Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Regulations 1998 (WA)

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MN301*

Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994

Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment

Regulations 1998

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.     Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Mines Safety and
Inspection Amendment Regulations 1998.

2.     The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Mines Safety
and Inspection Regulations 1995*.
[* Reprinted 17 October 1997.]

Regulation 16.29 is repealed.

3.      Divisional heading inserted

After the heading to Part 16 the following heading is inserted —

" Division 1 — Preliminary ".

4.      Divisional heading inserted

After regulation 16.1 the following heading is inserted —

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Division 2 — Mining and processing of

radioactive material

5.      Regulation 16.29 repealed

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6.            Regulation 16.30 amended

Regulation 16.30 is amended by deleting "concentrate, xenotime or uranium" and inserting instead -

uranium or xenotime concentrate ".

7.            Regulation 16.35 amended

Regulation 16.35(2) is amended by inserting after "disposed
of' -
"

in order to ensure that in the long term the use of the

disposal site is not restricted

8.	Division 3 inserted After regulation 16.35 the following Division is inserted -
"
Division 3 Use and storage of radiation sources

and irradiating apparatus in mines generally

16.36. Application of Division

This Division applies to all mines.

16.37 Use of sealed radiation sources and irradiating

apparatus

(1) Where sealed ionising radiation sources or irradiating
apparatus are used in equipment in a mine, the manager
must—

(a) specifically for the particular equipment and formulate working rules and control measures instruction and training, supervision and secure

storage, so as to ensure that radiation doses to
any person are as low as is practicable and below the relevant dose limits specified in the Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983;
(b)	arrange for periodic examination, testing and maintenance, and repair if necessary, of that particular equipment by a competent person to ensure its safe operation;
(c)	record and retain the results of all measurements and examination and testing of that equipment;
(d)	formulate emergency procedures to minimize radiation exposure in the event of an emergency;
(e)	ensure that all radiation warning signs and labels are properly located, fixed and maintained in a clean and legible position;

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(f)	be able to account for all ionising radioactive material within his or her control at all times; and
(g)	maintain a register of the current location in the mine of each piece of equipment that comes under the scope of this Division.

Penalty: See regulation 17.1.

(2)	A manager of a mine must allow inspectors to have a right of access and reasonable opportunity to examine equipment, working procedures and records required to
be held by the manager under this regulation.
(3)	Despite subregulation (1), the manager must not use sealed ionising radiation sources or irradiating apparatus in equipment in a mine if such equipment is defective or may present a radiological hazard. Penalty: See regulation 17.1.
(4)	For the purposes of complying with this regulation, guidance may be found in the following Australian Government publications -

(a)	Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Radiation gauges;
(b)	Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources in Borehole Logging;
(c)	Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Soil Density and Moisture Gauges Containing Radioactive Sources;
(d)	Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Industrial Radiography Equipment;
(e)	Code of Practice for Protection against Ionising Radiation emitted from X-ray Analysis Equipment;
(f)	Revised Statement on Cabinet X-ray

Equipment for Examination of Letters,

Packages, Baggage, Freight and other Articles for Security, Quality Control and other purposes; and

(g) Statement on Enclosed X-ray Equipment for Special Applications.

(5) The provisions of this regulation are in addition to, and
not in substitution for, the provisions of the Radiation
Safety Act 1975.

16.38 Audit of sealed radiation sources and irradiating

apparatus

(1) The manager must ensure that an audit, in a form
acceptable to the State mining engineer, of all sealed
radiation sources and of their location within the mine
is carried out either annually or at such shorter intervals
as specified by the State mining engineer.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.

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(2)	The manager must ensure that upon completion of the audit in subregulation (1) a copy of the audit is sent to the State mining engineer.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.

9.      References to "Part" changed to "Division"

The regulations set forth in the Table to this regulation are amended by deleting "Part" and inserting instead —

" Division ".

Table

Regulation 16.2	Regulation 16.22(4)
Regulation 16.3	Regulation 16.25(1)(a)

By Command of the Governor,

ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.