- Laws of Fiji

19.0 Managing hazards

19-0

A commercial jet boat operator must meet its health and safety responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996, by including, without being limited to, the following—

(a)the process used by the operator to identify the operational hazards that may cause harm to a person;
(b)the process used by the operator to review operational hazards and how they are to be controlled, including how drivers are made aware of new hazards before drivers and passengers are exposed to them (for example, the day to day changes in river and sheltered water conditions);
(c)the process of how the operator will ensure participation of drivers in the process of identification, control and review of operational hazards, including the way in which the operator will ensure that the safe operational plan is complied with in day to day operations;
(d)the process for reporting significant hazards, accidents, incidents and mishaps;
(e)the process for complying with the monitoring system that the operator uses to ensure that the safe operational plan is adhered to in day to day operations; and
(f)the process used by the operator to ensure that a driver is mentally and physically fit to work as a driver and does not participate in a commercial jet boat operation where, in the opinion of the operator, the driver is impaired.