How to manage employee health and safety in mining
For mining operations, implementing trusted health and safety standards is pivotal to ensuring survival and stability, never mind future growth.
BS EN ISO 45001 is the world’s first international health and safety standard.
Mining operations already have their own sets of inherent safety hazards, such as powered haulage and machinery accidents, the collapse, falling or sliding of mining materials, explosives risk, exposure to noise, dust, and chemicals, the list goes on. Substantial progress has been made in the control of hazards, but there will always be room for increased safety management.
Compared to other standards, BS EN ISO 45001 represents the next comprehensive phase in risk reduction when striving for zero harm. This standard is flexible and can be adapted to suit your operation’s health and safety requirements through any of its growth phases.
Moreover, BS EN ISO 45001 supports life in a modern world prone to sudden changes. It has a whole clause specifically dedicated to the management of change through embracing innovation and emerging technologies. This comprehensive approach further recognizes business challenges faced by operations, particularly that of supply chain management, contractor management, and outsourcing.
Protecting the mental health of mining workers
Supporting mental health within your mining organization has never been more important.
As well as helping you to build a positive working environment, a framework for managing psychological health and safety can help to improve your organizational resilience and enhance performance and productivity. BS EN ISO 45003 includes:
Information on how to recognize the psychosocial hazards that can affect workers, such as those that arise from working in mine environments.
Offers examples of effective – often simple - actions that can be taken to manage these and improve employee wellbeing.
Other benefits of adopting this standard include; high levels of discretionary effort, improved recruitment, retention, and diversity, enhanced worker engagement, increased innovation, legal compliance, and reduced absence from workplace stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression.
To ensure the survival, stability, and future growth of your mining organization by adding these key health and safety standards to your collection today.
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