Safety issues
At risk workers
If you are a mine operator you need to take extra steps to ensure the safety of contractors and inexperienced workers as these workers are over represented in fatalities and injuries.
General safety advice
Information on drugs and alcohol, and mental health
Bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace
If you have been bullied or experienced inappropriate conduct, or sexual harassment, it is important to respond quickly. Who to report the conduct to, will depend on the conduct being reported.
Reporting on psychosocial incidents and issues
Notifiying an incident
Bullying in the workplace is 'repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety'. Go here to see if the Regulator’s mine safety unit may be the right agency, or the only agency, to contact.
Psychosocial hazards guidance and links
General guidance material
- Fact sheet - Psychosocial hazards in the workplace (PDF, 88.8 KB) (PDF, 88.8 KB)
- Fact sheet - Investigation of psychosocial hazards (PDF, 166.36 KB) (PDF, 166.36 KB)
- Brochure (PDF, 224.58 KB) (PDF, 224.58 KB)
- Fact sheet - Workplace bullying (PDF, 88.94 KB) (PDF, 88.94 KB)
Compliance priority reports
- Small mines January 2024 to June 2024 (PDF, 398.76 KB) (PDF, 398.76 KB)
- Coal mines January 2023 to May 2023 (PDF, 593.7 KB) (PDF, 593.7 KB)
- Metalliferous and extractives mines and petroleum sites January 2023 to May 2023 (PDF, 473.14 KB) (PDF, 473.14 KB)
Presentations