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The 2024 outlook of employee safety technology in the mining …

WEBMaintaining employee safety in mines requires continuous implementation of new technologies to support workers’ physical and psychological safety. In 2024, mines …

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Mining Health and Safety Conference

WEBAnnual Mining Health and Safety Conference is hosted by Workplace Safety North from April 16 to 18, 2024, at the Holiday Inn in Sudbury, Ont. Sudbury and northern Ontario …

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Towards a zero-harm mining industry

WEBFatality rates have dropped considerably over time, but we are still far from a zero-harm mining industry, and it is vital that we continuously improve health and safety …

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HEALTH: Mining and metals health risk guidance from ICMM

WEBLONDON, U.K. – The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released a new edition of its guidance on occupational health risk assessment …

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Sustainability in sight for mining

WEBThe challenge for mining operations is to find solutions that can improve overall sustainability practices, especially as the Canadian government continues to …

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Five Simple Steps to Safety

WEB1. Check the entrance to the place of work. 2.Are working place and equipment in good order? 3.Are people working properly? 4. Do an act of safety. 5.Can, and will, people …

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Measuring community well-being in the mining context: A multi

WEBThis article is the first in a three-part series that looks at measuring community well-being in the mining context. CAROLYN BURNS is executive director of the Devonshire Initiative, …

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The future of asset health is in the cloud

WEBE xisting asset health systems may also allow customers to monitor equipment health in real time and anticipate issues before they occur, but a cloud …

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Managing the social impacts of mine closure

WEBThe practice of managing closure-related social impacts is known in the industry as “social closure.”. The social impacts of closure are the socioeconomic and …

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Teck funds copper for health care innovation at BCIT

WEBTeck Resources (TSX:TECK.A and TECK.B; NYSE:TECK) has made a $1.75-million donation towards the new Teck Copper Innovation Hub at the British …

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Evaluating company health and safety management and programs

WEBIn Ontario, following a coroner’s inquest into the death of two workers at the Stobie Mine on June 8, 2011, the jury issued 24 recommendations, which then formed a …

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Discovering the human factor: Addressing psychological health …

WEBWhen thinking about the mining and metals sector, psychological health and safety seldom makes the headlines. Just as there are physical considerations to keep in …

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Closure is the only certainty in mining: are we solving the right

WEBSome say, “the only certainty in mining is closure.”. A closed site is the legacy left behind for future generations. Looking at closure through the life-of-asset lens when …

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Rediscovering Red Lake

WEBEvolution Mining made its entrance into Red Lake, Ont., only last year, after striking a deal with Newmont for the historic Red Lake gold complex in late 2019. The …

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A look at mine safety and what’s being done to make it a priority

WEBAs George Gritziotis, Chief Prevention Officer and Associate Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Labour, says: “The mining industry is now more sophisticated and …

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Mining and Indigenous peoples

WEBMining remains proportionally the largest employer of indigenous Canadians. Mining accounts for roughly 20 per cent of the overall value of Canadian exports, valued at …

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A guide to air pollution monitoring in mining

WEBIf any air monitor detects an unusual spike in airborne dust levels, an alarm goes off, alerting site workers. When levels exceed Health Canada guidelines, which …

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Ontario funds mental health training, resources for mining and …

WEBThis month, Ontario announced $1.7 million funding for the development and delivery of Workplace Safety North mental health training and resources for mining and …

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