Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In complying with
regulation 617, the mine operator of a mine must manage risks to health
and safety associated with the instability or failure of geotechnical
structures at the mine.
(2) In managing risks
to health and safety as described in subregulation (1), the mine operator
must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following —
(a)
geological structures, hydrological environment and their influence on
stability;
(b)
design, location, construction and maintenance of geotechnical structures;
(c)
properties of material associated with the geotechnical structures;
(d)
operational factors and their influence on stability of geotechnical
structures;
(e)
design, installation, quality control and maintenance of ground support and
reinforcement;
(f)
design life of geotechnical structures;
(g)
inspection and monitoring of geotechnical structures;
(h)
competency of designers, planners, supervisors and operators.
(3)
Subregulation (1) applies to design, construction, operation, maintenance
and closure of the mine.