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Stay heat safe on mine sites

Extreme heat can cause severe illness, hospital admission and even death. Before, during and after a period of hot weather, it’s important that you keep cool and stay hydrated.

As we approach the middle of summer, the Resources Regulator has updated its fact sheet “Stay heat safe on mine sites”.

Mine operators are required to manage the risk to health and safety associated with extremes of temperature and /or moisture content of air (humidity).

Underground mines are required to implement control measures including monitoring to manage heat stress at the mine in areas where a person may work or travel, and where the wet-bulb temperature is more than 27° C.

Assessment methods for heat exposure at surface and underground mines differ due to the unique conditions of each environment.

Read the fact sheet (PDF, 83.43 KB) to understand the early warning signs of heat stress, your obligations to keep workers safe, and recommendations for being heat safe on mine sites.

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