WHS Mines Legislation 2022

Question 1

Section 4. Meaning of a Principal Hazard.

Answer 1

A principal hazard is something that has reasonable potential to result in multiple deaths in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents.
* Ground and Strata Failure.
* Road or Other Vehicle Operating Areas.
* Air Quality or Dust or Other Airborne Contaminants.
* Spontaneous combustion.
* Fire or Explosion.
* Inrush or Inundation.
* Any other hazard identified under WHS Regs Section 34.

Question 2

Section 14. Management of Risk to Health and Safety.

Answer 2

• A PCBU at a mine site must manage risk to health and safety associated with mining operations in accordance with WHS Regulations.

Question 3

Section 15. Review of Control Measures.

Answer 3

• A PCBU must review and revise as necessary control measures in the following circumstances.
• An audit of the SMS indicates a deficiency in the control measures.
• An incident occurs.
• WSHR request a review.

Question 4

Section 16. Record of certain review of control measures.

Answer 4

The operator of a mine site must keep a record of the following after a notifiable incident or an incident referred to in section 124.
* The causes or likely causes of the incident.
* The work health and safety matters arising from the incident.
* Recommendations arising from consideration of the incident, including recommendations directed at preventing a repeat of the type of incident in the future.
* The outcome of the review of control measures.
* A summary of the changes to the safety management system and the affected principal hazard management plan or principal control plan.

Question 5

Section 18. Duty to establish and implement safety management system.

Answer 5

• The operator of a mine site must establish a safety management system for the mine.
• The operator must so far as reasonably practicable, Implement the safety management system.
• No mining operations take place while a part of the safety management system relevant to mining is not in place.
• The safety management system must form part of an overall management system that is in place at the mine.
• The safety management system must be designed to be used as the primary means of ensuring so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers at the mine and the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from the mine or mining operations.
• The safety management system must provide a comprehensive and integrated system for the management of all aspects of risk.
• The safety management system must have regard to - the nature, complexity and location of mining operations and the risk associated.

Question 6

Section 19. Contents of the safety management system.

Answer 6

• Health Monitoring.
• Health and safety Policy.
• Inductions.
• Inspections.
• Incidents and Emergencies.
• Information, Training, and Instructions.
• Consultation.
• Contractor Management.
• Communication Across Shifts.
• PCP.
• PHMP.
• Performance Standards and Audits.
• Record Keeping.
• Risk Management.
• Resources to Implement the SMS.
• Supervision.
• Specific Controls.
• Safety Role for Workers.
• Withdrawal Conditions.
• Management Structure.
• Emergency Plan.

Question 7

Section 20. Performance standards and audits.

Answer 7

The Safety management system must include.
* Performance standards for measuring the effectiveness of the SMS
* Details to show how the operator will ensure the effectiveness of the SMS and include steps to be taken to continually improve the SMS.

Question 8

Section 21. Maintenance of a safety management system.

Answer 8

The operator of a mine site must maintain the Safety Management System so that it remains effective.

Question 9

Section 22. Review of the safety management system.

Answer 9

The operator of a mine site must ensure the safety management system is reviewed to ensure it remains effective.
* Within 12 months of commencement of mining operations.
* At least once every 3 years after the commencement.

Question 10

Section 24. Duty to provide information to contractor.

Answer 10

The operator of a mine site must so far as reasonably practicable, ensure a contractor is given all relevant information and access to the mine site to enable the contractor to identify risks associated with the proposed operations.

Question 11

Section 25. Duty on contractor to provide information to operator.

Answer 11

A contractor who is to carry out mining operations at a mine site must as so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the operator of the mine site is given all relevant information to enable the operator to identify risk associated with the proposed operations.

Question 12

Section 26. Contractor to prepare plan or use safety management system.

Answer 12

A contractor must not carry out mining operations at a mine site unless the contractor has.
* Prepared a contractor health and safety management plan.
* Provided a copy of the plan to the operator of the mine site.
* Obtained written notice from the operator that the operator has reviewed the plan and reasonably believes the plan is consistent with the safety management system for the mine site and so far as reasonably practicable implemented the plan.

Question 13

Section 27. Identification of principal hazards and conduct of risk assessments.

Answer 13

• The operator of a mine site must identify all principal hazards associated with mining operations at the mine.
• The operator must conduct in relation to each principal hazard identified, a risk assessment that involves a comprehensive and systematic investigation and analysis of all aspects of risk to health and safety associated with the principal hazard.

Question 14

Section 28. Preparation of principal hazard management plan.

