1 Procon Blast—Q1 2013 PROCON BLAST PROCON BLAST PROCON BLAST Sending a safety shockwave to you! Sending a safety shockwave to you! CongratulaƟons to Bill Whalley of Roy Lloyd Mine ‐First Recipient of ProconSAFE Davy Lamp Award!! INSIDE THIS ISSUE Davy Lamp Award 1 History of the Davy Lamp 2 Message from President 3 Employee of the Year 4 Safety Champions 5 Safety Culture Survey 6 Supervisor Training 7 Mine Rescue Training 8 Housekeeping 10 Achievements 13 Smart Card Program 14 Smart Card Winners 15 Around the Sites 16 Map of Projects 18 Current Projects 19 Safety Share 21 CongratulaƟons to Mr. Bill Whalley on becoming the first recipient of the new ProconSAFE Davy Lamp Award for outstanding safety leadership in an emergency situaƟon! Bill, a well‐respected underground miner at the Roy Lloyd Site, was presented with the ProconSAFE Davy Lamp Award in acknowledgement and appreciaƟon of his quick thinking and acƟons on the night of January 21 st , 2013. Bill had been traveling down the decline at the Roy Lloyd Site on a nor‐ mal night shiŌ rotaƟon when he noƟced flames coming from the mid‐ship area of the scooptram he was operaƟng. Immediately he stopped the scooptram and exƟnguished the fire with a hand held fire exƟnguisher, then contacted the mechanical department. The scoop was then tagged out and an invesƟgaƟon into the incident began. The findings of this invesƟgaƟon showed that due to Bill’s quick thinking and proper handling of the situaƟon by following the site safety procedures, he had saved not only the piece of equipment, but potenƟally the lives of his co‐workers should the fire have goƩen out of hand. For this reason Mr. Bill Whalley was proudly acknowledged by Procon Safety Pro, Gary Barnesky, at the site’s Weekly Safety MeeƟng on February 4 th , 2013.
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PROCON BLASTPROCON BLASTPROCON BLAST Sending a safety shockwave to you!Sending a safety shockwave to you!
Congratula ons to Bill Whalley of Roy Lloyd Mine ‐First
Recipient of ProconSAFE Davy Lamp Award!!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Davy Lamp Award 1
History of the Davy Lamp 2
Message from President 3
Employee of the Year 4
Safety Champions 5
Safety Culture Survey 6
Supervisor Training 7
Mine Rescue Training 8
Housekeeping 10
Achievements 13
Smart Card Program 14
Smart Card Winners 15
Around the Sites 16
Map of Projects 18
Current Projects 19
Safety Share 21
Congratula ons to Mr. Bill Whalley on becoming the first recipient of the new ProconSAFE Davy
Lamp Award for outstanding safety leadership in an emergency situa on!
Bill, a well‐respected underground miner at the Roy Lloyd Site, was presented with the ProconSAFE
Davy Lamp Award in acknowledgement and apprecia on of his quick thinking and ac ons on the
night of January 21st, 2013. Bill had been traveling down the decline at the Roy Lloyd Site on a nor‐
mal night shi rota on when he no ced flames coming from the mid‐ship area of the scooptram he
was opera ng. Immediately he stopped the scooptram and ex nguished the fire with a hand held
fire ex nguisher, then contacted the mechanical department. The scoop was then tagged out and
an inves ga on into the incident began.
The findings of this inves ga on showed that due to Bill’s quick thinking and proper handling of the
situa on by following the site safety procedures, he had saved not only the piece of equipment, but
poten ally the lives of his co‐workers should the fire have go en out of hand.
For this reason Mr. Bill Whalley was proudly acknowledged by Procon Safety Pro, Gary Barnesky, at
the site’s Weekly Safety Mee ng on February 4th, 2013.
