Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulation (2), the mine safety management system for a mine must
provide a comprehensive and integrated system for the management of all
aspects of risks to health and safety in relation to the operation of the
mine.
(2) The mine safety
management system for a mine must comply with subregulation (1) to the
extent appropriate to the mine having regard to —
(a) the
nature, complexity and location of the mining operations; and
(b) the
risks associated with those operations.
(3) The mine safety
management system for a mine must form part of any overall management system
that is in place at the mine.
(4) The mine safety
management system for a mine must be designed to be used by the mine operator
as the primary means of ensuring, so far as is reasonably
practicable —
(a) the
health and safety of workers at the mine; and
(b) that
the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from the mine or
work carried out as part of mining operations.
(5) The mine safety
management system for a mine must include (without limitation) arrangements
for managing risks to health and safety in accordance with
regulation 617.
Note for this subregulation:
This includes all
control measures implemented in accordance with specific requirements under
these regulations (see regulation 33).
(6) The mine safety
management system for a mine includes a contractor’s health and safety
management plan prepared under regulation 625D(1)(a) if —
(a) the
contractor carries out a mining operation at the mine; and
(b) the
mine operator of the mine accepts the health and safety management plan under
regulation 625D(4) and has given the contractor written notice of the
acceptance under regulation 625D(5).
(7) The mine safety
management system for a mine must be documented.