Ms. M. HermanusChief Inspector of Mines
Department of Minerals and Energy South Africa
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Discussion TopicsIntroductionKey developments in the SectorOHS performance of the Sector MHSI profileMHSI Strategic Objectives/PlanMHSI activitiesChallengesWay ForwardConclusion
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Introduction
MHSA requires CIOM to prepare an Annual Report on:
The state of health and safety at minesActivities of the Inspectorate
The report focuses on;Sector’s OHS PerformanceMHSI’s performance against stratplan targets
Employers responsible for OHS at minesMHSI enforce, oversee and promote
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Key developments
Industry StructureLarge corporations dominate (support performance rather than prescriptive standards)Junior, small and artisanal mining emerging (need more guidance)Older gold mines owners not well resourced
Mining OperationsU/G mines (approaching 4km, deepest in the world)Open cast/pitOff-shore mining
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The Minerals Industry (cont.)
Structural changes affecting MHSI Inter-mining / district level risks emerging e.g. water and seismicityGrowing mechanisation of platinum minesCapacity of mature mines to maintain OHS systemsCapacity of small mines to operate safelyAdministrative workload more than doubled
Employees estimated (2004): 440 000JSE market capitalisation: 30% Effect of HIV and AIDsIntegration of OHS agencies
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OHS Performance Occupational health
Data collection and analysis a concernControl at source a major challengeBest practice / benchmark info starting to emergeMore visible committments to addressing health
Occupational SafetyFatality rates improving steadily but not fast enough Injury data available for serious accidents (>14 days)Databases to capture all accident data still awaited
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Safety Performance Major Commodities Contribution
Production, 2004 Employment, 2004Total 441 600
Fatal %Total: 246
Rep. Injury%Total: 4254
Gold 287tR29.3b
176 833
40% 45% 67%
PGM’s 342tR33.3b
140 287
32% 26% 21%
CoalR27.8b
47 567 11% 8% 4%
Diamonds
14m caratsR1.1b
18 624 4% 6% 6%
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RSAMain commodities
Fatality rates per million hours worked
Jan 2003 - July 2005
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Other mines 0.16 0.17 0 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.25 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.26
Gold 0.45 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.42 0.41 0.42 0.4 0.4 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.28
Platinum 0.25 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.3 0.29 0.28 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.18
Coal 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.2 0.23 0.19 0.2 0.19 0.2 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13
Diamonds 0.7 0.64 0.58 0.6 0.54 0.48 0.53 0.5 0.46 0.55 0.45 0.42 0.35 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.40 0.40 0.36 0.36 0.39 0.36 0.33 0.3 0.32 0.29 0.26
0.16 0.17 0 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.25 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.26
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Performance Comparison per Major Commodity-
FatalitiesActuals %
Impr/Regr(-)
Freq. Rates % Impr/Regr(-)
Comment
2003 2004 2003 2004
Gold 149 110 16 0.82 0.62 24 Improved
Pt 58 64 -10 0.52 0.46 12 Improved but not consistent
Coal 23 20 15 0.47 0.42 11 Improved
Diam 15 14 7 0.84 0.75 11 improved
TotalTotal 270270 246246 99 0.650.65 0.560.56 1414
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All mines Fatalities per classification 2004 (*2003)
Machinery6% (*4%)
Conveyance accidents2% (*1%)
General24% (*17%)
Transportation and mining22% (*19%)
Falls of ground40% (*49%)
Miscellaneous2%
Explosives1%
Electricity3%
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RSA Main commodities
Injury rates per million hours worked Jan 2003 - July 2005
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
Gold 8.30 8.15 8.04 8.16 8.19 8.07 7.99 8.17 7.99 7.90 7.93 7.79 7.67 7.68 7.79 7.73 7.7 7.7 7.467.487.317.277.167.147.127.026.856.696.576.486.40
Platinum 3.36 3.34 3.29 3.25 3.26 3.28 3.27 3.26 3.40 3.51 3.66 3.56 3.09 3.17 3.23 3.21 3.353.283.483.423.523.663.613.622.943.033.163.123.183.133.12
Other mines 2.33 2.32 2.28 2.23 2.25 2.23 2.25 2.23 2.12 2.31 2.13 2.05 1.81 1.891.971.942.062.042.062.031.981.961.952.011.951.982.07 2.1 2.1 2.051.99
Coal 1.61 1.56 1.55 1.53 1.52 1.65 1.70 1.69 1.71 1.71 1.78 1.85 1.69 1.67 1.69 1.701.661.601.621.621.641.701.691.741.831.791.791.741.731.741.70
Diamonds 2.28 2.25 2.11 2.16 2.08 2.11 1.94 1.91 1.94 1.94 1.86 1.72 1.51 1.61 1.7 1.6 1.63 1.61 1.58 1.61 1.61 1.66 1.63 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7
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Performance Comparison per Major Commodity-
InjuriesActuals %
Impr/Regr(-)
