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Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [2022-509] New South Wales Status Information Currency of version Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation. Provisions in force Some, but not all, of the provisions displayed in this version of the legislation have commenced. Notes— Does not include amendments by Sch 14 to this Regulation (Sch 14 ams sec 81 on 1.9.2028) Staged repeal status This legislation is currently due to be automatically repealed under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 on 1 September 2027 Authorisation This version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office and published on the NSW legislation website, and is certified as the form of that legislation that is correct under section 45C of the Interpretation Act 1987. File last modified 13 December 2024 Certified by the NSW Parliamentary Counsel as being published on www.legislation.nsw.gov.au Page 1 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 New South Wales Contents Part 1 Preliminary..................................................................................................................... 12 1 Name of Regulation......................................................................................................................... 12 2 Commencement.............................................................................................................................. 12 3 Interpretation.................................................................................................................................. 12 4 Meaning of “principal hazard”......................................................................................................... 12 Part 2 Mine and petroleum site operators—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 7A and 7C............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Division 1 Mines......................................................................................................................... 13 5 Appointment of mine operator........................................................................................................ 13 6 Notification of mine operator to regulator....................................................................................... 15 7 Mine operator to notify regulator of change to contact details........................................................16 8 Additional requirements for opal mine holders and operators.........................................................16 9 Regulator may direct mine operators to be appointed....................................................................17 Division 2 Petroleum sites................................................................................................... 18 10 Appointment of petroleum site operator......................................................................................... 18 11 Notification of petroleum site operator to regulator........................................................................ 19 12 Petroleum site operator to notify regulator of change to contact details........................................20 13 Regulator may direct petroleum site operators to be appointed.....................................................20 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 2 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Part 3 Managing risks—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 5...................................................21 Division 1 General requirements..................................................................................... 21 Subdivision 1 Control of risk.............................................................................................. 21 14 Management of risks to health and safety...................................................................................... 21 15 Review of control measures............................................................................................................. 22 16 Record of certain reviews of control measures—operator...............................................................23 17 Record of certain reviews of control measures—other persons conducting a business or undertaking............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Subdivision 2 Safety management systems..............................................................25 18 Duty to establish and implement safety management system.......................................................25 19 Content of safety management system.......................................................................................... 26 20 Performance standards and audit.................................................................................................... 29 21 Maintenance of safety management system................................................................................... 29 22 Review of safety management system............................................................................................ 29 Subdivision 3 Provision of information........................................................................ 30 23 Duty to provide information to operator of adjoining mine or petroleum site.................................30 24 Duty on operator to provide information to contractor....................................................................30 25 Duty on contractor to provide information to operator....................................................................31 26 Contractor to prepare plan or use safety management system......................................................31 Division 2 Principal hazard management plans and principal control plans............................................................................................................................................................. 32 27 Identification of principal hazards and conduct of risk assessments...............................................32 28 Preparation of principal hazard management plan.......................................................................... 33 29 Review of principal hazard management plan................................................................................. 34 30 Principal control plans..................................................................................................................... 34 Division 3 Specific control measures for all mines and petroleum sites..36 Subdivision 1 Operational controls................................................................................ 36 31 Communication between outgoing and incoming shifts..................................................................36 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 3 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 32 Movement of mobile plant............................................................................................................... 36 33 Explosives and explosive precursors............................................................................................... 37 34 Electrical safety............................................................................................................................... 38 35 Notification of high risk activities.................................................................................................... 40 36 Prohibited items and substances..................................................................................................... 42 37 Closure, suspension or abandonment of mine or petroleum site.....................................................42 38 Minimum age to work at mine or petroleum site............................................................................. 43 39 Inspections...................................................................................................................................... 44 Subdivision 2 Air quality and monitoring...................................................................44 40 Temperature and moisture content of air........................................................................................ 44 41 Ensuring exposure standards for dust and diesel particulate matter and carbon dioxide not exceeded............................................................................................................................................................. 45 42 Monitoring exposure to airborne dust and diesel particulate matter and carbon dioxide................46 43 Use of air monitoring devices.......................................................................................................... 46 44 Use of air monitoring signage.......................................................................................................... 46 Subdivision 3 Fitness for work.......................................................................................... 47 45 Fatigue, alcohol and drugs............................................................................................................... 47 Division 4 Specific control measures for all mines................................................47 46 Operation of belt conveyors............................................................................................................ 47 47 Mining induced seismic activity....................................................................................................... 47 Division 5 Specific control measures for underground mines........................48 Subdivision 1 Operational controls for underground mines............................48 48 Inrush hazards................................................................................................................................. 48 49 Connecting workings....................................................................................................................... 50 50 Winding systems............................................................................................................................. 51 51 Ropes............................................................................................................................................... 