Digging Deeper Action Plan

The Digging Deeper Action Plan is the Mine Safety Advisory Council’s response to the 25 recommendations coming out of the Digging Deeper Wran Consultancy Project. The action plan prioritises the activities of industry stakeholders to work toward achieving world class Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).

The Minister has asked the Mine Safety Advisory Council to oversee industry’s implementation of the action plan through educative assistance programs.

Up to 30% of mine sites are pro-actively working towards best practice in OHS. A further 43% of sites are currently in a transitional stage and about 27% are currently reactive to OHS issues. By working closely with industry the Mine Safety Advisory Council will address areas that need improvement, specifically; 

• Fatigue and hours worked 
• Contractor safety 
• Effective working relationships

The action plan’s educative assistance programs will guide organisations to become pro-active on health and safety and will help those who are already pro-active to achieve best practice. The Mine Safety Advisory Council will also oversee the follow-up of organisations where serious deficiencies are found.

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Ten Platinum Rules - Digging Deeper's call to action for industry

Digging Deeper identifies an underlying theme across the industry - the need to get the basics of OHS management right. The Platinum Rules codify the fundamental steps the industry should take to more effectively manage OHS. They are as follows;

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Safety Incentive Scheme Checklist

The Digging Deeper Report into Mine Safety proposed that the industry review the usefulness of Safety Incentive Schemes in the NSW mining industry. The Mine Safety Advisory Council has prepared a discussion paper on the checklist proposed by Digging Deeper as a starting point in raising awareness of the issue and promoting discussion within the industry.

The Mine Safety Advisory Council is seeking your feedback on:

• experiences in reviewing the usefulness of safety incentive schemes
• other safety incentive scheme checklists
• the usefulness of the checklist found in the discussion paper.

Any feedback should be submitted by 11 April 2008.  Further information on submission of feedback can be found in the discussion paper.

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Digging Deeper Report

The Digging Deeper Report contains the findings and outcomes of the Digging Deeper Wran Consultancy Project, as reported to the Mine Safety Advisory Council by Shaw Idea.

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Copies of the Digging Deeper Report are also available on CD-Rom by request.  See further information below.

Digging Deeper workplace posters

Two posters have been developed as part of the Digging Deeper communication plan. The posters are designed to communicate the message that employees should feel enabled to raise health and safety issues with their supervisors and managers. Employees should know that their supervisors and managers will discuss these issues with them in a meaningful way. Digging Deeper Platinum Rule 2 says that employers should ‘listen to and talk with their people’.

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Digging Deeper Wran Consultancy Project

The 2005 Wran Mine Safety Review identified key issues that need further investigation. The Mine Safety Advisory Council, made up of industry, union, departmental and independent members, engaged Shaw Idea Pty Ltd to conduct the Digging Deeper Wran Consultancy Project addressing three key topics arising from the Wran Mine Safety Review.

The project delivered robust and credible information with:

• Data gathered from a representative sample of 53 mine sites
• Questionnaires returned from over 1600 individuals
• Interviews with 585 contractors, miners and managers
• Three Future Inquiry workshops with 146 participants from across the mining industry

For further information on how the Digging Deeper Wran Consultancy Project was conducted, refer to the Digging Deeper Final Report – Executive Summary.

Further information

For further information, to request a copy of the Digging Deeper Report on CD-Rom,  or to make sure you receive ongoing information about the project, contact:

NSW DPI - Mine Safety Advisory Council
John Flint
E: john.flint@dpi.nsw.gov.au
T: 02 4931 6636
F: 02 4931 6790