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The ProconSAFE Davy Award is a genuine replica of the miner’s flame safety lamp that was invented in 1815
by Sir Humphry Davy, that saved the lives of miners for over two hundred years. Sir Davy discovered that if
two vessels were filled with explosive gas, they might be connected togeth‐
er by a narrow tube, and the gas in one of the chambers could be exploded
without transmi ng the explosion to the adjoining chamber. This meant
that a flame in a lamp that was fed mine air through small orifices would
not ignite methane and other flammable gases, called firedamp, in the sur‐
rounding air in the mine.
Davy went on to discover that mesh holes of fine metallic gauze acted the
same way as narrow tubes by allowing the flame to burn on one side of the
gauze without igni ng the gas on the underside of the gauze by allowing
the heat to dissipate before it could rise to the point of igni on. This lamp,
with its cylinder of gauze was successful in minimizing the number of deadly
mine explosions caused by methane gas that had previously taken the lives
of untold miners in the early 1800’s.
The lamp provided a test for the presence of gases; if flammable gas mix‐
tures, or firedamp, were present, the flame of the Davy lamp burned higher
with a blue nge. Lamps were equipped with a metal gauge to measure the
height of the flame. The lamp would ex nguish in the presence of asphyxi‐
ant gases (i.e. nitrogen and carbon monoxide), called blackdamp, when
there were low levels of oxygen in the air.
The ProconSAFE version of the Davy Lamp, is a medium sized replica of the
Welsh Miners Lamp. It is hand cra ed and is intended as an ornamental
lamp only. It is made of brass, stands 7 inches high, is 2.5 inches in diame‐
ter, and weighs more than 1.2 pounds. It does not contain the filters and
seals contained in the genuine underground models. Each lamp comes
with a brief history and instruc ons to use for burning lamp oil (kerosene).
Today, ProconSAFE is proud to use the Davy Lamp Award to acknowledge
employees who have been shown to excel in safety leadership, and Mr.
Whalley truly is a worthy recipient of the first Davy Lamp.
~ Kathy Christmann, Roy Lloyd Administra on
History of the Davy Flame Safety Lamp
An example of a Davy lamp with
apertures to gauge flame height.
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A Message from the President
Our employees are our greatest asset.
The statement above is how we at Procon view our workforce, and as such we have decided to place a large
focus on supervisor training, first aid training, and mine rescue training in 2013. Many training sessions took
place in Q1 of 2013 with many more to come during the remainder of 2013.
I want to personally thank everyone who has taken me out of their busy schedules to a end training ses‐
sions. It is through your par cipa on, dedica on and commitment that we con nue to grow as a company
and head towards our goal of “Best in Class”.
We have already seen some posi ve changes across the sites and I have no doubt we will con nue to see
more as me progresses.
In closing, I would also like to congratulate this quarter’s Safety Champions. Thank you for your safe work!
Advanced Supervisor Training, Nisku.
First Aid Training, Roy Lloyd.
Mine Rescue Team, Brucejack.
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In November 2012, Procon, in conjunc on with CAMCE, held a campaign to nominate an Employee of the
Year. The objec ve was to select a model employee, from across all Procon sites and departments, who dis‐
plays the SWAN principles: S = Smart
W = Work Quality
A = A tude
N = Nice
Nomina ons were submi ed by Procon employees and
any candidates who received two or more nomina ons
were entered in a draw to win a crystal swan sponsored
by CAMCE. The draw was held at the Procon Christmas
Party on December 14th, 2012 by Mme. Luo, CAMCE
Chairman, and the winner was Armon Invento.
Most anyone within Procon knows Armon, he’s Procon’s IT Systems Administrator and our sole computer
expert. Armon has been with Procon since December 2011 working out of the head office in Burnaby and
travelling to sites when required.
Armon was nominated for the SWAN award by his co‐workers for the following reasons:
S = “I honestly don’t believe there is anything IT related that Armon does not know. He very much enjoys
and takes pride in his work. He constantly builds on his knowledge by keeping up with all updated/new
models/technology/news” and “Armon is a very educated IT extraordinaire”.
