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Mine Crusher & Screening Plant SWMS

Primary and secondary crusher, screen deck, and stockpile reclaim. RCS from feed material, conveyor entanglement, isolation/LOTO for blockage clearing, fall risk on elevated platforms.

⚖️WHS Regulation 2025 & Codes of Practice — legally binding from 1 July 2026 (s26A)
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Operation and maintenance of primary/secondary crushers, screen decks and stockpile reclaim conveyors. Tasks include blockage clearing, belt tracking and platform access. WHS Act 2011 s.19 PCBU duty applies, with HRCW triggers under WHS Reg 2011 r.291 requiring documented SWMS before work commences.

Hazards identified

3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.

Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) from feed materialHIGH

Silicosis, lung cancer, accelerated fibrosis

Conveyor entanglement during blockage clearingHIGH

Crush injury, amputation or fatality

Fall from elevated screen decks and access platformsHIGH

Serious injury or death from height

Control measures

Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.

  1. 1Full LOTO isolation per AS 4024.1603 before any blockage clearing or guard removal on crushers and conveyors.
  2. 2Wet suppression and P2/P3 RPE; air monitoring against WES 0.05 mg/m³ RCS per WHS Reg r.49.
  3. 3Fixed guardrails to AS 1657 on all platforms; harness with anchor points where edge protection unavailable.

Applicable Codes of Practice

WHS (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 (NSW)

Primary mine safety duties for NSW crushing operations

AS 4024.1603 Safety of machinery — Conveyors

Guarding and isolation standard for belt conveyor systems

High-Risk Construction Work triggered

11
Work on or near energised electrical installations

Crusher motors, MCC cabinets and conveyor drives require live testing and isolation verification.

15
Work involving powered mobile plant

Front-end loaders and haul trucks operate adjacent to crusher feed and stockpile reclaim.

Legal consequence

SWMS mandatory under WHS Reg r.291; stop-work powers under r.308.

What you receive

  • Editable DOCX SWMS template
  • State-specific mining legislation schedule (NSW/Qld/WA/NT)
  • Hazard register aligned to crushing and screening tasks
  • Worker sign-on register with HRCW acknowledgement

Related legislation

  • WHS Act 2011 s.19 — Primary duty of care
  • WHS Regulation 2011 r.49 — Airborne contaminant exposure standards
  • WHS Regulation 2011 r.291 — High risk construction work SWMS
What's in this SWMS

Document details

Regulation
WHS (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 (NSW); Coal Mining Safety & Health Act 1999 (Qld); WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WA); WHS (NUL) Regulations 2011 (NT)
HRCW Category
HRCW — see HRCW Cat. 6 (confined space underground), Cat. 7 (trench/shaft >1.5m), Cat. 8 (explosives), Cat. 11 (energised electrical), Cat. 15 (powered mobile plant), Cat. 17 (drowning risk)
Hazards Identified
11 hazards with controls
Format
Editable DOCX (Microsoft Word)
Author
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Delivery
Instant download after payment