# The Explosives in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, Regulation 18: Precautions to be taken against explosion or fire


(1) Every person engaged in the handling of explosives and both the owner and the operator of any berth on which explosives are kept or handled, shall observe all the precautions necessary for preventing, and for minimising the effect of an explosion or fire.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—
(a) the owner of the berth shall ensure that adequate means for fighting fires are available;
(b) the berth operator shall ensure that sufficient adequately trained personnel are available to operate the fire-fighting equipment;
(c) the operator and the owner of the berth shall ensure that ready access for the emergency services is available at all times to any vessel at a berth which is carrying, loading or unloading any such explosives.
(3) A person shall not smoke, use naked lights or any other source of ignition or carry any source of ignition within any area in which such activities have been prohibited by the harbour authority or the berth operator.
(4) In this regulation, “owner of the berth” means any person having overall control and management of the berth and includes a lessee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1995/87/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-in-harbour-areas-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/regulation-18
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