Code of Practice: Emergency Management for Western Australian Mines - Western Australia

Description

The potentially hazardous nature of mining operations, and their often remote locations, mean that being prepared for an emergency situation is critical to the safety and health of personnel. This code will assist those involved with emergency management in WA to meeting their legislative obligations for occupational safety and health. It is designed to provide guidance on:

  • emergency management systems used in surface and underground mines and quarrier
  • developing and evaluating safe work procedures for such systems

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety

WorkSafe

Contact details

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