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Part 10.7A of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 [WHS (Mines) Regulations] prescribes positions in relation to mines. These statutory positions are appointed by the mine operator to carry out specific functions in relation to the operations of a mine.

Statutory positions are classified in several categories, with different functions and obligations, and levels of knowledge, experience and formal qualifications for the appointed persons, with some positions requiring statutory certificates.

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The first step in risk management is to identify workplace hazards. This means looking for those things that have the potential to cause harm. Harm can be short or long term and may adversely affect the health and safety of workers, property, the environment, and community relationships.

Hazards can be identified through one or more of the following activities:

Duties of volunteer organisations under the WHS Act

If a volunteer organisation (or a volunteer on its behalf) engages at least one paid worker, this makes the organisation a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act).

A notifiable occurrence is an unplanned event or situation that can cause injury, illness, damage or loss. A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), including the operator of a facility, should first assess a situation to determine if a notifiable incident or notifiable occurrence has taken place.

Mines and mine sites have an additional reporting requirement to notify reportable incidents.

If a ‘dangerous incident’ arises through the conduct of a business or undertaking the regulator must be notified immediately.

Where the dangerous incident is currently life-threatening, the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) should ensure the regulator is notified by calling 1800 678 198 (24 hours).

Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), duty holders are required to manage the risk of falls at workplaces, as prescribed by the following regulations:

Improvement notice

An improvement notice is a formal document issued to a work health and safety (WHS) duty holder (e.g.