sec.15Investigating accidents and incidents

### sec.15 Investigating accidents and incidents A coal mine’s safety and health management system must provide for the following— the procedure for investigating accidents and incidents at the mine; making the investigation findings available to the mine’s coal mine workers; implementing corrective action for accidents and incidents. The procedure for investigating accidents and incidents must include the involvement of— for accidents and incidents in or around the surface excavation at a surface mine— the open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation and on duty when the accident or incident happened; or if it is not practicable to involve the open-cut examiner mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation; or for accidents and incidents at an underground mine— the ERZ controller for the ERZ in which the accident or incident happened who was on duty when the accident or incident happened; or if it is not practicable to involve the ERZ controller mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another ERZ controller for the zone. (sec.15-ssec.1) A coal mine’s safety and health management system must provide for the following— the procedure for investigating accidents and incidents at the mine; making the investigation findings available to the mine’s coal mine workers; implementing corrective action for accidents and incidents. (sec.15-ssec.2) The procedure for investigating accidents and incidents must include the involvement of— for accidents and incidents in or around the surface excavation at a surface mine— the open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation and on duty when the accident or incident happened; or if it is not practicable to involve the open-cut examiner mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation; or for accidents and incidents at an underground mine— the ERZ controller for the ERZ in which the accident or incident happened who was on duty when the accident or incident happened; or if it is not practicable to involve the ERZ controller mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another ERZ controller for the zone. - (a) the procedure for investigating accidents and incidents at the mine; - (b) making the investigation findings available to the mine’s coal mine workers; - (c) implementing corrective action for accidents and incidents. - (a) for accidents and incidents in or around the surface excavation at a surface mine— (i) the open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation and on duty when the accident or incident happened; or (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the open-cut examiner mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation; or - (i) the open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation and on duty when the accident or incident happened; or - (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the open-cut examiner mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation; or - (b) for accidents and incidents at an underground mine— (i) the ERZ controller for the ERZ in which the accident or incident happened who was on duty when the accident or incident happened; or (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the ERZ controller mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another ERZ controller for the zone. - (i) the ERZ controller for the ERZ in which the accident or incident happened who was on duty when the accident or incident happened; or - (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the ERZ controller mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another ERZ controller for the zone. - (i) the open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation and on duty when the accident or incident happened; or - (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the open-cut examiner mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another open-cut examiner responsible for the excavation; or - (i) the ERZ controller for the ERZ in which the accident or incident happened who was on duty when the accident or incident happened; or - (ii) if it is not practicable to involve the ERZ controller mentioned in subparagraph (i) —another ERZ controller for the zone.