WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022

Western Australian Current Regulations

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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 -- Preliminary

PART 1.1 -- Introductory matters

1. Citation
2. Commencement
3. Not used
4. Not used
5. Terms used
5A. Meaning of mine
5B. Meaning of mining operations
5C. Meaning of mine operator
6. Not used
6A. Corresponding WHS laws prescribed
7. Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking: persons excluded
7A. References to person conducting a business or undertaking include references to mine operators
8. Meaning of supply
9. Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act

PART 1.2 -- Application

10. Regulations generally apply to mines
11. Application of regulations
12. Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things

PART 1.3 -- Incorporated documents

13. Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated
14. Inconsistencies between provisions
15. References to standards

CHAPTER 2 -- Representation and participation

PART 2.1 -- Representation

Division 1 -- Work groups

16. Negotiations for and determination of work groups
17. Matters to be taken into account in negotiations

Division 2 -- Health and safety representatives

18. Procedures for election of health and safety representatives
19. Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election
20. Removal of health and safety representatives
20A. Notice of entry for person assisting health and safety representative
21. Training for health and safety representatives

PART 2.2 -- Issue resolution

22. Agreed procedure: minimum requirements
23. Default procedure

PART 2.3 -- Cessation of unsafe work

24. Continuity of engagement of worker

PART 2.4 -- Not used

25. Not used
26. Not used
27. Not used
28. Not used
29. Not used
30. Not used
31. Not used

CHAPTER 3 -- General risk and workplace management

PART 3.1 -- Managing risks to health and safety

32. Application of Part
33. Specific requirements must be complied with
34. Duty to identify hazards
35. Managing risks to health and safety
36. Hierarchy of control measures
37. Maintenance of control measures
38. Review of control measures

PART 3.2 -- General workplace management

Division 1 -- Information, training and instruction

39. Provision of information, training and instruction

Division 2 -- General working environment

40. Duty in relation to general workplace facilities
41. Duty to provide and maintain adequate and accessible facilities
41A. Duty to protect from extremes of heat and cold
41B. Duty to provide adequate seating

Division 3 -- First aid

42. Duty to provide first aid

Division 4 -- Emergency plans

43. Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan

Division 5 -- Personal protective equipment

44. Provision to workers and use of personal protective equipment
45. Personal protective equipment used by other persons
46. Duties of worker
47. Duty of person other than worker

Division 6 -- Remote or isolated work

48. Remote or isolated work

Division 7 -- Managing risks from airborne contaminants

49. Ensuring exposure standards for substances and mixtures not exceeded
50. Monitoring airborne contaminant levels

Division 7A -- Tobacco products and e‑cigarettes

50A. Terms used
50B. Meaning of enclosed workplace
50C. Assessment of notional vertical surface area
50D. Persons not to smoke in enclosed workplace
50E. Defence to r. 50D: smoking in private vehicle or residence
50F. Defence to r. 50D: smoking by actor in a performance
50G. Certain persons to give notice of smoking restrictions
50H. Inspectors may require individuals to stop smoking
50I. Exposure to second‑hand smoke

Division 8 -- Hazardous atmospheres

51. Managing risks to health and safety
52. Ignition sources

Division 9 -- Storage of flammable or combustible substances

53. Flammable and combustible material not to be accumulated

Division 10 -- Falling objects

54. Management of risk of falling objects
55. Minimising risk associated with falling objects

Division 11 -- Psychosocial risks

55A. Meaning of psychosocial hazard
55B. Meaning of psychosocial risk
55C. Managing psychosocial risks
55D. Control measures

Division 12 -- Directed medical examinations

55E. Meaning of medical examination notice
55F. Regulator may direct medical examination of workers
55G. Worker to choose registered medical practitioner
55H. Person conducting business or undertaking must comply with medical examination notice
55I. Duties of registered medical practitioner conducting examination
55J. Regulator must inform person conducting business or undertaking
55JA. Person conducting business or undertaking must inform mine operator
55K. Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure confidentiality of medical examination results

CHAPTER 4 -- Hazardous work

PART 4.1 -- Noise

56. Meaning of exposure standard for noise
57. Managing risk of hearing loss from noise
58. Audiometric testing
59. Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant

PART 4.2 -- Hazardous manual tasks

60. Managing risks to health and safety
61. Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant or structures

PART 4.3 -- Confined spaces

Division 1 -- Preliminary

62. Confined spaces to which Part applies
63. Application to emergency service workers
63A. Application to mine emergency workers

Division 2 -- Duties of designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer and constructor of plant or structure

64. Duty to eliminate or minimise risk

Division 3 -- Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

65. Entry into confined space must comply with Division
66. Managing risks to health and safety
67. Confined space entry permit
68. Signage
69. Communication and safety monitoring
70. Specific control: connected plant and services
71. Specific control: atmosphere
72. Specific control: flammable gases and vapours
73. Specific control: fire and explosion
74. Emergency procedures
75. Personal protective equipment in emergencies
76. Information, training and instruction for workers
77. Confined space entry permit and risk assessment must be kept

