NSW yearly mine safety performance report released

The NSW Resources Regulator has released its Annual mine safety performance report for 2024–25, handing the state's extractive industry a decade-long view of safety outcomes and regulatory activity.

In short: publication of the latest performance figures is useful news for site managers, health and safety representatives, and executives who need evidence-based benchmarks rather than guesswork.

What the annual mine safety performance report covers

• A ten-year snapshot of safety performance across the industry.
• Records of regulatory activity undertaken by the Regulator under work health and safety legislation.
• Lag indicators that operators can weigh against industry sector averages.
• Free public access through the Regulator's website.

The regulator states that the report offers a decade-long summary of safety performance in the industry and data on regulatory activities in accordance with work health and safety laws.

“Reporting this information provides lag indicators of safety performance and enables operators to benchmark their performance against others in their industry sector,” the regulator said.

Why benchmarking against industry peers matters

Lag indicators describe events that have already occurred, such as injuries, dangerous incidents and enforcement notices. Viewed together over ten years, such measures reveal whether a site tracks ahead of or behind industry expectations.

Operators comparing their own results with sector-wide figures can direct budget toward controls that address genuine risk instead of assumption. National bodies, including Safe Work Australia, encourage exactly this kind of evidence-led review.

How mine operators can apply the findings

• Compare your site's incident frequency rates with published industry figures, then document every gap.
• Review high-consequence hazards flagged repeatedly across the industry and test whether existing controls remain adequate.
• Update risk assessments, training records and emergency plans so they reflect current industry trends.
• Brief supervisors and crews, ensuring lessons travel from the boardroom to the pit floor.

Ten years of industry performance in one place

A decade of figures gives context that any single year cannot. Trends in fatalities, serious injuries, notifiable events and prosecutions show where the industry has improved, and where progress has stalled.

For procurement teams and consultants, such a record also supports due diligence: contractors can be assessed against measurable industry outcomes rather than marketing claims.

Where to read the report

The mine safety performance report is accessible here.

Related mine safety news and earlier editions

Previous news items covering earlier editions remain available:

• NSW Mine Safety Report released
• NSW Annual Mine Safety Performance Report Published
• Annual Mine Safety Performance Report 2020–2021

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