Mine Safety

Supporting resources for mines safety legislation

The following resources have been prepared by the Department to assist the NSW metalliferous and extractives mining industry to effectively implement the new mine safety legislation. The Department will continue to develop information resources to assist industry in implementing the new legislation.

Title	Details
MHS Regulation and OHS Regulation seminar presentation	1.4 MB
Ready reference guide to NSW mine health and safety legislation	187.2 KB
Overview of the new legislation for NSW mines	135.5 KB
Catalogue of supporting documents for NSW mine safety legislation	165.3 KB
Summary list of notification of incidents	57.0 KB

The Department has developed a suite of Guidance Notes and Technical References that will assist industry understand the new mine safety legislation and provide advice on legislative compliance.

Guidance notes

Title	Details
GNM-001 Nomination of Operator	242.6 KB
GNM-001 Nomination of Operator application form	58.2 KB
GNM-001 Nomination of Operator - interactive form	165.0 KB
MEX-NIF Mine Notification of Incident form - guidance note	331.0 KB
GNM-003 Preparing a Mine Safety Management Plan	267.6 KB
GNM-004 Contractors	468.5 KB
GNM-005 and GNC-007 Construction work at mining workplaces	279.4 KB
GNM-006 Temporary appointment of a production manager - interactive	369.6 KB
GNO-001 Certification requirements for high risk work	385.7 KB

Technical references

Title	Details
EES-008-1 Powered winding systems - General requirements and registration - Draft for comment	648.4 KB
EES-008-2 Powered winding systems - Definitions and winder types - Draft for comment	6.6 MB
EES-008-3 Powered winding systems - A prescriptive approach - Draft for comment	668.3 KB
EES-008-4 Powered winding systems - A functional safety approach - Draft for comment	1.7 MB
EES-008-5 Powered winding systems - Life cycle management - Draft for comment	207.2 KB
EES-011 Technical Principles for Design of Electrical Systems	190.1 KB
EES-013 Electrical engineering safety technical reference to MHS Regulation and OHS Regulation	330.0 KB
EES-014 Technical principles for the use of stand-alone generators	1.7 MB

Electrical engineering safety

Click on the links for electrical engineering safety decision sheets and information sheets.

Forms

Title	Details
MEX-WIR MHSR Quarterly Workplace Injury Report (including multiple mines)	51.1 KB
MEX-WIR MHSR Quarterly Workplace Injury Report (including multiple mines) - interactive	236.0 KB
MEX-NIF Mine Notification of Incident form - guidance note	331.0 KB
Summary list of notification of incidents	57.0 KB
MEX-VOC Variation of operator contacts form	44.6 KB
Application for production managers permit (MSO-M4 )	101.1 KB

Audit tools

Title	Details
Audit Checklist for OHS Consultation for NSW Mines	176.4 KB
Audit Checklist for Safety Alert Management Systems	108.8 KB

Exploration Licence holders and exemption from Clause 155 of Mine Health & Safety Regulation 2007 (MHSR)

Following a request for exemptions for exploration licence (EL) holders from certain parts of Clause 155 of the MHSR, the Chief Inspector has issued a response

Gazettals

List of mine safety gazettals

Codes of Practice

Click here to access Codes of Practice.

Safe Work Method Statements

The most suitable examples of templates on the preparation of Safe Work Method Statements and Safe Work Procedures are available from WorkCover NSW and the NSW Minerals Council. Click on the following links to access:

Questions and answers

Questions and answers from the industry information seminars held during March-May 2008.

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