VOLUME 30
March-April 2013
Ramu NiCo Marks National Mining Safety Week
Production Picking Up Well Despite Challenges
Zhao Shimin Appreciates Landowners Leadership
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Inside This Issue
CONTENTS
Letter to Editor
Madame Luo: Most Formidable Corporate and Business Executive
Highlights—National Mining Safety Week
02 Ramu NiCo Marks National Mining Safety Week
Operational Updates
04 Production Picking Up Well Despite Challenges
Corporate & Community Relations
05 Zhao Shimin Appreciates Landowners Leadership
06 MRML Impressed with Ramu Project
07 Guhu Local Dedicated to Learn More
Usino Primary School students flunked by
Ramu NiCo staff at KBK Mine-pg 02
Community Development
08 Ramu NiCo Promotes Public-Private-Partnership with Madang DAL & CCI
09 Ramu NiCo Fixes Damaged Mingming Foot-Bridge
Our Facilities
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Our Staff Love Our Accommodation
New Car Park at KBK Accommodation Area
What Goes on at the Fixed Equipment Maintenance
Basamuk is Class of Its Own
MHP shipment picks up when mining at
KBK increases during dry season-pg 04
Did you know...?
12 Brief on Nickel … Where nickel is used?
HSE
12 Vegetative Rehabilitation Shows Signs of Growth
13 Ramu NiCo Observes World Earth Day with Cleanathon
14 Monthly Safety Indicators
MRM reps, MRDC reps and Ramu NiCo
reps infront of the HPAL-pg 06
Women in Ramu NiCo
15 Women LOA Representatives Receive Induction Training
Feature
16 Jacky Wang Back in the Classroom
Our People
17 Jahanne Wass – Supervisor Housekeeping, Basamuk
Ramu NiCo staff with local boys on the
repaired Mingming Bridge-pg 09
Letter to Editor
Madame Luo: Most Formidable
Corporate and Business Executive
Dear Ramu NiCo,
Well done! By the way I have the following to say of Madame Luo Shu whom I met
when I was for a short while the Chairman of the State Negotiating Team in 2004:
Madame Luo was one of the most formidable corporate and business executive
ladies I have met in my time as the Secretary for National Planning. I found her as
one of the best formidable opponents in a Corporate Negotiation and made my job
all the more better and rewarding because she was just as ‘sharp’ or ‘sharper’ and
kept the negotiation going in the most unrelenting way yet always striving for a
mutual outcome for Independent State of Papua New Guinea and for MCC.
I pay my greatest respect to Madame Luo Shu on her departure and salute her
for a most outstanding performance in dealing with the Government of Papua
New Guinea and I pay tribute to her for being a key leader and contributor
to what is now a strong and versatile Nickel mining and processing business in
Papua New Guinea.
May the new Leadership under Chairman Zhao Zhimin continue in the fine
example and uphold the legacy of Madame Luo Shu. I look forward to dealing
with the company in whatever capacity in the future.
Valentine Kambori, MBE
Port Moresby
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Highlights—National Mining Safety Week
Ramu NiCo Marks National Mining Safety Week
R
AMU NiCo launched this year’s National
Mining Safety Week Celebration on 18
March 2013 via a video conference attended
by its management and staff from Basamuk
Refinery, Kurumbukari Mine and Madang
Base, which was followed by a range of
safety awareness programs, competitions and
activities at all three locations over the week.
Board Chairman Mr. Zhao Shimin officially
launched the Safety Week. While emphasizing
that safety was paramount and must go hand
in hand with this years’ commencement of
project operation, he encouraged all staff to
take part in the programs.
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Mr. Simon Gena, Inspector from the Mineral
Resources Authority (MRA), was presented at
the kick-off meeting on behalf of the Chief
Inspector of Mines, Mr. Mohan Singh. Mr.
Gena conveyed the Inspectorate’s appreciation
towards the 2012 celebration and further
challenged Ramu NiCo that the inspectorate
expected this year’s celebration would be even
better.
He reinforced that the Inspectorate strived to
promote a safe working environment in the
mining industry of the country by introducing
activities such as APEX Meetings, Emergency
Response and Safety Forums and the National
Safety Week.
Injury Free
“PRODUCTION target of 2013 must coincide
with the safety target of ‘no injury’. We’ll
upgrade and improve all the safety measures
and safety must be always emphasized in daily
work,” reiterated Mr. Gao Yongxue, Chief
Operating Officer, during his opening remarks
at the meeting.
Commenting on the safety performance of
last year, Mr. Wayne Basson, HSE General
Manager, noted that the safety performances
had improved substantially over the past years
and that the safety week celebration in 2012
was a good success. He expected that with
the ongoing support from the management,
Staff at Madang Base listen to official
launching of Safety Week
Ramu NiCo would enjoy another injury free
year and have another successful celebration.
Employee Participation
AMONG various activities over the week, all
superintendents and supervisors at Basamuk
Refinery and Kurumbukari Mine had sat for
a one-hour safety quiz supervised by their
Registered Mine Managers. As a successful
demonstration on the importance of safety,
the quiz aimed to improve their safety
awareness ranging from zero harm to people
to environment protection.
Compared with the quiet and concentrated
quiz, the poster contests aroused more
e n t h u s i a s m a m o n g t h e s t a ff o n s i t e s .
Individuals and groups from various
d e p a r t m e n t s u t i l i z e d t h e i r s p a re t i m e
between work shifts to paint very impressive,
colorful posters to express their inner-most
understanding and perception of safety.
The posters displayed at the foyer of their
respective administration complexes covered
various themes such as “Think Safety,
Act Safety and Work Safe for Healthy
Environment”, “Safety is Priority, Create
a Safe Environment and Live Safely” and
“Safe Operations enhances Good Reputation
Amongst Our Stakeholders”. Some of them
were in Chinese characters with both English
and Tok Pisin translations, posing the skills and
artistic talents in making Safety Week more
interesting.
Usino Primary School students flunked by
Ramu NiCo staff at KBK Mine
Local Interaction
SUCH celebrations were not merely confined
within the Company. Programs on safety
awareness and focuses were brought into
schools this year.
Jeffers Teargun Heptol, Training Manager
of Refinery presented to the entire Gawar
Primary School (in the Rai Coast District)
various safety issues on chemicals using
posters, videos and handouts. Students
and teachers from this remote school were
interested in the presentation particularly the
different chemicals and their uses. At the
Kurumbukari Mine, 15 students from Usino
Primary School and their teachers visited the
Mine Site with the assistance of Community
Affairs Department.
Mr. Gena, who also witnessed the students
involvement, was appreciative of the initiative by
Ramu NiCo engaging young students to observe
safety in their homes and school as well.
The National Apex Mining Safety Council
of the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA),
sanctioned the National Mining Safety Week
to promote safety, health and environment in
both mining and petroleum companies The
National Mining Safety Week has provided a
good opportunity for Ramu NiCo to improve
e m e r g e n c y re s p o n s e c a p a c i t i e s , a v o i d
potential risks and enhance health and safety
standards.
