Mount Isa Mines’ Mines Rescue Team has blitzed the competition at the 2017 Minerals Council of Australia Northern Territory Division’s Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition.
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The Competition plays an integral part in emergency response training giving teams the opportunity to test their learned skills in the field through simulated emergency situations.
The scenarios are designed to be the closest teams will get to the real thing, whilst putting the teams under the pressure of being judged by seasoned professional adjudicators and watched by their peers, colleagues, family and the general public.
MIM took out Best Overall Team, Safest Team and Best Captain, as well as seven individual events and scenarios at the competition June 19-22 which was held at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory.
The competition provides an opportunity for emergency response teams in Northern Australia to test their skills through simulated emergency scenarios under the watchful eyes of professional adjudicators and officials.
This year’s challenges included fire fighting, first aid, rope rescue, breathing apparatus search and rescue, hazardous materials and road accident rescue with 15 award honours up for grabs.
The MIM Mines Rescue Team went up against well-practised and experienced teams from Rio Tinto Gove Operations, Newmont Mining Tanami Operations and MRM, winning the Underground Search and Rescue, Fire, Rescue from Heights, HAZMAT (hazardous material), Road Accident Rescue, Theory and First Aid events.
General Manager Health, Safety, Environment and Community Relations for Glencore’s North Queensland operations Maryann Wipaki said the competition is a great way to challenge the team’s skills in emergency response.
“Our Mines Rescue Team provides a critical role within our operations’ onsite emergency management process and are highly skilled and trained to respond to emergency situations,” Ms Wipaki said.
“Participating in the competition is a valuable opportunity for the team to further improve their skills in emergency preparedness which goes towards ensuring the best safety outcomes for our people.”
The MIM Mines Rescue Team was Team Manager Craig Nicholson, Team Captain Cameron Moore, Team Vice-Captain Lucas Ljubicic and team members Andrew Shiels, Jackson White, Gareth Parkinson, James Nieboer and Ben Pile.