Skip to main content
Coal Services
  • Home
  • About
    • About us
    • Governance
      • Directors
      • General Management Team
      • Operational Policies
      • Privacy Policy
      • Website Terms of Use
      • Protecting of your information
      • Environment, Social and Governance
    • Annual Reports
    • Health & Safety Trust
      • Applying for a grant
      • Current projects
      • Completed projects
      • Archived projects
    • History
    • Sponsorships
  • Careers
    • Working with us
    • Benefits
    • Current opportunities
    • Discover our business units
  • News and Events
    • News
    • Media Releases
  • Contact details & locations
  • Insurance
    • Policy and Premium
      • Who needs a CMI policy?
        • Change to The Coal Industry Act 2001 (NSW)
      • Request a Policy
      • Certificate of Currency
      • Premiums
        • Premium pricing for 2024-25
      • Declaring wages
      • Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund
    • Forms and Downloads
      • Employer Forms
      • Worker Forms
      • General Information and Downloads
    • Workplace Injuries
      • Notify us of an injury or illness
      • Make a claim
      • Payments
        • Accident Pay Provisions
        • Recoveries Policy
    • Injury Management and Return to Work
      • Injury management
      • Roles and responsibilities
      • Return to Work Statistics
    • Training and Education
      • CMI Bite-Size Videos
      • Industry seminars

    Employers must notify CMI within 48hrs of becoming aware that someone has been injured or when an incident has occured.

    Featured Links

    • Employer’s Incident Notification Form
    • Worker’s injury claim form
    • Premium pricing for 2024-25
    • Contact CMI
  • Health
    • Order 43
      • For Employers
        • Employer medical transfer request
      • For Providers
      • For Workers
      • Approved Medical Practitioners Directory
      • Health surveillance in the NSW coal industry
      • Medical Reviews
    • Proposed Changes to Order 43
      • Proposed Changes and Feedback
      • Draft Order Frequently Asked Questions
    • Workplace Health Services
      • Medicals
      • Chest x-rays
      • Drug and alcohol screening
      • Hearing and PPE Fit Tests
      • Immunisation
      • Mobile Health Vans
    • Allied Health Services
      • Rehabilitation
      • Functional capacity evaluations
      • Task analysis and workplace assessments
      • Treatment services
      • Toolbox talks
      • Healthy lifestyle programs
    • Industry Forums
      • Industry Forum sessions and dates
    • Industry Health Standards
      • Respiratory Health Standard
    • Industry Health Topics
      • Alcohol and drugs
      • Respiratory (lung) health
      • Industrial deafness
      • Cardiovascular disease
      • Diabetes
      • Mental health
      • Sleep and fatigue management
      • Diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight
    • Standing Health Committee
      • About
      • Representation

    Look after your lungs: CS Health's latest campaign to raise awareness of respiratory health and measures to protect workers' lungs.

    Featured Links

    • Learn more about respiratory (lung) health
    • Learn more about Order 43
    • How to access your medical information
    • Medical bookings information, service guide and policy
    • Contact CS Health
  • Mines Rescue & Training
    • Consulting
      • Audit Services
      • Crisis and Emergency Management
      • Dam and Tailings Storage Facility Emergency Preparedness
      • Safety Management Systems
      • Risk Scoping
      • Our Team
        • Scott Dennis
        • Dave McLean
        • Alaster Wylie
        • Lachlan Grant
        • Wayne Green
    • Emergency Response
      • Mines Rescue Brigade
        • Training Dates
        • Recruitment Information
        • Rescue Competitions
      • Incident Command and Control System
      • History
    • Education & Training
      • Training Categories
      • Course search
      • Upcoming Course Calendar
      • Student Portal Link
      • Complete Course List
      • Customised training solutions
      • Facilities
      • FAQs – For Students
    • Virtual Reality
      • Virtual reality
    • Order 34: Training Management Systems
      • Order 34 Guidelines and Tools
      • Presentations
    • Maintenance Of Competence Portal
      • Portal Information & Guides
      • FAQs – All
      • FAQs – For Certificate Holders
      • FAQs – For Admin/Organisations
      • Information for NSW Practising Certificate Holders
      • Feedback and technical support

    Mines Rescue is an award-winning provider of specialist training and consulting services that assist workers and employers to manage risk and operate safely.

