PASS's Corporate Office in Kelowna at
The Village at Kettle Valley #203-5309 Main Street, Kelowna
NOTE: Our mailing address remains, 1490 Appleridge Road Kelowna BC V1W 3A5
Xstarta's Altonorte
Metallurgical Complex
ACCIDENT RATE (September 3, 2008)
On two occasions in 2007, Altonorte achieved 1,350,000 work hours without lost time injuries for the first time in its 19 years of existence. Xstrata Copper's PASS safety system has been implemented which
involves creating and strengthening a positive attitude towards safety through staff meetings held before every work shift.
Xstrata Copper's North Chile Division is based out of the city of Antofagasta and manages the nearby Altonorte custom metallurgical facility and the Lomas Bayas mining operation, 120 kilometres east of the city
of Antofagasta.
2 Million LTI - Free Hours
KMC is a privately owned Canadian company that began operations in southern Sastatchewan and Alberta in 1949. The company started as a contract road builder and expanded to include railroads, dams and other major earthworks over the company’s 50 plus year history. As Western Canada developed, KMC completed projects throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. KMC Mining started working in the Alberta oilsands industry in 1973 and has achieved significant growth as this sector has developed over the last 30 plus years.
Resolution Copper Project: Two Years
Without a Lost Time Incident
Effective today, the Resolution Copper Project has achieved two years without experiencing a Lost Time Incident. This excellent effort represents approximately 200,000 hours worked on the project to date. Please join us in extending congratulations to the Resolution Copper crew on this outstanding achievement in safe work performance.
“We strive to be the best, We choose to be the safest”.
Greg Majeran, BSSE, CMSP
USA Safety Coordinator
Cementation USA
47206 N. Magma Shaft 9 Rd., PO Box 1924,
Superior, AZ, 85273
Greg Majeran,
Today is definitely a milestone for the Resolution project, especially because of the type of work being carried on, and because of the uncertainty as to whether the project was going to continue or not. At times of uncertainty, we tend to have difficulty remaining focused on the task at hand. My site visits to the project have allowed me to see the systems that are in place and also the attitude and behavior of site personnel towards safety, as a positive and with that these types of projects tend to have efficient and safe production.
Please convey my congratulations to all those who have been instrumental in achieving this milestone.
Denis G. Beaudoin
Corporate Director - Health & Safety
Cementation Canada Inc.
590 Graham Drive,
North Bay, Ontario
Another Great PASS Masters' Course!
The May course had participants from Xstrata Copper (Kidd Creek Mine), Xstrata Nickle (Nickle Rim South and Strathcona Shop; Cementation Mining (both Canadian and USA Operations) and Dumas Mining.
Next PASS Master's Course May 7 -14, 2009, Kelowna BC, Canada NEW SIX DAY FORMAT For more information on the Course see attached PDF: PASS Master's Course Oct 08.PDF
For infromation on Kelowna see this PDF: Information on Kelowna BC.pdf
This extensive 6 day course is designed to provide PASS Organizations with Internal Expertise and Independence that will allow them to: Implement, Establish and Support the PASS Process; Teach the various PASS Courses; and therefore, significantly reducing the involvement of the PASS Consultant. This Interactive course devotes three days to the PASS Process and four days to the Psychological Foundations of PASS and the Role of the Internal Consultant. This course is taught by Jim Burns, creator and founder of PASS Inc., in a 'story telling' style and is focused on 'Safety Leadership.'
Psychological Areas to be covered are: Positive Reinforcement; Learned Helplessness; Conditioning; Motivation; Positive Visible Leadership; Types of Conflicts; Communications; etc.
Consulting Areas to be covered are: Style Shift Supervision; Project Management; Key Personnel Roles; Role of a Change Agent; etc.
When: May 7 -14 2009; this is a 6 day course with evening and weekend work
Where: Kelowna, BC www.city.kelowna.bc.ca
Place: Eldorado Hotel www.eldoradokelowna.com
Participant requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and Leadership abilities
- Good credibility with their organization and Line-Management experience
- Expected to teach, coach and monitor PASS at their site
- Enjoy Team Work and comfortable doing Classroom Presentations
- Exposure to other Safety Systems: both traditional and behavioural/attitudinal systems
Competent with MS Power Point and computer.
Registration or for further information contact:
Claire Burns, Manager - Administration, PASS Inc.
e. ceburns@passinc.net
p. Toll Free Numbers:
1.800.150.682 (Australia)
0.800.446.241 (New Zealand)
We are sorry to announce that Brian Alexander our Friend and colleague passed away Suddenly on August 31st.
He will be deeply missed by his Family and his many Friends.
