Mining specific services
Risk and Safety Management Systems
Services:
- Development and review of safety management systems.
- Review and facilitation of risk assessments and other tools in support of safety management.
- Development of critical risk management programs including identification and monitoring of critical controls.
Outputs:
Safety systems and documentation that are:
- Current, compliant, and aligned with legislative requirements, standards, codes of practice, and industry guidance.
- Developed through effective consultation and supported by robust risk analysis.
- Scaled to the size, complexity, and operational needs of the organisation.
- Clear, practical, and fit for purpose, with defined accountabilities and audience-appropriate detail.
- Integrated and coherent with existing management systems and processes.
Auditing and assurance
Services:
- Development, review and implementation of assurance programs.
- Legislative and compliance work health and safety audits.
- Independent audits of safety management systems and critical risk controls.
- Gap analyses against legislation, codes of practice, standards, and organisational requirements.
Outputs:
- Improved safety and risk management systems through the identification of gaps, strengths, and opportunities for improvement.
- Enhanced compliance with legislative, regulatory, and organisational requirements.
- Early identification of emerging risks, gaps and potential system failures.
- Clear understanding of whether improvements are required in system design, implementation, or both.
- Greater confidence in organisational readiness for regulatory and external audits.
Independent incident investigations
Services:
- Leading independent investigations using methodologies appropriate to the risk and complexity of the incident including ICAM and Essential Factors™.
- Coaching and mentoring for leaders undertaking internal incident investigations.
- Identification of organisational, system, and human factors contributing to incidents.
- Analysis of incident trends and recurring causal factors to identify systemic improvement opportunities.
- Development of corrective actions to address contributing factors and strengthen critical controls.
- Support in responding to regulatory investigations and requests.
Outputs:
- Clear understanding of how and why an incident occurred.
- Identification of practical and sustainable improvement opportunities.
- Corrective actions focused on addressing contributing factors rather than symptoms.
- Reduced likelihood of incident recurrence.
- Professional, objective, and defensible investigation reports.
Change management
Services:
- Facilitation and support of organisational, operational, and safety-related change initiatives.
- Stakeholder consultation, engagement, and communication planning.
- Change impact and risk assessments.
- Review and update of systems, procedures, training, and documentation.
- Post-implementation review including verification of change effectiveness and ongoing adoption.
Outputs:
- Safe, compliant, and sustainable implementation of change.
- Improved stakeholder understanding, engagement, and ownership.
- Effective management of risks and prevention of unintended consequences.
- Alignment of systems, processes, and documentation with the changed state.
- Increased likelihood of lasting behavioural and organisational change.
Technical task relief for mining leaders
Services:
- Provision of experienced engineering, mining leadership and statutory capability to support mining leaders and statutory position holders.
- Development and review of management plans, procedures, reports, and other technical documentation.
- Facilitation of risk management, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Completion of actions arising from audits, investigations, risk assessments, inspections, and assurance activities.
Outputs:
- High-quality outputs delivered by personnel with mining, leadership, and statutory expertise.
- Improved implementation and closure of actions arising from audits, investigations, inspections, and risk assessments.
- Increased capacity for leaders to give their undivided attention to operational priorities and strategic objectives.
- Clearance of accumulated action backlogs and overdue work.
Statutory examinations support
Services:
- Tutoring, mentoring and examination preparation for statutory certificates, including Open Cut Examiner, Mining Engineering Manager and Quarry Manager qualifications.
- Structured preparation for written and oral examinations, including examination technique, technical knowledge development and mock assessments.
- Delivery of intensive written examination preparation programs, including 5-day pre-examination workshops.
- Individual coaching tailored to candidate strengths, development areas and examination requirements.
- Mock oral examinations
Outputs:
- Improved confidence and preparedness for statutory examinations.
- Enhanced technical and practical knowledge
- Increased likelihood of examination success through structured preparation and targeted mentoring.
PCP and PHMP development and review
Services:
- Development, review and improvement of Principal Hazard Management Plans (PHMPs) and Principal Control Plans (PCPs).
- Facilitation of underlying risk management to identify hazards, controls and implementation requirements.
- Review of control frameworks to ensure critical controls are clearly defined, measurable and verifiable.
- Alignment of PHMPs and PCPs with legislative requirements, site risk profiles and operational practices.
Outputs:
- Practical and compliant PHMPs and PCPs aligned with site-specific risks and operational needs.
- Clear accountabilities and verification requirements for critical controls.
- Increased confidence that principal hazards and critical risks are being effectively managed.