We produce and share reports on our activities in order to:
- ensure a consistent and responsive regulatory approach
- provide increased transparency and confidence in our compliance and enforcement activities
- promote voluntary compliance by industry
Statewide compliance operations
The following reports outline the findings of our statewide compliance operations conducted annually that focus on the NSW mining and petroleum sectors compliance obligations on issues ranging from work, health and safety to mine site rehabilitation.
Reports
| Compliance priority period | Compliance priorities report and related material |
|---|---|
| January - December 2021 | Opal mining compliance priorities January - December 2021 |
| January - June 2021 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities January - June 2021 |
| July - December 2020 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities July - December 2020 |
| January - June 2020 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities January - June 2020 |
| July - December 2019 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities July - December 2019 |
| January - June 2019 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities: January - June 2019 |
| July - December 2018 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities: July - December 2018 |
| January - June 2018 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities: January - June 2018 |
| July - December 2017 | Resources Regulator compliance priorities: July - December 2017 Resources Regulator compliance priorities: July - December 2017 - summary calendar |
Outcomes
| Compliance priority period | Relevant compliance priority | Outcome report and related materials |
|---|---|---|
| July - November 2020 | Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Small mines) | Report - Respirable crystalline silica exposure standard (Small mines) |
| July - October 2020 | Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Metalliferous: Surface and underground) | Report - Respirable crystalline silica exposure standard (Metalliferous) |
| July - November 2020 | Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Coal: Surface and underground) | Report - Respirable crystalline silica exposure standard (Coal) |
| January - June 2020 | Self-escape systems in underground mines | Report - Self-escape systems in underground mines |
| January - June 2020 | Change management (ensuring change management procedures are in place) | Report - Change Management |
| January - June 2020 | COVID-19 inspection program | Report - COVID-19 inspection program |
| July - December 2019 | Conveyor belts - lifeline standards and fire risk - underground coal | Report - Fire risk and lifelines on underground coal mine conveyor belts |
| July - December 2019 | Roadway and intersection design standards - Surface | Report - Roadway and intersection standards |
| July - December 2018 | Articulated truck rollovers and falls from mobile plant | Report - Improving safety in access to mobile plant and rollover prevention methods |
| July - December 2018 | Drill rigs in metalliferous mines | |
| July - December 2018 | Surface vehicle interactions | Report - Surface vehicle interactions |
| July - December 2018 | Ground and strata failures | |
| July - December 2017 | Gas outburst | Report - Gas outburst risk in longwall mining |
| July - December 2017 | Coal handling and preparation plants | Report - Structural integrity of coal handling and preparation plants |
| July - December 2017 | Heat stress | Report - heat stress |
| July - December 2017 | Lightning Ridge opal mining | Lightning Ridge compliance operation |
| July - December 2017 | Health control plan | Report - Health control plans |
| July - December 2017 | Methods of working and control of bench heights | Report – Methods of working and control of bench heights |
| July - December 2017 | Plant used in the hazardous zone |