Report of the queensland ombudsman the regulation of mine safety in queensland. Anglo american to face charges for mining safety breach. Queensland mine safety framework queensland parliament. Resources sector positions deemed as required as per the border restrictions public health direction issued by queensland s chief health officer. Qld cmsha 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety and health act. The surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977. List of vacancies for production coal mining operators jobs in australia.
Rate this page search results the queensland cabinet and. The standard 11 generic induction surface course provides training on the skills and knowledge required for working in surface coal mine, under the queensland government mines inspectorates recognised standard 11 qld coal mining safety and health act 1999. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 93 election of site safety and health representatives 93 election of site safety and health representatives 1 the coal mine workers at a coal mine may elect up to 2 of their number to be site safety and health representatives for the mine for the term decided by the coal mine workers. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the coal mining safety and health regulation 2017 other laws may impact on safety and health. Xray imaging practice registration business queensland. This guidance note is not a guideline as defined in the mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999. Queensland coal mining safety and health regulation 2017 subordinate legislation 2017 no. Coal mining safety and health regulation 2017 page 4 42 safety and health management system for personal fatigue and other physical and psychological impairment, and drugs.
Mines must ensure that the risk of injury or illness to any person resulting from operations is at an acceptable level. Queenslands merola 2020 bill will introduce industrial. Relationship with rail safety national law queensland division 3 objects of act. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999. A supervisor at a coal mine is a coal mine worker who is authorised by the site senior executive to give directions to other coal mine workers in accordance with the safety and health management system. Riiss00034 surface coal mine safety skill set release 2 objective. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 qld barnet jade. Mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 coal. The objects of this act are to be achieved by a imposing safety and health obligations on persons who operate coal mines or who may affect the safety or health of others at coal mines. An act to regulate the operation of coal mines, to protect the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations, and for other purposes. The following recognised standards, guidelines and guidance notes relate to mining and quarrying activities in queensland. Safety management systems including standard operating procedures s.
Recognised standards coal mines section 721 of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 specifies that the minister for natural resources, mines and energy may make recognised standards. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 qld coal mining safety and health regulation 2017 competencies recognised by the coal mining safety and health advisory committee note. When it comes into effect on 1 july 2020, the rshq act will change the states regulatory framework for safety and health in the resources industry by establishing a new and independent. Queensland mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 current as at 30 june 2017 reprint note this reprint commenced 30 june 2017 at the end of the day. The charges relate to alleged breaches of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 by the company at the moranbah north mine. A site safety and health representative for a coal mine has the following powers a to enter any area of the coal mine at any time to carry out the functions of the site safety and health representative, if reasonable. Queensland mine safety information and links mine safety. Mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 mqsha or a recognised standard as defined in the coal mining safety and health act 1999 cmsha. Queenslands new regulatory framework for safety in the. We have assembled a range of links to the latest queensland coal mining safety and health act, queensland coal mining safety and health regulation 2001, mining and quarrying safety and health act, other relevant regulations, recognised standards, guidelines and guidance notes for queensland mine safety. Read the queensland s mine safety framework consultation regulatory impact statement ris pdf, 1. Under the coal mine safety and health act 1999 and the coal mining safety and health. Mechanical engineering manager mem underground mines.
Mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 as at 9 november 2018 act 40 of 1999 table of provisions long title part 1 preliminary division 1 introduction 1. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 33 obligations for safety and health 33 obligations for safety and health 1 coal mine workers or other persons at coal mines or persons who may affect safety and health at coal mines or as a result of coal mining operations, have obligations under division 2 safety and health obligations. Retain queenslands two mine safety and health acts coal mining safety and health. Mine supervisors and site safety and health representatives. Queensland coal mining safety and health act 1999 current as at 10 november 2019. The objective of the workplace health and safety act 1995 the act is to prevent a. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 42 obligations of site senior executive for coal mine 42 obligations of site senior executive for coal mine. Mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 as. All mines must comply with obligations under either the coal mining safety and health act 1999 or the mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 to protect the safety and health of persons at mines. General directives and letters business queensland.
Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 39 obligations of persons generally 39 obligations of persons generally 1 a coal mine worker or other person at a coal mine or a person who may affect the safety and health of others at a coal mine or as a result of coal mining operations has the following obligations a to comply with this act and procedures applying. The coal mine workers health scheme is regulated by the queensland government, department of natural resources and mines, and applies only to queensland coal mines. A site safety and health representative for a coal mine is a coal. Site safety and health representative msss the msss training program meets the requirements of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 act section 56 and 93 1 for supervisors and site safety and health representatives. Coal mines are exempt from this act, but are regulated under the coal mining safety and health act 1999. As a mining or quarry operator in queensland, you must comply with mine safety and health legislation, including. These directives, issued by the mines inspectorate under either the coal mining safety and health act 1999 or the mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999, usually apply to a group of mines e. Inherent in section 55 of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 is the obligation on the site senior executive to ensure that there is an auditable system to determine that other qualifications adopted, where allowed by the committee, are equivalent to those recognised by the committee. Modelling of the mines ventilation and methane emissions has shown that in some cases explosive mixtures of methane could have. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 queensland government. Safety, regulation and the mining industry anu open research.
Minister for state development and minister for natural resources and mines agency. Dangerous goods safety management act 2001 sets the requirements for the transport and storage of substances and the systems to be adopted based on these substances. The site safety and health representative course provides training on the skills and knowledge required to perform the duties of a site safety and health representative, as detailed in the coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 duration. In september 2015, queensland s commissioner for mine safety and health reported the diagnosis of the first case of coal workers pneumoconiosis in a queensland coal miner in 30 years. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 5 who does this act apply to 5 who does this act apply to. This act applies to a everyone who may affect the safety or health of persons while the persons are at a coal mine. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 as at 10 november 2019 act 39. Each district is headed by a district manager who reports to the deputy. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the coal mining safety and health. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 queensland legislation. Coal mine safety and health mine safety and health. The amendment act makes a number of important changes to the coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 the mining safety and health legislation to. The state of queensland office of queensland parliamentary counsel 20142020 ver. Act 1999 cmsha and mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 mqsha for the coal.
A site senior executive for a coal mine has the following obligations in relation to the safety and health of persons who may be affected by coal mining operations a to ensure the risk to persons from coal mining. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 contents coal mining safety and health act 1999 page 4 division 4 records and reporting 65 changes in management structure to be reported to an inspector 57. Safety and health reporting for coal mines business. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 100 powers of site safety and health representative 100 powers of site safety and health representative. Contents coal mining safety and health act 1999 page 4 division 4 records and reporting 65 changes in management structure to be reported to an inspector 57. Our client is a tier 1 mining operator, and they require skilled and safety minded individuals to commence works. Anglo american will face charges in the clermont industrial court over the death of long term mineworker bradley hardwick in february 2019. Queensland coal mining safety and health act 1999 reprinted as in force on 1 january 2011 reprint no. Mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety and health regulation 2017. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 26 meaning of supervisor 26 meaning of supervisor. As a mining or quarry operator in queensland, you must comply with mine safety and health legislation, including mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety and health regulation 2017.
Merola 2020 industrial manslaughter and other safety amendments. Under section 73a1 of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 the act. Section 721 of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 specifies that the minister for natural resources, mines and. Recognised standards, guidelines and guidance notes. Commissioner for mine safety and health queensland mines. Print topic guide printing business and industry queensland. The competencies determined for the respective positions and operative date for the acquisition of such competencies. On 17 march 2020, queensland parliament passed the resources safety and health queensland act 2020 qld the rshq act. Under the scheme, employers must ensure that health assessments are carried out on each person they employ, or are intending to employ.
Critical resources sector employees crse queensland health. Relationship with rail safety national law queensland. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 7 how objects are to be achieved 7 how objects are to be achieved. Read details and apply for production coal mining operators job online. Mine safety and health, po box 467, goodna qld 4300 notice of end of appointment of ama cmshr s. Copies of relevant sections of these directives are included here for information to industry in general. Coal mining safety and health act 1999 sect 99 functions of site safety and health representatives 99 functions of site safety and health representatives 1 a site safety and health representative for a coal mine has the following functions a to inspect the coal mine to assess whether the level of risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level. Relationship with rail safety national law queensland division 3 objects of act 6. In some circumstances, compliance with this guidance note may not be sufficient to ensure compliance with the requirements in the legislation. The coal mining safety and health act 1999 the act places safety and health obligations on coal mine operators, site senior executives, contractors and other service providers. Reviews of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the mining. Legislation, standards and guidelines business queensland. The amendment act makes a number of important changes to the coal mining safety and health act 1999 and the mining and quarrying safety. Queensland mine safety framework department of natural.
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