The department produces a range of Mining Design Guidelines for the mining industry.

Copies of Mining Design Guidelines can be purchased from I&I NSW. To order a copy contact the Information and Customer Service Counter. Publications listed below are available for free download.

References to legislation

Some of the publications listed below may refer to legislation that has been repealed. Please refer to the Legislation section of the Mine Safety website for information about current in force occupational health and safety legislation applying to mines in NSW.

Title	Details
Mining Design Guidelines Index - MDG 3011	166.6 KB
MDG 1 Guideline for Free-steered Vehicles	2.4 MB
MDG 2 Design Guidelines for the Construction of Locomotives	1.4 MB
MDG 3 Design Guideline for Auxiliary Fans	339.0 KB
MDG 4 Design Guidelines for Manually Operated Conveyor Belts Tensioning Mechanism for Use in Coal Mines	142.6 KB
MDG 7 Design Guidelines for the Construction of Fixed Bulk Distillate Installations Underground in Coal Mines	278.8 KB
MDG 9 Design Guidelines for the Construction of Electric Powered Shuttle Cars for Use in Coal Mines	131.5 KB
MDG 10 Design Guidelines for Hydraulic Load Locking Valves for Use in Coal Mines	182.3 KB
MDG 12 Design guidelines for the construction of friction winders	916.8 KB
MDG 15 - Guideline for Mobile and Transportable Equipment for Use in Mines	468.0 KB
MDG 16 Design guidelines for the construction of longwall shearers	339.3 KB
MDG 17 Mechanical Design Guideline for the Construction of Continuous Miners	545.4 KB
MDG 18 - Code for Air Compressors (underground use)	930.5 KB
MDG 25 - Guideline for Safe Cutting and Welding at Mines	395.5 KB
MDG 26 Guidelines for examination testing and discard of mine winder ropes for use in coal mines	1.5 MB
MDG 29 Guideline for the management of diesel engine pollutants in underground environments	425.9 KB
MDG 30 - Mechanical Compendium - Notices to Mines and Manufacturers	3.7 MB
MDG 31 Design guidelines for the construction of feeder breakers	154.5 KB
MDG 33 Guideline for Design, Commissioning and Maintenance of Drum Winders - part 1 of 2	2.7 MB
MDG 33 Guideline for Design, Commissioning and Maintenance of Drum Winders - part 2 of 2	2.9 MB
MDG 35.1 Guideline for bolting and drilling plant in mines - Part 1 Bolting plant for strata support in inderground coal mines	930.5 KB
MDG 35.2 Guideline for bolting and drilling plant in mines - Part 2 Portable hand-held bolters in underground coal mines - Draft for comment	359.2 KB
MDG 36 - Design Guidelines for Construction of Fuel Containers in Underground Coal Mines	558.1 KB
MDG 37 Guideline for compressed air powered ventilation	591.4 KB
MDG 39 Handbook for approval assessment of transport braking systems on free-steered vehicles in underground coal mines	204.1 KB
MDG 39 Amendments No 1 - Handbook for Approval Assessment of Transport Braking Systems on Free-steered Vehicles in Underground Coal Mines	81.0 KB
MDG 40 Guideline for Hazardous Energy Control (Isolation or Treatment)	183.7 KB
MDG 41 Guideline for fluid power system safety at mines	1.4 MB
MDG 41 Draft Technical Reference - Super staple-lock fittings and adaptors	399.2 KB
MDG 42.1 Guideline for person-riding hoists in gem mines - Part 1: Design	453.7 KB
MDG 42.2 Guideline for person-riding hoists in gem mines - Part 2; Maintenance	210.7 KB
MGD 1002 Environmental Management Plans and Guidelines for Annual Reporting for Coal Leases	736.0 KB
MDG 1003 Windblast Guideline	176.8 KB
MDG 1004 Outburst mining guideline	109.7 KB
MDG 1005 Manual on pillar extraction in NSW underground coal mines part 1 of 2	2.2 MB
MDG 1005 Manual on pillar extraction in NSW underground coal mines part 2 of 2	1.3 MB
