4 Are there arrangements in place to hold regular safety meetings and toolbox talks at the start of each shift? Yes No N/A Comment: Risk management 1 Does the SMS describe the arrangements for managing risks at the mine? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Does the SMS include information the identification of hazards? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Does the SMS include information about risk assessments as used in SWMS and control plans? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Does the SMS include information about training to ensure each person is competent to conduct risk assessments such as in safe work method statements and informal risk assessments? Yes No N/A Comment: Workplace inspections and hazard reporting 1 Does the SMS include arrangements for workplace inspections of all working areas? (who, what, when, how?) Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Has a schedule of inspections been determined and recorded and are they being performed? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Do checklists exist for the completion of the inspections to ensure consistency? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Have the workers completing workplace inspections been trained and deemed competent to do so? Yes No N/A Comment: 5 If at any time a hazard or risk is identified that needs to be controlled, is there a system to report the hazard and the risk to the manager/supervisor so that the risk can be controlled? Yes No N/A Comment:
5 Does the SMS describe arrangements for monitoring and evaluating compliance by the contractor with the SMS and the contractor health and safety management plan (if any)? Yes No N/A Comment: Training 1 Does the SMS have arrangements set down for the identification of training requirements and the planning of training for workers? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Is there induction training (in the form of information, training and instruction) before a worker commence work at the mine? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Does the information, training and instruction include all hazards associated with the work to be carried out by each worker and the control measures that are to be in place? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Are training records kept (while a worker works at the mine) and made available on request? Yes No N/A Comment: 5 Does the SMS have arrangements set down for the identification of training requirements and the planning of training for workers? Yes No N/A Comment: Hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods 1 Does the SMS describe the arrangements for the identification and management (including storage) of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Has a register of hazardous chemicals used, handled and stored at the workplace been prepared and is kept at the workplace? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Are safety data sheets available for workers who may use hazardous chemicals and is this mentioned in the SMS (e.g. solvents or other hazardous chemicals that may be used)? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Where required, has a manifest of all hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods kept on site been prepared and placarding established? Yes No N/A Comment:
5 Are all hazardous chemicals correctly labelled when stored? Yes No N/A Comment: 6 Is the hierarchy of controls considered when hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods are being considered for use (purchase) on site? Yes No N/A Comment: Registers 1 Does the SMS detail arrangements for the use of registers in managing information relating to the testing and compliance of certain pieces of equipment and plant? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Are registers used to keep a record of items that require regular inspections? (lifting chains, electrical testing and tagging, RCD testing, fire extinguishers etc)? Yes No N/A Comment: Explosives control plan 1 If explosives are used at the mine, does the SMS include a reference to an explosives control plan? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Does the explosives control plans include an assessment of risks associated with the use, storage and handling of explosives and explosive precursors? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Are all risks associated with explosives and explosive precursors managed and compliant with the Explosives Act 2003, the Australian Standard 2187 and Schedule 2 (Clause 4) of WHS (Mines) Regulation 2014? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Where a contractor has been engaged to perform blasting activities, have they supplied a blast management plan that has it been reviewed and confirmed to be consistent with the site SMS? Yes No N/A Comment: 5 Are records maintained of each blast in accordance with the requirements of AS2187? Yes No N/A Comment:
providing information, training and instruction for each principal hazard? Mine planning 1 Does the SMS include a risk assessment that determines whether a mine survey plan for the mine site is necessary or not? (e.g. a mine survey plan is prepared by a registered mine surveyor as opposed to a mine plan being prepared by a competent person) Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Does the SMS refer to a mine plan that shows existing workings, proposed workings, other disused workings and the location of the boundary and the boundary of any adjacent mine? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Does the mine plan include locations and gradients of all proposed haul roads and access tracks? Yes No N/A Comment: 4 Does the mine plan include details of various dumps, stockpiles, waste dams and methodology on how they will be located and constructed? Yes No N/A Comment: 5 Does the SMS state how often the mine plan is reviewed? Yes No N/A Comment: Audit and review 1 Does the SMS state how often the SMS is reviewed and audited (including method & frequency)? Yes No N/A Comment: 2 Does the SMS include detail of how identified control measures will be reviewed to ensure that they remain effective? Yes No N/A Comment: 3 Does the SMS include a goal of seeking continual improvement (how things can be done better, reviewing safety alerts, seeking input from Inspectors and others, etc)? Yes No N/A Comment: