APPLICATION OF WORK RENOVATION PLANNING AND SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE TRAINING AT RIO-ALGOM STANLEIGH OPERATIONS

Rio Algom's Stanleigh Mine and Mill Operation was officially started u p in August 1983. In September 1982, Rio Algom contracted Estonix Inte rnational Inc, from Lively, Ontario, to develop and implement two inno vative programs: (1) Work Renovation Planning, and (2) Systems Perform ance Training. This PaPer deals with the development and implementatio n of these two concepts relative to the plants technology from start-u p to Present and the exceptional results achieved. This paper discusse s how a small but motivated workforce resulted in the smooth transitio n from start-up to full production. It also deals with how these conce pts were applied elsewhere in the organization which permitted a succe ssful transition and downsizing of the over-all operation.