The Resources Regulator has published a new safety bulletin following a number of overdue incident notifications from NSW mining operations.
In some cases, the mine had received a Certificate of Capacity (medical certificate) from a medical practitioner deeming a worker unfit for at least 7 consecutive days due to a work-related psychological illness. These certificates were not reported to the Regulator within the required timeframe, with delays extending for several months and, in some cases, more than a year.
Read the full Safety Bulletin and its recommendations. (PDF, 112.42 KB)
