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WHSMPS Regs Cl 4 Meaning of Principle Hazards

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Multiple deaths in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 14 Management of Risks to H & S

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  • Must Manage Risk
  • Must ensure a risk assessment is done by competent person,
  • Have regard to nature of hazard, liklihood affecting H & S, severity of the potential H & S consequences
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WHS MPS Regs Cl 15 Review of Control Measures

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  • Audit of the SMS finds a deficiency
  • A worker is removed form a hazard due to health monitoring
  • A cl 124 incident occurs
  • Any incident notified to the regulator
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WHS MPS Regs Cl 16 Record of Certain Control Measures

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Reviewed a control measure in response to a;
- notifiable incident or a 124.
- Must keep a record of: cause, workers H & S arising from it, recommendations, outcome of review, Summary of changes to SMS or PHMP

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WHSMPS Regs cl 18 Duty to Establish a SMS

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Operator must establish and implement SMS
- No mining until SMS in place
- SMS to form part of overall management system
- SMS designed to ensure health and safety so far as reasonably practical
- Must have regard for nature, location & complexity of operations

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WHSMPS Regs CL 19 Contents of a SMS

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Contents of a Safety Management System 21 Parts
- Health and safety Policy
- Health Monitoring
- Inspection
- Inductions
- Information, training & instruction
- Incidents & emergencies
- Consultation
- Communication across shifts
- Contractor management
- Risk management
- Resources to implement SMS
- Record keeping
- Supervision
- Safety role for workers
- Specific controls
- PHMP
- PCP
- Withdrawal conditions
- Performance standards & audits
- Management structure
- Emergency plan

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WHSMPS Cl 20 Duty to Provide information to Contractor

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The operator of the mine must give the contractor all relevant information and access to enable them to identify any hazards

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 22 Review of SMS

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  • within 1 year of commencement of mining
  • Review SMS if a control is revised under WHS Regs Cl 38 or WHS MPS Cl 15
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WHSMPS Cl 26 Contractor to Prepare plan or use SMS

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Must not carry out mining operations unless:
- Contractor has H&S plan and has provided a copy to the operator
- Has obtained written notice from the operator and approved for siteAFARP implemented the plan, or
- Has reviewed the relevant parts of the mines SMS
- Has given the operator written notice they have conducted a review and is of the opinion the contractor SMS is consistent and in accordance with Cl 19

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 29 Review of PHMP

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Review required if controls revised under WHS Regs Cl 38 or WHS MPS Cl 15- Must be documented in the plan

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 30 PCP’s

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Health Control plan
Mechanical Engineering Control Plan
Electrical Engineering Control Plan
Explosives Control Plan
Emergency Plan

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 31 Communication between outgoing and oncoming shifts

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Outgoing;
- Written report
- Signs this report

Incoming
- Communicates
- Signs off

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 32 Movement of Mobile plant

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Risks to health & safety associated with mobile plant must be managed
- Design, layout, construction, maintenance of roads
- Risk of terrain adjacent land
- Interaction mobile plant and pedestrians
- Interactions mobile plant and fixed plant or structures
- Interaction between mobile plant & light vehicles
- Operation of remote controlled plant
- Maintenance & testing of mobile plant

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WHSMPS Regs Cl 33 Explosive and Exposives Pre Cursors

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Comply with S14 manage risks to H&S with explosives and explosive pre-cursors
-Safe to handle
- Fit for intended use
- As insensitive ARP to shock, spark, friction and the environment in which they are stored transported and used
- Simple to store, use, transport and control
- Comply with explosives act 2003 and AS 2187 Explosive Storage Transport and Use

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 39 Inspections

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Must ensure arrangements are in place for the regular inspection of the work environment
- Must take into account;
- procedures for inspections
- when inspections are to be carried out
- competent persons
- number of competent persons required
- Risk assessment must be carried out for all inspection areas

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 41 Exposure standards

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Exposure Standards TWA 8 hours (Feb 2021)
- Inhalable dust 10mgm3
- Respirable dust (coal mine) 1.5mgm3
- Diesel particulates 0.1mgm3
- Respirable quartz/silica 0.05mgm3

