breakout session summary mining industry
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Breakout Session Summary Mining Industry. November 1-2, 2007. Mining Team. Stephen Thompson Shiv Sinha Allen Christy Rick Marlowe Jim Angel Dan Della-Giustina. Overall Mining Industry Trends and Organizational Consistency with Trends. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Breakout Session SummaryMining Industry
November 1-2, 2007
Mining Team
Stephen ThompsonShiv Sinha
Allen ChristyRick Marlowe
Jim AngelDan Della-Giustina
Overall Mining Industry Trends and Organizational Consistency with Trends
Better performers (low incident rate) are not immune to fatalities and the rate is not necessarily an indicator of potential fatality prevention
High quality safety programs may not provide protection against fatalities
Internationally – contractors have higher fatality rate Domestically – employees have higher fatality rates 2006 Data presented by MSHA shows mixed results
between coal (employees higher) and metal/non metal (contractors higher) in domestic setting
Most Significant Organizational Weaknesses
Risk perception problems – perception that it can’t happen or it can’t happen to me – element of overconfidence
Lack of leadership skills among mining line organization (7 key element of leadership – vision, credibility, collaboration, communication, action oriented, feedback and recognition and accountability)
Lack of understanding of risks Lack of formal risk assessment process Business needs and competition push us to be too risk
tolerant Lack of understanding of human performance
concepts and/or needs
Most Significant Organizational Weaknesses
Overextended equipment life Non-standardized equipment Lack of cohesiveness – Lack of
organizational sharing of information Non-standardized crew work practices Lack of written standard procedures Risks associated with work
environment/condition changes are not recognized
Most Significant Contributing Causes
Lack of human resources to provide adequate training and to develop and maintain written procedures and a lack of trained H&S professionals
Lack of identification and control of the risk of fatality Lack of hazard recognition training Lack of well established safe work procedure for all tasks High turnover rate - frequent new employees Lack of established human performance principles No industry safety equipment standards Lack of use of current technology Lack of perceived need to change
Solutions & Best Practices for Fatality Prevention
Written pre-job planning document used for every job – must include a risk assessment (IPDE)
Empower employees to do whatever it takes to do a job safely and then hold them accountable
Develop formalized leadership safety training program (should include a selection and promotion process for leaders)
Safety audits driven (led by) by the leadership Incident investigation/root cause analysis programs and training Develop strong safety culture and climate principles Deployment of human performance principles (traps, triggers and
tools) Implement new employee screening processes – aptitude, physical
capabilities, drug and alcohol, etc. Implement wellness programs
Areas of Future Research
Determine the psychological relationship to risk-taking behavior (risk tolerance)
Explore technological improvements in mining equipment
Adult education/teaching technologies