Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) The operator of a prescribed mine must conduct a comprehensive and systematic safety assessment in accordance with this regulation to assess the risks associated with major mining hazards.
Note
Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 26 (see regulation 7).
(2) A safety assessment must involve an investigation and analysis of the major mining hazards in order to provide the operator of a prescribed mine with a detailed understanding of all aspects of risks associated with major mining hazards.
Note
Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 26 (see regulation 7).
(3) In conducting a safety assessment under this regulation, the operator of a prescribed mine must—
(a) consider the major mining hazards cumulatively as well as individually; and
(b) use assessment methods, whether quantitative, qualitative or both, that are appropriate to the major mining hazards being considered.
Note
Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 26 (see regulation 7).
(4) The operator of a prescribed mine must document all aspects of the safety assessment and the documentation must—
(a) describe the methods used in the investigation and analysis; and
(b) state—
(i) the nature of each major mining hazard; and
(ii) the likelihood of the major mining hazard causing, or contributing to, harm to any person on-site or off-site; and
(iii) the severity of the harm that may be caused; and
(c) contain reasons for the decisions reached about the matters referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) and (iii); and
(d) describe all measures considered for the control of risks associated with major mining hazards; and
(e) describe the reasons for implementing or rejecting all risk control measures considered; and
(f) be set out and expressed in a way that is readily comprehensible to all who use it.
Note
Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 26 (see regulation 7).