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Mine Safety Monitor Offered Department of Mines
Proved a success in the region during “Monitor Mine Safety” offered by the Ministry of Mining to 28 people through the Modernization and Assistance Program for Small Scale Mining (EAP).
After a week of classes, pupils and students received their certification from the SEREMI Mining, Alfredo Arriagada and qualified teachers brought to Arica especially for teaching these courses.
Along with receiving diplomas, the trainees also obtained a grant of compensation of ten thousand dollars per day attended (50 thousand per student), as well as personal protective vest, shoes, helmet, eye protection, ear and respiratory and other implements.
The SEREMI Arriagada said the Government through the Ministry of Mines has set a goal of strengthening human capital in safety, especially in sectors such as artisanal mining. “Thus by PAMM strengthen and implement the monitor on mine safety in 1000 tasks throughout our country, being complementary regional initiatives,” he said.
“This training can provide small-scale miners knowledge to work safely in their tasks. The Region of Arica and Parinacota and has 28 mining safety monitors, who have today with a credential that certifies the Sernageomin as such, “he explained,
They are all small miners and pirquineros over 5 years of experience who will share the knowledge acquired during the course and take the lead for security to their tasks and co-workers.
Millennia Araya, course participants welcomed the opportunity to get these conociemitos as “much needed”. “We had clear legal aspects that we have deficiencies take away that we can now solve,” he said, while highlighting the work of government public services to mining relation arranged in Arica and Parinacota as SEREMI, Sernageomin and Enemy.