MONTREAL, June
14, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto IOC wins the grand prize in
the railway transport category for its interactive database project
for geotechnical risk management at Quebec's Transport Excellence Awards gala held
in Montreal.
Thierry Martel, Chief Operations
Officer, Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) said: "This prize is a great
recognition not only by our business but by our peers in
Quebec. Safety is IOC's first
priority, this award makes this project more relevant than ever to
our operations and meaningful to the safety of our employees and
other users of the QNS&L railway." He added: "IOC is always on
the lookout for opportunities to refine its activities and
processes to make them as safe as possible. This honor confirms our
leadership in safety. Some of the devices for monitoring slope
stability have been designed and installed by IOC employees. They
have all contributed to delivering innovation in railway safety,
these employees are the ones who have really earned this prize.
"
The company has been developing the interactive database project
for geotechnical risk management along the railway from 2015 to
2017. Since its implementation in March
2017, the company has been able to anticipate and prevent
dangerous events that could occur as a result of erosion created by
cycles of adverse weather conditions. Forming part of the
Geotechnical risk management system is an array of slope stability
and rock fall detection systems each tailored according to the
specific ground conditions along the 420km railway.
This prestigious award recognizes railway construction projects,
technology innovation, progress or advancement in the management,
technical and economic challenges in addition to projects enabling
the maximization of the durability, security, and the reliability
of performance.
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SOURCE RIO TINTO PLC