sec.10Developing standard operating procedures

### sec.10 Developing standard operating procedures The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure the following steps are taken in developing standard operating procedures for managing and controlling hazards at the mine— the site senior executive must consult with a cross-section of the mine’s coal mine workers involved in carrying out a task under the proposed standard operating procedure to identify the hazards associated with the task and ways of controlling the hazards; the site senior executive must prepare a draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the coal mine workers with whom the site senior executive consulted; if the coal mine workers agree with the draft standard operating procedure, the site senior executive must prepare the procedure as the final standard operating procedure; if the coal mine workers do not agree with the draft standard operating procedure— for a disagreement that is not about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; or for a disagreement that is about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must— obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; the site senior executive must include the final standard operating procedure in the mine’s safety and health management system. The site senior executive must ensure— the final standard operating procedure accords with— all matters agreed, under this section, between the site senior executive and coal mine workers; and the site senior executive’s decision, under this section, on any disagreed matters; and a record is kept of the disagreed matters. In developing the standard operating procedure, the site senior executive must— use a risk assessment process recognised by the mining industry as an acceptable process for identifying and controlling hazards; and have regard to the methods of controlling the hazard stated in the database kept by the CEO under section 280 (1) (a) (i) of the Act . s 10 amd 2020 SL No. 69 s 24 sch 1 (sec.10-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure the following steps are taken in developing standard operating procedures for managing and controlling hazards at the mine— the site senior executive must consult with a cross-section of the mine’s coal mine workers involved in carrying out a task under the proposed standard operating procedure to identify the hazards associated with the task and ways of controlling the hazards; the site senior executive must prepare a draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the coal mine workers with whom the site senior executive consulted; if the coal mine workers agree with the draft standard operating procedure, the site senior executive must prepare the procedure as the final standard operating procedure; if the coal mine workers do not agree with the draft standard operating procedure— for a disagreement that is not about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; or for a disagreement that is about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must— obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; the site senior executive must include the final standard operating procedure in the mine’s safety and health management system. (sec.10-ssec.2) The site senior executive must ensure— the final standard operating procedure accords with— all matters agreed, under this section, between the site senior executive and coal mine workers; and the site senior executive’s decision, under this section, on any disagreed matters; and a record is kept of the disagreed matters. (sec.10-ssec.3) In developing the standard operating procedure, the site senior executive must— use a risk assessment process recognised by the mining industry as an acceptable process for identifying and controlling hazards; and have regard to the methods of controlling the hazard stated in the database kept by the CEO under section 280 (1) (a) (i) of the Act . - (a) the site senior executive must consult with a cross-section of the mine’s coal mine workers involved in carrying out a task under the proposed standard operating procedure to identify the hazards associated with the task and ways of controlling the hazards; - (b) the site senior executive must prepare a draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the coal mine workers with whom the site senior executive consulted; - (c) if the coal mine workers agree with the draft standard operating procedure, the site senior executive must prepare the procedure as the final standard operating procedure; - (d) if the coal mine workers do not agree with the draft standard operating procedure— (i) for a disagreement that is not about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; or (ii) for a disagreement that is about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must— (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (i) for a disagreement that is not about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; or - (ii) for a disagreement that is about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must— (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and - (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and - (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (e) the site senior executive must include the final standard operating procedure in the mine’s safety and health management system. - (i) for a disagreement that is not about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; or - (ii) for a disagreement that is about a legal or technical matter—the site senior executive must— (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and - (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and - (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (A) obtain further information or advice, including, for example, from a person having the necessary qualifications and experience to give the advice or from a recognised text on the matter; and - (B) after consulting with the workers about the information or advice, prepare a further draft standard operating procedure and give a copy of the procedure to the workers; and - (C) if the workers disagree with the further draft—decide the disagreed matter and prepare the final standard operating procedure; - (a) the final standard operating procedure accords with— (i) all matters agreed, under this section, between the site senior executive and coal mine workers; and (ii) the site senior executive’s decision, under this section, on any disagreed matters; and - (i) all matters agreed, under this section, between the site senior executive and coal mine workers; and - (ii) the site senior executive’s decision, under this section, on any disagreed matters; and - (b) a record is kept of the disagreed matters. - (i) all matters agreed, under this section, between the site senior executive and coal mine workers; and - (ii) the site senior executive’s decision, under this section, on any disagreed matters; and - (a) use a risk assessment process recognised by the mining industry as an acceptable process for identifying and controlling hazards; and - (b) have regard to the methods of controlling the hazard stated in the database kept by the CEO under section 280 (1) (a) (i) of the Act .