    Featured Links

    • Become a brigade member
    • Search and book a course
    • Request a copy of your training certificate
    • Contact Mines Rescue
  • Technical Services
    • Technical Services
      • Gas Detector Service and Calibration
      • Repair and Service
      • Calibration
      • Gas Sensor Testing
      • Gas Mixture Supply
    • Training and Consultancy
      • Consultancy services, gas awareness and gas detection training
    • Analysis Services
      • Gas Analysis Of Mine Atmospheres
      • General Atmospheric Analysis
      • Diesel Particulate Matter
      • Respirable Crystalline Silica
    • Diesel Engine Testing
      • Diesel Analysis
    • SMART Gas Chromatograph
      • Mine gas chromatographic systems
    • Self-Contained Self-Rescuers
      • CSE self contained self rescuer products
    • Products
      • Gas detectors and calibration products

    Mine Safety Technical Services (MSTS) is the exclusive distributor of CSE SCSRs within eastern Australia. Ask us how we can help your site.

    Featured Links

    • Browse products
    • Learn more about Service & Calibration
    • Request a quote
  • Hygiene & Lab Services
    • Occupational Hygiene
      • Personal exposure monitoring
        • Atmospheric Monitoring
        • Noise and Vibration Monitoring
        • Lighting Surveys
      • Diesel particulate matter
    • Order 40
      • Order 40: Abatement of dust on longwalls
    • Order 42
      • Order 42: Airborne dust monitoring
    • Standing Dust Committee
      • Representation
      • Publications and bulletins
      • Dust Control References and Resources
      • Silica
      • Welding Fume
      • Standing Dust Committee Forums
    • Analysis Services
      • Gas Analysis Of Mine Atmospheres
      • General Atmospheric Analysis
      • Diesel Particulate Matter
      • Respirable Crystalline Silica
    • Mine Safety Laboratory
      • Non-Metallic Materials
      • Breathing Apparatus
      • Coal Mine Roadway Dusts
      • Gas Monitor Performance

    The recent Coal Services Industry Forums included information about managing dust restrictions. Miss the forums? See below for more information.

    Featured Links

    • Coal Services Industry Forums presentations
    • Download the latest Dust Book
  • Statistics
    • NSW coal industry statistics
      • Order a Report
    • NSW black coal producers directory
      • Companies and contact information

    NSW mining operations

    At 30 June 2024 there were 36 operating coal mines in New South Wales.

    36 operating coal mines

    19

    Open cut coal mines

    229 million tonnes of raw coal produced

    17

    Underground coal mines

    25,756 production employment

    Detailed NSW Raw Coal production information can be accessed via our NSW Coal Industry Statistics reports.

Give Feedback
Contact Us

Contact and Locations

Get in touch or look for our contact details (including locations).

Get a Quote

Submit a quote request on a range of available products and services.

Make a Booking

Book your next Mines Rescue training course.

Browse Products

Mine Safety Technical Services (MSTS) offer a range of critical safety products to purchase.

Give Feedback

At Coal Services, our customers are at the centre of everything we do. We are constantly striving to provide our valued customers and the industry with the best possible service.

Ask a Question

Can't find what your looking, not sure who to contact and/or need help?... Ask your question via our site search.

Register for News

Stay up to date with all the latest news, events and announcements from Coal Services

  • Home
  • Mines Rescue & Training
  • Emergency Response
  • Mines Rescue Brigade
  • Recruitment Information

Share this page

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email
Mines Rescue & Training

Recruitment Information

Overview

Take the first step in advancing your career with Mines Rescue.

Our brigade members need to be fit and healthy. Any new candidates must be aware from the outset of the personal commitments required, not only throughout the recruitment process, but throughout a career as a brigades member.

We recommend you read through the information on this website to gain an understanding of:

  • an overview on the recruitment process
  • medical and functional assessment details and information
  • information to help improve health and fitness
  • what to expect during the Mines Rescue 10-day training.

Alternatively, feel free to contact your local Mines Rescue station directly for more information.

Download Brigade Members Recruitment Process Chart
Mines Rescue & Training
PDF (209 KB)

How To Apply

If you are interested in becoming a brigade member, please see your site Rescue Coordinator to complete a self-assessment and talk about gaining site nomination.

