Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish mine emergency preparedness and response systems
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to emergency preparedness and response systems in underground coal mines
- Identify the requirements of mine emergency preparedness and response
- Design and develop the emergency preparedness plan from an analysis of all relevant technical and operational information
- Design and develop an organisational structure for the management of emergency preparedness and response from an analysis of all relevant technical and operational information
- Develop emergency response procedures for management of identified potential incident scenarios from an analysis of all relevant technical and operational information
- Establish decision-making processes, operating protocols and information / communication control systems within the mine emergency preparedness and response procedures, including decision monitoring systems
- Establish emergency preparedness and response maintenance program and procedures
- Review the plan with relevant stakeholders and specialists
- Establish a program, including systems and procedures, to satisfy identified mine emergency preparedness and response training requirements
- Establish procedures that may include simulation events, to audit and review mine emergency preparedness and response compliance with legislative and site requirements
- Establish procedures for incorporating feedback from site and industry based learning's into the audit/review system
- Establish mine emergency systems
- Establish incident information, recording and reporting systems
- Establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures
- Establish operations facilities, including communications to support them, in accordance with the emergency plan
- Establish action planning processes to manage the situation / incident in accordance with the emergency plan
- Identify required services, personnel, equipment and resources for types of incidents in accordance with the emergency plan
- Plan and prepare for the implementation of the plans
- Identify and interpret the legislative and site requirements related to emergency preparedness and response management
- Access, interpret and clarify the emergency preparedness and response plans
- Identify, clarify and communicate to all personnel roles and responsibilities, as specified in the emergency preparedness and response plans
- Identify, forecast, obtain and allocate / schedule resources required for the implementation of the emergency preparedness and response plans
- Implement the emergency preparedness and response training program
- Develop review mechanisms to include suggestions and recommendations from both internal and external sources to facilitate ongoing improvement of emergency preparedness and response plans
- Establish post-incident management procedures
- Audit and review the plan and equipment
- Audit emergency preparedness and response monitoring systems for compliance with legislative and management plan standards
- Audit emergency preparedness and response processes / resources for compliance with legislative and mine site requirements
- Audit recording systems for compliance with the emergency preparedness and response plan
- Audit emergency preparedness and response training program for currency, relevance and compliance with the requirements of the emergency preparedness and response plan
- Identify and correct non-compliance or other discrepancies/ deficiencies revealed by audit