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Emergency planning

Emergency services manifests
Emergency plans
Fire fighting measures
Notification

Emergency services manifests

An emergency services manifest and site plan is required to be kept up to date at all premises where gas cylinders are stored above the manifest quantities stated in the table below.

Manifest quantity

The manifest must contain an up-to-date inventory of each class of dangerous goods present on site, the quantity and the location of each storage area. Class 2.3 gases require the proper shipping name of the gas to be entered into the manifest. For more information, see Schedule 4 of the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001 (PDF, 658 kB). The manifest and site plan are required to be kept in a red weatherproof container at the main entrance to your site.

Emergency plans

Emergency plans are not required at all workplaces where gas is stored or handled, it is regarded as good practice to do so at all workplaces.

Emergency plans are required at all places where the quantity of gas exceeds that shown in the manifest quantity table.

Emergency plans should identify:

• the types of emergency situations likely to be encountered (e.g. fires, gas leaks for each type of gas, explosion)
• what resources are required
• how people are to respond.

Consider also:

• adequacy of fire fighting systems
• access and egress from the site
• deciding a safe evacuation assembly area
• the need to notify neighbouring places during an emergency
• provision and testing of alarms
• carrying out regular emergency drills.

Fire fighting measures

As a minimum, a single permanently connected hose capable of covering the entire store must be provided. However, where the total quantity of all the gas stored is greater than 1000L at least one fire hose reel; or one 2 A 60B (E) fire extinguisher and a water hose connection should be provided.

Above these quantities, you should obtain advice or refer to AS 4332:2004 The storage and handling of gases in cylinders (non-Queensland Government link) .

Notification

If you store gases in excess of the manifest quantity, you must notify Workplace Health and Safety Queensland on the approved form.