Our Approach to Safety
Since 2017, Tacora Resources has taken a safety-first approach to mining and processing iron ore.
At Tacora, we prioritize eliminating workplace hazards and risks to ensure the health and safety of all employees. We conduct occupational hygiene assessments and implement exposure controls, supported by onsite medical personnel, including a Primary Care Paramedic and trained Advanced Medical First Responders. Our commitment to zero harm extends to creating a safe, harassment-free environment, promoting both physical and mental well-being. Safety is a core value, and we believe all incidents are preventable through leadership, resources, and every employee's commitment to safe practices. Our mission is for everyone to go home safe, every day.
Our team is guided by our core values:
- The health and safety of all workers is our highest priority and our first core value
- We believe that all injuries are preventable
- We believe that excellence in health and safety is important to our long-term success and the first step towards achieving zero harm
The duty each employee has regarding safety is a deep-rooted value that everyone at Tacora uses, on or off our mine site. Our mission is that everyone goes home safe, every day.
Leadership
- Our leaders lead by example and actively engage our workforce to provide feedback and improvement initiatives
- They never walk past an unsafe activity or workplace condition without taking action
- They uphold our beliefs, values, and standards
Commitment to Training
We believe that all injuries and fatalities are preventable. We believe in a culture where the health and safety of all workers is an overriding value. We believe that excellence in health and safety is important to our long-term success.
Shared Responsibility
We are collectively and individually responsible for the safety of all workers and all worksites. Individuals must assume responsibility for their own safety and co-workers’ safety by following all safety rules, procedures, and practices, refusing to perform unsafe work, and taking collective responsibility for others’ unsafe conduct. Contractors must also take a leadership role in ensuring worker health and safety and assuring accountability for safety on the worksite.
Continual Improvement
We are committed to the on-going improvement of our practices and support efforts to develop and implement new methods, procedures, and technologies that have the potential to improve safety. We actively engage our workforce to provide feedback and improvement initiatives.
Recognition of Safety Performance and Practices
The commitment to health and safety is to all workers, not just direct employees. When engaging contractors, sub-contractors, and others to provide services, the selection process and administration of contracts include recognition and support of good safety performance and practices.
Our leaders uphold our beliefs, values, and standards. Our leaders never walk past an unsafe activity or workplace condition without taking action. Our leaders believe in leading by example, and actively engage our workforce to provide feedback and improvement initiatives.
