❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding a fly rock incident at a mine site. The Minister largely deflects, stating the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) doesn't hold the requested information and refers the Hon Member to the operating company.
AnsweredQoN 2961Legislative Council
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I refer to incident number 445 concerning fly rock reported under the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
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(1) Can the Minister identify the mine site at which this incident occurred and the date on which it occurred?
(2) Can the Minister explain why a 1km blasting exclusion zone was determined at this mine site?
(3) If no to (3), why not?
(4) Can the Minister state what the radius of the blasting exclusion zone the Department had determined at this mining operation and what was the justification?
(5) If no to (5), why not?
(6) Can the Minister explain why the driller’s assistant had been instructed not to move during the blast?
(7) If no to (7), why not?
(8) Can the Minister state what tonnage of material was blasted in this incident?
(9) If no to (9), why not?
(10) Can the Minister state how much explosives were used for this blast which resulted in this incident?
(11) If no to (11), why not?
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
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(1) Can the Minister identify the mine site at which this incident occurred and the date on which it occurred?
(2) Can the Minister explain why a 1km blasting exclusion zone was determined at this mine site?
(3) If no to (3), why not?
(4) Can the Minister state what the radius of the blasting exclusion zone the Department had determined at this mining operation and what was the justification?
(5) If no to (5), why not?
(6) Can the Minister explain why the driller’s assistant had been instructed not to move during the blast?
(7) If no to (7), why not?
(8) Can the Minister state what tonnage of material was blasted in this incident?
(9) If no to (9), why not?
(10) Can the Minister state how much explosives were used for this blast which resulted in this incident?
(11) If no to (11), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 November 2005
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries representing the Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Response time
13 days
(2) No. (3) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the factors used to determine the exclusion zone radius. (4) No. (5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(3) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the factors used to determine the exclusion zone radius. (4) No. (5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(4) No. (5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(3) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the factors used to determine the exclusion zone radius. (4) No. (5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(4) No. (5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(5) The Department is unable to determine the exclusion zone radius without specific knowledge of the blast pattern, hole diameters, amount of explosive used per hole, stemming depth and type of stemming material used. Exclusion zones may vary from blast to blast. (6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(6) To prevent him entering the exclusion zone while blasting was in progress. (7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(7) Not applicable. (8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(8) No. (9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(9) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the tonnage of material blasted. (10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(10) No. (11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
(11) This information is not available from the records of DOCEP. I refer the Hon Member to the operating company who may have records of the quantity of explosives used for this blast.
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