106Duty to inform workers about safety management system

106 Duty to inform workers about safety management system

106 Duty to inform workers about safety management system

(1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must ensure the following occurs before a worker commences work at the mine or petroleum site—

(a) the worker is given a summary of the safety management system for the mine or petroleum site that is relevant to the worker’s work at the mine or petroleum site,

(b) the worker is informed of the right to see the documented safety management system for the mine or petroleum site prepared under section 18,

(c) the worker is given a summary of each principal hazard management plan prepared under section 28 that relates to the risks that may arise during the worker’s work at the mine or petroleum site,

(d) the worker is informed of the right to see a principal hazard management plan prepared under section 28.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(2) The operator must ensure the documented safety management system is available on request to a worker at the mine or petroleum site.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(3) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must ensure the following plans, if required to be prepared in relation to the mine or petroleum site, are readily accessible to all workers at the mine or petroleum site—

(a) each principal control plan,

(b) the ventilation control plan,

(c) the emergency plan.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(4) If the safety management system is revised under section 22, the operator must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure a worker at the mine or petroleum site is made aware of the revision if the revision is relevant to work being carried out by the worker.