MHSC ANNUAL REPORT 2020

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL ▪ ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20

Name of the Objective (CP03): Promote a culture of Occupational Health and Safety. Definition: Promote the culture of health and safety at mines through implementation of CTF pillars.

Primary Measure: Percentage of achievement of initiatives

% of target achieved: 90%

Status: Not Achieved

Target for the Year: 100%

Actual: 90%

Variance: 10%

Initiative 1: Review Communication and Stakeholder Management Strategy for approval by Council. • The MHSC strategy was reviewed and will be presented in the next Council meeting. Initiative 2: Implement the approved Communication and Stakeholder Management Strategy. • The following activities were implemented as per the approved Promotion and Dissemination Strategy:

(a) Be active on social networks; (b) Health and Safety Awareness; (c) Coal Safe Conference; (d) AIDS Conference;

(e) Quarterly MHSC Magazine; (f) Quarterly MHSC Newsletter; (g) Quarterly CoE Newsletter; (h) Theme based Dissemination collateral; (i) Women in Mining (WiM) workshop; (j) Mine Safe Conference; and (k) Investing in Africa Mining Indaba. • The following activities as per the approved Promotion and Dissemination Strategy were not implemented: (a) Commemoration of mining disaster; (b) Mini summits; (c) TB awareness; and (d) MHSC HIV/AIDS Awareness Event. Reasons for Variance • The hosting of the mini summits was postponed indefinitely as they require Ministerial availability. Minister approval and guidance is a prerequisite for organising and hosting such events. • The Pier Net and Outsourcing of Health Centres Workshops had to be postponed due to the risk of transmission of Covid-19. • World TB day was scheduled to take place on the 27th of March 2020 at Doornkop Harmony Mine with 4500 workers but was postponed due to the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Initiative 3: Develop a Promotion and Dissemination Strategy and Plan in line with the Culture Transformation Framework.. • The Promotion and Dissemination Strategy and Plan was developed and approved by Council in March 2019. Initiative 4: Implement the approved Promotion and Dissemination Strategy and Plan. • For the current year under review, seventeen (17) of the twenty-seven (27) dissemination initiatives were implemented whilst ten (10) were not implemented. Initiative 5: Conduct a customer satisfaction survey. • The customer satisfaction survey has been concluded. Initiative 6: Conduct an impact assessment of the role of the MHSC within the South African Mining Industry. • Impact assessment survey 2019/20 has been concluded.

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