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(Vol.2) Addendum – Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review March 2015 Final Report (vol.2) Addendum Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review Ministry of Labour Table of Contents Appendices ................................................................................................................................ 2 Appendix A – Support and advice to the Review ...................................................................................... 2 The Advisory Group ............................................................................................................ 2 Internal Responsibility System Working Group.................................................................... 3 Health and Safety Hazards Working Group ......................................................................... 4 Technology/Management of Change Working Group .......................................................... 6 Capacity of the Health and Safety System Working Group ................................................. 7 Training, Skills and Labour Supply Issues Working Group .................................................. 7 Emergency Preparedness and Mine Rescue ...................................................................... 8 Mining Sector Risk Ranking ................................................................................................ 9 Appendix B – Health and Safety Statistics .............................................................................................. 10 Appendix C – Ontario Health and Safety System Partners and Affiliates ............................................. 15 Ontario Ministry of Labour ..................................................................................................15 Workplace Safety North (WSN) ..........................................................................................15 Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) ..............................................15 Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) ..........................................................................16 Institute for Work & Health (IWH) .......................................................................................16 Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA) ...................................................................................16 Mining Legislative Review Committee (MLRC) ..................................................................17 Technical Advisory Committees (TAC) ...............................................................................17 Mining Tripartite Committee (MTC) ....................................................................................17 Ontario Mine Rescue .........................................................................................................18 Appendix D – James Ham’s IRS “Table 51” ........................................................................................... 19 Appendix E – Audit Elements of Effective Management of Change Procedure ..................................... 21 Appendix F – Underground Mining Sector Level Risk Assessment ....................................................... 25 Appendix G – Mining Sector Coroner’s Jury Recommendations Analysis ............................................ 31 Appendix H – Common Core Modules ................................................................................................... 36 Appendix I – Presentations Heard and Consultation Papers Received ................................................. 38 Public Consultation Presenters ..........................................................................................38 Public Consultation Submissions .......................................................................................40 Ministry of Labour 1 Appendices Appendix A – Support and advice to the Review The Advisory Group As part of the Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review, the Chief Prevention Officer established an Advisory Group to provide advice on a variety of matters including past recommendations from mining sector coroner’s jury inquests and commissions, as well as current issues of concern and their impacts on workplace health and safety. The Advisory Group also considered other issues raised during the public consultations and provided feedback on the progress and final reports. The Advisory Group was comprised of key mining stakeholders from labour, employer, and other relevant health and safety organizations. A representative from the MINES group (Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone’s Support) also participated as an observer. Members were invited based on their demonstrated commitment to occupational health and safety in the mining sector, and their roles as recognized leaders in their professional / organizational communities. Chair • George Gritziotis, Chief Prevention Officer/Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labour Labour Vice Chair • John Perquin, Assistant to the International Secretary-Treasurer, United Steelworkers Employer Vice Chair • Fergus Kerr, Vice President of Operations, Global Atomic Fuels Corporation Members • Roger Emdin, Manager Sustainable Development, Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, Glencore, Employer Co-Chair, Mining Legislative Review Committee • Mike Bond, Chair, Local 6500 Health, Safety and Environment Committee, United Steelworkers, Worker Co-Chair, Mining Legislative Review Committee • Cam Mustard, President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health • Candys Ballanger-Michaud, Chief Executive Officer, Workplace Safety North • Wendy Fram (Observer), Chair, Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone’s Support (MINES) Representatives of the Advisory Group recommended individuals representing both labour and employers to be part of six Working Groups created to explore the following topics: Ministry of Labour 2 Internal Responsibility System Working Group Facilitator: Dwayne Plamondon – Director - Mining, Workplace Safety North (WSN) and Megan Waque - Stakeholder Communications Specialist, WSN Working Group Members • Shannon Campbell – Manager, Mine Operations, Kidd Operations – A Glencore Company, Ontario Mining Association (OMA) (Employer Representative) • Nancy Hutchison – Secretary-Treasurer, Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) (Labour Representative) Resources/Support • John Vander Doelen – Director, Prevention Office, Ministry of Labour (MOL) • Peter Simpson – Director, Dispute Resolution Services, MOL • Yvonne Slupinski – Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Division, MOL • Brier Musson – Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Division, MOL • Dr. Cameron Mustard, President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Work & Health • Carol Michaud, Executive Assistant to the Industrial and Mining Directors, WSN Presenters/Subject Matter Experts Consulted • Rowland Howe, Compass Minerals • Peter Xavier, Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations - A Glencore Company • Peter Calnan, Barrick – Hemlo Operations • Roy Slack, Cementation • Randy Graham, United Steelworkers (USW) • Lisa McCaskell, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) • Nancy Johnston, Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) • Sari Sairanen, UNIFOR • Mike Deprat, USW • Vern Edwards, OFL • Rick Farrell, Kidd Operations - A Glencore Company, JHSC Worker Representative • Joe Guido and Alain Arsenault, Vale, JHSC Worker Representatives Ministry of Labour 3 • Andy Peacock, Canada Talc, JHSC Worker Representative • Dave Stewart, Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations: A Glencore Company, JHSC Worker Representative • Alan Hall, Memorial University • Wayne Lewchuk, McMaster University • Michael Quinlan, University of New South Wales • Peter Strahlendorf, Ryerson University • Gord Winkel, University of Alberta • Andy King, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) • John Oudyk, OHCOW • Loretta Michaud and Tom Parkin, Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC) • Alec Farquhar, Office of the Worker Advisor (OWA) • Cindy Schiewek, Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA) • Dawna Nighbor, Workplace Safety North (WSN) • Kiran Kapoor, Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) • Carrie Boyle, Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) • Rick Shulist, MOL Inspector, London • John C. Miller, MOL Inspector, Timmins • Andre Touchette, MOL Inspector, Sault Ste. Marie • Shaun Carter, MOL Inspector, Sudbury Health and Safety Hazards Working Group Facilitator: Bob Barclay – Provincial Coordinator- Mining, MOL Working Group Members • Frank Demers, Vale, Sudbury – (OMA Representative) • Eric Lachance – United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020 (Labour Representative) Resources/Support • Brian Hanulik – Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Division, MOL • Dwayne Plamondon – Director - Mining, WSN Ministry of Labour 4 Presenters/Subject Matter Experts Consulted The Seismicity and Rockbursting Hazard Theme: • Mike Yao, Vale Limited; • Brad Simser, Glencore Limited; • Dave Counter, Glencore Limited; • John Hadjigeorgiou, University of Toronto; • Marty Hudyma, Laurentian University; • Steve MacKinnon, Queen’s University; • Lewis Castro, Golder Associates Limited; • Phil Earl, Barrick Gold Corporation, Hemlo Operations; • Alan Price-Jones, Cementation Limited; • Luc Beauchamp, Workplace Safety North; • Ming Cai, MIRARCO The Occupational Disease and Ventilation Hazard Theme: • Anthony Chevrier, Vale Limited; • Lise Sauve-Gingras, Glencore Limited; • Euler De Souza, Queen’s University; • Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre; • Cheryl Allen, Vale Limited; • Cassidy Throssell, Vale Limited; • Steve Hardcastle, Canmet; • Jason Chevrier, KGHM Limited. The Fatigue Hazard Theme:
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