Mine Rescue Roundup

Teck’s mine rescue teams once again demonstrated true skill, dedication and excellence in achieving top rankings in recent mine rescue competitions.

At the 2018 Alberta Provincial Surface Mine Rescue Competition held in Spruce Grove on June 15-16, Cardinal River won Best Written Exam, placed second overall, and Best Captain was awarded to Shane Taylor.Elkview was named the winner of both the three- and six-person events, while Line Creek placed second. Both teams will go on to compete at the provincials in Kimberley.

At the 2018 B.C. Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition held in Kimberley on June 9, Teck mine rescue teams achieved the following:

• Highland Valley Copper won Best Overall Surface Mine Rescue, Best Practical Bench Skills, Best Surface Rope Task, Best First Aid, Best Fire, and Highest Non-Aggregate Points.
• Line Creek won Best Three-Person First Aid and Best Written. Coach Sandra Duncan was awarded the Kathie Lofstrom Memorial Trophy for Best Three-Person Coach.
• Sullivan Mine Captain Dave Heathfield was awarded Best Underground Bench Technician.

Teams from Greenhills, Fording River, Elkview and Line Creek Operations also competed in the 97th annual mine rescue competition hosted by the East Kootenay Mines Industrial Safety Association (EKMISA) in Sparwood on May 12. Elkview was named the winner of both the three- and six-person events, while Line Creek placed second.
 

Mine rescue competitions are important events that provide an opportunity to test emergency response and rescue skills, and share best practices. Members of these teams are to be commended for their hard work, safety leadership, and commitment to helping ensure everyone is going home safe and healthy every day.

Congratulations to all the teams and participants who recently took part in competitions on their impressive performances, and thank you for exemplifying our core value of safety.

Also participating in the competition was Team Miracle, a mine rescue exhibition team formed to help raise awareness of health and safety in the mining sector and support the Mining for Miracles campaign. Mining for Miracles is the BC mining community’s longstanding fundraising campaign in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

This year, Team Miracle were also promoting diversity in the workplace with an all female team, including three women from Teck, to encourage more women in the mining sector to participate in their respective mine rescue teams on site.

For more information, visit: www.teammiracle.ca