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“Zero Harm” - a Healthy or Risky Catchphrase?

Picture from Porter et. al. (2019)

The “ZERO HARM” catchphrase widely used in the Mining Industry refers to the mindset that no harm must come to anyone in the workplace.

There are different views in the industry about the value of this phrase. Over the last few years, there have been several contrasting sentiments ranging from “zero harm makes zero sense” to the “zero harm mindset creates a positive safety culture”.

As Geotechnical Engineers we make decisions based on the safety philosophies of each individual company. This ultimately affects the way we approach risk-related challenges.

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