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The members of the New Zealand Minerals Industry Association (NZMIA) recognise that workplace health and safety is a primary concern of the minerals industry and must be given priority status in a company’s operations. To that end the NZMIA adopts the following guiding principles.
The New Zealand Minerals Industry Association:
- Advocates that members maintain a strong and unwavering commitment to health and safety in the workplace.
- Is dedicated to helping its members comply fully with all health and safety laws and regulations and to achieve best practice in their health and safety management.
- Maintains that laws and regulations governing the minerals industry should be based on sound scientific principles to create workplace solutions to health and safety problems.
- Is committed to making available the industry’s expertise to enhance workplace health and safety.
- Urges members to establish health and safety programmes (systems) that will develop a knowledgeable workforce capable of recognizing, analysing, avoiding and managing inherent hazards (risks) of the minerals industry’s work environment.
- Commits to the establishment and enforcement of strong 'fit for work place' policies.
- Pledges to work toward the prevention of all occupational injuries and illnesses.
- Endorses and supports the activities of the MinEx Health and Safety Council.
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