New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2002 - SECT 59

59 Duties of employees

(1) An employee who works at any coal operation must:

(a) comply with the health and safety management system for the coal operation, and

(b) follow the operator’s procedures for emergencies as set out in the emergency management system for the coal operation.

(2) An employee who works at a coal operation must inform the operator of any circumstances that the employee considers may lead to a loss of control of a major hazard.

(3) An employee who works at a coal operation must immediately report to his or her immediate supervisor any situation that the employee believes could present a risk to health and safety and that is not within the employee’s competence to control. If the employee’s supervisor is not immediately available, the employee must instead immediately report to another senior person at the coal operation.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of a previous offender-45 penalty units, or

(b) in any other case-30 penalty units.