LUNDIN MINING – EAGLE MINE
CANADA and it ’ s about understanding how they do their job ,” says Welch .
“ We all have a common goal and these safety programs and initiatives are a continuation of the common goal .”
Along with Pre-task Hazard Assessments , Lundin encourages their team to interact and converse with other employees and contractors about the tasks they ’ re completing , as well as observations and desired behaviors recognized .
“ Many of the contractors we ’ ve employed weren ’ t used to the rigorous safety standards we required while working onsite ,” says
Welch . “ They had to change their own culture in order to meet our requirements .”
“ We ’ ve had contractors in the past who ’ ve brought our training and tools to new operations and other sites they work on . It goes to show the lasting impression we ’ re having on people .
One of the company ’ s first commitments to the area was a local hire goal of 75 % during operations . While the area has a lot of talented , hard workers , it didn ’ t necessarily have the people with the exact skills needed to commission and start an operation . Lundin had to be strategic
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