4Meaning of “principal hazard”

4 Meaning of “principal hazard”

4 Meaning of “principal hazard”

In this Regulation, a principal hazard is an activity, process, procedure, plant, structure, substance, situation or other circumstance relating to the carrying out of mining operations or petroleum operations that has a reasonable potential to result in multiple deaths in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents in relation to—

(a) for mining operations—one or more of the following—

(i) ground or strata failure,

(ii) inundation or inrush of a substance,

(iii) mine shafts and winding systems,

(iv) gas outbursts,

(v) spontaneous combustion,

(vi) subsidence,

(vii) roads or other vehicle operating areas,

(viii) air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants,

(ix) fire or explosion,

(x) a hazard identified by the mine operator under the WHS Regulations, clause 34, or

(b) for petroleum operations—one or more of the following—

(i) roads or other vehicle operating areas,

(ii) air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants,

(iii) fire or explosion,

(iv) a hazard identified by the petroleum site operator under the WHS Regulations, clause 34.