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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 608A

608A .         Terms used

                In this Chapter —

        approved radiation management plan , for a mine, means a radiation management plan approved under regulation 641N(2);

        approved radioactive waste management plan , for a mine, means a radioactive waste management plan approved under regulation 641O(2);

        contractor , in relation to a mine —

            (a)         means a person who conducts, or is to conduct, a business or undertaking at the mine; but

            (b)         does not include any of the following —

                  (i)         the mine operator of the mine;

                  (ii)         a person who conducts a business or undertaking involving the occasional delivery to or from the mine;

                  (iii)         a person, or a person who forms part of a class, determined not to be a contractor under regulation 608B(1);

        explosive means a substance or mixture of substances that —

            (a)         creates a chemical reaction that produces gas at a temperature, pressure and speed that could cause damage to surrounding items; or

            (b)         has a pyrotechnic effect;

        principal mining hazard has the meaning given in regulation 612;

        reeling cable means a cable specifically designed to be frequently reeled on and off a cable drum or reeler on mobile apparatus;

        trailing cable means a cable specifically designed to be moved in conjunction with mobile apparatus.



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