Answer 14

The Operator must prepare a principal hazard management plan for each principal hazard associated with mining operations.
* A principal hazard management plan must.
* Describe the nature of the principal hazard.
* Describe how the hazard relates to other hazards.
* Describe the methods used to identify principal hazards.
* A risk assessment conducted in relation to the principal hazard.
* Describe the investigation methods used to determine the controls.
* Describe all control measures to be implemented.
* The arrangements for providing information, training, and instructions.

Question 15

Section 29. Review of principal hazard management plan.

Answer 15

The operator must ensure a principal hazard management plan is reviewed and as necessary revised if a control measure specified is revised under WHS Regs section 38 or the WHS mines and petroleum Regs section 15.
If a principal hazard management plan is revised the operator must make a written record of the revisions including the revision of a risk assessment in the plan.

Question 16

Section 30. Principal control plans.

Answer 16

The operator must comply with the requirements for principal control plans specified in this section and schedule 2.
A Principal Control Plan must.
* Be Documented.
* Set out and expressed in a way that’s understandable.

Question 17

Section 31. Communication between outgoing and incoming shift.

Answer 17

Outgoing – Writes a report to the incoming supervisor in relation to.
* Workings at the mine.
* The state of plant.
* Other work health and safety matters.

Outgoing – Signs to give written acknowledgement on accuracy of the report.

Incoming – Communicates the content of shift with the incoming crew.

Incoming – Gives written acknowledgement the content has been reported to the incoming shift.

Question 18

Section 32. Movement of mobile plant.

Answer 18

The operator must have regard to all relevant matters including the following.
* The design layout, construction and maintenance of all roads and other areas used by mobile plant including drainage.
* Risk associated with the terrain or terrain adjacent to the road or area.
* Interactions between plant especially between large and small mobile plan.
* Interactions between mobile plant and fixed plant or structures.
* Interaction between mobile plant and pedestrians, including the use of pre movement warning for mobile plant.
* The operation of remotely controlled mobile plant.
* The maintenance, testing and inspection of brakes, steering, lights, and other safety features of the mobile plant.

Question 19

Section 33. Explosives and Explosive precursors.

Answer 19

In managing the risk to health and safety the operator must ensure explosives and explosive precursors to be used at a mine site are.
* Safe to handle.
* Fit for their intended use.
* As insensitive as reasonably practicable to shock, sparks, friction and the environment in which they will be stored, transported and used.
* As far as reasonably practicable, simple to store, use, transport and control.
Ensure dealing with an explosive or explosive precursor at the mine site complies with the explosives Act 2003 and the Australian standards AS2187 explosives transport and use.

Question 20

Section 34. Electrical safety.

Answer 20

In managing risk to health and safety the operator at a mine site must ensure the following.
* Electrical works is carried out in accordance with wiring rules.
* Circuits are tested by a competent person.
* A process in place where the individual nominated to carry out the statutory functions of electrical engineering manager or electrical engineer can be adequately notified about the testing as soon as reasonably practicable after the testing occurs.
* Adequately rated switchgear that permits power to be safely switched off and restored and does not permit automatic restoration of power if there is a risk of electric shock, fire, explosion, or unplanned operation of plant.
Plans of the electrical installations of the following matters are kept and maintained and easily accessible.
* The location of each main electricity reticulation line.
* The location of all high voltage cables, aerials, and switchgear.
* The location, rating, identifying label and purpose of each main isolator, substation, and high voltage switchgear.
* Information required to perform switching programs.
* The general location of each item of high voltage mobile plant supplied with electricity by a trailing cable.
* Flexible reeling or trailing cable plant has power interrupted automatically if the continuity of the connection earth is interrupted.

Question 21

Section 35. Notification of high-risk activities.

Answer 21

The operator must ensure a high-risk activity identified in schedule is not carried out unless.
* The operator has given notice to the regulator.
* The activity is carried out in the way specified in the notice.
* The waiting period specified in schedule 3 has lapsed.
The notice must be given in the approved way and form and must include.
* The nature of the proposed high-risk activity and how it will be carried out.
* The proposed commencement day of the activity.
* The location of the activity.
* Information or documents required by schedule 3.
* The hazards identified as having the potential to arise from the activity.
* An assessment of the risk associated with the activity.
* The relevant parts of the safety management system that describe the systems, procedures, plans and other control measures that will be used to control the risk carrying out the activity.
* The operator must ensure a copy of a notice given to the regulator is also given to ISHR and SSHR

Question 22

Section 39. Inspections

Answer 22

The operator must ensure arrangements are in place for the regular inspections of the working environment.
The operator must ensure the following are taken into account.
* WHO – Who are the competent persons to conduct inspections.
* WHAT – What procedures do we need for inspections.
* WHEN – When inspections must be carried out.
* HOW – How many competent persons do we need to conduct each inspection.
* RISK – Risk Assessment must be carried out on all areas of the mine.

