Submissions Open for Qld Coal Mining Safety Inquiry by State Govt Parliamentary Committee. The Chance to have YOUR say.
For the next month until the 5th of October, the actual coal mine workers of Queensland (Permanent, Contractor and Labour Hire) have the chance to have their say about state of Coal Mine Safety.
There is a Parliamentary Committee taken written submissions only.
There are no public meetings scheduled to be conducted in the Coal Mining Communities in the State.
I urge as many as possible to tell the Parliament
- What you have seen and what you think about how Safety and Health is actually applied, and
- How complaints and those that make them are treated.
The link to the website and the terms of the Inquiry are below
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=173&id=4194
That the Transport and Resources Committee (the committee) inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly by 16 February 2023 on:
- The current practices and activities of the coalmining industry (including coalmine operators and their senior management and associated corporate entities; contractor/labour hire companies and their management; and the Queensland Resources Council) to cultivate and improve safety culture, within its corporate structures and onsite among workers, with particular reference to actions taken and changes/measures implemented in response to the board of inquiry’s findings and recommendations relating to:
(a) the impact of coal production rates on safety risk management;
(b) industry’s use of coal production related and lag safety indicator related bonuses and incentives to workers and executives, and their impact on the management of safety risk;
(c) accurate, fulsome and timely identification, classification and reporting of, and effective responses to, incidents and failures of risk controls;
(d) the appropriateness and potential safety impacts of the use of labour hire; and labour hire workers’ roles in onsite safety, at coal mines; and
(e) onsite safety, generally; and ensuring appropriate measures to address process safety and personal safety separately.
- That the committee consider:
(a) the board of inquiry’s reports;
(b) the views of industry stakeholders, worker representatives, workers and the community; and
(c) options for achieving the intent of the recommendations made by the board of inquiry to the coalmining industry.
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=173&id=4194
