Wk 4 - NSW Mine Safety Law #2

Question 1

What type of Law does health and safety take components from

Answer 1

Both criminal law (gulity verdict in an accident) and civil lay (situation can look at negiligence)

Question 2

What will happen to coal in the future

Answer 2

coal will be phased out one day expected to be phased out in 20 to 30 year as there is a huge amount exported for manufacturing overseas. Coking coal will be around for a lot longer as it is still needed and any steel made from other means can be 3x the cost. Developing countries are needing the steel to be cheaper.

Question 3

What level of government does resources money go to

Answer 3

State

Question 4

How much land does mining in Australia ocupy

Answer 4

0.02%

Question 5

What is the risk at mining set to

Answer 5

ALARP - as low as reasonably possible

Question 6

What is the sharp end - blind end concept

Answer 6

Sharp end is where the manager sits and blind end is where the employees/workers are. Australian legislation references a lot of risk management and risk assessment.

Question 7

What are MDG? Who enforces? Who prescribes?

Answer 7

MDG’s are something the government prescribes and is enforced by the mine (MDG = Mine development guidelines)

Question 8

What are the different types of risk model

Answer 8

*maximum risk model
*compromise risk model
*Variable risk model

Question 9

What is the role of federal government

Answer 9

Raises enough money through taxing incomes, spending and businesses.
Deals with matters such as medicare, defence, immigration, foreign policy

Question 10

What is the role of the state government

Answer 10

Recieve more than half their money from the federal government and also collect taxes
Deals with matters like roads, housing, prisons, public transport, police and ambulance services

Question 11

What is the role of local councils

Answer 11

Collect taxes (rates) from all local property owners and receives money from the federal and state governments
Deals with matters like town planning, sewerage, local roads, rubbish collection

Question 12

What government is onshore mining under

Answer 12

State government

Question 13

What is mining permitting based on

Answer 13

Triple bottom line assessment process
(Economic, environmental, and social impacts)

Question 14

Who collects royalties

Answer 14

payable from the mine to the state

Question 15

What are the legal stages of mining

Answer 15

1. Identify prospect area
2. Apply for exploration licence
3. secure land access agreement
4. conduct exploration
5. prove resources
6. apply for development consent
7. carry out resource extraction
8. mine closure and rehabilitation

Question 16

What doe all states require in regards to future mines land

Answer 16

previously mined land must be made safe, stable and non-polluting

Question 17

Who uses likelihood of death data

Answer 17

*governments
*insurance companies
*engineers

Question 18

Define Societal risk

Answer 18

the risk of health consequences related to
the population that may be affected by hazardous incidents, and sets
out to provide a single measure of the chance of accidents that could
harm a number of people in one go.

Question 19

Define ALARP

Answer 19

weighing the risk against the trouble, time and money to control it

Question 20

What are safety and health beliefs

Answer 20

*All fatalities, injuries and diseases are preventable
*No task is so important that it cannot be done safely.
▪All hazards can be identified and their risks managed.
▪Everyone has a personal responsibility for the safety and
health of themselves and others.
▪Safety and health performance can always be improved

Question 21

What are the hierarchy of legislative framework

Answer 21

1. Act (what duty holders must do)
2. Regulation (how certain things are to be done)
3. Codes of practice (recommend best ways of reducing risks
4. Australian Standards (not law unless they are referenced in the legislation)
5. Industry Standards (Provide advice and guidance to industry members)
6. Guidance Materials (provide advice to duty holders)

Question 22

What is the purpose of safety legislation

Answer 22

*regulate mine operations
*protect health and safety of persons at mines and affected by mines
*ensure that risk is at an acceptable level

Question 23

What are characteristics of appropriate safety legislation

Answer 23

▪Provides targeted safety and health outputs
▪Establishes corporate responsibility
▪Requires pro-active planning
▪Requires competent personnel
▪Obtains on-going comment and advice from industry
▪Concise
▪Up-to-date
▪Proactive
▪Integrated

Question 24

Who does safety legislation provide for

Answer 24

*mine worker input
*inspectorate with appropriate powers
*method of holding a person accountable

Question 25

What makes legislation effective

Answer 25

*focus on risk management
*place obligations on key personnel
*provide for compliance monitoring
*allow timely intervention
*clearly place accountability

Question 26

How was/is legislation developed

Answer 26

*government (NSW department of industry) administer the process
*consultation with stakeholders
*must be passed by parliament to become legislation

Question 27

What is a management

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is the hierarchy of controls

Answer 28

1. Elimination (physically remove the hazard)
2. Substitution (replace the hazard)
3. Engineering controls (isolate people from the hazard)
4. administrative controls (change the way people work)
5. PPE (protect the worker with PPE)

Question 29

Who has the safety obligations

Answer 29

*holders of the mining rights
*mine operators
*mine management
*contracting operations

Question 30

What is the hierarchy of accountability on a mine site

Answer 30

1. mine operator (members of the corporate body)
2. officers
3. supervisors
4. mine workers
5. visitors