Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic created novel challenges in the mining industry, which has created the opportunity for collaboration in problem-solving. With the combined efforts of the Ontario Mining Association, Laurentian University’s Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, and MIRARCO Mining Innovation, the COVID-19 Modified Bow-tie Project was undertaken to compare the approaches developed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect workers’ health and safety in an unprecedented, rapidly evolving situation. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how the submissions of individual companies regarding their prevention and mitigation controls for COVID-19, were used to discover gaps in the information, analyze verification of controls, and ultimately develop operational standards and lessons learned to share with all. The information that has resulted from this project will assist in maintaining a safe workplace and share best-practice amongst all workplaces, including the preparation for the next challenge in the future.
Biography of the presenter
Glenn Lyle is a Professional Engineer based in Sudbury, Ontario. Glenn earned a B.Sc and M.Sc in Mining Engineering from Queens University in Kingston. Throughout his career, he has dedicated 33 years to Vale (formerly INCO) in various capacities, most notably in engineering, operations and safety. In 2009 he joined the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) as a Research and Development Director, managing and seeking collaborative research projects. For the past five years, he has worked as a Director with MIRARCO Mining Innovation, a not-for-profit applied research organization located on the Laurentian University campus, delivering innovative solutions to mining industry challenges. With MIRARCO, Glenn works in the field of Health, Safety and Risk Management, with focuses on the delivery of the Global Mining Industry Risk Management Program (GMIRM) training, safety risk management facilitation, and the evaluation and recommendation of health and safety research projects. Glenn is also an active participant as co-Chair of the Leading for Safety Technical Program Track of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) and as Executive Director of the Maintenance, Engineering and Reliability (MER) Society as well. Glenn is also part of the CIM Distinguished lecturer program.
Vanessa De Coppi is a third-year undergraduate student studying Health Promotion at Laurentian University. She is a student member of the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH).
