Mining Magazine September 2018 | Page 98

RELIANZ

“We always have safety at the front of everybody ’ s mind ”

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— Martin Briggs , President of RELIANZ , Colombia
ensures that safety is at the very forefront of the company culture .
2017 represented a key year for this as RELIANZ can proudly point to completing one full year with zero lost time injuries ( LTIs ). Briggs believes that the key to this success , has been the aligned company approach to safety .
“ We drive a culture of safety right from the top down , whether that be meaning starting every meeting that we have with a safety share with the group or starting every shift with a tool-box talk . We always have safety at the front of everybody ’ s mind ,” he says .
“ There are also regular cross-functional inspections into various and different work areas . To me this is essential , because a fresh set of eyes often picks out something that people have overlooked in their workplace .”
Briggs notes that this approach to safety
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