1. Welcome to The Quarry Health and Safety Management System Developed for the UK quarrying industry by the Camborne School of Mines, with the support of the Minerals Industry Research Organisation, the Health and Safety Executive and WBB Minerals Ltd.

2. Key Principles:  A management system is not an ‘add on’ – it must build upon and improve the way things are really done in the organisation  A management system is not simply about procedures – it must reinforce a positive culture of commitment, responsibility, involvement and continuous improvement

3. Management Accident What is the connection?

4. Management Accident What is the connection? Perhaps more than you think

5. Management Accident Attitudes Concepts Priorities Systems Line manager behaviour Resources Training Competence Risk control Communication Audit Procedures Individual behaviour Team norms Physical controls

6. Quarrysafe UK is built to support the following indicators of good health and safety management:  Visible Senior Management Commitment  Employee Involvement and Responsibility  Good Communication  Competence of Managers and Workforce  Continuous Improvement Processes  Good Occupational Health Management to help you to make quarries…. ….SAFE and LEGALLY COMPLIANT

7. Quarrysafe UK has been developed against the background of a continuing drive for health and safety improvement in the UK quarrying sector: TARGET ZERO

8. MAJOR COMPANIES - Internal systems and accreditation bodies ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT SELF- ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT SMEs BAA ASSESSMENT - How well are we doing? TARGET ZERO -A WAY FORWARD

9. http://www.quarrysafe.co.uk Currently available at quarrysafe.co.uk: The core Quarry H&S Management System specification Audit checklists – covering most legal aspects A model Permit to Work procedure A model Emergency procedure Risk assessment guidance and model procedure Near miss reporting A Behavioural Safety process Educational material - more guidance will be added, based upon good practice

10. REMEMBER: The Quarry Health and Safety Management System may be viewed at www.quarrysafe.co.uk