and importers to understand their regulatory duties when handling explosion risk goods (ERGs) at a special berth (non-explosives).
Licensing and exemptions for storage and handling
This guidance note will assist people wishing to store, handle or process dangerous goods in Western Australia to determine whether licensing applies and, if so, what information is required for the licensing process.
Manifest and site plan requirements for dangerous goods sites
This guidance note outlines the requirements for the manifest and site plan. These documents must be current to allow an appropriate response by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) in the event of an emergency.
Risk assessment for dangerous goods
This guide will assist operators of dangerous goods sites in Western Australia to complete a risk assessment under the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-Explosives) Regulations 2007 (the Storage and Handling Regulations).
Route restrictions for the transport of explosives
This guide summarises route restrictions that apply for transporting explosives within Western Australia, as prescribed by the Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007.
Storage of explosives
This guidance note assists in identifying the regulatory requirements for the storage of explosives in Western Australia.
Transport of explosives on roads and at mines
This guidance note assists in identifying the regulatory requirements for the transport of explosives in Western Australia on both public roads and mine sites.

- Approval of consultants to assess and endorse dangerous goods site licence applications
  This document outlines how a person can become an accredited consultant in Western Australia. It covers the requirements for approval by the Chief Officer, and the standards of assessment required to maintain accreditation status.
- Approval of responders to dangerous goods emergencies
  This document outlines how a company can become an approved “emergency responder” in Western Australia.
- Blast plan preparation, including mining operations
  This guide and its associated templates will assist the mining industry and other blasting operations to prepare a blast plan and records about the blast that address the key requirements of regulations 129, 130 and 134 of the Explosives Regulations.
- Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007
  Practical guidance on how to comply with the Storage and Handling Regulations.
- Dangerous goods safety matters: Self check guide for petrol stations
  This self-check guide will assist in the safe operation of supervised self-service petrol stations. It does not apply to unsupervised self-service petrol stations or underground liquefied petroleum gas (LP Gas) tanks.
- Dangerous goods safety matters: Self-audit guide for prime contractors
  Prime contractors have multiple responsibilities to ensure that dangerous goods are transported safely. This self-audit tool is a good starting point to evaluate your transport system.
- Dangerous goods transport documents
  This guide assists those transporting dangerous goods on Western Australian roads to comply with the relevant documentation requirements.
- Explosives management plan
  This guide covers the different licence types that require an ExMP. It provides information about the requirements for all licence types and the individual licences.
- Licensed storage of emergency devices, black powder and propellant powder: Self-audit
  This tool refers to the explosive storage requirements under the applicable dangerous goods legislation or prescribed Australian Standard AS 2187.1 Explosives – Storage, transport and use – Storage.
- Overview of classification and safety report approval process: diagram
  This document is a flow chart diagram of the overview of classification and safety report approval process.
- Reporting and investigating incidents and other situations involving dangerous goods
  Use this guide if you are responsible for reporting or investigating dangerous goods incidents and other reportable situations.
- Requirements for consignors of dangerous goods packages below placard load quantity
  This guide is designed to help people understand their responsibilities when transporting non-placard load quantities of dangerous goods in packages by road and rail in Australia.
- Road transport in receptacles of 500 L or kg or less
  This guide assists those transporting packaged dangerous goods by road in receptacles (e.g. packages, cylinders) with a capacity of 500 litres or less or net mass of 500 kilograms or less (i.e. 500 L or kg).
- Road transport in receptacles of more than 500 L or kg
  This guide assists those transporting packaged dangerous goods by road in receptacles (e.g. packages, cylinders) with a capacity of 500 litres or more or net mass of 500 kilograms or more (i.e. 500 L or kg).
- Route selection, vehicle stopping and bulk transfer
  This guide assists prime contractors and drivers of vehicles transporting dangerous goods on Western Australian roads to comply with the relevant safety requirements regarding restricted routes, route selection, vehicle stopping and parking.
- Safety equipment for road vehicles transporting dangerous goods
  This guide assists vehicle owners, prime contractors and drivers transporting dangerous goods on Western Australian roads to meet their obligations regarding the provision of safety equipment.
- Storage, handling and production of hydrogen
  This guide is designed to assist all persons who are proposing to store, handle or produce hydrogen gas and liquid within WA.
- Human factors self-assessment guide and tool for safety management systems at petroleum and major hazard facility operations
  This human factors self-assessment tool and guide has been developed for petroleum and major hazard facility operators.
- Audits, review and continual improvement for major hazard facilities
  Guide to assist operators in the development and ongoing use of audit systems, management reviews and continual improvement
- Development and submission of safety report
  Guide for the development and submission of a safety report as required under the Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2007
- Providing information to the community
  Guide to assist operators to meet the requirement of communicating and providing information to the community surrounding a major hazard facility

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