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Brady Review, Nothing New, No Way Forward

February 8, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 28 Comments

imageOne of the things that Safety does well is keep the doors closed to critical thinking outside of its own paradigm. Dialogue within the discipline of safety is tight, engaging similar worldviews, ensuring that nothing changes. This was confirmed recently with the release of the … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Ethics, Mining Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS BoK on Ethics, Brady Review, mining safety

The Compliance Conundrum

July 22, 2019 by Dr Rob Long 8 Comments

 

imageThe challenge of compliance is also a challenge to critical thinking, this is one of the many paradoxes in risk and safety. When we comply or an organization seeks compliance this is all well and good only while things stay the same. When things … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Mining Safety, Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Legislation, Safety Reset, Zero Harm Tagged With: compliance, mining safety, paradox, safety reset

The Right Thing

June 16, 2014 by Karl Cameron 4 Comments

“The Right thing” ( Scream or Strangle)

In the process of training up to become a Safety Professional, I was also training for my Surface Shotfirers tickets and licensure. In other words I was getting the training and permits to blow stuff up – I … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Mining Safety Tagged With: mining safety, right thing, shotfirers

5 steps to reducing mine site work accidents in Australia

May 28, 2014 by Barry Spud Leave a Comment

5 steps to reducing mine site work accidents in Australia

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Australia’s mining culture is responsible for boosting the economy and immigration to the country, but lately it has also been responsible for numerous work-related deaths.

Mines can be found in every region of Australia, though most prevalent in … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Mining Safety Tagged With: mining safety, work accidents

Some Mining Safety History

April 3, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Some Mining Safety History

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minersflamesafetylampI thought this story should be shared in the ohs industry – just finished doing some dangerous goods work at a very large sewerage treatment plant and an Engineer who I knew from many years ago (when … Learn more >>>>>

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