EMPL702 Workplace Health, Safety and Conflict Management

The role of mediation is an important one but has often been overlooked in the health and safety space. Using the Pike River Coal Mine Disaster as a case study, discussed how conflict resolution could have been used to address the critical safety issues.

· The format should be a report, i.e. introduction, headings, conclusion, NO executive summary.

· Draw on the literature to concentrate on two or more fundamental safety concerns from a miner or contractors’ perspective.

Discuss how issues could be resolved through individual or collective conflict resolution mechanisms and what methods could/should be used to involve PRCM and other stakeholders to reach a consensus- based decision