Title Page

  • Date

  • Crew

  • Shift (Dayshift or Nightshift)

  • Supervisor performing inspection

Mining Area Inspection Checklist

Prestart

  • Have all CMW's on shift attended pre start and signed attendance register?

  • Has OCE report, previous shift incidents, relevant safety information, known hazards and traffic management changes been communicated to CMW's?

  • Have clear task instructions been issued to all CMW's for relevant assigned tasks?

  • Are all active JA's communicated and read/signed as appropriate by involved team members?

  • Are geotechnical hazards communicated to CMW's

Crib hut/Facilities

  • Is housekeeping to standard?

  • Is the crib hut stocked for the next shift? (Water, coffee, milk, PPE, etc)

  • Are LV/MV park ups compliant?

General/HSEC

  • Review/Audit of 2x LV or equipment prestarts completed

  • Please provide details of equipment and findings:

Dig unit locations

  • Have all dig unit locations been inspected? Please photograph each location ad attach

  • Is high activity mining area signage in place where equipment can unintentionally enter 50m radius of excavator/loader?

  • If yes - Please list location(s)

  • Is pit edge and high wall standoff bunding adequate?

  • Is the work area being excavated to design (Eg floor RL/Batter design)?

  • Excavators- dig face less then cab height, dig bench safe height suitable for machine?

  • Are lighting plants in place, provide adequate lighting and are bunded/delineated in suitable location?

  • Is designated LV park up established and bunded/delineated in suitable location?

  • Open Edges- Have you checked that the required controls are in place and are effective above and below dig units

Hauling locations

  • All traffic signage in place and to standard (Also clean, visible)?

  • All traffic delineation in place and to standard (Also clean, visible)?

  • Are all haul roads compliant to standard (Eg road width, grade <10%, bunds)

  • Is adequate drainage in place for potential wet weather?

  • Are all intersections compliant to standard (Including visibility)?

  • Have new intersections been constructed during shift without checklist completed? (Action required to complete checklist and detail interim controls)

  • If yes - Has checklist been completed? (Attach photo)

Dumping locations

  • Have all dump locations been inspected? Please photograph each location and attach.

  • Where dump height exceeds 20m, is v drain installed and trucks tipping short?

  • Where hazardous body of water or mud exists at base of dump, is v drain installed and trucks tipping short?

  • Has slumping, cracking been observed on dump edges and not rectified/made safe?

  • Access to base of dump restricted (Bunded)?

  • Are all dump bunds to half largest tyre height?

  • Is dump plan in place and being followed (Eg material type, rejects, ratio, limits, RL)?

  • Are lighting plants in place, provide adequate lighting and are bunded/delineated in suitable location?

  • Is designated LV park up established and bunded/delineated in suitable location?

Water Truck Management

  • Are water trucks spot spraying as per procedure?

  • Where dusty conditions exist, is water cart utilisation being increased (Eg hot seating water truck)?

General

  • Are all access points to active mining areas bunded, with appropriate signage at entry points?

  • Are controls in place for any hazardous bodies of water to protect personnel from harm?

  • Have any open edges been left at end of shift without adequate bunding in place?

  • If yes - Has relevant persons/Supervision been notified & controls in place?

  • If any open edges not rectified before end of shift, have relevant persons/Supervision been informed?

  • If relocating within the next 24hrs, has the route been inspected and discussed with operator?

  • If relocating in the next 24hrs, has the area been inspected and made compliant?

  • Have all redundant work areas/locations been bunded off where possible?

AHS Specific Inspection

  • Are speed or traction zones in place to ensure safe operations when hazards or reduced traction exists?

  • Please list speed zones in place

  • Please list traction zones in place

  • Is AOZ signage and delineation in place and to standard?

  • Is AOZ area access control in place and effective (Eg gates)

  • Are manual haul trucks and AMT's working in the same areas?

  • If yes - What controls are in place to ensure safe operations?

Sign Off

  • Date/Time

  • Signature

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