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Update: COVID-19 situation
… Key changes include: Inspections in relation mine rehabilitation and other obligations under the Mining Act have now resumed. Safety inspection and assessment activity have … and compliance priorities. The Opal Miners Safety Awareness Courses has been reworked for …
2020 exemption regarding use of electrical cables in hazardous zones has been revoked
… The Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Exemption … in a hazardous zone in an underground coal mine. This exemption has been revoked as the … into section 83 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulations …
COVID-19 - Advice to mine operators
… We have provided updated information to mine operators regarding the current COVID-19 …
Consolidated report - entanglement - small mines
… We released a consolidated report this month that examines risks … June 2021 to March 2022. Access the full report , which includes further details about …
COVID-19 update
… on some mining operations. Our priority safety inspections are continuing at mine sites, in accordance with our COVID-19 …
Collision between an excavator and a dozer
… Regulator has published an investigation report into a collision between an excavator and a dozer at Maules Creek Mine on 26 May 2021. The dangerous incident … The dozer operator was not injured. The report describes the investigation conducted by …
Compliance priorities released
… 2023. Implementation of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation … Also included in the compliance priorities report (PDF,705.34 KB) are the Regulator’s … in regulatory activities. Read the report (PDF,705.34 KB) …
Learning from disasters updated
… reoccurrences and improving the health and safety of all those working in the mining … consisting of three programs to ensure mine workers learn from past mining disasters. …
Small Mines Safety Roadshow wrap-up
… recently completed a series of small mines safety workshops at 14 venues across the State, … our website soon. We'll keep you updated via Mine Safety News . …
Update on work health and safety laws
… Changes to the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 … a 2020 statutory review into Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) laws. A key … for Ministerial appointment of industry safety and health representatives ensuring the …