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Minesafe Magazine December 2010 minesafeWESTERN AUSTRALIA Volume 19 no. 3 DECEMBER 2010 Reaching safety reform milestones ................................................. TAPPING IN TO INDUSTRY EXPERTISE ................................................. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ................................................. IS YOUR SITE READY FOR THE CYCLONE SEASON? MineSafe vol. 19 no. 3 December 2010 1 02 05 11 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTAL NEWS EXPLORATION SAFETY INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES SAFETY AND HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES 02 Reaching safety reform 14 Code of practice targeting 22 Permission to work better milestones drilling safety 24 Importance of mine rescue 46 Workers’ safety a passion for 04 Additional resources spreading teams Jock the safety load 25 Histories built on mining DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY INDUSTRY DIVISIONAL NEWS 2010 SOUTH WEST PERFORMANCE 16 Rewarding unique solutions for EMERGENCY RESPONSE 05 How tough will a resilient alternative fuel SKILLS CHALLENGE 48 Navigating the Safety safety culture be? 17 Interstate shotfiring licences – Regulation System 09 Tapping in to industry expertise check licence conditions 28 Testing emergency response 49 Importance of reporting 10 Familiar face joins Goldfields and security clearance capacity team 29 Blood and gore in the name of 11 Leading the way with auditor realism CRUNCHING THE training OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 30 Thirst for theory NUMBERS 18 What is the cost of sleep debt? 50 Monthly mining workforce SIMON SAYS 2010 UNDERGROUND 51 Monthly exploration workforce MINE EMERGENCY 52 Distribution of safety and 12 The times are changing SAFETY ALERT AND RESPONSE health representatives as at GUIDANCE COMPETITION 30 September 2010 LEGISLATIVE NEWS 19 Managing fibrous minerals 38 Teams show commitment to 20 Is your site ready for the emergency response 13 DMP legislative program as at cyclone season? 39 Keeping track of the tag board 24 December 2010 21 Keeping your seat 40 Mt Charlotte and the decline of shafts MineSafe vol. 19 no. 3 December 2010 39 46 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT elcome to the final issue of MineSafe for 2010. Resources Safety has been REPORTS AND SAFETY active in the mining community recently, with safety roadshows travelling to the BULLETINS Pilbara, South West and Goldfields, as well as Perth. Consultation with roadshow Wparticipants has been extremely useful in determining the direction and content of 53 Mines Safety SIR 165 strategies related to safety culture resources and a new drilling safety code. The next issue Sudden depressurisation of an of MineSafe will feature the recommendations that came out of the workshops on toughness ANFO charge-up kettle in mining and how it can affect safety performance. 55 Mines Safety SIR 166 Fall from height in a process ........................................................................................................................................................... vessel – fatal accident The mining community has also been active, with emergency response competitions held in Greenbushes 57 Mines Safety SIR 167 and Kalgoorlie. Resources Safety is proud to support and recognise such important industry activities. Failure of the rope guide on a Demag overhead travelling There is an update on the safety reform initiative being implemented by the Department of Mines and crane Petroleum. 60 Mines Safety Bulletin 93 Lowering and raising of bottom Your attention is drawn to the safety alerts reproduced at the back of each MineSafe. guards (“belly plates”) on dozers – fatal accidents In other news, Research Solutions was engaged by the Department to determine the baseline of current 62 Mines Safety Bulletin 94 stakeholder perceptions and expectations of the role, services and functions of Resources Safety as the Use of contact cleaning agents safety regulator for the resources industry. Thank you to all who participated in the survey, which was structured so that the effectiveness of the safety reform initiative can be measured over time. Research Solutions will be reporting to the Department in early 2011. 