Women in Mining: Health, Safety and Wellbeing on Site

Course objectives

• Assess ergonomic risk where equipment assumes a different body
• Identify the exposure questions that remain unresolved for this workforce
• Apply the statutory provisions on pregnancy and alternative placement
• Manage return to work after maternity in an operational role
• Manage fatigue, sleep and shift adaptation on rotation
• Address sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health underground
• Recognise and respond to isolation and mental health risk on remote sites

Who should attend

• Women working on mining operations
• Occupational health practitioners and nurses on mines
• Safety officers and hygienists
• Human resources staff managing placement and return to work
• Supervisors responsible for mixed crews

Course outline

1. 01Standards set on a workforce that excluded women
2. 02Physical demands and ergonomic risk
3. 03Equipment and task design assumptions
4. 04Exposure questions that remain open
5. 05Pregnancy, alternative placement and the law
6. 06Return to work in an operational role
7. 07Fatigue, sleep and rotation
8. 08Sanitation, hygiene and mental health on remote sites

Scheduled sessions