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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... Workforce 109 Resources and Training 110 Conclusion 113 5. Inspection and Enforcement Strategies 116 Assessing Deterrence 117 Assessing Compliance 121 The Enforcement Pyramid 122 From Theory to Practice 129 Conclusion 132 6. Inspection ...
... Workforce 109 Resources and Training 110 Conclusion 113 5. Inspection and Enforcement Strategies 116 Assessing Deterrence 117 Assessing Compliance 121 The Enforcement Pyramid 122 From Theory to Practice 129 Conclusion 132 6. Inspection ...
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... work- force ( Ritter 2004 , 45 ; DOCEP 2006 , 8 , 10 ) . And individual disasters involving multiple fatalities , such as Moura and Gretley , have brought their own heavy toll to individual mining communities . But the trend for fatal ...
... work- force ( Ritter 2004 , 45 ; DOCEP 2006 , 8 , 10 ) . And individual disasters involving multiple fatalities , such as Moura and Gretley , have brought their own heavy toll to individual mining communities . But the trend for fatal ...
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... workforce ( NSWMC 2004 ) . Yet , at the same time , there has been a growth in the number of small or very small enterprises operating in the industry . This bifurcation has important OHS consequences . Large corporations bring ...
... workforce ( NSWMC 2004 ) . Yet , at the same time , there has been a growth in the number of small or very small enterprises operating in the industry . This bifurcation has important OHS consequences . Large corporations bring ...
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... workforce " ( DOIR 2004 , 16 ) . If an increase in numbers of young and / or inexperienced workers is combined with a lack of training and adequate supervision , as well as a push for greater productivity , then existing risks are ...
... workforce " ( DOIR 2004 , 16 ) . If an increase in numbers of young and / or inexperienced workers is combined with a lack of training and adequate supervision , as well as a push for greater productivity , then existing risks are ...
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... workforce ( Bohle & Quinlan 2000 ) . That is , law seeks to mitigate the imbalance of power between workers and management , by empowering the former to act as a countervailing force where few other options are viable ( on policy ...
... workforce ( Bohle & Quinlan 2000 ) . That is , law seeks to mitigate the imbalance of power between workers and management , by empowering the former to act as a countervailing force where few other options are viable ( on policy ...
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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