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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.320Notices to inspector
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### sec.320 Notices to inspector
Before second workings are started at an underground mine, the site senior executive for the mine must give an inspector notice about the proposed second workings.
Before the mine’s standard operating procedure for second workings is significantly changed, the site senior executive must give an inspector a copy of—
the report on the risk assessment carried out under section 319 (3) (a) for the change; and
the proposed standard operating procedure.
Despite subsection (2) , the site senior executive may change the standard operating procedure before giving an inspector the documents mentioned in the subsection if—
the procedure needs to be changed immediately because of prevailing mining conditions; and
immediately after the change is made, the underground mine manager for the mine notifies an inspector about the circumstances and details of the change; and
as soon as practicable after the change is made, the site senior executive gives an inspector the documents mentioned in the subsection.
In this section—
significant change , for a standard operating procedure for second workings, means a change that is likely to significantly affect the ventilation, stability, subsidence or extraction sequence of the workings.
(sec.320-ssec.1) Before second workings are started at an underground mine, the site senior executive for the mine must give an inspector notice about the proposed second workings.
(sec.320-ssec.2) Before the mine’s standard operating procedure for second workings is significantly changed, the site senior executive must give an inspector a copy of— the report on the risk assessment carried out under section 319 (3) (a) for the change; and the proposed standard operating procedure.
(sec.320-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , the site senior executive may change the standard operating procedure before giving an inspector the documents mentioned in the subsection if— the procedure needs to be changed immediately because of prevailing mining conditions; and immediately after the change is made, the underground mine manager for the mine notifies an inspector about the circumstances and details of the change; and as soon as practicable after the change is made, the site senior executive gives an inspector the documents mentioned in the subsection.
(sec.320-ssec.4) In this section— significant change , for a standard operating procedure for second workings, means a change that is likely to significantly affect the ventilation, stability, subsidence or extraction sequence of the workings.
- (a) the report on the risk assessment carried out under section 319 (3) (a) for the change; and
- (b) the proposed standard operating procedure.
- (a) the procedure needs to be changed immediately because of prevailing mining conditions; and
- (b) immediately after the change is made, the underground mine manager for the mine notifies an inspector about the circumstances and details of the change; and
- (c) as soon as practicable after the change is made, the site senior executive gives an inspector the documents mentioned in the subsection.