52 52 Operation of shaft conveyances...................................................................................................... 53 53 Dust explosion................................................................................................................................. 54 54 Communication systems................................................................................................................. 55 55 Ground and strata support.............................................................................................................. 55 56 Exhaust emissions and fuel standards............................................................................................ 55 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 4 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Subdivision 2 Air quality and ventilation for underground mines...............57 57 Airborne contaminants.................................................................................................................... 57 58 Minimum standards for ventilated air.............................................................................................. 57 59 Air quality........................................................................................................................................ 58 60 Requirements if air quality and air safety standards not met..........................................................58 61 Records of air monitoring................................................................................................................ 60 62 Ventilation systems......................................................................................................................... 61 63 Monitoring and testing of ventilation system.................................................................................. 62 64 Modelling to take place before changes to ventilation system........................................................63 65 Duty to prepare ventilation control plan.......................................................................................... 63 66 Review of ventilation control plan................................................................................................... 64 67 Ventilation plan................................................................................................................................ 65 Subdivision 3 Other measures for underground coal mines...........................65 68 Coal dust explosion......................................................................................................................... 65 69 Spontaneous combustion................................................................................................................ 69 70 Subsidence...................................................................................................................................... 70 71 Sealing............................................................................................................................................. 70 72 Light metal alloys............................................................................................................................ 71 73 Goaf areas and abandoned or sealed workings............................................................................... 72 74 Ventilation....................................................................................................................................... 72 75 Minimum standards for ventilated air.............................................................................................. 75 76 Control and monitoring of methane levels...................................................................................... 75 77 Gas monitoring................................................................................................................................ 78 78 Portable gas detectors..................................................................................................................... 80 79 Requirements if air quality or safety standards not met..................................................................80 80 Post incident monitoring.................................................................................................................. 82 81 Use of plant in hazardous zone—explosion-protection required......................................................82 82 Exceptions to explosion-protection requirements............................................................................ 86 83 Use of cables in hazardous zone..................................................................................................... 87 84 Internal combustion engines........................................................................................................... 88 85 Electrical safety—testing circuits in hazardous zone.......................................................................88 86 Electrical safety—static charges...................................................................................................... 89 87 Persons required to be on duty........................................................................................................ 89 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 5 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Division 6 Other specific control measures...............................................................90 88 Inspection plan................................................................................................................................ 90 89 Sampling and analysis of airborne dust........................................................................................... 94 90 Ventilation and belt conveyor components to be FRAS...................................................................94 Division 7 Emergency management............................................................................... 95 Subdivision 1 Emergency plans........................................................................................ 95 91 Duty to prepare emergency plan..................................................................................................... 95 92 Consultation in preparation of emergency plan............................................................................... 96 93 Implementation of emergency plan................................................................................................. 97 94 Copies to be kept and provided....................................................................................................... 97 95 Resources for emergency plan........................................................................................................ 98 96 Testing of emergency plan............................................................................................................... 98 97 Review of emergency plan.............................................................................................................. 98 98 Training of workers.......................................................................................................................... 99 Subdivision 2 Underground mines.................................................................................. 99 99 Emergency exits.............................................................................................................................. 99 100 Safe escape and refuge............................................................................................................... 101 101 Signage for emergency refuge.................................................................................................... 103 102 Signage for caches, refill stations and change-over stations.......................................................104 103 Self-rescuers................................................................................................................................ 104 104 Personal protective equipment in emergencies........................................................................... 105 105 Competent persons at surface.................................................................................................... 106 Division 8 Information, training and instruction..................................................106 106 Duty to inform workers about safety management system.........................................................106 107 Duty to provide information, training and instruction..................................................................107 108 Duty to provide induction for workers......................................................................................... 108 109 Information for visitors................................................................................................................ 108 110 Review of information, training and instruction........................................................................... 109 111 Record of training........................................................................................................................ 109 Part 4 Health monitoring—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cll 1(3) and 6.....................109 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 6 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 112 Regulator may direct health monitoring be provided to workers.................................................109 113 Person conducting business or undertaking to give health monitoring report to operator of mine or petroleum site........................................................................................................................................................... 111 Part 5 Consultation and workers’ safety role.........................................................111 114 Safety role for workers in relation to principal hazards—the WHS Act, s 276(3)(h) and Sch 3, cl 5........................................................................................................................................................... 111 115 Duty to consult with workers—the WHS Act, ss 49 and 276(3)(h)...............................................111 Part 6 Survey plans and mine plans—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 6(3) and (4)........................................................................................................................................................... 112 116 Survey plan must be prepared.................................................................................................... 112 117 Preparation of survey plan........................................................................................................... 113 118 Review of survey plan................................................................................................................. 115 119 Survey plan to be available......................................................................................................... 115 120 Security of survey data................................................................................................................ 116 121 Survey plan to be provided to regulator...................................................................................... 116 122 Other mine plans......................................................................................................................... 117 Part 7 Provision of information to regulator—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 6(4)........................................................................................................................................................... 117 123 Report on decommissioned wells................................................................................................ 117 124 Duty to notify regulator of certain incidents................................................................................ 118 125 Duty to notify regulator of other matters.................................................................................... 120 126 Work health and safety reports................................................................................................... 123 127 Ancillary reports.......................................................................................................................... 124 128 Duty to notify operator of notifiable incident............................................................................... 125 Part 8 Mine and petroleum site records—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 6(2)....125 129 Mine and petroleum site records................................................................................................. 125 130 Record keeping............................................................................................................................ 125 Part 9 Statutory functions—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 7........................................126 Division 1 Preliminary.......................................................................................................... 126 131 Definition..................................................................................................................................... 126 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 7 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Division 2 Statutory functions at mines....................................................................127 132 Statutory functions...................................................................................................................... 127 133 Obligations on mine operator...................................................................................................... 127 134 Obligations on nominee............................................................................................................... 128 Division 3 Statutory functions at petroleum sites...............................................128 135 Statutory functions...................................................................................................................... 128 136 Obligations on operator of petroleum site................................................................................... 129 137 Obligations on nominee............................................................................................................... 129 Division 4 Practising certificates................................................................................... 129 138 Eligibility for practising certificate............................................................................................... 129 139 Application for practising certificate............................................................................................ 130 140 Grant of practising certificate...................................................................................................... 130 141 Interstate practising certificates.................................................................................................. 130 142 Conditions of practising certificates............................................................................................ 131 143 Suspension or cancellation of practising certificate....................................................................132 144 Suspension of practising certificate for investigation..................................................................133 145 Notice of suspension or cancellation of practising certificate......................................................133 146 Register of practising certificates................................................................................................ 134 Division 5 Certificates of competence........................................................................136 147 Eligibility for certificate of competence....................................................................................... 136 148 Application for certificate of competence.................................................................................... 136 149 Grant of certificate of competence.............................................................................................. 136 150 Condition of certificate of competence........................................................................................ 137 151 Cancellation of certificate of competence................................................................................... 137 152 Register of certificates of competence........................................................................................ 138 Part 10 Licensed activities—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 7.......................................138 153 Activities to which Part applies.................................................................................................... 138 154 Activity not to be carried out without licence.............................................................................. 139 155 Plant not to be used unless overhaul or repair work carried out under licence...........................139 156 Eligibility for licence.................................................................................................................... 139 157 Application for licence................................................................................................................. 140 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 8 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 158 Grant of licence........................................................................................................................... 140 159 Licence conditions....................................................................................................................... 140 160 Suspension or cancellation of licence.......................................................................................... 141 161 Voluntary surrender of licence..................................................................................................... 142 162 Minor amendments to licence..................................................................................................... 142 Part 11 Mine Safety Advisory Council—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 61 and 62........................................................................................................................................................... 142 163 Definitions................................................................................................................................... 142 164 Membership of Council................................................................................................................ 142 165 Functions of Council.................................................................................................................... 143 166 Procedure of Council.................................................................................................................... 143 Part 12 Mining and Petroleum Competence Board—the WHS (MPS) Act, Part 8, Div 2........................................................................................................................................................... 144 167 Definition..................................................................................................................................... 144 168 Membership of Board—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 65......................................................................... 144 169 Chairperson of Board—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 65......................................................................... 145 170 Functions of Board—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 67............................................................................. 145 171 Committees of Board—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 66......................................................................... 146 Part 13 Safety and health representatives at coal mines...............................146 172 Qualifications of safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 28(1) and 38(1) and (2)........................................................................................................................................................... 