MERC 2020: That’s a wrap!

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 In Fire & Emergency

We at SETS were delighted to be a part of the 10th Anniversary of the Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC) 2020 as a bronze sponsor.

MERC is an annual Perth event that showcases and provides world-class emergency rescue and skill building exercises for volunteer mines rescue teams. To find out what else MERC entails, read more on our earlier blog post here

Over the 28th and 29th November, volunteer mines rescue teams from all over WA competed in a series of emergency response scenarios at MERC, having the unique opportunity to show the public what they do to protect and save lives every day. 

We also had our own mini competition at the SETS stand with the Cornhole Challenge. Players of all ages took a crack at it to see who will top the leaderboard to win a brand new set of ARES Glove from ESKA! By the end of the weekend, the winner was Annette with an incredible total of 15 points!

Well done to all the teams, volunteers, sponsors and organisers! And congratulations to all the MERC 2020 winners: 

Overall Places by Rank:

1) Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

2) Newmont Boddington

3) Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services



Road Crash Rescue:

1st Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services

2nd Place: Newmont Boddington

3rd Place: Rio Tinto Mining Operations 

 

Hazmat: 

1st Place: Karara Mining

2nd Place: Newmont Boddington

3rd Place: Synergy Muja Power Station



Fire Fighting: 

1st Place: Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

2nd Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services

3rd Place: AngloGold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine



Confined Space: 

1st Place: Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

2nd Place: FMG Christmas Creek

3rd Place: Karara Mining

 

ERT Readiness: 

1st Place: AngloHold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine 

2nd Place: FMG Christmas Creek

3rd Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services 

 

First Aid: 

1st Place: Synergy Muja Power Station

2nd Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services 

3rd Place Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

 

Vertical Rescue: 

1st Place: Synergy Muja Power Station

2nd Place: AngloGold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine

3rd Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services 

 

Team Safety: 

1st Place: Newmont Boddington

2nd Place: AngloGold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine 

3rd Place: Rio Tinto Supply Chain & Services 

 

Overall BA: 

1st Place: Karara Mining

2nd Place: Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

3rd Place: AngloGold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine 

 

Overall First Aid: 

1st Place: Newmont Boddington 

2nd Place: Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations 

3rd Place: FMG Christmas Creek 

 

Best Medic Winners:
1st Place: Kleon Langton – Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

2nd Place: Sarah Morleu – Newmont Boddington

3rd Place: Jed Stubbs – FMG Christmas Creek 

 

Best Captain Winners:
1st Place: Matt Butterwood – Rio Tinto Pilbara Mining Operations

2nd Place: Carley Mitchell – AngloGold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine 

3rd Place: Ken Ackerer – FMG Christmas Creek 

 

To find out more about MERC, head to https://www.themerc.com.au/ 

We are so proud to once again be a part of this awesome community event to continue upholding the safety standards in the mining industry.

Looking forward to seeing you all at MERC 2021!

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