state of ohs at mines and activities of the mhsi: 2005-06
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State of OHS at Mines and Activities of the MHSI: 2005-06. TE GAZI Acting Chief Inspector of Mines Department of Minerals and Energy. Discussion Topics. Background The Mining & Minerals Industry OHS Performance Activities and Programme performance Topical Issues. Background. The MHSI - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
State of OHS at Mines and Activities of the
MHSI: 2005-06
TE GAZIActing Chief Inspector of Mines
Department of Minerals and Energy
Discussion Topics
• Background
• The Mining & Minerals Industry
• OHS Performance
• Activities and Programme performance
• Topical Issues
Background• The MHSI
– A branch of the DME– 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
Background (cont.)
– Conduct investigations and inquiries into mining accidents
– Develop policies that promote OHS
• The MHSA requires CIOM to prepare an Annual Report on:– The state of health & safety at mines– Activities of the Inspectorate
Minerals Sector Profile
– The “bed rock” of SA’s industrialisation– Contribution to GDP
– Direct 7% – Indirect 15%
– Significant contributor to employment: 500 000 employees
– Major global producer of Gold, PGM, Manganese, Coal, Diamond, etc
Minerals Sector Profile (cont.)
– Operations:• High Risk-Large, deep, labour intensive
Gold & Platinum u/g mines• Medium Risk-Mechanised Base Metal and
Coal Mines• Low Risk-Surface mines
Occupational Safety-Accidents Data
Major Commodities Contribution
LabourTotal 446 555
Fatals %(Total 202)
Injuries %(Total 3 966)
Gold 155 165(35%)
51%(104)
56%(2324)
PGM’s 148 358(33%)
24%(49)
29%(1153)
Coal 55 720(12%)
8%(16)
8%(180)
Diamond 20 300(5%)
3%(7)
2%(68)
Safety Performance-Fatalities Commodity
Freq. Rates % Change
Comment
2004 2005
Gold 0.28 0.30 7% Regressed
PGM’s 0.21 0.15 -29% Improved
Coal 0.19 0.13 -32% Improved
Diamond 0.37 0.16 -57% Improved
Total 0.25 0.21 -16% Improved
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
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RSA Diamond mines Fatality rates per million hours worked
2003 - 2008
0.7
0.64
0.580.54
0.480.46
0.55
0.42
0.360.33
0.40.36
0.39
0.30
0.240.2
0.17
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0.4
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Fatality rates International fatality milestones Linear (Fatality rates)
RSA Gold mines Fatality rates per million hours worked
2003 - 2008
0.460.44
0.390.36
0.34 0.330.3
0.270.29
0.270.31 0.32 0.330.32
0.090.100.110.120.130.140.15
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0.15
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0.25
0.3
0.35
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RSA fatality rates International fatality milestones Linear (RSA fatality rates)
RSA platinum mines Fatality rates per million hours worked
2003 - 2008
0.250.27
0.29 0.30.28
0.240.22
0.270.26
0.19 0.180.16
0.130.11 0.11
0.080.07 0.06 0.05 0.04
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0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
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RSA fatality rates International fatality milestones Linear (RSA fatality rates)
RSA coal minesFatality rates per million hours worked
2003 - 2008
0.180.17
0.16
0.19
0.21
0.23
0.190.18
0.2
0.18
0.150.14
0.13
0.10.11
0.140.13
0.050.05
0.060.07
0.08
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0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
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RSA fatality rates International fatality milestones Linear (RSA fatality rates)
RSA Other minesFatality rates per million hours worked
Other = Total all mines, minus gold, coal and platinum 2003 - 2008
0.28 0.280.26
0.24
0.28
0.25
0.280.27
0.32
0.28
0.25
0.22
0.19 0.180.16
0.14
0.11
0.29
0.04
0.050.06
0.070.08
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
2003
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MAR MAY JU
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RSA fatality rates International fatality milestones Linear (RSA fatality rates)
Safety Performance-Injuries
CommodityFreq. Rates %
ChangeComment
2004 2005
Gold 7.37 6.81 -8% Improved
PGM’s 2.91 3.53 21% Regressed
Coal 1.81 1.47 -19% Improved
Diamond 1.56 1.52 -3% Improved
Total 4.39 4.04 -8% Improved
Safety Performance-Classification
Agent Fatality Rates Injury Rates
2004 2005 % 2004 2005 %
FOG 0.1 0.8 -20% 1.11 1.11 0%
Mach. 0.02 0.01 -50% 0.24 0.27 13%
T&M 0.06 0.05 -17% 0.92 0.78 -15%
Gen 0.05 0.04 -20% 1.93 1.69 -12%
Safety Performance-Classification
Percentage of acc idents by c lassification January - December 2005
Machinery7%
Explosives1%
Conveyance accidents1%
Transportation and mining
20%
General40%
Fall of ground28%
OHS Performance
• Occupational Health– Data collection and analysis a concern– Control at source a major challenge– Best practice / benchmark info starting
to emerge– More visible commitment to
addressing health is essential
Occupational Health (Cont.)
• Performance– Gold Miners:15-20% silicosis at autopsy– Coal Miners:7-10% pneumoconiosis– 14% of all respirable crystalline silica
samples submitted do not comply with OEL’s– HIV and silicosis have a multiplicative effect
on health– 89% of Mineworkers exposed to noise levels
above 85dB– 240 cases of TB per 1000 autopsies v/s 40
cases 25 years ago.
Programme Performance
• Service Delivery Indicators– Fatality frequency rates are 16% down v/s
the 20% target set.– Investigations and inquiries-finalisation within
set time frame the main problem• Inquiries-39% v/s 80%• Investigations-71% v/s 80%
– Transformation is still a challenge due to job-reservation legacy
• Whites- 44% v/s 28%• Females-27% v/s 45%
Topical Issues
• Staff Turn Over– Competition with private sector for
required skills– Retirement
• Increasing SMME participation– Resource base stretched by
increasing number of new entrants.– Limited skills capacity of SMME
increases risk potential.
Topical Issues (cont.)
• MHSI Restructuring
• Integration– Bill– Framework– Business case– Challenges
• Illegal/Criminal mining
• TB Control Programmes
Thank you