1 Mine Health and Safety Council Presentation to Department of Mineral Resources Strategic Planning Session Birchwood Hotel 7-9 September 2012.

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Mine Health and Safety Council

Presentation to Department of Mineral Resources

Strategic Planning SessionBirchwood Hotel

7-9 September 2012

Contents

–The role of the MHSC

–Alignment with DMR Strategic Objectives

–The Road to Zero Harm

–Strategic Plan of MHSC

–Other MHSC Initiatives

–Attaining ZERO HARM

–Conclusions

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• Advise the Minister on all occupational health and safety issues in the mining industry relating to legislation, research and promotion

• Review and develop legislation for recommendation to the Minister

• Promote health and safety in the mining industry

• Oversee research in relation to health and safety in the mining industry

• Liaise with other bodies concerned with health and safety issues

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MHSC Mandate

• Advise the Minister on all occupational health and safety issues in the mining industry relating to legislation, research and promotion

• Review and develop legislation for recommendation to the Minister

• Promote health and safety in the mining industry

• Oversee research in relation to health and safety in the mining industry

• Liaise with other bodies concerned with health and safety issues


Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)

Mining Regulations Advisory Committee

(MRAC)

Mining Occupational Health Advisory

Committee (MOHAC)

Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee

(SIMRAC)

Mining Industry HIV/AIDS and TB Advisory

Committee (MITHAC)

LegislationRegulationsGuidelinesStandards

Health PolicyHealth informationHealth regulationsResearch input

Research needsResearch programmes

Operational Execution and Implementation

StateLabourEmployers

MHSC Overview

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HIV/AIDS and TB programmes

In support of DMR Strategic Objectives

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Departmental Outcomes

• Increased investment in the minerals and mining sector

• Improved health and safety conditions in the mining sector

• Achieve equitable and sustainable benefit from mineral resources

• Transformed minerals sector

• Efficient, effective and development oriented department

Alignment to DMR Strategic Objectives

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• Increased investment in the minerals and mining sector

• Improved health and safety conditions in the mining sector

• Achieve equitable and sustainable benefit from mineral resources

• Transformed minerals sector

• Efficient, effective and development oriented department

Goal: provide a framework to manage Health and Safety risks, enforce compliance and promote best practices in the mining sector

Goal: provide a framework to manage Health and Safety risks, enforce compliance and promote best practices in the mining sector

• Attaining ZERO HARM is a journey • Long• Windy• Very bumpy

• SAMI has achieved major successes but the challenge is ever-constant.


Occupational Safety – Fatalities and Injuries – Milestones

Industry Target: Zero rate of fatalities and injuries

Benchmark less than 1 fatality per 33 million hours worked by 2013

Occupational Health – Milestones

Industry Target: Elimination of Silicosis

No new cases of silicosis for new employees from 2008

Industry target: Elimination of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

Deterioration < 10%

Noise from any & all equipment < 110 dB(A)

Health and Safety Yardstick

Our track record

THE

CHALLENGE

REMAINS

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PLANS - know where you going

PEOPLE – right people doing the right things

PROCESS – process to support the people

PRIDE• Professionalism• Respect• Integrity• Delivery• Excellence

4Ps towards Implementation

MHSC’s Strategic Plan

THE PLAN

The Plan

1.Customer Perspective

2. Internal Business

3. Learning and Growth

4. Financial Perspective

Four key objectives to deliver:i. Promote OHS culture in the sector

ii. Provision of advisory reports on OHS

iii. Strengthen Tripartite Partnerships

iv. Implement outcomes of Summit Action Plan

Two areas each focussing on

i. Efficient Business Process

ii. Knowledge Leadership through OHS research

Three key objectives

i. Adequate Capacity and skills

ii. Enhance Knowledge and Information Management

Two objectives:

i. Financial sustainability

ii. Appropriate resourcing for programmes

The Plan

The Plan

OBJECTIVES MEASURES TARGETS12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17

Customer

1. Promote the improvement of the Health and Safety Culture in the Mining Industry

Average percent implementation level of the OHS culture framework

25% 50% 75% 100% 100%

2. Provision of advice reports that influence mining health and safety performance

Number of all advice reports submitted by Council to the Minister

8 12 12 12 12

3. Strengthen Tripartite Partnerships through promotion

Percentage increase in awareness of the MHSC programmes at mine level and corporate centres

Base +

20%

12/13 +

10%

13/14+ 5%

14/15 + 3%

15/16 + 3%

4. Implementing outcomes of SAP

Progress of the implementation of the Summit Action Plan

60% of

2011 SAP

90% of

2011 SAP

60% of

2014SAP

90% of

2014 SAP

60% of

2016 SAP

Core aspects:1. Tracking of reduction in mine incidents on OHS.

i. Develop an implementation plan for the MHSC responsibilities in the Culture Transformation Framework.

