❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details on accidents and serious incidents reported in the Department of Mines and Petroleum's 2009-10 Annual Report, including their nature, location, impact, and contributing factors to increased accident frequency. The Minister provides the information in tabled papers and refers to long-term trends.
AnsweredQoN 3012Legislative Council
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With regard to the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s Annual Report 2009-10, and table two, I ask -
(1) Will the Minister detail the nature of what happened, and where did they occur in respect of the 29 accidents?
(2) How many people were injured as a result of the 29 accidents?
(3) Was there any environmental impact, as a result of any of these accidents?
(4) In respect of the 178 accidents, and serious incidents noted on page 23, will the Minister table a list of all accidents and serious incidents by type, location, and responsible company?
(5) With reference to the frequency of work-related injury and disease per million hours in the mining industry, why has the number of accidents increased?
(1) Will the Minister detail the nature of what happened, and where did they occur in respect of the 29 accidents?
(2) How many people were injured as a result of the 29 accidents?
(3) Was there any environmental impact, as a result of any of these accidents?
(4) In respect of the 178 accidents, and serious incidents noted on page 23, will the Minister table a list of all accidents and serious incidents by type, location, and responsible company?
(5) With reference to the frequency of work-related injury and disease per million hours in the mining industry, why has the number of accidents increased?
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Answered
2 December 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
23 days
(1) - (3) The information requested for the 29 incidents reported in the Department of Mines and Petroleum's Annual Report 2009-10 is listed in Attachment 1
[tabled paper ______].
The Department also publishes an annual summary of all dangerous goods incidents on its website that contains comparable information.
(4) The requested information is contained in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2
[tabled paper ____]
which include dangerous goods, explosives, petroleum and mining incidents.
(5) The Lost Time Injury Frequency rate for the mining industry increased marginally from 2.80 to 2.90 from 2008/09 to 2009/10, and as explained in the annual report and shown in the graph on page 35 of the DMP annual report, the general trend over the past eight years has been a decrease in these injury rates.
DMP is reluctant to speculate on one year's information, but looks more closely at longer term trends in incident rates and types to determine areas for priority attention.
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[tabled paper ______].
The Department also publishes an annual summary of all dangerous goods incidents on its website that contains comparable information.
(4) The requested information is contained in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2
[tabled paper ____]
which include dangerous goods, explosives, petroleum and mining incidents.
(5) The Lost Time Injury Frequency rate for the mining industry increased marginally from 2.80 to 2.90 from 2008/09 to 2009/10, and as explained in the annual report and shown in the graph on page 35 of the DMP annual report, the general trend over the past eight years has been a decrease in these injury rates.
DMP is reluctant to speculate on one year's information, but looks more closely at longer term trends in incident rates and types to determine areas for priority attention.
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