MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTORATE

Annual Report2009/2010

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Purpose

Execute the Department’s mandate to safeguard the health and safety of the mine employees and people affected by mining activities.

Objective

Reduce mining-related deaths, injuries and ill health through the formulation of national policy and legislation, the provision of advice, and the application of systems that monitor, audit and enforce compliance in the mining sector.

Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate

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Occupational Health

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Milestone Target for Respirable Crystiline Silica (< 0.10 mg/m3)

0102030405060708090

100

GP NW FS LP KN MP WC NC EC RSA

Regions

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2007 2008 2009

95 % Target

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Occupational Safety

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Occupational Safety

%Sector Deaths Rate Deaths Rate ChangeGold 85 0.25 81 0.24 -5Platinum 36 0.09 41 0.11 14Coal 20 0.15 18 0.12 -10Other 30 0.14 28 0.13 -7Total 171 0.15 168 0.16 -2

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2008

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

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Occupational Safety

%Sector Injuries Rate Injuries Rate ChangeGold 1938 5.65 1756 5.36 -9Platinum 1221 2.95 1320 3.55 8Coal 332 2.42 295 1.97 -11Other 259 1.09 301 1.40 16Total 3750 3.34 3672 3.45 -2

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2008

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

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Occupational Safety

%Sector Deaths Rate Deaths Rate ChangeGold 81 0.24 63 0.20 -22Platinum 41 0.11 32 0.09 -22Coal 18 0.12 13 0.09 -28Other 28 0.13 20 0.10 -29Total 168 0.16 128 0.12 -24

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

*1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010

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Occupational Safety

%Sector Injuries Rate Injuries Rate ChangeGold 1756 5.36 1367 4.23 -22Platinum 1320 3.55 1389 4.00 5Coal 295 1.97 269 1.78 -9Other 301 1.40 257 1.23 -15Total 3672 3.45 3282 3.14 -9

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

*1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010

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Commodity

Fatalities*

Actual

01/01/2010-14/03/2010

01/01/2011 - 14/03/2011 % change

Total 22 31 41

Gold 9 13 44

Coal 3 4 33

Platinum 4 7 100

Other 6 7 17

Occupational Safety

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Occupational Safety

Commodity

Injuries*

Actual

01/01/2010-14/03/2010

01/01/2011 - 14/03/2011 % change

Total 649 404 -38

Gold 291 207 -29

Coal 47 34 -28

Platinum 252 115 -54

Other 59 48 -19

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MHSI 2009/10 Performance

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Achievements/ Successes

Improved stakeholder relationships: Quarterly meetings in all regions with Unions Quarterly meetings with DoL, DoH and DPP

•Address Health and Safety Risks: Completed Inquiries & Investigations as planned

Audits (83%) & Inspections (91%)

•Development of Guidelines: Reviewed existing Guidelines (e.g. Underwater Mining; Emergency Preparedness; and Drawpoints, Tipping Points & Orepasses)

•Review and develop internal policies and procedures: Exams Policy, Medical Appeal Procedure; Inclusion or Non-Inclusion of Fatal accidents in Statistics

•Human Resource Development : 99 Officials completed a course on Risk Management in Mining

97 Officials completed Health & Safety Training (Legal, Inspection, Audit, Investigation and

inquiries)

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CHALLENGES

• Capacity Building

• Compliance Levels monitoring tool

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

• Appointment of 19 Learner Inspectors.

• 18 Bursary Students

• Training Initiatives with WITS, MQA and IRCA.

• Implementation of an electronic business management system.

• Electronic business management system still being developed.

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CHALLENGES

• FOG accidents

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

• SIMRAC project on integration of seismic networks has commenced.

• Specialist Task team has been established to look on FOGs.

• Review meetings between Minister, CEOs, Unions.

• Enhance Rock engineering capacity of the Inspectorate both in H/O and Regions.

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CHALLENGES

• Occupational Health

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

• Reviewed TB guideline• Chief Directorate on

Health established • Silicosis Roadshows

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Topical IssuesTopical Issues

• Landmark Constitutional Court judgment on the late Mr Winston Mankayi claims for damages against Anglogold Ashanti for occupational disease.

• Mining company’s Boards involvement on mine health and safety matters.

• Mine health and safety issues included for the first in the reviewed Mining Charter.

• Review of the MHSA.

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THANK YOU.

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