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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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MPA Highlights Competence as Critical at its Health & Safety Conference and Awards
15.11.2011 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Arbeitsrisiken
MPA’s prestigious Health and Safety Conference and Awards took place on Tuesday 15 November at BAFTA, London, to celebrate and share outstanding examples of best practice by MPA members, in order to inspire and help the industry to achieve the highest standards in health and safety.
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5. International Mine Rescue Conference: Mine Rescue Experts discuss experiences and innovations in Beijing
24.10.2011 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Verwaltung und Management, Arbeitsrisiken
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident brought the role and importance of mine rescue to a wide public awareness. Mine accidents are a permanent risk, the skills and the performance of mine rescue teams are in some cases the deciding factor on life and death. While mine rescue is ambitious, the challe...
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Immigrant worker safety: IWH develops OHS information tool for newcomers
09.10.2011 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Behinderung, Ausweitung der Deckung, Gesundheit, Arbeitsrisiken
Institute for Work & Health researchers are helping fill a gap in the occupational health and safety system: the need for information tailored to immigrant workers, delivered to them through the services they regularly access at the community level.
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Martin Isles talking on occupational health and safety at the 6th Atlantic Alliance Conference, Brussles Oct 21, 2010
UK: RoSPA recognises quarryman’s contribution to health and safety
22.09.2011 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Reformen, Arbeitsrisiken
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has recognised a geologist-turned-quarryman’s outstanding contribution, over more than 35 years, to safe and healthy working in the quarrying and mineral products sector. Martin Isles, director of health and safety at the Mineral Products Assoc...
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Symposium "Vision 2020 – A one world approach for a global preventive network in mining"
14.09.2011 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
ISSA Mining, the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) and the Hacettepe University, Turkey, hosted the joint Symposium "Vision 2020 – A one world approach for a global preventive network in mining" in the frame of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, 11-15 Septem...
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EU-OSHA launches landmark project to facilitate risk assessment in Europe’s small enterprises
12.09.2011 | Feature
Officially launched at the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul on 12 September 2011, the Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project marks the first initiative at EU level to facilitate workplace risk assessment. Developed by the European Agency for Safety and Healt...
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Focus on mine safety: ISSA Mining premieres at the World Mining Congress & Expo in Istanbul
11.09.2011 | News | Arbeitsrisiken
For the first time ever in the long history of the World Mining Congress, ISSA Mining joined and brought the aspect of safety and health in mining to this important event for the industry thus being able to reach the more than 1,500 participants with an information booth, a keynote at the congres...
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Occupational Safety and Health in the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (2005-2009)
10.08.2011 | Feature | Über soziale Sicherheit, Verwaltung und Management, Demografischer Wandel, Behinderung, Arbeitsrisiken
ISSA Mining member Prof Dr Konstantin Todradze, First Deputy Director of All Russia Occupational Safety Centre, Moscow/Russian Federation, assembled the comprehensive report "Occupational Safety and Health in the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (2005-2009)". The 46-pag...
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Ontario Mine Rescue Competition: West Mines team dedicates win to colleagues
31.07.2011 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
Mine rescuers from Vale West Mines celebrated winning the 61st annual Ontario Mine Rescue Competition in Marathon in June, but the festivities were muted by the deaths of two miners a few days earlier at the company’s Stobie Mine in Sudbury. Briefing Officer Jacques Joduin, in accepting the troph...
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Clausthal Congress: From Courrières to Copiapó – Mine Rescue Makes a Difference!
25.05.2011 | Feature | Arbeitsrisiken
“They enjoy each single day of their life”, reported Fidel Baéz, Manager of the rescue operations in Chile, where 33 miners lives were saved after the collapse of the San José copper–gold mine in August 2010. Baéz has been one of the international mine rescue experts who met in Clausthal-Zellerfe...
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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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