Chief Inspector of Mines Occupational Health (OHS) and Safety at Mines and Activities of the Inspectorate 2004-05 Ms. M. Hermanus Chief Inspector of Mines Department of Minerals and Energy South Africa

Discussion Topics Introduction Key developments in the Sector OHS performance of the Sector MHSI profile MHSI Strategic Objectives/Plan MHSI activities Challenges Way Forward Conclusion

Introduction MHSA requires CIOM to prepare an Annual Report on: The state of health and safety at mines Activities of the Inspectorate The report focuses on; Sector’s OHS Performance MHSI’s performance against stratplan targets Employers responsible for OHS at mines MHSI enforce, oversee and promote

Key developments Industry Structure Mining Operations Large corporations dominate (support performance rather than prescriptive standards) Junior, small and artisanal mining emerging (need more guidance) Older gold mines owners not well resourced Mining Operations U/G mines (approaching 4km, deepest in the world) Open cast/pit Off-shore mining

The Minerals Industry (cont.) Structural changes affecting MHSI Inter-mining / district level risks emerging e.g. water and seismicity Growing mechanisation of platinum mines Capacity of mature mines to maintain OHS systems Capacity of small mines to operate safely Administrative workload more than doubled Employees estimated (2004): 440 000 JSE market capitalisation: 30% Effect of HIV and AIDs Integration of OHS agencies

OHS Performance Occupational health Occupational Safety Data collection and analysis a concern Control at source a major challenge Best practice / benchmark info starting to emerge More visible committments to addressing health Occupational Safety Fatality rates improving steadily but not fast enough Injury data available for serious accidents (>14 days) Databases to capture all accident data still awaited

Major Commodities Contribution Safety Performance Major Commodities Contribution Production, 2004 Employment, 2004 Total 441 600 Fatal % Total: 246 Rep. Injury% Total: 4254 Gold 287t R29.3b 176 833 40% 45% 67% PGM’s 342t R33.3b 140 287 32% 26% 21% Coal R27.8b 47 567 11% 8% 4% Diamonds 14m carats R1.1b 18 624 6%

Performance Comparison per Major Commodity-Fatalities Actuals % Impr/Regr(-) Freq. Rates Comment 2003 2004 Gold 149 110 16 0.82 0.62 24 Improved Pt 58 64 -10 0.52 0.46 12 Improved but not consistent Coal 23 20 15 0.47 0.42 11 Diam 14 7 0.84 0.75 improved Total 270 246 9 0.65 0.56

Performance Comparison per Major Commodity-Injuries Actuals % Impr/Regr(-) Freq. Rates Comment 2003 2004 Gold 3 079 2 861 7 16.94 16.18 4 Improved Pt 738 892 -21 6.60 6.36 Improved but inconsistent Coal 188 187 1 3.84 3.93 -2 deterioration Diam 61 65 -7 3.43 3.49 Total 4301 4254 10.32 9.63 Slow improvement

Silica Exposure

Exposure Data Commodity 2004 % Persons Employed Exposed to an AQI 1.0 Number of Persons Employed in Mining Industry Number of Persons Occupationally Exposed as per Returns (% of persons Employed) Number of Persons Exposed as per Returns to an AQI 1.0 % Persons Exposed to an AQI 1.0 as per Returns 2003 2002 2001 2000 Gold 176 833 80 802 (45.7%) 6 528 8.08 3.69 4.81 4.75 6.65 6.62 Platinum 140 287 35 662 (25.4%) 5 865 16.45 4.18 7.0 0.17 1.03 Coal 47 567 15 230 (32.0%) 4 618 30.32 9.71 12.1 19.83 28.92 30.94 Other Mines 76 925 64 717 (84.1%) 5 853 9.04 7.61 8.46 6.46 4.4 4.23 TOTAL 441 612 196 411 (44.5) 22 864 11.64 5.18 6.9 5.66 6.94 8.52

Compensation Trends – Respiratory Diseases MINERAL JANUARY – DECEMBER OCTOBER 2001 – SEPTEMBER 2002 2004 2003 Compensation Paid Number of Cases GOLD R 38,351,411 997 R 59,273,643 2 168 R 54,471,353 2 204 PLATINUM R 2,259,390 84 R 2,242,372 109 R 2,013.757 51 COAL R 1,537,428 55 R 1,594,567 58 R 2,154,813 ASBESTOS R 5,854,101 207 R 12,432,567 3 486 R 4,089,912 167 OTHER MINES R 3,659,398 126 R 3,353,142 117 R 4,221,994 119 TOTAL R 51,661,728 1 469 R 78,996,237 5,938 R 66,951,828 2599

Compensation Trends - Noise YEAR NUMBER OF CASES COMPENSATION PAID 2004 3 849 R77,067,521 2003 7 241 R52 213 637 2002 14 457 R102 308 555 2001 5 654 R 88 259 410 2000 4 965 R65 004 865 1999 6 106 R72 321 385 1998 5 395 R68 113 616

The Regulator: The MHSI Legislative Mandate (MHSA) Regulate health and safety in the minerals sector Promote health and safety at mines Safeguard the health and safety of employees and communities affected by mining Profile Posts 315 Vacancies 42 Demographics Male 199 Female 74 Whites 124 Africans 137 Coloured 9 Indians 3

MHSI Strategic Objectives To reduce injuries and ill health Develop Policy and Legislation for effective regulation of the sector Provide advice and systems that monitor compliance To improve access to information Support Crosscutting initiatives-SMME, HIV andAIDS, etc.

Activity Report – Policy etc Policy, Legislation and Management Development of policy and legislation 875 from 922 projects finalised-95% mainly mine equipment legislation outstanding Key policy issue – registration and licences to practice Internal Guidelines for MHSI in development Improving the MHSI capacity and operations Restructuring implementation plan rolling out Operational improvements underway Information Management Current databases maintained, improvements depend of IT inputs Reports made available on www.

Activities – Regional Operations Regional Offices Audits- 3 311 conducted v/s 4190 planned: 1% shortfall from the 80% target Inspections-11 380 conducted v/s 12 980 planned: 8% above the 80% target Investigations-78% completed on time Inquiries-83% completed on time Statutory Notices: Halt operations (Sect.54)-3 900 Order compliance to H&S reqts(Sect.55)-1 731 Shafts Stopped-60 Working places stopped-407 Vacancies, turnover and capacity are key issues

Inspections and Audits Major Issues Inspections Support on geological features Support installation quality Guarding of moving machinery nip points Track maintanance Lock-out of machinery and electrical gearr Audits Checklists and logbooks not used appropriately Poor communication Inadequate control of records and documents

Major Inquiries Major Inquires conducted/started DRD Hernic Driefonein – Inquiry to be concluded Harmony Northam Platinum- Joint inquest/ inquiry commenced

Major Inquiries Key outcomes DRD Harmony Escape routes not available and/ or inaccessible Access way excessively long Failure to effectively manage and equip mine Inadequate staffing Failure to identify hazards and risks and to respond Harmony Excessive stoping widths Poor and/ or lack of communication with workers Inadequate support

Major Inquiries Key challenges Inquiries make heavy demands on resources Inspectors face top legal experts Very formal and time-consuming Capacity to preside over major inquiries

Conclusion With cooperation and support of all stakeholders, the ideal of a better quality of life for mine workers and communities affected by mining is attainable