MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
STRATEGIC PLAN
Nape Mojapelo
Deputy Chief Inspector of
Mines
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Background
Safety and Health Performance
OHS Structures
MHSI Objectives, 2005-2008
Budget
Current Inquiries
Conclusions
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BACKGROUND
Current practice breaks with past practice
The Constitution enshrines values and goals
Mining is central to the economy
Mining practice important: Training, HSE
Leon Commission
New approach, new law, new institutions
Sector Education and Training Authorities
New approach to vocational training
Aspect of new education policy
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LEON COMMISSION AND TRAINING
No common language / low formal education levels is an HRD
and OHS problem
Communication in Fanagalo unsatisfactory
Recommended
Basic education and training in English
Training schemes to include OHS
Extend and expand induction training
Retraining and re-evaluation for current workforce in
workplace
Comprehensive training/ refresher training for mine
officials
Focus training on areas of greatest risk initially
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THE MQA AND TRAINING
Development and transformation of the mining
industry
A safe, healthy, productive and competitive industry
Access to quality education and training for all for full
participation in work and life
Redress of past inequities in education and training
Promote multilingualism
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MHSI
Key Focus Areas
Hazards emanating from mining which impact on public
health
Fatalities, injuries and occupational diseases relating to
mining.
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MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
Tripartism
Risk Assessment
Enabling
Promotion, Advice and Enforcement
Balance performance based standards with guidance
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SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Industry employs ±450 000 peoples
246 deaths in 2004 from 270 in 2003 (rate 0.56 pr 1000
employees)(13.85% decrease from 2003)
Gold and Platinum-deep level mining accidents remains
a challenge (gold rate 0.62; platinum 0.46)
Coal safety performance is at 0.42 per 1000 employees
(10.64% decrease from 2003)
Occupational health remains a challenge, outcomes and
data.
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SAFETY PERFORMANCE, FATALITIES
Rates per Commodity 2001/2004
Labour = Persons at work
2001
Labour
2002
Fatalities
Fat. Rates
Labour
2003
Fatalities
Fat. Rates
Labour
2004 (provisional)
Fatalities
Fat. Rates
Labour
Fatalities
Fat. Rates
Coal
49 538
19
0.38
45 944
20
0.44
48 960
23
0.47
47 567
20
0.23
Gold
183 680
182
0.99
179 579
172
0.96
181 810
149
0.82
176 833
110
0.62
15 713
11
0.70
16 167
26
1.61
17 809
15
0.84
18 624
14
0.75
Copper
3 909
2
0.51
4 888
1
0.20
4 645
2
0.43
4 187
2
0.48
Chrome
4 937
2
0.41
5 275
4
0.76
5 650
2
0.35
6 597
16
2.43
Iron Ore
5 056
2
0.40
5 331
2
0.38
6 339
1
0.16
7 239
1
0.14
Granite DS
2 287
2
0.87
3 120
1
0.32
3 821
0
0.00
2 446
2
0.82
Limestone
2 693
5
1.86
3 482
1
0.29
3 482
0
0.00
3 406
3
0.88
89 008
49
0.55
93 909
53
0.56
111 745
58
0.52
140 287
64
0.46
7 502
5
0.67
7 507
2
0.27
8 030
0
0.00
10 208
3
0.29
18 792
9
0.48
22 078
8
0.36
24 369
20
0.82
24 218
11
0.45
383 115
288
0.75
387 280
290
0.75
416 660
270
0.65
441 612
246
0.56
Diamonds
Platinum
Clay
Other Mines
Total
* Gold, Platinum, Coal and Chrome Labour Figures = Average Jan-June2004
Please note that the rates may change somewhat when the official average labour figures for the period Jan-Dec 2004 become available
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SAFETY PERFORMANCE, INJURIES
Rates per Commodity 2001/2004
Labour = Persons at work
2001
Labour
2002
Fatalities
Injury. Rates
Labour
2003
Fatalities
Injury
Rates
Labour
2004 (provisional)
Fatalities
Injury.