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WHS MPS cl 45 Fatigue, Alcohol and Drugs

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The operator of the mine must manage risks to heath & safety associated with
- worker fatigue
- consumption of alochol
- the use of drugs

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 88 Inspection Plan

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11 Items
- inspection plan
- divided into inspection areas, size, within time allocated
- production area at which coal is extracted
- drilling, haul roads, dumps or stockpiles
- concerns raised about size of production area
- concerns arising from inspection
- persons affected
- relevant manager
- senior manager notified of the remidial action
- concerns about the remedial action
- recording of the results
- regular and timely review
- at least once every shift - more frequently depending on risk
- mining supervisor or
- competent person

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WHS MPS Cl 106 Duty to inform workers about SMS

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The operator must ensure before a worker commences work -
- given a summary of the SMS
- informed of the right to see the documented SMS
- summarry of any relevant PHMP
- informed of the right to see any prepared PHMP
- Operator must ensure teh documented SMS is available on request
- Operator must ensure the following plans are available -
- each PCP
- emergency plan
- If the SMS is revised the operator must ensure each worker is made aware of the revisions

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WHS MPS Cl 107 Duty to provide information, training and instruction

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Mine operator must provide suitable information, training and instruction about -
- hazards from work
- control measures relating to fatigue and drugs and alcohol
- relevant parts of the SMS
- emergency plan
- workers safety role under Cl 114
- Each worker must be competent in basic risk management techniques

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WHS MPS Cl 108 Duty to provide induction for workers

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Workesr must be trained in the relevant parts of teh SMS before they commence work

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WHS MPS Cl 109 Information for visitors

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Operators must ensure authorised visitors are
- informed about risks they may be exposed to
- instructed on health and safety precautions
- instructed on the actions in the event of an emergency

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WHS MPS Cl 110 Review of information, training and instruction

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Operator must review and revise as necessary to remain relevant

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WHS MPS Cl 111 Record of Training

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Mine operator must
- make record of any training provided
- keep the record while the worker is engaged
- ensure the record id made available on request by the worker

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 124 Duty to motify regulator of certain incidents

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The operator of the mine must take all reasonable steps to notify the regulator after becoming aware of an incident (other than notifiable), but only if;
- The incident results in a serious injury or illness that requires medical treatment (cl 13 sch 9)
- Is a high potential incident
- Notification must also be made to the ISHR*
- Notification must be made no later than 7 days, or 48hrs if there was an injury or illness*
- Notification must be in writing, in a form requested by the regulator, details as specified in schedule 8, if there was an injury or illness
- A high potential incident means;
- An event in cl179, where a person could have reasonably been in the vicinity at the time.
- Misfires or unplanned explosions
- Unplanned events resulting in the evacuation of more than 1 person
- Injury or illness likely to result in more than 7 days lost time
- includes fractures
- Detection of atmospheric concentration of respirable dust that exceed the level specified
- Fire on mobile plant incl autonomous and remote
- Loss of control of autonomous or remote HME
- Spon com

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WHS MPS Cl 125 Duty to notify regulator of other matters

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  • Commencement of mining operations
  • Commencement if intermittent mining
  • Connection of electricity if no Stat Electrical Engineer
  • Closure of mine
  • Recommencement of normal activities
  • Significant interruption or suspension of mining
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WHS MPS Cl 129 Mine Record

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Operator must keep a record
- Any notices issued under WHS ACT Part 10 (enforcement measures)
- PINS issued
- All incidents notified to the regulator
- All records under WHS MPS Regs Cl 16/17 (risk management)
- Shift reports WHS MPS Regs Cl 31
- First aid treatments

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WHS MPS Regs Cl 189 Serious Injury or Illness

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  • Fracture to a bone (other than hand or foot)
  • Exposure / Medical treatment within 48hrs of exposure
  • Immediate treatment as an inpatient in hospital
  • Loss of bodily function
  • Degloving/scalping
  • Amputation
  • Serious head injury
  • Serious eye injury
  • Serious burn
  • Serious Laceration
  • Spinal injury
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WHSMPS Regs Cl 190 Dangerous Incident

