Tinto Gender Roles

Social

Rio Tinto takes pride in its social engagements. It provides a safe and healthy workplace

to its employees where their rights and dignity are respected. The firm seeks to build

enduring relationships with the native population that demonstrates mutual respect for

each other, active partnership, and long‑term commitment for the betterment of

society. Rio trains its people under its Skill360 Australia program so that the trainees

can get a nationally recognised trade certificate in their field. The new apprentices are

at many times offered full time roles in the concern. Rio promotes gender diversity and

has many female workers in non – traditional roles.

Employment to indigenous employment is one of the key focus for

It equips participants with a range of development skills which is

complemented by hands-on skills.

There is a programme ‘toolbox’ which includes, but is not limited to, social and

emotional wellbeing activities for all and entry level skill knowledge across road and

building construction, machinery repairs and maintenance and introductory

conservation and land management.

“Empowering women in mining” is the policy of Rio. Participation of females in

the firm remained steady and consistently at about 24 per cent–close to almost one

quarter of the workforce. There were women as paraprofessionals, graduates, relief

crew leaders, crew leaders, specialists, superintendents and managers. There is the

great example of Linda Murry , (manager, Planning & Logistics) one of Rio’s Weipa

centre first female managers to lead two operational teams at the mine—was

recognised by the industry at the 2014

Sustainability Management

Queensland Resources Council’s Resources Awards for Women.

Ms Murry leads a team of more than 250 people and oversees the operational tasks of

two groups, spanning the mining life cycle from the pre-mining clearing phase

Nothing is more important to Rio management than the

safety of its employees and contractors. In 2014 there was one of the fastest rates of

improvement in safety related performance within Rio. To minimize frequency of

industrial accidents proactive reporting has been enabled minor events to be

investigated and resolved before more serious incidents occurred, which has assisted in

a further reduction in the overall severity of incidences and injuries. Still some incidents

happened so to increase awareness around injury risks to specially hands and fingers(

as it was found hand and fingers were more affected), a focus on red zones was

prominent throughout 2014. Since the heightened awareness campaigns, no further

serious hand and finger incidents have occurred. In short Rio management takes care of

the following items seriously

 Occupational Health

 Fitness for work

 Medical emergency cases

 Vector borne infectious