RESPIRABLE DUST SAMPLING IN DEVELOPMENT INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF TESTS DIRECTIVE LES MARLBOROUGH 11 AUGUST 2017
MRE – Grosvenor Coal Mine Marlborough DNRME + comments- 11.08.2017
POINTS TO NOTE
SAMPLING AT ONLY ABOUT 50% OF THE NUMBER REQUIRED IN DEVELOPMENT
As a result a directive is issued to review the mines safety and health management system documents that provide for compliance with Regulation 89, and Recognised Standard 14. This needs to ensure that these documents include mechanisms for effective personal respirable dust monitoring and the submission of results in accordance with the regulatory timeframes. You are also requested to attend a meeting with the Mines Inspectorate at 1 William Street at 10:00am on Tuesday 15th August to explain why this non-compliance occurred and what immediate actions are being implemented to prevent a recurrence of this.
SSE SUMMONED TO MINES INSPECTORS OFFICE WITHIN 4 CALENDAR DAYS
WHAT WAS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT WHY MINIMUM NUMBERS WERE NOT SAMPLED FOR RESPIRABLE DUST MONITORING IN DEVELOPMENT?
DIRECTIVE ISSUED TO REVIEW THE MINES SHMS TO BRING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION 89 AND RECOGNISED STANDARD 14.
DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY NEWLY APPOINTED MINES INSPECTOR MR. LES MARLOBOROUGH.
- MARLBOROUGH HAD BEEN A COMPLIANCE MANAGER AT THE GROSVENOR MINE UNTIL RECENTLY. (HE WAS LAST MENTIONED IN MRE 20/03/2017.)
DEPENDING ON WHEN MR MARLBOROUGH LEFT GROSVENOR MINE QUESTIONS ARISE ABOUT WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF MR MARLBOROUGH WORKING AS THE GROSVENOR COMPLIANCE MANAGER FALLS WITHIN THAT PERIOD.
WAS GROSVENOR IN COMPLIANCE IN PREVIOUS QUARTERS WHILE MR MARLBOROUGH HELD THE POSITION OF GROSVENOR COMPLIANCE MANAGER
