Report on State of OHS at Mines and Activities of

the MHSI: 2006-07

TE GAZIChief Inspector of Mines

Department of Minerals and Energy

Discussion Topics

• Introduction• Legislation• MHSI responsibilities

• The Mining & Minerals Industry• OHS Performance

– Safety Matters– Health Matters

• Health and Wellness Programme• Training and Development• Improvement Strategies• Conclusion

Introduction

• Legislative frame work: MHSA 1996– Protection of employees and other

persons at mines,– Provide for appropriate systems for

tripartite involvement in OHS matters– Defines duties, responsibilities and

rights of• Employees, Employers and the State

Introduction (cont.)

The MHSI:– Established in terms of the MHSA– Responsible for regulating OHS in the mining

industry • MHSI Responsibilities:

– Monitoring of compliance to OHS requirements– Enforcement of OHS requirements at mines– Conduct investigations and inquiries into

mining accidents– Develop policies that promote OHS

Minerals Sector Profile

– The “bed rock” of SA’s industrialisation– Contribution to GDP

– Direct 7% – Indirect 15%

– Significant contributor to employment: 460 000 employees

– JSE market capitalisation: 30%– Major global producer of Gold, PGM,

Manganese, Coal, Diamond, etc

Minerals Sector Profile (cont.)

– Operations:• High Risk-Large, deep, labour intensive

Au & Pt u/g mines• Medium Risk-Mechanised Base Metal and

Coal Mines• Low Risk-Surface mines

Occupational Safety-Fatalities by Commodity

Major Commodity

Actuals Rates pmh

2005 2006 2005 2006 % Rate Change

Gold 105 113 0.31 0.34 10%

Plat. 47 40 0.14 0.11 -21%

Coal 16 19 0.13 0.16 23%

Diam. 7 4 0.16 0.09 -44%

Total 201 199 0.20 0.20 0%

Occupational Safety-Reportable Injuries by Commodity

Major Commodity

Actuals Rates pmh

2005 2006 2005 2006 % Rate Change

Gold 2338 2311 6.85 7.02 2%

Plat. 1155 1345 3.54 3.75 6%

Coal 181 250 1.48 2.05 39%

Diam. 69 44 1.55 1.02 -34%

Total 3985 4159 4.06 4.13 2%

OHS Performance

• Occupational Safety- Summarised– Number of persons killed on duty in 2006

was 200 down from 201 in 2005.• Corresponding Fatality rates remained unchanged

at 0.20 per million hours (rpmh) worked.

– Platinum sector fatalities decreased from 47 in 2005 to 40 in 2006.

• The corresponding rates decreased at a desirable 21% from 0.14 to 0.11 rpmh

– Gold sector fatalities increased from 105 in 2005 to 113 in 2006.

• Rates increased an unacceptable 10% from 0.31 to 0.34 rpmh

OHS Performance (cont.)

• Occupational Safety– Coal sector fatalities increased from

16 in 2005 to 19 in 2006.• The corresponding rates increased at a

worrying 23% from 0.13 to 0.16 rpmh

– Diamond sector fatalities decreased from 7 in 2005 to 4 in 2006.

• Rates decreased a highly commendable 44% from 0.16 to 0.09 rpmh

RSAMain commodities

Fatality rates per million hours worked

Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

0.45

Other mines 0.29 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.24 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.2 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.13 0.12 0.11

Gold 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.27 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.28 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.27 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.31

Platinum 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.11

Coal 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.14 0.14 0.13

Diamonds 0.39 0.36 0.33 0.3 0.32 0.29 0.26 0.24 0.23 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.04

05 JAN

FE MA AP MA JN JL AU SE OC NO DE06 JA

FE MA AP MA JN JL AU SE OC NO DE

Safety Performance-Classification

Main Agents

Fatality Rates Injury Rates

2005 2006 % 2005 2006 %

FOG 0.08 0.08 0% 1.12 1.08 -4%

Mach. 0.01 0.02 100%

0.27 0.27 0%

T&M 0.05 0.05 0% 0.78 0.87 12%

Gen 0.04 0.03 -3% 1.7 1.76 -4%

Occupational Health

• Legislative Background– Risk assessment – A system of Medical Surveillance– Annual Medical Report

