sec.115Functions of district workers’ representatives

### sec.115 Functions of district workers’ representatives A district workers’ representative has the following functions— to help, represent and advise workers on matters relating to safety and health; to inspect mines to assess whether the level of risk to the safety and health of workers is at an acceptable level; to participate in inspections by inspectors and inspection officers; to participate in investigations into serious accidents and high potential incidents and other matters related to safety or health at mines; to investigate complaints from workers regarding safety or health at mines; to help in relation to initiatives to improve safety or health at mines. The following persons may accompany the district workers’ representative during an inspection— the site senior executive or a person representing the site senior executive; a site safety and health representative or a person representing the site safety and health representative. A district workers’ representative who makes an inspection of the mine must— make a written report on the inspection; and give a copy of the report to the site senior executive and send a copy to an inspector; and if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor. (sec.115-ssec.1) A district workers’ representative has the following functions— to help, represent and advise workers on matters relating to safety and health; to inspect mines to assess whether the level of risk to the safety and health of workers is at an acceptable level; to participate in inspections by inspectors and inspection officers; to participate in investigations into serious accidents and high potential incidents and other matters related to safety or health at mines; to investigate complaints from workers regarding safety or health at mines; to help in relation to initiatives to improve safety or health at mines. (sec.115-ssec.2) The following persons may accompany the district workers’ representative during an inspection— the site senior executive or a person representing the site senior executive; a site safety and health representative or a person representing the site safety and health representative. (sec.115-ssec.3) A district workers’ representative who makes an inspection of the mine must— make a written report on the inspection; and give a copy of the report to the site senior executive and send a copy to an inspector; and if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor. - (a) to help, represent and advise workers on matters relating to safety and health; - (b) to inspect mines to assess whether the level of risk to the safety and health of workers is at an acceptable level; - (c) to participate in inspections by inspectors and inspection officers; - (d) to participate in investigations into serious accidents and high potential incidents and other matters related to safety or health at mines; - (e) to investigate complaints from workers regarding safety or health at mines; - (f) to help in relation to initiatives to improve safety or health at mines. - (a) the site senior executive or a person representing the site senior executive; - (b) a site safety and health representative or a person representing the site safety and health representative. - (a) make a written report on the inspection; and - (b) give a copy of the report to the site senior executive and send a copy to an inspector; and - (c) if the inspection indicates the existence or possible existence of danger, immediately notify the site senior executive or the responsible supervisor.