Mining Accident Ordinance 2015.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The present Ordinance implements the Mineral Raw Material Act (BGBl. I No. 38/1999). In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances in mining operations. The Ordinance – consisting of 15 articles – deals with the following aspects: purpose and sphere of application, definition of terms, safety concept, notification of major accidents in mining operations, safety report, description of the mining enterprise and its environmental condition, internal emergency plan, safety management system, public participation, competent authorities.
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Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances in mining operations.
Date of text
Notes
The present Ordinance repeals the previous Ordinance (BGBl. II No. 103/2007,) on the same subject.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 118, 12 December 2011, 34 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft über die Beherrschung der Gefahren schwerer Unfälle mit gefährlichen Stoffen in Bergbaubetrieben (Bergbau-Unfallverordnung 2015 – Bergbau-UV 2015).