The funeral for Brian was held in Tauranga on Saturday 6th and attended by his many Friends and family members. Mark Goodwin and John Lawson attended the funeral representing his PASS colleagues and his many clients, who had great respect for him. Brian's Partner of many years is Catriona Macfarlane; Address is 49 Woodward Road, Mount Albert, Auckland (She has requested no flowers) and her email is catriona.macfarlane@paradise.net.nz. Please keep Brian and his family in your thoughts and prayers....we have lost a good friend and a great colleague. Above: Brian with Jim Burns Friday August 29th in Brisbane 
Adventure West is an Australian human resource company promoting the growth of PEOPLE. Leadership, team development and facilitation are the key foci. Corporate and cultural change is their passion and they want to be a part of global change.
PASS Inc. highly recommends their excellent services and has been involved with Adventure West and their founder Peter Adamson for almost 15 years. In July 2006, Christy Willett travelled to Australia to participate in a 'Kimberley Course." Below is their Class Picture ...Christy Willett (no hat on) and Peter Adamson in the grey shirt
Please explore their web site and learn about their organisation by clicking on the link below.
Adventure West: Human Resource Development
Contact information for Adventure West is:
Adventure West
PO Box 13
Wembley WA 6014
Australia
p: 61.08.9379.1022
f: 61.07.4955.4587
e: learning@adwest.com.au
AND NOW OFFERING
Absolute Safety Habits (ASH) Workshops
The objective of these workshops (four ASH workshops were recently held at BHP Billiton Ekati Diamond Mine, see photo below) are to tap into the Experience and Knowledge of ‘Peer Appointed’ Team Members and their Positive Safety Approach to all of their Job tasks. We draw on the 'Safest Individuals' from all areas of the operation.
The end result are booklets that share their individual and group Safety advice with everyone on site. Hopefully, the Bullet format will help create some positive discussions and enhance your Safety Huddles by reading one bullet at each Huddle (“end with a note of encouragement”).
We would like to thank the many Ekati employees and the Site Contractors who participated in the four Workshops presented by Jim Burns and Christy Willett.
Vic has extensive natural resource experience with an educational background in mechanical engineering. He has worked with numerous multinational companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Argentina. For over ten years, he has been working with the PASS Process and has implemented the process in numerous operations throughout Australia, Asia and South America. Previous to purchasing the PASS Indonesia (1997) and Argentina (2002) Franchises, he was the Managing Director of PASS Australia. He currently lives in Indonesia, speaks several languages and has an excellent understanding of the many different cultures.
On October 17, 2003, the Governor-General of Australia awarded Vic the 'Order of Australia' (OAM) for his distinguished humanitarian service regarding the assistance he provided after the Bali Bombing.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PASS is engaged in a number of worthwhile projects, supporting organizations and individuals which share the core values of PASS.
Materi Girls Center
PASS Inc. is proud to become a sponsor of the Materi Girls Center located in Meru, Kenya, East Africa (PO Box 194 Meru, Kenya). The founders of PASS Inc., Jim and Claire Burns have been personally sponsoring students at the school for over 25 years. They feel privileged to have been associated with the Center and the director, Brother John Koczka, SC, a Brother of the Sacred Heart.
In 1973, Brother John Koczka wanted to help a handful of girls get enough food to eat so they could stay awake in school. Today, his project, the Materi Girls' Center in Meru, Kenya is changing the lives of 500 school aged children. In addition to programs in formal and informal education, medical care, nutrition, food production, dairy farming and general community development, the center also runs an outreach program helping over 600 undernourished children with Nutrition Clinics and a Mobile Medical Unit. There are also related programs for infants and adults.
Before the center was established there was a 30% child mortality rate in the region. This has been cut to under 6% for the targeted infants, thanks to an outreach clinic run by Kenyan women. The center also dispenses medical supplies to the community.
AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: PASS Consultant
We are looking for a PASS Consultant for the North American Market based out of Kelowna, BC. Required qualifications are:
- Experience with the PASS System (successfully completing the PASS Master's Course would be ideal)
- Natural Resource Experience, especially mining
- Supervisory and/or Project Experience
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills and Solid Presentation Skills
- Ability to use Power Point and other basic Windows programs
- University Degree and Ability to obtain Work Visas (USA or Canada)
- Bilingual (English & French) would be a definite asset
This position will require extensive travel and periods of time away from home. Please send resume and covering letter directly to Jim Burns.
PASS FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY
If you are interested in PASS franchise opportunities please contact:
Jim Burns
President & Project Coach
Positive Attitude Safety System Inc.
1490 Appleridge Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1W 3A5
Phone:
Cell (North America):
Toll Free (North America):
