“You can do it if you really want to”

Robbie Robertson Chief Executive Officer Tarmac Group

UNSAFE ACTS

600 LTA’s

10,000 Minor

1 Fatal

Safety Iceberg

Targets set in 2000

• 50% year on year improvement in Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate

• Zero Lost Time Injuries by 2005

Definition of LTIFR

Internationally recognised measure of safety performance in the mining industry.

LTIFR = Number of Lost Time Injuries x 200,000Manhours worked in period

3.57

2.31

1.39

0.880.46

000.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

4

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004YTD

2005Target

TARMAC GROUPEmployee & Contractor Lost Time Injury

Frequency Rate

TARMAC GROUPEmployee & Contractor Lost Time Injury

Frequency Rate

3.57

2.26 2.31

1.5 1.39

0.640.88

0.64 0.460.83

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Q1

Tarmac Anglo American

Four Strategic Aspects of Safety Management

Equipment

People

VISIBLE FELT LEADERSHIP

+90%

Systems/Processes

Our Key Tools

• Visible felt leadership : focussing on task auditing

• Golden Rules

Task auditing is a process and a skill

1. Observe people at work

2. Comment on something good they are doing

3. Discuss anything unsafe

Task auditing is a process and a skill

4. Gain agreement on the actions required to work safely

5. Ask about any other safety or SHE issues

6. Thank them!

7. Record your audit

Golden Rules: FundamentalsThe following fundamentals are embedded in each of these rules:

Safe systems of work and the provision of timely, appropriate safety and health information underpin all activities.Hazards are identified and risks assessed before activities commenceHazards and risks are reviewed whenever processes, people or natural circumstances changeAll persons are trained, authorised and fit to perform their duties.Personal protective equipment (PPE) is worn as defined by risk assessment and minimum site requirementsEmergency response plans, developed from a review of potential emergency scenarios, are in place before commencement of workZero tolerance means stopping work that is unsafe

Confined spaces

Working at Heights

Energy & Machinery Isolation

Surface vehicle safety

Lifting and material handling

Quarrying Operations

Poland

Personal Protective Equipment

Oman New Old

National contracting operations

YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO, BUT IF YOU DON’T, YOU WON’T