QNJAC Guidance

QNJAC has developed a suite of 4 complimentary resources to assist both employees and their managers to manage stress in the work environment. They include both self-audit tools, action plans and links to appropriate organisations or resources that can provide support. These can be downloaded from either Safequarry or the QNJAC website.

Mental wealth and wellbeing - self-audit tool

Mental wealth and wellbeing - signposting

Mental wealth and wellbeing risk assessment - stress questionnaire - Part A 

Mental wealth and wellbeing risk assessment - individual level - Part B

This document provides signposting for support and resources to assist in the management of mental wealth and wellbeing issues in the work place.

QNJAC has tailored the links to the resources so that they are the most appropriate based on your role.

This risk assessment form includes questions that relate to six potential psychological hazards that can be the causes of stress at work. These are job demands, control, support, relationships, role and change.

Employees should complete this form and discuss with their line managers.

Line Managers should analyse the findings of the risk assessment with the employee concerned, identify potential risk factors, agree an action plan, take action, record, evaluate and review 

This guidance has been produced by a working group of QNJAC which comprises of industry experts from varied backgrounds, the Trades Unions and HSE. 

The purpose of this document is to provide a structured framework to enable organisations to carry out self-audits of transport and pedestrian controls to prove their effectiveness as well as identifying weaknesses in the controls that could lead to serious injury or loss of life. 

Approximately 20% of all fatalities in the mineral extraction industry involve vehicles or other mobile equipment.

In this QNJAC guidance you will find information, images and videos covering all aspects of quarry lagoon inspections, it covers the two types of lagoons commonly found in quarries

Below Ground level lagoons which are excavated into the underlying strata usually represent little hazard in terms of geotechnical failure

Above Ground Level Structures which can be concrete or metal constructions but are most commonly embankment type dams. There are some inherent dangers from a number of geotechnical failure mechanisms so they require careful inspection and monitoring.

QNJAC has produced some new guidance on the selection of geotechnical specialists.

Where a significant hazard has been identified it is the duty of the operator to ensure that a Geotechnical Assessment is carried out by a Geotechnical Specialist

Whilst the operator appoints a Geotechnical Specialist it remains the duty of the operator to:

• Ensure that any significant findings and conclusions are recorded by the geotechnical specialist and that the geotechnical specialist signs and dates the document and records his professional qualifications
• Ensure that any information available to him which may be relevant for the purposes of a geotechnical assessment is made available to the geotechnical specialist undertaking that assessment
• Ensure that any remedial works identified during the geotechnical assessment are completed by the date specified

Appraisals conducted in accordance with Regulation 32 are a vital part of the safe systems of work and are mandatory under the law. However, the process is often misunderstood and compliance is often poor. This guidance is intended to provide some clarity on the process of Regulation 32 Appraisals.

In addition to reviewing this document, please also see Geotechnical sel-audit form.that has been produced by QNJAC

This self-audit has been produced by a working group of QNJAC which comprises industry experts from varied backgrounds, the Trade Unions and HSE.

The purpose of this document is to provide a structured framework to enable organisations to carry out self-audits of geotechnical procedures to prove their effectiveness as well as identifying weaknesses in the systems on site that could lead to serious injury or loss of life. It can be used and adapted by any organisation that creates excavations and tips for the purposes of extraction and quarrying and where the requirements of the Quarries Regulations 1999 apply.