Category: Safety

Macho, risk-taking miners make industry less safe, consultant warns

This article was first published on 09 June 2011 in Toronto’s The Star. (Factive does not endorse the content of this article which contains some errors in quoting and facts.)

Mines would be safer places to work if men weren’t constantly pressured to be one of the boys, says Dean Laplonge, an offbeat mining industry consultant who advises companies on how masculinity affects the gritty business of mineral extraction.

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Macho Miners in Canada

How tough will a resilient safety culture be?

This article was published in December 2010 in MineSafe.

The Western Australian resources industry is renowned for being tough, but how  does that perception of toughness influence safety in the industry?

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How tough will a resilient safety culture be