The South Australian Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee Promoting Work Health and Safety in the Workplace This workplace industry safety resource is developed and fully funded by the Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee (MAQOHSC). Disclaimer IMPORTANT: The information in this guide is of a general nature, and should not be relied upon as individual professional advice. If necessary, legal advice should be obtained from a legal practitioner with expertise in the field of Work Health and Safety law (SA). Although every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this guide is complete, current and accurate, the Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee, any agent, author, contributor or the South Australian Government, does not guarantee that it is so, and the Committee accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage or personal injury that may result from the use of any material which is not complete, current and accurate. Users should always verify historical material by making and relying upon their own separate inquiries prior to making any important decisions or taking any action on the basis of this information. Creative Commons This work is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International Licence. – The licence is available to view at This creative commons licence allows you to copy, communicate and or adapt our work for purposes only, as long as you attribute the work to Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee and abide by all the other licence terms therein. ISBN 978-1-925361-31-5 Contact information Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee (MAQOHSC) World Park A Building Level 4, 33 Richmond Road Keswick SA 5035 Phone: (08) 8204 9842 Email: Website: Purpose and Scope
The South Australian Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee Promoting Work Health and Safety in the Workplace This workplace industry safety resource is developed and fully funded by the Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee (MAQOHSC). Disclaimer IMPORTANT: The information in this guide is of a general nature, and should not be relied upon as individual professional advice. If necessary, legal advice should be obtained from a legal practitioner with expertise in the field of Work Health and Safety law (SA). Although every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this guide is complete, current and accurate, the Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee, any agent, author, contributor or the South Australian Government, does not guarantee that it is so, and the Committee accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage or personal injury that may result from the use of any material which is not complete, current and accurate. Users should always verify historical material by making and relying upon their own separate inquiries prior to making any important decisions or taking any action on the basis of this information. Creative Commons This work is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial 4.0 International Licence. The licence is available to view at This creative commons licence allows you to copy, communicate and or adapt our work for purposes only, as long as you attribute the work to Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee and abide by all the other licence terms therein. ISBN 978-1-925361-31-5 Contact information Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee (MAQOHSC) World Park A Building Level 4, 33 Richmond Road Keswick SA 5035 Phone: (08) 8204 9842 Email: Website: Purpose and Scope