Michael Donnelly – Outbye Mining / Stonedust Coordinator, Glencore – Oaky Creek North Colliery
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Disease Prevention in the Workplace – Who has a Role to Play?
Facilitator: Kelly Higgins-Devine – Evening Presenter, ABC Radio Brisbane and Queensland
Robert Cohen, MD – Clinical Professor, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, with a panel comprising:
Fritz Djukic – Inspector of Mines (Occupational Hygiene), Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Dr David Cleveland – Occupational Medicine Physician Registra, Sonic HealthPlus
Stephen Smyth – District President, CFMEU M&E, Queensland
Kylie Ah Wong – General Manager – Health, Safety & Training, Glencore Coal Assets Australia
Maryann Wikpaki – Manager HSEC, Glencore North Queensland
Heidi Roberts – Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
Fritz Djukic – Inspector of Mines (Occupational Hygiene), Department of Natural Resources, Mines & Energy
ABSTRACT
In May 2015 the first confirmed case of mine dust lung disease (MDLD) in the Queensland Coal industry in over 30 years was reported to the mines inspectorate. A number of cases followed that typically related to underground coal mine workers with extensive exposure history in Queensland, interstate and abroad. In October 2016 the first surface coal mine worker was confirmed with MDLD proving this hazard was not isolated to underground mines. The reidentification of MDLD in Queensland prompted several extensive reviews of the health surveillance system and the respirable dust regulations. This resulted in significant regulatory reforms around exposure monitoring, reporting requirements and the establishment of a central exposure data base.
In January 2018 the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines requested all surface coal operations to provide personal exposure monitoring data collected since the introduction of the risk based legislation. This paper reviews exposure data collected from Queensland surface coal mines and wash plants during the period 2001 – 2017.
Specifically the paper discusses:
• Mean exposure trends across various similar exposure groups for respirable coal dust and respirable
crystalline silica (RCS)
• Personal monitoring programmes and sampling rates
• High dust exposure tasks and single exceedance data
In addition, the study draws comparison with exposure data collected from Queensland coal mines during the eighties (80’s).
Philippa Dodshon – PhD Student and Researcher, Sustainable Minerals Institute
ABSTRACT
Serious incidents continue to occur in high risk industries such as mining. Irrespective of work undertaken the majority of incidents seem to be repeats of previous similar incidents. The ICMM reported the main reasons we are continuing to see fatalities, serious injuries, and high potential incidents is due to risks not being properly identified, controls not being put into place, or controls not being effectively implemented or maintained. The ICMM developed a critical control risk management (CCRM) program that focuses on identifying and managing those controls critical to preventing catastrophic and fatal events.
Many companies in the mining industry are currently implementing this process. An important aspect of any risk management program is investigating and learning from events in order to improve the control of hazards. However incorporating or embedding the CCRM approach is not explored or explained in the ICMM guideline documents.
This presentation describes an investigation process that enables practitioners to identify ways organisations can further enhance the effectiveness of their risk controls. It specifically enhances an organisations ability to assess the effectiveness of human (the acts) and organisational (the systems) risk controls after an incident occurs. It will also discuss findings from pilot case studies done with several mining companies and sponsored by the MCA.
Harold Downes – Partner
Kara Reynolds – Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
ABSTRACT
How to Share Opportunities Together when crossing the border between ‘onsite activities’ and ‘offsite activities’ to achieve a better safety outcome. How to consult, cooperate and coordinate effectively for a better safety outcome through the use of contractors who work under both the CMSH Act and WHS act, such as plant repair workshops located in Mackay or plant designers located in Europe.
du Preez – Getting Back to Basics on Mine Safety
Kate du Preez, Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health
Ensuring the Competency Needs of Industry are Met
This Workshop will be coordinated by Jim Munro, Chief Executive Officer, Resources Training Council (RTC)
Nationally recognised, competency-based training was introduced into Australia in the 1990s. The aim of Training Packages and national qualifications was to ensure Australian industries could:
- Identify the minimum skills and knowledge required by workers
- Issue qualifications to workers
- Identify career paths for workers
- Ensure transferability of skills
After 30 years, have we achieved these goals?
The outcomes of recent reviews would suggest a lack of consultation with relevant industry stakeholders has resulted in Training Packages and qualifications that are in fact, not fit for purpose.
Fit for Purpose Outcomes
Through this Workshop, RTC will introduce you to 10235NAT Course in Field-based Training and Assessment and demonstrate how this “fit for purpose” program should be reflected in all training
delivered to our industry internally or externally.
Flanagan – Helicopter Rescue Today, Tomorrow – Lessons Learned
Steve Flanagan – Chief Aircrewman for RACQ CQ Rescue, Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia
Steve Flanagan, Chief Aircrewman for RACQ CQ Rescue, Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia
Steve is a trusted Aircrew professional with over seventeen years in the Emergency Medical Service and Search and Rescue sectors as a Rescue Crewman, Aircrewman and Aircrew Instructor.
Growing up in Newcastle, NSW, Steve’s long family history in the mining industry influenced Steve to undertake a traineeship as an underground coal miner for Xstrata Coal in Bulga, NSW. But since the age of 6, Steve always aspired to be within the aviation industry.
Steve has been with Babcock since October 2015 as Chief Aircrewman and is responsible for the training and checking of Babcock’s 65 aircrew officers and rescue crew officers, and a further 120 client staff including CQ Rescue’s flight crew, to deliver exceptional medical support across the Mackay region. Thanks to CQ Rescue, Steve also trains QAS paramedics and doctors to the highest national standards.
Mark Gleadhill – Manager, Cool Mine Pty Ltd
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