The implementation of a scheduled and targeted assessment program for mines and petroleum sites is a crucial element in mine safety's implementation of the Department's Incident prevention strategy [PDF, 681.05 KB]. Safety assessment programs focus on assessing mine operator's control of critical risks and evaluate the effectiveness of control measures in the operator’s safety management system (SMS). The assessment typically involves sampling specific elements of the safety management system, rather than a holistic, audit-based approach.
Download the Targeted assessment program (TAP) overview [PDF, 87.22 KB] fact sheet for more information on the program.
Fact sheets
Targeted assessment program (TAP) factsheets are available to the industry and the general public. Each fact sheet contains information on the issue, mine operator's obligations, elimination and control, and further reading.
- Airborne contaminants - Open cut coal mines [PDF, 214.39 KB]
- Airborne contaminants - Metalliferous mines [PDF, 215.2 KB]
- Diesel exhaust emissions [PDF, 212.13 KB]
- Diesel exhaust emissions - Underground coal mines [PDF, 216.21 KB]
- Emergency planning [PDF, 48.71 KB]
- Fire or explosion - Electrical - Underground coal [PDF, 286.34 KB]
- Fire or explosion - Mechanical - Underground coal [PDF, 469.76 KB]
- Ground or strata failure - Surface coal operations [PDF, 368.72 KB]
- Heat stress - Underground metalliferous mines [PDF, 173.78 KB]
- Inundation or inrush - Underground coal [PDF, 260.93 KB]
- Fire and explosion risks - Underground coal operations [PDF, 149.34 KB]
- Managing fatigue in the workplace [PDF, 210.6 KB]
- Fire and explosion risks - Underground metalliferous mines [PDF, 53.42 KB]
Results of the NSW Resources Regulator's assessment program
| Date | Critical risk being assessed | Mine type | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Roads or other vehicle operating areas | open cut coal | planned inspection consolidated report |
| December 2020 | Ground or strata failure | underground coal | planned inspection consolidated report |
| June 2020 | Fatigue | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| February 2020 | Fire or explosion | underground coal | final TAP report |
| November 2019 | Respirable dust | quarry operations | TIP consolidated report |
| August 2019 | Dust and other airborne contaminants | open cut coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| August 2019 | Fire or explosion | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| August 2019 | Diesel exhaust emissions | underground coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| November 2018 | Fires on mobile plant | open cut coal | planned inspection consolidated report |
| November 2018 | Dredges | mining dredges | planned inspection consolidated report |
| September 2018 | Managing fire or explosion risks | underground coal | interim TAP report |
| August 2018 | Airborne contaminants | open cut coal | interim TAP report |
| July 2018 | Airborne contaminants | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| June 2018 | Emergency management | underground metalliferous and coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| April 2018 | Worker exposure to diesel exhaust emissions | underground coal | interim TAP report |
| January 2018 | Airborne contaminants | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| January 2018 | Coal dust explosion suppression | underground coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| November 2017 | Structural integrity | coal preparation plants | planned inspection consolidated report |
| October 2017 | Worker exposure to respirable dust | underground coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| September 2017 | Gas outburst risk in longwall mining | underground coal | final TIP consolidated report |
| September 2017 | Diesel exhaust emissions | underground metalliferous and coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| September 2017 | Ground or strata failure | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| August 2017 | Fatigue management practices | open cut coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| August 2017 | Emergency management | underground metalliferous and coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| May 2017 | Electrical safety | Dimension stone quarries | TIP summary |
| April 2017 | Diesel exhaust emissions | underground metalliferous and coal | final TAP consolidated report |
| April 2017 | Ground or strata failure | metalliferous | final TAP consolidated report |
| April 2017 | Worker exposure to respirable dust | underground coal | interim TAP report |
| March 2017 | Gas and ventilation management | underground coal | final TAP consolidated report |