Using MSD prevention for cultural change in mining: Queensland Government/Anglo Coal Industry partnership

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Queensland Mining has a strong focus on safety performance, but risk management of health, including Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) continues to have a lower priority. The reliance on individual screening of workers and lower level approaches such as manual handling training is part of the coal mining 'culture'. Initiatives such as the New South Wales and Queensland Mining joint project to develop good practice guidance for mining has allowed for a more consistent message on participatory ergonomics and prevention of MSD. An evidence based practice approach, including the introduction of participatory ergonomics and safe design principles, was proposed to Anglo American Coal operations in Queensland. The project consisted of a skills analysis of current health personnel, design of a facilitated participatory ergonomics training program, site visits to identify good practice and champions, and a graduated mentoring program for health personnel. Early results demonstrate a number of sites are benefiting from site taskforces with a focus on positive performance outcomes. © 2012 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.

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Tilbury, T., & Sanderson, L. (2012). Using MSD prevention for cultural change in mining: Queensland Government/Anglo Coal Industry partnership. In Work (Vol. 41, pp. 4457–4459). https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-0118-4457

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