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Article

9 May 2011

Author:
Jessica Burke, Australian Mining

Rio misleading about mine safety: union [Australia]

The miners union has accused Rio Tinto of having an outdated approach to mine safety. At the mining giant’s annual general meeting…Construction Forestry and Energy Union’s Robin Williams said a significant number of accidents were not reported in the annual report…“A culture of fear is permeating through Rio Tinto mines, which puts at risk the safety of mine workers,” Mr Williams said. “An adversarial approach to mine safety, where bosses threaten workers with disciplinary action…should have no place in modern Australian mining[“]…Rio’s chief executive Tom Albanese [said]…“We take safety seriously and it is our first and absolute priority,”…Williams told the meeting he did not want an environment where workers did not feel comfortable speaking up because they feared facing disciplinary procedures.