January 2006 (PDF 2.9 MB) - Barrick Gold Corporation

Cowal Gold Project – Cyanide Management Plan
The following sections identify major requirements in the areas of dangerous goods, pollution and
mining which may be of relevance to cyanide management at the Project.
Dangerous Goods Laws
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW), Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
2001 (NSW)
On 1 September 2005 the NSW Dangerous Goods Act 1975 and Dangerous Goods (General)
Regulation 1999 were repealed and the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous
Goods) Act 2003 and the supporting Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods)
Regulation 2005 commenced. The changes mean that dangerous goods (apart from explosives) are
now regulated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and the Occupational Health and
Safety Regulation 2001. The new regulatory framework requires anyone using or keeping dangerous
goods to adopt a risk management approach.
Pollution Laws
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW)
This Act creates a number of offences relevant to the management of cyanide, including:
• non-compliance with EPL licence conditions;
• the wilful or negligent disposal of waste in a manner that harms or is likely to harm the
environment;
• the wilful or negligent causing of a substance to leak, spill or otherwise escape in a manner that
harms or is likely to harm the environment;
• the unlawful transporting of waste;
• the pollution of waters; and
• the proposed new offence of land pollution.
Mining Laws
Mines Inspection General Rule 2000
This Rule requires the general manager of a mine to keep records and have systems to manage
document use.
General duties and obligations relevant to this CMP include the following:
• “The general manager of a mine must ensure that any chemicals at the mine:
(a) are marked so as to indicate their identity, any hazard associated with their use and any
safety precautions to be observed in their use or storage;
(b) are the subject of exposure controls sufficient to ensure that workers are not harmed by
them; and
(c) are the subject of information and training on any hazards associated with their use at the
mine” (Clause 52).
HAL-02-07/1/25/CMP-01-Q.DOC BARRICK