Is it really possible to have zero accidents in an industry as dangerous as mining?According to Don Ritz, the answer is ... YES, if you have the right leadership in place, which is also one of the primary tenets of the CORESafety initiative.
Mr. Ritz is an independent consultant, speaker, coach and expert on Courageous Leadership for Safety and Health. He is also a former senior vice president at Barrick Gold Corporation, where his programs helped drive a 70% improvement in safety and health performance. We recently interviewed Mr. Ritz as part of the CORESafety Dig a Little Deeper series.
CORESafety has all the elements you need to have, Ritz said, when asked what makes a successful safety and health initiative for mining companies. Leadership, focus, commitment, everything. It recognizes that safety starts at the top.
Ritz believes it is critical for miners to see their executives, superintendents, supervisors and managers demonstrating proper behaviors and commitments when it comes to safety and health, and that leaders should spend significant time out of their offices interacting with employees. If you create the right culture, it will define the behavior of everyone in your mining company. And it all starts with executives leading the way, he said.
Ritz also believes the secret to achieving world-class safety success is based on two things in your belief system, risk management and leadership.
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