64 R ESOURCES SAFETY CONTACTS Enjoy your reading. Malcolm Russell Executive Director, Resources Safety MineSafe vol. 19 no. 3 December 2010 01 DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Stakeholderliaison REACHING SAFETY REFORM MILESTONES It has been just over a year since the Minister for Mines Department has now received the Minister’s approval and Petroleum announced the overhaul of the way that to consult industry and unions on the development resources safety is regulated in Western Australia. In and implementation of principal hazard management the past few months, some key milestones have been plans and associated key performance indicators. The reached in the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s proposal was developed by the working group, which safety reform strategy to achieve the Minister’s vision. included industry, unions and the regulator, to support the move towards more risk-based regulation. It aligns The Ministerial Advisory Panel on Best Practice Safety with the proposed national occupational safety and Regulation (MAP), its working groups and the Safety health harmonisation process. Reform Project Team have been engaged in exploring a variety of issues, and discussions are well advanced The Work Group will reconvene early in 2011 to consider on the cost recovery approach for petroleum and the national model mines safety regulations and geothermal energy, and licensing of dangerous goods. implementation of the principal hazard management The launch of the notifications and approvals functions plans. of a new online business system, establishment The Financial Reporting and Transparency Work Group of a lead auditor training program and in-principle was responsible for developing an agreed mechanism for agreement to implement principal hazard management plans across the mining industry are the latest safety reporting expenditure, including the cost to administer reform initiatives announced by the Department. safety regulation. This group’s work is now complete, with its draft report presented to MAP at its November “These are some important milestones and demonstrate meeting. MAP has made further recommendations, the Department’s commitment to safety reforms within which will be presented to the Minister for consideration the Western Australian resources sector,” Director in January 2011. General Richard Sellers said. The Legislative Review Work Group reviewed the “The goal is to ensure the Resources Safety Division has Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010 the appropriate capacity, competency and legislative and made recommendations to MAP at its November framework to regulate an expanding industry well into meeting. MAP has signed off on the recommendations. the future. This means employing more staff, including If approved by the Minister, the Department will inspectors, improving our systems, and providing commence the process of amending the Mines Safety further training and development for staff. The training and Inspection Levy Regulations from early 2011. and development program, through the lead auditor training, also presents a unique opportunity for industry This working group will now change focus to review the participation.” various safety Acts and advisory committees (including the Mining Industry Advisory Committee), with new MAP AND WORKING GROUPS industry representatives and terms of reference. Following MAP approval of the Best Practice Safety The next meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Panel is Strategies Work Group’s recommendations, the 21 February 2011. 02 MineSafe vol. 19 no. 3 December 2010 COST RECOVERY FOR RESOURCES SAFETY each other’s roles. This is vital as the regulator and industry look to REGULATION improve the safety culture across the Western Australian resources sector. The Minister has given his in-principle agreement on the proposed The aim is for Resources Safety mines and petroleum inspectors, and model and implementation of the Petroleum and Geothermal Safety dangerous goods officers dealing with major hazard facilities, to be Levy. The Department has been liaising with the Australian Petroleum qualified in lead auditing.T his will ensure inspectors have nationally Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), Australian Pipeline recognised lead auditing skills, and further supports risk management Industry Association (APIA) and MAP on the development of the model. safety regulation. Consultation will continue with industry as the model is finalised. The Minister has also signed off on the proposed amendments to PROPOSAL FOR PRINCIPAL HAZARD dangerous goods licences and implementation of cost recovery for MANAGEMENT PLANS dangerous goods safety regulation. There will be further industry consultation in early 2011. Another important development is the in-principle agreement for Western Australian mining operations to prepare principal hazard SAFETY REFORM PROJECT TEAM management plans for major hazards on mine sites. The Safety Reform Project team continues to brief industry on reforms. A principal hazard management plan means mine operators must Workshops will be held in early 2011 with APPEA regarding the safety identify all hazards arising in their mining operations that could cause legislative framework, and Rio Tinto about integrating safety reform a fatality, identify what controls need to be in place to manage these plans into its strategic planning processes. hazards, validate the effectiveness of these controls and ensure that this process is supported, and owned, at all levels of the operation. The Safety
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