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MINES WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 2022 (S.R. 2022, NO. 117) - REG 16

Fitness-for-work programs
(1)  A mine operator must, as part of the health and safety management system for the mine, develop and implement a documented fitness-for-work program in relation to the health, safety and welfare at work of all persons performing work at the mine.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $13 000; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 500.
(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , a fitness-for-work program is a program that –
(a) includes measures to eliminate or, where elimination is not reasonably practicable, minimise –
(i) the risks to health and safety arising from the consumption of alcohol or drugs at the mine; and
(ii) the risks to health and safety arising from fatigue; and
(b) takes account of any relevant guidance material; and
(c) is consistent with any relevant code of practice approved under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 .



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