Category: Mining Safety
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Mining for Talent: Why Employee Health and Wellbeing Are Now Key to Retention and Success
The mining industry is embracing workforce well-being, transforming employee benefits to enhance retention and satisfaction. Challenges like an aging workforce, limited younger workers, and remote conditions highlight the need for tailored support. Forward-thinking companies are cutting costs and boosting engagement with wellness programs, mobile healthcare, mental health resources, and financial literacy initiatives. These proactive measures…
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An Innovative Workforce Accommodation Strategy: Key to Attracting Skilled Labour for Remote Mining Sites
As mining operations push further into isolated regions to tap into valuable resources, project owners increasingly realize that a strong workforce accommodations strategy is not just an incentive but a necessity. This week’s Blog discusses the things mining companies can do to help recruit – and then retain – this industry’s top tier talent.
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Avoid Tanking Risks: Innovative Water Tanks Minimize Financial and Safety Risks
Successful mining managers know multiple factors contribute to their profitability, from minimizing their trucks’ cycle times to ensuring their crew’s safety. Even support equipment, such as water trucks, can’t escape their analysis – or at least they shouldn’t. This week’s Blog from Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. how equipment operators haul and apply water to significantly impact their…
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Canada PFAS in the Mining Industry: Potential Impacts, Risks, and Challenges
In Canada, regulators looking for the source of PFAS releases have focused mostly on manufacturing facilities, airports, and military bases. These are places where PFAS have been used for decades. In this week’s Blog, the experts at Stantec look at what you should consider if you should also suspect PFAS at a mining site and…
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Canadian Miners Face a Greater Risk of Mesothelioma Than Other Workers
While the nation’s asbestos mining ended in 2012, Canada’s non-metal miners continue to face a greater risk of mesothelioma than any other worker in the country. This week’s Blog from the Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com talks about the dangers of asbestos and how to protect yourself from the risk.
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Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition Winners to Compete in Thunder Bay
Ontario Mine Rescue district competitions were underway in arenas across the province last month, where twenty teams of mine rescue volunteers demonstrated their emergency response capabilities at the event. This week’s Blog takes a closer look at the event, as well as the winners from each provincial mining district.
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Choosing Rugged, Robust, and Reliable Electrical Devices for the Mining Industry
At the heart of mining, quarrying, and aggregate operations lies a crucial yet often overlooked aspect: rugged, robust, and reliable electrical connections, where every component is exposed to a relentless onslaught from dust, moisture, vibrations, and extreme temperature. This week’s Blog from MELTRIC® Corporation discusses the unique set of challenges to keeping the power on…
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Precision Mapping: The Mechanics of SLAM and Its Applications in the Mining Industry
As industries increasingly lean towards automation, the mining sector stands at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technologies, like autonomous robots, to enhance operational efficiency and safety. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies breaks down what Simultaneous Localization and Mapping means and exploring how they enable robots to ‘see’ and ‘understand’ their surroundings, thereby revolutionizing the…
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Five Benefits of Implementing DCS in Mining Operations
Today’s mines face mounting pressure to optimize their operations. In many cases, doing so means embracing digital technologies to unlock new levels of efficiency and insight. One of the most impactful of these technologies is the distributed control system (DCS). This week’s Blog defines what a DCS is and then gives us five ways they…
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Enhancing Electrical Safety and Efficiency in the Mining Industry: MELTRIC® Plugs and Receptacles for the Win
Power through mining’s toughest challenges—safely. MELTRIC Switch-Rated devices deliver rugged performance, quick changeouts, and built-in protection without the need for PPE. Safe. Simple. Smart.