South Australian Current Regulations

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Regulation] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 618

618—Review of control measures

        (1)         A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine must review and as necessary revise control measures implemented under regulation 617 in the following circumstances:

            (a)         an audit of the effectiveness of the safety management system for the mine indicates a deficiency in a control measure;

            (b)         a worker is moved from a hazard or assigned to different work in response to a recommendation contained in a health monitoring report provided under Part 3;

            (c)         an incident referred to in regulation 675V occurs.

Notes—

        (1)         WHS Act—sections 19, 20 and 21, as applicable (see regulation 9).

        (2)         This requirement is in addition to the requirement under regulation 38 (see regulation 33).

        (3)         This regulation applies to a mine operator (see regulation 613(3)).

        (2)         The mine operator of a mine must ensure that a control measure that is the subject of a request by a health and safety representative under regulation 38(4) is reviewed and as necessary revised, whether the request is made directly to the mine operator or notified to the mine operator under subregulation (3) by another person conducting a business or undertaking at the mine.

Notes—

        (1)         WHS Act—sections 19, 20 and 21, as applicable (see regulation 9).

        (2)         This requirement is in addition to the requirement under regulation 38 (see regulation 33).

        (3)         A person conducting a business or undertaking at the mine who is not the mine operator of the mine must immediately notify the mine operator of a request made to the person under regulation 38(4).

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an individual—$6 000;

            (b)         in the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

        (4)         A health and safety representative for workers at the mine may request a review of a control measure under regulation 38(4) as if the circumstances referred to in subregulation (1) were included in regulation 38(4)(a).



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback