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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.39Obligations of persons generally
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### sec.39 Obligations of persons generally
This section applies to each of the following persons who may affect the safety and health of others at a coal mine or as a result of coal mining operations at a coal mine—
a coal mine worker at the coal mine;
another person at the coal mine;
an ROC worker for the coal mine;
another person not located at the coal mine.
The person has the following obligations—
to comply with this Act and procedures applying to the person that are part of the safety and health management system for the mine;
if the person has information that other persons need to know to fulfil their obligations or duties under this Act, or to protect themselves from the risk of injury or illness—to give the information to the other persons;
to take any other reasonable and necessary course of action to ensure no-one is exposed to an unacceptable level of risk.
s 39 sub 2024 No. 34 s 8
(sec.39-ssec.1) This section applies to each of the following persons who may affect the safety and health of others at a coal mine or as a result of coal mining operations at a coal mine— a coal mine worker at the coal mine; another person at the coal mine; an ROC worker for the coal mine; another person not located at the coal mine.
(sec.39-ssec.2) The person has the following obligations— to comply with this Act and procedures applying to the person that are part of the safety and health management system for the mine; if the person has information that other persons need to know to fulfil their obligations or duties under this Act, or to protect themselves from the risk of injury or illness—to give the information to the other persons; to take any other reasonable and necessary course of action to ensure no-one is exposed to an unacceptable level of risk.
- (a) a coal mine worker at the coal mine;
- (b) another person at the coal mine;
- (c) an ROC worker for the coal mine;
- (d) another person not located at the coal mine.
- (a) to comply with this Act and procedures applying to the person that are part of the safety and health management system for the mine;
- (b) if the person has information that other persons need to know to fulfil their obligations or duties under this Act, or to protect themselves from the risk of injury or illness—to give the information to the other persons;
- (c) to take any other reasonable and necessary course of action to ensure no-one is exposed to an unacceptable level of risk.