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Information on safety and health issues in mining

Resources Safety is the division of the Department of Mines and Petroleum that is charged with safety and health in the mining industry. 

Please visit the Resources Safety website for occupational safety and health information regarding mining.

Current instruments of declaration

Construction work at mine sites falls under the jurisdiction of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (the MSI Act) and the Mining Act 1978 (the Mining Act). Under section 4(3) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (the OSH Act), the minister administering the OSH Act and MSI Act and the minister administering the Mining Act may declare, in an 'instrument of declaration,' that the OSH Act or provisions of it apply to, or in relation to, a workplace normally falling under the jurisdiction of the MSI Act or the Mining Act.

The following instruments have been declared and are valid until cancelled. Government Gazettes are available on the State Law Publishers website.

2005

  • No. 1 of 2005 - 'Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd railway', published in Western Australian Government Gazette, no 119 28 June 2005

2007

  • No. 1 of 2007 - 'BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Boodarie mine site demolition work,' published in the Western Australian Government Gazette, no. 21, 7 February 2007. 

2008

  • No. of 2008 - 'Pilbara Infrastructure' published in the Western Australian Government Gazette, no. 149, 26 August 2008.
  • No. 3 of 2008 - 'Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum' published in the Western Australian Government Gazette, No 173, 8 October 2008.
  • No. 4. of 2008 - 'Brockman 4' published in the Western Australian Government Gazette, No 174, 8 October 2008
  • No. 6 of 2008 - 'Sino Iron' published in the Western Australian Government Gazette no. 162,  23 September 2008
  • No. 7 of 2008 - 'Mesa A' published in Western Australian Government Gazette, no. 210, 10 December 2008

2009

  • Instrument No. 1 of 2007 - cancelled and replaced by Instrument of Declaration No 3 of 2009 
  • Instrument No 2 of 2009 - 'Duketon Gold Project', published in Western Australian Government Gazette No 159,  2 September 2009
  • Instrument No 3 of 2009 - 'Boodarie Power Station', published in Western Australian Government Gazette No 156 , 1 September 2009
  •  Instrument No. 4 of 2009 -  'Newman Power Station',  published in the Western Australian Government Gazette No 165,  17 September 2009

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