KZN Regional PresentationAt a Glance

CONTENT

• New milestones• Fatal Accidents• Occupational Medicine• Occupational Hygiene• New Legislation

NEW MILESTONESEliminate fatalities by 202020% Reduction in serious injuries by December 201620% Reduction in LTI from January 2017 95% of silica exposures below 0,05mg/m³ (by Dec 2024) 95% of respirable coal exposures below 1,5mg/m³ (by Dec 2024 No machine to emit more than 107 dB noise by Dec 2024No employee hearing shift more than 25 dB by Dec 2016

YEAR MINE NO PEOPLE KILLED

2013 Ingula Eskom 1 Excavator

Ingula Eskom 6 Gantry Platform

Afrimat PMB 1 Conveyor Belt

Richards Bay Minerals 1 Dozer

2014 Chelsmford Coll 1 Coal Truck

Schaapkopje Coll 1 FEL

Aviemore Coll 1 Blasting

2015 Uitkomst Coll 1 FOG

Vaalkrantz Coll 1 FOG

FATAL ACCIDENTS - KZN

Total 80 67 -16 61

Western Cape 0 1 100 1

Northern Cape 1 10 900 6

Free State 11 8 -27 7

Eastern Cape 0 0 0 0

KwaZulu/Natal 3 2 -33 2

Mpumalanga 9 6 -33 6

Limpopo 5 3 -40 2

Gauteng 28 15 -46 15

Klerksdorp 3 7 133 7

Rustenburg 20 15 -25 15

FATAL ACCIDENTS - RSA

Jan-June 2014 2015

PTB 82 42

SILICOSIS 2 3

PNEUMOCONIOSIS 0 1

NIHL 23 5

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

CHALLENGES• Reporting TB cases and Noise induces Hearing Loss• TB re-infection resulting in MDR(TB).• Dedicated Occupational Health Service that would

adequately diagnose, refer, monitor and report Occupational diseases & TB to DMR

• System in place to track and report diagnosed TB cases • Completion of compensation forms by employers who only

provide once a year Medical surveillance, • Employees might have TB and treated within the reporting • Employees deliberately don’t report TB as are afraid of

losing their • Employees don’t adhere to treatment if they will not be paid• NO private institution offers TB program

IMPROVEMENTS

• There is improvement regarding reporting of TB and other Occupational diseases

• Proper reporting, follow up and training of employees resulting in improved health and reduction in

number of diseases• Security officers are screened • Employees are holistically treated, especially where

managed health is provided, chronic disease and HIV counseling

• Testing is done and followed up ensuring treatment adherence

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

• 6 Operations in the region are considered high risk• Risk is the average level of the HEG, not individual

samples.• Minimum sampling can affect the HEG risk category • Risk is carried for a calendar year.• MHSC Milestones are individual samples

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

• All operations have machinery emitting more than 85 dB• No operations have noise above 105 dB• TMM enclosed for heat, dust and noise• All employees are issued with HPD’s• Chemical induced hearing loss makes workers more

susceptible to noise induced hearing loss

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

• Heat is a big risk in the region due to under reporting and global warming.

• Temps as high as 52°C measured.• Most COP’s have Heat Stress Management recorded

as part of medical surveillance.• Risk of heat illnesses is small due to air conditioning

and rest regimens.• Mines require action levels for high heat exposures.

NEW LEGISLATION

– Protection of women in mining report to be submitted to DMR on monthly basis

– PDS– Fatigue Management– PPE for Women Guideline– TMM Guideline– Blasting Regulations

THANK YOU SIYABONGA