Highlights—National Mining Safety Week
Ramu NiCo Makim Nesenel Maining Sefti Wik
R
AMU NiCo i bin opim ol selebresin bilong
makim Nesenel Maining Sefti Wik long
Mas 18, 2013 wantaim video konferens we
menesmen na wokman meri bilong Basamuk
Rifaineri, Kurumbukari Main na Madang Bes
I bung na harim toktok. Bihain long dispela
em planti ol kain kain aweanes program I bin
kamap long ol dispela tripela eria bilong wok.
Bod Siaman Mista Zhao Shimin I mekim ofisal
lonsing bilong Sefti Wik, na I tokaut olsem sefti em
bikpela samting na I mas go wantaim stat bilong
Projek Operesen bilong Ramu long dispela yia na
olgeta wokman I mas stap insait long ol program.
Wanpela Inspekta bilong Minerol Risoses Atoriti
(MRA), Simon Gena I bin stap long lukim stat
bilong ol program bilong Ramu NiCo na I tok
olsem Sif Inspekta bilong Mains long PNG, Mista
Mohan Singh I tok amamas bilong en I go long
Ramu NiCo long wanem ol samting em I mekim
long makim nesenel sefti wik long 2012 na I tok
ating ol program na selebresen bilong 2013 bai I
gutpela moa.
Em I tok strong olsem Inspektoret o ofis bilong em
I wok long promotim sefti long wok ples insait long
maining indastri long PNG na I kamapim dispela
APEX Miting, Imejensi Rispons na Sefti Forum na
Nesenel Sefti Wik.
Fri Long Birua na Bagarap
Bung Wantaim Lokal Pipel
“Prodaksen mak bilong 2013 I mas go wantaim sefti
mak olsem ‘nogat birua’ gutpela mak na tu ol sefti
mak I mas stap oltaim. Sefti I mas stap oltaim long
wan wan de bilong wok” Mista Gao Yongxue, Sif
Opereting Opisa I bin mekim dispela toktok long
taim em I givim toktok long Nesenel Maining Sefti
Wik. Em I askim long gutpela sapot long Ramu NiCo
menesmen long stap oltaim long mekim olsem
nogat birua na hevi I kamap long dispela yia.
Ol selebresin bilong Ramu NiCo ino stap tasol long
kampani. Ol I bringim I go long ol skul tu olsem
Gawar Praimeri skul long Raikos distrik we ol I soim
video na soim posta, we Trening Menesa bilong
Basamuk Rifaineri, Jeffers Teargun Heptol wantaim ol
Komyuniti Afes lain I mekim. Long Kurumbukari tu
I lukim 15-pela sumatin bilong Usino Praimeri skul i
mekim lukluk raun I go long Kurumbukari Main eria..
Ol Wokman I Amamas Wantaim
Insait long ol program na amamas bilong makim
Nesenel Sefti Wik I lukim tu olgeta ol suparintenden
na supavaisa long Basamuk Rifaineri na Kurumbukari
Main I bin sindaun long wanpela aua olgeta long
wanpela kwiz o askim na bekim miting. Lain I putim
ai long dispela miting em long Rejista Main Menesa.
Planti ol wokman I amamas long stap insait long ol
program olsem posta kompetiton na tu ol I mekim
planti ol gutpela piksa long soim long wanem
tingting bilong ol long sait long sefti.
Ol dispela posta em ol I putim long fran long ofis
eria na I soim kain toktok we I kam long Tok Pisin,
English na tokples bilong China.
Xu Chang Yu of Ramu NiCo given the opportunity to demonstrate the fire extinguisher
Mista Gena bilong MRA I amamas long lukim
Ramu NiCo I bringim aweanes bilong sefti I go
long ol sumatin long skulim ol long yusim sefti
long femili haus bilong ol na tu long skul bilong ol
wantaim.
Dispela Nesenel Maining Sefti Wik em Nesenel
Apex Maining Sefti Kaunsil I kamapim long
promotim sefti, helt na envairomen long ol
maining na petroleum kampani. Na Ramu NiCo I
promotim moa long ol program bilong em long
tripela wok eria bilong em long strongim helt na
sefti stendet.
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Operational Updates
Production Picking Up Well Despite Challenges
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PRIL has witnessed impressive production
achievement compared with previous
months of the year according to COO Mr.
Gao Yongxue during the 16th Joint Venture
Management Committee Meeting in Madang,
on 7 May, 2013, the first of which chaired
by Board Chairman Mr. Zhao Shimin since he
took the leadership role from Madam Luo Shu
in early 2013.
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When reporting on the key production and
operational management matters, Mr. Gao
indicated that partly due to the start of dry
season, April alone saw KBK Mine achieved
50% of the design capacity and met the
monthly production target with 103, 000 DMT
(dry metric tons) of slurry while BSK Refinery
produced 2, 433 DMT of MHP. And in the first
four months of the year, 325, 000 of DMT slurry
was produced at KBK Mine and 8,356 DMT of
MHP in BSK Refinery.
In spite of the historic high, all JV partners were
aware that the tasks ahead were still demanding.
With the ongoing technological optimization/
modification in both KBK and BSK, the targets are
to achieve 50% of the designed capacity in 2013,
90% in 2014 and 100% in 2015.
Volvo trucks ready for mining at KBK
Prodaksen Go Antap Gut Maski I Gat Salens Stap
M
UN Epril 2013 I lukim gutpela prodaksen
wantaim gutpela mak bilong wok winim
ol arapela mun bikos long gutpela taim na
nogat bikpela ren pundaun tumas, na drai sisen
I wok long kamap nau.
Dispela em toktok bilong Sif Opereting Ofisa bilong
Ramu NiCo, Mista Gao Yongxue long taim bilong
16th Join Vensa Menesmen Komiti Miting we I bin
kamap long Madang long Tunde, Me 7, 2013.
Mista Gao I tok olsem long sait long prodaksen na
operesinel menesmen, long mun Epril yet I lukim
KBK Main I winim 50 pesen mak bilong disain
wok I pinis na I kamapim prodaksen mak we I
winim 103,000 DMT (drai metrik tan) graun slari,
na BSK Rifaineri I putim kamaut 2,433 DMP bilong
MHP (Mix Hydroxide Produkt). Maski olsem dispela
prodaksen em antap tumas na gutpela, ol lain join
vensa patna I tok bikpela moa wok I stap yet long
bungim hamas total prodaksen mak we ol I putim
long Kampani I mas bungim.
Dispela miting I tokaut tu olsem insait long fes 4-pela
mun I lukim 325,000 DMT graun o slari I kamaut
long KBK Main na 8,356 DMT bilong MHP I kamaut
long Basamuk Rifaineri, we em mak olsem 19% na
21% bilong prodaksen kampani I makim.
