Commission's Report - Volume 2

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PART 2: Proposals for reform

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History

• CHAPTER 18 - Major change is required (888k)*

  • Introduction

  • New Zealand’s poor health and safety performance

  • Overseas health and safety regimes

  • The 1972 Robens committee

  • The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act)

  • Recent government initiatives

• CHAPTER 19 - Coal mining in New Zealand (859k)*

  • Introduction

  • New Zealand coal fields

  • New Zealand coal mining industry

  • Australian coal mining industry

  • Conclusions

• CHAPTER 20 - A failure to learn (854k)*

  • Introduction

  • New Zealand coal mine tragedies

  • Overseas tragedies

  • Non-coal mining tragedies

  • Conclusions

The regulators

• CHAPTER 21 - Collaboration between government agencies (832k)*

  • Introduction

  • Law reform

  • The regulatory framework

  • Conclusions

• Chapter 22 - The decline of the mining inspectorate (891k)*

  • Introduction

  • The inspectorate under the Coal Mines Act 1979

  • The transition period from the early 1990s to 1998

  • The mining inspectorate from 1998

  • Conclusions

• CHAPTER 23 - Management of the mining inspectorate (886k)*

  • Introduction

  • Management and support

  • Lack of guidance information

  • Inadequate reviews of inspectors

  • Resourcing of the mining inspection function

  • Oversight of the mining inspection function

  • The Gunningham and Neal review

  • 2006–09 mining policy review

  • Risk registers

  • Conclusions

• CHAPTER 24 - Effectiveness of the health and safety regulator  (955k)*

  • Introduction

  • Changes to the Department of Labour since the Pike River tragedy

  • Leadership of health and safety

  • The functions and structure of the Department of Labour

  • Shared responsibility at governance level

  • High-level health and safety expertise

  • The Department of Labour’s 10-year strategy

  • Focusing on high-risk sectors

  • Accountability and review of the department

  • Conclusions

• CHAPTER 25 - A new regulator  (850k)*

  • Introduction

  • Functions

  • Form of a new regulator

  • Compliance strategy

  • Resourcing

  • Recommendation 1

The regulatory framework

• CHAPTER 26 - An effective regulatory framework (866k)*

  • Introduction

  • The general regulatory framework

  • The adequacy of the general supporting framework

  • An inadequate framework for underground mining

  • The mining regulations

  • Safety cases

  • The penalty regime

  • An effective supporting regulatory framework for underground coal mining

  • Changes for the task force to consider urgently

  • Recommendation 2

• CHAPTER 27 - Strengthening the Crown minerals regime (850k)*

  • Introduction

  • Summary of law

  • Problems with permitting

  • Good mining practice

  • Recent developments

  • Recommendation 3

  • Recommendation 4

Industry and workers

• CHAPTER 28 - Improving corporate governance (848k)*

  • Introduction

  • The board of directors

  • Guidance available

  • Recommendation 5

  • Recommendation 6

  • Recommendation 7

• CHAPTER 29 - Improving management leadership (838k)*

  • Introduction

  • Leading improvements in health and safety performance

  • Strengthening the statutory mine manager’s role

  • Recommendation 8

  • Recommendation 9

  • Recommendation 10

• CHAPTER 30 - Worker participation (847k)*

  • Introduction

  • Regulatory framework

  • Problems with the framework

  • Union check inspectors – underground coal mines

  • Practical measures to support worker participation

  • Recommendation 11

• CHAPTER 31 - Qualifications, training and competence  (851k)*

  • Introduction

  • Key issues

  • Recommendation 12

Emergency Management

• CHAPTER 32 - Improving the emergency response (889k)*

  • Introduction

  • Emergency response management – legal requirements

  • Serious failings at Pike River

  • The Australian approach

  • Conclusions

  • Police self-review

  • Multi-agency responses

  • Communication with families

  • Mines rescue in New Zealand

  • Recommendation 13

  • Recommendation 14

  • Recommendation 15

• CHAPTER 33 - Improving emergency equipment and facilities (939k)*

  • Introduction

  • The miners

  • Conclusions

  • The emergency responders

  • Recommendation 16

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Conduct of the inquiry  (891k)*

  • Establishment of the commission

  • Participation, process and procedure

  • Hearings

  • Phase One – Context

  • Phase Two – Search and Rescue

  • Phase Three – What happened at Pike River?

  • Phase Four – Policy aspects and submissions

  • Final submissions

  • A judical review

  • The final report

• Appendix 2: The commission’s operations and structure (854k)*

  • Role of the public sector

  • Structure

  • Operating principles

  • Risk and financial management

  • Information management and technology and access to information

  • Accommodation

• Appendix 3: Commissioners’ biographies (855k)*

• Appendix 4: List of participants (835k)*

• Appendix 5: Counsel representing (828k)*

• Appendix 6: List of issues (as at 28 April 2011) (839k)* 

  • Background

  • Interpretation of the List

  • Phase One – Context

  • Phase Two – Search and rescue

  • Phase Three – What happened at Pike River?

  • Phase Four – Policy aspects

• Appendix 7: Policy phase questions (827k)*

  • Mining regulation and recognised practices

  • The interaction between mining regulation and recognised practices and other (including conservation and environmental) legal requirements

  • The resourcing and administration of the regulators of mining law and practice

• Appendix 8: Deputies reports on methane – extracts (926k)*

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