This General Assembly,
Understanding that the extraction of ores and minerals is vital to many economies and the manufacture of goods across the multiverse,
Decrying the countless nations that allow the safety of those who extract said ores and minerals fall by the wayside to increase profits, and
Determined to prevent as many fatalities and injuries within the mining industry as possible,
Hereby:
- Mandates that every underground mining operation must have a dedicated safety specialist onsite, who must identify flaws that pose any safety risk with a chance to harm workers, and advise operation owners on how to thoroughly mitigate their effect in the most effective and time-efficient manner reasonably possible, so as to prevent any possible accidents,
- Requires that all mines still being used to extract resources must follow the following guidelines:
- All mining operations must have a working and stable system of communication between those in the mines and those outside, with the communication system allowing those inside the mines to signify any possible danger to those outside for expedient relief efforts, and that immediate action should be taken if these dangers are present.
- All mining operations must install working ventilation systems to alleviate toxic dust buildup and prevent overheating.
- All mining operations must install working monitoring apparatuses for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and any other toxic substance that poses a clear danger to the safety of mine workers, provided that there is any risk of that substance existing in that particular environment.
- All mining operations must have workers' compensation insurance from an insurer regulated by a competent regulatory authority.
- All mining operations must schedule and employ regular evacuation drills and ensure that workers are prepared to respond to any common danger that could occur in that mining operation.
- Creates the World Assembly Workplace Safety Committee (WAWSC) which shall:
- Take disciplinary action and continue the inspection process itself if any appropriate regulatory authority fails to engage in the inspection process in a method acceptable by the WAWSC.
- Enforce, if any violations are found, that any mine which fails to comply satisfactorily with WA legislation is shut down. A condemned mining operation which would comply with these standards once open can be permitted to resume operations if seen fit.
- Make sure local workspace regulatory authorities penalize those in charge of a condemned mining operation to an appropriate degree. All levied punishments in regards to this resolution may be appealed to said body, and if this is rejected, the WAWSC, with a final appeal to the WA Judiciary Committee being available to give a final ruling.
- Demands that all mining operations are inspected regularly by workplace regulatory authorities using inspectors that have been thoroughly vetted by the WAWSC.