Tasol bikpela tingting long kisim 50 % mak bilong
disain long 2013 na 90% long 2014 na 100 % long
2015 I ken karim kaikai wantaim kain ol teknoloji o
kain kain masin we Ramu NiCo nau I wok long yusim
long KBK na BSK long stretim ol liklik hevi I kamap.
Maski olsem I gat gutpela prodaksen wok I kamap
long mun Epril na tu nogat ren I givim hevi, Ramu
NiCo I wok long bungim sampela salens yet long sait
bilong ol teknikol samting, ples nogut long mekim
wok na tu ol sosel salens. Planti wok tu I kamap nau
long lukim olsem prodaksen I go orait tasol na tripela
autoklev o bikpela masin long HPAL I wok orait tasol
insait long namba tu hap bilong dispela yia.
Menesmen I givim wok long prodaksen tim na lain
menesmen bilong ol arapela dipatmen long sapotim
wok long sait long prodaksen na noken kamapim ol
hevi we I ken mekim kampani I lusim bikpela mani
long taim bilong trail prodaksen taim.
Bod Siaman bilong Ramu NiCo Menesmen, Mista
Zhao Shinim I bin stap lukautim dispela JV Miting
long namba wan taim stret bihain long em I kisim
ples bilong Madam Luo Shu.
MHP shipment picks up when mining at
KBK increases during dry season
Corporate & Community Relations
Zhao Shimin Appreciates Landowners Leadership
M
R. ZHAO officially met the four
Chairmen of Project Landowner
Associations (LOA) at Madang Base on
Wednesday, 20 March. This was the first
official meeting with the LOA chairmen since
Mr. Zhao assumed leadership in the beginning
of the year.
On behalf of the Company, the Board Chairman
expressed his gratitude and appreciation to
the four Chairmen Mathew Dengua for KBK,
Lima Mullung for Basamuk, Steven Saud for
Coastal Pipeline and Peter Tai for Maigari for
their continuous support towards the Project.
Mr. Zhao also advised that in spite of many
challenges faced during the current production
period, the Company was confident in reaching
the production targets with concerted efforts
from all stakeholders.
When congratulating them for their recent
election as Chairmen of their respective LOAs,
Mr. Zhao reiterated that the people had again
recognized their leadership and they should not
let down their people—they need to ensure
more people benefit from the Project.
Mr. Gu Yuxiang joined later and expressed his
congratulations as well as expectations for
future support. He added that that since the
Ramu Project inception, numerous positive
and tangible contributions had been made
to Madang Province, especially the Project
impacted areas. Such benefits will continue and
expand when the Project generates positive cash
flow.
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Mr. Zhao and Ramu NiCo representatives meet with landowner leaders
Zhao Shimin Amamas Long LOA Lidasip
B
OD SIAMAN bilong MCC Ramu na Ramu
NiCo Menesmen (MCC) Ltd, Mista Zhao
Shimin I mekim ofisal bung bilong em wantaim
4-pela LOA siaman na ol eksekutiv bilong ol long
Trinde Mas 20, 2013.
bilong ol I go long LOA eksekutiv long stat bilong
dispela yia. Em namba wan ofisal miting Mista Zhao
I mekim wantaim ol LOA siaman bihain long em I
kisim wok bilong bipo bos meri, Madam Luo Shu
long stat bilong dispela yia.
Long dispela taim Mista Zhao I mekim ofisal tok
amamas bilong em I go long ol lain LOA siaman na
eksekutiv long sapot ol I givim long Ramu Projek.
Mista Zhao I tok kampani I amamas long gutpela
sapot ol LOA I save givim long sapotim Projek na
Kampani I lukluk moa long kain sapot long taim em
Mista Zhao I tok amamas long ol tu long ileksen
I go insait long ful operesen.
Corporate & Community Relations
MRML Impressed with Ramu Project
T
HE BOARD of Directors from the Mineral
Resources Madang Limited (MRML), a
subsidiary of Mineral Resources Development
Corporation (MRDC) which represents
landowner equity in the Ramu Project, was
impressed with the ongoing Project ramp-up.
The General Manager of Clients &
Administration Services, MRDC，Imbi Tagune
said despite all the technical challenges
faced, it is relieving to see that optimization
issues were identified and addressed while
the management was optimistic to overcome
the difficulties to deliver the Project in its full
production capacity soon.
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“We want to understand the Project and
ensure it is economically viable sooner. This
is our baby and we all must nurture it to
maturity so we all can benefit from it,” said
Mr. Tagune during a brief visit together with
Mathew Dengua, MRML Chairman and
Chairman of KBK Landowners Association,
and MRML directors including Lima Mullung
of Basamuk LOA, Peter Tai of Migari LOA and
Steven Saud of Coastal Pipeline LOA.
Carter Oiee, Coordinator of Ramu Project
from MRA; Joe Tayman, Technical Manager
from MRDC; Kini Renagi from MRDC; Max
Ray, former Ambassador to China and current
Mining Secretary also accompanied the
directors on Wednesday, April 10 on a oneday familiarization trip to Basamuk Refinery.
Mr. Gao welcomed the delegation with his
assistant Mr. Wang Baowen, Deputy General
Manager of Refinery Mr. Wang Jun, Safety
Manager Mr. Douglas Turner, HSE Assurance
Manager Mr. Graham Gerrard and Training
Manager Mr. Jeffers Heptol. “We are currently
operating around 30% of our designed
capacity and working hard to address the
technical challenges and implement process
optimizations to improve the capacity,” he
updated the delegation.
Following the safety induction, the delegation
was taken on a guided tour in the Refinery
where they visited the key components
including the Control Room, the HPAL, the
Acid Plant, and the product section. Mr. Wang
Baowen answered queries ranging from
production and MHP export to community
development during the tour.
Later in Madang, Director & Executive
Vice President Mr. Gu Yuxiang presented
the delegation the Project financial model
covering expected revenue, expenditure, levy
and royalty components.
On behalf of MRML board, Mr. Tagune thanked
the Company for organizing the visit which
helped MRM board members and partners to
better understand the Project in order to offer
their support where necessary.
He assured the directors that the Company
was committed to the Project and would
continuously commit resources to achieve the
optimizations while training and equipping
its work force to ensure the Project reach its
nameplate capacity in the near future.
MRM Amamas Long Ramu Projek
O
L BOD Dairektas bilong Mineral Risoses
Madang (MRM), husat em han kampani
bilong Mineral Risoses Divelopmen Koporesen
(MRDC) insait long Ramu Projek I amamas long
wok I kamap long testim na traim ol masin long
mekim wok I go orait.
Klaint na Edministresin Sevis Generel Menesa
bilong MRDC, Imbi Tagune I makim maus bilong
ol BOD long tokaut olsem maski olsem I gat ol
teknikol salens I stap, em gutpela nius long lukim
olsem kampani I luksave long wanem ol hevi I stap
na I wok long stretim hariap na tu menesmen I gat
gutpela klia tingting long bringim Projek I go insait
long ful prodaksen klostu taim.