Question 23

Section 40. temperature and moisture content of air.

Answer 23

The operator must manage risk to health and safety associated with extremes of either or both the temperature and moisture content of air.

Question 24

Section 41. Ensuring exposure standards for dust and diesel particulate matter and carbon dioxide are not exceeded.

Answer 24

The operator must.
* As far as reasonably practicable minimise the exposure of persons at the mine to dust and diesel particulate matter.
* Ensure no person at the mine is exposed to 8hour time weighted average atmospheric concentrations of airborne dust and diesel particulate matter that is more than,
* Respirable dust 1.5mg per cubic metre of air.
* Inhalable dust 10mg per cubic metre of air.
* Diesel particulate matter 0.1mg per cubic metre of air.

Question 25

Section 42. Monitoring exposure to airborne dust and diesel particulate matter.

Answer 25

The WHS Regulation clause 50 applies to.
* The operator of a mine site in relation to airborne dust and diesel particulate matter as if the concentrations referred to in section 41 to which WHS regulation clause 50 applies.

Question 26

Section 45. Fatigue, alcohol, and drugs.

Answer 26

In complying with section 14, the operator of a mine site must manage risk to health and safety associated with the following.
* Worker fatigue.
* The consumption of alcohol by workers.
* The use of drugs by workers.

Question 27

Section 88. Inspection plan.

Answer 27

Operator must ensure.
* Mine is divided into inspection areas being no larger than can be reasonably inspected in the time allocated.
* Must inspect all production areas. Drill areas, haul roads, dumps, dig areas, stockpiles, and areas where extraction occurs. (Dig Faces).
* A boundary of a production area that crosses a roadway that a person would usually travel must be identified.

Makes provisions for.
* Must be inspected once each shift.
* Inspection frequency based on risk.
* No person to enter mine until it has been inspected after break in usual inspection routine.
* Workers can inspect work areas before and during shift.
* How concerns are raised around size of inspection areas.
* Safety concerns are bought to the attention of the persons affected.
* How actions taken are bought to the attention of senior management.
* The recording of the results of inspections.
* Review by managers of inspection reports.

Question 28

Section 89. Sampling and analysing of airborne dust.

Answer 28

The mine operator must ensure sampling of airborne dust at the mine is carried out by a person who is independent of mining operations at the mine in accordance with schedule 6 and at other times necessary.

Question 29

Section 91. Duty to prepare emergency plan.

Answer 29

In addition to matters required by WHS regulation clause 43 the emergency plan must.
* Address all aspects of emergency response.
* Establish a system than enables all persons at the mine to be promptly located.
* A record of all persons underground at any one time and each persons likely location.
* Adequate rescue equipment.
* Adequate number of persons trained in the use of rescue equipment are available to respond effectively to the emergency.
* Adequate patient transport.
* Adequate transportation for persons at risk.
* Include a statement of potential triggers for the activation of the plan.
* Include all matters specified in schedule 7 and be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable to people who use it.
* Must contain appropriate level of detail including.
* The nature and complexity of mining operations.
* The risk associated with operations.

Question 30

Section 92. Consultation in preparation of emergency plan.

Answer 30

In preparing an emergency plan the mine operator must so far as reasonably practicable consult with the following.
* The primary emergency services with responsibility for the area the mine is located.
* NSW mines rescue brigade, that may be required to participate in implementing the plan.
* In relation to the principal hazards that may cause or contribute to an incident that may adversely affect the health and safety in the area surrounding the mine.
* The operator must ensure the emergency plan addresses recommendations made by the emergency service organisation consulted under subsection 1.
* Testing of the emergency plan, including how it will be tested and the frequency of testing and whether or no emergency services organisations will participate in the testing.

Question 31

Section 93. Implementation of emergency plan.

Answer 31

The operator of a mine must site must immediately implement the emergency plan for the site in the event of an emergency.

Question 32

Section 94. Copies to be kept and provided of emergency plan.

Answer 32

The operator must keep a copy of the emergency plan for the mine at the mine site and is available on request by emergency services.

Question 33

Section 95. Resources for emergency plan.

Answer 33

The operator of a mine must ensure.
* All resources including rescue equipment specified in the emergency plan are provided in accordance with the plan.
* All resources for effective implementation of the emergency plan are provided.
* All plant and equipment including communications systems are rescue equipment specified in the emergency plan are regularly inspected and maintained.

