Clause 179 of the Work Health and Safety (Mine and Petroleum sites) Regulation 2014 prescribes dangerous incidents for the purposes of section 14(c) of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2011. The amendment regulation, which came into effect on the 13 April 2018, requires three additional incident types to be reported:
- clause 179(h) – spontaneous combustion at a coal mine
- clause 179(i) – a gas outburst at an underground coal mine
- clause 179(j) – a coal burst or rockburst at an underground mine
Further information
The factsheet available below provides information and guidance to mine operators on a coal burst or rockburst at an underground mine.
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