fortheAustralianCoalMiningIndustry2007HealthandSafetyRiskManagementManualHealthandSafetyRiskManagementManualfortheAustralianCoalMiningIndustryiPrefaceBackgroundTheeffectivemanagementofriskisakeyissueforallAustralianmines.Therecenttrendtowardsperformancebasedoccupationalhealthandsafetylegislationandstandardshasrequiredminestodevelopriskmanagementprogramsandprocessesthatidentify,assessandcontrolworkplacehazards.Poorriskmanagementprocessescausefatalities,seriousinjuriesandillnessandyetintheAustralian(andindeedtheworld)context,whilethereismuchinformationavailableregardinggenericriskmanagementtechniquesandpractices,thereisasignificantgapinguidancematerialthatisavailableforthemanagementofriskandriskcommunicationswithinAustraliancoalmines.Itisalsoofnotethatwhatmaterialisavailableisdifficulttoaccess,isfragmentedandscattered.ProjecttoimproveRiskManagementinAustralianMinesThismanualanddatabasehasbeenfundedbytheCoalServicesHealthandSafetyTrust.Theprojectisdesignedtoassistindevelopingamorecohesiveandsophisticatedunderstandingofriskmanagementandriskcommunicationswithinthecoalminingindustry.Thismanualanddatabaseprovidesgenericguidanceforestablishingandimplementingeffectiveoccupationalhealthandsafetyriskmanagementprocessesinmines.Itdemonstrateshowtoestablishthepropercontextofaminingoperation,andthenhowtoeffectivelyidentify,analyse,evaluate,treat,communicateandmonitorrisks.Themanualincludes:Adetailedoverviewofriskmanagementprocessesinrelationtocoalmining;Abestpracticemethodologydetailingaspectsofhazardidentification,riskassessmentandcontrolincoalmines;Developmentofcomprehensivehazardlistingsforundergroundandopencutminingprocesses;Practicalchecklistsforconductingandrecordingtheresultsofriskassessments;Adatabasefortheriskrankingofspecificmininghazards;andWorkedexamplesofspecifichazardsusingidentifiedmethodologiesThismanualprovidesareferenceforsafetyprofessionals,minemanagers,healthandsafetyrepresentatives,operators,technicalstaff,linemanagersandstaffwhendevelopingprocesses,systemsandtechniquesformanagingrisks.Thecontentsareintendedtoprovideabroadoverviewofcontemporaryriskmanagementasitappliestocoalmines.Organisationsareexpectedtointerpretthismanualinthecontextoftheirownoperationsanddevelopspecificapproachestomanagetheirrisks.HealthandSafetyRiskManagementManualfortheAustralianCoalMiningIndustryiiContentsPreface...................................................................................................................................iContents...............................................................................................................................iiTableofFigures....................................................................................................................ivAppendices...........................................................................................................................iv1.Introduction...................................................................................................................11.1ContentsandStructureofthisManual...................................................................11.2Purpose..................................................................................................................11.3Objective..................................................................................