CRADLE TO GRAVE
EXXARO TO STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY
Diversified coal mining company, Exxaro Resources, recently
held its annual Sustainability Summit for the first time in its
new head office building, the conneXXion, based in Centurion,
South Africa. The flagship Summit serves as an educational and
celebratory event highlighting the performance of the business
within the sustainability functional areas – safety, health,
wellness and the environment.
Under the theme ‘The Future Now’, the event brought together
Exxaro employees and stakeholders from various business units,
to not only share insights and chart the way forward for Exxaro’s
sustainability, but to celebrate the company’s 36-month fatality-
free milestone.
Like many industries, mining comes with certain risks and
hazards which require unwavering commitment and strict
adherence to safety standards and procedures. To this end,
Exxaro committed to the zero-harm principle through their
safety campaign, Khetha uKuphepha (choose safety).
Launched in 2019, the aim of the campaign is to ensure that
every worker practices safety at work and home. When it
comes to health and wellness, Mgojo went on to explain how
employee’s health is valuable to him and the company. “You
must always remember that ‘your health is your wealth’. The
Future Now asks us to take ownership and responsibility of our
own health. We are putting together interventions that will
ensure that we address lifestyle conditions and mental health
issues affecting all of us”.
During his presentation, Exxaro CEO, Mxolisi Mgojo, expressed
his gratitude to his employees for achieving this target. “As your
chief safety officer, sending you home unharmed is a promise
I would like to keep. I am particularly pleased that with this
achievement considering the number of expansion projects that
have been opened in the past year,” said Mgojo.
Exxaro has reaffirmed its objectives for health, safety and the environment at the annual Sustainability Summit.
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African Mining April 2020
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