A current first aid certificate is required to become a brigades member. Once inducted, ongoing first aid training is provided at regular brigades training sessions.

Self Assessment Screening Questions
Mines Rescue & Training
PDF (92 KB)

Medical and Functional Assessments

A major requirement in becoming a brigades member is being physically fit. You will be required to pass a medical assessment as well as a functional assessment. Both assessments are managed by CS Health and have been developed based on meeting the standard physical requirements of professional Australian rescue organisations.

Medical Assessment
Mines Rescue & Training
PDF (569 KB)
Functional Capacity Evaluation Flyer
Mines Rescue & Training
PDF (630 KB)
Functional Capacity Evaluation Training Guidelines (Includes guide to training and information about diet and performance)
Mines Rescue & Training
PDF (2 MB)

Mines Rescue 10-day Brigade Members Training

– what to expect:

The 10 day training is no walk in the park.

As well as being introduced to the theory components of this new role, you will also participate in several physically demanding and challenging tasks.

For many people, this may be some of the toughest days of their life.

Some of the physical daily tasks include:

  • acclimatising in hot and humid conditions by spending up to 20 minutes working in 40 degree heat with 100% humidity
  • performing tasks under oxygen for two hours a day
  • being exposed to irrespirable atmospheres
  • fighting fires
  • performing tasks in low visibility scenarios.

This intensive training makes sure our team are trained, experienced, prepared and ready to respond in the event of an emergency.

The ongoing training requirements include:

  • attending six training rounds per year
  • training at Mines Rescue station as well as at other mine sites
  • being active in training
  • keeping medically current.

There is also a requirement to undergo the medical and functional assessments every two years, up until the age of 40, and annually thereafter.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

It is recommended that you maintain a consistent level of fitness. As a guide, you should be training at least three to four times per week for a minimum of 40 minutes.

Be sure to include both cardiovascular and muscular fitness training into your program.

It is recommended that you maintain a consistent level of fitness. As a guide, you should be training at least three to four times per week for a minimum of 40 minutes.

Be sure to include both cardiovascular and muscular fitness training into your program.

Should you not pass the functional assessment, the doctor will determine when you should repeat your medical. 

Cardiovascular Muscular
Cycling Weights machines
Jogging Free weights
Swimming Body weight
Rowing
Sport

For more information or guidance please contact the CS Health, Allied Health team.

The following guidelines outline a good to excellent level of fitness required to pass the functional assessment:

  • run 3km in under 18 minutes
  • cycle 10km in under 25 minutes
  • swim 500m in under 13 minutes.

Please note this ability is a guide and does not guarantee a pass.

 

There are many variables that contribute to improving your fitness, these include your current health and fitness status as well as the time you make available to train. You are aiming to attain a high level of fitness, so this can take anywhere between two to four months.

Mines Rescue assessments will continue to be performed every two years up until age 40 and annually once you turn 40.

Provided all tests are passed and the results from the pathology testing are received, a certificate of fitness will be forwarded to Mines Rescue.

Neither the ECG nor hepatitis test require any form of fasting. The tests should only take around half an hour.

It is really important to note the following can negatively affect your heart rate and therefore your health and fitness scores:

  • avoid caffeine (coffee, Coke, Red Bull, gym supplements)
  • avoid nicotine (cigarettes)
  • avoid fatigue (driving more than three hours, lack of sleep, coming off shift work)

It’s important to schedule your assessments for a time when you will have adequate sleep beforehand.

It is important to bring your steel-capped boots on the day if available to ensure your comfort. It is also recommended you wear your work attire, and for your own comfort, bring your own belt and hard hat.

If you don’t think your physical fitness is at a level to successfully pass the functional assessment, please inform your employer and CS Health beforehand and they will reschedule the appointment.

Speak with your site’s Health and Safety Department for further information on exercise and healthy lifestyle plans.

Alternatively, CS Health has accredited Exercise Physiologists who specialise in clinical exercise prescription, health education and the delivery of exercise and lifestyle modification programs.

For more information or guidance please contact the CS Health, Allied Health team.

