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International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry
International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry
International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry
The aim of the International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry is to further and to improve social security in mining worldwide.
7 Golden Rules for Safe and Economical Mining
22.02.2012 | Feature
quarry truck ISSA Mining has specified seven rules for safe and economical mining, thus defining a "gold standard" acclaimed by many experts for mine safety.
 
 

Independent Mine Safety Audits (IMSA) – A Turkey/ISSA Mining Project to Improve Mining Safety

Turkish miners 24.02.2012 | Feature
Improving the safety standards and health promotion in Turkish mining is the aim of a joint project by ISSA Mining, Turkish mining cooperation Türkiye Taskömürü Kurumu (TTK), and the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Within this cooperation, measures to enhance the level of occupational safety and health in the mining industry are defined, tested and evaluated on the basis of the framework of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The instruments are designed to increase productivity as well as to ensure an optimized organizational structure and fewer accidents, incidents, and health related loss of work time. Following a holistic approach, the economical performance will be taken into consideration as well as aspects up to the miner’s personal situation.
 
 

St. Petersburg: Cross-sector exchange on industrial safety by international experts

ISSA Mining's Seven Golden Rules for Safe and Economic Mining found high interest among the experts. 01.06.2012 | Feature
Some 250 international experts and media representatives made St. Petersburg, Russia, a center of competence and dedication on safety during the International Forum on Industrial Safety, 29 May to 1 June 2012. Running as a jubilee event in its tenth turn, the forum proved to be once more an excellent platform on the exchange of experiences and good practice, and offered plenty of opportunity for networking and informal dialogue. Highly competent presentations such as on Nuclear Safety Actions after Fukushima accident, the 2010 Chile mine collapse and safety in the oil and natural gas industry have been shared. According to forum participants, the reports presented were of high practical value and will contribute to the further improvement of industrial safety and occupational health and safety.
 

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The ISSA prevention experts discussed with representatives of the ministry and the sector association for mining.
Tying contacts with South American mining in Peru
17.08.2012 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
In August 2012, ISSA Mining General Secretary Helmut Ehnes met with ministry representatives mining safety experts to establish and extend contacts to the South American mining industry and to discuss potentials of a 2013 mining conference.
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IWH Canada: Study finds persistence of higher injury risk for new workers
01.08.2012 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
The Canadian Institute for Work & Health introduces a study examining the risks of this vulnerable group.
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IWH Canada: Training promotes safer practices
01.08.2012 | Feature | Verwaltung und Management, Alter / Hinterbliebene
A systematic review led by the Institute for Work & Health shows that training positively influences worker practices, making it an important part of multi-component health and safety programs.
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Learning of each other across borders: Experts develop prevention strategies for high risk businesses
16.07.2012 | Feature | Reformen, Arbeitsrisiken
Some 100 delegates, most of them managers of Vietnamese operations, joined the international conference "Prevention in High Risk Enterprises", aiming at target groups of mining, quarrying, and cement production. The participants discussed challenges and solutions in a ten hour workshop in Quang N...
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Prevention Pays! Proven.
08.07.2012 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Verwaltung und Management, Arbeitsrisiken
European Commission introduces facts on the economic benefits of prevention
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2012 ISSA Mining Academic Award goes to Daniel Wagener
06.07.2012 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
Bachelor student Daniel Wagener of German mining university "Technische Fachhochschule (TFH) Georg Agricola", State-Approved Private University of Applied Sciences received ISSA Mining's 2012 academic award from Dr Günter Levin, Technical Secretary of ISSA Mining.
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Jörg Blaschke (left) receives ISSA Mining's academic award from Technical Secretary Dr Günter Levin
Call for academic papers: Seeking new impulses from researchers!
06.07.2012 | Feature
ISSA Mining is interested in academic findings on occupational health and safety for the mining industry and other sectors.
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Dr. Bettina Nickel and Phillip Tuschhoff.
Prevention pays: ISSA Mining member introduces results on European level
28.06.2012 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Arbeitsrisiken
On June 28 2012, German quarry operator and ISSA Mining member Johannes Nickel GmbH & Co. KG introduced its successful prevention engagement and the resulting economic success to experts from across Europe. The workshop, titled “Review of the EU OSH Strategy 2007-2012 and priorities for the futur...
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Nanomaterials: the risks of the very small
20.06.2012 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
Nanotechnology, which involves manipulating materials at the very small scale, has the potential to lead to the development of a broad range of new materials that can bring huge benefits to society. But a new EU-OSHA literature review has found serious gaps in our awareness of the potential risks...
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Exhibits at BG RCI' OSH Academy Maikammer demonstrate good practice.
High-level exchange on OSH with Ho Siong Hin, Singapore
15.06.2012 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Verwaltung und Management, Arbeitsrisiken
A visit of Ho Siong Hin, IALI Vice-President and Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health at the Singapore Ministry of Manpower to Germany in June offered the frame for high-level exchange on OSH and the discussion of future collaboration.
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ISSA Mining Newsletter #5 (March 2013)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #4 (April 2012)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #3 (April 2011)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #2 (September 2010)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #1 (May 2010)

 

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