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MINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN

MINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN. It is recommended that mines be required to put in place Mine Safety Management Plans to cater for key risk areas. It is also further recommended that mine Safety Management Plans be based on detailed risk/hazard analyses.

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MINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN

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  1. MINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN

  2. It is recommended that mines be required to put in place Mine Safety Management Plans to cater for key risk areas. It is also further recommended that mine Safety Management Plans be based on detailed risk/hazard analyses

  3. Key risk areas which should be addressed by Mine Safety Management Plans MUST include but may not be limited to: VENTILATION SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTIONGAS MANAGEMENTINUNDATION EMERGENCY EVACUATION TRANSPORTATION MACHINERYSTRATA CONTROL

  4. The Safety Management Plan consist of two levels, Level 1 Management Overview Plan Level 2 Hazard Management Plans COMPOSITION OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANS

  5. Comprises 6 elements Management Overview Plan

  6. Should cover the objectives of the plan and guidance on its use Should give a good overview of the ownership of the plan 1. INTRODUCTION

  7. should state all the hazard plans in operation at the mine 2. SCOPE

  8. gives a snapshot view of the mine should indicate general mining method seams worked basic organisation structure shifts worked any significant items at the mine spontaneous combustion gas make strata problems ???? 3. MINE CHARACTERISTICS

  9. how were they identified who was involved was there a good balance of employees in the teams did team members have relevant competencies was sufficient time allowed for assessment Was the process formal or ad hoc did the assessment follow an established risk assessment process 4. IDENTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL HAZARDS

  10. should cover only general responsibility for the plan key responsibilities must be identified 5.ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  11. who is responsible for review are senior company personnel involved is a cross section of employees involved what are review periods are there any company policies on review are current plans suitable have improvements been identified and implemented 6.MANAGEMENT REVIEW

  12. PLAN REQUIRED FOR EACH IDENTIFIED HAZARD Comprises 13 Elements Hazard Management Plans

  13. should give a brief overview of hazard is the scope clearly identified geographical areas operational areas time constraints shifts daylight - darkness personnel involved etc. 1. Introduction

  14. Are all hazards identified who was involved in risk assessment was a cross section of employees involved was there a good balance of skills in risk assessment process did risk assessment team undergo risk assessment training was a formal process used in the risk assessment 2. Identification of Hazard

  15. are there adequate controls in place to deal with the identified risks are the controls realistic are there controls for all the risks are responsible people identified in relation to the hazard 3. Control procedures

  16. For each control is there an identified person responsible are the responsibilities clearly defined are there any overlaps in responsibilities are there any gaps in the responsibilities are responsibilities in writing have responsible persons the relevant competencies are any external providers identified manufactures trainers suppliers maintainers contractors 4. Roles and Responsibilities

  17. where controls require resources are they clearly identified are there procedures for checking resource quantities are there procedures for checking resource quality 5. Resources required

  18. are there response plans for all critical events have the critical events been identified do the response plans deal effectively with the critical event have accountabilities been assigned to each trigger event 6. Action response plans

  19. are procedures in place for communicating across all levels are procedures in place for communicating hazards are procedures in place for investigating significant events. are significant matters communicated to all levels across the organisation have supervisors procedures or protocols for disseminating knowledge about events 7. Communications

  20. has the mine identified training needs to deal with the hazard are employees aware of the importance of adhering to the SMP are employees aware of the safety impacts of their personal performance have employees been given training on their roles and responsibilities are employees been made aware of the potential consequences of departure from the plans 8. Training

  21. are there procedures in place for identifying non compliance are non compliances recorded are non compliances investigated have preventive actions been implemented to deal with repeated non compliances are preventive and corrective actions documented 9. Corrective actions

  22. how are reviews carried out time specific events specific localities new seam different side of mine specific changes change in water regime change in seam depth does review incorporate continual improvement does review include senior company personnel does review incorporate audit findings 10. Reviews

  23. are the audits carried out in accordance with established audit methods are external personnel involved are independent audits carried out are the results of audits conveyed to all employees are the results of audits passed upwards in the company ie to company boards etc 11. Audits

  24. are all plans quality controlled is documentation readily locatable is documentation regularly reviewed are obsolete documents taken from circulation are updates issued promptly 12. Document Control

  25. does the mine keep comprehensive records are records readily locatable are all procedures documented are the records legible are the procedures for record storage adequate are records identified for storage are records secure 13. Records.

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