Page 53 Page 49 Page 51 The T eam First Aid award went to Glencore s Sud bury Integrated Nickel Operations This year the Provincial Mine Rescue Competitions also celebrat ed the 90th anniversary of Ontario Mine Rescue The Ontario Mine rescue system was established in 1929 a year after an underground fre at the Hollinger Mine in T immins claimed the lives of 39 miners Over the ensuing years OMR has evolved from a fre service to full emergency response service for all underground emergencies The competitions organize d by Ontario Mine Res cue a part of W orkplace Safety North test the teams knowledge frefghting skills frst aid re sponse use of emergency equipment and de cisionmaking ability under stress in a simulated underground emergency Mine rescue equipment technicians from each mine also compete in a test of their abilities to service diagnose and repair the specialized equipment used by teams Mine rescue team members the backbone of On tario Mine Rescue are mine workers trained by Dis trict Mine Rescue Ofcers to respond to all types of mine emerge ncies includin g fres explosions and ground collap ses They provide a rapid response to emergencies at their mine Under the authority of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and headquarte red in North Bay Ontario Mine Rescue stafs equip s and maintains a network of mine rescue stations across the province that en sure mines within a specifed geographic area have ad equate emergency response capability W orkplace Safety North provides products and services to promote workplace health and safety in the mining forestry and paper printing and converting industries as well as workplaces across northern Ontario MOBILI Z IN G S T R ON G C OMMUNI T IE S SUDBUR Y 190 Magill Street Lively O N P3Y 1K7 TI MMI NS 2090 Riverside Dr Unit 33 T immins ON P4R 0A2 V AL DO R 249 7 ieme rue V aldO r QC J9P 0B9 T O L L FREE 18002685350 sale scar rie re industrialcom w w w ca r r ie r e i nd ustr ia lco m Pictured centre JeanY ves Doiron with V ale Canada in Sudbury won the award for T op T echnician