Compliance

We produce and share reports on our activities in order to:

ensure a consistent and responsive regulatory approach
provide increased transparency and confidence in our compliance and enforcement activities
promote voluntary compliance by industry

Statewide compliance operations

The following reports outline the findings of our statewide compliance operations conducted annually that focus on the NSW mining and petroleum sectors compliance obligations on issues ranging from work, health and safety to mine site rehabilitation.

Compliance priorities reports and related materials

Outcome reports

Compliance priority period	Relevant compliance priority and Outcome report
June - October 2021	Contractor management (coal) (PDF, 176.68 KB)
January - June 2021	Contractor management (small mines) (PDF, 185.02 KB)
April - August 2021	Hazardous chemicals – surface and underground coal mines (PDF, 209.17 KB)
April - July 2021	Hazardous chemicals - metalliferous mines and Tier-1 quarries (PDF, 196.75 KB)
January - June 2021	Contractor management (metalliferous mines and Tier-1 quarries) (PDF, 175.42 KB)
January - June 2021	Interaction between mobile equipment and workers in development areas of underground coal mines (PDF, 203.18 KB)
July - November 2020	Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Small mines) (PDF, 212.56 KB)
July - October 2020	Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Metalliferous: Surface and underground) (PDF, 211.28 KB)
July - November 2020	Changes to exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (Coal: Surface and underground) (PDF, 185.97 KB)
January - June 2020	Self-escape systems in underground mines (PDF, 140.2 KB)
January - June 2020	Change management (ensuring change management procedures are in place) (PDF, 192.54 KB)
January - June 2020	COVID-19 inspection program (PDF, 227.65 KB)
July - December 2019	Conveyor belts - lifeline standards and fire risk - underground coal (PDF, 190.36 KB)
July - December 2019	Roadway and intersection design standards - Surface (PDF, 138.26 KB)
July - December 2018	Articulated truck rollovers and falls from mobile plant (PDF, 205.33 KB)
July - December 2018	Drill rigs in metalliferous mines (PDF, 258.02 KB)
July - December 2018	Surface vehicle interactions (PDF, 173.88 KB)
July - December 2018	Ground and strata failures (PDF, 177.28 KB)
July - December 2017	Gas outburst (PDF, 368.06 KB)
July - December 2017	Coal handling and preparation plants (PDF, 4.2 MB)
July - December 2017	Heat stress (PDF, 159.04 KB)
July - December 2017	Lightning Ridge opal mining (PDF, 164.11 KB)
July - December 2017	Health control plan (PDF, 261.93 KB)
July - December 2017	Methods of working and control of bench heights (PDF, 64.76 KB)
July - December 2017	Plant used in the hazardous zone (PDF, 57.88 KB)