2. Develop advice reports for the Minister including aspects on legislation and feedback on progress on SAP

3. Annual awareness survey focussing on increase in awareness (decreasing percentage implies that awareness levels expected to increase progressively)

4. To monitor and report on progress made on outcomes of the Summit.

Customer & Stakeholder Perspective


Internal

Perspective

1. Operational excellence through efficient core business process

Number of core processes mapped

5 7 8 9 10

2. Become a knowledge leader in mine health and safety through conducting focused research

Technology transfer and adoption of identified research (Ratio of adopted/transfer research to identified research outcomes)

30% 50% 60% 100%

100%

Core aspects:. 1. The improvement of core business processes will help to eliminate internal control issues and move the MHSC

towards operational excellence

2. The MHSC must position itself as the first port of call for research information and advice regarding mine health and safety.

i. Develop a programme of initiatives for research technology transfer and adoption including partnerships with innovation agencies to commercialise research

Internal Perspective


Learning& Growth

1. Ensuring adequate capacity and skills to deliver on mandate

% Improvement of overall performance achievement of Balanced Scorecard (Current year performance – last year performance/ last year performance x 100)

10% 5% 4% 3% 2%

2. Enhancing knowledge and information management for staff and stakeholders

No of information management initiatives implemented

4 5 6 6 6

Core aspects:1. The right balance of skills and high individual performance at the council and office level are imperative for MHSC to

achieve its goalsi. Undertake climate survey every year and implement change programmes to improve climate where gaps exist.

2. Improved organisational memory by securing and retaining information/data No of information management initiatives implemented

Learning & Growth Perspective


Financial

1. Ensure financial sustainability of MHSC

Percentage of income collected 90% 92% 95% 95% 95%

2. Ensure appropriate financial resource for all MHSC programmes in order to deliver on objectives

Maintain spending in line with approved budget variance

20% 15% 10% 5% 5%

Core aspects:1. The MHSC needs to ensure that it collects sufficient income to fulfill its mandate while encouraging OHS improvement

2. To ensure that programmes are adequately funded through developing and implementing zero based budgeting

Financial Perspective

Inputs Outputs: Value Created

Research into Mining Health

and Safety issues

Clients /PartnersMining Industry, Mining Labour Unions, Department of Mineral Resources, Mining

Qualifications Authority, HEIs, research centres

Development and comment on

Legislation and Guidelines

Promote Culture of OHS in Mining

Industry

Liaison with other

organisations

Mine Health and Safety Data

OHS Levies

Improved standards of OHS in mining sector

Advice to the Minister regarding

Mine OHS

A centre of Mining OHS Knowledge

Skills and expertise

Coordination of Tripartite

arrangements

The Plan – summarised

Health and Safety Culture• Implement culture

transformation framework

• Improve tripartite relations

• Ensure implementation of summit commitments

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Learning industry

• Establish Centre of Excellence for research, research implementation and capacity-building focusing on:

• Improve OHS capacity

• Reduce illiteracy in the mining sector

• Increase scarce skills that are critical to OHS

• Improve monitoring of occupation diseases

Healthy and Safe Workplaces• Eliminate Silicosis

• Eliminate NIHL

• Eliminate falls of Ground

• Eliminate transport and machinery accidents

• Improve lifestyle of mine workers

• Integrate and simplify compensation system

MHSC Initiatives- OHS Summit

Health and Safety Culture• Implement culture

transformation framework

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MHSC Initiatives- OHS Summit

• Over the years, MHSC focus has been to control workplace risks through technical aspects or the design of systems and controls.

MHSC undertook the project

Changing Minds, Changing Mines

to develop a framework into making a revolutionary change towards attaining zero harm in the sector.

MHSC’s Culture Transformation

Vision

We, the Tripartite Stakeholders of the South African Mining Sector, see a future in which

EVERY MINE EMPLOYEE SHALL RETURN HOME UNHARMED EVERY DAY.

Mission

Through the individual and collective efforts, each member of the South African Mining Sector, shall (led by the leaders and principals), adhere to

the values of care and dignity towards respect for each other; not blaming but applying fair sanction through honesty, integrity and transparency,

ensuring trust; equity and equality to attain ZERO HARM.

Initiatives – Activities

TRANSFORMING THE SOUTH

AFRICAN MINING

INDUSTRY

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MHSC Initiatives- Culture Transformation

• At the Summit in November 2011, the principals launched the Culture Transformation Framework

• 11 pillars were identified

• Each focussing on various aspects that would improve the attitude and approach to OHS in the sector.

• Stakeholder prioritised 5 of the pillars.