Rates
Labour
Fatalities
Injury
Rates
Coal
49 538
170
3.43
45 944
161
3.50
48 960
188
3.84
47 567
187
3.93
Gold
183 680
3 374
18.37
179 579
3 288
18.31
181 810
3 079
16.94
176 833
2 861
16.18
15 713
142
9.04
16 167
84
5.20
17 809
61
3.43
18 624
65
3.49
Copper
3 909
18
4.60
4 888
28
5.73
4 645
10
2.15
4 187
18
4.30
Chrome
4 937
38
7.70
5 275
34
6.45
5 650
35
6.19
6 597
61
9.25
Iron Ore
5 056
36
7.12
5 331
40
7.50
6 339
26
4.10
7 239
23
3.18
Granite DS
2 287
20
8.75
3 120
16
5.13
3 821
12
3.14
2 446
11
4.50
Limestone
2 693
32
11.88
3 482
22
6.32
3 482
21
6.03
3 406
17
4.99
89 008
797
8.95
93 909
659
7.02
111 745
738
6.60
140 287
892
6.36
7 502
24
3.20
7 507
35
4.66
8 030
26
3.24
10 208
36
3.53
18 792
77
4.10
22 078
94
4.26
24 369
105
4.31
24 218
83
3.43
383 115
4 728
12.34
387 280
4 461
11.52
416 660
4 301
10.32
441 612
4 254
9.63
Diamonds
Platinum
Clay
Other Mines
Total
* Gold, Platinum, Coal and Chrome Labour Figures = Average Jan-June2004
Please note that the rates may change somewhat when the official average labour figures for the period Jan-Dec 2004 become available
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SAFETY PERFORMANCE
RSA
Fatality rates 1994 - 2004
Rates per 1000 persons at work
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
Gold
1.08
1.27
1.04
0.95
1.08
0.98
0.91
0.99
0.96
0.82
0.62
Platinum
0.51
0.58
0.61
0.66
0.54
0.45
0.51
0.55
0.56
0.52
0.46
Coal
0.96
0.53
0.75
0.72
0.73
0.51
0.54
0.38
0.44
0.47
0.42
Other
1.03
0.7
1.04
0.8
0.5
0.61
0.59
0.62
0.66
0.51
0.68
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SAFETY PERFORMANCE
RSA
Rates per 1000 persons at work
Injury rates 1994 - 2004
25
20
15
10
5
0
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
20
19.13
19.56
19.53
19.87
19.9
18.62
18.37
18.31
16.94
16.18
Platinum
5.49
10.55
12.17
9.42
9.6
8.9
7.12
8.95
7.02
6.6
6.36
Coal
4.26
4
4.77
4.88
4.43
3.78
3.7
3.43
3.5
3.84
3.93
Other
12.2
7
5.9
6.5
6.7
5.5
5.6
6.4
5.2
3.9
4.08
Gold
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GOOD SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Collieries: Dorstfontein Coal Mine
Other Mines: Holcim Cement Ulco
Shallow Gold/Platinum Mines: Sheba Gold Mine
Ultra Deep Gold/Platinum Mines: Target Gold Mine
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POOR SAFETY PERFORMERS
Collieries: Springlake Colliery, Arthur Taylor
Opencast, Matla3, Kleinkopje, Secunda Colliery
Other Mines: Star Diamonds, De Beers: Premier
Diamond Mine, Consolidated Murchison, Dilokongh
Chrome, Helam Diamonds, Bayer Chrome
Shallow Gold/Platinum Mines: Lebowa Platinum
Mine, Messina Platinum Mine, Western Platinum,
RPM: Waterval, RPM: Rustenburg East, RPM: Base
Metal Refiiners
Ultra Deep Gold/Platinum Mines: Bambanani East,
Bambanani Wesxt, Tautona
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PERFORMANCE
Silicosis diagnosed at autopsy
200
180
160
Silicosis rate
per 1000
autopsies
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1990
1989
Source: NIOH Pathology Division Autopsy Database
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1999
1978
1977
1976
1975
0
Year
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PERFORMANCE
Tuberculosis diagnosed at autopsy
250
TB rate/1000 autopsies
200
150
100
50
Year
Source: NIOH Pathology Division Autopsy Database
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
20
99
19
98
19
95
19
90
19
85
19
80
19
19
75
0
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NIHL COMPENSATION - Rand Mutual
Year
No. of Persons
Compensation Paid
1998
5395
R 68 113 616
1999
6106
R 72 321 385
2000
4965
R 65 004 865
2001
5654
R 88 259 410
2002
14457
R102 308 555
2003
7241
R 52 213 637
Source: Rand Mutual
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Compensation Costs - Lung Disease per Commoditity
R 120
Rand (millions)
R 100
R 80
R 60
R 40
R 20
R0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
R 30,010,586
R 49,118,250
R 82,688,962
R 104,503,625
