Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 445

The operator of a mine must ensure that any person, other than an employee of the operator, who enters a mine is, as soon as reasonably possible after entering—

        (a)     informed about any mining hazards to which the person might be exposed while at the mine; and

        (b)     instructed in the safety precautions the person should take while at the mine; and

        (c)     in the case of a prescribed mine, instructed about the action the person should take in the event of the emergency plan being activated while the person is at the mine.

Note

Act compliance—sections 23 and 26 (see regulation 7).