sec.7Risk analysis

sec.7 Risk analysis

A person who has an obligation under the Act to manage risk at a mine must analyse risk in the person’s own work and activities to decide whether the risk is at an acceptable level. The person must have regard to the following in analysing the risk— the results of hazard identification, risk monitoring and incident investigations carried out for the mine; the work environment and work methods for the mine’s operations; the interaction of hazards present at the mine; the effectiveness and reliability of hazard controls in use at the mine; other reasonably available relevant information and data from, and practices in, other industries and mining operations. (sec.7-ssec.1) A person who has an obligation under the Act to manage risk at a mine must analyse risk in the person’s own work and activities to decide whether the risk is at an acceptable level. (sec.7-ssec.2) The person must have regard to the following in analysing the risk— the results of hazard identification, risk monitoring and incident investigations carried out for the mine; the work environment and work methods for the mine’s operations; the interaction of hazards present at the mine; the effectiveness and reliability of hazard controls in use at the mine; other reasonably available relevant information and data from, and practices in, other industries and mining operations.

• (a) the results of hazard identification, risk monitoring and incident investigations carried out for the mine;
• (b) the work environment and work methods for the mine’s operations;
• (c) the interaction of hazards present at the mine;
• (d) the effectiveness and reliability of hazard controls in use at the mine;
• (e) other reasonably available relevant information and data from, and practices in, other industries and mining operations.