Dangerous Substances Act 2004

In this Act:

dangerous occurrence means any of the following at premises used to handle a dangerous substance:

an incident causing or creating a substantial risk of—

death or serious harm to a person, whether at the premises or elsewhere; or

substantial damage to property or the environment, whether at the premises or elsewhere;

anything declared by regulation to be a dangerous occurrence;

any other incident involving a serious and immediate risk of anything mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

Examples of incidents

1 a spill or other loss of containment of a dangerous substance

2 an uncontrolled emission of a dangerous substance

3 a fire, explosion or release of energy