Darren Flanagan, hero of the Beaconsfield miners’ rescue, knows all too well the importance of workplace safety, which he will be sharing in Port Macquarie later this month.
He is supporting WorkCover as they roll out new work health and safety legislation across NSW.
Darren will be speaking at the Port Macquarie Panthers on Wednesday, May 30 from 7-8.30am.
Hosted by the Mid-North Coast Business Enterprise Centre, Darren will share his moving and inspirational story about the rescue operation that saved the lives of Beaconsfield miners Todd and Brant.
He is named “The Gun” by Todd and Brant, because he fired the explosives that eventually released them from their tomb 925m underground.
Darren spent a week after his emergency midnight flight to the site underground test blasting at 630m. His mission was to blast within 300mm of Todd and Brant’s bodies.
In claustrophobic and freezing conditions, Darren blasted his way closer to the trapped men, with 65 explosives, as the distraught miners’ families watched.
One more explosion could have been the one that killed them, but Todd and Brant encouraged Darren to carry on.
The rest is history, as Darren fired the final shot which reached the mark – less than 300mm from Todd and Brant and freed them from the mine.
To secure your place, call ETC on 6648 5400 or visit etcltd.com.au by May 24.
Following the breakfast, WorkCover will deliver a free two-hour workshop that covers the new work health and safety legislation and what businesses need to do to ensure they are compliant.