R 54,471,353
R 59,273,643
R 1,563,620
R 1,933,049
R 3,291,205
R 2,154,813
R 1,594,567
Platinum
R 757,678
R 2,677,702
R 2,503,997
R 2,013,757
R 2,342,372
Asbestos
R 9,915,686
R 25,537,254
R 24,182,501
R 4,089,912
R 12,432,513
Other Mines
R 3,840,946
R 9,069,765
R 8,115,003
R 4,221,994
R 3,353,142
R 65,196,180
R 121,906,732
R 142,596,331
R 66,951,828
R 78,996,237
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Gold
Coal
Total
R 44,615,068
Source: CCOD
OHS STRUCTURES
Minister:Minerals and
Energy
Mine Health and Safety Council
Mining
Regulations
Advisory
Committee
(MRAC)
Safety in
Mines
Advisory
Committee
(SIMRAC)
MQA
Mining
Occupational
Health Advisory
Committee
(MOHAC)
IMPLEMENTATION: MHSI
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MINING QUALIFICATIONS
AUTHORITY
Mining Qualifications Authority
(Sector Education and Training Authority)
Education
& Training
Quality
Assurance
Learnerships
Standard
Generating
Body
Sector
Skills Plan
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RESPONSIBILITIES
MHSC: Overall policy and regulation, research agenda,
co-ordination, promotion of OHS
MRAC: Regulatory changes, draft legislation
SIMRAC: Research priorities, management
MOHAC: health policy and regulation
MQA: education and training standards and qualifications
MHSI: Regulation (enforcement, advice, promotion)
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PROMOTION OF MINE SAFETY
AND HEALTH
Economic Classification
R Thousand
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Current payments
68 037
80 099
82 113
96 201
103 768
112 101
118 691
Compensation of
employees
49 944
55 435
64 287
70 539
81 553
88 186
93394
Goods and Services
18 093
24 664
17 826
25 662
22 215
23 915
25 297
Transfer and subsidies to:
504
183
4 419
3 992
4 396
4 667
4 900
Payments for capita l assets
688
973
712
340
372
394
413
69 229
81 255
87 244
100 533
108 536
117 162
124 004
Mine Health and Safety
Council
-
-
1 238
3 816
4 199
4 452
4 674
Total departmental agencies
and accounts
-
-
4 238
3 816
4 199
4 452
4 674
Total
Details of transfer and subsidies:
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)2005- 2008
Objectives:
1. Actively Contribute to Sustainable Development
1.1 Reduce the impact on public health and environment
1.2 Specific initiatives Occupational Health and Safety
Problems
1.3 Hazards at source
2. Redress Past Imbalances and Bridging the Gap between
the First and Second Economies
2.1 De-racialisation of minerals and energy sectors
2.2 Human Resource development and poverty
alleviation
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
Objectives:
3. Implement Minerals and Energy Economic Policies and
Legislation
3.1 Alignment of State owned enterprises
4. Govern the Minerals and Energy Sector to be Healthier,
Cleaner and Safer
4.1 Cleaner, healthier and safer sectors
4.2 Govern the mining sector
4.3 Research and development programmes
4.4 Harmonisation of legislation
4.5 Contribution to international policies and compliance with
international obligations
4.6 Promotional activities
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
5. Review and Develop Appropriate Structures, Processes, Systems
and Skills as well as the Maintenance thereof
5.1 Unqualified Audit Report
5.2 Alignment of processes, structures and systems to achieve
objectives and mandates
5.3 Develop and retain appropriate skills
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
1. Actively Contribute to Sustainable Development
1.1 Reduce the impact on public health and environment
1.2 Specific initiatives Occupational Health and Safety Problems
1.3
Hazards at source
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
Inspect and audit rehabilitation sites
Develop and issue special instructions regarding:
Mine water
Single outlets
Criminal Mining
Burning coal mines
Input to authorisation processes of EMP’s, townships
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
2.
