What Constitutes an Unacceptable Level of Risk for the Mines Department Inspectors? When they have to go down the Mine Themselves??
The Hearings are being live streamed at the link above
How bad do things have to get before there is an unacceptable level of risk.
When you have to go down the Mine yourself?
I point out Section 276 Again
276 Protection from liability
(1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or omission made, honestly and without negligence under this Act.
Example of an act done— giving information or advice
(2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to an official, the liability attaches instead to the Stat
Principal amongst these are
- to inspect and audit coal mines to assess whether risk to persons is at an acceptable level;
- if unsafe practices or conditions at coal mines are detected, to ensure timely corrective or remedial action is being taken and, if not, require it to be taken;
- to investigate serious accidents and high potential incidents at coal mines;
- to investigate matters at coal mines that affect the successful management of risk to persons;
The Inspectors have been given a number of Powers to allow them to take Action to fulfill their Functions principally Directives
What you will not hear anything about will be Directives either under
Section 166 Directive to reduce risk
Section 167 Directive to suspend operations for unacceptable level of risk
Section 169 Directive to suspend operations for ineffective safety and health management system
