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Get an overview of the mines safety industry in Western Australia, including safety performance, priority issues, and strategies for cultural change. Stay informed with Resources Safety's email alert service.
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What’s happening in mines safety in WA? The mines safety regulator is committed to: • Working with industry to reduce the number and severity of incidents • Providing tangible support for positive safety culture change
2012 was first fatality-free year on record for WA mining How is industry’s safety performance tracking? Fatal injuries per thousand employees
What happened on 14 August 2013? A contract employee at an iron ore mine in the Pilbara was fatally injured in an ore processing plant.
Number of serious injuries per million hours worked Serious injury FR Closing the gap
Number of serious injuries per million hours worked Serious injury FR The gap
Number of disabling (restricted work) injuries per million hours worked Disabling injury FR The gap
Risk management and relationships Efforts to protect them Your children Your friends How much we care about people What about site personnel? Strangers How good we are at managing risk
G-MIRM risk management journeyInformal risk assessment Basic Reactive Compliant Proactive Resilient
Focus on prevention and controls Hazards – identify and understand Unwanted events Apply hierarchy of control
Hierarchy of control – start at the top Increasing effectiveness
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