W = “It doesn’t ma er if someone emails him before or a er hours he is always there to assist them with
their technical needs” and “Armon always goes above and beyond for Procon. No ma er what me of
morning or night, Armon is there to assist anyone. I hear people always talking about Armon and how dedi‐
cated he is”.
A = “Armon has a great a tude. No ma er what me of day or night he is always there to help his cowork‐
ers. He gets pulled in many different direc ons but always maintains a great a tude and he always has a
smile on his face” and “Even with Armon’s heavy work flow and the high demand of him he is always smiling
and keeping a posi ve a tude“.
N = “Armon definitely brings a posi ve and bright side to Procon which makes me a grateful person to work
with such a character” and “Armon is incredibly nice to everyone. He is kind, honest, and a very caring per‐
son“.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedica on Armon. Your commitment to Procon and our employees is
truly appreciated.
~ Ed Yurkowski, Procon CEO
2012 Employee of the Year ‐ Armon Invento, IT Systems Administrator
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Q3 2012 Safety Achievements
13,750 Hours Garry Johnson ‐ Esterhazy Peter Girard ‐ Brucejack Robbie Ellio ‐ Bellekeno David Ke le ‐ Eka Mark Read ‐ Nisku Paul Roy ‐ Forret Kerr Andrew Slaney ‐ Eka
15,200 Hours Chris Braaten ‐ Industrial Michael Despres ‐ Wolverine Harvey House ‐ Nisku David Anderson ‐ Nisku Troy Barry ‐ Eka Robert Gyurkovits ‐ Turkey Orlando Tarso ‐ Eka
17,000 Hours Paul Adkin ‐ Eka Brian McDougall ‐ Nisku John Boyd ‐ Wolverine Kevin Cur s ‐ BruceJack Jasminko Fazlagic ‐ Bellekeno John Cunningham ‐ Bellekeno
20,000 Hours Lorimer Braaten ‐ Industrial Wally Godfrey ‐ Nisku Ken Perry ‐ Forrest Kerr
24,000 Hours Lewis Ellio ‐ Bellekeno
30,000 Hours Stephen Cooper ‐ Bellekeno David MacDonald ‐ Wolverine
40,000 Hours Angus Pine ‐ BruceJack
45,000 Hours Dave Stark ‐ Brucejack Aubrey Oake ‐ Wolverine
Safety Award Program 2013
Hours Award 1,750 Travel Alarm Clock 3,200 Thermos 5,000 Travel Bag 8,000 Leather Jacket (8000 HR label) or Winter Jacket 12,000 Portable Cooler/Heater 13,750 $250 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 15,200 Men’s or Ladies’ Watch 17,000 Digital Camera 20,000 Leather Jacket (20000 HR label) 24,000 Carriage Clock/Handheld GPS 30,000 Digital Video Camera 35,000 $500 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 40,000 $600 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 45,000 $850 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 50,000 $1000 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card
congratula ng Sco Slinn on winning a $1000 jackpot
SMARTcard.
Procon Industrial Office & Shop, Saskatoon. Outside the Procon Travel office in Kamloops.
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HR Team filing at head office.
Day to Day Around the Sites Cont’d...
Wolverine crews.
Peter Ra , Roy Lloyd Dryman, wearing proper PPE and using
appropriate CAUTION signage.
First aid training at Roy Lloyd, put on by first aid instructor and
Roy Lloyd Administrator Kathy Christmann.
Winter at Brucejack.
