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Making Safe, Barring Down and Entry Examination for Underground Crews

Develops the daily making safe routines that protect underground crews from fall of ground at the start of and during each shift. Delegates learn systematic entry examination, sounding and barring down techniques, and the discipline of never working under unsupported ground. The course reflects the workplace routines expected at Southern African underground mines.

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What you will be able to do

  • Perform systematic entry examinations of the working place.
  • Apply sounding techniques to identify loose and hazardous ground.
  • Bar down loose rock safely using correct tools and body position.
  • Confirm support adequacy before allowing work to proceed.
  • Record making safe activities and hazardous ground findings.
  • Escalate conditions beyond the crew's authority to make safe.

Course outline

  1. 01Fall of ground causes and consequences
  2. 02Systematic entry examination
  3. 03Sounding and identifying loose ground
  4. 04Safe barring down techniques
  5. 05Confirming support before work
  6. 06Recording and escalation
  7. 07Practical making safe drills

Who should attend

This course suits underground miners, team leaders, learner miners and supervisors responsible for making safe at the working place.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 20 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Pretoria
5 day programme
FromR18,000
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