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MOSH CPS Blueprint Compliance

Q: What is the CPS Blueprint?

It is the single set of Functional and Technical Performance Requirements for Collision Prevention Systems, developed through a Minerals Council-funded special project so that mines, OEMs, and technology suppliers all work to the same specification rather than conflicting interpretations of the TMM regulations.

The MOSH CPS Blueprint is the single, industry-agreed set of requirements South African mining uses to design and implement Collision Prevention Systems (CPS). Developed and funded by the Minerals Council South Africa, it's the framework that turns the trackless mobile machinery regulations into a practical, buildable specification. Every Mine Safe Global system is designed to align with the MOSH CPS Blueprint requirements.

What is the MOSH CPS Blueprint?

MOSH — the Mining Industry Occupational Safety and Health initiative — is a programme of the Minerals Council South Africa. Its Transport and Machinery (T&M) Adoption Team is responsible for helping the industry adopt safer transport and machinery practices, including Collision Prevention Systems.

Faced with new trackless mobile machinery (TMM) sub-regulations under the Mine Health and Safety Act, the Minerals Council funded a major “Industry Alignment on TMM regulatory requirements” special project. Its purpose was to develop a single set of Functional and Technical Performance Requirements (F&TPR) — and a process to introduce them — so that every mine, OEM, and technology supplier works to the same specification rather than conflicting interpretations.

That output is what the industry refers to as the CPS Blueprint.

The Blueprint breaks a Collision Prevention System into its functional elements and defines what each must do — from hazard detection and warning through to machine intervention and data logging. It recognises that South Africa’s fleet of TMMs is highly varied: how much a specific machine needs to be developed depends on how “intelligent” that machine already is. The Blueprint provides one consistent set of CPS functions that applies across that mixed fleet.

Why MOSH CPS Matters in Mining

Before the Blueprint, there was a genuine problem: suppliers, OEMs, and mines were each interpreting the TMM regulations differently, which slowed compliance and produced systems that didn’t align. The Minerals Council’s response was to fund and publish a common blueprint so the whole industry could move toward compliance on the same terms.

For a mine, this matters because it removes ambiguity from a safety-critical, legally mandated obligation. Chapter 8.10 of the Mine Health and Safety Act mandates the implementation of Collision Prevention Systems where a risk of trackless mobile machinery collision exists. The MOSH CPS Blueprint is what tells a mine — and its technology suppliers — exactly what a compliant system has to do to satisfy that obligation. It’s the bridge between the regulation (“you must have a CPS”) and the technology (“here’s precisely what that CPS must achieve”).

Choosing a system that’s built to the Blueprint means choosing one designed against the industry’s requirements, not a supplier’s private interpretation of them. That’s the difference between a system that claims compliance and one engineered for it.

How Mine Safe Global Meets the MOSH CPS Blueprint

Mine Safe Global systems are designed to align with the MOSH CPS Blueprint’s functional and technical performance requirements for Collision Prevention Systems. Our CxD (collision warning and avoidance device) and machine-interface technology cover the Blueprint’s core functional elements — hazard detection, operator warning, machine intervention, and CPS data logging — across both surface and underground trackless mobile machinery.

Because the Blueprint is built around the ISO 21815 machine-communication protocol and the EMESRT defensive-controls model, our alignment with it reinforces the same compliance path: reliable Level 9 intervention signalling across both OEM and legacy machines. And because the Blueprint was written specifically for South Africa’s mixed, non-homogenous TMM fleet, our systems are engineered to integrate with older non-intelligent machines as well as modern intelligent ones — exactly the challenge the Blueprint was created to solve.

MOSH CPS Blueprint Systems from Mine Safe Global

The following Mine Safe Global systems are designed in alignment with the MOSH CPS Blueprint requirements:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does MOSH stand for?

MOSH is the Mining Industry Occupational Safety and Health initiative, a programme of the Minerals Council South Africa focused on adopting leading safety and health practices across the sector, including through its Transport and Machinery team.

What is the CPS Blueprint?

It’s the single set of Functional and Technical Performance Requirements for Collision Prevention Systems, developed through a Minerals Council-funded special project so that mines, OEMs, and technology suppliers all work to the same specification rather than conflicting interpretations of the TMM regulations.

Is the MOSH CPS Blueprint a legal requirement?

The Blueprint itself is an industry alignment framework, not legislation. The legal obligation comes from Chapter 8.10 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, which mandates Collision Prevention Systems where a TMM collision risk exists. The Blueprint is the practical specification that shows how to meet that obligation.

Does the Blueprint apply to older machines?

Yes. It was designed specifically for South Africa’s varied TMM fleet. How much development a system needs depends on how “intelligent” a given machine already is, but the Blueprint provides one consistent set of CPS functions that applies across intelligent and non-intelligent legacy machines alike.

Talk to a Mine Safe Global safety expert about MOSH CPS Blueprint-aligned systems.

Not sure whether your Collision Prevention Systems meet the MOSH CPS Blueprint requirements? Our specialists will assess your fleet, sites, and interaction risks, and map a compliant path against the industry’s agreed CPS specification — at no cost.

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