New WHS mining laws

Electrical Engineering Safety Seminar

Sydney Olympic Park, 6 November 2014

Tony Linnane - Mine Safety NSW Trade & Investment

Harmonising mine safety laws

Whats new or different

Consultation process

Commencement and implementation

Overview

Workcover

Mine safety

Consultation

Consultation: draft regulation discussion paper RIS draft codes

face-to-face meeting with stakeholder groups

58 formal submissions

process and systems approach

terminology changes safety management system principal mining hazards principal control plans statutory functions

How much change?

a comprehensive and integrated system for the

management of all aspects of risks to health and safety in relation to

the operation of the mine.

Safey management system

principal mining hazards principal control plans specific risk controls registration of plant high risk activity notification licensing for certain activities prohibited items codes of practice

Key elements

Principal mining hazard management plans must address each principal mining hazard eg winding operations, fire / explosion

Principal control controls sets out means to control particular risk eg risks associated with electricity

Systematic planning

plan for managing risks

of electricity

lifecycle of electrical aspects of plant and structures

risk control measures

Electrical engineering control plan

electrical safety operation of belt conveyors air quality and air monitoring explosion-protected plant communication systems cables

Specific control measures

registration of mining-specific plant

design registration item registration

high-risk activity notification high voltage

licensing cable repairs and explosion-protected plant

prohibited items

Other matters

certificates of competence retained

practising certificates for some functions

cable repair signatory certificate of competence

maintenance of competence

Statutory functions

Codes of practice

Transitional arrangements

Seminar roadshow

Guidance and further information

Legislation implementation

Questions

New WHS mining lawsOverviewSlide Number 3Slide Number 4How much change?Safey management systemKey elementsSystematic planningElectrical engineering control planSpecific control measuresOther mattersStatutory functionsCodes of practiceLegislation implementationQuestions