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Document ID (ISN)63858
CIS number 95-12
Year 1994
Convention or series no. CCH Australia 63-110
Title Mines Inspection Act 1901 - Mines Inspection General Rule 1994 [Australia - New South Wales]
Bibliographic information In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 12p. (pages numbered 58,941 - 58,984).
Abstract This General Rule was made under the Mines Inspection Act 1901 (CIS 92-1066) and commenced on 1 Sep. 1994. It was gazetted on 31 Aug. 1994. It concerns: Occupational Safety and Health Policies; manager's and supervisor's responsibilities for mine safety; control of persons; dangerous working places (inspection, action to be taken); Check Inspectors chosen from among workers at the mine; prohibition and testing for alcohol and drugs; welfare facilities; medical screening; safety apparel and protective devices; safety and stability of mine workings; provisions relating to explosives and energy sources; ventilation; hazardous substances; buildings and structures; equipment and machinery; shafts and winding; emergency procedures and first aid. The Mines Inspection General Rules 1901 are repealed.
Descriptors (primary) Australia; mining and quarrying; inspection; New South Wales
Descriptors (secondary) welfare facilities; responsibilities of employers; support of mineworkings; law; personal protective equipment; medical supervision; mine ventilation
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceNew South Wales
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Mining and quarrying
Labour inspection