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20 Parts
An incident that exposes a worker or any other person to a risk from immediate or imminent exposure to;
- Collapse, overturning or damage to authorised plant
- Collapse or partial collapse of a structure
- Collapse of an excavation shoring
- Collision
- Contact with energised sources greater than 1200v
- Damage to any plant or structure
- Escape, spillage or leakage of a substance
- Escape of gas or steam
- Escape of a pressurized substance
- Electric shock
- Ejection of blasting rock outside the exclusion zone
- Failure of slope stability
- Fall or release form height of plant, substance or thing
- Implosion, explosion or fire
- Inrush of water, mud or gas into excavation or tunnel
- Loss of control of HE including Brake and Steering
- Overturning of plant or equipment weighing more than 1000kg
- Subsidence
- Spon com
- Unintended activation or failure to stop of vehicles or machinery

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WHS MPS Sch 1 PHMP

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Principle Hazards Management Plans ROVOA (8 items)
- Mobile plant including LV’s
- Plant ans structures
- Fixed structures
- Public
- Design of mobile plant
- design of roads
- design of mine
- environmental impacts on road conditions

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WHS MPS Sch 2 Pricipal Control Plans

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Principle Control Plans
- Health Control Plan Control Measures for eliminating or minimising the exposure of workers to health hazards associated with
- dust
- noise
- hazardous substances
- contaminants, airborne or otherwise.
Workers are fit to carry out the work without causing a risk to their own or others safety.
not impaired by:
- fatigue, extreme tempatures, moisture content of air
- intoxication by alcohol or drugs

What must a health plan address?
- Monitoring of the existence of health hazards
- arrangements for monitoring the health of workers
- management of health records

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WHS MPS Sch 3 High Risk Activities

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High Risk Activities

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WHS MPS Sch 6 Sampling airborne dust at Coalmines

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WHSMPS Cl 40-44, WHS R CL49-52, WHSMPS Schedule 6 Samples must;
- breathing zone 300mm from centre of face
- licensed person
- taken over 80% of shift
- actual workplace
- entire shift
- analysed AS2985 & AS3640
- One respirable quartz
- 5 people (driller, shotfirer, stemmer, mobile plant operator)
- 12 monthly

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WHS MPS Sch 7 Emergency Plans

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1) Site and Hazard detail
2) command stricture and site personel
3) notifications
4) resources and equipment
5) procedures

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WHS MPS Sch 8 Notifications of incidents

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  • Persons injured
  • description of event
  • consequence of the incident
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WHS MPS Sch 9 Work Health and Safety Reports

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(a) the suturing of a wound,
(b) the treatment of fractures,
(c) the treatment of bruises by drainage of blood, (d) the treatment of second and third degree burns

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WHS MPS Sch 9 Cl 13

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Definition of a Medical Treatment Injury 4 Parts
- Suturing of a wound
- Treatment of fractures
- The treatment of bruises by the drainage of blood
- the treatment of second and third degree burns

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WHS MPS Sch 10 Stat Roles

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MEM,
OCE,
Mine surveyor,
Eletrical Engineer,
Mechanical Engineer,
Qualified trades

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Exp Regs CL9, CL10 (2) Who can Handle Explosives on site

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  • A natural person is required to hold a security clearance
  • under the immediate supervision of a person who holds a security clearance
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EXP Regs CL102 Notifications

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Lost, stolen or an attempted theft or any other suspicious incident

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Exp Regs CL103

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Serious Incident means
- uncontrolled explosion or fire
- incident resulting in the death of, or serious injury
- any other risk of uncontrolled explosion

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Exp Regs CL105 Ignition Sources

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A person must not
- take any substances that can ignite or cause fire within 10 meters where explosives are handled.
- Smoke within 10 metres where explosives are handled

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WHS Act Sec 18

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Reasonably Practical
- What is reasonably able to be done to ensure health and safety taking into account
- the likelihood of the hazard or risk
- the degree of harm
- what the person should know about,
- the hazard or risk
- ways of minimising or eliminating the hazard or risk
- whether the cost associated is greatly disproportionate to the hazard or risk

