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Tales From the Field

Use anecdotes and personal accounts to make your safety message compelling

Hectoring your employees and contractors about safety doesn’t work; nobody likes being told what to do. But brief and simple personal anecdotes describing how somebody averted… Read More

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Peter Caulfield

  • Environment, Health and Safety
  • management
  • safety
  • testimony

Get Certified

Mandatory mine Supervisor's Certification will be available soon online

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR) completed a review of the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (the Code). As a result of… Read More

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Al Hoffman

  • Blog
  • certification
  • Mining
  • policy
  • safety
  • training

Sling Training

AME and PDAC collaborate on new online training tool

AME and the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) have released their first joint safety training initiative: helicopter slinging training. Both AME and P… Read More

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Jonathan Buchanan

  • Environment, Health and Safety
  • education
  • hazards
  • helicopter
  • safety

And the award goes to…

Winners of the 2015 AME BC Awards

AME BC honoured its 2015 award recipients on January 27 at Mineral Exploration Roundup 2016. Every January, the Association celebrates the important achievements made by leade… Read More

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jonathan Buchanan

  • Features
  • diamond exploration
  • environmental responsibility
  • health
  • mine development
  • mineral exploration
  • prospecting
  • safety
  • social responsibility

Young Drillers Speak Up

An evolving culture is saving lives and making the industry safer for everyone

On Brian Maeck’s first day as an underground drillers’ assistant, he was asked to hold a wrench onto a drill bit while the driller rotated the drill. If all went according to plan, th… Read More

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Kylie Williams

  • Environment, Health and Safety
  • drilling
  • education
  • safety
  • worksafe

Closing the Loop

How to reduce, reuse and recycle water at drill sites

Protecting waterways is a top priority and key requirement for any exploration drilling program. Each and every drill site needs to source large volumes of water to run the drill,… Read More

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Kylie Williams

  • Environment, Health and Safety
  • conservation
  • drilling
  • exploration
  • resource management
  • safety

The Right Care at the Right Time

Employing paramedics on remote worksites means more efficient medical attention and fewer lost-time incidents

Occupational safety is of paramount importance in our offices, warehouses, camps and worksites; safe working conditions promote job satisfaction while keeping workers on the… Read More

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Thomas Puddicombe

  • Environment, Health and Safety
  • first-aid
  • hazards
  • management
  • safety
  • training

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