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Impala Platinum Board Committee Presentation

Thabo Dube

MHSC CEO

PRESENTATION CONTENTS

• MHSC History & Journey to Zero Harm
• Legislated MHSC Mandate
• MHSC Overview, Structure, Vision & Mission
• MHSC Research Portfolio
• Centre of Excellence
• OHS Milestones (2014 and 2016 Principals Pledge)
• Conclusion

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LEGISLATED MHSC MANDATE

• Advise the Minister on all occupational health and safety issues in the mining

industry including legislation, research and promotion.

• Review and develop legislation for recommendation to the Minister (Focus on

Regulations).

• Oversee research in relation to health and safety in

the mining industry.

• Liaise with other bodies concerned with health and

safety issues (MQA, State Departments and various Stakeholders).

• Promote health and safety culture in the mining industry.

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MHSC VISION & MISSION

VISION STATEMENT The Mine Health and Safety Council has a vision to be a knowledge leader and the trusted advisor to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Stakeholders on Occupational Health and Safety matters, and to promote the transformation of Occupational Health and Safety in the mining industry towards the achievement of Zero Harm to Mine Workers and Mining Communities. MISSION STATEMENT To promote a culture of occupational health and safety in the mining industry by providing advice to the Minister of Mineral Resources, liaising with statutory bodies, fostering an effective tripartite partnership, and creating and disseminating information on leading practices to the mining industry. GOAL

• Zero Harm to employees and communities as result of mining activities and
• Providing Knowledge Leadership in Mining OHS

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MHSC STRUCTURE

Legislation Regulations Guidelines Standards

Policy Health

Oversight role

• n the overall

Implementation

• f culture

transformation HIV/AIDS and TB Programmes

Compliance and Governance Human Resource and Remuneration

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MHSC ALINGMENT WITH NATIONAL INITIATIVES

• National Development Plan (Chapters 9)
• Research and innovation by institutions playing a key role in improving SA’s global

competitiveness and developing a base for the knowledge economy

• Ensuring that research and development is expanded through collaboration across South

African and with Internationally accredited institutions

• Utilisation of multiple research sites through collaboration of industrial laboratories,

government departments, corporate research parastatals, statutory research councils and NGO’s

• National Development Plan (Chapter 10)
• Promoting Health (HIV/Aids, TB Prevention and Cure, Lifestyle Diseases)
• National Development Plan (Chapter13)
• Building a Capable State (Procurement systems, oversight functions, capacity to deliver on

mandate)

• State of the Nation Address (SONA)
• Nine Point Plan to Ignite Economic Growth (Unlocking the potential of SMMEs).

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MHSC Research Thrust Areas

Occ Safety

Occ Health Special Projects

Rock falls Rock burst Explosions and Fires Machinery and Transport Airborne pollutants Physical hazards Occupational diseases Human factors / behavioral safety 7

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Annual Programme Development – Stakeholder Consultation Workshops (Research Institutions and Academia) Circulation within MHSC council Committees Stakeholder Consultation Workshops Approval by Council board including estimated budget and submission to Minister Approval by Minister for Implementation

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CoE ESTABLISHMENT

• Decline appetite to conduct research.
• Post 1990, a major restructuring of the mining

industry.

• Mining companies moved focus to their core

business as result economic challenges, reduced R&D Budgets

• COMRO was transferred into the CSIR during this

period of restructuring.

• Creation of Mining-tek then Centre of Mining

Innovation (CMI).

• Creation of small research consultancies
• Loss of expertise through emigration and

retirement.

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• Facilitate the elimination of exposure to high occupational health and safety risk to mine

employees and communities affected by mining activities by

• Conducting high impact research that is widely adopted and relevant,
• high quality health and safety testing and monitoring facilities are available nationally
• Improve the utilisation and sustainability of MHSC seed-funded national research assets and

facilities

• Create the potential for job opportunities through local content and local manufacturing (DTI and

Technology Innovation Agency), Commercialisation Activities

• Promote the CoE within the mining industry as a Knowledge hub for OHS
• Contribute to training and up-skilling of mineworkers on OHS matters (Mechanisation, Technology

Innovation and change in the mining industry)

CoE RATIONALE

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO MINIMIZE SEISMICITY IN THE PLATINUM MINES

This project

• utcome

was the development

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innovative, animated learning and training material which addresses:

• Seismicity Awareness
• Various Training Modules to Train both

Production and Rock Engineering Personnel on Manage Seismic Risks

• How to avoid practices that are known

to result in increased seismic hazard.

CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS

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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON PEOPLE

Change Management Methodology and Framework Guideline Booklet

CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS (4.IR)

• The Project Aim was to Identify the

likely Impacts of Introduction of New Technologies and Mechanisation in the Mining Industry.

• One of the project outcomes was the

development of guidelines:

• Effective Change Management
• Reducing

Negative Impacts Including Job-losses.

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CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Integration of the South African National Seismograph Network and Database with

Mining Networks as per the recommendations in Chapter 1 of the Presidential Mine Health and Safety Audit 2008, Fluid Induced Seismicity .

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Outcome of Research Outcomes; Technology Transfer: Netting and bolting, Installing Silencers

• n Fans, Barring Best Practice.

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CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS

South African Minimum Standard on Ground Vibration, Noise, Air blast and Fly rock Near Surface Structures to be protected. Airborne Pollutants from Mine Tailings Surface Activity

Damages to dwellings, reportedly caused by the effects of blasting

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CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS (COMMUNITIES)

Implementing a WIM Programme

1. Promulgation of the WIM PPE guideline 2. Development of WIM booklets in different languages 3. Hosting of the WIM conference in 2015 4. Hosting the WIM march and students workshops , commemoration events 5. Research Needs Workshop

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CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS

Development of a Rockmass Assessment tool to Prevent Falls of Ground Accidents

CoE RESEARCH PROJECTS: COMMERCIALISATION POTENTIAL

Specification for Collision Avoidance Management System: Surface Vehicle Interactions Scenarios L1 – Head on T2 - Crossover T4 - Intersection 17

Research Determination (TRL 1-3) Research Delivery (TRL 3 - 6) Disclosure & IP Filing (Proof of concept) Regulation & Legislation Review Training, Education & Awareness Dissemination

Final validation and demonstrations (TRL8)

Demonstration: Piloting Testing and Validation (TRL5-7) Prototype Development, disclosure and IP filing (TRL4) Decide on:

• Commercialisation
• Dissemination
• Training &

Development

• Regulation
• (TRL 3)

CoE: COMMERCIALISATION & DISSEMINATION

Commercialisation, license agreement and collecting royalties (TRL9)

Customers Public (Stakeholders, mines, workers e.tc)

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER &COMMERCIALIZATION

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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (UP) SEED-FUNDED FACILITY (NOISE INDUCE HEARING LOSS)

• Obtain the best-suited acoustic camera for the South African

Mining Industry in order to:

• Accelerate noise source location by increasing the results

accuracy

• Increase effectiveness of silencing strategies
• Increase the effectiveness of specifically analysing moving noise

sources.

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WITS UNIVERSITY FACILITY (MINE RESCUE SERVICES /INTELLIGENCE GATHERING)

• Wits University Digi-mine (Drone Project.) :
• Underground Stope (Mock Mine – Laboratory)
• Unmanned Arial Vehicle : Underground Drone
• Various sensors, collision avoidance instruments.

SEED-FUNDED RESEARCH/TESTING FACILITIES

NIOH 3D Upgrade of Cytovivo Microscope

• Dark-field microscope, with hyperspectral and fluorescent capabilities,

was upgraded to enable three dimensional representations of nano- scale objects, in order to determine the exact location of particles within a cell. The upgrade was limited to the lenses only.

• Applications relevant to pathologists, occupational medicine

practitioners, occupational hygienists and researchers are:

• Confirm the presence of particles within cells
• Investigation of the link between exposure and disease

Darkfield “2D” image of cells treated with particles. Rotated “3D” image of cells treated with particles

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SEED-FUNDED RESEARCH/TESTING FACILITIES

CSIR COTTESLOE FACILITY SEED-FUNDING

Independent Testing facilities, Statutory Requirements:

• 1000 Tonne Compressor
• Testing of Underground Support Unit

Performance/Specs

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Independent Testing facilities, statutory requirements:

• Self Contained Self Rescuer Simulator
• Performance testing of units deployed on

the mines Rope Testing Facility:

• Performance Testing of Rope Specimens used

for Mine Conveyances

SUPPORT UNITS ROPE TESTING SELF CONTAINED SELF RESCUERS

SEED-FUNDED RESEARCH/TESTING FACILITIES

SEED-FUNDING OF RESEARCH/TESTING FACILITIES IN PROGRESS

• High performance Liquid Chromatography
• Ascertain chemicals exposures levels

through urine, blood or hair

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• Flow Injection Mercury System
• Analysis of Mercury in

