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Ten Pathways to Death and Disaster: Learning from Fatal Incidents in Mines and Other High Hazard Workplaces


ISBN13: 9781862879775
Published: December 2014
Publisher: The Federation Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Format: Hardback
Price: £81.99



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Why do mine disasters continue to occur in wealthy countries when major mine hazards have been known for over 200 years and subject to regulation for well over a century? What lessons can be drawn from these disasters and are mine operators, regulators and others drawing the correct conclusions from such events? Why is mining significantly safer in some countries than in others? Are the underlying causes of disasters substantially different from those that result in one or two fatalities?

This book seeks to answer these questions by systematically analysing mine disasters and fatal incidents in five countries (Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the USA) since 1992. It finds that there are 10 pattern causes which repeatedly recur in these incidents, namely:

  • engineering, design and maintenance flaws,
  • failure to heed warning signs,
  • flaws in risk assessment,
  • flaws in management systems,
  • flaws in system auditing,
  • economic/reward pressures compromising safety,
  • failures in regulatory oversight,
  • worker/supervisor concerns that were ignored,
  • poor worker/management communication and trust, and
  • flaws in emergency and rescue procedures.
The vast majority of incidents entailed at least three of these pattern causes and many exhibited five or more. The book also demonstrates these pattern deficiencies are not confined to mining but can be identified in other workplace disasters including aircraft crashes, oil-rig explosions, refinery and factory fires, and shipping disasters. At the same time, the examination finds no evidence to support other popular explanations of mine safety which focus on behaviour, culture or complex technologies. It finds that there is little to differentiate the failures that lead to single death or multiple deaths and ‘disaster’ studies would benefit from also examining near misses.

The book examines why pattern causes have proved so resistant to intervention by governments while also identifying instances where lessons have been learned. How, for example, do governments strike a balance between prescriptive regulation and risk management/system-based approaches? Only by understanding and modifying the political economy of safety can these problems be addressed. It concludes by proposing an agenda for change that will address pattern causes and contribute to safe and productive work environments. The book is written for those studying OHS, mine safety and risk management as well as those involved in the management or regulation of high hazard workplaces.

Subjects:
Health and Safety, Other Jurisdictions , Australia, Energy and Natural Resources Law
Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Table of Abbreviations

Introduction
1. Death and Disaster at Work
2. Setting the Context: Regulatory Frameworks in the Mining Industry in Five Countries 1970-2011
3. Patterns of Disaster and Death: An Examination of Fatal Mine Incidents in Five Countries
4. Do These Patterns Apply to Fatal Incidents in Other Workplaces?
5. Learning from Failure: Some Practical Implications
6. Learning from Failure: Broader Policy Implications

Bibliography
Index