Our client is a pioneering mining company that works diligently to transform mineral resources into the essential ingredients of people’s everyday lives.

Their vision is to be the largest mining company in the world, and to surpass the established standards of excellence in research, development, project implementation and business operations.

Participation in coal mining and production is part of the company’s strategy to adopt a diversified portfolio of products supplied to clients in the steel industry. Their coal business is headquartered in Australia; and they operate four coal mines in New South Wales & Queensland. The Operations consist of underground and open cut mines, cleaning plants, and a loading infrastructure, and they output both coking and thermal coal.

UK Coal is Britain’s biggest producer of coal and the supplier of approximately 7% of the country’s energy requirements for electricity generation.  As an employer of over 4,000 people and producing in excess of 17 million tonnes of coal per annum, UK Coal is very focused on maximising its eleven mining operations and optimising its business opportunities.  In May 2004, Jamieson Group were brought on board to implement a resource optimisation programme at Daw Mill, the country’s biggest underground mine located in Arley, near Coventry in the West Midlands.

Attitude Training Positively Impacts All Indicators

Like many organisations, Gosford City Council found that a number of its previous safety training programs and systems provided short lived benefits. Numerous Council staff are required to work primarily unsupervised. Whilst it can be assumed that all staff are capable of adhereing to safety systems, research across all industries indicates that, on average, one third of employees are likely to not comply, increasing accident and injury rates