ENVIRONMENT

Protecting the health of our greatest asset

Donna Schmidt explores tech’s perspective on the future of miner well-being, along with new operational and research programmes to keep workers healthy

Donna Schmidt
Rio Tinto has encouraged workers to check in on one another as part of the RU OK? initiative. Photo: Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto has encouraged workers to check in on one another as part of the RU OK? initiative. Photo: Rio Tinto

The topic of miner health is one that gets talked about, but often at the wrong time – after a trend of injuries occurs, once a problem becomes an epidemic, or in response to anecdotal evidence of another...

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