sec.99Functions of site safety and health representatives

### sec.99 Functions of site safety and health representatives A site safety and health representative for a coal mine has the following functions— to inspect the coal mine to assess whether the level of risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; to review procedures in place at the coal mine to control the risk to coal mine workers so that it is at an acceptable level; to detect unsafe practices and conditions at the coal mine and to take action to ensure the risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; to investigate complaints from coal mine workers at the mine regarding safety or health. The site senior executive and supervisors at the coal mine must give reasonable help to a site safety and health representative in carrying out the representative’s functions. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The site senior executive or the site senior executive’s representative may accompany the site safety and health representative during an inspection. A site safety and health representative who makes an inspection of the coal mine must— make a written report on the inspection; and give a copy of the report to the site senior executive; and if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately— notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor; and send a copy of the report to an inspector. If a site safety and health representative believes a safety and health management system is inadequate or ineffective, the representative must inform the site senior executive. If the site safety and health representative is not satisfied the site senior executive is taking the action necessary to make the safety and health management system adequate and effective, the representative must advise an inspector. The inspector must investigate the matter and report the results of the investigation in the mine record. (sec.99-ssec.1) A site safety and health representative for a coal mine has the following functions— to inspect the coal mine to assess whether the level of risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; to review procedures in place at the coal mine to control the risk to coal mine workers so that it is at an acceptable level; to detect unsafe practices and conditions at the coal mine and to take action to ensure the risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; to investigate complaints from coal mine workers at the mine regarding safety or health. (sec.99-ssec.2) The site senior executive and supervisors at the coal mine must give reasonable help to a site safety and health representative in carrying out the representative’s functions. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.99-ssec.3) The site senior executive or the site senior executive’s representative may accompany the site safety and health representative during an inspection. (sec.99-ssec.4) A site safety and health representative who makes an inspection of the coal mine must— make a written report on the inspection; and give a copy of the report to the site senior executive; and if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately— notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor; and send a copy of the report to an inspector. (sec.99-ssec.5) If a site safety and health representative believes a safety and health management system is inadequate or ineffective, the representative must inform the site senior executive. (sec.99-ssec.6) If the site safety and health representative is not satisfied the site senior executive is taking the action necessary to make the safety and health management system adequate and effective, the representative must advise an inspector. (sec.99-ssec.7) The inspector must investigate the matter and report the results of the investigation in the mine record. - (a) to inspect the coal mine to assess whether the level of risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; - (b) to review procedures in place at the coal mine to control the risk to coal mine workers so that it is at an acceptable level; - (c) to detect unsafe practices and conditions at the coal mine and to take action to ensure the risk to coal mine workers is at an acceptable level; - (d) to investigate complaints from coal mine workers at the mine regarding safety or health. - (a) make a written report on the inspection; and - (b) give a copy of the report to the site senior executive; and - (c) if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately— (i) notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor; and (ii) send a copy of the report to an inspector. - (i) notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor; and - (ii) send a copy of the report to an inspector. - (i) notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor; and - (ii) send a copy of the report to an inspector.