1. Dr. Mike Rose Sasol Limited GM - SH&E centre
Safety presentation
Dr. Mike Rose
Sasol Limited GM - SH&E centre

2. Sasol expresses its concern and regret relating to the incidents that have occurred and we again extend our deep–felt sympathy to all those affected

3. Safety, Health and Environment at Sasol
AGENDA
Safety, health & environmental policy, standards and organisation
Corporate interaction with its businesses
Safety performance in South Africa
Benchmarking Sasol’s safety performance
Additional safety initiatives and status of DuPont safety review
Safety challenges facing Sasol
Sasol and the WSSD

4. Sasol SH&E Policy
We, the people of Sasol, striving for excellence in all we do, recognise the impact that our activities can have on people and the environment.
Safety, health and protection of the environment will form an integral part of our planning and decision making. We will manage our company, wherever we do business, in an ethical way that strikes an appropriate and well reasoned balance between economic, social and environmental needs.
We are committed to:
– Conducting our business with respect and care for people and the environment
– Responsible utilisation of natural resources
– Implementing responsible care for all Sasol’s chemical and associated businesses. Non-chemical businesses will implement appropriate, recognised codes of practice
– Continually improving our safety, health and environmental performance
– Complying, as a minimum, with all applicable legal and other agreed requirements
– Promoting dialogue with stakeholders about safety, health and environmental performance

5. Sasol’s safety culture, standards and systems
Safety culture – integral part of the Sasol Values
Safety policy and guidelines apply to all
All safety procedures written
Safety systems benchmarked against global best
practice
In general, Sasol has good safety systems and
equipment
Continuous improvement a Sasol value

6. Sasol’s corporate interaction with it’s businesses
Group SH&E policy, guidelines and targets
Specialist advice and guidance
Exchange of best practice and sharing of learnings
Regular safety, health and environmental audits
Monitoring
Data
Reports

7. Recordable Injury frequency (No per 200 000 hrs)
Recordable Case Rate
Safety performance
Recordable Injuries
A recordable injury includes all injuries requiring more than first aid

8. Number of lost work day cases
Safety performance
Lost Work Day Injuries

9. Process Safety performance80
Significant fires, explosions and releases 60
Number of incidents 40 20
Significant fires, explosion and releases

10. Sasol Oil & Chemical fatal incidents in SA - 2004
30 October 2004: Natref fuel depot
2 contractors (Driver and surveyor died as result of fire at loading bay).
1 September 2004: Polymers Ethylene Plant
4 employees, 6 contractors (Shutdown work. Ethylene release and explosion).
21 June 2004: Sasol Synfuels
1 contractor (Explosion at Phenosolvan Plant West).

11. Sasol Mining fatal incidents - 2004
8 October 2004: Sasol Mining - Bosjesspruit Mine
1 employee (Tractor driver reversed into operator who died).
3 August 2004: Sasol Mining - Sigma Mine, Sasolburg
1 employee (Roof fall dislodged a wall and killed a worker 30 m away).
14 July 2004: Sasol Mining - Syferfontein coal mine
1 employee (Miner crushed by a shuttle car).
1 July 2004: Sasol Mining - Middelbult coal mine
1 contractor (Gas bottle explosion in container).
2 Feb 2004: Sasol Mining – Twistdraai Mine
1 contractor (Working inside crushing unit, not isolated).

12. Recent fatal incidents at Sasol
Sasol management and employees very concerned
Resulted in internal and external reviews
Additional safety initiatives at each site
Equipment failure low on the list of causes

13. Benchmarking Sasol’s safety performance
Fatalities
USA Census of Occupational Injuries reports for 5559 fatalities in 2003
Agriculture/forestry/fishing: fatalities per employees
Mining:
Transportation:
Construction:
SA Coal Mining (DME 2003) 45
Sasol (2003/04) fatalities per employees
Injuries
Sasol’s injury frequencies in best quartile of USA chemical companies.

14. Additional safety initiatives at Sasol
There is no greater priority in Sasol
Additional group safety objectives and requirements
Behavioural-based safety rolled out to all South African sites
Focus on recognition and addressing hazards
DuPont review to obtain an expert and independent view
Address business specific critical issues

15. Status of DuPont safety review
Site safety reviews will be completed end February
Analysis and verification end March
Feedback expected next quarter
There is a good foundation for safety at Sasol

16. Safety challenges facing Sasol
Achieve zero fatality target
Work with unions to improve safe working on Sasol sites
All employees and contractors implement safe working behaviours
Address contractor issues
Agree and implement safety improvement plan (Includes input from Dupont safety review)

17. Sasol and the WSSD Sasol is active in the following areas: Health
SHARP - HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
Energy
energy and greenhouse gas reduction
Water
water use reduction projects - SA Operations
Mozambique – community projects
Significant investment in Mozambique in partnership with that government
natural gas production and transmission project
Governance, accountability and transparency

18. Thank you