Pacific Manpower & Institute for Safety Education and Training (ISET)
The training model developed by Pacific Manpower and ISET is structured around five core components. These ensure every person deployed to a mine site in PNG is well-prepared, safety-conscious, and operationally competent.
Foundations of a mine site: open-pit and underground areas, overburden dumps, TSFs, ore/waste stockpiles; processing (crushing, grinding, concentrators, CIL/CIP, flotation/smelters); support systems (power, water treatment, waste); accommodation camps and site services.
Operations and flow: drilling & blasting, load/haul with trucks, loaders, excavators; grade control; sampling; mine planning and scheduling; site haul roads; conveyors and pipelines; export routes to Lae/Kiunga and FIFO airstrips.
Life in camp (FIFO/local), catering, laundry, recreation, medical facilities; HR structures; training centres and inductions; community affairs; landowner associations; company programs in health, education, and local enterprise.
PNG mining licences (ML, SML, EL); CEPA environmental permits; MRA oversight; WHS-based safety systems; environmental monitoring (air/water/biodiversity); audits/inspections; statutory reporting.
Emergency response (ERT), first aid, hazard/near-miss reporting, incident management; communications (satellite/radios); SCADA/DCS; security & surveillance; warehousing & inventory; procurement and SME sourcing.
Remote access (helicopter/barge/long-haul), high rainfall, landslides, floods; cultural sensitivity across diverse tribal groups and customary land; respectful landowner engagement; managing relations in complex social settings.