Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 411

    (1)     The operator of a mine must arrange for the ongoing health monitoring of an employee—

        (a)     who, having regard to the nature of the employee's work at the mine, is exposed to a mining hazard that may reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the employee's health; or

        (b)     if the operator, in consultation with a registered medical practitioner, reasonably believes that, having regard to the nature of the employee's work at the mine, the condition of the employee exposes—

              (i)     the employee to a risk to their health or safety; or

              (ii)     any other person at the mine to a risk to their health or safety.

Note

Act compliance—section 22(1) (see regulation 7).

    (2)     The monitoring of an employee's health may include a medical examination which must be conducted—

        (a)     only in relation to the employee's work at the mine; and

        (b)     by, or under the supervision of, a registered medical practitioner; and

        (c)     at a frequency determined by the operator in consultation with a registered medical practitioner.

Note

Act compliance—section 22(1) (see regulation 7).

    (3)     The duties of an operator of a mine to an employee under this regulation extend to an independent contractor.

Note

Act compliance—section 23 (see regulation 7).