PART 4.4 -- Falls

78. Management of risk of fall
79. Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall
79A. Duties of certain persons as to holes or openings in floors
80. Emergency and rescue procedures

PART 4.5 -- High risk work

Division 1 -- Licensing of high risk work

Subdivision 1 -- Requirement to be licensed

81. Licence required to carry out high risk work
82. Exceptions
83. Recognition of high risk work licences in other jurisdictions
84. Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure direct supervision
85. Evidence of licence: duty of person conducting business or undertaking

Subdivision 2 -- Licensing process

86. Not used
87. Not used
88. Not used
89. Not used
90. Not used
91. Not used
91A. Not used
92. Not used
93. Not used
94. Licence document to be available
95. Not used

Subdivision 3 -- Not used

96. Not used
97. Not used
98. Not used
99. Not used

Subdivision 4 -- Not used

100. Not used
101. Not used
102. Not used
103. Not used
104. Not used
105. Not used

Subdivision 5 -- Not used

106. Not used
107. Not used
108. Not used
109. Not used
110. Not used
111. Not used
112. Not used

Division 2 -- Not used

113. Not used
114. Not used
115. Not used
116. Not used
117. Not used
118. Not used
119. Not used
120. Not used
121. Not used
122. Not used
123. Not used
124. Not used
125. Not used
126. Not used
127. Not used
128. Not used
129. Not used
130. Not used
131. Not used
132. Not used
133. Not used
134. Not used
135. Not used
136. Not used
137. Not used
138. Not used
139. Not used
140. Not used
141. Not used
141A. Not used

PART 4.6 -- Demolition work

Division 1 -- Not used

142. Not used

Division 2 -- Conduct of demolition work

142A. Application of Division
142B. Requirement to hold Class 1 demolition licence
142C. Requirement to hold demolition licence to carry out Class 2 demolition work
142D. Demolition work must be conducted by competent persons
142E. Demolition work must be supervised by nominated supervisor
142F. Regulator to be notified of proposed Class 1 or 2 demolition work in accordance with standard
142G. Application for approval of regulator for proposed Class 1 or 2 demolition work not in accordance with standard
142H. Regulator’s functions as to application under r. 142G
142I. Class 1 or 2 demolition work not to be done without notification or approval or until conditions set
142J. Demolition work other than Class 1 or 2 demolition work to be in accordance with standard
142K. Class 1 or 2 demolition work to be in accordance with standard or approval
142L. Documents to be kept at demolition workplace
142M. Requirements for scaffold used in demolition work

PART 4.6A -- Licensing of demolition work

Division 1 -- Licensing process

142N. Application for demolition licence
142O. Not used
142P. Not used
142Q. Not used
142R. Not used
142S. Not used
142T. Not used
142U. Not used
142V. Not used
142W. Not used
142X. Licence document to be available

Division 2 -- Not used

143. Not used
143A. Not used
143B. Not used
143C. Not used
143D. Not used
143E. Not used
143F. Not used
143G. Not used
143H. Not used

Division 3 -- Not used

143I. Not used
143J. Not used
143K. Not used
143L. Not used
143M. Not used

Division 4 -- Not used

143N. Not used
143O. Not used
143P. Not used
143Q. Not used
143R. Not used
143S. Not used
143T. Not used

PART 4.7 -- General electrical safety in workplaces and energised electrical work

Division 1 -- Preliminary

144. Meaning of electrical equipment
145. Meaning of electrical installation
146. Meaning of electrical work
146A. References to electricity distributor in AS/NZS 3012:2010

Division 2 -- General risk management

147. Risk management

Division 3 -- Electrical equipment and electrical installations

148. Electrical equipment and electrical installations to which Division applies
149. Unsafe electrical equipment
150. Inspection and testing of electrical equipment
151. Untested electrical equipment not to be used

Division 4 -- Electrical work on energised electrical equipment

152. Electrical work
153. Work in roof spaces
154. Not used
155. Not used
156. Not used
157. Not used
158. Not used
159. Not used
160. Not used
161. Not used
162. Not used

Division 5 -- Electrical equipment and installations and construction work: additional duties

163. Duty of person conducting business or undertaking

Division 6 -- Residual current devices

164. Use of socket outlets in hostile operating environment
165. Testing of residual current devices

Division 7 -- Overhead and underground electric lines

166. Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking: underground electric lines
166A. Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking: overhead electric lines

PART 4.8 -- Diving work

Division 1 -- Preliminary

167. Purpose of PART

Division 2 -- General diving work: fitness and competence of worker

168. Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure fitness of workers
169. Certificate of medical fitness
170. Duty to keep certificate of medical fitness
171. Competence of worker: general diving work: qualifications
171A. Competence of worker: general diving work: knowledge and skill
172. Competence of worker: incidental diving work
173. Competence of worker: limited scientific diving work
174. Competence of competent person supervising general diving work
175. Evidence of competence: duty of person conducting business or undertaking

