305563 (v.1) WASM Mine Management and Safety 202

Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Principles of mine management - organisational structures, corporate planning and budget development, leadership and control, total quality management, management information systems. Industrial relations. Major risk in mines and management of mine safety. Mine regulations in Western Australia and other States. Enforcement of the regulations and mines inspectorate. Mines rescue, theory and practice. Professional ethics.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of the historical and present day context and requirements for managing a mine in a safe, sustainable, productive and profitable manner.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Hazlitt H, Economics in One Lesson. The Foundation for Economic Education, Rand A, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. Adizes I, Managing Corporate Life Cycles.

Unit Texts:

Mine Safety and Inspection Act (1994). Mine Safety and Inspection Regulations (1995). Robbins, Bergman, Stagg and Coulter, Management, 3rd ed.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Excercises/Assignment 50%, Final Exam 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. To pass this unit students will need to obtain an overall mark of at least 50% and pass the final exam.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2	Y