Redress Past Imbalances and Bridging the Gap between the Fist
and Second Economies
2.1 De-racialisation of minerals and energy sectors
2.2 Human Resource development and poverty alleviation
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TRAINING PRIORITIES
Health and safety skills
Mechanical engineering skills
Rock engineering skills
Electrical engineering skills
Metallurgical skills
Underground hard rock skills
Risk assessment skills
Team-building, management and supervisory skills
Surface mining skills
Multi-skilling
Adult basic education
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TRAINING CHALLENGES
70% workers have NQF 1 (now 48%)
Prioritise youth
80 000 under 30 years in learnership
Learnership target for sector 2005, 7 000 (now 4 049)
50% of learners employed within 6 months of completed training
Spend 100% of NSF grants (R15 m of R58m spent)
Demonstrate contributions to productivity in 40% of companies
Skills development in 20% of small business
Achieve EE – refer population demographics
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MINING CHARTER
Numeracy and literacy for all by 2009 (currently 48%)
HDSAs in management 40%
Women in mining 10% (currently 3%)
Mining community and rural area development
Improved housing standards (hostels upgrades, family
housing, home ownership)
Procurement from HDSA owned companies
HDSA ownership – 26% in 10 years
Beneficiation
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CURRENT INITIATIVES
Executive Preparation Programme 96 Registered and 54
Completed
Graduate Development Programme 116
Bursaries 196 have received assistance
Training in indigenous jewellery making 620 have been trained
Training of small–scale miners 1874 completed training course
Workshops promoting women in mining 1100 already
attended
Training of Ex-mineworkers 3 876
Learnerships Registered 2062
Learnerships Completed 228
Skills Programmes 47 084
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ISSUES
ABET uptake and completion
Skills programmes uptake
Learnerships
Bursars
Ex-mineworkers
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
3. Implement Minerals and Energy Economic Policies and
Legislation
3.1 Alignment of State owned enterprises
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ISSUES
Co-ordination between OHS and training developments
Consider mining sector needs in full
Consider effect of exemptions to OHS law
Uncertainty and confusion associated with large scale
change
Manage expectations
Explore “unintended” consequences
Legal operations became illegal
Dealing with unauthorised institutions
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INDUSTRY COMMITMENTS
Elimination of Silicosis
By 2008, 95% of exposure measurement for respirable crystalline silica <
of 0,1mg/m3 OEL.
From 2013, no new cases of silicosis amongst previously unexposed
individuals.
Elimination of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
From 2008 hearing loss greater than 10% amongst occupationally
exposed individuals.
By 2013 total noise emitted by all equipment in
any workplace >
110dB(A).
Occupational Accident and injury rates
For the gold sector 5% decrease per annum and for the others a 2%
decrease.