Division 3 -- Managing risks: general diving work

176. Management of risks to health and safety
177. Appointment of competent person to supervise diving work
178. Additional control: dive plan
179. Dive plan must be complied with
180. Additional control: dive safety log to be kept
181. Use of dive safety log
182. Record keeping

Division 4 -- High risk diving work

183. Duties of person conducting business or undertaking
184. Duty of worker: competence

PART 4.9 -- Use of power tools on engineered stone products

184A. Use of power tools on engineered stone products

PART 4.10 -- Not used

184B. Not used
184C. Not used
184D. Not used
184E. Not used
184F. Not used
184G. Not used

CHAPTER 5 -- Plant and structures

PART 5.1 -- General duties for plant and structures

Division 1 -- Preliminary

185. Application of Part to plant
186. Application of Part to structures

Division 2 -- Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant

187. Provision of information to manufacturer
188. Hazard identified in design during manufacture
189. Guarding
190. Operational controls
191. Emergency stop controls
192. Warning devices

Division 3 -- Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant

193. Control of risk
194. Guarding
195. Information must be obtained and provided

Division 4 -- Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant

196. Information to be obtained and provided by importer
197. Control of risk

Division 5 -- Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant

198. Information to be obtained and provided by supplier
199. Supply of second‑hand plant: duties of supplier
200. Second‑hand plant to be used for scrap or spare parts

Division 6 -- Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures

201. Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant
202. Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission structures

Division 7 -- General duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

Subdivision 1 -- Management of risks

203. Management of risks to health and safety

Subdivision 2 -- Additional control measures for general plant

204. Control of risks arising from installation or commissioning
205. Preventing unauthorised alterations to or interference with plant
206. Proper use of plant and controls
207. Plant not in use
208. Guarding
209. Guarding and insulation from heat and cold
210. Operational controls
211. Emergency stops
212. Warning devices
213. Maintenance and inspection of plant

Subdivision 3 -- Additional control measures for certain plant

214. Powered mobile plant: general control of risk
215. Powered mobile plant: specific control measures
216. Roll‑over protection on tractors
217. Not used
218. Industrial lift trucks
219. Plant that lifts or suspends loads
220. Exception: plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a person
221. Plant used in connection with tree lopping
222. Industrial robots
223. Lasers
224. Pressure equipment
225. Scaffolds
226. Plant with presence‑sensing safeguarding system: records

PART 5.2 -- Additional duties relating to registered plant and plant designs

Division 1 -- Application of Part

227. Application of Part

Division 2 -- Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking who designs plant to record plant design

228. Records and information
229. Record of standards or engineering principles used
230. Records to be available for inspection

Division 3 -- Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking

231. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant
232. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant
233. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant
234. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that commission plant

Division 4 -- Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

Subdivision 1 -- Control measures for registered plant

235. Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes
236. Lifts
237. Records of plant

Subdivision 2 -- Not used

238. Not used
239. Not used
240. Not used
241. Not used
242. Not used

PART 5.3 -- Registration of plant designs and items of plant

Division 1 -- Plant designs to be registered

243. Plant design to be registered under Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 Part 5.3
244. Altered plant designs to be registered
245. Recognition of designs registered by corresponding regulator

Division 2 -- Items of plant to be registered

246. Items of plant to be registered
247. Recognition of plant registered by corresponding regulator

Division 3 -- Registration process for plant designs

248. Application of Division
249. Who can apply to register a plant design
250. Not used
251. Not used
252. Not used
253. Not used
254. Not used
255. Not used
256. Not used
257. Not used
258. Not used
259. Not used
260. Not used
261. Not used
262. Registration document to be available
263. Not used

Division 4 -- Registration process for an item of plant

264. Application of Division
265. Not used
266. Not used
267. Not used
268. Not used
269. Not used
270. Not used
271. Not used
272. Not used
273. Not used
274. Not used
275. Registration document to be available
276. Not used
277. Not used
278. Not used
279. Not used
280. Not used

Division 5 -- Not used

281. Not used
282. Not used
283. Not used
284. Not used
285. Not used
286. Not used
287. Not used
288. Not used

Division 6 -- Not used

288A. Not used
288B. Not used
288C. Not used
288D. Not used

CHAPTER 6 -- Construction work

PART 6.1 -- Preliminary

289. Meaning of construction work
290. Meaning of structure
291. Meaning of high risk construction work
292. Meaning of construction project
293. Meaning of principal contractor

PART 6.2 -- Duties of designer of structure and person who commissions construction work

294. Person who commissions work must consult with designer
295. Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design
296. Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor

PART 6.3 -- Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

Division 1 -- General

297. Management of risks to health and safety
298. Security of workplace

Division 2 -- High risk construction work: safe work method statements

299. Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work
300. Compliance with safe work method statement
301. Safe work method statement: copy to be given to principal contractor
302. Review of safe work method statement
303. Safe work method statement must be kept

Division 3 -- Excavation work

304. Excavation work: underground essential services information
305. Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work
306. Additional controls: trenches

