Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017 (Qld)

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2017.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 7 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Chapter 2 Ways of achieving an acceptable level of risk

Part 1 Preliminary

4 Ways of achieving an acceptable level of risk (1) The relevant provisions prescribe ways of achieving an acceptable level of risk at a mine in the circumstances mentioned in the provisions. (2) However, the relevant provisions do not deal with all circumstances that expose someone to risk at a mine. (3) A person may discharge the person's safety and health obligation in the circumstances mentioned in the relevant provisions only by following the ways prescribed. Note— See section 31 of the Act for the penalty for failing to discharge the obligation. (4) In this section— relevant provisions means— (a) this chapter other than sections 60B(1), 60C(2), 87(5), 120(1) and (2), 131(6), 145J(1) and (3) and 145K(1) and (2); and (b) schedule 2E other than schedule 2E, sections 6(1), 13(1), 19(1), 23(2), 24(3), 26(4) and 29(1).

Part 2 Safety and health risk management

Division 1 Risk management practices and procedures

5 Risk management practices and procedures The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the mine's risk management practices and procedures are— (a) established in consultation with the mine workers; and (b) compatible with, and coordinated throughout the mine for, all operations at the mine.

Division 2 Risk management process

6 Hazard identification (1) A person who has an obligation under the Act to manage risk at a mine must identify hazards in the person's own work and activities at the mine. (2) The operator must ensure hazard identification for the mine's operations is done during the operations' planning and design. (3) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure hazard identification for the mine's operations is done— (a) when the operations start; and (b) during the operations; and (c) when the operations change in size, nature, complexity or another way; and (d) for a hazard caused by a hazardous chemical or dangerous good—periodically at intervals not longer than 5 years. (4) For hazards caused by hazardous chemicals or dangerous goods, the site senior executive for a mine must ensure the identification includes the following— (a) hazardous chemicals or dangerous goods being processed or used for processing; (b) hazardous chemicals or dangerous goods that are a product, by-product or waste product of operations; (c) hazardous chemicals or dangerous goods occurring in— (i) the natural environment; or (ii) plant or facilities; or (iii) energy sources.