Mining Industry
Case Study
Interview with Kylie Hooker
- Occupational Hygienist - Gold Fields - St Ives Gold Mine
Sensear interviewed Kylie Hooker - Occupational Hygienist - Gold Fields - St Ives Gold
Mine about their unique working environments and the use...
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Mining Industry
Case Study
Interview with Kylie Hooker
- Occupational Hygienist - Gold Fields - St Ives Gold Mine
Sensear interviewed Kylie Hooker - Occupational Hygienist - Gold Fields - St Ives Gold
Mine about their unique working environments and the use of Sensear devices.
Goldfields
is one of the worlds largest unhedged producers of gold with eight operating mines around
the globe.
Sensear: Kylie, what is your role at Gold Fields - St Ives Gold Mine?
Kylie: I am the sites Occupational Hygienist and deal with preservation of employee health
and protection from disease.
This includes protecting workers from NIHL and educating
them about noise and its effects.
Sensear: What is unique about the environments at Gold Fields - St Ives Gold Mine that
require special hearing protection?
Kylie: I would not say that St Ives is a unique environment when it comes to noise and the
need for special hearing protection.
We have similar noise hazards that many businesses
have in Australia inclu
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