Biological and Environment Samples Atomic Absorption System

• Analysis of Heavy Metals such

as lead in urine and blood samples

NIOH Analytical Services Provided to the Mining Industry

DMR (CSIR) KLOPPERBOS FACILITY: EXPLOSION & FIRES

Explosion and Fire Research and Testing Facilities: Photo 1&2 - 200 m and 20 m Tunnels Explosion Suppression Testing Facility

• Prevention of Methane and Coal Dust explosions at Mines

Photo 3 - Coal Dust and Methane Explosion Awareness

• Training of Mine Workers on Prevention of Coal Dust and

Methane explosions Photo 4 - Coal Explosibility Analysis laboratory

• Determine of Various types of Coal are prone to coal dust

explosions Photo 5 - Conveyor Belts Fire Resistance Testing Facility

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SEED-FUNDING OF RESEARCH/TESTING FACILITIES IN PROGRESS

Right to refuse dangerous work, The Management of Medical Incapacity due to ill health, Minimum standards of fitness to perform work, Implementation of Tuberculosis Preventative Therapy Among People Living with HIV and Silicosis in South Africa, identification & Adoption of Leading Practices. 25

LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES: GUIDELINES PROMULGATED

• Main

Mandate: Develop Mitigating Strategies for Rock Related Risks and Recommendation to the Mine Health and Safety Council.

• Collaboration of Universities, MINCOSA, SANIRE, DMR, CSIR and CGS, Various Mines
• Team divided into two subcommittees
• Falls of Ground
• Seismicity/ Rockburst
• Team meet monthly to Engage and Report on Progress Action Plan Implementation

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FALLS OF GROUND & SEISMICITY PREVENTION INITIATIVES

Information and Knowledge Hub

• Collection and making available of all Research

work (CD, DVD, Hardcopy, website)

• MHSC work: online publications
• E-library (virtual Library) and Physical Library
• perational

MSHC INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

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• Streamline internal Processes to Enhance Development of MHSC Research and

Regulatory Programmes:

• Forth Industrial Revolution,
• Continuous Regulatory Impact Assessment
• Enhancement of Financial and Performance Management Systems
• Implementation of New Levy Model for Revenue Collection
• Strengthen Stakeholders Engagements (Coal-face Engagements)
• Human capital – aligning policies , procedures, practices to SABPP
• Establishment of the Social and Ethics Committee/ Improving Governance

INITIATIVES AIMED AT IMPROVING MHSC AWARENESS

Executives Professional bodies Senior Management / Supervisors

Mining Industry

General Public

Mine workers

Current Strategy: Deliberate focus

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the Unionised Members and Ordinary Workers, Initiatives includes Health & Safety Awareness Campaigns

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“Access to equitable, fair and sustainable compensation system for all workers.”

 Unequal benefits;  Administrative inefficiencies;  Lack

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access to benefit and medical examinations. “Integration of Compensation Systems for SA Industry”: Providing Inputs on Legislative Changes

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COMPENSATION SUMMIT

2014 OHS Summit milestones

Elimination of fatalities and injuries

• Zero fatalities by Dec 2020
• 20% reduction in serious injuries per year by Dec 2016
• 20% reduction in lost time injuries per year from Jan 2017

Rehabilitation of mine workers injured in the line of duty Elimination of occupational diseases- By December 2024 95% of all exposure measurement results must be below the following limits for the respective respirable dust:

• 0.05 mg/m3 for silica dust
• 1.5 mg/m3 for platinum dust
• 1.5 mg/m3 for coal dust
• No new cases should occur amongst previously unexposed individuals

Elimination NIHL

• By December 2024, noise emitted by equipment should not exceed 107 dB(A).
• By December 2016, no employee standard threshold limit will exceed 25 dB from the

baseline . Integrate and simplify compensation systems Reduction and prevention of TB, HIV & AIDS

• By December 2024, the TB incidence rate should be at or below the National TB incident

rate.

• 100% of employees offered HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) annually & all eligible

employees linked to an Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART) programme. Culture Transformation Framework

• 100% implementation of the

Leadership, Risk Management, Data Management, Diversity Management, Leading Practice and Bonus and Performance Incentive pillars by December 2020.

• Implementation of the Integrated

Mining Activity, Technology, Inspectorate, Tripartism, Regulatory Framework pillars after December 2020.

ESTABLISH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH, RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING

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Conclusions

• Attaining ZERO HARM is a journey which is long,

windy and bumpy.

• Commitment by all stakeholders is critical to ensure

that 2024 Milestones and 2016 Pledge are achieved.

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MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL

EVERY MINE WORKER RETURNING FROM WORK UNHARMED EVERY DAY CONTINUING TO STRIVE FOR ZERO HARM

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