On 31 March 2022, the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws replaced the health and safety elements of the Mines Safety and Inspection laws. For information visit www.demirs.wa.gov.au/whs
Transitional arrangements may be in place for the compliance requirements on this page.
All health and safety notifications, forms and guidance for mining and petroleum has moved to the WorkSafe website
The information below has been left for historical compliance reference purposes
Who is responsible for the notification?
The person conducting an election for a safety and health representative must notify the State mining engineer of the results of the election. This is done by submitting the notification of election form no later than 7 days after the election date.
Refer to s. 56 of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
The person conducting an election must also notify the person elected as a safety and health representative and the employer.
Lodging the notification
Submission of the notification is via SRS and can only be done by site administrators or users with the Notifications – Position security role. Process is as follows:
- locate the Notifications subsystem on the SRS Home Page
- click on Continue
- on the Summary page click on the Appointments tab
- under the Appointments tab click on the New button
- on the lodgment page follow the screen prompts to select the area of notification (Mining or Exploration) and the type of notification (“Election of Safety and Health Representatives”)
- click on Continue
Safety Regulation System (SRS)
Further information
Contact
For enquiries please contact an inspector of mines
Phone: 1300 307 877
Email: Safety@dmirs.wa.gov.au
or
SRS Notifications Manager
Email: SRSManager@dmirs.wa.gov.au
Phone: 1300 307 877