Title/Short Description | Subject | Date | |
Pedestrian safety and workplace transport - Self Audit Tool - QNJAC - Feb 2022
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.
| Plant – fixed and mobile | 14/02/2022 | |
Guidance on the inspection of lagoons - QNJAC
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.
| Geotechnical, Faces & Stockpiles | 10/02/2022 | |
Guidance on selecting a geotechnical specialist - February 2022
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
| Geotechnical, Faces & Stockpiles | 10/02/2022 | |
Quarries Regulation 1999 - Regulation 32 - Appraisal of excavations and tips
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
| Geotechnical, Faces & Stockpiles | 23/08/2021 | |
Geotechnical self-audit form
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.
| Geotechnical, Faces & Stockpiles | 23/08/2021 | |
Updated Guidance for Quarry Personnel on the Discovery of Misfired Explosives
Information on how to recognise misfired explosives discovered during the quarrying process and what steps to take.
| Drilling and Blasting | 17/08/2021 | |
Post-Blast Fumes - Updated July 2019
Guidance on post-blast fumes and the steps to be taken to help reduce their production and avoid exposure to them.
Target Audience - All those involved in the blasting operation – especially the post-blast inspection process.
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |
Thunderstorms – Risks and Actions - Updated Feb 2020
Guidance on what steps to take if a thunderstorm approaches
during the blasting process.
Target Audience - Anybody involved in the blasting process.
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |
Fires on Explosives Vehicles - Updaed February 2020
Guidance on what steps to take in the event of a fire on a vehicle that is either carrying explosives or materials used to make explosives.
Target Audience - All those working on quarries or surface mines where
explosives are used.
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |
The Post-Blast Inspection - Updated Feb 2020
Guidance on the post-blast inspection process
Target Audience - Shotfirers and Explosive Supervisors.
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |
Danger Zone Control and the Duties of Sentries Updated Feb 2020
.Guidance on how to ensure control of the danger zone and what is expected from sentries.
Target Audience - Managers, Supervisors, Shotfirers, Sentries and Explosives Supervisors
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |
Defining the Danger Zone for Blasting - Updated Feb 2020
Guidance on what to consider when determining the danger zone for quarry blasting. The target audience for this toolbox talk is shotfirers, explosives supervisors and quarry operators.
| Drilling and Blasting | 04/03/2021 | |