“Mipela laik save gut long wanem rot Projek I
bihainim na lukim olsem em I bringim halivim long
mipela hariap. Ramu Projek em bebi bilong mipela
na mipela laik lukautim em gut inap em I kamap
bikpela na givim helpim I kam long mipela,” Mista
Tagune I tok.
Em I mekim dispela toktok long taim em wantaim
ol lain insait long MRM BOD olsem KBK Lenona
Asosesin Siaman, Mathew Dengua na ol arapela
dairektas bilong MRM olsem siaman bilong Basamuk
LOA, Lima Mullung, Siaman bilong Maigari LOA,
Peter Tai na Siaman bilong Kostal Paiplain LOA,
Steven Saud I mekim lukluk raun I go long Basamuk
Rifaineri.
MRA Kodineta bilong Ramu Projek, Mista Carter
Oiee na Teknikal Menesa bilong MRDC, Joe Tayman
na Kini Renagi bilong MRDC wantaim pastaim
embesea bilong PNG I go long China na nau Seketeri
bilong Maining, Max Ray tu I bin go wantaim ol
MRM dairekta long Trinde, Epril 10 long dispela
wanpela de lukluk raun long Basamuk Rifaineri.
Sif Opereting Opisa bilong Ramu NiCo, Mista Gao
Yongxue, na namba tu bilong em Mista Wang
Baowen, deputi jeneral menesa bilong Basamuk
Rifaineri, Mista Wang Jun, na BSK Sefti Menesa,
Visitors are shown around the product
packing area
Mista Douglas Turner, Assurens Menesa bilong
BSK Rifaineri, Mista Graham Gerrard na Trening
Menesa, Jeffers Heptol I bin bungim ol lain BOD
bilong MRM.
Mista Gao I tokaut olsem Kampani I gat bikpela
tingting long strongim wok bilong Projek na bai go
het yet long putim ol risoses long bringim gutpela
wok I kamap long sait bilong treining na strongim
ol wokman meri na tu ol masin bilong wok, na
lukim olsem Projek I go kamap strong na kamapim
ful prodaksen I no long taim.
Bihain long ol dairektas I bin stap insait long
wanpela sefti presentesin, ol I raun I go lukim ol
masin bilong wok long rifainerii olsem hai presa
esid litsing trein (HPAL), esid plen na eria bilong
prodaksen na peking seksen.
Corporate & Community Relations
Guhu Local Dedicated to Learn More
M
ANY locals from Basamuk have their own
tales to tell, from childhood days with
no sight of electricity to modern infrastructures
nowadays in a globalised world.
After working with NCS Raibus from 2008 to
January 2011 as a chef, Christopher decided
to switch job and entered an exciting world
working with Ramu NiCo.
Christopher Simon from Guhu village in the
mountainous Ward 3 Area of Rai Coast LLG
could not help but recall waiting long hours to
catch the local m.v. Siroi/Kubo to Madang in the
1990s as dinghies were luxury items by then.
He joined the product packaging section and
is now given the task to oversee the normal
flow of MHP products from the filter, e.g. the
dryer, into the bags of packaging and labeling
before shipping overseas.
“We had to walk more than 15 hours to reach
my village from the coast,” Christopher recalled.
Christopher has a very positive attitude
towards his work. “This is the job I love
doing. I am learning a lot of things that will
be helpful to my future…The opportunities
are there to explore and learn more. I take
the initiative to learn from my Chinese
colleagues,” Christopher said proudly.
Given the economic situation of his poor
parents, the young lad discontinued Mebu
Primary School and joined his elder sister in
Lae where he finally completed Manyamya
High School. Later he entered Finchafen
Vocational and graduated with a certificate
in Tourism & Hospitality. Hailing from one of
the remotest and most backward part in the
country, Christopher has good reasons to be
proud and celebrate.
“I see our local boys complain about pay and
other conditions as if they were well educated
and could easily find jobs elsewhere. I keep
reminding them that Ramu NiCo is providing
us good training opportunities that we should
Mr. Simon standing at the choke station
treasure,” he added.
This diligent worker is liked by all his Chinese
colleagues in the same section. Even to his
surprise, his manager recognized his effort and
recommended him as one of the Star Employees
of Basamuk Refinery. He received an Annual
Award with a Certificate of Excellence and a
bonus of K500 cash from the Refinery.
“If there was no Ramu NiCo, Rai Coast
would remain in dark, and my life would
be miserable.” Christopher is always on
the positive side of the coin; “I have this
opportunity to work with foreigners, to learn
to work hard and diligently, to be punctual
and honest, and above all, to earn a pay to
support my young family and parents.”
Lokal Man Bilong Guhu Vilis Lainim Wok Long Ramu NiCo
P
LANTI ol lokal lain bilong Basamuk I gat stori
bilong ol yet long mekim long taim ol I stap
mangi yet na ino bin gat pawa o lait na ol nupela
kain samting I stap long eria bilong ol bipo. Nau
bikpela senis tru I kamap na ples long Basamuk I
senis olgeta. Em I narakain stret olgeta.
Wanpela long ol dispela man em Christopher
Simon. Em bilong maunten ples long Guhu viles
long wod 3 bilong Raikos LLG. Em I stori olsem
long bipo em I save wet moa long 3-pela aua
olgeta long kalap long lokal bot mv Siroi/Kubo na
go long Madang long 1990s. Dispela em bikos fea
bilong dingi em antap tru long dispela taim na wan
wan lain tasol I save ronim dingi.
“Mipela save wokabaut olsem 15-pela aua long nambis I
go antap long ples bilong mi,” Christopher I tingim.
Em I stori olsem papamama bilong em I no gat
inap mani, na turangu em I no pinisim skul bilong
em long Mebu paimeri skul olsem na em I go stap
wantaim bikpela susa bilong em long Lae, na ol I
helpim em long go pinisim skul long Menyamua
Haiskul; na bihain em I go skul long Finschafen
Vokesinol Senta we em I kisim setifiket pepa long
Turism na Hospitaliti.
Bihain long en em I wok wantaim NCS Raibus stat
long 2008 I go Janueri 2011 olsem wanpela sef o
man bilong kukim kaikai. Christopher tingting long
senisim wok bilong em na traim salens long teknoloji
olsem na em I joinim Ramu NiCo.
Tasol oltaim mi save tokim olsem Ramu NiCo I givim
mipela sampela gutpela kain treining na mipela mas
amamas long dispela,” Christopher I tok.
Namba wan wok Christopher I kisim em long Kaunta
Karent Dikentesin (CCD) seksen na em I wok long
Prodaksen na Pakesing Seksen, na long nau yet em I
kisim wok long lukim ron bilong MHP Prodak stat long
filta I go long draia na I go long beg na ol I putim lebal
na bihain beg I save go long sip long go ovasis.
Christopher I gat gutpela pasin bilong em long
wok na em wanpela man husat I save wok hat
na planti ol lain wanwok bilong em bilong China I
save laikim em long ples bilong wok.
