Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In addition to the
matters required by regulation 43(1), the emergency plan for the mine
must —
(a)
address all aspects of emergency response, including by ensuring —
(i)
the establishment of a system that enables all persons at
the mine to be promptly located; and
(ii)
the provision of adequate rescue equipment; and
(iii)
that an adequate number of persons trained in the use of
rescue equipment are available to respond effectively to the emergency if a
person is working at the mine; and
(iv)
the provision of adequate patient transport if a person
is working at a mine;
and
(b)
include all matters specified in Schedule 22; and
(c) so
far as is reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is
readily understandable by persons who use it.
(2) The emergency plan
for the mine must comply with the matters in subregulation (1)(a)
and (b) to the extent that the matters are applicable 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 emergency plan
for the mine must contain an appropriate level of detail about the matters set
out in subregulation (1)(a) and (b) having regard to all relevant
matters, including —
(a) the
scale, nature, complexity and location of the mining operations at the mine;
and
(b) the
risks associated with those operations.
(4) The emergency plan
for the mine is part of the mine safety management system for the mine.