New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2002 - SECT 76

76 Contractor’s duties regarding subcontractors

(1) A contractor who works at a coal operation must ensure that any subcontractor of the contractor provides the operator of the coal operation, or a person nominated by the operator, with:

(a) a written safe work method statement for the work to be carried out by the subcontractor, and

(b) if section 75 applies to the subcontractor, a site-specific occupational health and safety management plan.

These must be provided before the subcontractor commences work at the coal operation.

(2) A contractor who works at a coal operation must ensure that any subcontractor of the contractor complies with the health and safety management system of the operator of the coal operation.

(3) A contractor to whom section 75 applies must ensure that a copy of any parts of the contractor’s occupational health and safety management plan that are relevant to a subcontractor contracted by the contractor or employee employed by the contractor are provided to the subcontractor or employee before the subcontractor or employee commences work at the place of work concerned.

(4) A contractor to whom section 75 applies must ensure that, if any change is made to the occupational health and safety management plan during the course of work, a copy of any part of the plan that has been changed and that is relevant to a subcontractor or employee of the contractor is provided to the subcontractor or employee as soon as practicable after the change is made.

(5) A contractor must ensure that, if any change is made to the safe work method statement during the course of work, a copy of any part of the statement that has been changed and that is relevant to a subcontractor or employee of the contractor is provided to the subcontractor or employee as soon as practicable after the change is made.