Division 4 -- Tilt‑up concrete and precast concrete elements

306A. Terms used
306B. Regulator to be notified of proposed manufacture of concrete panel
306C. Concrete panels to be designed and made in accordance with standard
306D. Concrete panel at construction site to be transported, craned, stored and erected in accordance with standard
306E. Concrete panel at construction site to be temporarily braced in accordance with standard
306F. Concrete panel to be fixed and temporary bracing to be removed in accordance with standard
306G. Tilt‑up work at construction site not to be done unless regulator notified under r. 306B
306H. Documents required at construction site where tilt‑up work done
306I. Duty of principal contractor etc. to limit entry to construction site area where tilt‑up work being done
306J. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons manufacture concrete panels
306K. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons do tilt‑up work other than manufacturing concrete panels

PART 6.4 -- Additional duties of principal contractor

307. Application of Part
308. Not used
309. WHS management plan: preparation
310. WHS management plan: duty to inform
311. WHS management plan: review
312. High risk construction work: safe work method statements
313. Copy of WHS management plan must be kept
314. Further health and safety duties: specific regulations
315. Further health and safety duties: specific risks

PART 6.4A -- Duties of local government

315A. Local government to notify regulator of construction work permits

PART 6.5 -- General construction induction training

Division 1 -- General construction induction training requirements

316. Duty to provide general construction induction training
317. Duty to ensure worker has been trained
318. Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other jurisdictions

Division 2 -- Not used

318A. Not used
319. Not used
320. Not used
321. Not used
322. Not used
323. Not used
324. Not used
325. Not used

Division 3 -- Duties of workers

326. Duties of workers
327. Alteration of general construction induction training card

CHAPTER 7 -- Hazardous chemicals

PART 7.1 -- Hazardous chemicals

Division 1 -- Application

328. Application

Division 2 -- Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters

Subdivision 1 -- Obligations of manufacturers and importers

329. Classification of hazardous chemicals
330. Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets
331. Safety data sheets: research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis
332. Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner
333. Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency workers
334. Packing hazardous chemicals
335. Labelling hazardous chemicals

Subdivision 2 -- Obligations of suppliers

336. Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals
337. Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals
338. Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals
339. Supplier to provide safety data sheets
340. Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens

Subdivision 3 -- Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings

341. Labelling hazardous chemicals: general requirement
342. Labelling hazardous chemicals: containers
343. Labelling hazardous chemicals: pipe work
344. Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data sheets
345. Changes to safety data sheets

Division 3 -- Register of hazardous chemicals

Subdivision 1 -- Hazardous chemicals register

346. Hazardous chemicals register

Subdivision 2 -- Not used

347. Not used
348. Not used

Division 4 -- Not used

349. Not used
350. Not used

Division 5 -- Control of risk: obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings

Subdivision 1 -- General obligations relating to management of risk

351. Management of risks to health or safety
352. Review of control measures
353. Safety signs
354. Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction
355. Specific control: fire and explosion
356. Keeping hazardous chemicals stable

Subdivision 2 -- Spills and damage

357. Containing and managing spills
358. Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage

Subdivision 3 -- Emergency plans and safety equipment

359. Fire protection and firefighting equipment
360. Emergency equipment
361. Not used
362. Safety equipment

Subdivision 4 -- Not used

363. Not used
364. Not used
365. Not used
366. Not used
367. Not used

Division 6 -- Health monitoring

368. Duty to provide health monitoring
369. Duty to inform of health monitoring
370. Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided
371. Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience
372. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
373. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
374. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
375. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
376. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
377. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings
378. Health monitoring records

Division 7 -- Induction, information, training and supervision

379. Duty to provide supervision

Division 8 -- Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use

380. Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens
381. Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens
382. Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals
383. Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens
384. Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens
385. Changes to information in application to be reported
386. Regulator may cancel authorisation
387. Statement of exposure to be given to workers
388. Records to be kept

Division 9 -- Not used

389. Not used
390. Not used
391. Not used

PART 7.2 -- Lead

Division 1 -- Lead process

392. Meaning of lead process
393. Regulator may decide lead process
394. Meaning of lead risk work
395. Duty to give information about health risks of lead process

Division 2 -- Control of risk

396. Containment of lead contamination
397. Cleaning methods
398. Prohibition on eating, drinking and smoking
399. Provision of changing and washing facilities
400. Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment
401. Review of control measures

Division 3 -- Lead risk work

402. Identifying lead risk work
403. Notification of lead risk work
404. Changes to information in notification of lead risk work

Division 4 -- Health monitoring

405. Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work
406. Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided
407. Frequency of biological monitoring
408. Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience
409. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
410. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
411. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
412. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
413. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
414. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings
415. Removal of worker from lead risk work
416. Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work
417. Return to lead risk work after removal
418. Health monitoring records

