South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations612—Meaning of " "principal mining hazard
(1) In this Chapter, a
"principal mining hazard" is any activity, process, procedure, plant,
structure, substance, situation or other circumstance relating to the carrying
out of mining operations that has a reasonable potential to result in multiple
deaths in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents, in relation to
any of the following:
(a)
ground or strata failure;
(b)
inundation or inrush of any substance;
(c) mine
shafts and winding operations;
(d)
roads or other vehicle operating areas;
(e) air
quality or dust or other airborne contaminants;
(f) fire
or explosion;
(g) gas
outbursts;
(h)
spontaneous combustion;
(i)
a hazard identified by the mine operator of a mine under
regulation 34.
(2) In this Chapter, a
"principal mining hazard" at a mine that is a facility for the purposes of
Chapter 9 does not include a major incident hazard.