29Functions of industry safety and health representatives

#### 29 Functions of industry safety and health representatives 29 Functions of industry safety and health representatives > > (1) An industry safety and health representative has the functions of a health and safety representative under the WHS Act for a work group, as if the work group comprised all workers at all coal mines. > > > (2) An industry safety and health representative has the following additional functions— > > > > > (a) to review the content and implementation of any safety management system required by the regulations in respect of a coal mine, > > > > > (b) to participate in investigations of events, occurrences or notifiable incidents at coal mines, > > > > > (c) to assist in the training of site safety and health representatives and electrical safety and health representatives. > > > (3) For the purposes of exercising a function, an industry safety and health representative— > > > > > (a) may enter and inspect a workplace or any part of a workplace at a coal mine at any time— > > > > > > > (i) after giving reasonable notice to the mine operator of the coal mine, or > > > > > > > (ii) without notice in the event of an incident or any situation involving a serious risk to the health or safety of a person emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to a hazard, and > > > > > (b) may accompany a government official when the government official is carrying out an inspection of a workplace or part of a workplace at a coal mine.