Safe Mining: Strategies and Tools Helmut Ehnes

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1 Safe Mining: Strategies and Tools Helmut Ehnes Forum on Industrial Safety, 29 May 1 June 2012 Taleon 1 Imperial Hotel, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2 MINING IS SUBSTANTIAL 2

3 MINING IS HIGHTECH 3

4 4 MINING IS INSPIRING

5 MINING IS GREAT 5

6 MINING IS AN ECOLOGICAL FACTOR 6

7 MINING IS 7 INNOVATIVE

8 IMPRESSIVE 8 MINING IS

9 MINING IS 9TEAMWORK

10 MINING IS 10AMBITIOUS

11 MINING IS BEAUTIFUL 11

12 BUT MINING HAS OTHER FACES 12

13 MINING13CHANGES

14 MINING IS 14HARD WORK

15 MININGDESTROYS 15

16 MINING MEANS BAD IMAGE 16

17 HURTS MINING 17

18 MINING 18 causes MINING PAIN

19 MINING SICKENS 19

20 MINING KILLS 20 Foto:Clemensfranz

21 LET S TALK ABOUT SAFETY & HEALTH 21

22 1.95 Million work-related fatal diseases 22

23 337 Million accidents at work worldwide 23

24 fatal accidents at work 24

25 Annually 4.0% Economic loss worldwide 25

26 Mining: The fatality rate of miners is 8 times higher 26

27 27

28 We need a strategy! 28

29 We need a strategy! 29

30 30 The Story of

31 1811 As consequence after severe explosions of his powder mills in Wilmington (USA), Eleuthère Irénée du Pont made his managers responsible! defined safety rules! improved technology! 31

32 Vision Zero Blazes a Trail 1990s: Transfer of Vision Zero philosophy into road safety in Scandinavia followed by adaption in The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany, focusing on road safety and work safety 32

33 Vision Zero is a prevention strategy for a safe future without fatal or serious occupational diseases, work accidents and traffic accidents. 33

34 34 Fields of Action

35 Fields of Action for VISION ZERO Technology Workplace Rules People 35

36 Blasting Safety Explosives Detonators Substitute of Gun Powder Technology Workplace IT Borehole Measuring Quarry Design Blasting Accidents Prevention Regulations Rules People Education of Blasting Experts Computer-aided Training 36

37 Prevention of Silicosis Wet Processing Wet Drilling Dedusting Technology Workplace Cleanliness Road Spraying Ventilation Rules People Clear Threshold Values PPE Medical Examinations 37

38 Safety of Heavy-duty Trucks Rear-view Cameras Safetybelt ROPS/FOPS Road Maintenance Road Design Technology Workplace Rules People CEN Standards Machinery Directive Training of Drivers No Risk Campaign 38

39 Vision or Illusion for Mining? 39

40 Seven Golden Rules 40

41 Take Leadership 41 Commitment

42 Identify Hazards and Risks 42

43 Set Safety and Health Targets 43

44 Ensure Safe Systems 44

45 Use Safe & Healthy 45 Technology

46 Improve Qualification TRAINING 46

47 Invest in People 47

48 48 Success!

49 Success of RAG (German Hard Coal Mining Company, 30,000 employees) 95 Accidents per 1 million working hours ,

50 Mai 07 Mrz 02 Mai 02 Jul 02 Sep 02 Nov 02 Jan 03 Mrz 03 Mai 03 Jul 03 Sep 03 Nov 03 Jan 04 Mrz 04 Mai 04 Jul 04 Sep 04 Nov 04 Jan 05 Mrz 05 Mai 05 Jul 05 Sep 05 Nov 05 Jan 06 Mrz 06 Mai 06 Jul 06 Sep 06 Nov 06 Jan 07 Mrz 07 Jan Success of Rigips (German Plasterboard Company, 800 employees) Implementation of OSH management

51 Success of the Safety Seal (OSH - Management System) Accident rate 100 % The accident rate is 56% lower 44% Enterprises without Safety Seal Enterprises with Safety Seal 51

52 Success: Value of Companies (Results of a Research-Study from German Universities and the Value Group GmbH) The value of companies, investing in people, is benchmarked by 40 % better than that of others. 52

53 Each Euro invested in occupational safety and health generates a potential for increased commercial success of 2.20 Euro ROP =

54 54

55 Safety and health in mining Independent and international Non profit organisation Worldwide platform All mining industries 55

56 Aims of ISSA Mining Protect miners from accidents and damage to their health Support employers and managers in fulfilling their responsibilities Improve social security in mining Care worldwide for acceptable working-, OSH- and social conditions Influence OSH politics on a global level 56

57 Fields of Action of ISSA Mining OSH politics OSH management system and OSH organisation Safe mining technology Dust, noise, vibration and chemical agents Health protection Education and training Mine rescue Risk assessment Safe behaviour Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Advice on Accident Insurance, Compensation, Prevention 57

58 ISSA MINING 58RECOMMENDATIONS

59 59 GLOBAL ISSA MINING NETWORK

60 ISSA MINING WEBSITE

61 ISSA MINING NEWSLETTER 61

62 62 SAFETY ISSA MINING AUDITS

63 Independent Mine Safety Audits (IMSA) Aims Improve safety and health in mining Increase economic performance Systematic and holistic approach Pilotproject Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu TTK Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security ISSA Mining 63

64 ISSA MINING CONFERENCES 64

65 Conferences and Workshops Da Lat, Vietnam Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina Beijing, China Brussels, Belgium Hanoi, Vietnam Seoul, South Korea Xiamen, China Johannesburg, South Afrika Ankara, Turkey Haiderabad, India Yekaterinburg, Russia Tokyo, Japan Zonguldak, Turkey 65

66 ISSA MINING 66Mine Rescue

67 International Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems in Underground Mining Bejing, October 27-28, 2011 Organized by ISSA Mining, IMRB, Dräger Safety 18 Participants from Canada, South Africa, USA, Germany, Australia, China 67

68 Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems: Aims Gather and exchange facts of existing international emergency escape strategies from 11 typical mines (Coal, Base Metal, Nickel, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Salt, Diamond) Evaluate and compare advantages of different strategic approaches Criteria of Comparison: Mine Rescue, Fire Prevention, Self Rescue Generate ideas for optimised strategies and technical requirements on safety equipment 68

69 Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems: Criteria of Comparison Mine Rescue Self Rescue Fire Protection 69

70 70 Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems

71 71 Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems

72 72 Symposium on Emergency Escape Systems

73 Why don t you join? Thank you for listening! 73