Explosion – Underground
- Control over explosives
- Safe handling
- Only handle or deal with explosives if trained and competent
- Prevent theft of explosives
- No smoking close to explosives
- Ensure explosives are locked away in approved containers
- Search for explosives prior to breaking rocks or cutting pipes/containers with flames
Toxic or irrespirable atmosphere
- Always test for gasses
- Never enter barricaded areas
- Always ensure good and sufficient ventilation
- Exercise right to withdraw
- No work close to areas where gas has been detected
- Always wear self rescuer when proceeding underground
- Test and calibrate gas treating equipment prior to use.
Ground/strata failure during drilling, blasting and extraction process
- Stope layout plan approval
- Drilling accuracy
- Blast control- timing
- Support compliance
- Always do through entry examination
- Never remove support unless instructed to do so by blasting certificate holder
- Always make safe before starting work
- Never over charge blast holes
Fire – Surface
- Good housekeeping
- Cutting of grass
- Fire breaks
- Responsibility to protect environment
- No uncontrolled fires especially during winter time
- No smoking close to combustible and flammable material
Fire – Underground
- Mining equipment preventive maintenance
- Mining equipment fire suppression system
- Electrical installation condition monitoring-thermograhy
- Inspections of electrical installations-Earth leakage and over current protection
- Gear box and pulley fire suppression system inspections
- Condition monitoring of gear boxes and pulleys
- Fire resistance belt improvement plan compliance
- Belt slip detection inspection
- Fuel bay fire suppression system inspection
- Fuel bay over inspections and compliance
- Fire detection and prevention
- Fire extinguishers maintenance and inspection
Shafts, winder and lifts incidents
- Always adhere to safe access and egress procedures
- Never enter compartments without permission
- Never tamper with safety devices
- Never operate unless trained, competent, authorized and licensed
- Never travel on top of conveyance
- Never travel with body outside of conveyance
- Only travel with permitted and approved tools and material
- Never give signals unless trained and authorized
- Always wear safety protective equipment
- No horse play on conveyance
- Report non-conformances and non-compliances immediately
Bus Incident
- Training and competency assessment
- Dover assessment
- Schedule vehicle maintenance and compliance
- Pre-shift inspections
- Brake testing on brake test ramp must be conducted
- Vehicle tracking GPS and driver analytics
- Auditing compliance with regard to speeding and other driver behaviour
- Bus routing compliance
- Training driver of competency to prevent freewheeling situations
- Alcohol testing at all access points to the mine
Tailings dam failure
- Report any non-conformances immediately
- Report any hazards and risks immediately
- Full compliance to legal and company procedures
- Never walk or climb on top tailings dam
- Never enter accumulations of water of unknown depth
- Conduct regular inspections and audits
Inrush – water, mud & other liquids
- Full compliance to legal requirements
- Full compliance to management guidelines
- Keep ran off channels clean and unobstructed
- Never leave or permit water to run uncontrollably
- Reliable pump and pipe maintenance
- Never permit water to enter shafts, orepasses or areas where the consequence is a risk
- Maintain reservoirs, dams and equipment’s
Hazardous Chemicals
- Full compliance to legal requirements
- Full compliance to management guidelines
- Keep bund walls in good condition
- Never leave or permit hazardous chemical spillage
- Reliable storage and control
- Never permit water to enter storage areas where the consequence is a risk
- Maintain security and controls
- Continuous auditing and evaluation
- Immediate reporting and remedial action
- Effective training and competence assessment
- Risk assessment documentation
- Bow tie analysis
- Critical control
- Responsibilities and accountabilities
- Performance standards and systems
Confined Space Entry
- Full compliance to legal requirements
- Full compliance to management guidelines
- Never permit entry without lock work permit
- Immediate reporting and remedial action
- Effective training and competence assessment
- Risk assessment documentation
Working at Heights
- Full compliance to legal requirements
- Full compliance to management guidelines
- Follow required procedures
- Immediate reporting and remedial action
- Effective training and competence assessment
- Risk assessment documentation