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The New Global Prevention Strategy

of ISSA Mining

Helmut EhnesSAFETY FIRST - 2013 FORUM

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia27 / 28 February 2013

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SUBSTANTIALMINING IS

3 HIGHTECHMINING IS

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INSPIRINGMINING IS

5 GREATMINING IS

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ECOLOGICAL FACTOR

MINING IS AN

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IMPRESSIVE

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10AMBITIOUSMINING IS

11 BEAUTIFULMINING IS

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BUT MININGHAS

OTHER FACES

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DESTROYS

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MINING MEANS

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HURTS

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MIN

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causes PAIN

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LET‘S TALK

ABOUT

SAFETY & HEALTH

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work-related fatal diseases

1.95 Million

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accidents at work worldwide

337 Million

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fatal accidentsat work

358.000

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Economic loss worldwide

4.0%Annually

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Mining:The fatality rate of miners is

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times higher

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We need a strategy!

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We need a strategy!

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The Story of

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• made his managers responsible !

• defined safety rules !

• improved technology !

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As consequence after severe explosions of his powder mills in Wilmington (USA), Eleuthère Irénée du Pont

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1990s: Transfer of Vision Zero philosophy into road safety in Scandinavia

followed by adaption in The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany, focusing on road safety and work safety

Vision Zero Blazes a Trail

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„Vision Zero is a prevention strategy for a safe future without

fatal or serious occupational diseases, work accidents and

traffic accidents.“

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Fields of Action

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Fields of Action for VISION ZERO

WorkplaceTechnology

Rules People

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Blasting Safety

IT BoreholeMeasuring

Quarry DesignWorkplace

ExplosivesDetonatorsSubstitute of Gun Powder

Technology

Blasting Accidents Prevention Regulations

Rules Education of Blasting Experts

Computer-aided Training

People

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Prevention of Silicosis

CleanlinessRoad SprayingVentilation

Workplace

Wet ProcessingWet DrillingDedusting

Technology

Clear Threshold Values

RulesPPEMedicalExaminations

People

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Vision or Illusion for Mining?

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SevenSevenGolden RulesGolden Rules

SevenSevenGolden RulesGolden Rules

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TakeLeadership

Commitment

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IdentifyHazards

and Risks

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Set Safety andHealthTargets3

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EnsureSafe

Systems

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UseSafe & Healthy

Technology

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TRAINING

ImproveQualification6

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Invest inPeople 7

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Success!

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Success of RAG(German Hard Coal Mining Company, 30,000 employees)

1960 1990 2000 2010

4,3

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95Accidents per 1 million working hours

416416 3030 66 00

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Success: Value of Companies(Results of a Research-Study from

German Universities and the Value Group GmbH)

„The value of companies, investing in people, is benchmarked by

40 %

better than that of others.“

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ROP = 2.2

Each Euro invested in occupational safety and health generates a potential for increased

commercial success of 2.20 Euro

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Safety and health in mining Independent and international Non profit organisation Worldwide platform All mining industries

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13 International Sections of ISSA on Prevention ofOccupational Risks

Financially independent Own membership Key actors of ISSA’s

prevention programme Organized in industrial

branches

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13 International Sections of ISSA on Prevention ofOccupational Risks

Financially independent Own membership Key actors of ISSA’s

prevention programme Organized in industrial

branches

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Aims of ISSA Mining

Protect miners from accidents and damage to their health

Support employers and managers in fulfilling their responsibilities

Improve social security in mining Care worldwide for acceptable working-,

OSH- and social conditions Influence OSH politics on a global level

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Structure of ISSA Mining

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Fields of Action of ISSA Mining

OSH politicsOSH management system

and OSH organisation

Safe miningtechnology

Dust, noise, vibrationand chemical agents

Safebehaviour

Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE)

Risk assessment

Health protection

Educationand training

Advice on AccidentInsurance, Compensation,

Prevention

Mine rescue

68RECOMMENDATIONSISSA MINING

69 GLOBAL NETWORKISSA MINING

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www.issa.int/prevention-mining

www.issa.int/prevention-mining

WEBSITEISSA MINING

71NEWSLETTERISSA MINING

72 SAFETY AUDITSISSA MINING

74CONFERENCESISSA MINING

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Da Lat, Vietnam Beijing, China Brussels, Belgium Hanoi, Vietnam Seoul, South Korea Xiamen, China Ankara, Turkey Yekaterinburg, Russia Zonguldak, Turkey St. Petersburg, Russia Lima, Peru Bytom, Poland Asunción, Paraguay

Conferences and Workshops

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Emergency Escape Systems in Underground Mining International Symposium in Bejing - China 2011

MINE RESCUE

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Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems: Criteria of Comparison

Fire Protection

Mine Rescue

SelfRescue

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Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems

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helmut.ehnes@issa-mining.org