{"id":8443,"date":"2026-01-13T10:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinq.us\/?p=8443"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T01:17:33","slug":"estabilidade-emocional-tomada-de-decisao-mineracao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinq.us\/en\/estabilidade-emocional-tomada-de-decisao-mineracao\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional stability and decision-making in mining: a critical risk management factor."},"content":{"rendered":"
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"There is no effective risk management without emotional management."<\/b><\/h2>

Mining is an activity characterized by high technical complexity, high levels of uncertainty, and decisions with the potential for significant impact on people, the environment, assets, and corporate reputation. Traditionally, risk management in this sector focuses on technical parameters, probabilistic models, safety factors, and regulatory compliance. However, there is a central element, often underestimated, that connects all these instruments: <\/span>the human factor<\/b>, especially the <\/span>emotional stability of the decision-maker<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

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The illusion of technical sufficiency.<\/b><\/h2>

It is common to assume that highly qualified professionals, with solid technical training and extensive experience, will always be able to make appropriate decisions in critical situations. This assumption ignores an essential variable: <\/span>the ability to make decisions under extreme pressure<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

Stress, fear of personal or institutional consequences, hierarchical pressure, conflicts of interest, and punitive organizational environments directly affect judgment, response time, and risk perception. Under these conditions, technical excellence alone can become insufficient\u2014or even irrelevant.<\/span><\/p>

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PAEBM as an expression of human risk.<\/b><\/h2>

The Emergency Action Plan for Mining Dams (PAEBM) clearly reflects this reality. In most projects, the plan is formally structured, meets regulatory requirements, and is periodically reviewed. Even so, failures occur.<\/span><\/p>

In practice, activating the PAEBM (Emergency Action Plan for Mining Dams) is not merely a technical or procedural act. It is a... <\/span>human decision<\/b>, taken in a context of uncertainty, time pressure, and potentially severe consequences. Hesitation in activating the plan rarely stems from a lack of knowledge, but rather from emotional factors such as:<\/span><\/p>