INNOVATION September-October 2017

INNOVAT ION

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 | volume 21 number 5

COVER STORY HEALTH AND SAFETY IN MINERAL EXPLORATION

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Perspectives on field work and safety in BC’s mineral exploration industry

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Warren Mirko

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WE ARE ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BRITISH COLUMBIA As we approach 100 years, BC’s association for engineering and geoscience professionals is introducing a new face to the world

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COURTING DISASTER Risk assessments present increasing challenges for professionals

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Dr. R.H. Guthrie, P.Geo.

> BEYOND INCREMENTAL ENERGY AND CARBON GOALS IN A GLOBAL MARKET Developing context-based sustainability strategy and goals

ON THE COVER Health and safety practices are vital to managing risk in dynamic work conditions in mineral exploration. Page 20

Ronan Chester; Rylan Dobson; Dara Edmonds; Dr. Jamie Gray-Donald; and Dorota Kwasnik, P.Eng.

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