31Communication between outgoing and incoming shifts

31 Communication between outgoing and incoming shifts

31 Communication between outgoing and incoming shifts

The operator of a mine or petroleum site at which more than one shift is worked each day must implement a system that ensures, as soon as reasonably practicable at the commencement of each shift—

(a) the supervisor of each outgoing shift provides a written report to the supervisor of the incoming shift in relation to the following—

(i) the workings at the mine or petroleum site,

(ii) the state of plant,

(iii) other matters that relate to work health or safety, and

(b) the supervisor of the outgoing shift—

(i) gives a written acknowledgment to the supervisor of the incoming shift the accuracy of the report, and

(ii) signs, or electronically signs, the acknowledgment, and

(c) the supervisor of the incoming shift communicates the content of the report to the workers on the incoming shift, and

(d) the supervisor of the incoming shift—

(i) gives a written acknowledgment to the supervisor of the outgoing shift that the content of the report has been communicated to workers on the incoming shift, and

(ii) signs, or electronically signs, the acknowledgment.

Maximum penalty—

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

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