The Director’s office was able to successfully deliver prescribed reactive outputs in line with industry expectations, including: Administration; gas installations [complex] acceptance; gas installations [prescribed] acceptance; gas appliance and installation research and standards development; gas distribution approvals programs; gas appliance and components certification and approvals; gas storage systems, reliability and supply; incident and accident investigations; and facilitation of compliance of new industry participants. Targeted recruitment to sustain Gas Standards and Safety outputs resulted in the filling of two incumbent positions. Filling these positions provided much needed support to meet the diverse expectations and safety outcomes of industry and the general public. It also allowed increased proactive inspections of standard gas installations, which with further staffing in the latter half of 2017, is expected to substantially reduce the regulatory and public risk posed by historical constraints. Table 8: Summary of Achievements Activity Function Safety Outcome Gas Distribution and Storage Issued audit policy to gas supply industry outlining audit principles and the Harmonise industry actions Reduce levels of public risk and underlying strategy in line with coexistent risk enhance reliability adopted to ensure gas reduction measures infrastructure is managed satisfactorily. Ensure ongoing Review network technical contemporary, safe and design including approval Maintain infrastructure safety compliant system design of independent design and control public risk certification Contribute to the Contributing members of Protection of public through development of Australian standards contemporary compliance appropriate safety committees for gas standards standards networks, and gas storage Tasmanian Jurisdictional Increased involvement in Contact Officers under Tasmanian gas supply national (NGERAC) planning emergency management frameworks. Stakeholder Enhance Tasmanian natural gas including development of engagement and supply emergency planning network gas quality development of stakeholder excursion protocols obligations
The Director’s office was able to successfully deliver prescribed reactive outputs in line with industry expectations, including: Administration; gas installations [complex] acceptance; gas installations [prescribed] acceptance; gas appliance and installation research and standards development; gas distribution approvals programs; gas appliance and components certification and approvals; gas storage systems, reliability and supply; incident and accident investigations; and facilitation of compliance of new industry participants. Targeted recruitment to sustain Gas Standards and Safety outputs resulted in the filling of two incumbent positions. Filling these positions provided much needed support to meet the diverse expectations and safety outcomes of industry and the general public. It also allowed increased proactive inspections of standard gas installations, which with further staffing in the latter half of 2017, is expected to substantially reduce the regulatory and public risk posed by historical constraints. Table 8: Summary of Achievements Activity Function Safety Outcome Gas Distribution and Storage Issued audit policy to gas supply industry outlining audit principles and the underlying strategy adopted to ensure gas infrastructure is managed satisfactorily. Harmonise industry actions in line with coexistent risk reduction measures Reduce levels of public risk and enhance reliability Review network technical design including approval of independent design certification Ensure ongoing contemporary, safe and compliant system design Maintain infrastructure safety and control public risk Contribute to the development of appropriate safety standards Contributing members of Australian standards committees for gas networks, and gas storage Protection of public through contemporary compliance standards Increased involvement in Tasmanian gas supply emergency management including development of network gas quality excursion protocols Tasmanian Jurisdictional Contact Officers under national (NGERAC) planning frameworks. Stakeholder engagement and development of stakeholder obligations Enhance Tasmanian natural gas supply emergency planning
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