New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL INDUSTRY ACT 2001 - SECT 45

45 Certain events occurring at a mine rescue station to be notified to the Chief Inspector

(1) The mines rescue company is responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.

(2) If a reportable event occurs at a mine rescue station, the person in charge of the station must:

(a) immediately give oral notice of the event to the Chief Inspector appointed under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 and to the mines rescue company, and

(b) within the following 24 hours send a written notice to them setting out:

(i) the nature of the event, and

(ii) the number and names of any persons killed or injured as a consequence of the event.

(3) The person in charge of a mine rescue station:

(a) must keep a record of all reportable events occurring at the station, and

(b) must make the record available for inspection by the mines rescue company, or by any person designated by the mines rescue company, whenever the mines rescue company or person requests production of the record.

(4) An event is a "reportable event" at a mine rescue station:

(a) if it is an accident which causes the death of a member of the Brigade or a serious bodily injury to such a member, being an accident occurring while the member is acting as such a member and is working at or from the station, or

(b) if it involves the breakdown of mine rescue equipment (such as breathing apparatus) that is in use at the station or is otherwise used by the Brigade at the station.

(5) In this section, "serious bodily injury" means:

(a) a fracture of the skull, jaw, spine, pelvis, arm, shoulder-blade, collar-bone, forearm, thigh, leg, knee-cap, ankle or ribs, or

(b) a dislocation of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee or spine, or

(c) an amputation of the hand or foot or of a substantial part of the hand or foot, or

(d) the serious impairment or loss of sight of an eye, or

(e) an internal haemorrhage receiving hospital treatment, or

(f) burns receiving treatment from a registered medical practitioner, or

(g) an injury involving injection of hydraulic fluid, or

(h) asphyxia.