✨ Rural Fire District Amendment and Mining Codes of Practice
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 — 10 DECEMBER 2015
notice constituting the South Canterbury Rural Fire District Notice 1998 made on 27 July 1998 (“principal notice*”).
(2) This notice comes into force 28 days after publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Amendment of Rural Fire District Notice
The principal notice is hereby amended by:
(1) Revoking clause 3 of the notice and substituting with the following clause:
The Committee shall consist of eight members as follows:
a. One person appointed in writing by the Timaru District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
b. One person appointed in writing by the MacKenzie District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
c. One person appointed in writing by the Waimate District Council under the signature of its Chief Executive;
d. One person appointed in writing by the Department of Conservation, under the signature of its Director-General;
e. One person appointed in writing by the New Zealand Forest Owners Association as a member representing forest owners in the district, the signature of its President;
f. One person appointed in writing by the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Fire Service; and
g. Two people appointed by the Committee as independent members with recognised governance experience. The independent members will have the same rights as other members of the Committee. The term of appointment will be in accordance with the Forest and Rural Fires Regulations 2005.
(2) This clause shall be read together with and be deemed to be part of the principal notice.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December 2015.
K. O’CONNOR, National Rural Fire Officer.
New Zealand Gazette, 13 August 1998, No. 112, page 2275
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Intention to Issue Codes of Practice (Codes) for Mining and Tunnelling Operations and Amend the Fire or Explosion in Underground Mines and Tunnels Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)
The chief executive of WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe) has asked the Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety to note WorkSafe’s intention to issue, and apply for approval of, codes pursuant to sections 20 and 20A of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
The codes will set out a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for the health and safety of those working in the mining and tunnelling industries.
WorkSafe will issue five codes. Two will be designed to assist the senior site executive develop a principal control plan, as required by the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013, for:
- emergency planning
- worker health.
Three codes will be designed to assist the senior site executive develop a principal hazard management plan, as required by the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013, for:
- ground or strata instability
- air quality
- spontaneous combustion.
As part of the development of the emergency planning code of practice, WorkSafe will review and amend section 8.9 of the Fire or explosion in underground mines and tunnels ACOP, February 2015.
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Rural Fire District, Amendment Notice, South Canterbury, Forest and Rural Fires Act, Committee Membership
- K. O’Connor, National Rural Fire Officer
🏥 Intention to Issue Codes of Practice for Mining and Tunnelling Operations
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