Georgina Keating

• Responsible for Night shift coverage of the implemented controls of the COVID pandemic at Phosphate Hill Mine and Camp.
• This included Mandatory testing and managing of personal entering onto the site and camp and maintaining a high standard of hygiene, safety and compliance of the COVID regulations.
• My role also included responding to emergencies, first aid treatments and maintaining emergency response vehicles and equipment on site.
• Accurately documented all operational data, ensuring up-to-date records for review and analysis.
• Maintained clean and organized work area, setting standard for workplace tidiness and efficiency.

• Emergency Response 24 hour on call to the Magnetic Island Community in all aspects of emergencies.
• Community development and education.
• Working with Parks and Wildlife in Hazard reduction and fire trails.
• Training officer in Auxiliary recruitment programs
• Peer Support Officer for QFRS
• Increased public awareness of fire safety measures by organizing and leading community outreach events.
• Developed effective relationships with neighboring fire departments, increasing collaboration opportunities and information-sharing during multi-agency responses.

• Deliver first aid courses for QAS around the Townsville area

• General Garden duties including Mowing, weeding, hedging, removal of rubbish and garden waste.
• Pool Maintenance , and cleaning
• Pressure washing an extensive concrete area.
• Painting
• Irrigation maintenance.
• Fencing
• Body corporate repairs

• Health and Safety officer Role
• Responding to all emergencies across the Mine Site and Personal Camp
• Alcohol and Drug testing
• Delivering of Health and Safety Topics to Mining employees
• Safety Audits and Dust Monitoring
• Vehicle Safety Inspections
• Ongoing Emergency Response Training for Mines Rescue employees
• Data entry and statistics in relation to Incident reports
• Ongoing rehabilitation for mining personal through injury and sickness
• Improved workplace safety by conducting thorough risk assessments and implementing necessary control measures..
• Conducted incident investigations, participated in audits and collected data and information to maximize workplace safety.
• Collaborated with management to create a culture of safety awareness, resulting in improved employee engagement and accountability.
• Developed effective emergency response plans for various situations, leading to faster response times and minimized impact on operations.
• Assisted in the design of facility layouts with optimal ergonomics in mind, reducing strain-related injuries among workers.

• Working in the Concentrator at Ernest Henry Mine I covered all aspects of the process starting from The crushing process.
• Where i worked in the control room and monitored the dumping of material from the working pit to be stockpiled.
• I also operated a excavator with a rock breaker attachment this was either done remotely or by hand .
• General cleaning and maintenance of conveyors.
• Bobcat operations of clean up and shutdowns
• Grinding operations
• Included the consistent monitoring of all three Mills and housekeeping.
• Adding determined weights of balls to the mills when required and helping replace liners.
• Duties also included the operation of the Eilbeck Crane that enabled equipment to be lifted for shutdowns and maintenance.
• The flotation process
• Working with the Metallurgical team in the recovery of copper.
• Control Room Operator
• This role involved monitoring the overall process from crushing to the final production of copper concentrate for exportation.
• Liaising with people in many roles across the mining process
• To promote the most economic and efficient running of the business.
• Emergency Response
• Responding to all emergency response calls across the mining site.
• Including the personal camp located 10 km from the mine site.
• Provided on-the-job training to newly hired workers and team members.
• Worked outside in all weather conditions.
• Maintained knowledge of industry policies and procedures to set up and operate equipment safely.

• Led emergency response operations, coordinating team efforts to ensure safety and effectiveness.
• Maintain Response Vehicles and associated equipment
• Mines rescue Cert 111
• Cert IV Health Care
• Attend regular training

I am a DCS operator and have been in this position for the past 2 years. My role requires me to maintain a high quality and control of the plant to ensure product specifications are being met.

While also being vigilant of environmental requirements, scrubbing systems in recovery of ammonia and dust.

Production targets on Decant usage, Defoamer, Sulphuric acid and other Acids.

Other duties included in my role in granulation are

• Sampling
• Monitoring
• Auditing
• 5s management
• House keeping
• Permit issuing
• Isolating/checking
• Unloading of trucks
• Bobcat tasks
• Debagging