Heather Munro – Vice-President Customer Success, Tutis Compliance Solutions
Peter Lowe – Regional Sales Manager-Eastern States, GasTech Australia
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Nikky LaBranche – Principal Mining Engineer, Simtars
ABSTRACT
Since the first case of CWP in over twenty years was reported in Queensland in 2015 there have been 66 confirmed cases of mine dust lung disease among current and former QLD mine workers. As a result ACARP commissioned research into a number of questions relating to monitoring and controlling coal dust exposure.
The project had a number of aims which include the following areas: 1) establishing the state of the art with respect to current dust suppression and prevention controls and their effectiveness. 2) Reviewing the basis used for setting an exposure standard for respirable coal dust 3) The current trends in exposure data and any underlying points of concern or interest 4) current research into reducing exposure to respirable coal dust. 5) The capacity to monitor respirable coal dust in real time – what techniques are available and what are their limitations and 6) Future directions for research into better control of respirable coal dust exposure.
The research seeks to answer these questions and better define the next questions for future research. This paper will present the progress results of the Improving Respirable Coal Dust Exposure monitoring and Control research project.
Michael Lennon – Mechanical Technician
Glen Jacob – Mechanical Technician, Evolution Mining – Mt Rawdon
Lowndes – Risk Management in a High-Speed World
Craig Lowndes OAM – 6-time Bathurst winner, Australia’s most popular racing driver, one of the most successful drivers in the sport’s history and Road Safety expert, will be interviewed by Russell White – Managing Director, Driver Safety Australia.
One of the nation’s most recognized sporting heroes, Craig is the most successful racing driver in Australian motor sport history.
Craig has won more Touring Car and V8 Supercar races than any other driver and is a six – time Bathurst winner. He is also the recipient of a record five Barry Sheene Medals, the sport’s best and fairest Award.
Craig was also recognized in 2012 with an OAM for services to the community through his road safety work.
For a decade Craig has also been the most popular driver in the sport and continues to compete with success today at the sport’s most elite level.
Julia Mansfield – Health Coordinator, Glencore, Ernest Henry Mine
ABSTRACT
Statistics show that almost half of Australians will experience a diganosable mental health condition at some time in their lives. While these conditions can potentially impact a workers safety, productivity, health, and return to work duration; there is also a well-documented link with suicide. Alarmingly, suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 25-44; and research indicates that men in semi-skilled occupations like mining are indeed at an even greater risk.
Ernest Henry Mine acknowledges the prevalence of mental health issues, with management support numerous site-based initiatives were implemented to assist workers with this emerging and complex trend. The program has been successful in raising awareness about Mental Health and Wellbeing; enhancing accessibility to appropriate help/support; improving the village/camp lifestyle; promoting engagement; and facilitating a more positive work environment.
While these mental health initiatives are a step in the right direction, ongoing effort is required to reduce stigma and to provide an environment that is both protective to the development of mental health conditions and conducive to recovery. It is hoped that other mining operations can draw learnings from Ernest Henry Mine’s initiatives.
Belinda Martin – SSE, Sibelco Australia Pty Ltd
ABSTRACT
The fact is that most mines do not close when their mineral resources are exhausted but close prematurely due to a range of reasons including geotechnical, economic, regulatory and other pressures. Mining companies can develop and implement a mine closure plan that will highlight risks and set out a work breakdown structure to get from point A to point B, but keeping your employees focused on safety, motivated and retained brings many challenges. Strong leadership, a simple safety management system, ‘value add’ processes and ensuring employees have access to the right tools and equipment are extremely important but it is the workforce culture that drive safety and business outcomes. This paper will outline the challenges an impending 2019 mine closure brings and will explain the impacts on the workforce and the steps my team and I are taking to keep our workers safe up until the day we raise the ladder for the final time.
Anthony Masciangioli – Director and Principal Consultant
Darren Head, Principal Consultant, Riskcom Pty Ltd
ABSTRACT
Risk can often be seen as a disparate set of problems that seem to be unrelated and can result in Boards, Executives and Senior Managers being overwhelmed and exposed as the business struggles to address its issues across many competing priorities.
So how do we manage this? We must first identify and understand the critical risks the business is exposed to. The concept of risk lends itself to the Pareto principle, that is; 80% of a business’ risk profile is related to 20% of its risks (i.e. the critical few). Given this, it is appropriate for a business to focus on the ‘critical few’ rather than the ‘trivial many’ and to drill down deep into the causal pathway of the ‘critical few’. The aim of this is to ensure that effective controls are available to be implemented when required.
We must then understand the organisation’s (including the Boards, Executives and Senior Managers) appetite for managing these ‘critical few’ risks. The appetite for managing these ‘critical few’ risks is a function of the organisation’s culture and we must understand what motivates (or demotivates) the Board, Executive, Senior Managers and employees to implement (or not) the relevant management system requirements including activation of the critical controls when required.
When we truly understand what motivates people to manage the ‘critical few’ risks and we hold people accountable for the availability and effectiveness of the controls, then and only then will we have a culture that will enable a business to mitigate/manage its risk profile and optimise its business performance.
In this session, we will reflect on several case studies to support these contentions and provide evidence of this approach.
Andrew McMahon – Chief Executive Officer, MATES in Mining
Andrew the face of MATES in Mining (MATES) – prior to joining MATES, Andrew worked in the mining industry as Director Health and Safety at the NSW Minerals Council and Minerals Council of Australia, and as a Board Member of Coal Services.
He is passionate about suicide prevention and mental wellbeing, fostering landmark research on mental health in the mining industry and published a national mental health and wellbeing blueprint for the industry.
Andrew can often be found pottering in his gardening, reading, cooking, enjoying a glass of wine and attempting to play the violin. He also loves trail running and ironman triathlons – just to balance out the eating and wine bit.
Metz/Garlando – T282C Hytorc Reaction Post Set
Warren Metz – Graduate Engineer – Mechanical
Matthew Garlando – Manager – Maintenance, Thiess
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