case studykeeping our employees safe

Capital Drilling (Capital) have an uncompromising commitment to

the occupational health and safety of our employees and others

where we work.

Our HSEQ objective is to create and sustain an incident free, safe,

and healthy work environment for everybody in our workplace

and the communities where we operate. Our goal is zero harm as

we strive to prevent injury and incidents and achieve excellence in

our safety and health performance.

safety milestones

capital’s safety focus has achieved outstanding safety milestones.

� 9 years lti free (april 2016) geita gold mine, tanzania

� 8 years lti free (January 2016) mwanza support facility, tanzania

� 5 years lti free (february 2016) tasiast gold mine, mauritania

confident, skilled, competent – our path to achieve Zero harmSafety is at the heart of all we do at Capital. We operate in many diverse, remote and often difficult locations, and our employees’ health and wellbeing,

regardless of where they work, is paramount.

golden safety rulesOur Golden Safety Rules are the overarching

guidelines that all our employees are required

to abide by to prevent harm to themselves or

others in the workplace.

The Golden Safety Rules address expected

behaviours and are specifically designed to

address Class 1 Risks in our business - those

risks that have the highest potential to cause

significant harm.

Our numerous safety initiatives, training

programs, policies and procedures are

designed to ensure all our employees

have the knowledge to conduct their work

safely and to address Class 1 Risks in our

business. Most importantly we work with

our employees to ensure they understand

the controls to mitigate any risk and are

empowered to act if they are unsafe in

their workplace or they identify an unsafe

condition or behaviour.

We also understand the importance our

customers place on safe operations - free

of incidents, hazards and near misses.

Our customers can be confident that our

company will operate to the highest safety

standards possible and diligently focus on

continuous improvement. Project Manager Garnet Woodford leading a Safety Risk Leadership Walk with fitters and drillers involved in scheduled in-pit servicing.

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leadership accountabilityAt Capital, our safety leadership culture

starts at the top. Executive Leadership

Team (ELT) and management teams are

accountable for delivering a safe working

environment while visibly fostering our safety

culture across all sites.

We conduct regular HSEQ meetings at

each project and with the ELT to address

workplace hazards, risks, failures and trends.

Our company’s performance is reviewed

monthly by our ELT and through our

Monthly Project Reviews. Our focus is not

retrospective - we focus on addressing

leading indicators, trends, behaviours and

conditions influencing our Class 1 Risks.

safety risk leadership WalksOur leadership and site management teams

undertake regular Safety Risk Leadership

Walks throughout our operations. Their

focus is to work with our employees who are

exposed to the highest levels of risk. They will

identify potential hazards and provide support

to eradicate behaviours or conditions that

have the potential to cause significant harm. Capital’s focus on safety leadership, employee training and other health and wellbeing initiatives have delivered the lowest ever All Injury Frequency Rate (AIFR) results

Project Manager Rob Bakes participating in a Safety Risk Leadership Walk with a member of our underground drill crew.

CEO Mark Parsons completing a Risk Assessment discussion with Regional HSE Business Partner Mohammad Shawqy.

A major project site in Egypt was

experiencing high Property Damage

Incident levels in 2014. Light vehicle

driving – an identified Class 1 Risk – was

identified as a contributor. During 2015 we

initiated a new “Know Your Vehicle, Know

Your Limit” campaign at the site. We

also revitalised our journey management

program across our business.

Our Safety Leadership Culture – visible

reinforcement of these initiatives by our

ELT and Site Project Management –

together with our employee’s commitment

to improve these results, reduced the

site’s property damage incident levels by

45% in 2015, with an overall business

reduction of 50%. Importantly, this trend

is continuing through 2016.

case study: property damage reduced 50%This program was initiated in 2015.

