Alcohol and Other Drugs Guide

This guide provides Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on managing the risks associated with alcohol and other drugs. It includes an example Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy.

Contractor and Visitor Management Guide

This guide provides practical assistance to mine and quarry operators on how to implement control measures to manage the risks associated with contractors and visitors working at the mine or quarry. Template version of this guide.

Hazard Identification and Risk Management Guide

The information in this guide is of a general nature, and should not be relied upon as individual professional advice. If necessary, legal advice should be obtained from a legal practitioner with expertise in the field of WHS law (SA).

Document and Records Management Guide

This guide provides Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on Document and Records Management. Document and Records Control is a process of ensuring that documents and records are created, captured, accessed, managed and stored in a methodical, organised and controlled manner.

Fatigue Guide

This guide provides Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on managing the risks associated with fatigue. Includes a fatigue risk management chart.

Fitness For Work Guide

This guide provides practical guidance on how to effectively manage the risks to health and safety associated with Fitness For Work. Fitness For Work issues include fatigue, alcohol and other drugs and mental health.

Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Substances Management Guide

This guide has been developed to provide small to medium mine and quarry operators with an understanding of the legislative requirements for Hazardous Chemical and Dangerous Substances Management.

Organisational Charts Guide

This guide provides you with several examples of how you could set out the organisational chart for your operation. It is important that the organisational chart you develop is clear and easily understood by all persons and is reviewed as part of your safety management systems review or sooner should there be any changes in personnel.

Principal Mining Hazard Management Guide

This guide provides mine and quarry operators with an understanding of the requirements of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA), Chapter 10 Mines, in relation to Principal Mining Hazards. It includes an example Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan.

Respiratory PPE – Selection and Use Guide

The aim of this Guidance Material is to provide Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) and workers with

Practical guidance on the selection and use of suitable and adequate respiratory protective equipment (RPE) in the workplace.

Safe Operating Procedures Guide

This guide provides practical guidance on Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs). A SOP is a written document that provides step-by-step instructions on how to safely perform a task or activity which involves some risk to health and safety. It includes an example template.

Examples  equipment SOPs: Excavator and Front End Loader

South Australian Work Health and Safety Legislation Guide

This guide has been developed to provide an introduction to the Work Health and Safety Legislation applicable to mining and quarrying operations in South Australia.

Toolbox Meeting Guide

This guide provides practical guidance on toolbox meetings. It includes What is a toolbox meeting?, Structure of a toolbox meeting, What information do we include? and Records of toolbox meetings. A Toolbox Meeting Minutes Template is included.

Traffic Management Guide

This guide provides practical assistance and guidance to enable mine and quarry operators to develop and implement a Traffic Management Plan for their operation.

Verification of Competency Guide

This guide provides practical guidance on the Verification of Competency (VOC) process. In many sections of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA), there is a requirement to ensure that workers and others are provided with information, training and instruction and to ensure that workers are competent to undertake work related tasks. It includes a Verification of Competency example and template.

Withdrawal of Workers to Safety Guide

The aim of this guide is to provide Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on the legislative requirement of withdrawing workers to a place of safety when required. Due to the nature, location and the environment of mining and quarrying operations, there are hazards and risks present that, at times, will require workers to be withdrawn to a place of safety.

Work Health and Safety Performance Standards Guide

This guide has been developed to assist mining and quarrying operators in measuring the effectiveness of their Safety Management Systems and Workplace Health and Safety Performance outcomes.

Work Health and Safety Policies Guide

This guide has been developed to provide you with an understanding of the requirements to develop and implement, communicate and review a Work Health and Safety Policy. A Work Health and Safety Policy is a statement of commitment to health and safety at the workplace.

Work Health and Safety Roles and Responsibilities Guide

The aim of this guide is to provide all persons in the workplace with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in relation to the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) and the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA).

Workplace Consultation and Communication Guide

This guide provides Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on how to effectively consult and communicate with workers who carry out work for the PCBU.

Workplace Inspections Guide

This guide provides Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) with practical guidance on workplace inspections. It includes an example workplace inspection schedule.

Workplace Emergency Plan Guide

This guide has been developed to provide mine/quarry operators with practical guidance on how to develop and maintain an effective emergency plan to meet the requirements under the South Australian WHS Regulations 2012.

Workplace Induction Guide

The aim of the guidance material is to assist mines and quarries to understand the legislative requirement to induct and train new workers; identify who should receive a safety induction program; identify what should be included in a safety induction program; and develop a safety induction.