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Bellekeno Mine, Lucky Queen Mine, Onek Mine
Wolverine Mine
Eka Mine
Mary River Project
Forrest Kerr Hydro Tunnel
Brucejack
Corporate Head Office
Nisku Shop
MAP — Q1 2013 Current Projects
Greywacke Project
Jolu Mill
Roy Lloyd Mine
Saskatoon Offfice/Shop
PCS Allan Mine
PCS Rocanville Mine
Esterhazy K2 Mine
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EKATI MINE
Owner: BHP Billiton Procon Joint Venture Partner: KeTe Whii Loca on: 300km northwest of Yellowknife, NWT Mine Start Date: 1998 Procon Start Date: 2000 Resource: Diamonds Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on site: 174
FORREST KERR HYDRO
Owner: Coast Mountain Hydro Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Tahltan Na on Loca on: 100km northeast of Stewart, BC Project Start Date: 2011 Procon Start Date: 2011 Resource: Hydroelectricity Procon’s Role: Underground Development Procon Personnel on site: 140
BELLEKENO/LUCKY QUEEN MINE
Owner: Alexco Resource Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Natcho Nyak Dun Loca on: 10km outside Keno City, YT Mine Start Date: Originally opened in 1921 Procon Start Date: 2008 Resource: Silver/Lead/Zinc Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Rehab Procon Personnel on Site: 83
ONEK MINE
Owner: Alexco Resource Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Natcho Nyak Dun Loca on: Keno City, YT Mine Start Date: 2012 Procon Start Date: 2012 Resource: Silver/Lead/Zinc Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on Site: 11
WOLVERINE MINE
Owner: Yukon Zinc Corp. Loca on: 190 km North of Watson Lake, YT Mine Start Date: 2006 Procon Start Date: 2005 Resource: Zinc/Copper/Lead Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on Site: 133
MARY RIVER PROJECT
Owner: Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. Loca on: North Baffin Island, NU. Mine Start Date: Planned 2014 Procon Start Date: 2009 Resource: Iron Ore Procon’s Role: Electrical Ser‐vices Procon Personnel on site: 2
OVERVIEW — Current Projects
NISKU SHOP
Loca on: Nisku, AB Start Date: 1995, new shop built in 2007 Departments: Mechanical, Electrical, Welding & Fabri‐ca ng, Machining, and Ware‐housing Personnel on site: 58
BRUCEJACK MINE
Owner: Pre um Resources Inc. Loca on: 65 km North of Stewart, BC Procon Start Date: Aug 2012 Resource: Gold/Silver Procon’s Role: Explora on Dri ing & Bulk Sample Procon Personnel on site: 35
MCLYMONT CREEK HYDRO
Owner: Coast Mountain Hydro Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Tahltan Na on Loca on: 100km northeast of Stewart, BC Project Start Date: 2013 Procon Start Date: 2013 Resource: Hydroelectricity Procon’s Role: Underground Development, Road Building Procon Personnel on site: 10
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PCS ROCANVILLE MINE
Owner: PotashCorp Loca on: Rocanville, SK Mine Start Date: 1970 Procon Start Date: Periodically since 2007 Resource: Potash Procon’s role: Industrial infra‐structure u/g, most currently surge bin erec on and sha deepening Procon Personnel on site: 35
ROY LLOYD MINE
Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 93km north of La Ronge, SK Mine Start Date: 2007 Procon Start Date: 2007 Resource: Gold Procon’s Role: U/G Produc on and Development Procon Personnel on site: 74
SASKATOON OFFICE/SHOP
Loca on: Saskatoon, SK Division Start Date: 1997 Departments: Opera ons, Safety, Es ma ng, Administra‐on, Warehousing, Mainte‐
nance, and Equipment Repair Procon Personnel on site: 15
JOLU MILL SITE
Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 129km north of La Ronge, SK Project Start Date: 2007 Procon Start Date: 2007 Resource: Gold Mill Procon’s Role: Ore Haulage & Road Maintenance Procon Personnel on site: 5
PCS ALLAN MINE
Owner: PotashCorp Loca on: Allan, SK Mine Start Date: 1968 Procon Start Date: Periodical‐ly since 2000, most recently in March 2013 Resource: Potash Procon’s role: Industrial infra‐structure u/g, most currently bin excava on Procon Personnel on site: 27
ESTERHAZY K2 MINE
Owner: Mosaic Co. Loca on: Esterhazy, SK Mine Start Date: 1967 Procon Start Date: 2008 Resource: Potash Procon’s Role: Water Inflow Management Procon Personnel on site: 174
Upcoming project:
GREYWACKE PROJECT
Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 105km north of La Ronge, SK Mine Start Date: Q1 2013 Procon Start Date: Q1 2013 Resource: Gold Procon’s Role: Open Pit Drill‐ing, Blas ng Procon Personnel on site: 8
GOLDEN HEART
Owner: Golden Band/Kitsaki Loca on: 183km north of La Ronge Mine Start Date: Q2 2013 Procon Start Date: Q2 2013 Resource: Gold open pit Procon’s Role: Ore Haulage Procon Personnel on site: 4
CORPORATE OFFICE
Loca on: Burnaby, BC Procon Start Date: 1992 Departments: Opera ons, Es‐ma ng, Purchasing, Human
ble, Payroll, Cos ng, IT, Travel, ProconSAFE, SAFEmap, CAMCE Canada Procon Personnel on site: 74
OVERVIEW — Current Projects Cont’d...
