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Risk culture at Boeing vs Mining

Risk culture at Boeing vs Mining looks at the Boeing’s special committee re-evaluation of procedures and compares them to mining world issues. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Boeing 737 Max, Boeing created a special committee. The intention is to better their projects safety procedures. Perhaps something similar to the initiative ICMM has launched lately for the mining industry. That is  in the aftermath of recent catastrophic tailings dams accidents. The ICMM report is not yet available, so, in the…

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Can we learn from our failures?

Today we explore under which conditions can we learn from our failures? In our society we oftentimes say that we benefit from failure, mostly in terms of lesson learned, allowing for better future decisions. System are continuously exposed to failure As Johnny Cash  stated : “You build on failure. You use it as a steppingstone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any…

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Risk-aversion and near misses in mining

A study in the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries explains the relationship between Risk-aversion and near misses in mining. According to a recent study there is a link between near misses and miners’ attitudes toward risky behavior. Frankly, this does not sound like a surprising statement at all. However the study from NIOSH develops a scientific understanding around the gut-feeling perception. Risk-aversion and near misses in mining study NIOSH surveyed more than 1,300 miners, a majority of whom…

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Performance objectives and indicators of Tailings dams with Space observation

Some of our readers are all about Performance objectives and indicators of Tailings dams with Space observation. They work in the imagery and space observation industry. As a result they asked some questions about our book Tailings Dams Management for the Twenty-First Century. Google Earth, image date 10/4/2018 We thought it would be interesting to publish the Q/A session. Q/A session on Performance objectives and indicators of Tailings dams with Space observation Q1: With reference to your book can you…

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