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Originally Posted by Scott
The larger miners are (for the past 5 years or so) adopting a far more stringent approach to safety.
Peter Beattie made a bold claim some years ago after a miner was killed on a machine he should not have been operating that "the ability to use any implement on a mine should be privileged".... or words to that effect. That means a worker should be skilled, ticketed, directed and fit to undertake every aspect of his work, from walking through the front gate to driving a ship loader.
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Default Re: Who works in the mines and what doing
Over here in WA all the big names are screaming for people.
NRW, MACCA, Hamptons, to name a few.
I'm in fixed plant construction atm, over 10 yrs exp, middle management role, and I can tell ya, most of the plant operators here couldn't drive a greasy stick up a dogs backside.
now for where i work , there is far more stringent approach to safety paper work also , its called sign here , and get to work .