Freq. Rates % Impr/Regr(-)
Comment
2003 2004 2003 2004
Gold 3 079 2 861 7 16.94 16.18 4 Improved
Pt 738 892 -21 6.60 6.36 4 Improved but inconsistent
Coal 188 187 1 3.84 3.93 -2 deterioration
Diam 61 65 -7 3.43 3.49 -2 deterioration
TotalTotal 43014301 42544254 11 10.310.322
9.639.63 77 Slow improvement
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Exposure Data
Commodity
2004% Persons Employed Exposed to an
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Number of Persons
Employed in Mining
Industry
Number of Persons Occupationally Exposed as per Returns (% of
persons Employed)
Number of Persons
Exposed as per Returns to
an AQI 1.0
% Persons Exposed to an
AQI 1.0 as per Returns
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Gold 176 833 80 802 (45.7%) 6 528 8.08 3.69 4.81 4.75 6.65 6.62
Platinum 140 287 35 662 (25.4%) 5 865 16.45 4.18 7.0 0.17 0 1.03
Coal 47 567 15 230 (32.0%) 4 618 30.32 9.71 12.1 19.83 28.92 30.94
Other Mines
76 925 64 717 (84.1%) 5 853 9.04 7.61 8.46 6.46 4.4 4.23
TOTAL 441 612 196 411 (44.5) 22 864 11.64 5.18 6.9 5.66 6.94 8.52
Compensation Trends – Respiratory Diseases
MINERAL
JANUARY – DECEMBER JANUARY – DECEMBEROCTOBER 2001 – SEPTEMBER 2002
2004 2003
CompensationPaid
Number of Cases
CompensationPaid
Number of Cases
CompensationPaid
Number of Cases
GOLD R 38,351,411 997 R 59,273,643 2 168 R 54,471,353 2 204
PLATINUM R 2,259,390 84 R 2,242,372 109 R 2,013.757 51
COAL R 1,537,428 55 R 1,594,567 58 R 2,154,813 58
ASBESTOS R 5,854,101 207 R 12,432,567 3 486 R 4,089,912 167
OTHER MINES
R 3,659,398 126 R 3,353,142 117 R 4,221,994 119
TOTAL R 51,661,728 1 469 R 78,996,237 5,938 R 66,951,828 2599
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Compensation Trends - Noise
YEAR NUMBER OF CASES COMPENSATION PAID
2004 3 849 R77,067,521
2003 7 241 R52 213 637
2002 14 457 R102 308 555
2001 5 654 R 88 259 410
2000 4 965 R65 004 865
1999 6 106 R72 321 385
1998 5 395 R68 113 616
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The Regulator: The MHSILegislative Mandate (MHSA)
Regulate health and safety in the minerals sectorPromote health and safety at minesSafeguard the health and safety of employees and communities affected by mining
ProfilePosts 315 Vacancies 42Demographics
Male 199Female 74
Whites 124Africans 137Coloured 9Indians 3
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MHSI Strategic Objectives
To reduce injuries and ill health Develop Policy and Legislation for effective regulation of the sectorProvide advice and systems that monitor complianceTo improve access to informationSupport Crosscutting initiatives-SMME, HIV andAIDS, etc.
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Activity Report – Policy etc
Policy, Legislation and ManagementDevelopment of policy and legislation
875 from 922 projects finalised-95% mainly mine equipment legislation outstandingKey policy issue – registration and licences to practiceInternal Guidelines for MHSI in development
Improving the MHSI capacity and operationsRestructuring implementation plan rolling outOperational improvements underway
Information ManagementCurrent databases maintained, improvements depend of IT inputsReports made available on www.
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Activities – Regional Operations
Regional OfficesAudits- 3 311 conducted v/s 4190 planned: 1% shortfall from the 80% targetInspections-11 380 conducted v/s 12 980 planned: 8% above the 80% targetInvestigations-78% completed on timeInquiries-83% completed on timeStatutory Notices:
Halt operations (Sect.54)-3 900Order compliance to H&S reqts(Sect.55)-1 731Shafts Stopped-60Working places stopped-407
Vacancies, turnover and capacity are key issues
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Inspections and Audits
Major Issues Inspections
Support on geological featuresSupport installation qualityGuarding of moving machinery nip pointsTrack maintananceLock-out of machinery and electrical gearr
AuditsChecklists and logbooks not used appropriatelyPoor communicationInadequate control of records and documents
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Major Inquiries
Major Inquires conducted/startedDRDHernicDriefonein – Inquiry to be concludedHarmonyNortham Platinum- Joint inquest/ inquiry
commenced
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Major Inquiries
Key outcomesDRD
Escape routes not available and/ or inaccessible Access way excessively long Failure to effectively manage and equip mine Inadequate staffing Failure to identify hazards and risks and to respond
Harmony Excessive stoping widths Poor and/ or lack of communication with workers Inadequate support
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Major Inquiries
Key challengesInquiries make heavy demands on resourcesInspectors face top legal expertsVery formal and time-consumingCapacity to preside over major inquiries
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Conclusion
With cooperation and support of all stakeholders, the ideal of a better quality of life for mine workers and communities affected by mining is attainable