Risk & Safety Management

Risk & Critical Control Management

Mineplex helps mining companies design and embed risk management frameworks that hold up under regulator scrutiny. That includes:


  • Critical Control Diagnostics for company officers (Causal intelligence by Libero AI / Methodology from UQ / Running on IBM watsonx)
  • Developing governance frameworks for company officers
  • Facilitation of Broad-Brush Risk Assessments (BBRA) to identify principal hazards and material unwanted events (MUEs)
  • Development of practical Principal Hazard Management Plans (PHMPs)
  • Supporting SSEs and Risk Owners in meeting their legal requirements to manage risk to ALARA. 
  • Independent incident investigation support


Mine Operator SHMS audits & reviews

A compliant SHMS isn't the same as an effective one. I lead audits against both legislative requirements and real-world implementation across the twelve sub-systems:


  • Subsystem 1: Management structure
  • Subsystem 2: Risk management and change management
  • Subsystem 3: Workforce involvement
  • Subsystem 4: Performance monitoring and dual assurance
  • Subsystem 5: Learning from events and strengthening controls
  • Subsystem 6: Audit, monitoring and review
  • Subsystem 7: Contractor safety and health
  • Subsystem 8: Worker health and long-term exposure management
  • Subsystem 9: Emergency preparedness and response
  • Subsystem 10: Competency and training


Contractor Management System audits and reviews 

If your contractor population has grown faster than your CMS has, this is where things tend to go quiet before they go loud. I audit the system against legal and company requirements, and a sample of your contractors against:


  • Safety and health management plan
  • Hazard identification and risk management
  • Plant, equipment and tool compliance
  • Plant and equipment maintenance
  • Competency and authorisation
  • Communication and engagement
  • Adequacy of supervision
  • Incident reporting and investigation
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Document control


General H&S Support

  • Safety & Health Management Systems (SHMS) Development
  • Change management facilitation

With two decades as an SSE, Scott offers seasoned, thoughtful — and sometimes contrarian — insight on mine safety.