Mandatory Implementation of Safety Management Systems in Mining Sector

The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 38 of 2014 on Implementation of Safety Management Systems for Mineral and Coal Mining (“Regulation”) to provide for safe, secure, efficient, and productive mining operations.[1]

In general, the Regulation provides guidelines in implementing safety management systems for mining activities (sistem manajemen keselamatan pertambangan –“SMKP”). The Regulation is relevant to the following parties (collectively referred to as “Companies”):[2]