Updater Sept-Dec 2012 - Highlands Pacific

Highlights
Ramu NiCo Gains Valuable Experience at
Emergency Response Challenge
THE RAMU NiCo ER team’s first-ever
participation in the National Mines
Emergency Response Challenge in Port
Moresby in November has provided them with
some valuable experiences and knowledge.
Also, Ramu NiCo is the only developer who
sent two ER teams for the Challenge, namely,
that of KBK Mine and Basamuk Refinery
respectively.
Basamuk Emergency Response Team
Coordinator, Mr. Dave Williams said “This
really is a great opportunity for the team
members to experience challenging tasks in a
controlled environment, not to mention the
camaraderie these events build within our
own teams.”
Teams participated in realistic scenarios to
evaluate their knowledge and skills and to
compete against other mines from PNG.
Mr. Williams said the competition was always
going to be fierce with well established
Emergency Response Teams competing.
“I was pleased to see our first time challengers
enjoy the experience of teamwork and compete
against experienced teams and individuals from
other mines without any hesitation.” said KBK
ERT Superintendent, Danny Mandrap who also
attended the Challenge.
“I look forward to the 2013 Challenge now
that our teams have competed for the first
time,” he added.
During the two day event, there were four
practical events (Hazmat, Search & Rescue,
Fire Fighting and Rope Rescue) and a theory
assessment, covering all aspects of emergency
response.
KBK ERT Coordinator Daniel Round
congratulated the teams for participating
successfully and further assured that future
competition will be approached with total
confidence given their current experiences
with ongoing regular trainings.
The Ramu team demonstration at the Challenge
07
KBK Mine Operators Certified
TOTAL of twenty-four operators at the
A KBK Mine were issued with Certificates
of Competency Training on Heavy Equipment
Operation on September 19 after successfully
completing the training.
Out of the 24, nine are volvo operators,
eight are excavator operators, four are dozer
operators, two are roller operators and one is
a front end loader operator.
The operators went through a series of
competency training in both theory and
practical covering subjects including the safe
mining operation on site with more emphasis
on the safety operation of the equipments
as well as the improving of efficiency at the
mining area.
The training was conducted at KBK Mine site
by a qualified trainer, Mr. Elison David from
October to December last year and continued
from January to April this year.
Present to witness the certificate presentation
were General Manager KBK Mine Mr. Elmer
Ferguson and Deputy General Manager
Sarimu Kanu as well as Mine Superintendent,
Li Xingjia, Mine Supervisors John Molongs and
other officers.
Qualified operators with certificate