Section 15Part 0 —
General duties and powers of the Chief Fuels Inspector
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The Chief Fuels Inspector is authorised to take affidavits for any purpose relating or incidental to the exercise of his power, authority or discretion or the discharge of his functions.
The Chief Fuels Inspector’s duties and responsibilities also include —
(a) drafting operating permits;
(b) acting on behalf of the Board as its sole enforcement authority in discharge of its functions under this Law;
(c) assessing and collecting fees for operating permits;
(d) as a condition of an operating permit, at regular intervals during the period of such permit, inspecting those regulated premises which are storage terminals, utility companies commercial bulk storage facilities and retail outlets to assess —
(i) documented safety and environmental information relating to chemical hazard information, equipment design information, design codes and standards employed by regulated premises;
(ii) emergency preparedness plans, co-ordination and drills;
(iii) standardised employee training programmes at regulated premises;
(iv) the implementation of safety and environmental management systems at regulated premises;
(v) formalised maintenance programmes with schedules and documented results of inspections or tests; and
(vi) the proper management of pipeline operations including proper marking, corrosion protection and release detection features;
(da) as a condition of an operating permit, at regular intervals during the period of such permit, inspecting all regulated premises to —
(i) assess the integrity of containers, pipelines and permitted vehicles;
(ii) assess the condition of secondary containment dikes, berms or impoundments;
(iii) assess spill reporting with root-cause investigation and corrective action;
(iv) test the reliability of release detection equipment and emergency controls systems;
(v) assess the safety of transporting fuel to and from the premises; and
(vi) assess the proper management of above and underground storage tanks including secondary containment, release detection and inventory control systems;
(e) participating as a member of the Emergency Response and Marine Spill Response Teams;
(f) overseeing the preparation of emergency plans for regulated premises other than private residential homes;
(g) attending and reporting to the ministry on the effectiveness of emergency plan exercises and arranging for regular exercises at regulated premises other than private residential homes;
(h) maintaining a register and location map of all permitted premises including above and below ground pipelines carrying dangerous substances;
(i) being available as needed for all planning applications involving premises at which dangerous substances are handled or stored;
(j) being available to provide expert advice to other government agencies on emergency preparedness plans and the safe handling storage, transportation and use of dangerous substances;
(k) developing plans and budgets as may be required for the carrying out of the functions under this Law;
(l) reporting periodically to the Board on the storage and handling of dangerous substances in the Islands with respect to progress made, significant lapses and future plans; and
(m) any other responsibility or duty imposed on him by the Law or by regulations under this Law.
drafting operating permits;
acting on behalf of the Board as its sole enforcement authority in discharge of its functions under this Law;
assessing and collecting fees for operating permits;
as a condition of an operating permit, at regular intervals during the period of such permit, inspecting those regulated premises which are storage terminals, utility companies commercial bulk storage facilities and retail outlets to assess —
documented safety and environmental information relating to chemical hazard information, equipment design information, design codes and standards employed by regulated premises;
emergency preparedness plans, co-ordination and drills;
standardised employee training programmes at regulated premises;
the implementation of safety and environmental management systems at regulated premises;
formalised maintenance programmes with schedules and documented results of inspections or tests; and
the proper management of pipeline operations including proper marking, corrosion protection and release detection features;
as a condition of an operating permit, at regular intervals during the period of such permit, inspecting all regulated premises to —
assess the integrity of containers, pipelines and permitted vehicles;
assess the condition of secondary containment dikes, berms or impoundments;
assess spill reporting with root-cause investigation and corrective action;
test the reliability of release detection equipment and emergency controls systems;
assess the safety of transporting fuel to and from the premises; and
assess the proper management of above and underground storage tanks including secondary containment, release detection and inventory control systems;
participating as a member of the Emergency Response and Marine Spill Response Teams;
overseeing the preparation of emergency plans for regulated premises other than private residential homes;
attending and reporting to the ministry on the effectiveness of emergency plan exercises and arranging for regular exercises at regulated premises other than private residential homes;
maintaining a register and location map of all permitted premises including above and below ground pipelines carrying dangerous substances;
being available as needed for all planning applications involving premises at which dangerous substances are handled or stored;
being available to provide expert advice to other government agencies on emergency preparedness plans and the safe handling storage, transportation and use of dangerous substances;
developing plans and budgets as may be required for the carrying out of the functions under this Law;
reporting periodically to the Board on the storage and handling of dangerous substances in the Islands with respect to progress made, significant lapses and future plans; and
any other responsibility or duty imposed on him by the Law or by regulations under this Law.
The Board shall submit the reports of the Chief Fuels Inspector made to it under subsection 2(1) to the Chief Officer of the Ministry as soon as possible after receiving such reports.