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OverviewWhy 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 Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Quinlan (University of South Wales, Australia)Publisher: Federation Press Imprint: Federation Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781862879775ISBN 10: 186287977 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 31 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Death and Disaster at Work 3. Setting the Context: Regulatory Frameworks in the Mining Industry in Five Countries 1970-2011 4. Patterns of Disaster and Death: An Examination of Fatal Mine Incidents in Five Countries 5. Do These Patterns Apply to Fatal Incidents in Other Workplaces? 6. Learning from Failure: Some Practical Implications 7. Learning from Failure: Broader Policy ImplicationsReviewsWe highly recommend it. In fact it is excellent. It should be mandatory reading for every current and future mine manager and supervisor (and every other management position at a mine, whatever you want to call them). The information analysed from so many incidents and disasters is extraordinary. It is a great piece of work. ... Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past. This book is a great first step to a safer industry. - Mine Accidents and Disaster Database, March 2015 We highly recommend it. In fact it is excellent. It should be mandatory reading for every current and future mine manager and supervisor (and every other management position at a mine, whatever you want to call them). The information analysed from so many incidents and disasters is extraordinary. It is a great piece of work. ... Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past. This book is a great first step to a safer industry. - Mark Parcell, Mine Safety Institute Australia, March 2015 Mining disasters have been happening for centuries, as if working in the entrails of the Earth demands human sacrifices. Michael Quinlan's book questions the fatalism with which this slaughter is sometimes viewed. It analyses mining disasters in five highly developed countries: Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Michael Quinlan has become one of the world's most renowned specialists in this field. He uses working methods that value the collective experience of miners and their trade unions. He has served on various commissions of inquiry in Australia and New Zealand. This book has the merit of not isolating disasters from the daily reality of working conditions. As the author states, although disasters attract the attention of the media, public and governments, they are a distraction from the fact that the greatest number of deaths are caused by accidents occurring during the normal course of production. The author stresses the underlying political dimension in any discussion on improving prevention. Clearly written and with an obvious knowledge of the technical questions, this book provides a review of the predominant themes in the field of safety at work. Read full review... - Laurent Vogel, HesaMag, Spring-Summer 2015, 11 ... Michael Quinlan... has pulled off quite a trick here. He has written a well researched scholarly book which is nevertheless easily digested and oriented around ten broad causal factors which any health and safety practitioner could usefully reflect upon. ... He provides compelling evidence that the ten pathways he identifies also apply to industries outside mining, and that the causes of single-fatality incidents are largely the same. In other words, just because your organisation doesn't use processes liable to catastrophic energy release doesn't mean this book isn't for you. ... The author is keen to set out the book's practical credentials: to provide - if nothing else - a checklist of a number of types of failure of particular use to organisations trying to prevent low frequency but high impact events. He has succeeded. Read full review... - Peter Bateman, Safeguard, May/June 2015 We highly recommend it. In fact it is excellent. It should be mandatory reading for every current and future mine manager and supervisor (and every other management position at a mine, whatever you want to call them). The information analysed from so many incidents and disasters is extraordinary. It is a great piece of work. ... Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past. This book is a great first step to a safer industry. - Mark Parcell, Mine Safety Institute Australia, March 2015 Author InformationMichael Quinlan, PhD is professor in the School of Management at UNSW where he teaches occupational health and safety (OHS) and risk management. He is also an honorary professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney and an adjunct professor in the Business School at Middlesex University, London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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