Question 34

Section 96. Testing of emergency plan.

Answer 34

• The operator of a mine site must test the emergency plan for the mine every 12 months.
• so far as reasonably practicable after a significant review of the plan.
• The test must address the recommendations made by emergency service organisations.

Question 35

Section 97. Review of emergency plan.

Answer 35

The operator of a mine site must ensure the emergency plan is reviewed and as necessary revised.
* At intervals of no more than 12 months.
* As soon as so far as reasonably practicable after a significant change to the mining operation.
* Must include the review of training of workers and the testing of the plan.

Question 36

Section 98. Training of workers in relation to emergency plan.

Answer 36

The operator must ensure workers are trained in relation to the emergency plan.
* Before commencing work.
* As soon as reasonably practicable after a significant revision of the plan.

Question 37

Section 106. Duty to inform workers about Safety Management System.

Answer 37

The operator must ensure the following occurs before a worker commences work at a coal mine.
* The worker is given a summary of the safety management system.
* The worker is informed of the right to see the document safety management system prepared under section 18.
* The worker is given a summary of each principal hazard management plan.
* The worker has the right to see a principal hazard management plan prepared under section 28.
* The documented safety management system is available on request to a worker.
* Must ensure the following plans are available.
* Each principal control plan.
* The emergency plan.
* If the safety management system is revised under section 22 the operator must ensure so far as reasonably practicable workers are made aware of the revision.

Question 38

Section 107. Duty to provide, information, training and instructions.

Answer 38

This section applies in addition to the WHS regulation clause 39.
The operator must ensure each worker at the mine site is provided with adequate information, training and instruction in relation to the following.
* Hazards associated with the work being carried out by the worker.
* The implementation of control measures relating to the work being carried out including control measures in relation to fatigue, alcohol and drugs.
* The content of the relevant parts of the safety management system.
* Safety role for workers implemented under section 114.
The PCBU must ensure each worker is trained and competent in basic risk management.

Question 39

Section 108. Duty to provide induction for workers.

Answer 39

The operator must ensure before a worker commences work, the worker is given information, training and instruction on the safety management system.

Section 110. Review of information, training, and instructions.
The operator must ensure information, training and instruction provided to workers under section 106 – 108 or to visitors under section 109 are reviewed as necessary so the remain relevant and effective.

Question 40

Section 111. Record of training.

Answer 40

The operator of a mine site must.
* Make a record of training provided to a worker under section 107.
* Keep a record while the worker remains engaged at the mine site.
* Ensure the record is made available on request by the worker.

Question 41

Section 112. Regulator may direct health monitoring be provided to workers.

Answer 41

A PCBU at a mine site must provide health monitoring to workers if directed to do so by the regulator.
The regulator may give a health monitoring direction only if.
* There is a significant risk of an adverse effect on the health of a worker because of the workers exposure to a hazard associated with mining operations.
* Valid techniques are available to detect the adverse effect to workers.
A health monitoring direction must specify the health monitoring that must be provided.
A health monitoring direction may contain one or more of the following.
* Health monitoring be carried out by or under supervision of a registered medical practitioner.
* Health monitoring be documented in a specified form.
* Health monitoring report be proved to the worker and regulator.
* Information about health monitoring be provided to workers at the mine.
* Other requirements the regulator considers reasonable in the circumstances.

Question 42

Section 113. PCBU to give health monitoring report to operator of mine site.

Answer 42

This section applies to.
* A PCBU at a mine site other than the operator of the mine or petroleum site.
* Who commissioned health monitoring for a worker at the mine or petroleum site.
A person on request must give a copy of the health monitoring report to the operator of a mine site at which the worker carries out work.

Question 43

Section 114. Safety role for workers in relation to principal hazards.

Answer 43

The operator of a mine site must implement a safety role for workers at the mine which enables workers to contribute to.
* The identification of principal hazards under section 27 that is relevant to the work the workers will be carrying out.
* The consideration of control measures for risk associated with principal hazards at the mine.
* The consideration of risk to be managed under principal control plans and the conduct of a review under section 29.

Question 44

Section 115. Duty to consult with workers in relation to Principal control Plans and Principal Hazard Management Plans.

Answer 44

For the WHS Act section 49 the operator of a mine site must consult with workers in relation to the following.
* Developing and reviewing the safety management system.
* Conducting risk assessments for principal hazard management plans.
* Conducting risk assessments for principal control plans.
* Preparing, testing and reviewing the emergency plan for the site.
* Implementing the workers safety role under section 114.
* Developing and implementing strategies to protect persons at the mine site from risk to health and safety airing from the consumption of alcohol or use of drugs and worker fatigue.

