Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill 1999 (Qld)

Queensland

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH BILL

Queensland

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MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH BILL 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY Division I—Introduction 1 Short title 2.0... eee eee teen eee 14 2 Commencement ....... 0.0.00 c cece eect eect tee eeeeeeee 14 Division 2—Operation of Act 3 Act binds all persons... 0.06... 14 4 What does this Act apply to.... 2.2... 2 eee eee eee 14 5 Who does this Act apply to... 6.6... eee 15 Division 3—Objects of Act 6 Objects of Act 2... cette eens 15 7 How objects are to be achieved ... 0.2.2.6... cece eee eee 15 Division 4—Interpretation Subdivision 1—Dictionary 8 Definitions—the dictionary ............ 0.00 16 Subdivision 2—Other important terms 9 Meaning of "mine" ........ 0... cece cette ene ees 16 10 Meaning of "operations"... 6.1.66. eee 17 11 Meaning of "quarry" .. 1.2.2... cece cece een eee ees 18 12 Meaning of "safety and health" ....... 0.0... eee eee eee eee 19 13 Meaning of "competence" ......... 6... cece eee eee ees 19 14 Meaning of "consultation" .......... 6... cece eee ee ees 19 15 Meaning of "standard work instruction" ............00 000s cece ee eee 19 16 Meaning of "accident" ...... 0... ice eee ees 19 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health 1820222427313335 3840

Meaning of "serious accident"... ... 2.2.0.0... eee ee eee eee Meaning of "high potential incident" ...........0..........0000000. Meaning of "risk" 2.0... eee Meaning of "hazard"... 2... 2. eee eee Meaning of "operator"... 22.2.2 eee eee eee Meaning of "site senior executive"... 22.0... eee eee ee eee Meaning of "supervisor"... 0.2.0... ee eee eee Meaning of "district workers' representative". ............0...002000. Meaning of "site safety and health representative" ................0.. PART 2—BASIC CONCEPTS Division 1—Control and management of risk What is an acceptable level of risk. ............00 0000000 .00000000. Risk management .......... 0... eee eee What happens if the level of risk is unacceptable .................... Division 2—Cooperation Cooperation to achieve objects of Act... 20.0.0. .... 0000.22 PART 3—SAFETY AND HEALTH OBLIGATIONS Division 1—Preliminary Obligations for safety and health ............0....... 0.000.002 eee Discharge of obligations .......... 0.0.00. 2 eee eee Person may owe obligations in more than | capacity ................. Person not relieved of obligations ..................... 0002 eee eee How obligation can be discharged if regulation or guideline made ...... How obligations can be discharged if no regulation or guideline made .. . Division 2—Generally applicable safety and health obligations Obligations of persons generally ..........0.... 0.0000. c eee eee eee