News All the latest safety and rehabilitation news and updates. Click here to subscribe to our newsletters. Filters Tags Central West Exploration Groundwater Ministerial Coal Competence Critical minerals Emissions Event Mining Mining communities Rejuvenation Renewable energy Stockton beach Compliance Consultation Enforcement Fatality Guide Incident Information release Investigation Legislation Public submission Rehabilitation Report Safety Seminar Workshop Clear all filters Showing page 1 of 1 pages Sort by: Date (newest)Date (oldest) New amendments to Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) laws Legislation 15 November 2021 New amendments to the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2014 are now in effect, including in relation to the east Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) laws proposed amendments Legislation 19 April 2021 We are seeking comment from interested parties on proposed amendments to the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 and east Position Paper: implementation of an exposure standard for diesel particulate matter Legislation 1 February 2021 NSW is the first mining jurisdiction in Australia to implement an exposure standard of 0.1mg/m 3 for diesel particulate matter, measured as east 2020 exemption regarding use of electrical cables in hazardous zones has been revoked Legislation 14 October 2020 The Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Exemption (Use of Cables in Hazardous Zones) 2020 has been revoked by the Resources east Revised maintenance of competence requirements for practising certificates Legislation 7 August 2020 The Resources Regulator, in consultation with the Mining and Petroleum Competence Board, has made improvements to the requirements for east Cancellation of exemption (notification of detection of crystalline silica) Legislation 10 July 2020 The new respirable crystalline silica workplace exposure standard of 0.05mg/m 3 is in effect in NSW (it commenced 1 July 2020). Therefore east New notice for the provision of mine survey plans Legislation 4 July 2020 A new notice for the provision of mine survey plans to the Regulator [PDF, 160.17 KB] has been published in the NSW Government Gazette to east