Detailed table of changes Note: For the purposes of this document, headings include geothermal energy operations and greenhouse gas storage operations. petroleum References to the PAGERA, PPA and PSLA is reference to the safety provisions only, all other provisions will remain in the existing legislation. Table 2: Detailed table of changes Topic/Key No. Current Legislation Proposed Legislation - WHS (Resources) Act Comments/Explanation Principle WHS (Resources) Act Legislation is based on the national model Applicable Mining: legislation Work Health and Safety Act. Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (MSIA) Mining: Incorporates additional provisions Petroleum: from National Mine Safety Framework Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 (NMSF) and corresponding definitions. (PSLA) Petroleum: The three petroleum Acts will be Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources retained, but safety provisions from these Acts Act 1967 (PAGERA) are being consolidated under the WHS Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 (PPA) (Resources) Act. Offshore petroleum facilities in MHF: Commonwealth waters will continue to be Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 (DGSA) regulated by NOPSEMA under the Offshore Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act regulated by WorkSafe WA (OSH Act), (Commonwealth) (OPGGSA). 2006 MHF: MHF process safety and OSH provisions are being consolidated under the WHS (Resources) Act. Regulation of OSH will transfer from WorkSafe to Resources Safety at DMP.
Detailed table of changes Note: For the purposes of this document, petroleum headings include geothermal energy operations and greenhouse gas storage operations. References to the PAGERA, PPA and PSLA is reference to the safety provisions only, all other provisions will remain in the existing legislation. Table 2: Detailed table of changes No. Topic/Key Principle Current Legislation Proposed Legislation - WHS (Resources) Act Comments/Explanation Applicable legislation Mining: Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (MSIA) Petroleum: Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 (PSLA) Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PAGERA) Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 (PPA) MHF: Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 (DGSA) Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (OSH Act), regulated by WorkSafe WA WHS (Resources) Act Legislation is based on the national model Work Health and Safety Act. Mining: Incorporates additional provisions from National Mine Safety Framework (NMSF) and corresponding definitions. Petroleum: The three petroleum Acts will be retained, but safety provisions from these Acts are being consolidated under the WHS (Resources) Act. Offshore petroleum facilities in Commonwealth waters will continue to be regulated by NOPSEMA under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Commonwealth) (OPGGSA). MHF: MHF process safety and OSH provisions are being consolidated under the WHS (Resources) Act. Regulation of OSH will transfer from WorkSafe to Resources Safety at DMP.
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