
About this course
Overview
The standard for tailings moved after Brumadinho, and so did the scrutiny. Built around what African facilities and the people running them actually deal with, this covers dam safety, GISTM compliance, and the monitoring routines that catch a problem while it is still cheap to fix.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Describe failure modes of tailings facilities
- Map operations against GISTM requirements
- Set up a dam safety monitoring programme
- Interpret instrumentation and trigger levels
- Manage deposition and water balance
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Explain tailings facility types and behaviour
- Apply GISTM requirements
- Implement dam safety governance
- Establish operational monitoring regimes
- Manage tailings deposition and water
Course content
Modules
01Tailings fundamentals
Facility types, construction methods, and failure mechanisms.
02GISTM and governance
The global standard, accountability, and dam safety governance.
03Dam safety
Design intent, surveillance, and managing critical controls.
04Operational monitoring
Instrumentation, trigger action response plans, and interpretation.
05Deposition and water
Managing deposition, freeboard, and the site water balance.
06Emergency preparedness
Response planning for tailings incidents and dam breaches.
Who it is for
Target audience
Tailings and geotechnical engineers, environmental staff, and operations managers responsible for tailings facilities.
Before you start
Prerequisites
Tailings, geotechnical, environmental or mine engineering responsibility.