(1)  In this regulation –

safety management process means any of the following processes:

(a) the identification, as required under the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 , of hazards in respect of mining operations;

(b) risk assessments undertaken as required by these regulations;

(c) the management, as required under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 and the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 , of risks to health and safety;

(d) the monitoring, and review, as often as is appropriate, of risks to health and safety.

(2)  A mine operator who carries out a safety management process must –

(a) consider the various skills necessary to undertake the various steps in the process; and

(b) ensure that the necessary skills are applied in each step in the process; and

(c) if the skills are held by different persons, ensure that the process involves those persons –

(i) through the establishment of a team to undertake one or more steps of the process; or

(ii) if the establishment of a team is not reasonably practicable, through consulting with such persons when one or more steps of the process are undertaken; and

(d) ensure that each of the steps referred to in paragraph (c) is directed by a competent person.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $13 000; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 500.

(3)  In carrying out a safety management process in respect of a mine, the mine operator must take into account the following:

(a) hazards known to exist within mining generally, as well as those that may arise specifically in relation to the mine or mines of the same type as the mine;

(b) work environment and work organisation as they each relate to identified and potential hazards;

(c) information available on the causes of any reportable accidents or incidents at the mine;

(d) any relevant guidance material that is applicable to the mine;

(e) any other relevant information and any other factors considered relevant by the mine operator or submitted to the mine operator as relevant by –

(i) any employer at the mine; or

(ii) any worker at the mine; or

(iii) any representative of a worker on health and safety issues.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $13 000; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 500.