Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.32Risk management for emergencies
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sec.32 Risk management for emergencies
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the risk management process mentioned in part 2 , division 2 is carried out for reasonably foreseeable emergencies at the mine to decide the resources, facilities and procedures necessary to— prepare the mine for managing and controlling the hazards causing the emergencies; and detect the emergencies; and respond appropriately to the emergencies. The resources, facilities and procedures considered in the risk management process must deal with the following matters— coordinating control of emergencies; giving notice, information and warnings about emergencies; the immediate availability of trained rescue persons or emergency services; locating, and accounting for, persons; controlling or re-establishing control of the hazard causing the emergency; isolating the area of the incident, including, for example, by cutting off the supply of energy to the area; emergency egress and evacuation, including refuges; first aid and persons trained in giving first aid; liaising with, and using, local or state emergency services; backup services and facilities for the emergency. s 32 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.32-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure the risk management process mentioned in part 2 , division 2 is carried out for reasonably foreseeable emergencies at the mine to decide the resources, facilities and procedures necessary to— prepare the mine for managing and controlling the hazards causing the emergencies; and detect the emergencies; and respond appropriately to the emergencies. (sec.32-ssec.2) The resources, facilities and procedures considered in the risk management process must deal with the following matters— coordinating control of emergencies; giving notice, information and warnings about emergencies; the immediate availability of trained rescue persons or emergency services; locating, and accounting for, persons; controlling or re-establishing control of the hazard causing the emergency; isolating the area of the incident, including, for example, by cutting off the supply of energy to the area; emergency egress and evacuation, including refuges; first aid and persons trained in giving first aid; liaising with, and using, local or state emergency services; backup services and facilities for the emergency.
- (a) prepare the mine for managing and controlling the hazards causing the emergencies; and
- (b) detect the emergencies; and
- (c) respond appropriately to the emergencies.
- (a) coordinating control of emergencies;
- (b) giving notice, information and warnings about emergencies;
- (c) the immediate availability of trained rescue persons or emergency services;
- (d) locating, and accounting for, persons;
- (e) controlling or re-establishing control of the hazard causing the emergency;