Principal mining hazard management plans.
Clear, usable PMHMPs that identify each principal mining hazard, the controls that matter, and how you will know those controls are working.
What a PMHMP has to do
In Western Australia, a principal mining hazard is an activity, process, plant, structure, substance or situation in mining operations with a reasonable potential to result in fatalities — in a single event or through recurring incidents. Regulations 627–629 of the WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 require mine operators to manage these hazards through a principal mining hazard management plan.
WorkSafe WA lists hazards such as geotechnical instability, uncontrolled inrush, shafts and winding systems, roads or areas with mobile plant, and fire or explosion — plus any other hazard the operator identifies.
How we help
- Principal mining hazard identification and assessments
- Risk assessment methodology and outcomes
- Critical control identification and control effectiveness reviews
- Performance standards, monitoring and audit arrangements
- Shutdown triggers and actions when controls fail
- Worker consultation, communication and training material
Practical, not paperwork
A PMHMP should be something supervisors and workers can actually use. The questions it needs to answer are simple: What can go wrong? Why? What controls protect us? Are they effective? What needs to happen next?
Read our plain-English guide: Principal mining hazard management plans in WA.
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