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Emergency Preparedness/Mine Rescue Response Alex Gryska General Manager

Ontario Mine Rescue Canada

Emergency Preparedness/Mine Rescue Response

How We Compare

Population: 29.8 million Area: 1.28 million km2

Population: Area: km2

13 million 0.9 million

Mining is an Important Economic Driver Commodity

Peru

Ontario

Copper

Nickel

Silver

Gold

Gold

Copper

Zinc

Platinum Group Diamonds

Value (2013)

$27 billion USD

$9.8 billion CAD

Safety In Ontario Mining in Ontario is safer than forestry, transportation, agriculture and healthcare: (LTI rate 1.26/100 FTE Workers )

Mine Rescue Responses Year

Response

Fires

Persons Saved

2013

20

7

8

2012

21

15

5

2011

10

4

0

2010

20

6

4

2009

25

4

2

Ontario Mine Rescue History • 1928 Hollinger fire killed 39 workers.

• Event of this magnitude “will never to be repeated”.

• Mandatory Inquests.

• Numerous commissions and Inquiries.

• Learning from all incidents helps shape OMR.

7 Rules Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response Rule #1 – Regulatory Compliance Rule #2 – Practice Prevention First Rule #3 – Assessing Risk Rule #4 – Establishing Emergency Response Plans Rule #5 – Ensure Sustainable Emergency Response Rule #6 – Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Rule #7 – Never Make Things Worse

Rule #1 – Regulatory Compliance • Generally, Laws are minimum standards • Require: ü Establish mine rescue stations ü Equip and man stations ü Train volunteers ü Employers must supply trainees who are fit to perform arduous work

Rule #2 - Practice Prevention First

• Do everything possible to eliminate the need for emergency response • Be cautious of complacency • Learn from others

Rule #3 - Assess Risks • Identify all fire and non-fire risks to workers and to operations • Identify self-rescue options • If possible, escape from the mine • If not, establish safe havens • Clearly marked and maintained escape routes

Risk Registry

Sustained Refuge Portable

Permanent

Refuge Station Requirements Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø

Fire-rated and non combustible materials Adequate in size to accommodate all anticipated workers Capable of being sealed Independent air supply Communication system and other considerations

Fire Response • Identify sources of fire • Equipment used to fight fires • Equipment required to protect first responders

Non-Fire Response • Identify potential incidents that require response • Cave-in, Subsidence, rock burst etc.

• Explosion (methane, sulphide dust, etc.)

• Vehicle entrapment • Rescue from heights

Special Equipment ยง Identify special rescue equipment (Jaws of Life, lifting bags, rock breakers, rope rescue, HAZMAT, etc.)

Training Is Critical Standards Ø Equipment Ø Procedures Ø Skill development Ø Competency evaluation Ø Record keeping

Rule #4 - Establish and Maintain Emergency Response Plans • • • • •

Must be in writing Tested regularly Updated as necessary Training for responders Incident command training

Rule #5 - Ensure Sustainable Emergency Response • Select proper equipment • Strategic location of rescue stations and substations • Establish mutual aid agreements with neighbouring resources where necessary • “Murphy’s Law” Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong at the most inopportune time”.

Decentralized Delivery

Rule #6 - Regular Evaluation and Continuous Improvement

• Regular evaluation of response plan – Audits • Identify potential shortcomings • Typically there is no back up to mine rescue response

Rule #7 - Never Make Things Worse • Making good decisions and exercise good judgement • Mining and the Media: • Media tends to focus on negative aspects of mining which tarnishes our image

Competitions Ø Valuable learning and evaluation tool Ø Critical elements: ü Realistic ü Evaluate against competency standards ü Challenging ü Debriefing 10th International Mines Rescue Competition IMRC Canada 2016 August 22-29, 2016 (http://www.imrc2016.ca)

Information Sharing • Information sharing via the International Community • 7th IMRB Conference Hannover, Germany September 5 - 10, 2015 www.imrb2015.de • International Mines Rescue Body Website: www.minerescue.org

"The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner."

FrĂŠdĂŠric Le Play (1806-1882) French sociologist and inspector general of mines of France

Gracias!

Contact: alexgryska@workplacesafetynorth.ca workplacesafetynorth.ca/minerescue

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