ENVIRONMENT IN FOCUS
and procedures, and even industry
requirements.
Certain focus areas by the DMR
Inspectorate were identified during this year
and will definitely continue throughout next
year; the identification and mitigation of
all possible risks with regards to TMM-to-
TMM and TMM-to-pedestrian accidents
and incidents and the compliance to the
applicable regulations. This will require the
investigation of possible control measures,
that is Proximity Detection Systems (PDS),
and the continuous updating of traffic
management plans.
A further point of focus was following
up on employees’ understanding of their
legal responsibilities as stipulated in their
legal appointments, COPs and operating
procedures. This is definitely challenging for
certain operations where the literacy levels
of employees are very low.
The main focus of the ISHE Audit is
the evaluation of the implementation of
the documented systems, the condition of
the facilities and installations at the mine.
The majority of time spent on the audit
is by doing physical inspections, talking
to different employees and verifying the
implementation of systems.
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Area of audit
General Requirements
OH Policy
Hazard Risk Assessment
Legal Requirement
Objectives & Targets
Structure & Responsibility
Training
Consultation &
Communication
Documentation & Document
Control
Operational Control
Emergency Response
Performance Measurement
Non-Conformance Control
Records Management
Auditing
Management Review
OVERALL COMPLIANCE
SCORE
Average
for 2018
94.95
96.82
85.63
88.71
90.53
87.96
97.6
94.11
90.4
88.71
81.61
78.25
41.29
98.46
85.97
93.37
87.44
In conclusion
The industry is doing a brilliant job with
regards to compliance to health and safety
legislation and requirements. This industry
is not contributing to the list of fatal
accidents in the mining industry, and that
in itself is a major achievement towards
Zero Harm.
Some two decades ago somebody came
up with the initiative of behaviour-based
safety and this still makes complete sense
with regard to achieving the objectives of
the ISHE Audit. We would rather focus
on solving potential safety risks, than to
focus on the problem – or the person.
History has shown us that people got
fired if they were involved in an incident
or accident. Focus should rather be to
learn from their mistakes and put actions
in place to prevent such accidents or
incidents taking place again. This is the
only solution to get to Zero Harm and to
empower employees to take responsibility
for their own tasks.
The ISHE Audit is more than just an
audit, but an activity where members are
educated in what is required to be legally
compliant and how to achieve this. We help
them to identify their shortcomings
– and we also advise on how to
achieve this.
Marius van Deventer is
the independent auditor for
Aspasa’s ISHE audits.
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