sec.308Duties of persons carrying out inspections—generally

### sec.308 Duties of persons carrying out inspections—generally A person carrying out an inspection at an underground mine must do the following— if practicable, ensure anything that is found to be unsafe is made safe immediately; if the thing can not be made safe immediately, take all practicable steps to ensure each person in any part of the mine whose safety may be threatened by the unsafe thing is given immediate notification of the unsafe thing; erect a barrier to prevent persons from unknowingly entering a place where the unsafe thing exists; if necessary, ensure— operations in any part of the mine where a person’s safety is threatened by the unsafe thing are stopped; and each person in the part of the mine is withdrawn to a safe location. As soon as practicable after carrying out the inspection, the person must ensure a record is made of the following— any readings, required by the mine’s safety and health management system, taken during the inspection; the details of any unsafe thing found during the inspection; any action taken to make the unsafe thing safe; whether the unsafe thing was made safe. If an unsafe thing is not made safe by the end of the shift in which the inspection was made, the person must— tell the person’s immediate supervisor; and give notice of the matter to the following persons— persons on the next shift, who may enter, travel or work in the part of the mine where the unsafe thing exists; persons who are required to make similar inspections during the next shift. (sec.308-ssec.1) A person carrying out an inspection at an underground mine must do the following— if practicable, ensure anything that is found to be unsafe is made safe immediately; if the thing can not be made safe immediately, take all practicable steps to ensure each person in any part of the mine whose safety may be threatened by the unsafe thing is given immediate notification of the unsafe thing; erect a barrier to prevent persons from unknowingly entering a place where the unsafe thing exists; if necessary, ensure— operations in any part of the mine where a person’s safety is threatened by the unsafe thing are stopped; and each person in the part of the mine is withdrawn to a safe location. (sec.308-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after carrying out the inspection, the person must ensure a record is made of the following— any readings, required by the mine’s safety and health management system, taken during the inspection; the details of any unsafe thing found during the inspection; any action taken to make the unsafe thing safe; whether the unsafe thing was made safe. (sec.308-ssec.3) If an unsafe thing is not made safe by the end of the shift in which the inspection was made, the person must— tell the person’s immediate supervisor; and give notice of the matter to the following persons— persons on the next shift, who may enter, travel or work in the part of the mine where the unsafe thing exists; persons who are required to make similar inspections during the next shift. - (a) if practicable, ensure anything that is found to be unsafe is made safe immediately; - (b) if the thing can not be made safe immediately, take all practicable steps to ensure each person in any part of the mine whose safety may be threatened by the unsafe thing is given immediate notification of the unsafe thing; - (c) erect a barrier to prevent persons from unknowingly entering a place where the unsafe thing exists; - (d) if necessary, ensure— (i) operations in any part of the mine where a person’s safety is threatened by the unsafe thing are stopped; and (ii) each person in the part of the mine is withdrawn to a safe location. - (i) operations in any part of the mine where a person’s safety is threatened by the unsafe thing are stopped; and - (ii) each person in the part of the mine is withdrawn to a safe location. - (i) operations in any part of the mine where a person’s safety is threatened by the unsafe thing are stopped; and - (ii) each person in the part of the mine is withdrawn to a safe location. - (a) any readings, required by the mine’s safety and health management system, taken during the inspection; - (b) the details of any unsafe thing found during the inspection; - (c) any action taken to make the unsafe thing safe; - (d) whether the unsafe thing was made safe. - (a) tell the person’s immediate supervisor; and - (b) give notice of the matter to the following persons— (i) persons on the next shift, who may enter, travel or work in the part of the mine where the unsafe thing exists; (ii) persons who are required to make similar inspections during the next shift. - (i) persons on the next shift, who may enter, travel or work in the part of the mine where the unsafe thing exists; - (ii) persons who are required to make similar inspections during the next shift. - (i) persons on the next shift, who may enter, travel or work in the part of the mine where the unsafe thing exists; - (ii) persons who are required to make similar inspections during the next shift.