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Management and supervision of exploration sites

What are the legislative requirements?

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What are the exploration management requirements?

• Legislation • Identifying the Principal Employer• Appointment of an Exploration Manager• Appointment of on-site person• Appointment of other persons • Duties of employers

- duty of care • Duties of Exploration Manager

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Exploration management

• Regulatory requirements that may apply• Section 47A – manager requirements

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What is a mine record book?

• Location• Constitution • Contents• Written versus electronic• Sections – 23, 30, 31, 38, 38A, 44, 78• Regulations – 3.16A, 10.12

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What is health surveillance?

• Section 75 • Regulations 3.24 to 3.40 • Responsibilities • Pre-employment medical exam• Ongoing monitoring• Exemptions

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Do you need representatives and committees?

• 150 exploration managers as at July 2012

• 26 safety and health representatives specific to exploration as at July 2012

• Committees provide a valuable forum

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What are the reporting obligations?

• Accidents• Timeline• Incidents• Near misses

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Drillers and other contractors

• Duty of care• Reporting accidents and incidents

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The one-stop shop for exploration information

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Exploration titles

Drillers and contractors

Exploration management

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Key forms and templates

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Guidance includes audit tools and safety alerts

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... and information about historical mine plans

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