Mincor's Policy in the field of Occupational Health and Safety
Vision
Mincor's stakeholders include its shareholders, employees, local residents and the wider community. Mincor recognises its responsibilities to all its stakeholders and will ensure that its Health, Safety and Environmental standards are second to none.
Mission
- Mincor will carry out its business in a responsible manner, and will protect and cherish the natural environment.
- Mincor will ensure that its employees are protected from all occupational injuries and diseases.
- Mincor will provide a safe working environment for its employees, will ensure that Health and Safety are management's top priority and that its workforce is fully trained in Health and Safety matters.
In order to live up to these ideals, it is important to carefully plan and execute actions in line with the ideals in order to properly manage occupational health and safety.
Quarterly update on Health, Safety and the Environment
There were no Lost-Time Injuries recorded for the December 2011 quarter.
A significant safety milestone was reached at Carnilya Hill which, whilst continuing with over 1,000 days Lost Time Injury free, also achieved over 12 months free of Alternative Duties Injuries (ADIs).
The 12-month moving average Lost-Time Injury (LTI) Frequency Rate for all Mincor operations is 6.4. With no LTIs in the December quarter the number of LTIs recorded in the previous 12 months dropped from 8 in the September quarter to 5 in the December quarter. The number of ADIs over the previous 12 months also continued to fall, down to 13 from 16 in the September quarter. These reductions in the number of injuries are pleasing and reflect the continued efforts by all personnel.
The following improvement strategies were undertaken during the December 2011 quarter:
- Continued review of all procedures, plans, policies and documentation to ensure consistency across all sites.
- Work on the Crisis Management Plan and the Site Emergency Procedure to cover all sites.
- The STEMS web-based safety management system was implemented across all sites.
- With the change to owner-operations at Miitel and Mariners, task observations and workplace inspections were developed for both sites.
- Nine people from Mincor attended the DMP Safety Roadshow including three Safety and Health Representatives from the workforce.
- Purchased 2 x 4-man MineArc refuge chambers for use behind mine development at Miitel and Mariners and completed servicing of all MineArc refuge chambers.