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Video: Introduction to Module 2 – Responsibility & Accountability

An accountability system ensures all employees understand their specific roles and responsibilities and act consistently on those responsibilities. This will help the organization achieve the goal of eliminating fatalities and reducing the rate of mining injuries by 50 percent within five years. For more information, visit www.coresafety.org.

Video: Introduction to Module 1 – Leadership Development

Leadership development: identifying and developing employees in leadership positions or with leadership potential who can influence safety and health performance improvement, positively and knowingly affect safety culture and help the organization achieve the goal of eliminating fatalities and reducing the rate of mining injuries by 50 percent within five years. For more information, visit www.coresafety.org.

CORESafety Interview with Dr. Michael Karmis

Dr. Michael Karmis is the Stonie Barker Professor of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering and the Director of the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research (VCCER) at Virginia Tech. His expertise is in the areas of mine health and safety, ground control, carbon sequestration and the sustainable development of energy and mineral […]

CORESafety Interview with Matt Pedersen-Howard, Peabody Energy

Matt Pedersen-Howard is Vice President of Health & Safety for Peabody Energy. In this role, he is responsible for implementing and integrating the National Mining Association’s CORESafety framework with Peabody’s Safety,  A Way of Life Management System to achieve our vision of operating safe workplaces that are incident free.  Other responsibilities include auditing, standardizing and monitoring […]

How to Reduce the Risks of Dangerous Slips, Trips and Falls

Slips, Trips and Falls are among the five leading causes of mining fatalities, and account for roughly 30 percent of all accidents in the mining industry.  Avoid becoming one of these statistics by always wearing proper safety boots and being aware of conditions where you’re working — read more.

CORESafety Interview with Frank L. Hanagarne, Coeur Mining, Inc.

Frank L. Hanagarne, Jr. is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Coeur Mining, Inc., the largest U.S.-based primary silver producer and a significant gold producer. Prior to joining Coeur in 2011, Mr. Hanagarne was Chief Operating Officer of and before that was a Director of Corporate Development for Newmont Mining Corporation. His 17 […]

Avoid Slips, Trips and Falls: Watch Where You’re Working

The number of “slip or fall” accidents in mining companies has seen an increase in 2015, according to Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) statistics. Slips or falls have accounted for 21% of all reportable accidents during the first six months of this year, up from 20.5% in 2014. Check out the latest CORESafety infographic to learn […]

NMA Honors U.S. Mine Safety and Technology Leaders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty American mining operations – six coal mines and fourteen mineral/metal mines – won “Sentinels of Safety Awards” awards today in recognition of their outstanding mine safety achievements during 2014. An American mine also won the annual Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and […]

How Much Does the Public Really Understand about Mine Safety?

Dr. Jeffrey Kohler, the undergraduate program chair of mining engineering at Penn State University, discusses the public’s misconceptions of mining and his view of CORESafety as “the biggest game changer in my career” and fully expects it to result in unprecedented levels of safety improvement throughout the industry. Read the full interview here.

NMA Honors U.S. Mine Safety and Technology Leaders

Washington, D.C. – Twenty American mining operations were recognized today for outstanding safety records in 2013. The National Mining Association (NMA) conferred its annual “Sentinels of Safety” awards on metal/nonmetal and coal mines for both surface and underground operations in ceremonies attended by miners, mine safety professionals and industry executives. The “Sentinels of Safety” awards, […]