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- Title
Effective Communication for Enhancing Occupational Health, Safety, and Risk Management in the Mining Industries in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study of Porgera Gold Mining in the Enga Province.
- Authors
YARO, Jack; SALI, Garry
- Abstract
Effective communication is the pillar in enhancing health, safety, and risk management by enabling information sharing, promoting awareness, and facilitating timely responses to potential hazards. This study's focus on effective communication aims to ensure the clear dissemination of safety protocols and standards, foster a positive safety culture, reduce workplace accidents and injuries, and contribute to achieving zero incidents while enhancing the overall safety management system. The study utilizes Porgera gold mining in the Enga Province as a case study to demonstrate how effective communication can enhance safety culture in the mining industry and similar high-risk extractive industries in Papua New Guinea. While the study is grounded in general qualitative and quantitative research methods, it employs specific techniques, including document reviews, questionnaires, and interview schedules, to collect data and information. The Milles and Huberman (1994) interactive model of data analysis is used to prepare and analyze the data. The results reveal that many local employees do not understand safety language and rules due to inadequate training and low educational backgrounds. It is concluded that effective communication can enhance workplace safety and risk management, emphasizing the importance of clear communication from sender to receiver. When effectively employed in the workplace, communication provides clarity, brevity, promotes a positive safety culture, and facilitates zero injuries or accidents among workers and properties, ultimately enhancing Barrick Gold Mining's safety management system.
- Subjects
ENGA Province (Papua New Guinea); INDUSTRIAL hygiene; MINERAL industries; GOLD mining; RISK management in business; INFORMATION sharing
- Publication
South Pacific Studies, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 1/2, p33
- ISSN
0916-0752
- Publication type
Article