WHS services for mining contractors across NSW, built around the practical safety requirements of small and medium businesses supporting mining and resource operations.
MINING & RESOURCES
Working in resources often means meeting a higher level of safety expectation.
Your people may work across mine sites, workshops and client locations. Site requirements differ. Plant and equipment need to be controlled. Competencies and inductions need to be current. Clients want evidence before your crew even arrives.
For a small or medium contractor, keeping all of that organised can quickly become another job for the owner or operations team.
The Safety Dept. helps manage the WHS system behind your business, keeping requirements, records and actions current while your team keeps delivering the work.
BUILT AROUND CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS
Resource-sector contractors don't operate in isolation.
Your WHS system needs to be ready before the work starts.
That means keeping track of:
We help keep those requirements organised and visible.
MINING CONTRACTOR RISK MANAGEMENT
Contractors working in resources can face high-risk work, strict site requirements and changing operating conditions. We help keep the systems and records behind that work current.
Light vehicles, heavy equipment, forklifts and mobile plant can operate around workers and other site activities.
Plant condition, competent operators, interaction controls and safe work arrangements all need to stay visible and current.
Maintenance, servicing, fault-finding and clearing equipment can expose workers to stored energy or unexpected movement.
Isolation procedures need to identify energy sources, control them and prevent equipment from being unintentionally re-energised.
Having experienced workers is only part of the requirement.
Inductions, licences, competencies, training and supporting evidence need to be current and available when the client or site requires them.
Shutdowns, maintenance, confined spaces, working at heights, lifting activities and other non-routine tasks can introduce additional risk.
The controls, competencies and documentation need to match the work actually being carried out.
Mine and resource sites can have specific contractor requirements before work begins and while your team is on site.
Your own WHS arrangements need to align with relevant site systems, procedures and agreed controls.
Different sites bring different hazards, equipment, interfaces and operating conditions
Risk assessments, procedures and controls need to be reviewed when the work, environment or client requirements change.
ONGOING WHS MANAGEMENT
Depending on your business and agreed scope, we can help manage:
The goal is simple: keep your WHS system ready for the work, the site and the client requirements that come with it.
WHO WE SUPPORT
Our WHS services support businesses including:
Our focus is the small or medium contractor that needs strong WHS systems and client-ready safety evidence without building a large internal safety team.
MINING CONTRACTOR FAQs
Mining & Resources WHS FAQs
Yes. Working under a mine operator does not remove a contractor's own WHS duties. Contractors need to manage the risks arising from their work and work with the mine or petroleum site operator so relevant safety arrangements are coordinated.
It depends on the work and the arrangements being used.
Where a contractor is carrying out mining or petroleum operations, NSW mining safety requirements provide for either a contractor health and safety management plan or, where appropriate, the contractor reviewing relevant parts of the site's safety management system and confirming that those arrangements are consistent with its own safety arrangements.
This depends on the work, but records commonly include worker inductions, licences and competencies, training, plant and maintenance records, risk assessments, work procedures, inspections, incidents, corrective actions and client or site compliance evidence.
No. An induction helps workers understand the requirements and hazards of a particular workplace, but it does not replace the licences, training, skills or competencies required for the work they perform. Businesses need to make sure workers are competent for their roles and maintain appropriate evidence.
Yes. NSW mines and petroleum sites operate under the general WHS framework as well as specific mining and petroleum safety legislation. The requirements can include safety management systems, contractor arrangements, specified competencies, statutory functions and other controls that depend on the type of operation.
Yes. We help small and medium contractors supporting the resources sector manage agreed parts of their own WHS system, including documentation, registers, competencies, plant records, inspections, corrective actions and ongoing WHS administration. We can also help keep your contractor safety information organised for client and site requirements. The exact support depends on your operations and agreed scope.
Your crews have work to deliver. Your supervisors have sites, plant and people to manage. Your clients expect the safety requirements to be in order. We help keep the WHS system behind your business current, organised and ready.
No obligation either way.
