This course aims to improve your understanding and practice of risk and critical control management within hazardous operational contexts.

In Queensland, the MISHC G-MIRM Risk Management System short course is recognised in the statutory mining competencies as equivalent to RIIRIS601E.

If you complete this course and achieve competency in all assessments within 6 months of course completion, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning to receive RIIRIS601E unit of competency from UQ Skills (RTO #1511).

What you'll learn

• How to describe the purpose and core processes for managing operational risks (as per ISO31000 and ICMM Critical Control Management).
• Use of leading approaches to perform and critique risk assessment systems and risk assessments associated with the management of major risks, hazards, change and projects.
• Use of leading approaches to perform and critique risk control analysis, implementation and verification work including critical control management.
• How to specify options for managing, monitoring, reviewing and improving risk management system compliance and outcomes.

Course curriculum

Day 1: 

• Introduction to ISO 31000​
• ICMM Critical Control Management​
• Introduction to the risk journey model​
• Risk management process​
• Introduction to human factors and human-centred design
• The 4-layer model
• Conducting a risk assessment

Day 2:

• Layer 1 – broad brush risk assessment (BBRA)
• Bowtie group activity
• Controls and critical controls management planning

Day 3:

• Reflection on Layer 1 and Layer 2 risk management
• Layer 3 – Job safety analysis
• Layer 4 – Frontline risk assessment
• 4-layer risk assessment model – case study

Day 4:

• AS/NZS ISO 31000​
• Principles – application to the process​
• Framework – application to the process​
• Risk evaluation
• Monitor, record and report
• Design of the risk management system​
• Introduction to High Reliability Organisations​

Time commitment
This is an in-person course that will require roughly 48 hours to complete.

• 10 hours of study using online materials
• 4-day workshop (8 hours per day)
• Plus submission of 3 assignments

Assessment
You need to submit 3 assessment pieces within 6 months of completing this course and must achieve competency in all assessments to be eligible to apply for RIIRIS601E unit of competency from UQ Skills (RTO #1511).

Be aware that simply undertaking this course will not satisfy the G-MIRM unit of competency.

Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.

Related courses
This course is part of the Risk Management suite. There are 9 courses within this suite – see the other related courses below:

Risk Management 1 – Risk and Critical Control Management
Risk Management 3 – G2 Risk Management for Supervisors
Risk Management 4 – G7: Mine Occupational Health and Safety Management
Risk Management 5 – Process and Systems Safety Engineering
Risk Management 6 – Bowtie Facilitation Course
Risk Management 7 – Safety Investigation for Supervisors
Risk Management 8 – Safety Investigation and Analysis Management
Risk Management 9 – Introduction to Human Factors and Human-Centred Design in Mining

Who should attend
Managers seeking to upskill their risk management expertise, including:

• mine, project or section managers, including those applying for a mine site senior executive or underground manager role
• risk and control owners
• technical support staff
• superintendents
• plant supervisors
• safety managers and practitioners
• division or corporate technical and functional staff such as engineering, ventilation, safety, human resources, finance and procurement.
   

Entry requirements
There are no compulsory prerequisites for this course.

Knowledge of how to apply risk management processes (RIIRIS301E) is recommended.