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What’s happening in exploration safety in WA?

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Reform and Development at Resources Safety

A commitment for the safety regulator to work with the sector to reduce serious accidents and incidents, and provide tangible support in achieving a positive cultural change .

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What is Resources Safety’s role?

Promote safety in the mining, dangerous goods and petroleum industries in Western Australia by: • raising awareness • seeking compliance • using enforcement when necessary • supporting positive cultural change. www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 4

What is Western Australia’s approach to mines safety?

Risk-based approach that places the onus on operators to demonstrate: • an understanding of the hazards and risks of their workplace • they are operating as safely as possible.

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Mining fatalities since August 2011 A worker was fatally injured: • at an iron ore mine during crane operations in a workshop on 16 August 2011 • at an iron ore mine was fatally injured whilst servicing plant on 14 August 2013 • in an accident at a tailings dam on 4 December 2013 • in an accident at a heavy equipment maintenance workshop on 29 December 2013 • in an underground rockfall incident on 15 February 2014 www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 6

7 6 9 8 1 0 5 4 3 2 How much are you working?

Million hours worked in exploration 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 2012-13 7

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Number of disabling injuries per million hours worked 3 2 1 0 2008-09 2009-10 Exploration 2010-11 Mining 2011-12 2012-13 Mining and exploration www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 8

1 0 5 4 3 2 What’s happening with serious injuries?

Number of serious injuries per million hours worked 2008-09 2009-10 Exploration 2010-11 Mining 2011-12 2012-13 Mining and exploration www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 9

DMP review of fatal accidents 2000-12 Identification of hazards and critical tasks Written work procedures Training processes – workers and supervisors Principal hazard management plans Involvement of workers Supervision to standards Site familiarisation and induction Adequate breaks during the shift www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety 10

What is industry’s role?

SAFE EXPLORATION

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Safety culture spectrum

SEE HANDOUT!

Vulnerable

In denial Messengers ‘shot’ Whistleblowers dismissed or discredited Protection of the powerful Information hoarded Responsibility shirked Failure punished or covered up New ideas crushed

Rule followers

Deal ‘by the book’ Conform to rules Target = ‘zero’ Reactive Repair not reform Information neglected Responsibility compartmentalised New ideas = ‘problems’

Robust

Develop risk management capacity Enhance systems Improve suite of performance measures Develop action plans Monitor and review progress Clarify/refine objectives

Enlightened

Active leadership Safety management plan widely known Competent people with experience Accountabilities understood Advanced performance measures Regular reviews Range of emergency responses catered for

Resilient Strive for resilience of systems Reform rather than repair Responsibility shared Actively seek new ideas Messengers rewarded Proactive as well as reactive Failures prompt far reaching inquiries Flexibility of operation Consistent mindset is ‘wariness’

‘in disarray’ pathological Sanction ‘organised’ reactive Direct ‘credible’ calculative ‘trusting’ proactive Encourage Partner www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety

‘disciplined’ generative Champion

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Operational opportunities for cultural change

Risk management Audits Communication, consultation Investigations Inspections Resilience

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What is Western Australia’s approach to mines safety?

Risk-based approach that places the onus on operators to demonstrate: • an understanding of the hazards and risks of their workplace • they are operating as safely as possible.

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Mining

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Mining ------ What about exploration?

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