Webinar: A Contractor's Journey to BARS

BARS is becoming the Gold Standard of standards for high risk drone operations in the mining, resources and power industries.

Since its inception in 2009, it has already proven to reduce the number of fatalities in the global resource sector by more than 96%.

Whilst BARS makes complete sense as a risk mitigation at a system-level change for high risk industries - where does this leave their contractors?

A higher standard has meant greater expectations on contractors who wish to operate across these sites. So what does this look like?

• What will have to change?
• What are the benefits? And,
• How best should they prepare?

Key points of Our Interview with Tyson Hillyard:

• Alexander Symonds' decision to join the BARS program was driven by the lucrative nature of the work, highlighting the competitive pressure in the industry.
• "BARS has really helped with gaining clarity and guidance, making me a better Chief Pilot in understanding the risks involved." - Tyson
• The transition to proactive maintenance has been one of the major positive impacts of the BARS program.
• "I now feel like I can own our operations manual and mould it the way we want to operate drones." - Tyson
• Consistency in operations allows for a worry-free environment, enhancing overall efficiency and effectiveness.
• "As a chief pilot, you're accountable for the words in your manual; don't just accept them at face value." - Tyson
• "Bars, in a system perspective, is probably best for everyone; it'll be safer and less risk." - Tyson
• "The biggest mindset change you might need to make is to be risk-focused more so than task-focused." - Tyson