2007 naalc - panel ii - mol1 john vergunst – mining engineer – ontario ministry of labour mlrc...

2007 NAALC - PANEL II - MOL 1

John Vergunst – Mining Engineer – Ontario Ministry of Labour

MLRC Diesel Subcommittee – diesel emission testing at Creighton Mine


This presentation will focus on the role of the:

• Mining Legislative Review Committee

• MOL – Mining Program Committee

• Safety Partners

• Internal Responsibility System

MLRC Diesel Subcommittee - snap acceleration emission testing on CANMET diesel tractor


2007 Members: (each member has an alternate)

4 @ Industry Members (nominated by Ontario Mining Association) currently: CVRD Inco, Xstrata, North Gate Minerals, J.S. Redpath

4 @ Labour Members (nominated by Ontario Federation of Labour) currently: USW (CVRD) , USW (David Bell Mine), USW (Staff Rep), USW (District 6)

Neutral Chairperson: currently Northern Development and Mines Administrative & Technical Support: Ministry of Labour

General Terms of Reference (1981)To provide the Minister of Labour with advice and counsel in respect to legislation and regulations relating to health and safety in the mines.


The terms of reference for the Committee are:

• to apprise the Minister of matters affecting the mining industry

• to ensure that legislation provides an effective level of health and safety in the workplace,

• review existing mining regulations, and propose amendments thereto,

• where necessary, establish sub-committees to investigate and report on specific areas of mining safety with a view to drafting new legislation,

• advise the Minister of required legislative which will promote the health of workers and safe working conditions in Ontario mines.


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Electrical

Diesel

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Others as Required

SubcommitteesMembers appointed by Management or Labour

Subcommittees chaired by Ministry of Labour

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To ensure that effective regulation is in place:

• Any member (labour or management) can propose amendments to the Regulations.

• the committee reviews all Coroner Jury Recommendations

• the committee reviews serious incidents and statistical trends for mines, mills, contractors, diamond drillers, pit and quarries.

• the committee reviews all Guidance material issued by the Ministry of Labour with respect to mines to ensure that the material is relevant, accurate and represents good industry practice

• Mining Health & Safety Guidelines• Hazard Alerts


• intended for consultation and communication among the regions and main office, both within the Mining Program and between Industrial and Construction programs

• composed of staff throughout the province, and includes inspectors, engineers, program coordinators and main office staff.

This committee• Identifies emerging issues • Monitors the effectiveness of the mining program• Provides advice on guidance material and policy for inspectors• recommends Regulation change to the MLRC

MINING PROVINCIAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE


Typical M.O.L. Publications to Mining Industry

Health and Safey Guidelines • explains a section of the Regulation• outlines means by which compliance can be achieved• also outlines or gives examples of best industry practice

Hazard Alert • highlights a previously unknown and unique hazard with a high opportunity for repeat. • It sets out the contravention, if any, and suggests the corrective action and the Ministry's position on enforcement


REVIEWED and APPROVED BY THE MINING PROGRAM PROVINCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MINING LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE and BY THE PROVINCIAL CO-ORDINATOR-MINING

SUBJECT: U/G FUEL STORAGE, TRANSFER, HANDLING AND DISPENSING FOR DIESEL ENGINES NOTE: This Health and Safety Guideline discuses the application and definitions, location and construction, handling/delivery systems, tanks and piping, mobile fuelling tanks, dispensing, fire protection, electrical, fire safety hazard review, operation of system, maintenance and inspection, reference list of codes and standards for fuelling station design, sample maintenance and inspection checklist. Existing pertinent legislation: 120. (1) A service garage, service bay or fuelling station in an underground mine shall,


VISIBILITY ON LARGE MINING VEHICLES(Alert #M2/0594 ISSN 1195-5228. 2002)

RECOMMENDATIONS: • Effective lighting in areas near dumping locations or where pedestrian and vehicle traffic is common

• Signs posted to restrict equipment travel or alert operator to hazards

• Reflective markers, barricades, strobe lights to identify where people are working in a haulageway.

• Where required haulageways must include safety bays §112(b)

• Pedestrians should make themselves as visible as possible, cap lamp on hat

• Pedestrians should communicate with operator before passing equipment in tight quarters.


VISIBILITY ON LARGE MINING VEHICLES(Alert #M2/0594 ISSN 1195-5228. 2002)


• Mines and Aggregates Safety & Health Association (MASHA)• Canadian Diamond Drill Association• Contractor’s Safety Association • Ontario Mining Association• IEES Trillium Chapter (Contract Drilling & Blasting)

MASHA (funded by WSIB)• Produces industry guides on a wide variety of topics – ground control, barricades, ventilation, etc• Produces statistics on injuries • Deliveries mining specific training to the industry• Provides and delivers Mine Rescue Training

ASSOCIATIONS: • produce specialized training material, hazard alerts • provides Ministry with a point of contact


• Inter-Ministerial Update Meeting with respect to new projects

• all Ministries with an interest in the new mine are normally present so that the client can present the overview of orebody, infrastructure, environmental studies, etc

• for expansion of existing mines, worker representatives usually participate (no worker representation may be possible for a start-up)


• Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (1980) is based on the Internal Responsibility System

• The Act assigns roles and responsibilities to all workplace parties.

• The IRS is based on the principal that every individual in the workplace is responsible for health and safety. That includes CEO, executives, managers, supervisors and workers.

IRS – Internal Responsibility System


• In 2000 a Steering Committee formed: labour, industry and intergovernmental agency representatives

• clear description of IRS developed

• Description of roles & responsibilities for workplace parties with: – direct responsibility – workers, supervisors, managers, CEO– contributive responsibility – MOL Inspectorate, Unions,

WSIB, Safety Associations

• Audit tool developed and tested at 8 mines



• Direct correlation between healthy IRS and health and safety performance– fewer accidents– helps eliminate unsafe activities– allows Joint Health & Safety Committee to monitor

compliance

• Results posted on Ministry website http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/mining/syn_minirs_4.html


http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/mining/syn_minirs_4.html

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/mining/syn_minirs_4.html


• IRS is not a substitute for planned workplace inspections aimed at ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation

• The IRS will only work given the willingness of management and workers

• IRS is a behavior and cannot be legislated

• To have impact on reducing injuries, industry must have workplace parties’ commitment

EVERY ONE NEEDS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE WORKPLACE INJURIES


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