The MARS program consists of three focus areas:
- Creating mentally healthy workplaces – by managing psychosocial hazards and promoting positive practices at work that support mental health and wellbeing.
- Building a culture of safety and respect – with safe, gender-equitable, respectful and inclusive workplaces.
- Preparing for workplace safety in future mining – training the future mining workforce on work health and safety, including psychosocial hazards and controls, and by addressing emerging risks and fostering innovation and research in mining health and safety.
The MARS program will engage and work with the mining industry to help develop positive cultural change across the three focus areas working with partner initiatives that will:
- support affected people;
- support the whole workforce;
- strengthen organisational capability;
- provide training; and
- increase awareness of issues and research.