Question 45

Section 116. Survey plan must be prepared.

Answer 45

A survey plan is required for a coal mine.
The regulator may give written notice to mine operator that a survey plan is required for the mine.

Question 46

Section 117. Preparation of survey plan.

Answer 46

The operator must ensure a detailed survey plan is prepared and certified by an individual nominated to exercise the statutory function of mining surveyor.
The operator must ensure.
* A detailed survey plan is prepared.
* The survey plan is certified by a registered surveyor.
The survey plan must show.
* The workings of the mine.
* Disused workings that are attached to or near the mine.
* The location of high voltage electrical installations.
* The location of telephones and other fixed plant associated with the radio and telecommunications systems.
* Water dams and tailings dams.
* Natural features surrounding the mine.
* Places for storage of hydrocarbons and explosives.
An individual nominated to exercise the statutory function of mining surveyor must take all reasonable steps to ensure the plan is accurate.
Statutory mine surveyor must notify the operator of any variance between mine workings and survey plan.

Question 47

Section 118. Review of survey plan.

Answer 47

The operator must review and as necessary revise the survey plan at least once every 12months.
The plan must also be review and revise the survey plan if.
* The plan is no longer accurate.
* Directed by the regulator.

Question 48

Section 124. Duty to notify regulator of certain incidents.

Answer 48

High potentials
* Burial of machinery unable to be recovered under own tractive effort.
* Loss of control of autonomously controlled mobile plant.
* Any incident that could be a dangerous incident if a person could reasonably be in the vicinity at the time of event or in usual circumstances a person could have been there.
* Atmospheric exceedances –
* Crystalline silica 0.05mg/m3.
* Respirable dust 1.5mg/m3.
* Inhalable dust 10mg/m3.
* Diesel particulate matter 0.1mg/m3.
* Misfire or unplanned explosion.
* Evacuation of 1 or more persons from mine.
* Spon com.
* High potential incident.
* Uncontrolled fire on mobile plant operated directly, remotely, or autonomously.
* Injury or Illness that required medical treatment within the meaning schedule 9.
* Injury or illness – 7 days off work supported by medical certificate

Must notify.
* Resource Regulator and ISHR.
* Notify within 48hrs for injury or illness.
* Notify within 7 days for a high potential incident.
* By phone (1300 814 609) and then in writing on Resource regulator portal.

Question 49

Section 125. Duty to notify regulator of other matters.

Answer 49

The operator of a mine site must give notice of a reportable event for the mine –
* Before the event occurs.
* For the recommencement of normal mining operations following an interruption to, or suspension of normal mining activities at the mine- as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware operations will recommence.
* A notice must include.
* Date of commencement of mining.
* Date mining operations will conclude.
* Coordinates covered by the mine.
* Details of the scope, character, and location of mining operations.
* Details of minerals extracted.
* Identification details of the persons carrying out key statutory functions.
* List of principal hazards.
* Contents of the safety management system at the mine.
* Outline of each PHMP and PCP.

Question 50

Section 126. Work health and safety records.

Answer 50

The mine operator must give the regulator a work health and safety report in accordance with this section.
The report must.
* Be given at the times or intervals, including annually, required by the regulator.
* Be given in the approved way and form.
* Contain information specified in schedule 9.
Reporting period means 12month period ending June 30 each year.

Question 51

Section 128. Duty to notify operator of a notifiable incident.

Answer 51

A PCBU at a mine site must ensure the operator is notified as soon as reasonably practicable of a notifiable incident that has been notified to the regulator under WHS MPS Act section 15.

Question 52

Section 129. Mine and petroleum site records.

Answer 52

The operator of a mine site must keep a record for the mine site.
The record must contain the following.
* A record of notices issued in relation to the mine site under the WHS Act part 10. Improvement notices, prohibition notices, non-disturbance notices, general requirements applying to notices, remedial action, injunctions.
* Copies of provisional improvement notices issued under WHS Act part 5 division 7. (Provisional improvement notices)
* A record of every incident notified to the regulator under WHS MPS Regulation section 124.
* A summary of all records kept under section 16 and 17.
* Each report under section 31 (Stat book).
* A record of all first aid treatment at the mine.
* Other records required to be kept under WHS law.

Question 53

Section 130. Record keeping.

Answer 53

The operator must keep records for-
* 7 years from the date the record was made.
* For longer periods required under WHS law.
The operator must keep the record for the mine site available for inspection.
The operator must ensure the record is available and readily accessible to workers.

