Rise to the occasion : lessons from the Bingham Canyon Manefay slide / Brad Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Brad, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copper mines and mining--Accidents--Utah--Salt Lake City Region.

Copper mines and mining.

Landslides--Utah--Salt Lake City Region.

Landslides.

Copper mines and mining--Safety measures.

Bingham Copper Mine (Utah)--Accidents.

Bingham Copper Mine (Utah).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Englewood, Colorado : Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, 2017.

Summary:

The story of a crisis of epic proportion and the lessons of leadership, innovation, motivation, and teamwork that effectively saved lives and the mine. Rise to the Occasion tells the dramatic story of the men and women who safely led Utah's 107-year-old Bingham Canyon Mine through the largest mining highwall failure in history. The Manefay failure resulted in 144.4 million tons of rock plummeting more than 2,000 feet and traveling 1.5 miles within 90 seconds--without a single death or injury. The story is told through the eyes of an insider, as the author was brought into the mine just six short weeks before the failure and was a key member of the management team. It's a Story Only He Can Tell. Illustrated with 160 full-color aerial and ground photos, charts, and illustrations, Rise to the Occasion details the unfolding events of the preparation, failure, and recovery efforts in moment-by-moment accounts. The author then leads the reader to valuable lessons that were learned and how to apply these lessons to any organization that faces risks. The reader will learn to manage a crisis or normal operations by: Understanding, measuring, and acting on the greatest risks facing the organization. Creating a culture, based on communication, that inspires dedication, trust, and success. Wearing a "Black Hat" to challenge thinking that can blind an organization. Setting "impossible" goals that will not only be met but exceeded. Breaking down silos to improve teamwork and solve problems. Reducing bureaucracy and empowering people to increase innovation and expedite solutions. Using independent experts to provide different points of view and audit the processes.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: The Day of the Manefay

Chapter 2: Before the Manefay

Chapter 3: After the Manefay

Chapter 4: Uncovering the Next Ore

Chapter 5: Preventing Another Manefay

Chapter 6: Why the Manefay Failed

Chapter 7: Innovation, Technology and Culture Change

Afterword

Appendix A: Monitoring Systems

Appendix B: Manefay Timeline

References

Index

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Ebook Central, viewed on January 27, 2023)

ISBN:

1-5231-0911-4

0-87335-434-6