New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

COAL MINES (UNDERGROUND) REGULATION 1999 - REG 16

16 Implementation of mine inspection systems

(1) A mine manager must, within 6 months after the commencement of this Regulation, develop and implement a mine inspection system providing for:

(a) the inspection of all safely accessible underground places in the mine for the purpose of detecting hazards to safety or health, and

(b) the bringing of any such hazards to the attention of appropriate persons so as to initiate their effective control.

(2) In particular, a mine inspection system must provide for:

(a) the establishment in the mine of production districts and the assignment of deputies to be in charge of each production district during each shift, and

(b) the defining of the duties of production district deputies (which must include the conduct of inspections required by this Regulation and the mine inspection system and the effective oversight of the safety and health of persons in the production district).

(3) The places to be inspected in accordance with a mine inspection system are to include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) all accessible roadways,

(b) goaf edges,

(c) shafts,

(d) drifts.

(4) The matters to be covered by a mine inspection system are to include, but are not limited to, inspections for the presence, condition or adequacy of the things listed in Schedule 1.

(5) A mine inspection system must include provisions for audits of the system’s operation and for periodic reviews (at intervals not exceeding 2 years) of the system’s effectiveness.

(6) A mine inspection system must be documented and the relevant document or documents must be kept at the mine.