Question 54

Section 132. Statutory functions.

Answer 54

• A function set out in schedule 10.
• A statutory function may be exercised by an individual nominated by the mine operator.
• May only be nominated if they meet the requirements specified in schedule 10.
• An individual nominated to exercise a statutory function who ceases to meet the requirement for nomination cannot exercise the statutory function and can no longer be nominated to exercise the statutory function.
• More than one person may exercise a statutory function other than a key statutory function.
• An individual may exercise more than one statutory function, including at different mines.

Question 55

Section 176. Training of mine health and safety representative.

Answer 55

The regulator must not accredit a course unless the regulator is satisfied the course comprises at least 5 days training.
In accrediting a course of training the regulator must take into account matters the regulator considers to be relevant-
* The content and quality of the course and the relevance to the functions of the safety and health representative.
* The qualifications knowledge and experience of the person providing the course.
* The course of training under this section is a course of training that a mine safety and health representative is entitled to attend rather than a course of training specified in the WHS regulation clause 21.

Question 56

Section 189. Serious injury or illness.

Answer 56

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• Immediate treatment as an inpatient in hospital.
• Immediate treatment for.
• Amputation.
• Serious head injury.
• Serious eye injury.
• Serious burn.
• Separation of skin from underlying tissue (degloving/scalping).
• Spinal injury.
• Loss of bodily function.
• Medical treatment within 48hrs exposure to a substance.
• Fracture to a bone (other than hand or foot).

Question 57

Section 190. Dangerous incident.

Answer 57

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An incident that exposes a worker or any other person to a risk from immediate or imminent expose to.
* Collision of mobile plant.
* Contact with HV power over 1200v.
* Collapse of a structure.
* Collapse of an excavation.
* Collapse, overturning of plant to be authorised.
* Uncontrolled escape of a substance.
* Uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance.
* Uncontrolled escape of gas or steam.
* Uncontrolled fire or explosion.
* Unintended movement or failure to stop of vehicles or machinery.
* Fall from height.
* Fly Rock outside the BEZ.
* Failure of slope stability control measures.
* Spon com.
* Subsidence.
* Overturning of plant over 1000kg.
* Loss of control of heavy machinery including brakes and steering.
* Inrush of water in underground tunnel.
* Electric shock to a person.

Question 58

Schedule 1 Principal Hazard management plans

Answer 58

Ground and strata failure.
* How water enters the mine.
* The local hydrogeological environment surface and ground water.
* Characteristics of rock and soil.
* Collection of geological data. Including monitoring of excavations.
* Natural or introduced seismic activity and equipment and procedures used to record it.
* Location and loadings from infrastructure such as dumps, tailings dams, haul roads and mine facilities.
* Design, layout, operation, construction of dumps and stockpiles.
* Size and number of excavations, openings and voids.
* Procedures and equipment used for scaling.
* Stability of slopes.
* Filling for mined areas and material used.
* Installation of ground and strata support.
* Abandoned workings.
* Proposed blasting activates.
* Pressure burst.

Inundation and inrush.
* Potential sources of inundation, extreme weather, overflow or failure of levees and dams and blocking of flow channels.
* Location design and construction of dams, tailings dams, lagoons and other water bodies or material that may enter the mine.
* Potential sources of inrush, surface water, aquifers, old workings, bore holes or geological weakness.
* Location of old workings and the strengths and characteristics of the rock between the workings.
* Maximum flow rates of each potential source.
* Survey plan of the mine including old workings.

Roads Other vehicle Operating Areas.
* Interaction between mobile plant and public traffic.
* Interactions between mobile plant and pedestrians, including park up areas and driver access.
* Interaction mobile plant and fixed structures including power lines and tunnels.
* Volume and speed of traffic and potential Interactions between mobile plant with different operating characteristics including heavy and light vehicles.
* Mobile plant characteristics, stopping distances, manoeuvrability, operating speeds, driver position, line of sight and remote-control mobile plant.
* Effect on road conditions of environmental conditions, time of day, temperature, weather and visibility.
* Impact of road design and characteristics, including grade, camber, surface, radius of curves and intersections.
* Impact of mine design including banks and steep drops adjacent to vehicle operating areas.

Airbourne dust.
* Types of dust and other chemical and bio contaminants likely to be in the air from natural and introduced sources including asbestos.
* Levels of oxygen, dust and other contaminants in the natural or supplied air.
* Temperature and humidity of the air.
* Length of exposure, extended shifts and reduced recovery periods.

