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Rock related safety in South African mines— are we making progress?

DA. RE. Duncan Adams Rock Engineering. Rock related safety in South African mines— are we making progress?. Duncan Adams 19 April 2012. Au - 134k Pt - 182k Coal - 76k . MINING INDUSTRY TRIPARTITE SAFETY TARGETS AND MILESTONES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

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Rock related safety in South African mines— are we making progress?

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  1. DA RE Duncan Adams Rock Engineering Rock related safety in South African mines—are we making progress? Duncan Adams 19 April 2012

  2. Au - 134k Pt - 182k Coal - 76k

  3. MINING INDUSTRY TRIPARTITE SAFETY TARGETS AND MILESTONES • OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY • Industry Target: Zero rate of fatalities and injuries • Milestones: • In the Gold Sector: By 2013 achieve safety performance levels equivalent to current international bench marks for underground metalliferous mines, at the least; • In the Platinum, Coal and Other Sectors: By 2013 achieve constant and continuous improvement equivalent to current international benchmarks, at the least.

  4. SA Gold 2004 level 0,28 Intern. Benchmark 2003 level 0,15 2013 benchmark – 0,05

  5. Intern. Benchmark 2003 level – 0,08 2013 benchmark – 0,03

  6. Fatalities/million hours worked

  7. Proportion of Rock Related Fatalities (2011)

  8. Fatalities /million hours worked

  9. Fatalities /million hours worked

  10. Fatalities/million hours worked

  11. Fatalities /million hours worked

  12. Kinross 177 Ermelo 34 & St Helena 62 Middelbult 53 Vaal Reefs 104 Rovic 20

  13. Reasons for Improvements in Rock Related Safety • Political – change in government • Leon Commission(1995) • Mine Health and Safety Act(1996) • Tripartism (Unions, DMR and Employers) • Employers – Chamber of Mines • Suppliers – better support • Rock Engineering fraternity • Targets and Milestones (2003) • The Mining Charter(2004 & 2010) • CoM MOSH Learning Hub(2010)

  14. CoM Learning Hub • Identify leading practices in the industry related to health and safety and facilitate wide-spread adoption in the industry • Three leading practices for rockfall prevention have been identified • Entry examination and making safe • Netting with bolting in tabular stope faces • Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP)

  15. Possibilities • Three leading practices in various stages of use in the industry may have prevented 74 fatalities • Correct entry exam/barring – 16 fatalities • TARP – 46 Fatalities • Netting with bolting – 12 Fatalities • A worrying 48 rock related fatalities may have been due to a lack of permanent support or temporary support

  16. In Conclusion ZERO HARM

  17. Benchmark for Negligible Risk • Annual Frequency of a fatality by natural causes of a young American aged between 10 and 14, which represents the lowest health risk population group. • This annual frequency is 10-4 or 1 fatality in 10000 young people or 0.1 per 1000

  18. South African Mining Rates • Coal 0.32 per 1000 workers • Platinum 0.24 per 1000 workers • Gold 0.45 per 1000 workers • All Mines 0.28 per 1000 workers • What happens when we get below 0.1? • Do we continue to insist on trying to achieve zero and compete with the airline industry? • Workers may be far safer at work than at home!

  19. Thank you

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