Mine Safety Management Systems

What is a Mine Safety Management System (MSMS)?

A MSMS is the primary means of providing processes and methods to everyone involved at a mine to ensure the safe operation of a mine. It is a framework that brings together the mine’s policies, systems, procedures and plans to enable a mine operator to follow a systematic approach to achieving, improving and monitoring a desired level of health and safety

What is a Principal Mining Hazard?

A principal mining hazard (PMH) is any activity, process, procedure, plant, structure, substance, situation or other circumstance relating to the carrying out of mining operations that has a reasonable potential to result in multiple fatalities. These may be in a single incident or a series of recurring incidents.

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How can We Help You

We can help by:

Identifying the Principal Mining Hazards present at your minesite.
Developing Bow-Tie risk assessments to idenitfy the scenarios that could lead to the major event.
Developing a comprehensive Principal Mining Hazard Management Plans for your minesite.
Creating Health, Emergency Response, Radiation and Contractor Management Plans.
Crafting tailored procedures specific to your needs.

Client Feedback

“James assisted our company with compiling a Mine Safety Management System which was required for the Department of Mines under the new Work Safe legislation.

We found James very practical, efficient and easy to work with, and we appreciated his common sense approach to making the safety documents applicable to our small business.

We look forward to continuing to work with James in the future and would absolutely recommend him for any business requiring safety procedures produced.”

Melita Grant

Owner / Director
Lakeside Minerals

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FAQ's

We need to establish a Mine Safety Management System for our business. Can we get assistance with this?

Yes, you can!! For an effective MSMS that business can rely on, contact our professional and experienced consultants to start the process.

Is having a Mine Safety Management System in place all we need?

Yes and No.

A mine operator must have a procedure for measuring how the mine’s MSMS is performing against set performance standards, and a system for auditing to ensure the MSMS remains effective.