HARMONISING
OHSREGULATIONS
Stakeholders
encouraged to
take part in
framework process
Achieving ‘zero harm’ remains the Department
of Mines and Petroleum’s top priority. While the past
10
years have also seen the amount of fatal injuries
per million hours worked reduce by about 81%,
2011
still claimed three mining workers’ lives.
In this article, Simon Ridge, State Mining Engineer
and Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources
Safety ExecutiveDirector, explainswhy it is imperative
that mining industry stakeholders embrace the
initiative of WorkSafe WA who is requesting
participation in a regulatory impact statement.
Above: Sunrise Dam’s Michael Nugus
(
left) with Peter O’Loughlin from the
Department of Mines and Petroleum
Right: Department of Mines and
Petroleum’s Alex Atkins (left)
conducting geotechnical HIF audit with
Elias Mudzamba of Mincor Resources
at Mariners Nickel Mine
MINESITE 2012
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