Fire and explosion.
* Potential sources of flammable, combustible and explosive substances and materials both natural and introduced.
* Potential sources of ignition, fire or explosion, hot works, spontaneous combustion, electricity.
* Potential for propagation of fire or explosion.
* Management and control of transport and storage of combustible liquid.
* Flammable material with a flash point less than 61degrees.
* Prevention of fires including types and location of systems for early detection and suppression.
* Fire fighting equipment.

Any other set out by the mine.
* Tyres and Rims.
* Lifting and Cranage.

Subsidence.
* Characteristics of relevant surface and subsurface features.
* Characteristics of relevant, geology, geotechnical, hydrological, hydrogeological, topographic and climatic conditions.
* Characteristics of old workings that may interact with proposed or existing workings.
* Rate, method, layout, schedule and sequence of mining operation.

Spontaneous Combustion.
* Potential for spontaneous combustion to occur.
* History of the mine in relation to spontaneous combustion.
* Previous mining of the same seam.
* Scientific testing.
* Design of the mine.
* Impact of gas generated.

Question 59

Schedule 2 Principal control plans.

Answer 59

Mechanical Control plan.
The operator of a coal must take the following into account from the mechanical aspect of plant.
* Lifecycle of plant.
* Reliability of safeguards used at the mine.
* Mechanical engineering practices.
* Competency of workers to safely work on plant or structures.

The operator must set out control measures for the following risk.
* Operating or working on plant.
* Unintended initiation of explosives.
* Unintended operation of plant.
* Unintended release of mechanical energy.
* Catastrophic failure of plant or structures.
* Fires initiated of fuelled by plant.
* Exposure of persons to toxic or harmful substances.

The following must be taken into account when developing control measures.
* Fit for purpose plant and structures.
* Introduction to site.
* Commissioning and repairs.
* Inspection and testing.
* Defect management.
* Fire suppression.
* Hot work.
* Transfer and storage of combustible liquids.
* Pressurised fluid.

The following must be taken into account for belt conveyors.
* The protection of persons near or traveling under a conveyor belt.
* Risk arising from the starting of belt conveyors.
* The interaction of persons and belt conveyors.

Explosives Control Plan.
The explosives control plan must set out the following control measures associated with explosives.
* Potential for unplanned or uncontrolled detonation.
* Characteristics of explosives.
* Characteristics of where the explosives will be used.
* Phases of explosives.
* Shelf life.
* Theft or misuse.
* Fly rock.
Explosives plan must also set out the following.
* Disposal of damaged explosives.
* Misfire procedure.
* Storage and transport.
* Procedures for storage, transport and accounting of explosives.
* Licencing registration. (Who can handle explosives)
Electrical Control Plan.
The operator of a coal mine must take the following into account from the Electrical aspect of plant.
* Life cycle of the electrical aspects of plant.
* Reliability of electrical safeguards.
* Electrical Engineering practices.
* Competency of workers

The following matters must be taken into account when developing control measures.
* Contact with electricity.
* Injury caused by working on electrical plant or electrical installations.
* Initiation of gas or dust explosions.
* Unintended operation of plant.
* Uncontrolled fires.

Matters to be taken into account.
* Location of electrical plant and installations.
* Fault control.
* Cable management.
* Flammable liquid.
* Earthing.
* Variations in working conditions.
* Contact of electricity indirectly.
* Safe work systems.
* Use of switchgear.

Emergency Control Plan.

Health Control Plan.
A Health Control plan must address the following.
* Dust
* Noise
* Hazardous substances
* Contaminants, airborne or otherwise
* Ultraviolet and ionising radiation.
* Vibration
Control Measures for.
* Fatigue
* Extremes of temperature or moisture content of the air.
* Intoxication by alcohol or drugs.
Monitoring of health hazards and health of workers.
Management of health records including first aid records.
Psychosocial hazards, risk and controls

Question 60

Schedule 3 high risk activities.

Answer 60

• Electrical work on energised equipment - 7 day waiting period.
• Highwall mining -1 month waiting period.
• Emplacement areas – 3 months waiting period.
• Tailing storage facilities – 3 months waiting period.
• Barrier mining – 3 months waiting period.

Question 61

Schedule 6 Sampling airborne dust at mines.

Answer 61

• Samples must be taken in each part of the coal mine where dust may be present.
• Must include a driller, shotfirer or stemmer and a person operating mobile plant.
• Samples must be taken every 12 months.

Question 62

Schedule 7 Emergency plans.

Answer 62

Site and hazard details
* Location of the mine, street address and nearest crossroad.
* Current survey plan.
* Nature of the mine and operations.
* Maximum number of workers that may be present at the mine.
* Emergency response assumptions for different emergencies.
* Resources available to control an incident.
* Emergency response procedures, including procedures for isolating areas.
* Infrastructure likely to be affected.

