Mining and Extraction Work-Readiness Kit

01 / Walk, discuss and check readiness

Use with the people doing the work: walk the area, discuss the prompts, record actual controls and verify them before exposure. Rebrief when conditions change. If a safeguard is missing or uncertain, pause affected work and contact the responsible person.

Operator and contractor interface

Who controls this work area and who coordinates contractor activities? Confirm the site contact, task boundary and work sequence.

Entry and task readiness

Which site induction, mine-specific training, task qualifications and authorizations apply? Have the responsible site person verify the actual requirements.

Mobile equipment

Identify haul routes, blind areas, exclusion zones and pedestrian interfaces. Agree communication before entering an equipment work area.

Ground and work conditions

Which ground, highwall, excavation, overhead or access conditions need specialist review? Use the approved site assessment, not this checklist, to decide controls.

Energy and process interfaces

Identify relevant equipment, pressure, electrical and process interfaces. Reference approved isolation, permit and atmosphere-control procedures where required.

Emergency coordination

Confirm alarms, evacuation routes, muster and how contractors contact the site response organization. Identify limits on any assigned response role.

Readiness gaps / questions to resolve

02 / Record the task and verify controls

Task, site / work area and date / shiftCrew, coordinating person and other affected peopleApplicable procedures / permits and required authorized rolesTask steps and serious exposure: who could be harmed, and how?Planned controls: what will prevent or reduce that exposure?Site verification: actual condition / evidence, checker and timeUnresolved gaps, responsible person and action due before exposure

03 / Hold, rebrief and hand over

Pause if the operator changes the work area, nearby activity, isolation boundary or emergency arrangements without a coordinated review.

Follow employer correction and authorized restart arrangements. Keep affected work on hold while readiness is unresolved.

Hold / change: what happened, when, and which work is affected?Immediate protection and person notified / timeRequired correction or revised method and responsible personRecheck evidence, checker / time and applicable restart authorityWho was rebriefed, what changed and any remaining restrictions?Handover: receiving person, open actions and next reviewCrew learning: what helped the work, what made it difficult?