A Risk Assessment is vital in mining to identify and control hazards before starting a task. It involves evaluating the likelihood and severity of potential risks from equipment, environmental conditions, and operator competency. By conducting assessments in the field, miners can implement the right safety measures to reduce accidents and ensure safe operations. … Read More
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Hazard Training That Empowers Your Team with Jobsite-Specific Safety
Is your company taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety and productivity of its employees? While many companies focus on general training for new hires, they often overlook the importance of jobsite-specific hazard training. In order to truly empower your team, it’s crucial to provide comprehensive training that addresses the unique hazards of each jobsite. Certified Safety Professional John Fowler emphasizes the importance of this final piece of the training puzzle, and shares his insights on how best to implement this essential training. Discover how you can ensure the safety and success of your team with jobsite-specific hazard training. … Read More
5 Ways Mine Digitization and Automation Boost Productivity and Safety
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, including Autonomous vehicles and ChatGPT types of Generative AI technologies, industries worldwide are harnessing the power of digitization and automation to revolutionize their operations. The mining industry is no exception. Mine digitization and automation
Discover OSHA’s Crane Operator Requirements: How you can meet them satisfactorily
In 2018, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) began enforcing the requirement that all crane operators in the Construction Industry need to be nationally certified. Although this is an OSHA regulation (1926.1400 Subpart CC), many mines also require crane
Safety Directors Are Using GroundHog LMS. You Should Too.
More and more safety directors are ditching the stone age of certificate and permit management in favor of GroundHog LMS. What do we mean by the “stone age?” Excel and paper, of course. It’s a massive undertaking to attempt to
Mobile Equipment Safety Program
Over the years, in the mining industry, there have been dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries involving mobile equipment. Unfortunately, there have already been 5 mobile equipment related fatalities and dozens of injuries in 2024 and the year is