“Dispela wok em mi laikim tumas bikos mi lainim
planti samting na em bai helpim mi long bihain taim
tu,” Christopher I tok.
“Dispela sans long lukluk moa na lainim samting I
stap. Mi yet mi yusim taim bilong mi na tu larim ol
lain wanwok bilong China I skulim mi long mekim
wok stret,” em I tok.
Em I tokaut olsem em I kam long wanpela rurel viles
we nogat gutpela sevises na femili I no stap orait
tumas, olsem na wanem kain save na skul em I kisim
long mekim wok bai wanpela de I helpim em long
kisim gutpela referens o pepa we I ken lukim em
painim arapela wok long bihain taim.
“Mi save lukim planti ol lokal boi blong mipela I save
toktok tumas long pei na ol arapela kondisen bilong
wok, tasol sapos mipela I go long bikpela skul ating
mipela I ken painim gutpela wok long arapela hap.
Em I guria stret olsem menesa bilong em I luksave
long gutpela wok bilong em na I makim em olsem
‘Outstanding Employee of Basamuk Refinery’ o ‘Gutpela
Wokman long Basamuk Rifaineri, na em I kisim wanpela
setifiket na tu wanpela bonas K500 kes mani.
“Ating sapos Ramu NiCo I no kam long Raikos,
ating mipela bai stap long tudak yet na laip bai
stap bagarap yet,” Christopher I tok.
Maski olsem I gat sampela narapela kalsa na tu
tokples I narapela namel long ol PNG wokman na
ol lain bilong China, Christopher I save wok strong
long gutpela bilong wok tasol.
“Mi amamas long gat dispela sans long wok
wantaim ol lain bilong China, na mi lainim planti
nupela samting na tu lainim pasin bilong ol long
wok hat, go wok long taim stret na tok-tru na
dispela I helpim mi long wok yet wantaim Ramu
NiCo na kisim pei na helpim yangpela femili bilong
mi,” Christopher is tok.
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Community Development
Ramu NiCo Promotes Public-Private-Partnership
with Madang DAL & CCI
A
GRICULTURE officers of the Ramu NiCo
Community Affairs Department (CA) are
actively promoting public-private partnership
(PPP) in agriculture development in the Project
impacted communities in collaboration with
relevant government agencies.
On Wednesday, March 3, CA agriculture
officers invited Madang Department of
Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) Food Crops
Coordinator, Ms. Mary Lilih to join the visit
to rice farmers in the Inland Pipeline areas
and collect information on rice production by
small-scale rice farmers.
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Ms Lilih talked with Ramu NiCo contracted
farmers at Waput village and later at Tapopo
roadside market in Usino LLG, stressing the
importance of small-scale rice production as a
supplement of traditional food crops. She also
encouraged farmers that there were other
traditional rice milling methods available, e.g.
Kiser milling.
Ramu NiCo agriculture supervisor Allan
Wahwah and agriculture training officer
Aldam Bande explained also to the farmers
that Ramu NiCo will continue to support
agriculture development and promote
s u s t a i n a b l e a g r i c u l t u re , l i v e s t o c k a n d
aquaculture industries. Through team work,
impacted communities can be greatly involved
and earn extra income to improve their living
standards.
Mr. Wahwah pointed out that Ramu NiCo
realize its vision of promoting agricultural
development by itself, therefore, the Company
was all for establishing and strengthening
partnership with team players both in
the public and private sectors. This is also
consistent with government’s policy on PPP
and resources mobilization.
Through the PPP program, Ramu NiCo received
10,000 polythene bags from Cocoa Coconut
Institute (CCI) on 5th March 2013 for cocoa
nursery programs in its project impacted areas.
The presentation was carried out at the Ramu
NiCo Madang Base where CCI program
manager Vincent Salle handed over the
polythene bags to CA DGM Stotick Kamya.
Mr. Salle donating polythene bags to Ramu NiCo CA received by deputy
general manager Stotick Kamya and his officers
Mr. Salle explained during the presentation
that CCI enjoyed a cordial working
relationship with Ramu NiCo in carrying out
its extended services in parts of the Rai Coast
covering Basamuk, the Coastal Pipeline areas
and the Astrolabe Bay areas.
He also applauded the activities conducted
by Ramu NiCo agriculture team for spreading
the pearls of knowledge on cocoa planting to
areas where CCI could not reach.
Of the 10,000 polythene bags donated, 5000
would be given to the Inland Pipeline area,
including areas of Usino local level government
(LLG) for the construction of a central nursery
where cocoa root stocks would be raised
for budding. Another 5,000 polythene bags
would be distributed to farmers in Basamuk
area, covering Dein, Tugyak, Mingming and
Kulilau, where the agriculture section had
already identified model farmers.
Ms. Lilih with local rice farmers at a rice field
Community Development
Ramu NiCo Fixes Damaged Mingming Foot-Bridge
B
asamuk Refinery offered to send its
workers to repair a badly-damaged
Mingming foot-bridge near Rai Coast High
School with all troubles.
M i n g m i n g f o o t - b r i d g e w a s d e s t ro y e d
following the severe flooding of the Gawar
River on February 28, hindering people’s
access to vital health, education and other
social services. Large portion of the central
wire-railing and grill foot-bridge was damaged
Ramu NiCo staff with local boys on the
repaired Mingming Bridge
when boulders were washed down by the
rampaging river hitting all structure on and
along.
The foot-bridge was a vital linkage for villagers
in that area, including parts of Astrolabe Bay
LLG, Mingming, Yalau, Bibi, Sakwanam and
other villages. Students there used to walk
through the foot-bridge to Rai Coast High
School, Mumba Primary and Bibi Aid Post.
The original footbridge was built some twenty
years ago by the Works Department through
funding from Sir Peter Barter, during his term
as Regional Member of Madang. The bridge
was about 15 kilometers away from Basamuk
Refinery.
BSK Fixed Equipment Plant,upon a
Memorandum of Agreement, sent its seven
engineers to repair the bridge at the site and
another group of workers to weld and cut iron
grills in the workshop tirelessly for seven days.
The Superintendent of Fixed Plant Mr. Li
Xudong said that eight different materials,
with some purchased in Lae, were used to
repair the foot-bridge. The economic cost of
repair work was around K21,500.
Village spokesman Mr. Imoro Bou said that
the repair work was greatly appreciated
because had Ramu NiCo not been nearby,
the footbridge would not have been repaired
thus the village people would have find it very
difficult to access basic services.
Ramu NiCo also donated food and tarpaulin
supplies to the locals whose livestock and
food gardens were affected by the river flood.
Later in the week, the Company assisted
in transporting officials from the Madang
Provincial Disaster Office to the site for
damage assessment.
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Ramu NiCo Stretim Mingming Bris Gawar
Riva I Bagarapim
R
AMU NiCo I soim gutpela pasin long helpim
ol asples lain bihain long em I salim ol
wokman bilong em long Basamuk Rifaineri long
go stretim Mingming waia-bris we Gawar Riva I
bin bagarapim klostu long Raikos Hai Skul.
