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This presentation is based on content presented at the industry information session on risk-based hygiene management planning held in May 2015It is made available for non-commercial use (e.g. toolbox meetings, OHS discussions) subject to the condition that the PowerPoint file is not altered without permission from Resources SafetySupporting resources, such as brochures and posters, are available from Resources SafetyFor resources, information or clarification, please contact:RSDComms@dmp.wa.gov.auor visitwww.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety
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Our commitment
To work with industry to reduce serious accidents and incidents, and provide tangible support in achieving a positive cultural change.
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Resources Safety’s focusSlide4
What is risk-based hygiene management planning and how does it relate to CONTAM?
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Why the change from CONTAM?
CONTAMWas initiated to get sites conducting personal exposure monitoring for certain contaminants –
specifically dusts and
respirable
silica
Targeted contaminants known to be present or generated in the majority of Western Australian mining operations5Slide6
Was it risk-based?
CONTAM did not require the identification or investigation of exceedances, nor the implementation or effectiveness monitoring of controlsdidn’t allow for changes in mining operations and work populationsSEG formation
recognition of health hazards other than particulate-form atmospheric contaminants
*SEG = similar exposure groups
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So what do we need to do now (May 2015)?
CONTAM will remain as a results database in the short-termOver the next 12 months, sites will enter their health- and hygiene-related data directly into the Safety Regulation System (SRS)7Slide8
What else do we need to do now (May 2015)?
Continue to use the financial year as your time gauge for sampling programsThat means, getting ready over the next month for the 2015-16 program8Slide9
Risk-based Hygiene Management Plan (RBHMP)
Termed management planning to align with the ‘principal hazard management planning’ of the proposed new legislationBeing risk-based means:non-prescriptiveits effectiveness is wholly based on the knowledge, competence, and commitment of the people involved in its development and implementation9Slide10
RBHMP is an opportunity to …
work out exactly what is going on in your workplacesWhat are your personnel actually and potentially exposed to?How are they protected (or not) from those exposures?What needs to be done for their protection in the short-term and long-term?How do you confirm whether you got it right (or not) in relation to control implementation?What do you have in place to continuously monitor and review?10Slide11
What is your role?
You have a choice – do it right the first time or don’t Worst thing you can do is to shirk your responsibility by going for something generic, and missing out on an opportunity to identify and manage the health hazards specific to your site11Slide12
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Workplace characterisation
Exposure assessment
Acceptable exposure
Uncertain
Unacceptable exposure
Control
Further information gathering
Monitor and review
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Establish the goals
What does your site want to achieve from RBHMP?Where is your site in relation to its mine life and maturity of health and hygiene management?Role and responsibility identification Depending on the size of your site and its hierarchical structure, you might be doing all things, one thing, or nothing
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StartWorkplace characterisationSlide16
Characterise your workplace
16Gather information that will be used to understand the tasks being performed, materials being used, processes being run and controls in place, so that a picture of exposure conditions can be made!Slide17
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Gather workplace informationSlide18
Break it down
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Break it down further!
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Include ‘
the forgotten’Is there haulage?Is exploration happening?Is rehabilitation happening?Is there an airstrip?Is there an accommodation village?
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Gather workplace informationSlide21
Gather workforce information
Use a variety of resources:RostersJob descriptionsWorker interviewsOBSERVATIONOBSERVATIONOBSERVATION21Slide22
Gather health hazard information
Consider each potentially hazardous agent:PhysicalNoiseVibrationRadiationTemperature (heat or cold)ErgonomicsChemicalBiological
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Health effects information
The information you define here will assist with identifying whether an exposure is acceptable or unacceptableToxicology and/or health impact potentialAcute versus cumulativeOELs and BEIs (and adjustment)* OEL = Occupational exposure limit* BEI = Biological exposure index23Slide24
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StartWorkplace characterisation
Exposure assessmentSlide26
Exposure assessment – Define SEGs
26Steps to defining SEGs:ObservationClassification by task and environmental agentClassification by task, process and environmental agentClassification by task, process, job description, and environmental agent
Classification by work teams
Classification by non-repetitive work tasks or jobsSlide27
Define SEGs
SamplingRelies on the review of previously collected data to classify the workforceRequires sufficient sample data and high degree of statistical confidenceOften difficult to do well, particularly where monitoring records are poor and information collected about the sampling environment is sparseA combined observation and sampling approach is the most PRACTICAL method of defining a SEG27Slide28
Exposure assessment – exposure profiles
Summarises and judges exposures to health hazards in the workplaceCombine information from the basic characterisation with the SEG informationExposure rating – use your site criteriaEstimate of exposure relative to the OELConsiders monitoring data, surrogate data, prediction 28Slide29
Start
Workplace characterisation
Exposure assessment
Acceptable exposure
Uncertain
Unacceptable exposure
Control
Further information gathering
Monitor and review
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Exposure profile - acceptability
Acceptable?Unacceptable?Uncertain?30
Acceptable
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Managing uncertainty and unacceptability -Sample number determination
Let’s talk about:Confidence limitsBaseline versus maintenance versus campaignQuarterly numbersRandom selection31
N (size of group)
≤ 6
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Leidel
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Results strategy
You have to know from the start what you are going to do in the event that:You receive an anomalous result or exceedanceYour baseline data confirms acceptable or unacceptable exposuresYour baseline data confirms SEG unacceptability Your maintenance data contradicts baseline32Slide33
SEG acceptability
Confirmation of SEG by statistical analysisReview and redefining the SEG where necessary33Slide34
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Controls
The list provided in the procedure does not represent all health hazards and associated controls, and should only be used as an example… and what about monitoring and review?35Slide36
RBHMP approval, re-assessment and quota proposal
What do you do when you have generated a RBHMP document?When should you review and update it?And what about the sampling numbers?Contact MinesSafety@dmp.wa.gov.au if you need to know the answers to these questions36Slide37
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