On The Record: What Contractors Can Do To Keep Themselves Safe

Australia’s mining industry is one of the most regulated in the world. But even with advanced safety systems and more technology than ever, workers are still getting hurt. So is all that sophistication actually making the people powering the industry any safer? In the first episode of On the Record, The Australian Mining Review’s Chloe Coutinho sits down with QSM Group's Louis Patrick to discuss the state of safety in Australian mining. From the commercial pressures facing contractors to the risks of rapid growth, Louis explores what it takes to make safety part of everyday work. How can leaders give contractors genuine authority to stop unsafe work? How can safety teams tell when compliance has become a box-ticking exercise? And why doesn’t an incident-free record necessarily mean workers are safe? Listen in as Chloe and Louis tackle the uncomfortable questions mining businesses need to answer before something goes wrong.