outline a protection regime which ensures the maximum security and safety of the workers. In this context, Peter Newman, QMIHSC 2022 chair and chief inspector of coal mines for Resources Safety and Health, Queensland, stated that “the mining industry’s core value and commitment was the safety, health and psychological wellbeing of its workforce.”
He further added that workplaces would be designed in sustainable fashion and well equipped with necessary protective gear in order to avoid any fatal accidents and occupational hazards from taking place at the mines. The industry will dedicate itself towards maintaining high levels of safety of all employees irrespective of any social partialities. He ended his speech by encouraging members of the audience to broaden their thinking capacities in this regard and brainstorm strategies which may be implemented to establish good workplace security.
Whilst the world has advanced towards better health and safety regimes in all aspects with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still more work that needs to be put in, in order to ensure workers are thoroughly safeguarded from any occupational hazards.
Shedding light on this matter, Interim Anglo American chief executive in Australia, Nick Barlow, said that the pandemic taught the world how to work cohesively and share a sense of responsibility. The pandemic was proof that the safety of the people is always the number one priority and thus he conjoined that with the notion that this mind-set would prepare everyone to take on challenges in worker health and safety and respond to those challenges together.
