Mine operators have a duty to establish and implement a mine safety management system (r.621) and include the management and supervisory structure for WHS at the mine (r.622).

The mine safety management system requires the details and responsibilities of persons performing statutory management and supervisory positions.

This course will assist those appointed in Statutory Positions by giving them the knowledge and skills to be effective in their role whilst meeting the competency requirements to nominate for appointment.

Main topics covered during the course include:

• WHS legislative framework
• Effective management and supervision
• Training needs analysis and development planning
• Communication, consultation and issues resolution
• Incident reporting
• Risk management (identification, assessment, control and review)

You can view the required risk management units approved by DMIRS for each Statutory Position here