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REGULATORY CHALLENGES
Balance guidance and outcomes statements (small and large
operators)
Artisanal miner and informal sector needs
Adapt the stakeholder model to meet needs
Consistency between OHS public health and environment
policy
Sustainable development and precaution
Keeping pace with regional / international developments
Training Inspectors
Enforceability of new regulations
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
4. Govern the Minerals an Energy Sectors to be Healthier, Cleaner
and Safer
4.1 Cleaner, healthier and safer sectors
4.2 Govern the mining sector
4.3 Research and development programmes
4.4 Harmonisation of legislation
4.5 Contribution to international policies and compliance with
international obligations
4.6 Promotional activities
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OHS ISSUES
Culture Change – values, systems, new methodologies
e.g. behavioural safety
Improved management systems and new technologies:
Rockfalls and rockburtsts
Fires and explosion
Machinery and transport systems
Physical hazards: noise and vibration
Airborne pollutants and diseases
Job uncertainties impact on OHS and on MHSI work
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES
Limited impact on OH for decades
New responsibilities – Leon and MHSA
Shortage of OH skills
Evident need to bring HDSA’s into the field
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MHSI ENFORCEMENT
Inspections
Planned 15 334 (2003/ 2004)
Achieved 14 635(95%)
Planned 12 940 (2004/ 2005)
Achieved 12 342 (95%)
Audits
Planned 6 248 (2003/ 2004)
Achieved 8 391(134%)
Planned 4 190 (2004/ 2005)
Achieved 3 464 (83%)
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
OBJECTIVES:
5. Review and Develop Appropriate Structures, Processes, Systems
and Skills as well as the Maintenance thereof
5.1 Unqualified Audit Report
5.2 Alignment of processes, structures and systems to achieve
objectives and mandates
5.3 Develop and retain appropriate skills
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
The restructuring of the MHSI is based on:
Refocusing organisational structure
Implementing a separate legal identity;
Key Strategies
Focused Management and Service Deliver
Health and Safety Environment Managed
Staff Retention and Recruitment
Diversity Management
Decentralisation of Responsibility and
Accountability
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
MHSI
Environment
*Low Morale
*Staffing Profile
*Centralised Control
*Role Focus
*Working Practices
Industry
Environment
Business Model
*Mine Profile/Risks
*New Developments &
Rationalization
*Other& Small Mine
*Location
Role
Strategy
Structure
Funding Management
HRD and its Management
Legislative
Environment
*Purpose & Focus
*Process
*Flexibility
*Committee Structure
& Effectiveness
*Legal Enforcement
Industry Resourcing
Environment
*Competitiveness
*Qualifications &
Experience
*Remuneration
*Retention
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
Current
Status
Structure
Recruitment &
Retention
Learnerships
Risk Management
MIS
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
“Urgent
Transition”
“Sustained
Transition”
National Public
Entity
Skills Acquistion
Work Practices/IT
Business Model
Staffing Model
Career Management
TO BE
AS IS
Notes :Phase 1 – 2ndst quarter 2005
Phase 2 – end of 2005
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THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INSPECTORATE (MHSI)
Current training initiatives
Justice training course
Establishing learnerships within MQA
Placing Bursars in formal learnerships
Initiative to establish formal training programme for
inspectors
Support initiative within MHSC to develop scarce
skills within research programmes
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NORTHAM ZONDEREINDE
PLATINUM MINE
Northam Zondereinde Platinum Mine
9 employees died
Inhalation of poisonous gases
Joint inquest/ inquiry
Upgraded fire extinguishing system
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HERNIC FERROCHROME
MAROELABULT MINE
Hernic Ferrochrome Maroelabult Mine
Inundation by mud and water
Reviewed water control processes
Joint inquest/ inquiry
7 employees died
Intensified the monitoring of orepasses
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HARMONY FREE STATE
OPERATIONS 2#
Harmony Free State Operations 2 Shaft
4 employees died
Seismic event caused extensive fall of ground
Preparing for inquiry
All work in area has been stopped risk assessment
currently underway
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DRD HARTEBEESTFONTEIN
DRD Hartebeestfontein
1 employee died
Very large seismic event (5.3 on Richter scale)
Shaft structures suffered extensive damage
In process of establishing an Expert Investigation
panel
Viability of remnant extraction at depth
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MANGANISM
Manganese Poisoning
The study results were negative;
No linkage between Manganese exposures and
health impacts;
Largest studies undertaken in the world
Conducted by UCT with support from institutions in
Sweden and USA
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