146 173 Election and removal of mine safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 39(1)..147 174 Offences relating to elections—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 39(1)........................................................148 175 Safety and health representatives taken to be health and safety representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, Sch 2, cl 2........................................................................................................................................................... 148 176 Training of mine safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 45...........................149 Part 14 Exemptions—the WHS Act, s 276(3)(e) and (f) and Sch 3, cl 7(1)(c)........................................................................................................................................................... 149 177 Exemptions for mines and petroleum sites where only non-mechanical exploration occurs.......149 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 9 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 178 Exemptions for certain gemstone mines, tourist mines and tier-3 quarries................................150 179 Exemption from compliance with standards................................................................................ 151 180 Exemption for quarry managers from meeting requirements for nomination.............................152 181 Exemption for tier-3 quarry managers from meeting requirements for nomination....................153 182 Exemptions from certain notification requirements.....................................................................154 182A Activities to which WHS (MPS) Act does not apply—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 7(2) and 11(1)(i)...154 Part 15 Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................... 155 183 Tourist mines—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 6........................................................................................ 155 184 Removal of gas from underground coal mines—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 7 and 7B.......................155 185 Government officials—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 18(3)(d).................................................................155 186 Reviewable decisions—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 14.......................................................................155 187 Registration of plant designs and items of plant—the WHS Act, s 42..........................................157 188 Shotfiring apparatus to be overhauled or repaired by accredited person—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 3........................................................................................................................................................... 159 189 Serious injury or illness—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 14......................................................................159 190 Dangerous incidents—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 14.......................................................................... 160 191 Prohibition notices—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 50(2)......................................................................... 161 192 Corresponding WHS laws—the WHS Act, s 4............................................................................... 161 193 Fees—the WHS Act, s 276(3)(g)................................................................................................... 162 194 Savings........................................................................................................................................ 162 Schedule 1 Principal hazard management plans..................................................162 Schedule 2 Principal control plans................................................................................ 169 Schedule 3 High risk activities........................................................................................ 176 Schedule 4 Prohibited items and substances.........................................................192 Schedule 5 Water barriers in underground coal mines....................................193 Schedule 6 Sampling airborne dust at mines.........................................................195 Schedule 7 Emergency plans............................................................................................ 198 Schedule 8 Notification of incidents............................................................................ 201 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 10 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Schedule 9 Work health and safety reports............................................................202 Schedule 10 Statutory functions at mines...............................................................204 Schedule 11 Statutory functions at petroleum sites.........................................213 Schedule 12 Membership of Mine Safety Advisory Council...........................214 Schedule 13 Penalty notice offences........................................................................... 215 Schedule 14 Amendment of this Regulation...........................................................217 Schedule 15 Dictionary........................................................................................................ 217 Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 11 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 New South Wales Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022. 2 Commencement This Regulation commences as follows— (a) for section 89(1)(b)—1 September 2023, (b) for Schedule 14—1 September 2028, (c) otherwise—1 September 2022. Note— This Regulation replaces the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2014, which is repealed on 1 September 2022 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2). 3 Interpretation (1) The Dictionary in Schedule 15 defines words used in this Regulation. Note— The WHS Act, the WHS (MPS) Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) The expressions mine, mining activities, mining operations, petroleum site, petroleum activities and petroleum operations when used in the WHS Regulations have the same meaning as in the WHS (MPS) Act or this Regulation, unless otherwise defined. 4 Meaning of “principal hazard” In this Regulation, a principal hazard is an activity, process, procedure, plant, structure, Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 12 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] substance, situation or other circumstance relating to the carrying out of mining operations or petroleum operations that has a reasonable potential to result in multiple deaths in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents in relation to— (a) for mining operations—one or more of the following— (i) ground or strata failure, (ii) inundation or inrush of a substance, (iii) mine shafts and winding systems, (iv) gas outbursts, (v) spontaneous combustion, (vi) subsidence, (vii) roads or other vehicle operating areas, (viii) air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants, (ix) fire or explosion, (x) a hazard identified by the mine operator under the WHS Regulations, clause 34, or (b) for petroleum operations—one or more of the following— (i) roads or other vehicle operating areas, (ii) air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants, (iii) fire or explosion, (iv) a hazard identified by the petroleum site operator under the WHS Regulations, clause 34. Part 2 Mine and petroleum site operators—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 7A and 7C Division 1 Mines 5 Appointment of mine operator (1) The mine holder of a mine may appoint a person to be the mine operator only if— (a) the person is conducting a business or undertaking and is appointed in accordance with this section to carry out mining operations at the mine on behalf of the mine holder, and (b) the person has the skills, knowledge, experience and resources to exercise the Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 13 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] functions of the mine operator, and (c) the mine holder authorises the person to have management or control of the mine and to discharge the duties of the mine operator under the WHS laws. (2) An appointment of a person to be the mine operator of a mine must— (a) be written, and (b) be made in the approved way and form, and (c) include a signed statement that the person to be appointed as mine operator agrees to the appointment, and (d) specify— (i) the name and contact details of the mine operator, including postal and business addresses, and (ii) when the appointment takes effect, and (e) describe the location of the mine, including— (i) the boundaries of all mineral exploration sites and mineral extraction sites, and (ii) land title identification. (3) A person (the prospective mine holder) who proposes to become the mine holder of a mine may appoint a person to be the mine operator of the mine in accordance with subsections (1) and (2). (4) An appointment of a person by a prospective mine holder under subsection (3) takes effect when the prospective mine holder becomes the mine holder of the mine, but only if, at the time, the person is still eligible to be appointed as the mine operator. (5) The mine holder must give the mine operator all relevant information held by or under the control of the mine holder that may reasonably be required by the mine operator to discharge the duties imposed on the mine operator under the WHS laws. Example— A survey plan of the mine prepared under section 116. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (6) The mine operator of a mine who ceases or intends to cease being the mine operator must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure all records the mine operator kept Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 14 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] under the WHS laws are given to the mine holder of the mine, or the person who is to become the new mine operator, before the new mine operator commences in the role. Example— A mine record kept under section 129. Maximum penalty (subsection (6))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 6 Notification of mine operator to regulator (1) The mine holder of a mine must give notice to the regulator in accordance with this section. