A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice regarding safety inspections at the Frog's Leg mine. It details the number and dates of inspections, and lists the improvement notices issued.

AnsweredQoN 565Legislative Council
Asked
11 August 2011
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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FROG’S LEG MINE— SAFETY INSPECTIONS
I refer to Alacer Gold and La Mancha Resource’s Frog’s Leg mining operation near Kalgoorlie. (1) How many safety-related inspections or visits have been carried out by Department of Mines and Petroleum safety officers at this operation in the past five years; and when? (2) Have any improvement notices been issued? (3) What were they and when were they issued? Hon NORMAN MOORE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
(1) How many safety-related inspections or visits have been carried out by Department of Mines and Petroleum safety officers at this operation in the past five years; and when? (2) Have any improvement notices been issued? (3) What were they and when were they issued? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
(2) Have any improvement notices been issued? (3) What were they and when were they issued? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
(3) What were they and when were they issued? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
The response is actually quite detailed—there are 46 dates in answer to part (1) and 14 dates in answer to part (3). I seek leave to table the response and have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
Leave granted. [See paper 3591.] The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
The following material was incorporated — 1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
1. In the past five years a total of 46 site visits were undertaken at the La Mancha Frogs Legs mine site. These occurred on: 1. 14 December 2006 2. 20 April2007 3. 15 June 2007 4. 12 September 2007 5. 26 September 2007 6. 13 December 2007 7. 14 December 2007 8. 8 January 2008 9. 1 February 2008 10. 13 march2008 11. 12May2008 12. 27 June 2008 13. 30 June 2008 14. 4 July2008 15. 21 July2008 16. 31 July2008 17. 22 August2008 18. 13 November 2008 19. 30 December 2008 21. 30 January 2009 22. 23 March 2009 23. 26 May 2009 24. 17 Ju1y 2009 25. 28 July 2009 26. 8 September 2009 27. 14 October 2009 28. 30 October 2009 29. 4 November 2009 30. 5 November 2009 31. 21 December 2009 32. 9 March 2010 33. 8 April 2010 34. 28 April 2010 35. 7 July 2010 36. 25 August2010 37. 10 September 2010 38. 30 September 2010 39. 1 November 2010 40. 6 January 2011 41. 28 March 2011 42. 6 April 2011 43. 8 April 2011 44. 25 May 2011 45. 1 June 2011 46. 16 June 2011 2. Yes. 3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine
3. Fourteen Improvement Notices were issued as follows: 1. 26 September 2007 - Elevated carbon monoxide levels 2. 13 December 2007- Whip check missing 3. 13 December 2007- No fire extinguisher at Mono pump 4. 30 June 2008 - Classified Plant 5. 5 November 2009 - Gas intersection in underground diamond drilling 6. 15 January 2009 - Procedure required for access to power line corridors 7. 15 January 2009 - Appointment of Electrical Supervisors 8. 30 September 2010 - Diamond Drilling, various matters 9. 9 March 2010 - Fall Arrest Equipment 10. 8 April 2010- Safety Showers 11. 28 March 2011 - Paste Management Plan required 12. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Safe Work Procedures required 13. 28 March 2011 - Paste Fill Emergency requirements to be in the ERP 14. 6 April 2011 - Safety Guard at grinding machine

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