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🎙️ Episode 30: Safety Differently – Transforming Mining Culture
About the Guest
Josh Bryant is General Manager - People, Risk (HSE) and Sustainability at Mitchell Services Limited (ASX: MSV), one of Australia's leading mineral drilling contractors. With over 20 years of experience, Josh has established himself as a transformational leader in mining safety culture. He holds a B.Sc in Geology and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance, and was awarded the 2018 Prospect Mining Award for Safety Advocacy and the 2020 AusIMM Jim Torlach Award for Professional Excellence.
Josh Bryant’s Philosophy
Stop managing safety through procedures and start understanding how work actually happens.
Josh is a strong promoter in the industry of ‘Safety Differently/Human and Organisational Performance’ practices and genuinely passionate about people, workforce diversity, and the improvement of systems that support employees and clients.
Episode Highlights:
⛏️ Two Decades in Mining Safety
Josh traces his journey through over 20 years in the safety and risk management field, working with some of the largest global mining companies in Australia. His experience spans geology, technical services management, and senior roles at BHP, including health, safety, and business improvement at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
🔄 The Cultural Transformation at Mitchell Services
Josh reveals the catalyst for introducing a "Human & Organisation Performance/Safety Differently" approach that fundamentally changed organizational culture at Mitchell Services. Josh explains how he scaled safety culture and risk management systems to keep pace with this rapid expansion while maintaining—and improving—safety performance.
⚠️ Fatal Risk Management in High-Stakes Environments
Mining is inherently high-risk, with fatal hazards that are real, immediate, and unforgiving. Josh shares his approach to fatal risk management and the unique safety and risk challenges in drilling and exploration services compared to production mining.
🔗 The Integration of People, Risk, and Sustainability
Josh’s role uniquely combines People, Risk (HSE), and Sustainability under one leadership position. He explains how these three areas are fundamentally interconnected and why managing them together makes perfect sense for organizational effectiveness.
🎯 Strategic Risk to Practical Action
With extensive experience in both operational and strategic environments, he discusses the balance between maintaining production targets and a genuine human-centered approach in an industry often focused on output.
📊 Measuring Cultural Transformation
Josh shares the metrics and indicators that matter, along with the questions mining companies should ask when evaluating drilling contractors’ safety and risk management capabilities.
📚 Resources & Contact
* Mitchell Services Limited
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parakeetinc.substack.com
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By Jowanza JosephAbout the Guest
Josh Bryant is General Manager - People, Risk (HSE) and Sustainability at Mitchell Services Limited (ASX: MSV), one of Australia's leading mineral drilling contractors. With over 20 years of experience, Josh has established himself as a transformational leader in mining safety culture. He holds a B.Sc in Geology and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance, and was awarded the 2018 Prospect Mining Award for Safety Advocacy and the 2020 AusIMM Jim Torlach Award for Professional Excellence.
Josh Bryant’s Philosophy
Stop managing safety through procedures and start understanding how work actually happens.
Josh is a strong promoter in the industry of ‘Safety Differently/Human and Organisational Performance’ practices and genuinely passionate about people, workforce diversity, and the improvement of systems that support employees and clients.
Episode Highlights:
⛏️ Two Decades in Mining Safety
Josh traces his journey through over 20 years in the safety and risk management field, working with some of the largest global mining companies in Australia. His experience spans geology, technical services management, and senior roles at BHP, including health, safety, and business improvement at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
🔄 The Cultural Transformation at Mitchell Services
Josh reveals the catalyst for introducing a "Human & Organisation Performance/Safety Differently" approach that fundamentally changed organizational culture at Mitchell Services. Josh explains how he scaled safety culture and risk management systems to keep pace with this rapid expansion while maintaining—and improving—safety performance.
⚠️ Fatal Risk Management in High-Stakes Environments
Mining is inherently high-risk, with fatal hazards that are real, immediate, and unforgiving. Josh shares his approach to fatal risk management and the unique safety and risk challenges in drilling and exploration services compared to production mining.
🔗 The Integration of People, Risk, and Sustainability
Josh’s role uniquely combines People, Risk (HSE), and Sustainability under one leadership position. He explains how these three areas are fundamentally interconnected and why managing them together makes perfect sense for organizational effectiveness.
🎯 Strategic Risk to Practical Action
With extensive experience in both operational and strategic environments, he discusses the balance between maintaining production targets and a genuine human-centered approach in an industry often focused on output.
📊 Measuring Cultural Transformation
Josh shares the metrics and indicators that matter, along with the questions mining companies should ask when evaluating drilling contractors’ safety and risk management capabilities.
📚 Resources & Contact
* Mitchell Services Limited
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parakeetinc.substack.com