Safety First Best Practices in Europe

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1 Safety First Best Practices in Europe Ing. Radim Tabášek OKD, a.s. Prokešovo náměstí 6/ Ostrava

2 OKD, a.s. - Introduction OKD belongs to New World Resources N. V., a Dutch industrial Group OKD is a sole hard coal producer in the Czech Republic Its Underground mines are located in the southern part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in the Ostrava-Karviná coal district Germany Czech Rep. Austria Poland Slovakia Hungary OKD s JORC reserves of hard coal: 206 Mt Total hard coal production in 2010: 11,4 Mt OKD employs about 17,100 people. It belongs to the top largest employers not only in northern Moravia region but also in the Czech Republic 2

3 OKD, a.s. Introduction OKD operates 4 mines: Karviná Darkov ČSM, Paskov Types of coal: Coking and thermal Key customers: Large steel and electricity companies in the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Slovakia and Germany. The coal can be also processed further in coking, chemical and other industries 3

4 Safety First! In 2007 NWR adopted the strategic decision to improve the efficiency, safety and profitability of the Company Productivity Optimisation Programme (POP 2010) launched in 2008 Objective: To improve equipment performance by implementing state-of-the-art technology for longwall production and gateroad development Overall capital cost: EUR 350 million Benefits: Increased productivity performance Safer working environment Dust suppression works much better 4

5 SAFETY 2010 Programme Launched at the end of 2008 Within the programme state-of-the-art working gear for our miners was purchased Significant improvement of microclimatic conditions at underground work sections, in particular at ČSM Mine due to the installation of a central air-conditioning system Working boots Overall cost: EUR 17 million U/G cap lamps Self-rescue devices 5 Modern dangerous gas detectors

6 OKD Safety Campaign Promotion of safe work Safety mirrors This person is responsible for your safety Safety slogans of the month applied across OKD Look, who is responsible for your safety Safety education a trainings for employees Broadcasting on TV screens in the entrance lobbies New instruction and training movies Technical and organizational measures enhancing safety Employee safety cards (SAP HR) Names of people responsible for tidiness of walkways and transportation lines are posted on information boards at work sections Motivation to safe work Accident-free Operations competitions (car or trip abroad) 6

7 OKD, HBZS, a.s. OKD s subsidiary The only rescue corps to intervene in case of an underground emergency event; in other emergency situations, they cooperate with all other entities of the Czech Integrated Rescue System 7

8 OKD, HBZS, a.s. OKD s subsidiary Mine rescue service represents an integral part of the mining activities Key roles of HBZS Providing permanent duty of mine rescuers and the necessary rescue equipment Providing first-aid medical service underground Performing education and hands-on training of mine rescuers Fixing, checking and testing self-rescuers, breathing apparatuses, resuscitation apparatuses and rescue equipment Providing methodology management and control to the Site Rescue Service Checking emergency prevention equipment and tools and emergency plans 8

9 Safety OKD s top priority 9

10 2011 GOALS Keep improving personal attitude of each employee towards safe behavior and safe working rules Keep reducing dust exposure and improving microclimatic conditions at underground work sections Keep searching for and evaluating risks, identifying hazards and defining safety and health actions in order to prevent dangerous situations and enhance work and operational safety Increase the frequency of inspections checking the abidance by design documentation and technological procedures set forth for individual work sections Improve the awareness on prevention and on improvements in health and safety results Continue with all efficient actions and competitions from the past period 10

11 Thank you for your attention Neither tons of coal mined, nor the financial results can be compared to the value of human life and health. 11