Mingming waia-bis we ol pipel I save yusim long
wokabaut long em I bin bagarap taim bikpela taitwara long Gawar Riva I bin kamap long Februari
28. Bikpela hap long namel blong waia-bris ya I
bin bruk taim ol bikpela ston wara I muvim I go
daun I bin bamim bris.
Dispela waia-bis blong wokabaut I save givim
helpim I go long planti pipel long Astrolabe Be LLG
na tu ol eria long Basamuk olsem ol ples olsem
Mingming, Yalau, Bibi, Sakwanam na ol, arapela
ples tu long hap. Ol sumatin tu I save yusim
dispela waia bris long go long Raikos Hai Skul na
Mumba praimeri skul na Bibi eid pos.
Dispela bris em Woks Dipatmen I bin wokim bihain
long mani helpim I bin kam long pastaim Gavana
bilong Madang, Sir Peter Barter, taim em I stap olsem
Rijinol Memba bilong Madang.
Bihain long bagarap I bin kamap long dispela waia
bris, Ramu NiCo Fixed Ikwipmen Plent long Basamuk
I bihainim wanpela memorandum ov agrimen (MOA)
na yusim 7-pela enjinia bilong en husat I wok hat tru
insait long 7-pela de olgeta long stretim dispela bris
wantaim welding na ol arapela wok. Narapela lain
wokman I stap long Basamuk woksop na mekim
welding tu na katim ol ain long putim long bris.
Suprintenden bilong Fix Ikwipmen Plent long
Basamuk Rifaineri, Mista Li Xudong I tok ol I yusim
8-pela kain ain long stretim dispela bris na sampela
long ol em kampani I baim long Lae. Kos bilong
stretim bris em moa long K21,500.
CA General Manager, Martin Paining with Ramu
NiCo officers donated food to the affected locals
Wanpela mausman bilong ol lain pipel long Yalau
blok, Imoro Bou I tok dispela wok ol lain Ramu
NiCo I mekim em gutpela tru na bai sevim planti ol
manmeri na pikinini bilong ol ples long hap.
Ramu NiCo I bin mekim donesin o givim helpim tu
wantaim kaikai na ol sel bilong wokim haus I go
long ol lain husat gaden kaikai bilong ol tait wara I
bin bagarapim.
Our Facilities
Our Staff Love Our Accommodation
W
HENEVER you are visiting Basamuk sites,
one thing you would love is the modern
accommodation facilities the Company provides.
After a long day of hard work, what is better to
offer your body than a comfortable room for a
night’s well deserved rest.
Basamuk Refinery boasts their top notch
accommodation facilities with varieties of treat
from general staff to managers/supervisors,
General Managers and Executives. House
Keeping Supervisor Jahanne Wass and Camp
Supervisor Peter Yambo at Basamuk are
proud that they are looking after the best
accommodation facilities.
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Jahanne and Peter have reasons to boast
because they are not new faces in the
Company but both pioneers since Ramu
NiCo’s establishment. Peter started work
with NP, one of Ramu NiCo’s contractors,
in 2006 while Jahanne started with NCS
Raibus in Nov 2007. From initial Refinery and
accommodation construction to the current
operation phase, both have felt and witnessed
the hardships and achievements.
“This place was all swamps and what we have
here is amazing,” Peter refers to the current
accommodation site where he supervises.
“I supervised the house keeping girls from
the old camp before and today supervise 26
staff at the new camp. There has been an
impressive shift in accommodation facilities,”
Jahanne joyfully admits.
While Peter supervises and ensures that the
landscaping and general accommodation
compound are well maintained, including
installation of modern facilities in all the
accommodation blocks, Jahanne ensures all
linens, rooms and other housekeeping chores
for the staff in order.
reception and hospitality from the land once
dominated by underdevelopment.
Peter who holds Ramu NiCo high for
erecting tangible changes revealed that the
accommodation facilities for the staff are
modern and installed with air conditioner,
internet cables, TV with foreign channels such
as ABC, CCTV, Algegira, BBC, Fashion TV, etc.
The Company also provides linens, toiletries
and laundry facilities like washing machines
for all staff.
The Executives’ rooms are fully furnished with
white goods and spacious living rooms, study
room, verandah, spacious bedrooms for two,
shower and toilet room, washing machines,
fridge, TV, internet, etc. The rooms are
multifunctional in nature and more impressive
than most of the hotel rooms’ one could find
in the country.
Peter and Jahanne also make sure visitors to
Basamuk for a night are impressed by the
Staff modern accommidation blocks
at Basamuk
Senior management's accommidation buildings
New Car Park at KBK Accommodation Area
T
HE EXPANSION of new perimeter fencing
at the KBK Accommodation Area is aimed
at improving living conditions for staff and
enhancing on-site safety management. It
would also cater for a new car park area
within the accommodation area.
Previously, lots of people would gather around
the basketball court to wait for vehicles and
commute to work every morning. Vehicles
and people "blended" in the limited space,
with safety concerns that someone would
be "knocked" by or run into vehicles on the
ground, especially during start-up or shutoff. As the number of vehicles increases, it
created congestion and made the playground
no longer a place for basketball games or
exercise.
The new parking lot has been completed
and vehicles were moved outside, without
entering into the playground area.
New parking area at KBK accommodation
Our Facilities
What Goes on at the Fixed Equipment Maintenance Plant
T
HE FIXED Equipment Maintenance Plant at
KBK Mine Site is a very handy place where
other areas or plants seek assistance to do
their job effectively.
It is in this particular plant where most
welding or fabricating work is done.
Whenever passers-by head for the particularly
large warehouse of KBK Mine, they will hear
sounds of welding, grinding or hammering
from afar.
Mr. Chen Zhenghui, Supervisor of Fixed
Equipment Maintenance plant, reiterates that
his section comes in very handy because they
were purposely there to provide support to
other mine sections in terms of maintenance
and service for fixtures.
“Our plant is always ready to support and
cooperate with other areas and plants” Mr
Chen emphasized.
Training is one thing attached with great
importance here. “We need to give local
employees some time to learn as part of
their job,” Mr. Chen said. According to him,
various trainings are conducted on how to use
different machines and how to apply safety
rules every month, depending on machinery
availability as sometimes the machines were
used elsewhere for jobs. He has noticed that
the national staff in the plant learnt the skills
quickly.
“Here we try as much as possible to give
national staff some chance to learn from
working in a mining company and also
strive for filling in the gap between the two
cultures,” he explained.
Both practical and theoretical tests are carried
out to assess the performances of the staff,
by which they are better trained in improving
their daily skills as well as maintaining safety
in their work environment at all times.
The faces at the Fixed Equipment Plant
Basamuk is Class of Its Own
A
NYONE who visits Basamuk Refinery for
the first time will certainly be stunned and
fascinated with the new developments taking
place in this once remotest part of PNG.