CHAPTER 8 -- Asbestos

PART 8.1 -- Prohibitions and authorised conduct

419. Work involving asbestos or ACM: prohibitions and exceptions

PART 8.2 -- General duty

420. Exposure to airborne asbestos at workplace

PART 8.3 -- Management of asbestos and associated risks

421. Application of Part
421A. Regulator may direct tests for, or removal of, asbestos at workplace
422. Asbestos to be identified or assumed at workplace
423. Analysis of sample
424. Presence and location of asbestos to be indicated
425. Asbestos register
426. Review of asbestos register
427. Access to asbestos register
428. Transfer of asbestos register by person relinquishing management or control
429. Asbestos management plan
430. Review of asbestos management plan

PART 8.4 -- Management of naturally occurring asbestos

431. Naturally occurring asbestos
432. Asbestos management plan
433. Review of asbestos management plan
434. Training in relation to naturally occurring asbestos

PART 8.5 -- Asbestos at the workplace

Division 1 -- Health monitoring

435. Duty to provide health monitoring
436. Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided
437. Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience
438. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
439. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
440. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
441. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
442. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
443. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings
444. Health monitoring records

Division 2 -- Training

445. Duty to train workers about asbestos

Division 3 -- Control on use of certain equipment

446. Duty to limit use of equipment

PART 8.6 -- Demolition and refurbishment

447. Application of Part
448. Review of asbestos register
449. Duty to give asbestos register to person conducting business or undertaking of demolition or refurbishment
450. Duty to obtain asbestos register
451. Determining presence of asbestos or ACM
452. Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition
453. Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition of residential premises
454. Emergency procedure
455. Emergency procedure: residential premises
456. Identification and removal of asbestos before refurbishment
457. Refurbishment of residential premises

PART 8.7 -- Asbestos removal work

457A. Application of Part
458. Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed
459. Asbestos removal supervisor must be present or readily available
460. Asbestos removal worker must be trained
461. Licensed asbestos removalist must keep training records
462. Duty to give information about health risks of licensed asbestos removal work
463. Asbestos removalist must obtain register
464. Asbestos removal control plan
465. Asbestos removal control plan to be kept and available
466. Regulator must be notified of asbestos removal
467. Licensed asbestos removalist must inform certain persons about intended asbestos removal work
468. Person with management or control of workplace must inform persons about asbestos removal work
469. Signage and barricades for asbestos removal work
470. Limiting access to asbestos removal area
471. Decontamination facilities
472. Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment
473. Clearance inspection
474. Clearance certificates

PART 8.8 -- Asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence

475. Air monitoring: asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence
476. Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high
477. Removing friable asbestos

PART 8.9 -- Asbestos‑related work

478. Application of Part
479. Uncertainty as to presence of asbestos
480. Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos‑related work
481. Asbestos‑related work to be in separate area
482. Air monitoring
483. Decontamination facilities
484. Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment

PART 8.10 -- Licensing of asbestos removalists and asbestos assessors

Division 1A -- Application

484A. Application of Part

Division 1 -- Asbestos removalists: requirement to be licensed

485. Requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence
486. Exception to requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence
487. Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence
488. Recognition of asbestos removal licences in other jurisdictions

Division 2 -- Asbestos assessors: requirement to be licensed

489. Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence
490. Recognition of asbestos assessor licences in other jurisdictions

Division 3 -- Licensing process

491. Who may apply for a licence
492. Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence
493. Not used
494. Not used
495. Not used
496. Not used
497. Not used
498. Not used
499. Not used
500. Not used
501. Not used
502. Not used
503. Not used
504. Not used
505. Licence document to be available

Division 4 -- Not used

506. Not used
507. Not used
508. Not used
509. Not used
510. Not used
511. Not used
512. Not used
513. Not used
514. Not used

Division 5 -- Not used

515. Not used
516. Not used
517. Not used
518. Not used
519. Not used

Division 6 -- Not used

520. Not used
521. Not used
522. Not used
523. Not used
524. Not used
525. Not used
526. Not used

Division 7 -- General

527. Not used
528. Not used
529. Work must be supervised by nominated supervisor

CHAPTER 9 -- Not used

530. Not used
531. Not used
532. Not used
533. Not used
534. Not used
535. Not used
536. Not used
537. Not used
538. Not used
539. Not used
540. Not used
541. Not used
542. Not used
543. Not used
544. Not used
545. Not used
546. Not used
547. Not used
548. Not used
549. Not used
550. Not used
551. Not used
552. Not used
553. Not used
554. Not used
555. Not used
556. Not used
557. Not used
558. Not used
559. Not used
560. Not used
561. Not used
562. Not used
563. Not used
564. Not used
565. Not used
566. Not used
567. Not used
568. Not used
569. Not used
570. Not used
571. Not used
572. Not used
573. Not used
574. Not used
575. Not used
576. Not used
577. Not used
578. Not used
579. Not used
580. Not used
581. Not used
582. Not used
583. Not used
584. Not used
585. Not used
586. Not used
587. Not used
588. Not used
589. Not used
590. Not used
591. Not used
592. Not used
593. Not used
594. Not used
595. Not used
596. Not used
597. Not used
598. Not used
599. Not used
600. Not used
601. Not used
602. Not used
603. Not used
604. Not used
605. Not used
606. Not used
607. Not used
608. Not used

