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Created: Tue Apr 17 10:25:31 2007
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Agency Action Plan
Recommendation Infrastructure Emergency Services Environmental Protection Local Government and Employment and Queensland Health Caboolture Shire Council
Agency Planning Industrial Relations
1 Regulation of dangerous goods storage and handling in Continue to implement On-going application and Continue to implement Council will continue to
the estate to place greater priority on fire risk DGSM requirements at review of the Building Code DGSM requirements at participate in any ongoing
management, commensurate with the requirements of MHFs, according to as relevant LDGLs, according to inspection program for the
the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act , the Fire regulatory responsibilities. regulatory responsibilities. Narangba Industrial Estate
and Rescue Service Act , the Building Act and other
relevant legislation;
2 State Government to work with occupiers to establish an Commission a risk assessment Contribute to risk Contribute to risk Contribute to risk Council will assist in the
ongoing risk assessment program within the estate, study of the estate in collaboration assessment program as assessment program as assessment program as establishment of an
including cumulative effects, with the aim of identifying with DES and CSC needed. needed. needed. ongoing risk assessment
options for minimising the risk from or involving program for the Estate
hazardous materials, in particular, the risk from fire.
3 Whole-of-Government strategy be developed for the Enhance common infrastructure Provide guidance: Input regarding relevant Contribute to risk Input regarding public Council will participate in
management of hazardous industry in the estate, with on the estate including - in development of SMS; environemntal issues as management program as health issues as required in the development of an
emphasis on emergency risk management of hazardous accessibility by fire service; fire - on management of fire required. needed. collaboration with other Emergency Management
materials, i.e. prevention and mitigation, preparedness, water retention; and watercourse safety issues; agencies Plan for the Estate.
response and recovery. protection. - in development of an
- development of effective Safety Management Apply findings to the planning, Emergency Management
Systems; development and acquisition of Plan for the estate within
- fire prevention, early fire detection, early fire land for future high-impact the Disaster Management
suppression, accessibility for fire fighting activities, and industry locations framework.
the management of firewater;
- the development of an Emergency Management Plan
for the estate
- reflect developments in Government policy and Implement enhanced
legislation that emerge in relation to hazardous materials regulatory regime according
management such as the management of post-incident to regulatory
recovery, the management of buffer zones around responsibilities.
hazardous industry, and the development of a more
rigorous regulatory regime for LDGLs approaching MHF
status.
4 Ongoing multi-agency program of monitoring, inspection Participate in multi-agency Participate in the program Participate in multi-agency Council will continue to
and enforcement at MHFs and LDGLs in the estate be program according to within the Agency's program according to participate in any ongoing
established regulatory responsibilities. jurisdictional boundaries regulatory responsibilities. inspection program for the
Narangba Industrial Estate
5 Existing and new businesses within the estate be Provide guidance to Council will participate in
required to develop an Emergency Plan appropriate to occupiers in development the development of
their level of risk that interfaces with the estate-wide of Emergency Plans. Emergency Management
emergency management strategy. Plans within the Estate.
6 Mechanisms be developed to ensure that all relevant Provide technical input to Provide input in to the Consideration of Council will continue to
aspects of hazardous materials risk management are complement current development of development assessment ensure that all new
addressed both at the Development Application stage concurrence and informal mechanisms for use in process improvements as development applications
for a proposed new industry in the estate, and whenever advice agency roles under IDAS process. part of the land use are assessed in compliance
a Material Change of Use is proposed for an existing IDAS planning for industrial land with the appropriate
industry; use standards for the storage of
hazardous materials.
7 In the longer term, the learnings from the Binary fire and Apply findings to the planning, Comment: Binary/NIE Contribute to statewide Contribute to statewide Contribute to statewide
the Narangba Industrial Estate be applied to the development and acquisition of learnings have been built in multi-agency survey of multi-agency survey of multi-agency survey of
management of hazardous materials storage at other land for future high-impact to the design of the current Large Dangerous Goods Large Dangerous Goods Large Dangerous Goods
industrial locations across the State. industry locations statewide multi-agency Locations progam as Locations progam as Locations progam as
survey of Large Dangerous needed. needed. needed.
Goods Locations.
8 That through participation in the Australian Building Contribute to development On-going application and
Codes Board and other relevant bodies, the Queensland of guidance material for review of the Building Code
government representativesadvocate change in the inclusion in relevant and Australian Standards
Building Code of Australia and relevant National standards. as relevant
Standards and Australian Standards so as to provide
specific guidance on fire risk management for dangerous
goods storage, particularly in high risk facilities, which
can be reinforced by appropriate legislation.
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