Asset tracking and compliance for Victorian mining and quarries
Victoria runs OHS law plus mineral resources law, not a standalone mines Act. Keep pre-starts, AS 1418 lifting and statutory checks on every asset, ready for WorkSafe Victoria.
MapTrack helps Victorian mining and quarrying operators keep pre-starts, statutory inspections and AS 1418 lifting certificates tied to each asset. In Victoria, mine and quarry safety sits under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and OHS Regulations 2017, with licensing under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act and Earth Resources Regulation.
VIC compliance
The compliance landscape for Victorian mining
Victoria handles mine and quarry safety differently from NSW and Queensland. There is no standalone harmonised mines safety Act here. Health and safety on a Victorian mine or quarry is governed primarily by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic), enforced by WorkSafe Victoria, with mine-specific duties carried in those regulations. Licensing, work authorities and rehabilitation sit separately under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (Vic), administered by Earth Resources Regulation. So a Victorian operator is working across two regulators: WorkSafe Victoria for safety, Earth Resources Regulation for the resource authority.
Victoria has a smaller mining sector than NSW or Queensland, weighted towards gold, mineral sands and a large extractive (quarrying) industry that supplies construction materials. The OHS Regulations 2017 include provisions for mines as a class of higher-hazard work, so plant inspection, maintenance and safe-use duties apply, and the evidence those controls are working has to be producible. Quarries in particular run crushing and screening plant, conveyors and mobile equipment that all carry inspection obligations.
As anywhere in heavy industry, mobile plant on a Victorian site wears on hours not the calendar. Servicing and inspections need to track real runtime, and the inspection trail needs to attach to the specific machine so it is defensible if WorkSafe Victoria asks.
- Primary safety legislation
- Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) + OHS Regulations 2017
- Resource authority law
- Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (Vic)
- Regulators
- WorkSafe Victoria (safety) + Earth Resources Regulation (licensing)
- Sector
- Gold, mineral sands and a large extractive/quarrying industry
Standards
Standards and inspections on a Victorian mine or quarry
The OHS Regulations 2017, combined with the technical standards below, set the evidence baseline. MapTrack keeps the inspection date, the certificate and the engine hours on each asset.
- AS 1418
Cranes, hoists and winches: design and rating. Lifting equipment carries inspection and certification that must attach to the specific asset.
- AS 2550
Safe use of cranes and lifting equipment. Inspection dates, SWL and certificates belong on the machine, not in a workshop drawer.
- OHS Regulations 2017 (plant)
Plant registration, inspection, maintenance and safe-use duties. Crushing and screening plant, conveyors and mobile equipment all carry obligations.
- AS 4024 (machine guarding)
Safety of machinery. Guarding and isolation on fixed plant such as crushers and conveyors is a recurring inspection and maintenance focus on quarries.
The problem
What slows Victorian mining and quarry teams down
These are the recurring problems we hear from operators across Victorian gold, mineral sands and quarrying sites.
Two regulators, two evidence trails
Running safety under WorkSafe Victoria and the resource authority under Earth Resources Regulation means evidence is spread across systems, and producing a clean asset history is slow.
Fixed plant inspections sit on paper
Crushers, screens and conveyors carry guarding, isolation and inspection duties that paper registers cannot evidence per asset with photos and timestamps.
Mobile plant serviced on the calendar
Loaders, dozers and haul trucks need servicing on engine hours, not arbitrary monthly reminders. Calendar-based servicing misses real wear and causes breakdowns.
Lifting certifications drift
AS 1418 lifting inspections sit in spreadsheets that do not attach evidence or trigger alerts, so a lapse goes unnoticed until an audit.
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The fix
How MapTrack works for Victorian mining and quarries
MapTrack ties every inspection, pre-start and certification to the asset, with meter data driving service when plant actually needs it, all under the Victorian OHS framework.
Inspection evidence per asset
Statutory and routine inspections attach to the asset with timestamp, photos and operator identity, so safety evidence stays defensible if WorkSafe Victoria asks.
Meter-based maintenance
Engine hours and runtime from OEM and telematics feeds drive work orders, so loaders, dozers and haul trucks are serviced on real usage.
Fixed and lifting plant records
Guarding checks on crushers and conveyors, and AS 1418 lifting certifications, live on each asset with alerts before an inspection lapses.
One record across both regulators
Keep safety and asset evidence in one place and export by asset group or date range, so reporting to either regulator is fast.
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