CHAPTER 10 -- Mines

PART 10.1 -- Preliminary

608A. Terms used
608B. Regulator may determine who is not contractor for Chapter
609. Not used
610. Not used
611. Not used
612. Meaning of principal mining hazard
613. Not used
614. Not used
615. Not used
616. Not used

PART 10.2 -- Managing risks

Division 1 -- General requirements

Subdivision 1 -- Control of risk

617. Managing risks to health and safety
618. Review of control measures
619. Record of certain reviews of control measures: mine operator
620. Record of certain reviews of control measures: other persons conducting business or undertaking

Subdivision 2 -- Mine safety management system

621. Duty to establish and implement mine safety management system
621A. General requirements for mine safety management system
622. Content of mine safety management system
623. Performance standards and audit
624. Maintenance
625. Review
625A. Consultation requirement for mine safety management system

Subdivision 2A -- Contractors

625B. Duty of mine operator to provide information to contractor
625C. Duty of contractor to provide information to mine operator
625D. Contractor to be covered by health and safety plan or mine safety management system

Subdivision 3 -- Information to other mine operators

626. Duty to provide information to other mine operators

Division 2 -- Principal mining hazard management plans

627. Identification of principal mining hazards and conduct of risk assessments
628. Preparation of principal mining hazard management plan
629. Review

Division 3 -- Specific control measures -- all mines

Subdivision 1 -- Operational controls

630. Communication on change of supervisors
631. Movement of mobile plant
631A. Inrush hazards
631B. Geotechnical structures
631C. Quarry operations
631D. Managing risks to health and safety in relation to explosives
631E. Externally‑controlled plant
632. Prohibited uses
633. Not used
634. Minimum age to work at mine
634A. Inspections

Subdivision 2 -- Air quality and monitoring

635. Temperature and moisture content of air
635A. Airborne contaminants
636. Not used
637. Monitoring airborne contaminant levels
637A. Requirements if airborne exposure standard for mixture or substance exceeded
638. Use of devices for air monitoring
639. Signage relating to air monitoring

Subdivision 3 -- Fitness for work

640. Fatigue
641. Alcohol and drugs

Subdivision 3A -- Electricity in mines

641A. Managing risks due to electricity
641B. Records to be kept relating to electricity at mine
641C. Electrical log books
641D. Earthing systems
641E. Trailing cables and reeling cables
641F. Earth continuity protection and monitoring
641G. Electrical work to be carried out by licensed persons
641H. Working in close proximity to uninsulated high voltage conductors or components

Subdivision 3B -- Radiation in mines

641I. Terms used
641J. Subdivision prevails over Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983
641K. Meaning of radioactive material
641L. Application of Subdivision
641M. Pre‑operational monitoring program
641N. Radiation management plan
641O. Radioactive waste management plan
641P. Dose limits
641Q. Assessment of doses
641R. Controlled areas and supervised areas
641S. Designated workers
641T. Pregnant designated workers
641U. Notifying results of dose assessment of designated workers
641V. Approval to remove or dispose of radioactive material
641W. Approval to use or treat imported radioactive minerals
641X. Discharges
641Y. Notifications, reports and records

Division 4 -- Specific control measures -- underground mines

Subdivision 1 -- All underground mines -- operational controls

642. Not used
642A. Managing risks in underground operations
643. Connecting workings
643A. Underground fires
644. Winding systems
644A. Ropes
645. Operation of mine shaft conveyances
646. Gas or dust explosion

Subdivision 2 -- All underground mines -- air quality and ventilation

647. Not used
648. Air quality -- minimum standards for ventilated air
649. Air quality -- monitoring
650. Requirements if air quality requirements or exposure standards not complied with
651. Not used
652. Ventilation system -- further requirements
653. Monitoring and testing of ventilation system
654. Duty to prepare and implement underground ventilation control plan
655. Not used
656. Ventilation plan
656A. Diesel units
656B. Exposure standard for diesel particulates
656C. Additional ventilation requirements for diesel units

Subdivision 3 -- Underground coal mines

657. Coal dust explosion
658. Spontaneous combustion
659. Not used
660. Not used
661. Not used
662. Not used
663. Additional requirements relating to methane

Division 5 -- Emergency management

Subdivision 1 -- Emergency plan -- all mines

664. Duty to prepare emergency plan
665. Consultation in preparation of emergency plan
666. Not used
667. Copies of emergency plan to be kept and provided
668. Resources for emergency plan
669. Testing of emergency plan
670. Review of emergency plan
670A. Training of workers

Subdivision 1A -- Mine emergency workers -- all mines

670B. Mine emergency workers

Subdivision 2 -- Underground mines

671. Emergency exits
672. Communication, safe escape and refuge
673. Signage for refuges
674. Self‑rescuers
674A. First aid and rescue equipment
675. Personal protective equipment for emergencies
675AA. Competent persons at surface

