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CORESafety & MINExpo® 2016 Featured in Mining Engineering Magazine

Few issues are more important to the National Mining Association (NMA), the U.S. mining industry and NMA’s MINExpo International 2016 exhibitors than safety. Global mining safety and health is a journey necessitating continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation on the part of both mining operators and their suppliers. MINExpo 2016, which takes place Sept. 26-28, 2016, in Las Vegas, provides attendees with the opportunity to view technologies to help refine management of mining safety and health, utilizing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Video: Introduction to Module 8 – Collaboration & Communication

Safety lives in conversation. The more people talk it, the more safety performance improves. Without effective communication, outcomes and success result from chance and luck. While luck is good, no operation should rely on luck to manage critical functions. This is true for safety and health management. One of the most important forms of communication […]

Video: Introduction to Module 7 – Culture Enhancement

No safety system will be effective without a complimentary safety and organizational culture. Whether the culture is strong and positive depends on the degree to which management understands current characteristics, has a clear idea of what the future culture should look like— based on vision, values and strategy—and has a process to actively enhance the […]

Safety Progress: 2015 Statistics on Mines and Injuries

Safety performance in mining operations appears to be on the upswing these days, with initiatives like CORESafety playing an integral role. The Mine Safety and Health Administration recently released statistics for 2015 that show a relatively significant number of mines operating last year without an injury or illness. Mining injuries are categorized by degrees, which indicate […]

Video: Introduction to Module 6 – Emergency Management

An effective safety and health management system is designed to prevent incidents from occurring. However, until companies achieve consistent zero incident performance, and in light of the potential for uncontrollable factors such as earthquakes or heart attacks, a well-designed, trained and tested emergency management system is necessary. Good management plans can prevent a worsening of […]

Video: Introduction to Module 5 – Training and Competence

Education (knowledge) and training (knowing how to apply knowledge) are essential to an effective safety and health management system (SHMS). Workers who know how to do their job, understand the hazards and risks of their assigned tasks and apply their knowledge and skills are far less likely to be injured or become ill from occupational […]

Video: Introduction to Module 4 – Fatality Prevention/Risk Management

To fully understand the importance of this module, we need to be clear about the differences between “hazards” and “risks”. A hazard is a source of potential damage, harm or adverse effect, including ill health and injury. A risk is the probability and severity of the damage, harm or adverse effect occurring. Risk management is […]

Video: Introduction to Module 3 – Management System Coordination

A safety and health management system (SHMS) needs a system plan and someone to help steer and actively manage the system on its path forward. This will help the organization achieve the goal of eliminating fatalities and reducing the rate of mining injuries by 50 percent within five years.