• Focus is on promotion and implementation of the CTF

Initiatives – Activities

TRANSFORMING THE SOUTH

AFRICAN MINING

INDUSTRY

PILLAR INTENTION

Bonus and Performance System

We will ensure that ZERO HARM is prioritised ahead of production

Risk Management We will seek to eliminate risks at their source and investigate root causes

Leadership Leaders will lead by example in walking the ZERO HARM talk

Leading Practice We will take a common approach to identifying and facilitating the adoption of leading OHS practices and research outcomes

Elimination of Discrimination

There will be no racism, genderism and any forms of unfair discrimination

MHSC’s Culture Transformation

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MHSC Initiatives- Regional Tripartite Forums

• Poor track record on dissemination

• Poor track record on implementation

• Mining Charter forces employers to focus on research

• How does the MHSC initiatives reach the target audience?

• How do issues on the ground reach the MHSC?

• Regional Tripartite Forums provide ideal opportunity

• MHSC would like to support the initiatives

• Discussions at MHSC level on how to provide such support

• Involvement at various regions is first step

MHSC Initiatives- Regional Tripartite Forums

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MHSC Initiatives- HIV/AIDS & TB Summit

• At the Summit in November 2011, the principals agreed to work to the three pillars on HIV/AIDS, TB and Silicosis in the mining sector

• PREVENTION

• TREATMENT, CARE AND SUPPORT

• RESEARCH, MONITORING& SURVEILLANCE

• In total there are 22 areasfocus.

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MHSC Initiatives- Centre of Excellence

• The MHSC will fund the Centre of Excellence in line with an approved Business Plan for the Centre.

• The MHSC will ensure that leadership of the Centre implement a strategic plan in a coordinated and comprehensive manner in line with the mandate of the MHSC and purpose of the Centre.

• The MHSC will consider the Centre of Excellence as a provider of choice for research and capacity building as the Centre develops its own capacity to deliver.

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MHSC Initiatives- 12/13 research programme

• Same problems in same focus areas

• MHSC took firm decision to review research identification

• No new research

• Undertake commitments in terms of continuation projects

• Complete Summit Action Plan commitments

• Deliver on HIV/AIDS and TB committments

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• SIMRAC advises MHSC on research needs, research programmes and establishes OHS research projects and ensure technology transfer from research outcomes.

• MRAC advises the MHSC on proposed regulatory

changes , guidelines, codes of practice and standards

• MOHAC advises the MHSC on occupational health regulation and policy.

• MITHAC advises the MHSC on HIV/AIDS, TB in the sector.

Advisory Committees Support to MHSC

• To support the MHSC each committee has a BSC aligned to its function

• Committee related and specific

• Focus is• Developing advisory notes • Influencing improvements on

OHS • Delivery on Summit Action Plan• Regular and Timeous• Improved governance

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Promote the improvement of the

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Become a knowledge leader in mine health and safety through conducting focused

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Achieve operational excellence

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Provision of advice reports that influences mining health

and safety performance

Ensure adequate capacity and skills

to deliver on mandate

Ensure appropriate financial resources

for all MHSC programmes in

order to deliver on objectives

Ensure financial sustainability of

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CO2

FO2FO1

IPO3

Enhance knowledge and

information management to

support staff and clients

LO2LO1

Strengthen tripartite

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communication and promotion of the MHSC

programmes

CO3

Implement the MHSC

initiatives from the Summit action plans

CO4


Objective Measure Requirements for SIMRAC 1. Influence

improvements on OHS Focus on development of new research programme

Deliberate and recommend to MHSC on research

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

25% 75% 100% 100%

2. Provide advice and reliable information on Health and Safety matters

Recommendations on research programme improvement

Research programmeQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2 2 2 2

3. Deliver on Summit Action Plan

% of completed work on committee related responsibilities

Work programme relating to HATS-OHS SAP

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

10% 40% 70% 95%

4. Regular and Timeous feedback

% implementation to committee work programme

Work programme Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

90% 90% 90% 90%

5. Improved governance and committee effectiveness

% rating of Committee assessment

Governance report by committee membersQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4

80% 80% 80% 80%



MHSC’s 2012/2013 Strategic Plan

OUR PEOPLE

• ZERO HARM THROUGH ACTION

• Core to the MHSC is the implementation of the Strategic Objectives.

