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Mining Industry

Miners who volunteer on Emergency Response Teams (ERT) at their mine sites are at risk of developing traumatic stress after an incident.

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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) helps ERT members properly debrief after an incident or near miss has occurred.  

 

CISM helps those who are exposed to trauma by:

  •      Walking the members through the debriefing/defusing process to help them process the incident. 

  •      Normalizing the physical and emotional reactions to the incident. 

  •      Encouraging and facilitating recovery by means of self resilient habits. 

  •      Determining the need for further continued care with a mental health professional. 

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4 Critical Elements to CISM

Early Intervention

  • Builds trust amongst co-workers

  • Faster recovery

  • Less absenteeism

  • Less turnover

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Peer Support

CISM was built around peer support because of its capability for early intervention, which makes it effective when used as an internal peer support program.​

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Structured Debrief

Lessens the impact of a traumatic event by walking co-workers though guided questions/steps to help them digest the event.  

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72 Hours

CISM guidelines show the importance of a debrief conversation within 72 hours after a critical incident. This is what makes peer support so effective at CISM support. 

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