Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.93Training
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sec.93 Training
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure each worker at the mine, and each operational ROC worker for the mine, is trained, if necessary, and periodically assessed, to ensure the worker has— adequate knowledge and understanding of the processes to be carried out, and the materials and plant to be used, for the worker’s duties at the mine or for the mine; and adequate skill to carry out the processes, handle the materials and operate the plant; and adequate ability to access and understand the procedures and standard work instructions for the worker’s duties. The safety and health management system includes obligations relating to critical control management—see section 55 (5) (e) of the Act . The training must be carried out in an appropriate way, including, for example, by formal training courses or informal on-the-job instruction. The assessment must be carried out in an appropriate way, including, for example, by examination, test or proof of relevant prior learning. The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a person being trained or assessed does not carry out work at the mine unless the person is adequately supervised to prevent creating an unacceptable level of risk. Subsection (4) does not apply to work carried out by the person in an emergency. s 93 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 ; 2024 SL No. 167 s 57 (sec.93-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure each worker at the mine, and each operational ROC worker for the mine, is trained, if necessary, and periodically assessed, to ensure the worker has— adequate knowledge and understanding of the processes to be carried out, and the materials and plant to be used, for the worker’s duties at the mine or for the mine; and adequate skill to carry out the processes, handle the materials and operate the plant; and adequate ability to access and understand the procedures and standard work instructions for the worker’s duties. The safety and health management system includes obligations relating to critical control management—see section 55 (5) (e) of the Act . (sec.93-ssec.2) The training must be carried out in an appropriate way, including, for example, by formal training courses or informal on-the-job instruction. (sec.93-ssec.3) The assessment must be carried out in an appropriate way, including, for example, by examination, test or proof of relevant prior learning. (sec.93-ssec.4) The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a person being trained or assessed does not carry out work at the mine unless the person is adequately supervised to prevent creating an unacceptable level of risk. (sec.93-ssec.5) Subsection (4) does not apply to work carried out by the person in an emergency.
- (a) adequate knowledge and understanding of the processes to be carried out, and the materials and plant to be used, for the worker’s duties at the mine or for the mine; and