Employees embraced the hazard

identification process and as a result,

nearly 7,000 hazards were identified and

addressed during the year. Most of these

were controlled immediately, improving

employee awareness of their immediate job

risks and leading to a 45% reduction in the

AIFR result on the prior year.

monthly ceo message

Every month, our CEO announces a safety

focus topic. These messages underpin the

Golden Safety Rules and reinforce our focus

on Class 1 Risks. Our Project Managers are

accountable for communicating them via

tool box meetings, HSEQ noticeboards and

other site specific initiatives.

‘speak up’ cultureWe have a strong ‘Speak Up’ culture.

All employees have the right to refuse to

complete a task if: they are not trained; they

are unsafe; or they believe it places themselves

or others at risk of harm. Every employee is

expected to be trained according to the Safe

Work Procedure (SWP) to competently and

confidently complete each task.

Our employees have the right to “Speak Up” if they feel or see something unsafe in their workplace

class 1 risk programOur Class 1 Risk Programme supports our

goal of zero harm. The framework identifies

Class 1 Risks, ensuring our employees

understand the related controls and

implement activities to mitigate them. It

ensures we systematically and continuously

work to reduce risk within our business to

as low as reasonably possible.

icam incident investigationCapital employs the ICAM (Incident Cause

Analysis Method) incident investigation

tool in the case of any incident. The

ICAM model is internationally recognised,

applying best practice Human Factors and

Risk Management principles. It reviews

factors directly linked to an investigation,

together with broader organisational

contributors to establish the root cause

without apportioning blame. Corrective

actions are then implemented to prevent

future incidents.

ICAM was implemented in 2015 and has

enabled us to improve our understanding

of factors contributing to incidents.

The data has resulted in development

of targeted training and awareness

programs to address Class 1 Risks, as

well as establishment of leading indicators

- mitigation strategies for these are

monitored at monthly ELT meetings.

training programmesWe invest significantly in training programmes

to ensure the ongoing competency and safety

of our employees. We provide every person

on our sites, including subcontractors, the

opportunity to improve their knowledge and

skills through training, coaching, feedback

and sharing information, site-based practical

training, together with theoretical and

competency based assessments. Employee

competency, captured in our Training

Database, and personal risk identification

practices allow development of tailored

programmes for individuals or sites.

managing risk and continuous improvementOur ultimate goal is a zero harm workplace. We will strive to reduce risk to as low as reasonably possible – using education and awareness, new

technologies and contemporary risk management strategies - to monitor and control risks and continue to work to improve the safety of our employees

and our operations.

Employees receive extensive on site training

Additionally, every Capital drill rig is provided

with a dedicated training package and work

area risk management training enables

site specific risks to be identified. Our

unique “Manager as Coach” programme

supports continuous improvement of our

safety performance. It provides leadership

behaviour training for managers to effectively

coach and improve team performance.

Graham Almond, Group General Manager Risk and HR, conducting a Safety Risk Leadership briefing.

safety monitoringWe use site safety dashboards to monitor

the leading and lagging safety performance

of individual operational sites. This allows

us to track progress against set targets,

identify emerging trends and implement

pre-emptive corrective actions - which may

include one on one training through to site

wide programmes addressing observed

increases in safety incidents.

Our commitment to safety commences at project mobilisation

Project Managers are supported to

improve site safety performance through

the ‘Manager As Coach’ programme.

Close mentoring and training by the ELT is

provided to transfer safety knowledge and

improve leadership capability.

We also employ high definition cameras

on our rigs and other equipment for safety

monitoring and training. We undertake

training based on the footage where hazards

or risk behaviours have been identified.

Operational sites are monitored for safety performance and reviewed monthly by the Executive Leadership Team.

mobilisation and Journey management safetyOur uncompromising commitment to the

safety of our employees and others extends

beyond on-site operations to the overland

movement of our employees and assets.

During mobilisation or other equipment

and personnel transport, stringent safety

processes ensure their safety, security and

on-time arrival for project start up.

