Manage health and safety in mineral processing operations

What is this standard about?
Achievement of this standard demonstrates your competence in managing effective safety, health, and wellbeing in a mineral processing operation.
 
Who is this standard for?
This standard is applicable to anyone at a supervisory or managerial level approved to carry out this function working in the mineral processing sector.

Your responsibilities will require you to comply with company policy and procedures for the activities undertaken, and to report any problems that you cannot solve, or that are outside your responsibility, to the relevant authority. You will be expected to take full responsibility for your own actions within the activity, and for the quality and accuracy
of the work that you carry out.

Applying and advising on safe working practices will be a key issue throughout. Training is a key aspect to managing health, safety and wellbeing, therefore, this standard works in collaboration with developing capability in mineral processing operations.

P1. conduct your work in line with relevant regulation, legislation, company policies, procedures, and industry good practice
P2. ensure that all individuals conducting the work are suitably protected
P3. contribute to a positive health and safety culture
P4. demonstrate leadership through positive health & safety behaviour
P5. ensure individuals undertaking the work are competent to conduct their duties
P6. ensure all site hazards and risks have been assessed
P7. develop and review standard operating procedures
P8. ensure the risk assessment and safe systems of work are implemented
P9. implement the health & safety management system
P10. manage effective health and safety systems
P11. evaluate information provided by contractors to carry out work on site
P12. ensure that inspections are carried out in compliance to the scheme of inspections
P13. create action plans to resolve defects, improvements and changes
P14. ensure all isolation procedures are carried out
P15. evaluate the site health, safety, and wellbeing performance identifying areas for improvements
P16. evaluate findings from audits and inspections
P17. analyse health, safety and wellbeing data and identify trends
P18. review & distribute information to relevant parties on health, safety and wellbeing
P19. collaboratively create risk assessment for activities involving significant risks
P20. evaluate the effectiveness of the health & safety management system
P21. maintain accurate records in line with company policies and procedures
P22. evaluate changes against prior performance

K1. relevant regulation, legislation, company policies and procedures, and industry good practice
K2. how to maintain your knowledge of legislative requirements and industry best practice
K3. the reporting process and procedure to enforcing authorities
K4. the hierarchy of controls
K5. what is meant by dangerous occurrence
K6. what is meant by human factors
K7. what is meant by a fair and just culture
K8. what is meant by mental health and wellbeing
K9. where to find relevant advice and reliable supporting information
K10. the benefits of effective health, safety and wellbeing
K11. how other organisations influence industry standards
K12. the external accreditation process for health, safety and wellbeing
K13. relevant safe systems of work
K14. the requirements for statutory inspections on site
K15. the requirements of isolation
K16. how to evaluate information provided by contractors to carry out work on site
K17. the importance of monitoring health, safety and wellbeing
K18. the techniques for monitoring the effectiveness health and safety systems
K19. the standards required for individuals to carry out work on site
K20. how to promote the benefits of safety, health and wellbeing using a range of methods
K21. the importance of taking an active role in improvements to safety, health and wellbeing
K22. the benefits of visible felt leadership in safety, health and wellbeing
K23. how individual behaviours could affect safety, health and wellbeing
K24. how to assess potential improvements safety, health, and wellbeing
K25. how to present proposals to improve safety, health, and wellbeing
K26. how to assess safety, health and wellbeing hazards and risks
K27. how to conduct a risk assessment
K28. how to create a safe operating procedure
K29. the authorisation and permit to work process
K30. how to Investigate safety, health, and wellbeing incidents
K31. how to review Investigations into safety, health, and wellbeing
K32. the methodology to conduct root cause analysis
K33. how to gather relevant information on safety, health, and wellbeing
K34. how to review audits and inspections for health and safety
K35. how to write objectives in order to deliver, monitor and evaluate improvement

Company procedures such as:
•  Toolbox Talks
•  Safety Committee Meetings
•  Email Communication
•  Training
 
Scheme of inspections
The written scheme of inspections for the site which may form part of the health and safety document.
 
Human factors, such as:
Human factors refer to environmental, organisational and job factors, and human and individual characteristics, which influence behaviour at work in a way which can affect health and safety.

Inspections to include:
Routine
Ad hoc
Statutory