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. (2) If the mine holder of a mine is the mine operator, the mine holder must give the regulator notice of this fact before mining operations commence at the mine. (3) If the mine holder of a mine is not the mine operator, the mine holder must give the regulator notice of the appointment of the mine operator of the mine. (4) A notice under subsection (2) or (3) must— (a) be written, and (b) be made in the approved way and form, and (c) describe the location of the mine, including— (i) the boundaries of all mineral exploration sites and mineral extraction sites, and (ii) land title identification. (5) A notice under subsection (3) must be accompanied by a copy of the appointment document. (6) The mine holder must give written notice to the regulator of a change to the appointment of a mine operator or the termination of the appointment. (7) The mine holder must take all reasonable steps to ensure a notice under subsection (3) or (6) is given before the appointment or the change or termination takes effect. Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 15 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 7 Mine operator to notify regulator of change to contact details A mine operator must notify the regulator of a change to the mine operator’s contact details as soon as practicable, and no later than 28 days, after the change. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. 8 Additional requirements for opal mine holders and operators (1) A person may be appointed to be a mine operator of an opal mine under section 5 only if the person has, within the period of 5 years before the appointment, undertaken safety training. (2) A mine holder of an opal mine who is the mine operator of the mine must have undertaken safety training within the period of 5 years before carrying out mining operations as the mine operator of the mine. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who, immediately before 13 April 2018, was the mine operator of an opal mine. (4) A person who, immediately before 13 April 2018, was the mine operator of an opal mine must undertake safety training before 13 April 2023. (5) A mine operator of an opal mine must undertake safety training at least once every 5 years after having completed the safety training referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (4). (6) A mine holder of an opal mine who is not the mine operator of the mine must ensure a person appointed as the mine operator of the mine undertakes safety training as required under this section. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. (7) A mine holder of an opal mine who is the mine operator of the mine must not carry out mining operations at the mine if the mine holder has not undertaken safety training as required under this section. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 16 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (8) If a person required to undertake safety training under this section is a body corporate, the body corporate complies with the requirement if the individual responsible for supervising mining operations at the mine undertakes the safety training. (9) In this section— safety training means a course of training specified by the regulator relating to health and safety at opal mines. 9 Regulator may direct mine operators to be appointed (1) The regulator may, by written notice given to a mine holder of a mine, direct the mine holder to— (a) appoint a mine operator for the mine, or (b) appoint more than 1 mine operator for different parts of the mine, or (c) appoint a single mine operator for both the mine and another mine of the mine holder, but only if the mines are geographically close to one another. (2) A mine holder who is given notice under this section must comply with the notice. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (3) If more than 1 mine operator is appointed for different parts of a mine under this section, each of the parts is taken to be a separate mine for the purposes of this Regulation. (4) If a single mine operator is appointed for more than 1 mine under this section, the mines are taken to be a single mine for the purposes of this Regulation. (5) The regulator must ensure the mine holder is given reasonable time to comply with the notice, including reasonable time to address possible non-compliance with the WHS laws that may result from the mine holder complying with the notice. (6) The regulator must take the following into account in determining whether to give notice under this section— (a) the objects of the WHS laws, (b) the nature, size and complexity of the mine or mines to which the notice relates, (c) the difficulty for the mine holder or mine operator to exercise functions under the WHS laws, Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 17 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (d) whether the giving of the notice is likely to result in safety management systems that better ensure the health and safety of workers and other persons. Division 2 Petroleum sites 10 Appointment of petroleum site operator (1) The petroleum site holder of a petroleum site may appoint a person to be the operator of the petroleum site only if— (a) the person is conducting a business or undertaking and is appointed in accordance with this section to carry out petroleum operations at the petroleum site on behalf of the petroleum site holder, and (b) the person has the skills, knowledge, experience and resources to exercise the functions of the operator of the petroleum site, and (c) the petroleum site holder authorises the person to have management or control of the petroleum site and to discharge the duties of the operator of the petroleum site under the WHS laws. (2) An appointment of a person to be the operator of a petroleum site must— (a) be written, and (b) be made in the approved way and form, and (c) include a signed statement that the person to be appointed as operator agrees to the appointment, and (d) specify— (i) the name and contact details of the operator, including postal and business addresses, and (ii) when the appointment takes effect, and (e) describe the location of the petroleum site, including— (i) the boundaries of all petroleum exploration sites and petroleum extraction sites, and (ii) land title identification. (3) A person (the prospective petroleum site holder) who proposes to become the petroleum site holder of a petroleum site may appoint a person to be the operator of the petroleum site in accordance with subsections (1) and (2). (4) An appointment by a prospective petroleum site holder under subsection (3) takes effect when the prospective petroleum site holder becomes the petroleum site holder Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 18 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] of the petroleum site, but only if, at the time, the person is still eligible to be appointed as the operator. (5) The petroleum site holder must give the operator all relevant information held by or under the control of the petroleum site holder that may reasonably be required by the operator to discharge the duties imposed on the operator under the WHS laws. Example— A survey plan of the petroleum site prepared under section 116. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (6) The operator of a petroleum site who ceases or intends to cease being the operator must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure all records the operator kept under the WHS laws are given to the petroleum site holder of the petroleum site, or the person who is to become the new operator, before the new operator commences in the role. Example— A petroleum site record kept under section 129. Maximum penalty (subsection (6))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 11 Notification of petroleum site operator to regulator (1) The petroleum site holder of a petroleum site must give notice to the regulator in accordance with this section. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. (2) If the petroleum site holder of a petroleum site is the operator of the petroleum site, the holder must give the regulator notice of this fact before petroleum operations commence at the petroleum site. (3) If the petroleum site holder of a petroleum site is not the operator of the petroleum site, the petroleum site holder must give the regulator notice of the appointment of the operator of the petroleum site. (4) A notice under subsection (2) or (3) must— Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 19 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (a) be written, and (b) be made in the approved way and form, and (c) describe the location of the petroleum site, including— (i) the boundaries of all petroleum exploration sites and petroleum extraction sites, and (ii) land title identification. (5) A notice under subsection (3) must be accompanied by a copy of the appointment document. (6) The petroleum site holder must give written notice to the regulator of a change to the appointment of an operator of the petroleum site or the termination of the appointment. (7) The petroleum site holder must take all reasonable steps to ensure a notice under subsection (3) or (6) is given before the appointment or the change or termination takes effect. 12 Petroleum site operator to notify regulator of change to contact details An operator of a petroleum site must notify the regulator of a change to the operator’s contact details as soon as practicable, and no later than 28 days, after the change. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. 