Division 6 -- Information, training and instruction

675A. Duty to inform workers about mine safety management system
675B. Duty to provide information, training and instruction
675BA. Site induction for new workers
675BB. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertaking to ensure competency of workers
675C. Information for visitors
675D. Review of information, training and instruction
675E. Records of training

PART 10.3 -- Health management and monitoring

Division 1 -- Health management

675EA. Duty to prepare and implement health management plan
675EB. Duty to provide information on health management plan

Division 2 -- Health monitoring

675F. Health monitoring of workers
675G. Duty to inform of health monitoring
675H. Duty to ensure health monitoring is carried out or supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience
675I. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
675J. Duty to provide registered medical practitioner with information
675K. Health monitoring report
675L. Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain health monitoring report
675M. Person conducting business or undertaking to give health monitoring report to mine operator
675N. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
675O. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
675P. Health monitoring reports kept as records

PART 10.4 -- Not used

675Q. Not used
675R. Not used

PART 10.5 -- Mine survey plans

675RA. Meaning of mine survey plan
675S. Duty to prepare and maintain mine survey plan
675T. Not used
675TA. Minimum requirements for mine survey plans where underground or quarry operations carried out
675U. Mine survey plans to be available
675UA. Fatal accident site survey plan
675UB. Duty to provide mine survey plan when mine closed or suspended

PART 10.6 -- Provision of information to regulator

675UC. Information about commencement of non‑exploration mining operations
675UD. Information about commencement of additional mining operations
675UE. Request for further information about commencement of mining operations
675UF. Information about suspension and lifting of suspension
675UG. Duty of mine operator to ensure mine is safe and secure during suspension
675UH. Information about care and maintenance
675UI. Information about closure of mine
675UJ. Information about commencement of exploration operations
675UK. Information about high risk mining activities
675UL. Acknowledging notice about high risk mining activities
675V. Duty to notify regulator of reportable incidents
675W. Quarterly reports
675X. Duty to notify mine operator of incidents

PART 10.7 -- Mine record

675Y. Mine record
675Z. Mine record must be kept and available
675ZA. Mine record to contain inspection records

PART 10.7A -- Positions in relation to mines

Division 1 -- Duties to have persons carry out functions of statutory positions

675ZB. Duties of mine operators in relation to statutory positions at mines
675ZC. Sufficient persons must be appointed for statutory positions

Division 2 -- Mine operator

675ZD. Information about mine operator
675ZE. Duties of mine operator
675ZF. Duties of mine operator of exploration mine without workers
675ZG. Duties of mine operator of mine where non‑exploration operations are carried out without workers

Division 3 -- Site senior executive

675ZH. Mine to have site senior executive
675ZI. Appointment of site senior executive
675ZJ. Functions of site senior executive
675ZK. Information about site senior executive

Division 4 -- Exploration manager

675ZL. Exploration mine to have exploration manager
675ZM. Appointment of exploration manager
675ZN. Functions of exploration manager
675ZO. Information about exploration manager

Division 5 -- Schedule 26 positions

675ZP. Schedule 26 positions, functions and eligibility requirements
675ZQ. Appointment of persons to Schedule 26 positions

Division 6 -- General provisions about statutory positions

675ZR. Appointment of alternates for key statutory positions
675ZS. Eligibility of persons in key statutory positions to be appointed to particular positions at other mines
675ZT. Exemption from requirement to make certain appointments for mine engaged in exploration operations only
675ZU. Only 1 person appointed to key statutory positions for a mine
675ZV. Accepting appointments under Part
675ZW. Recording appointment of persons to statutory positions
675ZX. Giving false or misleading information or document about eligibility for statutory position
675ZY. Statutory position‑holder to carry out functions

PART 10.7B -- Statutory certificates

675ZZ. Meaning of applicant
675ZZA. Schedule 27 sets out statutory certificates
675ZZB. Applications for statutory certificates
675ZZC. Grant of statutory certificate
675ZZD. Replacement statutory certificate
675ZZE. Suspending or cancelling statutory certificates
675ZZF. Register of statutory certificates

PART 10.7C -- Assessments and courses for statutory positions and certificates

675ZZG. Regulator to make determination about mining safety legislation for examinations
675ZZH. Applicable legislation examinations
675ZZI. Register of persons who pass applicable legislation examinations
675ZZJ. Approving WHS risk management units for statutory positions and certificates
675ZZK. Regulator may approve courses for particular statutory positions
675ZZL. Referral of application for statutory certificate to relevant competence committee
675ZZM. Relevant competence committee to make determination about mining practice examinations
675ZZN. Mining practice examinations

CHAPTER 11 -- General

PART 11.1 -- Review of decisions under these regulations

Division 1 -- Reviewable decisions

676. Which decisions under these regulations are reviewable

Division 2 -- Internal review

677. Application
678. Application for internal review
679. Internal reviewer
680. Decision of internal reviewer
681. Decision on internal review
682. Internal review: reviewable decision continues

