Mining and power generation leaders today face a tough balancing act: protecting people, meeting rising compliance standards, and maintaining productivity. At Waterline, we apply an owner’s mindset, treating every project as if it were our own to help clients stay compliant, efficient, and future-ready.
While our landscape has changed and the royalties tax in Queensland have impacted operations, our industry and our communities, sites still need to operate safely. Therefore, there is more heightened focus on safety and productivity.
Keeping sites productive and safe during storms
Storms are unpredictable, and lightning can halt entire operations. Blanket stoppages can cost millions. With engineered lightning protection and risk-based TARPs (Trigger Action Response Plans), critical operations continue safely in designated areas, protecting people while keeping production moving.
So how can you keep your site productive during these disruptions? Working with Power Protection Industries (PPI), we’ve helped clients safeguard critical assets, reduce downtime, and keep production on track, even during storm season, which in Queensland it’s inevitable. It’s about engineering risk out while keeping personnel safe and operations moving.
HA & I.S. audits: no room for compromise
In hazardous operating environments, compliance isn’t optional, it’s essential. Our hazardous areas (HA) & I.S. (Intrinsically Safe) specialists help clients identify risks, design compliant solutions, and deliver certainty from audit through to final sign-off.
At Stanwell’s Tarong Power Station, where 1980s-era bunkering equipment had no direct replacements, we designed alternative compliant solutions that reduced hazardous area risks without compromising performance. We’ve also supported Stanmore’s South Walker Creek Gas Power Station with pre-feasibility engineering and integration design, ensuring new infrastructure met compliance requirements from day one.
Mechanical compliance: RS23 and beyond
Compliance updates, like Recognised Standard 23 (RS23) for fluid power systems, are raising the bar across Queensland mines. Our work with BMA has included RS23 gap analyses across all of their sites, development of fluid power registers, auditing of equipment, and embedding new controls, training, and documentation. The result? Safer operations, stronger compliance, and more reliable production. You can read more about our work here.Â
Mechanical compliance also extends to guarding and access standards. With recent updates to AS/NZS 4024, covering walkways, access platforms and guarding. Our mechanical engineering team is helping sites redesign infrastructure to meet new requirements. Projects like the QNP loadout modifications show the impact: reduced fall risks, safer equipment access, and minimal downtime keeping personnel safe and the site productive.Â
Why it matters now
In today’s economy, compliance isn’t just about avoiding penalties, it’s about building safer, more resilient, and more productive operations. With Waterline, you can turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
At Waterline, that’s our commitment. By applying an owner’s mindset, we help our clients balance safety, compliance, and productivity, keeping their people safe and their sites running optimally, no matter the challenge.
With Waterline, you can turn compliance into a competitive advantage. Explore how our team can help you stay future-ready. Get in touch with me today.