13 Regulator may direct petroleum site operators to be appointed (1) The regulator may, by written notice given to a petroleum site holder of a petroleum site, direct the holder to— (a) appoint an operator for the petroleum site, or (b) appoint more than 1 operator for different parts of the petroleum site, or (c) appoint a single operator for both the petroleum site and another petroleum site of the holder, but only if the petroleum sites are geographically close to one another. (2) A petroleum site holder who is given notice under this section must comply with the notice. Maximum penalty— Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 20 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (3) If more than 1 operator is appointed for different parts of a petroleum site under this section, each of the parts is taken to be a separate petroleum site for the purposes of this Regulation. (4) If a single operator is appointed for more than 1 petroleum site under this section, the petroleum sites are taken to be a single petroleum site for the purposes of this Regulation. (5) The regulator must ensure the petroleum site holder is given reasonable time to comply with the notice, including reasonable time to address possible non-compliance with the WHS laws that may result from the petroleum site holder complying with the notice. (6) The regulator must take the following into account in determining whether to give notice under this section— (a) the objects of the WHS laws, (b) the nature, size and complexity of the petroleum site or petroleum sites to which the notice relates, (c) the difficulty for the petroleum site holder or operator of the petroleum site to exercise functions under the WHS laws, (d) whether the giving of the notice is likely to result in safety management systems that better ensure the health and safety of workers and other persons. Part 3 Managing risks—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 5 Division 1 General requirements Subdivision 1 Control of risk 14 Management of risks to health and safety (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site must manage risks to health and safety associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with the WHS Regulations, Part 3.1. (2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site must ensure a risk assessment is conducted in accordance with this section by a person who is competent to conduct the risk assessment having regard to the nature of the hazard. Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 21 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. (3) In conducting a risk assessment, the person must have regard to the following— (a) the nature of the hazard, (b) the likelihood of the hazard affecting the health or safety of a person, (c) the severity of the potential health and safety consequences. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the operation of another requirement to conduct a risk assessment under this Regulation. (5) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site, who is the operator of the mine or petroleum site or who is a contractor, must keep a record of the following— (a) each risk assessment conducted under this section and the name and competency of the person who conducted the risk assessment, (b) the control measures implemented to eliminate or minimise a risk that was identified by the risk assessment. (6) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site is not required to keep a record of a risk assessment if— (a) the risk assessment is required to be carried out by an individual before the worker commences a task that forms part of an activity, and (b) the person keeps a record of risk assessments that addresses the overall activity being undertaken, of which the task forms a part. (7) A record kept under subsection (5) by an operator of a mine or petroleum site forms part of— (a) the safety management system of the mine or petroleum site, and (b) the records of the mine or petroleum site. (8) A record, kept under subsection (5) by a contractor who has prepared a contractor health and safety management plan, forms part of the plan. 15 Review of control measures (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site must review and as necessary revise control measures implemented under section 14(5)(b) Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 22 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] in the following circumstances— (a) an audit of the effectiveness of the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site indicates a deficiency in a control measure, (b) a worker is moved from a hazard or assigned to different work in response to a recommendation contained in a health monitoring report provided under Part 4, (c) an incident referred to in section 124 occurs, (d) another incident occurs that is required to be notified to the regulator under the WHS laws. (2) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must ensure a control measure the subject of a request under the WHS Regulations, clause 38(4) is reviewed and as necessary revised, whether the request is made— (a) to the operator by a health and safety representative, or (b) notified to the operator under subsection (3). (3) A person conducting a business or undertaking at the mine or petroleum site who is not the operator of the mine or petroleum site must immediately notify the operator of a request made to the person under the WHS Regulations, clause 38(4). Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (4) A health and safety representative for workers at a mine or petroleum site may request a review of a control measure under the WHS Regulations, clause 38(4) as if the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) were included as a circumstance in the WHS Regulations, clause 38(4)(a). 16 Record of certain reviews of control measures—operator (1) This section applies to an operator of a mine or petroleum site who has, under the WHS Regulations, clause 38, reviewed a control measure in response to— (a) a notifiable incident, or (b) an incident referred to in section 124. (2) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must keep a record of the following— (a) the causes, or likely causes, of the incident, (b) the work health and safety matters arising from the incident, Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 23 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (c) recommendations arising from consideration of the incident, including recommendations directed at preventing a repeat of the type of incident in the future, (d) the outcome of a review or revision of the control measures or a part of the safety management system, (e) a summary of changes to— (i) the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site, and (ii) the affected principal hazard management plan or principal control plan for the mine or petroleum site. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (3) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must, if required by the regulator by written notice, provide the records kept under this section to the regulator, in the way and within the period specified in the notice. Maximum penalty (subsection (3))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 17 Record of certain reviews of control measures—other persons conducting a business or undertaking (1) This section applies to a person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site. (2) This section does not apply to the operator of the mine or petroleum site, who has, under the WHS Regulations, clause 38, reviewed a control measure in response to— (a) a notifiable incident, or (b) an incident referred to in section 124. (3) A person must keep a record of the following— (a) the causes, or likely causes, of the incident, (b) the work health and safety matters arising from the incident, (c) recommendations arising from consideration of the incident, including a recommendation directed at preventing a repeat of the type of incident in the Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 24 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] future, (d) the outcome of a review or revision of the control measures. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (4) A person must, if required by the regulator by written notice, provide the records kept under this section to the regulator, in the way and within the period specified in the notice. Maximum penalty (subsection (4))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. Subdivision 2 Safety management systems 18 Duty to establish and implement safety management system (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must establish a safety management system for the mine or petroleum site, in accordance with this Subdivision. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) The operator must, as far as reasonably practicable, implement the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (3) The operator must ensure no mining operations or petroleum operations take place during a time at which a part of the safety management system relevant to the mining operations or petroleum operations is not established and implemented at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with this Subdivision. (4) The safety management system must form part of an overall management system that is in place at the mine or petroleum site. (5) The safety management system must be designed to be used by the operator as the Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 25 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] primary means of ensuring, as far as reasonably practicable— (a) the health and safety of workers at the mine or petroleum site, and (b) the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from the mine or petroleum site or work carried out as part of mining operations or petroleum operations. (6) Subject to subsection (7), the safety management system must provide 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 or petroleum site. (7) The safety management system must comply with subsection (6) to the extent appropriate to the mine or petroleum site having regard to— (a) the nature, complexity and location of the mining operations or petroleum operations, and (b) the risks associated with the operations. Maximum penalty (subsection (7))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 19 Content of safety management system (1) The safety management system for a mine or petroleum site must be documented (a safety management system document). (2) The safety management system document for a mine or petroleum site must set out the following— (a) the health and safety policy of the operator of the mine or petroleum