The Refinery is the first high-tech
establishment in PNG to refine nickel and
cobalt by applying most modern technology
like High Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) and
the whole system is operated and managed
by Ramu NiCo on behalf of Ramu Joint
Venture parties.
New gate at Basamuk Refinery
Ramu NiCo employees travel to and from
Basamuk on a most moder n sea-going
vessel, m.v. Carrie, which is fitted with
air-conditioner and latest navigational
equipment.
A s t h e f e r r y a p p ro a c h e s t h e re c e n t l y
d e c l a re d 5 0 , 0 0 0 t o n s w e i g h t P o r t o f
Basamuk,，passengers on board would notice
three gigantic mobile cranes standing out
of the wharf. The cranes and self-contained
compartments are so unique and probably
not seen anywhere else in PNG.
Another interesting feature about Basamuk
is the big buses or coaches that transport
Ramu NiCo shift workers to and from the
new accommodation and the Refinery. In
the mornings and afternoons, these blue
‘Yutong’ model buses shuttle between
the plant site and the Township and it is
amazing to see Papua New Guinean drivers
adept at handling those machines.
The latest addition to the unique structure
is the main gate into the Refinery. The gate,
recently completed, is a huge structure
built of brick, ceramic and metal with
stunning features such as remote-control
and lightings and even voice-overs to greet
passing motorists. It would be the checkpoint for traffic in and out of the plant area
to ensure both security and safety.
To top it off, the road within the Refinery
site are completely cement-sealed. For
the record, the roads were cement-sealed
well before the Lae city roads. The cement
mixtures for the road are so tough and
durable that big mine trucks transporting
limestone for refining purposes are traveling
on the road almost every hour. And it is
surely hard as rock.
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Did you know…? / HSE
Brief on Nickel… Where Nickel is used?
N
ICKEL-containing materials play a
major role in our everyday lives-food
preparation equipment, mobile phones,
medical equipment, transport, buildings,
power generation-the list is almost endless.
They are selected because-compared with
other materials-they offer better corrosion
resistance, better toughness, better strength
at both high and low temperatures, and
possess a range of special magnetic and
electronic properties.
Most important are alloys of iron, nickel and
chromium, of which stainless steels (frequently
8-12% nickel) are the largest volume. Nickel
based alloys-like stainless steel but with higher
nickel contents-are used for more demanding
applications such as gas turbines and some
chemical plants.
In addition, iron and nickel alloys are used in
electronics and specialist engineering, while
copper-nickel alloys are used for coinage and
marine engineering.
There are about 3000 nickel-containing alloys
in everyday use. About 90% of all new nickel
sold each year goes into alloys, two-thirds
going into stainless steel.
Nickel metal is used to provide hard-wearing
decorative and engineering coatings as “nickelplating” or “electroless nickel coating” or
“electroforming”. When used with a top layer
of chromium, it is popularly known as “chromeplating”. When done in combination with silicon
carbide it is known as “composite plating”.
Nickel is a key part of several rechargeable
battery systems used in electronics, power
tools, transport and emergency power supply.
Most important today are nickel-metal hydride
(NiMH).
Nickel is a key ingredient in many catalysts
used to make chemical reactions more
efficient.
Source: International Nickel Institute website
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Vegetative Rehabilitation Shows Signs of Growth
T
HE VEGETATIVE rehabilitation work of
planting of cover crops such as creepers
and grasses at the KBK Mine Site is beginning
to bear fruit.
HSE Environment Officer Dickson Yogo was
involved in the initial stages of planting
grasses and other cover plants to prevent soil
erosion for a greener mine site.
Yogo also established a nursery to grow native
species of trees for the area that was cleared
during the construction phase.
The creepers and grasses planted by Yogo and
the team of locals are growing well, reviving
the once barren place with greenery.
Visitors to KBK will certainly notice vetiver
grasses planted on the roadside going up. It
will serve its purposes well in controlling soil
erosion when the grasses are mature. Even
the creepers will also help soil neutralization,
hence, help other native plants to re-grow.
Vetiver grasses used for rehabilitation
outside of Beneficiation Plant
HSE
Ramu NiCo Observes World Earth Day with Cleanathon
R
AMU NiCo employees in Madang
observed the World Earth Day on Monday,
April 22 by collecting rubbish along Modilon
Road, Madang for two hours.
the road way instead of being busy in their
office. This was also a warm reminder to most
of the commuters who were not aware of the
World Earth Day.
At eight’O Clock in the morning, employees
f ro m M a d a n g B a s e a n d t h o s e R a i b u s
Engineering, one of the Company's contractor,
commenced the week by collecting rubbish
from its office premises boundary near Handy
Mart all the way to Modilon General Hospital,
with hand gloves on, disposal plastic bags and
a support dump truck.
Ivan Mullul, the Company Gover nment
Relations Officer, confirmed that as part of
Madang community and as a responsible
corporate organization, Ramu NiCo wished
t o p ro m o t e a c l e a n , s a f e a n d h e a l t h y
environment.
Ramu NiCo has been observing the United
Nation’s sanctioned events with active
participation since its establishment in
M a d a n g . W h a t ’s m o re , s t u d e n t s f ro m
schools in Madang were invited to observe
events together with the Company such as
World Environment Day and other school
excursions.
Wo r l d E a r t h D a y i s a U n i t e d N a t i o n ’s
sanctioned event that promotes recognition
and respect for the planet by keeping it free
from pollution or other destructions.
VP Gu Yuxiang, CA DGM Stotick Kamya and
other senior management staff joined in the
clean-up, too. Both nationals and Chinese
working together collecting any waste
materials and disposals they noticed lying
around.
Motorists and the Madang community
commuting to work or schools were lifted by
the good team spirit demonstrated, especially
because that the Ramu NiCo employees were
all in their bright orange uniforms, cleaning
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Ramu NiCo staff joined hands to clean up Madang
Ramu NiCo Makim ‘World Earth Day’ Na klinim Modilon Rot
O
L WOKMAN meri bilong Ramu NiCo
long Madang I bin luksave long ‘World
Earth Day’ long Mande Epril 22 wantaim
wanpela jenerol klinap wok we I kisim olsem
tupela aua olgeta.
Daireka na Eksekutiv Vais Presiden bilong Ramu
NiCo, Mista Gu Yuxiang na ol arapela sinia
menesmen lain I join tu na kisim ol pipia na bungim
na wanpela dam-trak bilong kampani yet I kam
kisim na karim I go tromoi.
Ol wokman meri na kontrakta, Raibus Enjiniaring
I bung na mekim tupela aua wok na klinim arere
bilong Modilon Rot stat long Handy Mart I go long
arere bilong Modilon Hausik.
‘World Earth Day’ em de we Yunaited Nesens
(UN) husat em bikpela bodi long wol I makim long
olgeta manmeri na bisnis I soim rispekt long graun
na noken tromoi pipia na mekim graun bilong
yumi I kiln na fri long rabis pipia.
Ol I stat wok long 8-kilok long moning na karim ol
plastik beg na wokabaut long rot na kolektim ol
rabis pipia na ol plastik na pepa na laplap ol pablik
I tromoi.
