This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to develop, implement, evaluate and manage occupational health and safety management systems in the minerals and resources sector.

The course aligns with the industry unit of competency RIIWHS601E: Establish and Maintain the WHS management system.

During the course you will focus on:

• current principles and practices of workplace health and safety, and risk management in the sector
• the key components of health and safety management systems
• how to evaluate the effectiveness of a health and safety management system through monitor, review and audit.​

This course is informed by:

• New South Wales – Safety Management Systems in Mines Code of Practice
• Western Australia – Mine Safety Management System Code of Practice
• Queensland – Guidance Note QGN09 Reviewing the Effectiveness of Safety and Health Management Systems.

What you'll learn

• Identify the components of a health and safety management system based on AS/NZS ISO 45001 and legislation.
• Identify and develop the components of an effective health and safety management system within the context of your organisation.
• Demonstrate the ability to critique existing health and safety management, and plan for continuous improvement of the system.

Course Curriculum

Day 1:

You will learn about:

• health and safety management systems, AS/NZS ISO 45001 and relevant legislations
• the connection between health and safety management systems, and principal hazards and high-hazard industries

You will develop your health and safety management system:

• policy, organisation and roles and responsibilities
• resources
• consultation and participation plan
• objectives and improvement strategies
• communication plan.

Day 2:

You will identify:

• your risk management system
• management of principal hazard management plans
• management of health hazards (such as psychosocial or dust)
• emergency response
• Triggered Action Response Plans (TARPs)
• conditions for withdrawal.

Day 3:

You will work through:

• identifying and understanding key performance indicators (KPIs)
• management of change
• training, inductions and competency
• investigation strategies and investigation management.

Day 4:

You will develop plans for:

• contractor health and safety
• records management
• review, audit and continuous improvement
• integration with operational risk management and other organisational systems.

Time commitment
This is an in-person course that will require roughly 42 hours to complete.

• 4-day workshop
• 10 hours of additional pre-reading using online materials

Assessment
You will submit 3 assessment pieces and an online quiz.

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 2 – G3 G-MIRM Risk Management Systems
Risk Management 3 – G2 Risk Management for Supervisors
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 prerequisites for this course.

Prior completion of G3 G-MIRM Risk Management System course is recommended.