Journey Management Plans (JMPs) must

be completed for every road journey made

by our employees or third party transport

partners. These detailed plans take into

account the safest route to the destination,

and are closely reviewed by both drivers and

site management prior to commencement.

The JMP will include regular check-in points

throughout the journey, and must be formally

closed by both origin and destination

management teams when complete.

Where a third party operator is required, we

will only partner with companies who deliver

a reliable and safe service – and who can

demonstrate a commitment to following our

safety principles and processes.

Improvements to our Rotary Blast Hole

Rigs demonstrate our commitment to

modifying our fleet to improve efficiency

and health and safety standards on our rigs.

Modifications are designed to achieve a

variety of improvements, including improved

access and ergonomics, enhanced capacity,

reduced maintenance requirements and

addition of further safety features. They

include:

� Rig Walkway modifications for improved safety, easier access to the rig and more efficient maintenance and breakdown access

� Improved tool access on the drill platform and spanner deck, reducing pinch points when removing tools and adding more space for improved and ergonomic access

� Improved access to the first aid kit

� Improved access to the emergency stop button

� Improved lighting for night operations

� Visible green safety light to indicate rig mast pinning has been completed

� Addition of a winch limit switch

� Three access points to platform

� Spanner modifications to improve cylinder life

� Increased water tank size and pump capacity improvements

� Upgraded air conditioner for improved maintenance and greater cooling capacity

� Addition of an auto grease system to improve productivity and efficiency.

case study: upgrades to rotary blast hole rigs

Improved access to First Aid Kit

Improved access to emergency stop

Three access points to platform

Improved lighting for night operations

Addition of a winch limit switchImproved access to drill platform and spanner deck

drilling equipment standardsAt Capital we operate one of the youngest

fleets in the industry, however we continue to

improve and upgrade our fleet to ensure all

rigs meet our Drilling Equipment Standards

(DES). The standard provides minimum

safety and operational features for all rigs and

equipment to reduce risk and provide the

safest on-site working environment possible.

The specific rig modifications and

improvements we have initiated are as a

result of the extensive knowledge of our

experienced operators, who understand

how to optimise efficiency and safety in the

working environment. Brand new rigs will be

modified to incorporate improvements and

ensure these higher standards are met.

The focus on improving efficiency and health

and safety conditions on our equipment

ensures our clients can be confident our

rigs will provide more productive drilling

programs, safely. In some cases, our clients

have adopted our minimum specifications

for application across all their drilling

contractors.

At Capital, safety is an intrinsic part of

our company culture. We have a genuine

commitment to keeping our employees safe

and to continually reduce their exposure to

risk while performing their work.

We expect visible safety leadership across

all levels of our company and operations,

from our Executive Leadership Team to our

drill crews on site. Safety is our employee’s

first priority.

Extensive training for our employees is

regularly undertaken, combined with world

class safety systems and processes, to

ensure risks are understood and action taken

to minimise them. All employees have the

right to Speak Up if they feel or see something

unsafe where we work.

Our risk management and continuous

improvement programs ensure ongoing

progress towards our goal of Zero Harm.

Outstanding LTI Free results, together

with record low AIFRs, demonstrate the

effectiveness of our focus on safety and

our employee’s commitment to our safety

culture.

Our clients can be confident that we

will exceed the most stringent safety

requirements, and deliver safe, and

productive drilling solutions.

safety is at the heart of our company culture

about capital drilling limited (capd:ln)Capital Drilling Limited (Capital) provides complete drilling solutions to customers within the global

minerals industry including: directional, grade control, production, resource development and

underground drilling services, together with geo technical capabilities.

The company has extensive experience in diverse operational environments – particularly emerging

markets – within Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. It operates one of the youngest

fleets in the industry and is reknown for the quality and reliability of its machinery.

At Capital, our reputation is built on an unwavering commitment to safety, delivering professional

drilling solutions - even in the most remote and challenging environments - and achieving

operational efficiencies for our customers.

contact us

info@capdrill.com

www.capdrill.com