Second Level 4 Compliance Meeting Grasstree Mine in 4 Months 16th January 2018
MRE – Grasstree Mine – 17.01.2018.pdf
This is the Second Level 4 Compliance meeting over the following matters and occurs on the 16th of January 2018
- Grasstree Mine Evacuation 25 December 2016
- Misfire 908 MG C/Hdg O-lct 21 February 2017
- Methane general body +2.5% in LW 906TG Roadway 20 May 2017
- Serious Injury – 9 April 2017
- Numerous other incidents of general body methane concentrations exceeding 2.5% which
In the 7th of September 2017 MRE the Underground Mine Manager was listed as – Dan Proffitt
Exactly the same list of matters when the SSE Tim Hobson fully acknowledged he had not fullfilled his obligations under the Coal Mining Act regarding
- Failure to report the HPI in accordance with Section 198 of Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
- Unacceptable delay in reporting HPls in accordance with Section 198 of Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
- Unacceptable delay in providing information associated with incidents following specific request made by inspectors
- Understatement of the serious nature of circumstances
It was explained by the inspectors, that while the responsibility to ensure compliance in reporting HPls in the prescribed manner, was the responsibility of the SSE, which at the time of the incidents was Mr Tim Hobson} Mr Uhr had been delegated to deal with reporting mining matters at Grasstree Mine. The non-reporting, late reporting and inaccurate information as detailed earlier was substantially as a result of Mr Uhr’s action or inaction.
Mr Uhr responded indicating that he fully acknowledged that his conduct and contribution to the matter had not been satisfactory and that in the future, in the same circumstances where delegated to provide information in regard to reporting of HPIs he would do so in the prescribed manner,(Ref Section 198 CMSHA 1999)