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WHS Act Sec 19

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Primary Duty of CareA PCBU must SFARP -
- provide a work environment without risks to health and safety
- provide and maintain safe plant and structures
- provide and maintain safe systems of work
- provide and maintain adequate facilities
- provide information, training and supervision
- provide health monitoring

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WHS Acts Sec 28 Duty of Workers

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A worker must:
- care for his or her own Health and Safety
- care fore his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect other persons
- comply with any reasonable instruction
- co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure

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WHS Act Sec 48

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Nature of Consultation
- Relevant information must be shared with workers
- Ensure workers are given the opportunity to;
- Express their views and raise H&S issues
- Contribute to the decision making process
- Their views taken into account
- Advised of the outcome in a timely manner
- HSR must be involved when the represent workers

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WHS Act Sec 49

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When Consultation is Required
- Identifying hazards and assessing risks to H & S
- Making decisions about ways to eliminate or minimise those risks
- Making decisions about facilities that affect workers
- Proposing changes that affect the health and safety of workers

Decisions about the procedures for:
- Consultation
- Resolving WHS issues
- Health monitoring
- Workplace conditions
- Information, Training and Instruction

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WHS Acts PT10 Enforcement Measures

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  • Improvement notice
  • Probation notice
  • non disturbance notice
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WHS Acts Pt5 SHR’s

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HSR
- Nominated by workers
- experience is member of workgroup,
- WHS Training Functions Represents workers for H & S matters
- investigates complaints
- inspect workplace
- accompany an inspector

SSHR
- Nominated by workers
- is a worker at the mine
- 3 years at coal mine
- WHS Training. All functions of a HSR
- Observe formal investigations that must be notified to reguator
- can issue a PIN (Suspend operations as delegate only)

ESHR
Nominated by workers
- Electrical tradesperson
- 5 years experience WHS training
- Electrical installations and equipment risks and their use
- PIN (Electrical)

ISHR
- CFMEU appointed by minister
-OCE
-WHS Training
- All functions of HSR
- Review SMS
- Participate in investigation
- training of MSHR
-Can issue a PIN / Suspend operations

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WHS Regulations Cl 34

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Duty holder must identify any foreseeable hazards SFARP

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WHS Regulations Cl 35 Managing Risks

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A duty holder must -
- eliminate risks to health and safety SFARP
- if risks cannot be eliminate then they must be minimised SFARP

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WHS Regulations Cl 36

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Hierarchy of Controls
- Only applies when unable to eliminate risks
- If not possible to eliminate then use 1 or more of
- Substitution
- Isolation
- Engineering
- Administrative
- PPE

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WHS Regulations Cl 37 Maintenance of Control Measures

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Duty holder must ensure control measures are maintained so they remain effective

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WHS Regulations Cl 38 Review of Control Measures

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Duty holder must review and revise control measures to maintain a safe work environment
- Must review control measure in the following circumstance;
- if a control does not control the risk
- before a change that may create a new hazard or make control ineffective
- consultation indicates a review is necessary
- HSR requests a reviewA change includes -
- the workplace or any aspect of the work environment
- a system, process or procedure

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WHS Regulations Cl 49 Provision for information, training and instruction

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  • Nature of The Work carried out by The worker
  • Nature of The risks associated with The Work
  • control measures implemented
  • readily understandable by any person to whom it is provided
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WHS Regulations Cl 42 First Aid

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Provision of first aid
- has access to the equipement
- access to facilities to treat first aid
- A PCBU must ensure
- adequate numbers of workers are trained to administer
- adequate number of other persons who have been trained to administer first aid.

Must have regard to;
- nature of work being carried out
- nature of the hazards
- size and location of the workplace
- number and composition of the workers and other persons

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WHP MPS Acts S14 Notifable incident

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Death, serious injury / illness, dangerous incident

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WHP MPS Acts S17

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When a notifiable incident occurs the incident site is not to be disturned until an inspector arrives at the incident site