The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME) congratulates the recipients of the latest round of Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program PhD scholarships, which will facilitate high quality research on improving health and psychosocial safety in mining.
CME Acting Chief Executive Officer Adrienne LaBombard acknowledged the WA Government for its ongoing commitment to the MARS Program, including through the funding of research by high-quality PhD students.
"The health and safety of our workforce, both physical and psychological, is the number one priority of the WA resources sector," Ms LaBombard said.
"Improving mental health and workplace safety have been the focus of concerted efforts in recent years and the positive outcomes have provided insights that all sectors can learn from.
"Despite the recent momentum, we know there is always room for further improvement - and research like that funded through the MARS Program PhD Scholarships has a key role to play.
"CME stands ready to engage with the scholarship recipients. It will be important the research is guided by relevant and representative industry data and to help test the validity of the research findings."
Launched in late 2021, the MARS Program is a WA Government initiative that aims to improve mental health, workplace culture and safety in the State's resources sector.
MARS Program PhD Scholarships are awarded by the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA).
For more details about the latest recipients, see here.
