Archive for Emergency Response Team

Woodie Woodie Airport

The end of last year Woodie Woodie (the mine where I am working) got the best Christmas present ever, a new airport!  Gone are the days of the red dirt runway with the outdoor shade cloth terminal.  The new airport was built so jets could…

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ERT training

Here’s a couple of photos of this mornings Emergency Response Team (ERT) ropes training out at one of our old pits. If your wondering why the pit is full of water, it’s becasue it is redundant and that’s the level of the water table. At Woodie Woodie…

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ERT trip to Telfer Mine

Last swing I went over to neighbouring mine Telfer with the Woodie Woodie Emergency Response Team. Each mine has an Emergency Response Team (ERT) as they have to be self sufficient in all aspects including emergencies, due to there isolated nature.  The ERT team plays…

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