Waihi Surface Explosives Principal Management Plan Approved by: General Manager Approval Date: 15/10/2017 Next Review: Archived OceanaGold Waihi Doc ID: WAI-350-PLN-003 Page 22 of 31 DEFINITIONS Additional Site Controls Site controls are controls at department level that have been implemented to reduce the risk of the principal hazard. These include SOPs, procedures, management plans, inspections etc. ANFO An approved mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil (diesel) Blasting Operations Include: - Priming a cartridge; - Charging and stemming a hole; - Connecting the detonator into a round of shots; - Coupling a shotfiring cable or lead-in line into a detonator circuit, circuit tester or exploder; - Testing a shotfiring circuit; or - Firing a shot or round of shots Burden The distance between a blast hole and a free face, or the distance between rows of holes in a blast pattern. CCCS Critical Control Check Sheet Critical Controls A critical control is a control that will have the greatest impact on preventing the risk(s) relating to the principal hazard from occurring, or if the risk was to occur the critical control would provide the greatest mitigation of the potential consequences. Danger Zone An area in which a person may be injured or machinery may sustain damage as a result of shot firing activities. Detonator A detonator is a device used to trigger an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common EMCP Emergency Management Control Plan Exploder Any electrical apparatus approved for the purpose of initiating detonators in a mine. Explosives Includes detonation cord, detonators, relays, signal tubes, signal tube starters, primed cartridge or similar devices. External Audit An audit in which the lead auditor, at the least, has no constant operational ties to the mine Formalised Controls Formalised controls are controls that have been formalised across the site and are a part of the overall safety management system for the mine. Haul Road A purpose built road designed and constructed to carry heavy loads Hazard A source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these Heavy Mobile Equipment Those vehicles used in the process of moving coal or overburden and/or the construction and maintenance of mine infrastructure. Includes haulers, low loaders, graders, water trucks, dozers and front end loaders Internal Audit An audit conducted by the mine personnel Light Vehicles These are vehicles used for the transportation of persons or minor logistical items. Personnel carriers and service and maintenance vehicles are also covered by this definition Magazine An approved store, which is exclusively used for the storage of explosives Maintenance Equipment Any maintenance equipment used for the purpose of maintenance Includes Management of Change The process used to assess and assimilate all internally and externally driven changes in a routine but methodical fashion Manager The mine operator of a mining operation must appoint a person to: (a) manage the mining operation; and (b) supervise the health and safety aspects of the mining operation every day on which any mine worker is at work
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