Our Statutory Positions course provides the required Work Health and Safety (WHS) and risk management knowledge and skills for supervisors who work within the mining industry in Western Australia.
The mine operator must ensure sufficient appropriate persons are appointed to the statutory positions.
There are five key statutory positions:
- Site senior executive
- Exploration manager
- Underground manager (non-coal) if the mine is an underground non-coal mine
- Underground manager (coal) if the mine is an underground coal mine
- Quarry manager if required under the WHS Mines Regulations (Schedule 26, clause 14).
This course will assist those who are required to fulfill Statutory Positions on a mine site by giving them the knowledge and skills to be effective in their role whilst meeting the competency requirements to be nominated for their appointment.
The eligibility criteria for statutory positions, including the competency requirements to be met before a person may be appointed to a position, under Schedule 26 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations) for the remaining statutory positions.
This course covers the two Units of Competencies required to meet the eligibility criteria:
- BSBWHS513 Lead WHS risk management, and
- BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs, and
- BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
These units can also be used towards BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or BSB51319 Diploma of Work Health and Safety
For further information and requirements in becoming a Statutory Supervisor, go to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) – DMIRS website and Demonstrating competency statutory-positions
Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to lead the management of work health and safety (WHS) risks in an organisation. The unit includes facilitating the identification of hazards and potential hazards, leading the assessment of associated risks, selecting and implementing suitable risk controls, and evaluating the overall effectiveness of the organisational WHS risk management process. It involves communicating with stakeholders throughout the process.
Main topics covered during the course include:
- Facilitate Mine Safety Management System (MSMS)
- Apply knowledge of WHS laws, workplace WHS information and data
- Responsibilities and duties within the WHS Act (2020)
- established scope and key performance indicators
- Consultation requirements
- Identifying and implementing WHS training needs
- Lead hazard identification, assessment and control of risks
- Evaluate effectiveness of WHS risk management process
- Maintaining WHS records
There are no specific pre-requisites for this course, however the following must be considered:
- Participants may be a minimum age of 18 years to attend.
- Must live in and have a Western Australian residential
- Applicants must demonstrate good language, literacy and numeracy as our courses combine plain English, videos, photos, and questioning to ensure all learners are able to have the best possible chance at comprehending the required knowledge and developing the skills that will be needed in their job role.
- If you believe you will need assistance due to your LLN skills, please contact our head office before enrolling to discuss your training needs. A LLN assessment may be conducted at pre-enrolment to assess whether the applicant requires LLN support for this
- All students must bring ID with them to the training course. Photo ID is the minimum requirement (e.g. Drivers Licence, Passport or similar).
USI Number Requirements:
All students doing nationally recognised training from January 1, 2018 need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). For more details and to create a USI go to the Government USI site here. https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-your-usi
USI Number Requirements:
All students doing nationally recognised training from January 1, 2018 need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). For more details and to create a USI go to the Government USI site here. https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-your-usi
The course will be delivered over a minimum of four (4) days, each with eight (8) hours of face-to-face delivery per day. These units require self-paced learning to complete the course.
BSBWHS513 Lead WHS risk management may be delivered self-paced online.
The course is presented via a combination of structured tutorials, workshops, case studies, video, practical assignments and workplace application. Individual and group work activities and assessment activities are conducted throughout the course.
All trainers and assessors are recognised industry experts, holding relevant experience and training qualifications. They include security industry specialists, former serving police officers, military personnel and emergency response and medical specialists.
