Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and evaluate the criteria
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to surface mining ground control and slope stability
- Identify, access and interpret mine survey data and historical information relating to the mine site
- If required identify the necessary resources required to assess ground control and slope stability issues
- Review actual and predicted ground control and slope stability performance in the mine
- Establish the criteria for establishing ground control and slope stability to acceptable performance levels
- Assess risks, determine acceptable levels of risk and identify critical issues related to ground control and stability systems in the mine
- Identify and evaluate geological and geotechnical information
- Identify all relevant geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological data
- Arrange further exploration, monitoring, sampling or testing to assist assessment of ground control and slope stability issues
- Assess potential ground movement and slope instability situations
- Identify and evaluate overburden and inter-seam characteristics and physical properties
- Where appropriate identify and evaluate stress regimes, blast vibration, seismic activity etc
- Identify and evaluate mining engineering methods
- Evaluate mining system types and methods impact on ground control and slope stability
- Identify potential layouts to improve ground control and slope stability from engineering analysis
- Identify and evaluate mining constraints impacting on the development of ground control and slope stability options
- Identify and evaluate equipment requirements, appropriate for the development and maintenance of ground control and slope stability
- Identify and evaluate control options
- Identify water control methods to improve ground control or slope stability
- Identify and evaluate ground support systems or methods of mining to provide appropriate ground control and slope stability
- Identify and evaluate ground support installation, monitoring and assessment systems
- Identify and evaluate management controls should unacceptable ground movement or slope instability occur
- Establish the ground control and slope stability system
- Establish exploration programs identifying geological features and characteristics impacting on ground control and slope stability
- Establish methods of safe access and egress.
- Establish systems and sequences of safe mining
- Establish monitoring systems of ground movement and slope instability to warn, control operations and record events.
- Establish a program, including systems and procedures to satisfy identified training requirements
- Establish emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures in accordance with site requirements
- Establish safe operating procedures and ensure incorporation into site documentation
- Audit and review the effectiveness of the system
- Monitor ground movement and slope stability measurements against defined acceptable standards for compliance with statutory and site requirements
- Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures for compliance with site requirements
- Identify, assess and incorporate future site mining requirements into the planning procedures to maintain appropriate standard of the ground control and slope stability system
- Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
- Regularly review performance of the ground control and slop stability system