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CORESafety Tips to Avoid Falls and Injuries from Ladders

Falls from ladders occur much more frequently than you might imagine, resulting in more than 120 miners being injured each year. This month – March 2019 – is National Ladder Safety Month. CORESafety is offering our downloadable infographic called “How to be Safe on Ladders” which includes some of the safety tips from Module #5 […]

National Ladder Safety Month

More than 120 miners are injured each year from incidents involving falls from ladders, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Join CORESafety in spreading awareness about the importance of the safe use of ladders during National Ladder Safety Month, March 2019. CORESafety is reminding you of some of the safety tips presented in Module #5 (Training and Competence) and Module #12 (Work […]

CORESafety TV: February 2019

How to Anticipate, Recognize, Evaluate and Control Hazards That Can Lead to Illness Welcome to the February 2019 edition of CORESafety TV — the online video series from the National Mining Association. In this episode, we take a look at occupational health and why you should treat it on par with worker safety at your […]

Safety Share: LED Lasers are Being Deployed to Keep Mine Workers Aware and Safe

Keeping personnel aware of their surroundings in a mine relative to machinery and other obstacles around them is vital for operators when kitting out a site. Improved spacial awareness assures worker safety and security as they carry out day-to-day tasks, and is an essential investment for staying on the right side of Mine Safety and […]

Dig a Little Deeper: The CORESafety Interview with Don Gaston

How to Get Serious About Implementing CORESafety and Significantly Improve Your Safety Statistics An Interview with Prairie State Generating Company’s President & CEO Don Gaston Taking the first step is often the toughest decision for any company to make. Back in 2016, Don Gaston recognized his mining operation needed to do something different with regard to safety. Simply put, […]

Safety Share: Alaska Coal Mine Achieves Safety Milestone

Usibelli Coal Mine Jan. 30 surpassed two years of operations without a single lost time accident, a job-related injury that results in time away from work. Usibelli’s safety program – Everyday Safety-At Work. At Home. At Play. – combined with the CORE Safety framework of the National Mining Association lays the foundation to make safety […]

CORESafety TV: January 2019

In this new episode of CORESafety TV, we share a recent interview with Don Gaston, president and CEO of Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC). PSGC is the latest mining operation to receive independent certification for CORESafety, having recently completed all 20 modules. CORESafety TV anchor Nelson Duffle talks to Mr. Gaston about how PSGC decided to implement CORESafety and […]

Five Safety Hazards to Anticipate and Handle with Technology

Although safety is a major concern in many industries, mining presents a unique set of hazards that are completely different than most. Several of CORESafety’s modules are specifically focused on these hazards, including – Module #4 – Fatality Prevention and Risk Management Module #5 – Training and Competence Module #13 – Occupational Health CORESafety’s latest infographic identifies five mining […]

How to Put CORESafety to Work For You in 2019

Start the New Year with CORESafety As we begin the New Year, this is the optimal time to commit to achieving CORESafety’s 0:50:5 objective in your mining operation. We’re referring to having zero fatalities and a 50% reduction in injuries over a five-year period. While some statistical improvements have been seen in recent years, the fact is that there were still 27 mining […]

Video: This is Mining

Today’s mining industry is using cutting edge technologies to make mining safer and more efficient than ever. To give you a look inside how mining is using these tools, the National Mining Association (NMA) asked Newmont Mining Corp. to give them a tour of their facilities in Nevada. Watch the video and see why mining has […]