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172 Qualifications of safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 28(1) and 38(1) and (2)

172 Qualifications of safety and health representatives—the WHS (MPS) Act, ss 28(1) and 38(1) and (2)

(1) A person is eligible to be appointed as an industry safety and health representative if the person—

(a) holds the qualifications required to be nominated to exercise the statutory function of deputy or open cut examiner, and

(b) has completed a course of training accredited by the regulator for the purposes of the WHS (MPS) Act, section 45.

(2) A person is eligible to be appointed as a site safety and health representative at a coal mine if the person—

(a) is a worker at the coal mine, and

(b) has worked at the coal mine or coal mines of that class for at least 3 years.

(3) A person is eligible to be appointed as an electrical safety and health representative at a coal mine if the person—

(a) holds the qualifications required to be nominated to exercise the statutory function of electrical tradesperson, and

(b) has worked in coal mines for at least 5 years.