Share this page

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email

Mines Rescue & Training

  • Consulting
    • Audit Services
    • Crisis and Emergency Management
    • Dam and Tailings Storage Facility Emergency Preparedness
    • Safety Management Systems
    • Risk Scoping
    • Our Team
      • Scott Dennis
      • Dave McLean
      • Alaster Wylie
      • Lachlan Grant
      • Wayne Green
  • Emergency Response
    • Mines Rescue Brigade
      • Training Dates
      • Recruitment Information
      • Rescue Competitions
    • Incident Command and Control System
    • History

How can we help?

With more than 90 years’ experience assisting the mining industry to manage risk and operate safely, Mines Rescue boasts an unrivalled reputation. Contact our team today for more information.

View office locations

Enquire

If you are looking for a specific part of the Coal Services organisation, or you're not sure who to contact, get in touch with our team.

Submit a General Enquiry
Page last updated: 5 September 2023

Learn more about Coal Service's Mines Rescue and Training

View All

Mines Rescue

Leaders in building incident response capabilities within the NSW coal industry.

Discover

  • Consulting
  • Emergency Response
  • Education & Training
  • Virtual Reality services
  • Order 34: Training Management Systems
  • Maintenance Of Competence Portal
  • Submit an enquiry or quote request

Insurance

  • Policy and Premium
  • Workplace Injuries
  • Injury Management and Return to Work
  • Training and Education

Health

  • Order 43
  • Workplace Health Services
  • Allied Health Services
  • Mobile Health Vans
  • Industry forums
  • Industry Health Topics
  • Standing Health Committee

Mines Rescue & Training

  • Consulting
  • Emergency Response
  • Education & Training
  • Virtual Reality
  • Order 34
  • Maintenance of competence portal
  • Skills NSW

Hygiene & Lab Services

  • Occupational Hygiene
  • Standing Dust Committee
  • Mine Safety Laboratory

Technical Services

  • Gas Detector Service and Calibration
  • Analysis Services
  • SMART Gas Chromatograph
  • Diesel Engine Testing
  • Products
  • Training and Consultancy

Statistics

  • NSW Coal Industry Statistics
  • NSW Black Coal Directory

Contractors

  • Contractor Portal

About

  • Who We Are
  • Governance
  • Annual Reports
  • News & Events
  • Health & Safety Trust
  • Sponsorships
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Give Feedback
Coal Services
Coal Services Facebook Coal Services YouTube Coal Services LinkedIn Coal Services Instagram
Technical Services
Technical Services LinkedIn
Mines Rescue
Mines Rescue Facebook Mines Rescue LinkedIn
Coal Services
Mining & Energy Union
© 2025 Coal Services Pty Limited ABN: 98 099 078 234. Terms of Use Privacy Policy Operational Policies Protecting your Information Mines Rescue Pty Limited ABN: 15 099 078 261 RTO ID: 90508

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.

Redback Solutions

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.

