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JTA’s team has over 35 years of experience working with the mining industry. Due to the high risk nature of mining work and the transient nature of the FIFO workforce, mining companies have a range of different legislative requirements to consider.
Detect. Protect. JTA helps mining businesses identify workplace hazards, assess worker exposure and choose practical controls to protect their people and manage environmental impacts.
Mining operations involve a wide range of health, safety and environmental risks. These can include airborne dusts and fumes, diesel emissions, hazardous chemicals, noise, vibration, manual handling, moving vehicles and equipment, and work with high-risk plant. Risks can vary between extraction, processing, maintenance and site-support activities.
JTA provides practical advice on WHS/OHS and environmental requirements relevant to mining operations. Our consultants can assess workplace conditions, review work practices and recommend suitable monitoring and controls. Assessments should reflect the activities undertaken and the applicable WHS/OHS and mining requirements for each site.
Workplace exposure limits are changing from 1 December 2026. Mining operators should review the airborne contaminants relevant to their operations, the limits that apply and whether the changes affect existing exposure assessments, monitoring programs and controls.
Detect. Identify potential exposures from drilling, crushing, material handling, diesel-powered equipment, welding and chemical use. Review the substances present, the tasks that generate airborne contaminants and the exposure information available for your workforce.
Protect. Use the assessment findings to review controls such as dust suppression, extraction, ventilation, equipment maintenance, work practices and respiratory protection. Plan any further monitoring needed to check that controls remain effective as conditions change.
Use JTA's resource centre as a starting point for understanding the changes. Mining requirements can vary by jurisdiction and mine type, so review the requirements applicable to each operation. Not every exposure has a changing limit, and existing exposure standards and mining obligations continue to apply during the transition.
Our occupational hygiene assessments help identify dusts, fumes, gases and other airborne contaminants relevant to your workplace. We review tasks and exposure conditions to determine whether further monitoring is needed.
JTA provides crystalline silica monitoring and advice on assessing other task-specific airborne exposures. Monitoring can help you understand worker exposure and review the effectiveness of existing controls.
An occupational noise assessment measures worker exposure and helps identify suitable controls for noisy tasks, equipment and work areas. JTA uses dosimetry to understand how exposure varies across tasks and working shifts, helping target control measures.
Audiometric testing helps monitor workers' hearing and the effectiveness of noise controls. Our on-site testing services help minimise travel, downtime and disruption to your operation.
Noise assessment and hearing-testing arrangements should reflect the applicable regulations, worker exposure and controls in place. JTA can help you review your assessment program, identify relevant workers and plan reviews when equipment, tasks or site conditions change.
JTA supports workforce health programs through services including audiometric testing, spirometry, drug and alcohol testing, flu vaccination programs and workplace health checks. We can help you identify services relevant to your workforce and arrange testing around your site's requirements.
Our workplace health checks provide employees with information about their health risks and practical health and lifestyle advice.
Mining and associated site activities can affect neighbouring properties and surrounding communities. JTA can assist with monitoring dust, noise, vibration and water quality, and assessing potentially contaminated soils.
Our environmental noise assessments, vibration monitoring and soil assessments help you understand site conditions, investigate concerns and review appropriate controls.
Our contractor management services help mining businesses review contractor arrangements, assess safety systems and monitor work practices. We can help clarify responsibilities and recommend improvements relevant to your site, contractors and activities.
Our Occupational Noise Obligations flowchart provides a quick, and easy to use, one page guide to what you need to do to comply with occupational noise requirements under OHS/WHS regulations around Australia.
Healthy workers are productive workers. Our comprehensive range of services will ensure you meet all requirements and have a healthy team on site. We can cover everything including Audiometric Testing, Spirometry, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Flu Vaccinations and Workplace Health Checks.
Minimising the impact your work has on the surrounding residents is often a legislated requirement and essential for your brand reputation. JTA’s experienced team of professionals is here to help with environmental monitoring for Asbestos, Silica Lead and other Dusts, Noise, Vibration and Water Quality. We are also experienced in contaminated soil projects, including asbestos. We can also do site assessments for situations involving contaminated soil projects and reconciliation.
In order to reduce your third party risks, we will audit and monitor your contractors’ safety compliance whilst they are working for you at your sites. Effective Contractor Management has become a critical factor in ensuring you meet your compliance responsibilities to your contractors. Similarly, contractors need to be fully aware of their responsibilities and able to meet their obligations to their workers and the general public.
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139 Ormond Road Elwood, VIC 3184
Mornington Peninsula
20 Lister Avenue,
Sorrento,
VIC 3943
JTA Health, Safety & Noise Specialists acknowledges the Boon Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which the home of JTA resides. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.
