SA - Teams Dig in for Mine Safety Challenge
Original article published by SafeWork SA
More than 80 mining industry workers and volunteers will take part in a series of mine rescue challenges in the Far North of South Australia next week.
Five teams will compete across 11 categories including rope rescue, firefighting, underground rescue, first aid, road crash rescue, confined space rescue, team skills, breathing apparatus search and rescue, hazmat and industrial rescue.
The 2022 South Australian Mine Emergency Response Competition (SAMERC) will be held at the Carrapateena Mine site from 14 – 16 October 2022.
The overall competition winner will be presented with the SAMERC Perpetual Trophy, with trophies also awarded to the winners of each of the exercises as well as Best Team Captain and a SAMERC Chairman’s Award awarded to the team that best demonstrates the values of the SAMERC competition.
The competition is aimed at providing practical training experience in mine rescue operations with events beginning on the Friday afternoon and running 6am to 6pm on the Saturday and Sunday before a presentation dinner Sunday night.
Oz Minerals is the Principal Sponsor for this year’s event, which is being held as part of National Safe Work Month.
Premium sponsors include SafeWork SA and the South Australia Chamber of Mines and Energy.
The teams for this year’s event are:
- Carrapateena Mine
- Prominent Hill Mine
- Olympic Dam Mine
- SIMEC Mines (Whyalla Mines)
- Cadia Valley Mine (NSW)
In 2021, the overall perpetual trophy was awarded to Cadia Valley Mine with an overall total of 78 per cent.
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