  • Insurance
    • Policy and Premium
      • Who needs a CMI policy?
        • Change to The Coal Industry Act 2001 (NSW)
      • Request a Policy
      • Certificate of Currency
      • Premiums
        • Premium pricing for 2024-25
      • Declaring wages
      • Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund
    • Forms and Downloads
      • Employer Forms
      • Worker Forms
      • General Information and Downloads
    • Workplace Injuries
      • Notify us of an injury or illness
      • Make a claim
      • Payments
        • Accident Pay Provisions
        • Recoveries Policy
    • Injury Management and Return to Work
      • Injury management
      • Roles and responsibilities
      • Return to Work Statistics
    • Training and Education
      • CMI Bite-Size Videos
      • Industry seminars
  • Health
    • Order 43
      • For Employers
        • Employer medical transfer request
      • For Providers
      • For Workers
      • Approved Medical Practitioners Directory
      • Health surveillance in the NSW coal industry
      • Medical Reviews
    • Proposed Changes to Order 43
      • Proposed Changes and Feedback
      • Draft Order Frequently Asked Questions
    • Workplace Health Services
      • Medicals
      • Chest x-rays
      • Drug and alcohol screening
      • Hearing and PPE Fit Tests
      • Immunisation
      • Mobile Health Vans
    • Allied Health Services
      • Rehabilitation
      • Functional capacity evaluations
      • Task analysis and workplace assessments
      • Treatment services
      • Toolbox talks
      • Healthy lifestyle programs
    • Industry Forums
      • Industry Forum sessions and dates
    • Industry Health Standards
      • Respiratory Health Standard
    • Industry Health Topics
      • Alcohol and drugs
      • Respiratory (lung) health
      • Industrial deafness
      • Cardiovascular disease
      • Diabetes
      • Mental health
      • Sleep and fatigue management
      • Diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight
    • Standing Health Committee
      • About
      • Representation
  • Mines Rescue & Training
    • Consulting
      • Audit Services
      • Crisis and Emergency Management
      • Dam and Tailings Storage Facility Emergency Preparedness
      • Safety Management Systems
      • Risk Scoping
      • Our Team
        • Scott Dennis
        • Dave McLean
        • Alaster Wylie
        • Lachlan Grant
        • Wayne Green
    • Emergency Response
      • Mines Rescue Brigade
        • Training Dates
        • Recruitment Information
        • Rescue Competitions
      • Incident Command and Control System
      • History
    • Education & Training
      • Training Categories
      • Course search
      • Upcoming Course Calendar
      • Student Portal Link
      • Complete Course List
      • Customised training solutions
      • Facilities
      • FAQs – For Students
    • Virtual Reality
      • Virtual reality
    • Order 34: Training Management Systems
      • Order 34 Guidelines and Tools
      • Presentations
    • Maintenance Of Competence Portal
      • Portal Information & Guides
      • FAQs – All
      • FAQs – For Certificate Holders
      • FAQs – For Admin/Organisations
      • Information for NSW Practising Certificate Holders
      • Feedback and technical support
  • Technical Services
    • Technical Services
      • Gas Detector Service and Calibration
      • Repair and Service
      • Calibration
      • Gas Sensor Testing
      • Gas Mixture Supply
    • Training and Consultancy
      • Consultancy services, gas awareness and gas detection training
    • Analysis Services
      • Gas Analysis Of Mine Atmospheres
      • General Atmospheric Analysis
      • Diesel Particulate Matter
      • Respirable Crystalline Silica
    • Diesel Engine Testing
      • Diesel Analysis
    • SMART Gas Chromatograph
      • Mine gas chromatographic systems
    • Self-Contained Self-Rescuers
      • CSE self contained self rescuer products
    • Products
      • Gas detectors and calibration products
  • Hygiene & Lab Services
    • Occupational Hygiene
      • Personal exposure monitoring
        • Atmospheric Monitoring
        • Noise and Vibration Monitoring
        • Lighting Surveys
      • Diesel particulate matter
    • Order 40
      • Order 40: Abatement of dust on longwalls
    • Order 42
      • Order 42: Airborne dust monitoring
    • Standing Dust Committee
      • Representation
      • Publications and bulletins
      • Dust Control References and Resources
      • Silica
      • Welding Fume
      • Standing Dust Committee Forums
    • Analysis Services
      • Gas Analysis Of Mine Atmospheres
      • General Atmospheric Analysis
      • Diesel Particulate Matter
      • Respirable Crystalline Silica
    • Mine Safety Laboratory
      • Non-Metallic Materials
      • Breathing Apparatus
      • Coal Mine Roadway Dusts
      • Gas Monitor Performance
  • Statistics
    • NSW coal industry statistics
      • Order a Report
    • NSW black coal producers directory
      • Companies and contact information
  • Home
  • About
    • About us
    • Governance
      • Directors
      • General Management Team
      • Operational Policies
      • Privacy Policy
      • Website Terms of Use
      • Protecting of your information
      • Environment, Social and Governance
    • Annual Reports
    • Health & Safety Trust
      • Applying for a grant
      • Current projects
      • Completed projects
      • Archived projects
    • History
    • Sponsorships
  • Careers
    • Working with us
    • Benefits
    • Current opportunities
    • Discover our business units
  • News and Events
    • News
    • Media Releases
  • Contact details & locations
Give Feedback

Register for News

Stay up to date with all the latest news, events and announcements from Coal Services

Name(Required)
I'm interested in...(Required)
Consent(Required)
NOTE: For information in regards to privacy please refer to our privacy page.