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As warmer weather approaches there will be more and more motorcycles on the roads. Whether driving a car, truck, or motorcycle we are all responsible for motorcycle safety. Many of our co‐workers and loved ones are motorcycle enthusiasts so please take a moment and read through the following safety ps.
Driving a car or truck?
1. Treat motorcycles like they are as big as other vehicles. Motorcycles don’t take up as much lane space as a truck or car, but they do o en adjust lane posi ons to avoid road debris and respond to wind and passing vehicles. Allow motorcycles plenty of lane space.
2. Double‐check those blind spots. The motorcycle’s smaller size s ll has to be taken into considera on, especially when changing lanes. Use your turn signal and take extra care to ensure the way is clear.
3. Back off. Stopping distances for cars and motorcycles are about equal, but wet condi ons can make quick stops difficult for both. What may be a mere “fender bender” between two cars could end up much more serious with a motorcycle involved. Also, motorcycles o en slow by downshi ing or merely rolling off the thro le, thus not ac va ng their brake light.
4. Be extra cau ous pulling in front. Due to their smaller size, motorcycles can appear farther away than they actually are. They can also be hidden behind larger vehicles, so ensure you have lots of space to turn in front without interrup ng the oncoming motorcycle.
5. Change lanes for merging motorcycles. While it is suggested to get out of the way for all vehicles merg‐ing onto the highway, changing lanes to leave room for motorcycles is par cularly important.
Safety Share ‐ Motorcycle Safety on the Road
Don Tracey, So ware Developer/Support, Procon Head Office.
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Motorcycle Safety cont’d...
Driving a motorcycle?
1. Avoid center of lane when traffic slows. It’s best to have a quick exit strategy when traffic suddenly grinds to a halt. Keeping to the le or right of your lane allows you to escape quickly if a trailing vehicle fails to stop in me.
2. Dress to be seen and protected. Wearing reflec ve clothing and bright colours helps other drivers see you. Also, wearing an approved helmet and garments made of leather or Kevlar can protect you if you fall. Protect your body from head to toe.
3. Target open spaces. The more spaces you surround yourself with the be er. That way, you’re staying out of drivers’ blind spots and avoiding sudden movements.
4. Never come between a car and its off‐ramp. How many mes have you seen a vehicle suddenly cross over to a highway off‐ramp at the last second because the driver wasn’t paying a en on? When ap‐proaching off‐ramps, it’s best to be in the le lane, or at least ensure there aren’t any vehicles to your le .
5. Take it easy on the curves. Many crashes happen there. You might overshoot the road or cross the cen‐ter line and get hit by oncoming traffic. Watch the road ahead, slow down, and choose the correct lane posi on before entering the curve.
Dave Stark, Superintendent, Brucejack Project. Gord Reed, Area Manager, Procon Head Office.