The regulation’s review had an impact on the CoC review. A full change to the CoC requirements has therefore been be postponed until the new Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations, 2016 are in place.
One major change would be preferable after the new Regulations are implemented.
The three amendments which have been announced address the immediate needs of industry and will be implemented once the amendment to the New Zealand Gazette notice is published:
- Requirements for a site specific quarry CoC
- Defining the meaning of “workings”
- Specifying First Aid certificate unit standards.
It is intended that we will publish the new amendments by the end of June.
We are very aware that there is a feeling that the review has taken too long and that after all the effort and work many have put into the review, changes to requirements need to be made. This was reflected during the meeting with quarry industry leaders.
We can't change CoCs or how they are structured. Our role is to recommend CoC requirements to WorkSafe based on what is in the Regulations.
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