Mine Safety: Law Regulation PolicyFederation Press, 2007 - 291 pages Historically, the mining industry has had a high incidence of work related injury and disease, and of disasters involving multiple fatalities. It also faces OHS challenges far exceeding those confronting most other industry sectors.Mine safety legislation can play an important role in meeting those challenges. Although regulation is never likely to be the entire answer, good regulation not only brings laggards up to a minimum legal standard, it also encourages, rewards and facilitates leaders in going beyond them. Bad regulation, in contrast, constrains good enterprises from taking the initiative to improve OHS, while failing to deter bad ones.This book describes mine safety legislation in the "mining states" and analyses its strengths and weaknesses. It also examines the broader policy questions of how best to design, implement and enforce mine safety regulation.It argues that substantial reform will be necessary not only in setting standards, but also in their implementation, if further OHS improvements are to be achieved. This implies substantial changes in the way the mine safety inspectorates go about their tasks: in how they administer and enforce the law; and in the circumstances in which they choose to prosecute. It also requires the nurturing of a degree of trust between employers and workers (individually and collectively) and between both these parties and the mines inspectorates, that has been substantially lacking in recent years. |
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Page 5
... senior management has been the role of law . As former Queensland Resources Council CEO Susan Johnston put it , " one of the most significant improvements in 10 years is the extent to which very senior managers , including chief ...
... senior management has been the role of law . As former Queensland Resources Council CEO Susan Johnston put it , " one of the most significant improvements in 10 years is the extent to which very senior managers , including chief ...
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... senior executives at corporate level , mine managers and under - managers , deputies and supervisors , local and district check inspectors / safety representatives , trade union officials , senior regulators , industry consultants and ...
... senior executives at corporate level , mine managers and under - managers , deputies and supervisors , local and district check inspectors / safety representatives , trade union officials , senior regulators , industry consultants and ...
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... senior executive must give a copy of the principal hazard management plan to a person who employs people at the mine whose work is affected by the plan's requirements ( CMSHA 1999 ( Qld ) , s 63 ) . The executive must review principal ...
... senior executive must give a copy of the principal hazard management plan to a person who employs people at the mine whose work is affected by the plan's requirements ( CMSHA 1999 ( Qld ) , s 63 ) . The executive must review principal ...
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... a duty to appoint a senior site executive with responsibility to develop and implement a safety and health management system and to develop , implement and maintain a management structure that helps ensure the safety 32 MINE SAFETY.
... a duty to appoint a senior site executive with responsibility to develop and implement a safety and health management system and to develop , implement and maintain a management structure that helps ensure the safety 32 MINE SAFETY.
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... 1994 ( WA ) , s 100 ) . In Queensland , it is the senior site executive , as described above , who bears substantial responsibilities under the legislation . However , the CMSHA 1999 ( Qld ) and the MQSHA 1999 34 MINE SAFETY.
... 1994 ( WA ) , s 100 ) . In Queensland , it is the senior site executive , as described above , who bears substantial responsibilities under the legislation . However , the CMSHA 1999 ( Qld ) and the MQSHA 1999 34 MINE SAFETY.
Contents
15 | |
Towards Best Practice | 62 |
Designing Appropriate Standards for SMEs | 88 |
Conclusion | 94 |
Interaction with the Workforce | 109 |
Inspection and Enforcement Strategies | 116 |
Inspection and Enforcement Tools | 134 |
Deterrent | 152 |
Industry Associations Trade Unions and Worker | 190 |
Building Trust | 210 |
13 | 253 |
31 | 268 |
Index | 273 |
37 | 274 |
54 | 284 |
Cases | 289 |
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