Division 3 -- External review

683. Application for external review

PART 11.2 -- Exemptions

Division 1 -- General

684. General power to grant exemptions
685. Matters to be considered in granting exemptions

Division 2 -- High risk work licences

686. High risk work licence: exemption
687. High risk work licence: regulator to be satisfied about certain matters

Division 3 -- Not used

688. Not used
689. Not used

Division 4 -- Exemption process

690. Application for exemption
691. Conditions of exemption
692. Form of exemption document
693. Compliance with conditions of exemption
694. Notice of decision in relation to exemption
695. Publication of notice of exemption
696. Notice of refusal of exemption
697. Amendment or cancellation of exemption
698. Notice of amendment or cancellation

PART 11.2A -- Competence Advisory Committees

Division 1 -- Preliminary

698A. Terms used

Division 2 -- Establishment and functions

698B. Establishment
698C. Functions

Division 3 -- Membership

698D. Membership of Mining Competence Advisory Committee
698E. Membership of Surveyors Competence Advisory Committee
698F. Term of appointment
698G. Nominations
698H. Vacation of office
698I. Deputies

Division 4 -- Practice and procedure

698J. Quorum
698K. Meetings
698L. Voting
698M. Procedures

PART 11.2B -- Mining and Petroleum Advisory Committee

698N. Prescribed bodies (Act, Sch. 1 cl. 23)
698O. Functions of Mining and Petroleum Advisory Committee relating to mining industry (Act, Sch. 1 cl. 24)

PART 11.3 -- Miscellaneous

699. Incident notification: prescribed serious illnesses
700. Inspectors’ identity cards
701. Entry warrant
702. Not used
703. Review of decisions under the Act: stay of decision
704. Confidentiality of information: exception relating to administration or enforcement of other laws

PART 11.4 -- Transitional and savings provisions for Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022

705. Terms used
706. Applications pending determination
707. Continuation of Board of Examiners in relation to applications for certificates of competency
708. References to convictions or findings of guilt
709. Emergency plans
710. Tobacco smoke underground in underground non‑coal mines
711. Materials hoists
712. Concrete placing booms
713. Reach stackers
714. Demolition
715. Residual current devices
716. Plant registered under MSIR
717. Plant designs and items of plant not registered under MSIR
718. Continuation of exemptions from requirements to register plant
719. Safe work method statements for high risk construction work
720. Tilt up concrete and precast concrete elements
721. Additional duties of principal contractors
722. General construction induction training
723. Asbestos register
724. Undertaking asbestos removal work without licence
725. Licensed asbestos assessors
726. Information about commencing or recommencing mining operations given before commencement day
727. Information about suspending mining operations given before commencement day
728. Information about abandoning mining operations given before commencement day
729. Exploration operations
730. Continuation of approvals under MSIR
731. Establishing and implementing mine safety management system for mines
732. Contractor’s health and safety management plans
733. Principal mining hazard management plans
734. Underground ventilation control plans
735. Health management plans
736. Application of MSIR Parts 11, 12 and 14 to mines
737. Notices of high risk mining activity
738. References to GHS
739. Principal employers under MSIA taken to be mine operators
740. Site senior executives
741. Exploration managers
742. Persons appointed to positions under MSIA taken to be appointed to equivalent Schedule 26 positions
743. Statutory supervisors
744. Agreements that underground managers need not be appointed
745. Agreements that quarry managers need not be appointed
746. Written directives exempting mines from requirement to appoint ventilation officers
747. Competency certificates
748. Winding engine driver’s certificates
749. Exemptions generally

PART 11.5 -- Transitional and savings provisions for Work Health and Safety Regulations Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2023

750. Delayed application of Schedule 3 items 14A and 15A
SCHEDULE 1 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 2 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 3 -- High risk work licences and classes of high risk work
SCHEDULE 4 -- High risk work licences: competency requirements
SCHEDULE 5 -- Registration of plant and plant designs
SCHEDULE 6 -- Classification of mixtures
SCHEDULE 7 -- Safety data sheets
SCHEDULE 8 -- Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet
SCHEDULE 9 -- Classification, packaging and labelling requirements
SCHEDULE 10 -- Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous chemicals
SCHEDULE 11 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 12 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 13 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 14 -- Requirements for health monitoring
SCHEDULE 15 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 16 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 17 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 18 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 18A -- Forms
SCHEDULE 19 -- Principal mining hazard management plans -- matters to be considered
SCHEDULE 20 -- Prohibited uses in mines
SCHEDULE 21 -- Not used
SCHEDULE 22 -- Matters to be included in emergency plan for a mine
SCHEDULE 23 -- High risk mining activities
SCHEDULE 24 -- Information to be included in notification of reportable incidents
SCHEDULE 25 -- Information to be included in quarterly reports
SCHEDULE 26 -- Statutory positions
SCHEDULE 27 -- Statutory certificates

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