Gutpela tim-wok tru I bin kamap we I lukim ol
PNG lain na ol lain wanwok bilong China I karim
ol plastik beg na wokabaut wantaim na rausim ol
pipia arere long rot.
Mr. Gu Yuxiang and Mr. Zhao are part of the
team during the rubbish collection marking
the World Earth Day
Ramu NiCo (MCC) em wanpela bikpela kampani
long Madang taun tasol long mekim dispela klinim
ap na planti lain I paol long lukim ol wokman meri
I wokabaut bihainim Modilon Rot.
HSE
Monthly Safety Indicators
From March to April 2013
Injury types & Statistics
March
April
Lost Time Injury (LTI)
0
0
Restricted Work Injury (RWI)
0
0
Medical Treatment Injury (MTI)
2
4
First Aid Injury (FAI)
3
1
Potential Incident/Near Miss (PI/NM)
2
1
• Incident Trends-March. A majority of the incidents occurred during day shift (5) with 2 during night shift. There
were 4 incidents involving Hands/fingers, and 1 incident resulting in multiple injuries.
• Incident Trends-April. All incidents occurred during day shift, with body parts injured being hand/fingers-3, Face-1
and Leg-1.
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Training
• March: 92 employees underwent HSE training, with 15 attending Chemical Awareness training, and 15 attending
Material Safety Data Sheet training.
• April: 255 employees attended HSE training, with 27 being trained in Works Instruction, and 18 undergoing Work
at Heights training.
• A total of 49 employees attended Skills training in March, with 9 ERT members attending Road Crash Rescue
training, and 10 attending Medivacs training.
• In April, 133 employees attended Skills training, with 14 ERT members being trained in Breathing Apparatus
usage, and also on First Aid Response.
Occupational Health
• March: Dermatitis cases treated amounted to 87, with Malaria cases recorded at 19.
• April: Dermatitis cases treated-91, with Malaria at 12. There was an increase in Conjunctivitis (Eye infection), up
to 35 cases. As before, a majority of the Dermatitis cases are fungal infections of the feet.
Women in Ramu NiCo
Women LOA Representatives Receive Induction Training
A
TOTAL of sixteen women leaders from
four impacted areas of the Project
were taught among others their roles
and responsibilities as women executives
in landowner associations (LOA) at the
Company’s CA conference room in Handy
Mart.
The three-day induction was organized
by MRA and funded by the National
Planning Office. Ramu NiCo assisted with
accommodation and venue for the training.
These LOA female executives come from
Kurumbukari, Maigari (Inland Pipeline),
Coastal Pipeline and Basamuk.
At the opening of the training on Tuesday,
April 23 2013, Stella Brere, MRA course
coordinator, explained to these women
executives that last year witnessed the first
phase of induction when MRA assisted in
mobilizing women to conduct the elections
for them to choose their own representatives.
The current induction is the second-phase
training to help the executives understand
landowner associations’ constitutions, women
executives’ roles and responsibilities within
these associations, process of addressing
association’s grievances, as well as acceptance
and signing of roles and responsibility
statements.
The training also assists them to identify,
plan, implement, monitor, acquit and report
associations’ income, general management and
general process for seeking funds. For example,
they are showed to fill, open and manage
associations’ accounts including processing and
registration of women associations.
Present at the induction were representatives
from Madang Provincial Commerce Office,
Madang Provincial Council of Women and
staff at Ramu NiCo Gender Office.
Ms. Brere conducting training
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Women leaders with their trainees
Feature
Jacky Wang Back in Classroom
V
ISITORS to the Divine Word University
(DWU) Faculty of Flexible Learning will
be somewhat fascinated, noticing a Chinese
young man mingling well with PNG nationals
and attending lectures.
This person is Wang Hongliang or popularly
known as Jacky Wang by colleagues at
Basamuk.
Jacky currently works as the Superintendent
w i t h R a m u N i C o ’s C o m m u n i t y A ff a i r s
Department at the Basamuk Refinery site.
Jacky Wang holds his bachelor degree in Public
Administration from Zhengzhou University in
China. But he still reckons that is not enough as
people “live and learn”. So he has decided to
take up a course in PNG, in the country where
he now lives and works.
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He is currently pursuing his master degree of
Leadership in Business Administration at DWU.
Jacky visiting Ganglau village at Basamuk
Some of the “students” are employed with
Ok Tedi, LNG Project, Department of Health,
University of Goroka, PNG Maritime College
and even high schools, among whom is one
Filipino, who is the only other foreigner in the
class.
This three-year program is inclusive of social
and economic researches. Jacky has already
completed semester one in the second half
of last year (2012) and now he is busy writing
up an essay for business environment at the
moment.
“I have learnt a lot and found it very interesting
to mingle with my classmates,” admitted Jacky.
He explaineds that the unit enabled him to
understand leadership. To be qualified leaders
he must know organizational climate and
acquit oneself with the vision and final goal of
the organization before getting the strategies
implemented effectively.
He is went well with his classmates, 17 students
from all over the country in the first semester.
“The general vision must be positive and
steady,” Jacky Wang cited the Company as an
Jacky Wang (green) in class
example. “Ramu NiCo is a world-class nickel
mine, but that would not be widely realized
until our product is competitive in the world
market”.
He said through his study he realized that
political, economic, technological, legal and
ecological factors and other external factors
affect the Project indirectly.
“I realized that the Project stakeholders, raw
materials and spare parts suppliers as well
as competitors are external industrial factors
affecting our project survival, while our HR
management and financial status are critical
to the project, which are internal factors”, he
added.
Jacky Wang has experienced various challenges
and obstacles starting from the opening
ceremony to load-commissioning and noticed
land disputes, law and order problems, poor
infrastructures, cultural differences and
environmental concerns.
“All these issues motivated me to take up
the course without hesitation, especially as a
member of Ramu NiCo,” he recalled.
Jacky Wang is paying K2,500 tuition fee from
his own pocket for every unit, while Ramu NiCo
provides him transport to and from school.
“I would like to thank the Company
management for the kindness and generous
assistance,” said Jacky.
Jacky leading the way at Basamuk Refinery
Our People
Jahanne Wass-Supervisor Housekeeping, Basamuk
Name: Jahanne Wass
Position: Housekeeping Supervisor, Basamuk Refinery
My role involves: Manage both old and new camps in BSK, including ensuring daily
housekeeping matters in place for hard working Refinery staff to have their well deserved
rest after day or night shit, fixing time sheets for staff and managing, 26 local hires both in
BSK.
Started with Ramu NiCo: Nov. 26, 2007
Role before joining the Project: Kitchen staff with NCS-Raibus
My say: Communicating with Chinese colleagues is challenging but at the end we understand
each other and smile.
Favorite activity while on break: Play volleyball with locals
My colleagues don't know this, but …have deep thought with God in prayer every night
Jahanne Wass at work
before retiring to bed.
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