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SQUAMISH – The Province celebrated excellence in mine safety at the
combined Provincial Mine Rescue, First Aid and Safety Awards ceremony held June
6 near Squamish.
The 54th
Annual Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition brought together regional mine rescue
teams for an all-day event at Britannia Mine at Britannia Beach. The competition was designed to simulate real-life situations
and test skills in first aid, extrication, fire fighting, rope work and general
mine rescue knowledge. Trophies were awarded to the best three-person miner
first aid team, as well as for excellence in surface and underground mine
rescue.
Mining industry
representatives from across B.C. also gathered at Quest University later that
evening to celebrate the 47th Annual Mine Safety Awards ceremony. The awards
were handed out to 14 mines and quarries that had accumulated 15,000 or more
worker or contractor hours, and had no fatalities between the period of Jan. 1
and Dec. 31, 2008.
The Provincial
Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition, and the Annual Mine Safety Awards recognize the dedication of an industry committed to health and safety best practices across the
province.
Under
the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in B.C., all mines are required to provide emergency response
capability. The industry’s commitment to safety is reflected in
the numbers. As of 2007, the industry had an injury rate of 2.4 per 100 person-years.
This is one of the lowest rates in heavy industry.
For information
on the provincial mine rescue, first aid and mine safety award winners, please
see the attached backgrounder.
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Public Affairs Officer Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources 250 952-0628 250 213-6934 cell |
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