Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 675EB

675EB .         Duty to provide information on health management plan

        (1)         This regulation applies to a worker at a mine if there is a risk of an adverse effect on the worker’s health because of the worker’s exposure to a hazard associated with mining operations at the mine.

        (2)         The mine operator of the mine must give the worker the following information in accordance with subregulation (3) —

            (a)         any likely adverse effects on the worker’s health due to mining operations at the mine;

            (b)         necessary precautions to be taken by the worker;

            (c)         other controls in place to prevent or minimise the adverse effect on the worker’s health.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (3)         The information must be provided, so far as is reasonably practicable, before the worker is exposed to the hazard associated with mining operations at the mine.

        Note for this Division:

                See also Part 3.2 Division 11, Part 7.1 Division 6, Part 7.2 Division 4 and Part 8.5 Division 1.