A Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) is the mechanism through which a mine defines the way of working to ensure risks are controlled to an acceptable level. It’s the system which consists of document types such as, but not limited to: 

• Policies 
• Management Plans 
• Procedures
• Risk Assessments
• Work Instructions
• Forms
• Templates
• Permits

We can build you an SHMS from scratch or we can review and update your existing SHMS. We can either do these activities for you, with you, or provide you with training on how to do this. We can do these works onsite, offsite or through a combination of locations.

We can review your existing SHMS and provide feedback on its health. To start we will need a list of documents within your SHMS. Get in touch with us to discuss further.

The design of an SHMS is traditionally based on an industry framework. 

For some mine’s this framework could be an international standard such as ISO:45001, the governing legislation such as the Queensland Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017. 

An SHMS structure defined by the mining company itself which is normally developed based on one or both of the above.

To write or review an SHMS requires the combination of at least two skillsets:

1. A person with experience in writing and reviewing SHMS documentation
2. A cross section of people familiar with the activity the SHMS documentation describes

For example, if the SHMS review was for the activity of maintaining and manually operating a haul truck for surface mining, then a cross section of people could include:

• A fitter
• A haul truck operator
• A supervisor
• A mechanical engineer
• A H&S professional
• A trainer
• The superintendent or manager who is responsible for managing the activity on site