QLD Deputy Law Exam Act Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Correctly done

1. What does the Act apply to? s4 - Answer-Applies to coal mines and coal mining operations Who does the Act apply to? s5 - Answer-Everyone who may be affected, or affect the safety and health of persons while at or as a result of coal mining operations 3. What are the objectives of the Act? s6 - Answer-PAM · Protect the safety and health of persons at coal mines · Requires that the risk of injury or illness be at an acceptable level · Provide a way of monitoring the effectiveness and administration of provisions under the Act 4. How are objects of the Act achieved? s7 - Answer-HC SEMICOMARS · Health assessments of workers · Competencies assessed and recognised · SHMS to manage risk effectively · Satisfactory level of emergency preparedness · Management structures for competent supervision · Providing inspectors and officers to monitor the effectiveness of risk management and control · Establishing Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health · Imposing safety and health obligations for those who operate or who may affect S+H · Appropriate mines rescue capability · Safety and health advisory committee for improvements · Regulations and recognised standards to require and promote risk management and control · Providing safety and health representatives for the workers 5. List two ways in which the objects of the Act are achieved in relation to rescue and emergency response? s7 - Answer-· By providing an appropriate mines rescue capability and a satisfactory level of emergency preparedness6. What are on-site activities? s10 - Answer-· Activities carried on principally for winning or exploring for coal · Treating coal and disposing of waste substances · Rehabilitation of a place after coal mining operations · Maintaining and testing plant, equipment or machinery 7. What is the meaning of safety and health, as defined in the Act? s11 - Answer-· It is a person's safety and health to the extent it may be affected by coal mining operations or other activities 8. What is the meaning of competence? s12 - Answer-The demonstrated skill and knowledge to carry as a task to a standard necessary for the safety and health of persons 9. What is the meaning of consultation? s13 - Answer-· Discussion between the SSE or supervisors and affected coal mine workers about a matter with the aim of reaching an agreement 10. What is the meaning of standard operating procedure? s14 - Answer-· A documented way of working or arrangement of facilities at the coal mine to achieve and acceptable level of risk, developed after consultation with coal mine workers 11. What is the meaning of accident? s15 - Answer-· An event or series of events at the coal mine causing injury to a person 12. What is the meaning of serious accident? s16 - Answer-· An accident that causes the death of a person · A person admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for treatment 13. What is the meaning of high potential incident? s17 - Answer-· Event or series of events, that causes, or has the potential to cause a significant adverse effect on a person's safety and health14. What is the meaning of risk? s18 - Answer-· Means the risk of injury or illness to a person arising out of a hazard, measured in terms of consequence and likelihood 15. What is the meaning of hazard? s19 - Answer-· A thing or situation with the potential to cause injury or illness to a person 16. What is the meaning of principal hazard? s20 - Answer-· A hazard with the potential to cause multiple fatalities 17. What is a supervisor, as defined in the Act? s26 - Answer-A coal mine worker authorised by the SSE to give direction to other coal mine workers in accordance to the SHMS 18. Who is the SSE? s25 - Answer-· SSE is the most senior official employed or otherwise engaged by the coal mine operator Is located at or near the coal mine Is responsible for the coal mine 19. Who is a ISHR? s27 - Answer-· A person appointed to represent coal mine workers on safety and health matters and who performs functions and exercises powers of an ISHR 20. Who is a SSHR? s28 - Answer-A person elected by coal mine workers who performs functions and exercises powers of an SSHR 21. When is risk from coal mining operations at an acceptable level? s29 - Answer-· When the level of risk is within acceptable limits and as low as reasonably achievable 22. How do you decide if the level of risk is within acceptable limits? s29 - Answer-· Have regard to the likelihood and severity of the injury or illness arising out of the risk 23. What level of risk must operations be carried out at for the level of risk to be acceptable? s29 - Answer-· Risk must be within acceptable limits and as low as reasonably achievable24. How is an acceptable level of risk achieved? s30 - Answer-ALARA= IAMIRM · Identify analyse and assess risk · Avoid and remove unacceptable level of risk · Monitor the level of risk and the adverse consequences of retained residual risk · Investigate and analyse the causes of serious accidents and high potential incidents to prevent reoccurrence · Review effectiveness of control measures · Mitigate the potential adverse effect of residual risk