MININGHEALTH,SAFETYAND

PREVENTIONREVIEW
DerekBudge
Director Health,SafetyandEnvironment

The Redpath Group

Canada

OntarioMiningSector
Revenueabout$10BillionCdn peryear
Employsover20,000people(directjobs)
Employsover50,000people(indirectjobs)
Last10yearsLostTimeinjuriesdecliningFatalities
increasing

LosttimeInjuryRatesOntarioMiningSector20002013
2

1.9

1.8
1.6
Losttimeinjuriesper100FTEworkers

1.6

1.5
1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1
1

0.9
0.8

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

TraumaticFatalitiesOntarioMiningSector20042014
7
6

NumberofClaims

5
4
4
3

3
2

2012

2013

2
1
1

0
0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2014

MiningSectorHealth,SafetyandPreventionReview
Process

December2013MinisterofLabour requestsreview
Advisorygroupformed
Publicconsultations
Minesitevisits
Extensiveresearch
Workinggroupsformed
Resourcegroup

6KeyIssuesIdentified
Healthandsafetyhazards
Theimpactofnewtechnologyandtheuseofa
changemanagementprocesstoevaluate
implicationsforhealthandsafety
Emergencypreparednessandminerescue
Training,skillsandlaboursupplyissues
Thecapacityoftheoccupationalhealthandsafety
system
TheInternalResponsibilitySystem

1.Healthandsafetyhazards
GroundControl
Fatigue
WaterManagement
MobileEquipment
OccupationalDisease

OccupationalDiseaseFatalClaims
35
32

FatalDisease

30
NumberofWSIBAllowedFatalClaims

26
25
20

23
21

20

19

16
15

18

17
15

14

13

10

10
5

8
5

5
3
1

3
1

0
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

FatalRegistrationYear

OntarioMiningIndustry WSIBAllowedFatalClaims

2011

2012

2013

2.TheImpactofNewTechnologyandChange
Management

Ergonomics
Firesuppression
Hoistautomation
Groundcontrol
Blastingmaterials
Fallarrest
Dustcontrol
Trainingdelivery
Proximitydetectiondevicesandcameras
Tier4enginesthatreduceemissions
Ventilationondemandsystemsthatwillimproveairquality
Amendminingreg establishwrittenMOCprocess

3.EmergencyResponseandMineRescue

Asminesexpandandgetdeeper
Whencompaniesexplorenewsites
GeneralFitnessofteammembers
MedicalSkills
Acclimation
CriticalIncidentStress
TrainingProgram/SkillCompetency
RoleofMineRescueCompetitions

4.Training,SkillsandLabourSupplyIssues

BasicCommonCore

SpecialtyModules

SupervisoryCommonCore

ManagementTrainingnew

Training,SkillsandLabourSupplyIssues
2016

2021

Contractionary

5,410

14,080

Baseline

6,700

15,810

Expansionary

7,640

16,910

HiringrequirementsasdeterminedbyMiHR underthree
scenarios:baseline,contractionary,andexpansionary
humanresourceneedsscenarios

5.CapacityoftheOccupationalHealthandSafety
System

MoreEngineeringExpertiseRequired
MOLstechnicalcapabilityhasdeclinedsignificantly
mechanicalengineering
miningengineering
groundcontrol(i.e.geotechnical)engineering
electricalengineering
structuralengineering
civilengineering
metallurgicalengineering

6.InternalResponsibilitySystem(IRS)

IRSTriangle:Thetriangleissplitinto6horizontallayersfrom
worker(bottom)todirector(top).AuthorityandResponsibility
flowdown,andAccountabilityflowsup

Conclusion

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