Review to Focus on New Technology, Training, Ground Stability
- Exploring technological advances such as new bolting and reinforcement techniques to prevent collapse and rock bursts.
- Assessing current health and safety regulations, and enforcement mechanisms to compare their effectiveness with regulations in other jurisdictions.
- Examining the education and training of employers, supervisors, and workers on injury prevention to identify skills shortages and gaps in qualified health- and safety-related expertise.
- Ensuring appropriate ground stability and water management practices methods are being used.
- Confirming proper use of barricades and warning systems, particularly with respect to open holes.
Improving mine safety and making sure our miners go home to their families at the end of their shift is what this mining review is all about. I know that all of our partners share this goal and recognize that it is time for a thorough, evidence-based review of mining safety across the province that will get meaningful results for miners and their families.” Minister of Labour Ensuring the safety of Ontario’s 27,000 mine workers is certainly one of my top priorities and one that is shared across our government. Nobody in Ontario should ever go to work and feel unsafe. I applaud the strong effort that our government has made to ensure that one of Ontario’s safest industries remains that way. This review will bring key industry partners and stakeholders with mining expertise together to provide advice on a number of emerging issues that impact mining health and safety.” Minister of Northern Development and Mines This will be a targeted, well-focused consultation. We have assembled a group of experts committed to occupational health and safety in the mining sector to provide advice to the review.” George Gritziotis Chief Prevention Officer for OntarioQuick Facts
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