Health Performance-Airborne Pollutants

Commodity

Percentage of Persons Exposed

A (OEL>1) B (0.5>OEL<1)

C (0.1>OEL<0.5)

Coal 74% 14% 12%

Diamond 0% 100% 0%

Gold 1% 2% 97%

Total 5% 3% 92%

Health Performance-Noise

Commodity

Percentage of Persons Exposed

A (OEL>105dB)

B (85>OEL<105)

C (82>OEL<85)

Platinum 22% 74% 4%

Iron Ore 3% 75% 22%

Gold 8% 57% 35%

Total 12% 69% 19%

Occupational Diseases OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES CAPTRUED FROM ANNUAL MEDICAL REPORTS: 2005 AND 2006

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis 4015 3648 30 12 3442 3115 355 338 121 88 67 95 3039 2204 23 3 2705 2067 257 102 46 15 8 17

Silico-Tuberculosis 132 320 0 126 175 141 1 1 5 3 272 363 272 299 60 0 4

Silicosis 1031 1536 5 944 1450 45 74 2 2 35 10 207 452 0 201 450 5 2 0 1

Obstructive Airways Disease 208 186 4 8 148 169 8 1 11 7 37 1 225 52 0 0 25 51 1 199 1

Noise Induced Hearing Loss 2380 1875 66 3 911 705 1065 874 85 83 253 210 1763 1681 34 2 899 675 513 861 225 47 92 96

Total Total 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Total Total 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

2005 2006 Diamonds Gold Platinum Coal Others 2005 2006 Diamonds Gold Platinum Coal Others

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Health and Wellness Programmes

• HIV Tripartite Committee • HIV Principal Tripartite Committee • HIV and AIDS Summit• Survey on HIV & AIDS interventions as

declared at the 2003 HIV & AIDS summit• National Strategic Plan for HIV & AIDS

(2000-2005)

HIV Programmes Survey Results: Overall

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HIV Programmes Survey Results: Prevention

70.2

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HIV Programmes Survey Results: Socio-Economic Factors

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HIV Programmes Survey Results: Treatment, Care & Support

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Improvement Strategies• Knowledge Management

– Integration of databases to assist in identifying problem areas proactively

• Service provider appointed to commence with development of new system

– Audit & inspection methodologies being revised to improve quality and effectiveness

– Workplaces being stopped for high risk non-conformances and repeat offences (50 stopped recently)

– Discussions with other law enforcement agencies on inquiry findings

Improvement Strategies (cont)• Enforcement Activities (cont.)

– Admin Fines being imposed for serious transgressions (R216 000 imposed since April 2007 and R600k under appeal)

• Occupational Health– DME is reviewing the policy on TB to

align it with the new National TB Strategy

– DME collaboration with DOH: • Improve on problems experienced with reporting

TB statistics in the mining industry • Improve on incapacitation strategy

Training and Development Plan

Interventions Programme Program Details Impact/Duration

Status

1 MDP (SAMDI)

Training Programme

Short term

Short to medium

4 officials attended AMDP @ SAMDI

2 Mentorship

Experiential Training

Medium term

Medium to long

23 HDI graduates undergoing experiential training at GFA

3 Mentorship

Student

Long term 7 bursaries allocated to HDI for mining related studies

Bursary Scheme

Internship Programme

Training and Development

Programme Performance• Service Delivery Indicators

Investigations and inquiries-finalisation within set time frame the main problem

• Inquiries-59% vs 80% target• Investigations-75% vs 80%

– Vacancies- 21% vs the 10% target– Staff Turn Over-14% vs the 10% target– Transformation

• Africans - 56.1% vs 65% target • Whites - 40.5% vs 27.7% • Coloureds - 3.0% vs 5.7%• Asians - 0.4% vs 1.6%• Females - 31.1% vs 45%• Male - 68.9 vs 55%• Disabled 1.5% vs 2%

Conclusion

• MHSI Needs to look into the following to make an impact– Recruitment and retention– Training and development– Knowledge management– Audits and Inspections quality– Enforcement