• Focus on research and communication of outcomes to the regions

• Strengthening of Governance and Risk Monitoring

MHSC Structure

MHSC’s 2012/2013 Strategic Plan

PROCESS

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL

1.05 1.05 1.05

2. Non exchange revenue

Levies Received 55 350 731 60 431 671 63 453 254 66 625 917 69 957 213

6 236 824 6 699 996 5 024 997 3 768 748 2 826 561 Projection Budget Budget Budget Budget

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Research programmes 9 875 034 10 368 786 10 887 225 11 431 587 Promote health and safety (CO1) 950 000 997 500 1 047 375 1 099 744 Provision of advice reports (CO2) 800 000 840 000 882 000 926 100 Strengthen tripartite partnership (CO3) 1 500 000 1 575 000 1 653 750 1 736 438 Become a knowledge leader in (IP1) 900 000 945 000 992 250 1 041 863 Create an awareness of the MHSC (IP2) 4 990 000 5 239 500 5 223 067 5 484 220 Achieve operational excellence (IP3) 200 000 210 000 220 500 231 525 Ensure adequate capacity & skills for delivery of mandate (LO1) 450 000 472 500 496 125 520 931 Ensure knowledge management (LO2) 3 850 000 4 042 500 4 244 625 4 456 856 Ensure financial sustainability (FO1) 3 000 000 3 150 000 3 307 500 3 472 875

29 568 255 26 515 034 27 840 786 28 954 418 30 402 138

4 Strategic objectives

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL

1.05 1.05 1.05

2. Non exchange revenue

Levies Received 55 350 731 60 431 671 63 453 254 66 625 917 69 957 213

6 236 824 6 699 996 5 024 997 3 768 748 2 826 561 Projection Budget Budget Budget Budget

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Research programmes 9 875 034 10 368 786 10 887 225 11 431 587 Promote health and safety (CO1) 950 000 997 500 1 047 375 1 099 744 Provision of advice reports (CO2) 800 000 840 000 882 000 926 100 Strengthen tripartite partnership (CO3) 1 500 000 1 575 000 1 653 750 1 736 438 Become a knowledge leader in (IP1) 900 000 945 000 992 250 1 041 863 Create an awareness of the MHSC (IP2) 4 990 000 5 239 500 5 223 067 5 484 220 Achieve operational excellence (IP3) 200 000 210 000 220 500 231 525

450 000 472 500 496 125 520 931 Ensure knowledge management (LO2) 3 850 000 4 042 500 4 244 625 4 456 856 Ensure financial sustainability (FO1) 3 000 000 3 150 000 3 307 500 3 472 875

29 568 255 26 515 034 27 840 786 28 954 418 30 402 138

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Promote the improvement of the

culture of Health and Safety in the Mining Industry

Become a knowledge leader in mine health and safety through conducting focused

research

Achieve operational excellence

through efficient core

business processes

CO1

IPO1

Provision of advice reports that influences mining health

and safety performance

Ensure adequate capacity and skills

to deliver on mandate

Ensure appropriate financial resources

for all MHSC programmes in

order to deliver on objectives

Ensure financial sustainability of

MHSC

CO2

FO2FO1

IPO3

Enhance knowledge and

information management to

support staff and clients

LO2LO1

Strengthen tripartite

partnerships through

communication and promotion of the MHSC

programmes

CO3

Implement the MHSC

initiatives from the Summit action plans

CO4

Strategic Objectives have been budgeted for in the current year as follows:

The Budget

Implementation and delivery of the outcomes of the Summit is principal activity for the MHSC.

• Financial Systems

• Supply Chain Management Systems

• Human Resources Systems

• ICT infrastructure and systems

• Research Management

• Communication and Promotion

Key Systems

The MHSC continues to work tirelessly to make a meaningful contribution towards the realisation of ZERO HARM at South African mines.

Reaching the industry’s 2013 milestones is indeed a mammoth task that calls for dedication and co-operation from all

Inputs Outputs: Value Created

Research into Mining Health

and Safety issues

Clients /PartnersMining Industry, Mining Labour Unions, Department of Mineral Resources, Mining

Qualifications Authority, HEIs, research centres

Development and comment on

Legislation and Guidelines

Promote Culture of OHS in Mining

Industry

Liaison with other

organisations

Mine Health and Safety Data

OHS Levies

Improved standards of OHS in mining sector

Advice to the Minister regarding

Mine OHS

A centre of Mining OHS Knowledge

Skills and expertise

Coordination of Tripartite

arrangements

Attaining ZERO HARM


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Goal MHSC Initiative

Increased investment in the minerals and mining sector

Promote and facilitate an increase in mining activity ……

• Improvement in culture of OHS in mines

Improved health and safety conditions in the mining sector

Provide a framework to manage health and safety ….

• Provide advisory note on OHS to the Minister

• Development of Focussed Research

Achieve equitable and sustainable benefit from mineral resources

Promote sustantainable resource management and contribute to skills development….

• Implementation of the Summit action plans

Transformed minerals sector

Redress the past imbalances through broader participation in the minerals sector….

• Culture Transformation Framework addresses issues on discrimination and gender

Efficient, effective and development oriented department

Attract, develop and train appropriate skills….

• Development of Centre of Excellence

Each set is critically important to the reach the target…

Zero Harm

The right mind set….

Doing the right things….

With the right support….

Attaining ZERO HARM

Conclusion

Supported by

Towards

Driven by

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