Xstrata Copper has successfully introduced PASS to their Kidd Creek Mine and the Kidd Met Site. In addition, PASS has been launched at their Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda and CCR Refinery in Montreal, Quebec. In addition, Xstrata Nickel is benefiting from PASS at their Central Shops and at the Nickel Rim Mine, both in Sudbury, On.
Diavik Diamond (Rio Tinto) has established PASS in both their Operations and Expansion Projects.
Cementation is benefiting from PASS at several of their Projects: Diavik; Coleman Shaft; Totten; Nickel Rim and New Afton.
Cementation, USA at Resolution Copper Project, Phoenix, AZ, have done an excellent job implementing and establishing PASS at their underground operation. Over TWO YEARS without a Lost Time Incident. Well Done!
Forestry Key Suppliers AG & G Sinton’s operation has had a Logging Crew achieve Five years without a Lost Time Accidents. Excellent!
PJ & MJ Olsen’s operation went just under a year without a Lost Time Accident.
BHP New Zealand Steel, located in Glenbrook, South Auckland, has set a NEW Site Safety Record of 121 days without a Lost Time Accident. The Lost Time Injury (LTI) 12 month rolling frequency for April 2007 is 4.5. This trend continues the improvement from last month's new benchmark of 5.1. The Iron Plant has progressed from strength to strength and has just gone LTI free for the last twelve months.
The Steel Making Maintenance Department, using PASS, has gone almost 3 years without an LTI. Great work by all involved!
An email from the retiring manager of Kinleith Log Yard and past Manager of the Shed with TranzLink, both located in New Zealand.
Rich Nelson
Don S. Carruthers, retired Group Executive, Rio Tinto, Keynote Speaker at the International PASS Symposium, Brisbane OLD. PASS Inc. encourages an open exchange of ideas, strategies and approaches among our diverse number and types of clients. The process material is dynamic and "live" and, therefore, consistently evolving to make it more beneficial to the PASS clients. Our material is constantly being updated and these improvements are provided to the PASS clients on CD-ROM or computer diskette for easy modification and dissemination on site. It is not uncommon for our clients to visit each other sites to gain insights into the PASS process and its implementation.
The first international PASS Symposium was held in Brisbane, Australia in 1995. Papers were presented (given by various presenters who ranged from "shop floor" employees to "board of directors" members) and workshops conducted. All attendees had one thing in common: their respect for this practical and useful process that assists their operations in establishing and maintaining a positive Safety Climate, which is continuously improving Safety.