MDG 1006 Technical Reference for spontaneous combustion management guideline	7.0 MB
MDG 1006 Spontaneous Combustion Management Guideline	76.5 KB
MDG 1009 Guidelines for the operational use of free steered vehicles in underground coalmines	336.2 KB
MDG 1010 Risk Management Handbook	1.4 MB
MDG 1014 Guideline to reviewing a risk assessment of mine equipment and operations	127.8 KB
MDG-1016 Guideline for the management of acute workplace injury and illness	7.2 MB
MDG 1017 Roof support guidelines for massive strata conditions	1.6 MB
MDG 1020 Guideline for underground emergency escape systems and the provision of self rescuers	974.2 KB
MDG 1022 Guidelines for determining withdrawal from underground coal mines	970.0 KB
MDG 1024 Guideline for Inrush Hazard Management	195.6 KB
MDG 1029 Guidelines for Agency Coordination During Body Recovery at NSW Mines	737.2 KB
MDG 1030 Guideline for Raiseboring Operations + Technical Reference	294.6 KB
MDG 1031 - Guideline for Managing Risk of Airblast in Underground Mine	369.7 KB
MDG 1032 Guideline for the prevention, early detection and suppression of fires in coal mines	490.0 KB
MDG 2005 Electrical technical reference for the approval of power winding systems	207.6 KB
MDG 3002.1 SSAI No 1 Accident Westcliff Colliery 1991	415.9 KB
MDG 3002.2 SSAI No 2 Fatal accident Oakdale Colliery 1992	271.0 KB
MDG 3002.3 SSAI No 3 Fatal Accident Newstan Colliery 1991	420.3 KB
MDG 3002.4 SSAI No 4 Fatal accident Metropolitan Colliery 1994	528.5 KB
MDG 3002.5 SSAI No 5 Fire on a compressor Appin Colliery 1991 and code for air compressors	436.5 KB
MDG 3002.7 SSAI No 7 Fatal accident Gretley Colliery 1991	493.2 KB
MDG 3002.8 SSAI No 8 Fatal Accident Howick Open Cut Mine 1992	566.3 KB
MDG 3006 MTR 5 Guideline for coal dust explosion prevention and suppression	396.8 KB
MDG 3008 Guideline for managing the risk of inrush with hydraulic fill systems	217.4 KB
MDG 3012 Safety alerts and Significant Accidents 1988-1996	3.9 MB
MDG 3609 Escape breathing apparatus for underground coal mining applications	247.5 KB
MDG 5001 Guidelines for the design of remote controlled mining equipment	122.1 KB
MDG 5002 Guidelines for the use of remote controlled mining equipment - underground metalliferous mines	419.2 KB
MDG 5002 C Guideline for the use of remote controlled mining equipment in underground coal mines	2.5 MB
MDG 5003 Guidelines for contractor OHS management for NSW mines - part 1 of 2	2.2 MB
MDG 5003 Guidelines for contractor OHS management for NSW mines - part 2 of 2	1.6 MB
MDG 5004 A study of the risky positioning behaviour of operators of remote control mining equipment	237.8 KB
Draft MDG 15 Amendments No 2	128.6 KB
Draft MDG 3006 MTR 8 - Testing of non-metallic materials for use in underground coal mines	446.9 KB
Draft MDG 28 Safety requirements for coal stockpiles and reclaim tunnels	1.2 MB
Draft MDG 3602 material testing for hydraulic fluids, greases and aerosols	122.9 KB
Draft MDG 33.1 mine winders part 1 general requirements	1.6 MB
Draft MDG 33.2 mine winders part 2 drift winders	849.5 KB
Draft MDG 33.3 mine winders part 3 vertical shaft winders	2.6 MB
Draft MDG 33.4 mine winders part 4 shaft sinking winders	899.9 KB
Draft MDG 33.5 mine winders part 5 friction winders	914.0 KB
Draft MDG 33.6 mine winders part 6 control systems	279.1 KB
Draft MDG 33.7 mine winders part 7 examination, testing & retirement of ropes	1.6 MB
MDG 6001 Guideline for the Permanent Filling and Capping of Surface Entries to Coal Seams	35.0 KB

Note: Guidelines for in-seam response using CABA for events where life is at risk (produced by Mines Rescue Pty Ltd) is included in MDG 1020 & MDG 1022.