Command structure and site personal
* The command structure and philosophy, so its clear what actions will be taken and who will take them and where they will be taken.
* Details of the person who can clarify the contents of the emergency management plan.
* Contact details of the person responsible for liaising with the emergency services.
* List of 24hour emergency contacts.
* Arrangements for assisting emergency services.

Notifications
In the event of a notifiable incident, the procedures for notifying.
* A person whose health or safety may be affected.
* The person is located underground.
* There is no electrical power.
* Emergency services when required.
* On-site and off-site warning systems.
* Contact details of emergency services and other services who can assist with implementing an evacuation plan.
* On-site communication systems.

Resources and equipment
Onsite emergency resources including the following.
* First aid equipment and facilities and personal.
* Suitable PPE and fire fighting equipment.
* Gas detectors, wind velocity detectors and spill kits.
* Offsite emergency resources.
* Arrangements for mines rescue that state the following.
* Minimum mines rescue training.
* Arrangements for mines in the vicinity to assist each other.
* How emergency equipment is to be used.
* Procedures for carrying out mines rescue.

Procedures
* Procedures for evacuation and accounting of all personal.
* Procedures and control points for utilities.
* Procedures in the event of a ventilations system failing for 30 minutes.
* Procedures for fire fighting and the details of the persons having the competency to fight fires.

Question 63

Schedule 8 Notification of incidents.

Answer 63

Person injured.
The name, date of birth and gender of the person who has suffered an illness or injury as a result of an incident.
If the person is a worker, the following information is required.
* Worker’s occupation.
* Usual start and finish time.
* Number of hours worked immediately before the incident.
* The name of the PCBU in which the person works.
* If the worker is self-employed, the business name.
* Industry the business is primarily conducted.

Description of incident
When the incident occurred include the following.
* Date of the incident.
* Time of the incident
* For an illness the time it was first reported.
A description of the incident including the following.
* What each person was doing just before the incident.
* A description of all substances, chemicals and plant involved in the incident.
* The mechanism of the incident.
* How the incident caused an injury or illness.
* Nature and bodily location of the illness or injury.

Consequence of incident
Whether or not the incident has resulted in one or more of the following.
* A fatality.
* Permanent incapacity.
* The inability of a worker to work one day or more.
* The worker carrying out restricted work.
* Medical treatment.

Question 64

Schedule 9 Work health and safety reports

Answer 64

• Mine operator name and
• Location of the mine.
• Commodity processed.
• Number of workers.
• Number of hours worker.
• Number of injury or illness resulting in lost time.
• Days lost from work.
• Number of restricted duty days.
• Number of injuries and illness resulting in restricted duties.
• Number of medical treatments.
  Suturing of a wound,
  Treatment of fractures,
  Treatment of bruises by drainage of blood,
  treatment of second and third degree burns.
• Number of deaths.

Question 65

Schedule 10 Statutory functions at a mine

Answer 65

Open Cut Examiner.
The statutory function of open cut examiner is to supervise workers and inspect work areas in a part of the mine.
The requirement for nomination to exercise the statutory function is that the individual nominated must hold a current practising certificate that authorises the exercise of the statutory function.
This section does not apply to a coal mine where no extraction occurs.

Mining Engineering Manager.
The statutory function of a mining engineering manager is to develop, supervise, monitor and review the mining engineering standards and procedures.
Must hold a current practicing certificate.

Mechanical Engineer.
The statutory functions of mechanical engineers are.
* Develop and review the standards, mechanical engineering practices and procedures for the life cycle of plant and installations.
* Supervise the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of mechanical plant.
Must hold a mechanical engineering practising certificate.

Electrical Engineer
The statutory function of electrical engineer is to develop, supervise, monitor and review the standards and procedures for the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of electrical plant and installations.
Must hold an electrical engineering practicing certificate.

Mining Surveyor
The statutory function of mining surveyor is to prepare and certify the survey plan of the mine.
Must be a registered mining surveyor.

Qualified electrical tradesperson.
To exercise the statutory function.
* Have a supervisor certificate that authorises the doing of electrical wiring work.
* Have a proficiency certificate.
* Have been employed continuously as an electrical tradesperson at a coal mine since 21 December 2004.

Qualified mechanical tradesperson.
To exercise the statutory function.
* Have been continuously as a mechanical tradesperson at a coal mine since 21 December 2004.
* Have required skills and experience identified in the mechanical engineering control plan and a proficiency certificate.