Safety first is a daily mindset for the Las Bambas team. A site Fatigue Management Plan assesses known risks that can lead to employees feeling tired or drowsy. Teams are trained to identify multi-faceted potential risks when scheduling working shifts to promote a safe and injury‑free workplace, including adequate nutrition, occupational medicine, and suitably ventilated rest environments with optimum lighting, noise levels and thermal comfort. Of equal importance to physical wellbeing, the site monitors for potential psychological stress.

To mitigate individual risks, several measures are deployed, including occupational exams, self-assessment cards, modifying work zones and by implementing fatigue detection systems. A specially designed cap fitted to employees’ heads is an important fatigue detection device that is worn during shifts, as pictured in this photograph.