Widespread Adoption of a MOSH Leading Practice
The widespread adoption of a MOSH Leading Practice, including a Simple Leading Practice (SLP), requires a structured, multi-dimensional approach to ensure sustainability and long-term impact. Adoption must extend beyond technical implementation to include effective change communication, as well as clearly defined roles, responsibilities and accountabilities. These three critical elements, (1) technical, (2) change communication and (3) roles and responsibilities, form the foundational “legs” of any leading practice and must be addressed collectively for successful integration into mining operations.
To support this process, a defined sequence of adoption steps has been developed, providing a consistent roadmap for mines to follow. While the main steps should be undertaken in sequence, certain sub-tasks within each step may be conducted in parallel, depending on the resources available at the adopting operation.
Step 1: Secure Support for Adoption
The first step involves confirming that the selected leading practice is relevant to the mine’s specific context. This includes verifying associated risks and controls, engaging senior mine management through orientation sessions and involving organised labour early in the process. Additional tasks include issuing mine-wide communication, attending COPA sessions and conducting an adoption readiness review.
Step 2: Establish a Mine Adoption Team
A dedicated adoption team must be formed, composed of relevant functional groups that will oversee the process and ensure accountability across departments.
Step 3: Confirm Socio-Technical Systems (STS) Elements
This step involves reviewing the Leading Practice Adoption Guide (LPAG) and associated materials from the source or demonstration mine. It also includes confirming the mine’s existing processes and documentation related to STS, as identified in the readiness review.
Step 4: Establish a Mine Adoption Plan
The mine must identify a suitable pilot area, develop a site-specific adoption plan and create a monitoring plan to track implementation progress.
Step 5: Review and Update Operational Systems
Mines are required to update or develop codes of practice (COPs), procedures, training materials, monitoring mechanisms and change communication strategies to support the new practice.
Step 6: Execute Adoption in the Pilot Area
The leading practice is implemented in the pilot site, with continuous monitoring based on pre-defined metrics to evaluate success and identify areas for refinement.
Step 7: Full Roll-Out Across the Mine
Finally, the practice is rolled out to the entire organisation, replicating the pilot model and providing ongoing feedback to the MOSH Learning Hub to support industry-wide learning.