MHSC ANNUAL REPORT 2020

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL ▪ ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20

During 2019/20 financial year, the MHSC focused on providing administrative support to the Advisory Committees of Council by implementing programmes within its operations to support the goal of Zero Harm to mineworkers. The programmes included the implementation of the revised 2018 Summit Action Plan to drive the improvement of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in the South African Mining Industry (SAMI). The programmes were implemented in collaboration with identified strategic partners concerned with OHS and developments of initiatives aligned with the Strategic Plan of the MHSC. With the renewed focus on improvement of Governance, Risk 1.5 ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S OVERVIEW

Mrs. Nkhesani Masekoa Acting Chief Executive Officer

and Compliance, the MHSC has resuscitated the compliance monitoring function. The function which is within the Governance, Risk and Compliance Unit has brought much needed expertise and monitoring processes throughout the MHSC. Though the MHSC received an unqualified audit opinion in the 2019/20 financial year, the matters of concern raised by the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) will be addressed by management by putting together an audit action plan which will be implemented under the guidance of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC). The MHSC is optimistic that the SAMI will continue with its support of the entity, regardless of the decline of the economy and the impact of COVID 19. The process to transfer Kloppersbos Facility to the MHSC has been initiated with the aim of enhancing MHSC internal research capacity. The Facility is one of two in the world and has tremendous potential which the MHSC is intending to exploit by upgrading the facility, increasing its service officering and augmenting the marketing and branding initiatives to ensure there is a wider reach of potential clientele. National Treasury approved the rollover of surplus funds for the year 2019/20 financial year ear marked for the purchase of MHSC administrative office building and seed funding for Centre of Excellence projects. The MHSC has again over achieved on the target of levy collection resulting in an over achievement of 94% against the planed 90% collection. The MHSC is introducing a new levy model which has been piloted and embraced by the mining industry based on the responses received thus far. It is also befitting that on behalf of management we express our sincere gratitude to the MHSC staff, the Tripartite Stakeholders, SAMI, Research partners and governance structures. We would have never achieved what we did without their tireless efforts. We also want to express our deepest gratitude to our Council (the Board) for their continued guidance. MHSC Annual financial statements were prepared on the going concern basis and assumes that the entity will continue to operate in the foreseeable future. Yours faithfully

Mrs. Nkhesani Masekoa Acting Chief Executive Officer

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“EVERY MINE WORKER RETURNING FROM WORK UNHARMED EVERYDAY”