site, including broad aims in relation to the safe operation of the mine or petroleum site, (b) the arrangements for managing risks in accordance with section 14, (c) the systems, procedures, plans and other control measures that will be used to control risks to health and safety associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site, including the following— (i) the principal hazard management plans for the mine or petroleum site prepared under Division 2, (ii) the principal control plans for the mine or petroleum site, (iii) for an underground mine—the ventilation control plan and ventilation plan Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 26 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] prepared for the mine under Division 5, Subdivision 2, (iv) for an underground coal mine—the matters required under Division 5, Subdivision 3, (v) for coal mines and other mines—the matters required under Division 6. (d) the management structure for the management of work health and safety at the mine or petroleum site, including the following— (i) arrangements for filling temporary and permanent vacancies, (ii) requirements relating to acting positions in the structure, (iii) the competency requirements for positions in the structure, (iv) the positions within the management structure that have responsibility for the management of work health and safety at the mine or petroleum site, including mining supervisors, and the names of the relevant persons, (v) for persons nominated to exercise key statutory functions at the mine or petroleum site—the responsibilities of each person, including the supervision of workers at the mine or petroleum site, (e) the arrangements between persons conducting a business or undertaking at the mine or petroleum site, for consultation, co-operation and the co-ordination of activities in relation to compliance with their duties under the WHS laws, (f) if a contractor is working or likely to work at the mine or petroleum site—the control measures that will be used to control risks to health and safety associated with the contractor’s work at the mine or petroleum site, including the following— (i) a contractor health and safety management plan prepared by the contractor under section 26, (ii) how the contractor health and safety management plan will be integrated with the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site, (iii) the process for assessing health and safety policies and procedures, including competency requirements, of the contractor and integrating the policies and procedures into the safety management system, (iv) the arrangements for monitoring and evaluating compliance by the contractor with the health and safety requirements of the safety management system, (g) the emergency procedures and all other matters in the emergency plan for the mine or petroleum site, (h) the procedures and conditions under which persons at the mine or petroleum site Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 27 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] or a part of the mine or petroleum site must be withdrawn to a place of safety and to remain withdrawn as a precautionary measure where a risk to health and safety warrants the withdrawal, (i) the arrangements for the provision of information, training and instruction required under the WHS Regulations, clause 39, (j) the induction procedures for workers at the mine or petroleum site, (k) the arrangements for the supervision needed to protect workers and other persons at the mine or petroleum site from risks to their health and safety from work carried out at the mine or petroleum site, (l) the arrangements for health monitoring under Part 4, (m) the consultation and safety role for workers developed under Part 5, (n) the procedures for notifiable incident response and investigation at the mine or petroleum site, (o) the procedures for the response to, and investigation of, incidents referred to in section 124, (p) the procedures for the review of control measures, (q) the procedures for records management for the mine or petroleum site to ensure compliance with the WHS laws, (r) the arrangements for the effective communication of relevant information across shifts by workers, supervisors and other relevant persons and the procedures for documenting the communications, (s) the arrangements for all other monitoring and assessment and regular inspection of the working environment of the mine or petroleum site to be carried out for the purposes of the WHS laws, (t) the performance standards under section 20, (u) the resources that will be applied for the effective implementation and use of the safety management system. (3) The safety management system document must— (a) deal with the matters referred to in subsection (2) in as much as detail as is appropriate to the mine or petroleum site, having regard to— (i) the nature, complexity and location of the mining operations or petroleum operations, and Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 28 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (ii) the risks associated with the operations, and (b) as far as reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable by persons who use it. (4) If a matter referred to in subsection (1) is addressed in a plan or other document prepared under the WHS laws for a mine or petroleum site, it is sufficient if the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site refers to the plan or document. 20 Performance standards and audit The safety management system for a mine or petroleum site must include the following— (a) performance standards for measuring the effectiveness of all aspects of the safety management system that— (i) are sufficiently detailed to show how the operator will ensure the effectiveness of the safety management system, and (ii) include steps to be taken to continually improve the safety management system, (b) the way in which the performance standards must be met, (c) a system for auditing the effectiveness of the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site against the performance standards, including the methods, frequency and results of the audit process. 21 Maintenance of safety management system The operator of a mine or petroleum site must maintain the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site so that the safety management system remains effective. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 22 Review of safety management system (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must ensure the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site is reviewed, to ensure it remains effective— (a) within 12 months of the commencement of mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site, and (b) at least once every 3 years after the commencement. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 29 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) If a control measure is revised under the WHS Regulations, clause 38 or this Regulation, section 15, the operator must also ensure the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site is reviewed and as necessary revised in relation to all aspects of risk control addressed by the revised control measure. Maximum penalty (subsection (2))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. Subdivision 3 Provision of information 23 Duty to provide information to operator of adjoining mine or petroleum site The operator of a mine or petroleum site must, as soon as reasonably practicable and on request, provide the following information to the operator of an adjoining mine or petroleum site— (a) information about conditions, activities or proposed activities at the mine or petroleum site that could create a risk to the health and safety of persons at the adjoining mine or petroleum site, (b) a survey plan of the mine or petroleum site, or a mine plan of the mine, prepared under Part 6, to the extent the plan is relevant to the health and safety of persons at the adjoining mine or petroleum site. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—36 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—180 penalty units. 24 Duty on operator to provide information to contractor The operator of a mine or petroleum site must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure a contractor who is to carry out mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site is given all relevant information and access to the mine or petroleum site to enable the contractor to identify risks associated with the proposed operations. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 30 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 25 Duty on contractor to provide information to operator A contractor who is to carry out mining operations or petroleum operations at a mine or petroleum site must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure the operator of the mine or petroleum site is given all relevant information to enable the operator to identify risks associated with the proposed operations. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 26 Contractor to prepare plan or use safety management system (1) A contractor must not carry out mining operations or petroleum operations at a mine or petroleum site unless the contractor has— (a) prepared a plan (a contractor health and safety management plan) in accordance with subsection (3), and (b) provided a copy of the plan to the operator of the mine or petroleum site, and (c) obtained written notice from the operator that the operator has reviewed the plan and reasonably believes the plan is consistent with the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site, and (d) as far as reasonably practicable, implemented the plan. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the contractor has— (a) reviewed the relevant parts of the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site, and (b) given the operator of the mine or petroleum site written notice that— (i) the contractor has conducted the review, and (ii) the contractor reasonably believes the safety management system is consistent with the contractor’s arrangements to manage the risks to health and safety from mining operations or petroleum operations carried out by the contractor at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with section 14 and other requirements under the WHS laws that relate to the operations. (3) A contractor health and safety management plan must— Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 31 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (a) set out the means by which the contractor will manage the risks to health and safety from mining operations or petroleum operations carried out by the contractor at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with section 14 and other requirements under the WHS laws that relate to the operations, and (b) be designed to be used by the contractor as the primary means of— (i) ensuring, as far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of the contractor’s workers at the mine or petroleum site, and (ii) ensuring, as far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part of the contractor’s business or undertaking at the mine or petroleum site, and (c) be documented, and (d) as far as reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable by persons who use it. Division 2 Principal hazard management plans and principal control plans 27 Identification of principal hazards and conduct of risk assessments (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must identify all principal hazards associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) The operator must conduct, in relation to each principal hazard identified, a risk assessment that involves a comprehensive and systematic investigation and analysis of all aspects of risk to health and safety associated with the principal hazard. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (3) The operator, in conducting a risk assessment under subsection (2), must— (a) use investigation and analysis methods appropriate to the principal hazard being considered, and (b) consider the principal hazard individually and also cumulatively with other hazards at the mine or petroleum site. Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 32 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] 28 Preparation of principal hazard management plan (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must prepare a principal hazard management plan for each principal hazard associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with this section and Schedule 1. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) A principal hazard management plan must— (a) provide for the management of all aspects of risk control in relation to the principal hazard, and (b) as far as reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable by persons who use it. (3) A principal hazard management plan must— (a) describe the nature of the principal hazard, and (b) describe how the principal hazard relates to other hazards associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site, and (c) describe the analysis methods used in identifying the principal hazard, and (d) include a record of the most recent risk assessment conducted in relation to the principal hazard, and (e) describe the investigation and analysis methods used in determining the control measures to be implemented, and (f) describe all control measures to be implemented to manage risks to health and safety associated with the principal hazard, and (g) describe the arrangements in place for providing the information, training and instruction required by the WHS Regulations, clause 39 in relation to the principal hazard, and (h) refer to the design principles, engineering standards and technical standards relied on for control measures for the principal hazard, and (i) set out the reasons for adopting or rejecting each control measure considered. (4) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must consider the following when preparing a principal hazard management plan for a principal hazard at the mine or petroleum Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 33 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] site— (a) the matters set out in Schedule 1 for the principal hazard, (b) other matters relevant to managing the risks associated with the principal hazard. (5) The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which there is a principal hazard must ensure no mining operations or petroleum operations are carried out at the mine or petroleum site that may give rise to the hazard before the principal hazard management plan for the hazard has been prepared in accordance with this section. Maximum penalty (subsection (5))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 29 Review of principal hazard management plan (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must ensure a principal hazard management plan is reviewed and as necessary revised if a control measure specified in the plan is revised under the WHS Regulations, clause 38, or this Regulation, section 15. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) If a principal hazard management plan is revised, the operator must make a written record the revisions, including the revision of a risk assessment, in the plan. Maximum penalty (subsection (2))— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 30 Principal control plans (1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must comply with the requirements for principal control plans specified in this section and Schedule 2. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. (2) A principal control plan must— (a) be documented, and Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 34 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] (b) as far as reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable by persons who use it. (3) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must prepare a health control plan for the mine or petroleum site that sets out the means by which the operator will manage the risks to health associated with mining operations or petroleum operations at the mine or petroleum site in accordance with section 14. (4) The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which there is a risk to health and safety associated with the mechanical aspects of plant and structures at the mine or petroleum site must— (a) prepare and implement a mechanical engineering control plan for the mine or petroleum site that sets out the means by which the operator will manage the risks in accordance with section 14, and (b) ensure the plan is developed and periodically reviewed by a person who is, or who is under the supervision of— (i) the individual nominated to exercise the statutory function of mechanical engineering manager or mechanical engineer at the mine or petroleum site, or (ii) if no person is required to hold either of the positions at the mine or petroleum site—a competent person. (5) The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which there is a risk to health and safety associated with electricity at the mine or petroleum site must— (a) prepare and implement an electrical engineering control plan for the mine or petroleum site that sets out the means by which the operator will manage the risks in accordance with section 14, and (b) ensure the plan is developed and periodically reviewed by a person who is, or who is under the supervision of— (i) the individual nominated to exercise the statutory functions of electrical engineering manager or electrical engineer at the mine or petroleum site, or (ii) if no person is required to hold either of the positions at the mine or petroleum site—a competent person. (6) The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which there is a risk to health and safety associated with explosives or explosive precursors at the mine or petroleum site must prepare an explosives control plan for the mine or petroleum site that sets out the means by which the operator will manage the risks in accordance with section 14. (7) The operator of a petroleum site at which there is a risk to health and safety associated with well integrity must prepare a well integrity control plan for the Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 35 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] petroleum site that sets out the means by which the operator will manage the risks in accordance with section 14. Division 3 Specific control measures for all mines and petroleum sites Subdivision 1 Operational controls 31 Communication between outgoing and incoming shifts The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which more than one shift is worked each day must implement a system that ensures, as soon as reasonably practicable at the commencement of each shift— (a) the supervisor of each outgoing shift provides a written report to the supervisor of the incoming shift in relation to the following— (i) the workings at the mine or petroleum site, (ii) the state of plant, (iii) other matters that relate to work health or safety, and (b) the supervisor of the outgoing shift— (i) gives a written acknowledgment to the supervisor of the incoming shift the accuracy of the report, and (ii) signs, or electronically signs, the acknowledgment, and (c) the supervisor of the incoming shift communicates the content of the report to the workers on the incoming shift, and (d) the supervisor of the incoming shift— (i) gives a written acknowledgment to the supervisor of the outgoing shift that the content of the report has been communicated to workers on the incoming shift, and (ii) signs, or electronically signs, the acknowledgment. Maximum penalty— (a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units. 32 Movement of mobile plant (1) In complying with section 14, the operator of a mine or petroleum site must manage risks to health and safety associated with the movement of mobile plant at the mine Current version for 13 December 2024 to date (accessed 14 January 2025 at 18:44) Page 36 of 222 Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 [NSW] or petroleum site. (2) In managing risks to health and safety associated with the movement of mobile plant at the mine or petroleum site, the operator must have regard to all relevant matters including the following— (a) the design, layout, construction and maintenance of all roads and other areas at the mine or petroleum site used by mobile plant, including the drainage syst

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