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Accreditation to provide mines rescue services - Queensland

Description

You need this accreditation if you are a corporation intending to provide mines rescue services.

An accredited corporation may deliver the following services:

  • help coal mine operators who are a party to a mines rescue agreement to provide a mines rescue service
  • provide underground mines rescue training programs
  • provide staff and equipment for mine rescue services and training programs.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this accreditation, you must satisfy the Minister that you are able to provide mines rescue services for every underground mine and comply with the performance criteria. The performance criteria requires you to:

  • provide appropriate mines rescue training programs
  • provide equipment and resources to perform obligations under mines rescue agreements
  • ensure mines rescue equipment is maintained, tested and certified to any specification by its manufacturer
  • effectively perform audits or other exercises to show your ability to respond to an emergency
  • provide an effective procedure for coal mine operators to help each other in an emergency.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Within 1 month after the end of each financial year, you must give the Minister a written report about whether you complied with the performance criteria in the year.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
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Please contact the administering agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Administering agency

Resources Safety and Health Queensland

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.