Emergency planning
Emergency services manifests
Emergency plans
Fire fighting measures
Notification to Emergency Services
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
|
Gas class |
Quantity (water capacity in litres) |
|
Class 2.1 |
5,000 |
|
Class 2.2, sub-risk 5.1 |
20,000 |
|
Class 2.2 (without sub-risk) |
50,000 |
|
Class 2.3 |
500 |
The manifest must contain an up to date inventory of each class of dangerous goods present on site, the quantity and location of each storage area. Class 2.3 gases require the proper shipping name of the gas to be entered. For additional advice, please consult 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, however it should be regarded as good practice to 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.
You may need to consider:
- 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 real; 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 will also be required to provide notification to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland on the approved form.
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