What is a SOP as defined in the ACT
ACT 14
A documented way of working, or an arrangement of facilities, at the coal mine to achieve an acceptable level of risk, developed after consultation with coal mine workers.
List 10 SOPs required by legislation
REG 129 watering and maintaining mine road
REG 94 work area inspections
REG 76 Safe operations of vehicles and mobile plant
REG 78 Isolation & Tagging
REG 96 Manual handling
Reg 65 Personal protective equipment
REG 138 Using plant on stockpile
REG133 Discharging loads
working near crests and slopes
action to be taken on outbreak of fire
What are the steps to develop a SOP
REG10
Process
a) SSE to consult with cross section of the workforce that carry out the task
b) SSE to prepare draft SOP and give copy to CMWs involved
c) if all CMWs agree, SSE to prepare as the final SOP
Disagreements
if CMWs do not agree
a) if a non-legal or non-technical matter, SSE to decide the matter and prepare final SOP
b) if legal or technical matter, obtain further information and advice from experienced and qualified persons to give advice, or from a recognised text, SSE to give copy to CMWs involved.
c) if CMWs still do not agree, SSE to decide matter and prepare final SOP
Finished Article
SSE to include in the SHMS
Final SOP must accord with-
a) all maters agreed, under section between CMWs and SSE
b) the SSEs decision, under this section for all disagreed matters
c) must keep a record of all disagreed matters
Tools
a) must use risk assessment method recognised by the industry
b) must use the mining hazard database kept by the CEO under section 280 ACT
