❓ A parliamentary question regarding the number, qualifications, and employment levels of radiation safety officers within the Department of Mines and Petroleum, and the subsequent answer provided by the minister.
AnsweredQoN 310Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT
OF MINES AND PETROLEUM — RADIATION SAFETY OFFICERS
310. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the radiation safety officer positions at the
Department of Mines and Petroleum.
(1) What is the required number of full-time equivalent
radiation safety officers in the department?
(2) How many radiation safety officers are currently in the
department?
(3) For each of the positions in (1), what qualifications are
considered —
(a) desirable; and
(b) essential?
(4) Which
officer or officers is or are currently employed in this role and what
qualifications are held by each of the occupants of the positions in (2)?
(5) What was the employment level of
Mr Fetwadjieff, the former officer?
(6) What is the employment level of the current incumbent or
incumbents?
OF MINES AND PETROLEUM — RADIATION SAFETY OFFICERS
310. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the radiation safety officer positions at the
Department of Mines and Petroleum.
(1) What is the required number of full-time equivalent
radiation safety officers in the department?
(2) How many radiation safety officers are currently in the
department?
(3) For each of the positions in (1), what qualifications are
considered —
(a) desirable; and
(b) essential?
(4) Which
officer or officers is or are currently employed in this role and what
qualifications are held by each of the occupants of the positions in (2)?
(5) What was the employment level of
Mr Fetwadjieff, the former officer?
(6) What is the employment level of the current incumbent or
incumbents?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question, which I answer on behalf of the minister
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.
(1) There is no
defined FTE number of officers with radiation experience in the department.
However, at the commencement of the Reform and Development at Resources Safety—RADARS—in
2010, there were three inspectors of mines who had radiation experience. They
were Ivan Fetwadjieff, Alana Field and Mike Rowe.
(2) There are currently three
officers in the resources safety division with radiation experience.
(3) A consultant,
Henriette Rossouw, is contracted to undertake some radiation work for the
department.
(a) Desirable qualifications include
practical experience working in the resources sector.
(b) Essential
qualifications are a Bachelor of Science or other approved bachelor degree,
plus substantial relevant radiation experience in health and safety issues
across the mining industry.
(4) Dave Fleming,
Mike Rowe and Alana Field are employees of the department. Henriette Rossouw is
the consultant.
Each of the above individuals has an
approved bachelor degree and has either worked in the resources industry
involving radiation management or has experience in health and safety issues
across the mining industry.
(5) Mr Fetwadjieff was an inspector
of mines, in an SCL3 position.
(6) The
department is currently interviewing for an SCL4 position to replace the former
SCL3 position previously held by Mr Fetwadjieff.
some notice of this question, which I answer on behalf of the minister
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.
(1) There is no
defined FTE number of officers with radiation experience in the department.
However, at the commencement of the Reform and Development at Resources Safety—RADARS—in
2010, there were three inspectors of mines who had radiation experience. They
were Ivan Fetwadjieff, Alana Field and Mike Rowe.
(2) There are currently three
officers in the resources safety division with radiation experience.
(3) A consultant,
Henriette Rossouw, is contracted to undertake some radiation work for the
department.
(a) Desirable qualifications include
practical experience working in the resources sector.
(b) Essential
qualifications are a Bachelor of Science or other approved bachelor degree,
plus substantial relevant radiation experience in health and safety issues
across the mining industry.
(4) Dave Fleming,
Mike Rowe and Alana Field are employees of the department. Henriette Rossouw is
the consultant.
Each of the above individuals has an
approved bachelor degree and has either worked in the resources industry
involving radiation management or has experience in health and safety issues
across the mining industry.
(5) Mr Fetwadjieff was an inspector
of mines, in an SCL3 position.
(6) The
department is currently interviewing for an SCL4 position to replace the former
SCL3 position previously held by Mr Fetwadjieff.
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