This article originally appeared in September 2011 in MineSafe, a publication issued by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia).
A year ago, Dr Dean Laplonge, lead gender studies researcher at Factive cultural research consultancy, wrote an article for MineSafe introducing the idea of a link between gendered behaviours and safety. He argued the importance of taking this link into consideration as a means of driving better safety on mine sites. What has happened since then? How far has this debate moved along? Here, Dean updates his thoughts on gendered behaviours and safety in the mining industry.
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