Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The mine safety
management system for a mine must set out the following —
(a) the
mine operator’s health and safety policy, including broad aims in
relation to the safe operation of the mine;
(b) a
brief description of the mining operations at the mine;
(c) the
arrangements in place for managing risks to health and safety in accordance
with Part 3.1 and regulation 617, including the
following —
(i)
arrangements for the selection and use of suitable
methods of hazard identification and risk assessment;
(ii)
details of identified hazards;
(iii)
the control measures considered in managing risks to
health and safety at the mine, and which of those measures are implemented;
(iv)
details of any design principles, engineering standards
and technical standards to be relied on for control measures;
(v)
arrangements for managing the effect on health and safety
due to gradual or sudden change in operations, conditions, systems,
environment or resources;
(d) the
systems, procedures, plans and other control measures that will be used to
control risks to health and safety associated with mining operations at the
mine, including the following —
(i)
the principal mining hazard management plan for the mine
prepared under Division 2;
(ii)
if Division 3 Subdivision 3B applies to the
mine — the approved radiation management plan and approved
radioactive waste management plan for the mine;
(iii)
if the mine is an underground mine — the
ventilation control plan and ventilation plan prepared for the mine under
Division 4 Subdivision 2;
(iv)
the emergency plan prepared for the mine under
regulation 43 and Division 5 Subdivision 1;
(v)
the health management plan prepared for the mine under
Part 10.3;
(e) the
management and supervisory structure for the management of work health and
safety at the mine, including the following —
(i)
arrangements for filling temporary and permanent
vacancies;
(ii)
requirements relating to acting positions in the
structure;
(iii)
requirements for positions in the structure relating to
competency, certification and assessment records;
(iv)
details and responsibilities of persons appointed to a
statutory position or performing statutory, management or supervisory
functions;
(f) the
arrangements in place, between any persons conducting a business or
undertaking at the mine, for consultation, cooperation and the coordination of
activities in relation to compliance with their duties under the Act;
(g) if a
contractor is working or likely to work at the mine — the control
measures that will be used to control risks to health and safety associated
with the contractor’s work at the mine, including the
following —
(i)
if the contractor prepares a health and safety management
plan under regulation 625D(1)(a) — how the contractor’s
plan will be integrated with the mine safety management system for the mine;
(ii)
the process for assessing health and safety policies and
procedures (including competency requirements) of the contractor and
integrating them into the mine safety management system;
(iii)
the arrangements for monitoring and evaluating compliance
by the contractor with health and safety requirements;
(h) the
procedures and conditions under which persons at the mine or a part of the
mine are to be withdrawn to a place of safety and to remain withdrawn as a
precautionary measure if a risk to health and safety warrants that withdrawal;
(i)
the arrangements for the provision of information,
training and instruction required under regulation 39;
(j) the
induction procedures for workers at the mine;
(k) the
arrangements in place for the supervision needed to protect workers and other
persons at the mine from risks to their health and safety from work carried
out at the mine, including the type, frequency and method of supervision;
(l) the
safety role for workers developed and implemented under the mine safety
management system;
(m) the
procedures for responding to, and investigating, notifiable incidents and
reportable incidents at the mine;
(n) the
procedures for records management for the mine to ensure compliance with the
Act;
(o) the
arrangements in place for all other monitoring and assessment and regular
inspection of the work environment of the mine to be carried out for the
purposes of the Act;
(p) the
performance standards under regulation 623;
(q) the
arrangements in place for the effective communication of relevant information
across shifts by workers, their supervisors and other relevant persons;
(r) the
resources that will be applied for the effective implementation and use of the
mine safety management system.
(2) The mine safety
management system for a mine must —
(a)
contain a level of detail of the matters referred to in subregulation (1)
that is appropriate to the mine having regard to —
(i)
the nature, complexity and location of the mining
operations; and
(ii)
the risks associated with those operations;
and
(b) so
far as is reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is
readily understandable by persons who use it.
(3) If any matter
referred to in subregulation (1) is, or is addressed in, a plan or other
document prepared under these regulations for a mine, it is sufficient if the
mine safety management system for the mine refers to the plan or document.
(4) The mine operator
of a mine must make arrangements for the following to have, on request, ready
access to any part of the mine safety management system for the
mine —
(a) any
worker at the mine;
(b) any
health and safety representative for workers at the mine;
(c) any
inspector.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.