2007 Sustainable Development Report

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • About Resolution Copper
  • Sustainable Development: An Explanation
  • Stakeholder Assurance Review
  • Message from the President | The Land Exchange
  • 2007 Achievements and Challenges
    • Achievements
    • Challenges
  • Resolution Project Profile
    • The Resolution Project
    • Project Status
    • How We Operate
    • Resolution Project Development Steps | Pre-feasibility Study Update
  • Business Profile
    • Sustainable Business Development
    • Project Planning
    • Employee Training
    • Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Systems
    • Support of SD Policies and Regulatory Compliance
    • Government Affairs
  • Sustainable Development Performance/Targets
    • 2007 Sustainable Development Scorecard
    • Resolution Copper: 2008 Sustainable Development Targets
  • Social Well-Being
    • Safety First
    • Saftey Programs
    • Workforce Profile
    • 2007 Workforce Demographics
    • Employee Survey
    • Community Data
    • Social Well-Being
    • Consulting with Stakeholders
    • Attitudes Toward the Mine: 2007 Copper Triangle Stakeholders Survey/Result Highlights
    • Environment Is Top Concern of Those Surveyed
    • Other Concerns and Complaints
    • Philanthropy and Community Investment
    • Community Engagement
    • Engaging with RCM Stakeholders - 2007
  • Economic Development
    • 2007 Highlights
    • Hiring Locally
    • Corporate Philanthropy
  • Environmental Stewardship
    • Care and Concern
    • Mining Approach
    • Graphic Overview of Block Caving
    • ISO 14001:2004 Certification Achieved
    • Rehabilitation Process
    • 2007 Environmental Incidents
    • Tailings Management
    • Water Management
    • MARRCO Railroad Endures
    • Environmental Impact Study
    • Environmental Partnerships/Environmental Highlights
    • Land Exchange of Critical Importance
  • Reader's Survey

Social Well-Being | Chapter Contents

People are our company’s greatest asset–the employees who join our ranks, the many contractors and suppliers who contribute to our progress, and the greater community in which we operate all affect and are affected by the way we do business.

Safety First

The safety of those who work for the company is our top priority–one we consider both a challenge and an opportunity. Keeping our employees and contractors safe is fundamental to our workplace culture as well as our business success. Our goal is and will remain zero injuries.

By June 2007, we had reached more than 500 days with no accidents or injuries causing time lost on the job. However, our positive record was halted when, in September 2007, a contractor working on the Superior job site was involved in a fatal accident. The accident involved a drill helper from Major Drilling USA, Inc., a contractor providing services for the Resolution Project. The worker was fatally injured at the start of his shift while performing pre-shift checks on the diamond drill where he was working. Investigations by the regulatory authorities and Major Drilling were instituted, and an internal RCM investigatory team was also formed to conduct an inquiry into the accident in accordance with Rio Tinto requirements. The review identified several areas where processes related to the operation of drilling contractors could be improved. The improvements, to be undertaken at a business unit level, will initially be facilitated by Rio Tinto HSE. They include a review and revision of safety systems for working on the drill rig, interactive training of crews with emphasis on hazard recognition, preventing “creeping” nonconformity with safety procedures, safety steps for working in isolation from other crew members, and a pre-task risk assessment.

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