New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2002 - SECT 74

74 Contractor to ensure work carried out in accordance with safe work method statement

(1) A contractor must ensure that all work carried out by the contractor, or by an employee of the contractor, at a coal operation is carried out in accordance with the safe work method statement prepared by the contractor in relation to that coal operation.

(2) If a risk to the health or safety of a person arises because of non-compliance with the statement, a contractor must ensure that work is stopped immediately and does not resume until the statement is complied with.

(3) However, if the immediate cessation of work is likely to increase the risk to health or safety, the contractor is not required to stop the work immediately but must stop the work as soon as it is safe to do so.

(4) If there is a conflict between the health and safety management system for a coal operation and the safe work method statement of a contractor, the health and safety management system prevails.