The First International Seminar on Safety and Occupational Health in Mining, Safemining 2016 Executive Committee appreciates over 140 attendees from 6 countries at the Safemining held in Grand Hyatt Hotel, Santiago, Chile.
In this opportunity, 30 lectures on risk management systems, organization and strategies for occupational health and safety, behavior and preventive practices in occupational health and safety, learning, culture and leadership for safety
Fatigue, ergonomics and psychosocial factors in the workplace, safety technology and equipment, occupational and chronic illnesses, alcoholism and drugs in the workplace and emergency prevention and control.

We are particularly grateful to:

• The authors, for their invaluable technical contributions and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences;
• The editors of articles for their contribution;
• The Technical Committee, for their collaboration to the revision of abstracts and articles;
• The Advisory Committee, for their contribution to promote the seminar;
• The co-organizing institutions, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre – MISHC, Sustainable Minerals Institute - SMI, University of Queensland, Australia and Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
• The sponsors, for their generous support
• Media partners, for their assistance in promoting the seminar and bringing updated information to the public in a timely manner
And last, but certainly not least, we would like to thank all participants for their contribution to the technical discussion of presented works, which contributed to the success of the first version of Safemining Seminar.
Executive Committee
Safemining 2016