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Although some guidance material was prepared by previous departments and divisions, the content is still valid.
Mining Audits
Tipping and dumping – audit guide - 496 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the tipping and dumping audit
Mentally healthy workplaces audit - technical guide - 616 Kb
This audit guide provides guidance using the audit tool
Village: Mechanical – audit guide - 454 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the village mechanical audit
Mentally healthy workplaces audit tool - template - 66 Kb
This template has been designed to assist industry conduct a psychosocial harm audit
Village: Infrastructure – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a village infrastructure audit
Management systems for small mines – audit template - 42 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a management systems audit for small mines
Surface and underground operations with site deliveries – audit template - 42 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a surface and underground operations with site deliveries audit
Underground mine fill – audit guide - 627 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the underground mine fill audit
Mine survey - audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a mine survey audit
Noise – audit template - 41 Kb
This template has been designed to assist industry conduct a noise audit
Isolation of hazardous energies - audit guide - 623 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the isolation of hazardous energies audit
Emergency management - audit guide - 260 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the emergency management audit
Village: Occupational health and safety (OHS) – audit guide - 721 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the village occupational health and safety audit
Management of mobile equipment maintenance – audit template - 40 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a management of mobile equipment maintenance audit
Classified plant management – audit guide - 420 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the classified plant administration audit
Tipping and dumping – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a tipping and dumping audit
Mineral exploration site operations – audit template - 34 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a mineral exploration site operations audit
Management systems – audit guide - 477 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the management systems audit
Mineral exploration drilling and other field activities – audit guide - 705 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the mineral exploration drilling and other field activities audit
Electrical arc flash hazard awareness - audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an electrical arc flash hazard awareness audit
Confined space - audit guide - 844 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the confined space audit
Village: Occupational health and safety (OHS) – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a village occupational health and safety audit
Management of mobile equipment maintenance – audit guide - 629 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the management of mobile equipment maintenance
Fixed plant – audit template - 40 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a fixed plant audit
Underground fire prevention – audit template - 43 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an underground fire prevention audit
Mine survey - audit guide - 612 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the mine survey audit
Tailings dam – audit template - 41 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a tailings dam audit
Isolation of hazardous energies - audit template - 35 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an isolation of hazardous energies audit
Underground mine fill – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an underground mine fill audit
Noise – audit guide - 518 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the noise audit
Mining operations and mobile equipment selection – audit template - 52 Kb
This template has been designed to assist industry conduct a mining operations and mobile equipment selection audit
Mineral exploration drilling and other field activities – audit template - 34 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a mineral exploration drilling and other field activities audit
Geotechnical considerations open pit – audit guide - 596 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the open pit geotechnical consideration template audit
Village: Electrical – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a village electrical audit
Gold room – audit template - 46 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a gold room audit
Quarry systems – audit template - 43 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a quarry systems audit
Electrical arc flash hazard awareness - audit guide - 581 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the electrical arc flash hazard awareness audit
Development of high heading underground – audit guide - 523 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the development of high headings underground audit
Management systems – audit template - 41 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a management systems audit
Classified plant management – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a classified plant administration audit
Explosives: Surface transport, use and disposal – audit guide - 564 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the explosives surface transport, use and disposal audit
Electrical safety – audit guide - 694 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the electrical safety management systems audit
Village: Mechanical – audit template - 37 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a village mechanical audit
Village: Electrical – audit guide - 495 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the village electrical audit
Geotechnical considerations underground – audit template - 45 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a geotechnical consideration underground audit
Emergency management - audit template - 36 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an emergency management audit
Explosives: Surface storage and management – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an explosives surface storage and management audit
Mining operations and mobile equipment selection - audit guide - 602 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the mining operations and mobile equipment selection audit
Surface dust management – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a surface dust management audit
Fixed plant – audit guide - 475 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the fixed plant template audit
Explosives: Surface storage and management – audit guide - 662 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the explosives surface storage and management audit
Traffic management – audit guide - 735 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the traffic management audit
Electrical safety – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an electrical safety audit
Surface atmospheric contaminant management – audit guide - 785 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the surface atmospheric contaminant management audit
Manual tasks – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a manual tasks audit
Underground ventilation management – audit guide - 1033 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the underground ventilation management audit
Workshops – audit template - 43 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a workshop audit
Workshops – audit guide - 594 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the workshop audit
Village: Infrastructure – audit guide - 516 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the village infrastructure audit
Quarry systems – audit guide - 599 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the quarry systems audit
Confined space - audit template - 32 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a confined space audit
Geotechnical considerations open pit – audit template - 44 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a geotechnical considerations open pit audit
Mineral exploration management systems – audit template - 42 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a mineral exploration management system audit
Explosives: Surface transport, use and disposal – audit template - 43 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an explosives surface transport, use and disposal audit
Development of high heading underground – audit template - 41 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a development of high heading underground audit
Mineral exploration site operations – audit guide - 547 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the mineral exploration site operations audit
Gold room – audit guide - 642 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the gold room audit
Management systems for small mines – audit guide - 599 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the management systems for small mines audit
Surface atmospheric contaminant management – audit template - 48 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a surface atmospheric contaminant audit
Mineral exploration management systems – audit guide - 588 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the mineral exporation management systems audit
Traffic management – audit template - 45 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct a traffic management audit
Underground fire prevention – audit guide - 536 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the underground fire prevention audit
Geotechnical considerations underground – audit guide - 660 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the underground geotechnical consideration template audit
Manual tasks – audit guide - 510 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the manual tasks audit
Underground ventilation management – audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct an underground ventilation management audit
Surface and underground operations with site deliveries – audit guide - 679 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the surface and underground operations with site deliveries audit
Tailings dam – audit guide - 570 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the tailings dam audit
Surface dust management – audit guide - 695 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the surface dust management audit
Safety and health representatives - audit guide - 734 Kb
This audit guide provides information on the safety and health representatives audit
Safety and health representatives - audit template - 39 Kb
This template is designed to assist industry conduct the safety and health representatives audit