8:30 AM - 4:45 PM

1 day course

ORGANIZER: PDAC Health & Safety Committee

LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION: Entry-level, intermediate

The field-oriented health and safety (H&S) course is designed to provide participants of all experience levels with a strong understanding of the typical H&S risks in mineral exploration. Eleven years running, the course has recently been redesigned to emphasize the real-life applications of H&S tools like risk assessment and root cause analysis, with particular emphasis on high-risk activities including drilling and helicopter use. Through a series of comprehensive presentations and engaging breakout sessions, participants will draw links between the many aspects of H&S, including psychological health and safety, to develop a profound understanding of why accidents happen and how they can be prevented.

The course content is sufficient to start a simple H&S program, or, given an existing one, will enhance a participant’s understanding of the goals and priorities of a successful H&S program. The course is suitable for all, from new hires wanting to ask the right questions about safety on the job to experienced H&S leaders wishing to refresh their field safety know-how or to dive deeper into psychological H&S. This course’s diversity of content and attendees, from geologists to drillers, students and managers, provides a unique setting for participants to enhance their own understanding of safety culture and the role they play in keeping their workplaces safe.

TOP TAKEAWAYS:

• Knowing that safety is key to field work for all involved, from the individual to their team to the company or companies responsible, and understanding why

• Strong understanding of the main safety risks in mineral exploration, including hazards associated with helicopters and drilling

• Ability to identify, evaluate, and address hazards, to discuss the safety measures a company should have in place, and to effectively ask questions about unsafe protocols

• Recognizing the impact of psychological safety in the workplace and the links between physical and mental wellbeing, particularly in remote workplaces

• Confidence to strengthen or build safety culture and to demonstrate H&S leadership in the workplace

COURSE FEES: SOLD OUT

Includes course material, continental breakfast and lunch