❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the condition of an air conditioner at Barrick Gold's Raleigh mine, potential breaches of safety regulations, and the Department's oversight of the mine's conditions. The Minister referred to another parliamentary question.
AnsweredQoN 2546Legislative Council
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I refer to the photograph posted for viewing at
http://www.robinchapple.org.au/node/460
entitled ‘2010-02-06 Raleigh Change Room Air Conditioner.pdf’ of an ‘iced up’ air conditioner taken on 6 February 2010, when the outdoor temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, in the change rooms of the Raleigh mine owned by Barrick Gold and located near Kalgoorlie Boulder, and ask -
(1) With regards to the photograph referred to above, does the Resources Safety Division of DMP consider the air conditioner/heater depicted in the photograph taken at the Raleigh Mine to be in a clean and hygienic condition, and in a good and effective working order?
(2) If yes to (1), why?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Can the Minister state the purpose, in relation to the occupational health of the employees, of having an air conditioner/heater in the change rooms at any Western Australian mining operations?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) With regards to the air conditioner/heater depicted in the photograph (1), will the Minister state the known factual risk and hazard to the workers occupational health, given the deteriorated and unclean state of the air conditioner/heater, including but not limited to dust and heat and cold and bacteria and disease, and what specifically each risk and hazard is?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) Can the Minister state how many inspections have taken place by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) inspectorate at the Raleigh mine site in the last 30 months?
(9) If no to (8), why not?
(10) Has any complaints/concerns recorded, both on the company’s internal reporting system including in the Safety Toolbox Meeting Minutes Book and/or with the DMP, concerning the air conditioner depicted in the photograph referred to in (1), in the last 30 months?
(11) If yes to (10), -
(a) how many complaints/concerns were received by management of the company;
(b) on what date was each complaint/concern received;
(c) what specifically was each complaint/concern;
(d) what was done by the management of the company to resolve each issue; and
(e) how long did each issue take to resolve?
(12) With reference to (10), -
(a) how many complaints/concerns were received by the DMP inspectorate;
(b) on what date was each complaint/concern received;
(c) what specifically was done by the DMP inspectorate to address each issue that was raised; and
(d) on what date was each issue resolved?
(13) In light of (1), (4), (6), (11) and (12), have any sections of the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and Regulations 1995
been breached including Regulation 7.19, which specific sections have been breached and what is the maximum penalty for each breach?
(14) If yes to (13), will any responsible persons from Barrick Kanowna, including the resident manager, be prosecuted for these breaches?
(15) If no to (14), why not?
http://www.robinchapple.org.au/node/460
entitled ‘2010-02-06 Raleigh Change Room Air Conditioner.pdf’ of an ‘iced up’ air conditioner taken on 6 February 2010, when the outdoor temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, in the change rooms of the Raleigh mine owned by Barrick Gold and located near Kalgoorlie Boulder, and ask -
(1) With regards to the photograph referred to above, does the Resources Safety Division of DMP consider the air conditioner/heater depicted in the photograph taken at the Raleigh Mine to be in a clean and hygienic condition, and in a good and effective working order?
(2) If yes to (1), why?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Can the Minister state the purpose, in relation to the occupational health of the employees, of having an air conditioner/heater in the change rooms at any Western Australian mining operations?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) With regards to the air conditioner/heater depicted in the photograph (1), will the Minister state the known factual risk and hazard to the workers occupational health, given the deteriorated and unclean state of the air conditioner/heater, including but not limited to dust and heat and cold and bacteria and disease, and what specifically each risk and hazard is?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) Can the Minister state how many inspections have taken place by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) inspectorate at the Raleigh mine site in the last 30 months?
(9) If no to (8), why not?
(10) Has any complaints/concerns recorded, both on the company’s internal reporting system including in the Safety Toolbox Meeting Minutes Book and/or with the DMP, concerning the air conditioner depicted in the photograph referred to in (1), in the last 30 months?
(11) If yes to (10), -
(a) how many complaints/concerns were received by management of the company;
(b) on what date was each complaint/concern received;
(c) what specifically was each complaint/concern;
(d) what was done by the management of the company to resolve each issue; and
(e) how long did each issue take to resolve?
(12) With reference to (10), -
(a) how many complaints/concerns were received by the DMP inspectorate;
(b) on what date was each complaint/concern received;
(c) what specifically was done by the DMP inspectorate to address each issue that was raised; and
(d) on what date was each issue resolved?
(13) In light of (1), (4), (6), (11) and (12), have any sections of the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and Regulations 1995
been breached including Regulation 7.19, which specific sections have been breached and what is the maximum penalty for each breach?
(14) If yes to (13), will any responsible persons from Barrick Kanowna, including the resident manager, be prosecuted for these breaches?
(15) If no to (14), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
42 days
Please refer to parliamentary question 2516.
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