Surface Mine Emergency Response Competition 2022: Mission Accomplished! 

 

For another year running, SETS was delighted to be part of the Surface Mine Emergency Response Competition 2022 from the 29th April to the 1st May. 

Hosted by Northern Star Kalgoorlie Operations at Hannans North Tourist Mine in Kalgoorlie, people were invited to watch the emergency scenarios unfold and see how the teams handled a range of life-like emergency scenarios, including Hazchem, Confined Space, Team Skills, Rope Rescue, Vehicle Extrication, Fire Fighting, Theory, First Aid, and Incident Management.

 

We are proud to have sponsored the Best New Captain award, with SETS trainer, Luke Overall, flying the SETS flag and presenting at the Awards Night Dinner. 

Well done to all the teams and participants for your commitment and efforts to protect lives every day and keeping our mine sites safe! And congratulations to:

Best Team

1st place – Evolution Mining 

2nd place – Northern Star Resources – KCGM Superpit 

3rd place – Northern Star Kalgoorlie Operations

 

Best New Captain

Savanah Tiller, Evolution Mining

Category Winners

 

Team Skills – Evolution

Overall First Aid – Evolution

Fire Fighting – St Barbara / Jaguar Mutual Aid

Rope Rescue – Evolution

Theory – Northern Star Kalgoorlie Operations

Hazchem – AngloGold Ashanti Australia – Tropicana

Confined space – Evolution Mining

Vehicle extraction – Northern Star Kalgoorlie Operations Operations

Overall team safety – Northern Star – KCGM Superpit

Overall breathing apparatus – Evolution Mining

Theory (individual) – Bart DuPlessis, @St Barbara/Jaguar Mutual Aid

Chief Adjudicator’s Award for Event Management – Vehicle extraction: Incident management scenario

– 1st AngloGold Ashanti Australia – Tropicana (James Williamson)

– 2nd St Barbara /Jaguar Mutual Aid (Matthew Arnold),

– 3rd Northern Star KCGM Superpit (Tim Kirkland)

 

We’d like to thank The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia for having us as part of this thrilling weekend, and to all the organisers, volunteers and sponsors who’ve made it possible!  

 

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Looking forward to seeing you all at SMERC 2023!

 

Photos by Ten Sharks Photography

 

PUBLISHED: 19/5/2022