November 13, 2014 – Module 8 in CORESafety’s safety and health management system focuses on Collaboration and Communication which aims to ensure that all relevant safety and health information is shared through open, transparent and frequent communications.

The Accident & Investigation standard operating procedure (SOP) outlines responsibilities for ensuring all individuals working or traveling on mining properties have an effective means of communication with their appropriate point of contact or with other parties or equipment.

This resource includes the following requirements of a general procedure:

• All personnel on mine sites shall be instructed to ensure an effective means of communicating exist at all times while on mining property.

• The effective means of communications can be face to face, radio, cell phone, or other means as outlined in this procedure or determined by supervisors or points of contact.

• All teams or groups of contractor personnel must have an effective way to communicate with their points of contact while they are on property.

• All communication devices must be accessible to all members of a team or group and the location of that device must be known to all team or group members.

Read more about the Accident & Investigation site communication SOP here.