OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH –
Responsible Mining recognizes that the impact of
a company’s activities on health and safety of
both the employees and affected communities is
primarily the responsibility of the company.
Adequate measures should be put in place at
every stage of the mining in order to address
health issues and safety concerns.
--CSR Guidebook, COMP 2011
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General Principle of Occupational Safety and Health in
Responsible Mining:
Safeguard the health and safety of mineworkers, local population, host
and impact communities, and address foreseeable health and safety
related impacts associated with mining over its full life cycle.
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Adopt a comprehensive safety and health program that meets
relevant local, national and international standards, rules and regulations,
which includes, among other:
o The provision of a safe and health work place
o Continuing education of employees and communities on safety
and health
o Publicly available policies and procedures for the management
of health and safety or workers and the local population, and
Adequate response program for emergency situations
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General Principle of Occupational Safety and
Health in Responsible Mining:
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Be proactive in implementing good practices for health and
safety performance in all phases of mining by:
o Seeking continuous improvement
o Involving relevant stakeholders in monitoring safety and
health performance
o Making health and safety reports available to the public,
and
o Cooperating fully and in transparent manner with public
authorities in preventing serious threats to public health and
safety
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Basic Principles of Safety and Health in all stages of Mining:
Exploration -- Safeguard the health and safety of workers and the local population
Construction -- Safeguard the health and safety of workers and the local population
Operation -- Safeguard the health and safety of workers and the local population
and provide a safe and healthy workplace
Mine Closure -- Safeguard the health and safety of the workers and the community
and ensure that there is life after the mine
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PHASES OF MINING
EXPLORATION
CONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
SAGITTARIUS MINES, INC.
FCF RUNRUNO
OPERATION
OCEANAGOLD
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OPERATION
MASBATE GOLD PROJECT
MASBATE GOLD PROJECT
MINE CLOSURE
RAPU RAPU
TVI RESOURCE DEV’T
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Some of the standards adopted by Mining Companies in various stages on Safety and Health
Exploration
Adopt a Comprehensive safety and health
program
Construction
Ensure compliance with relevant local,
national and whenever applicable
international safety and health standards
Operation
Mine Closure
Ensure the safety and health of the
employees and community during
post-mining activities
Ensure that safety and health program meets
relevant national, and wherever appropriate,
international standards
Ensure that safety and health program
meets relevant national, and whenever
appropriate, international health
standards
Assess and address foreseeable health and
Comply with all mine safety and health
safety related impacts associated with
standards, rules and regulations
company’s processes over their full life cycle. concerning safe and sanitary upkeep of
mining operations
Be proactive in implementing good practices Adopt a comprehensive safety and health
Cooperate fully and in a transparent
for health and safety performance in all
program for the company
manner with public authorities
exploration activities and seek continual
concerned in the prevention or removal
improvement
of serious threats to public health and
safety
Conduct continuing education of both
Ensure the safety and health of all employees
employees and communities of safety and
while on duty
health
Ensure that safety and Health risks and impact Ensure that the affected communities are
brought about by the exploration activities
adequately oriented about the company’s
are adequately addressed so that employees health and safety program
and communities are protected
Ensure that all service contractors also comply Ensure that all service contractors likewise
with all the health and safety rules and
comply with all the health and safety rules
regulations
and regulations
Ensure that an adequate response program is Ensure that an adequate response program is
in place for emergency situations and on
in place for emergency situations and on
which employees and the community are
which employees and the community are
properly trained
properly trained
and
the
rest
continues
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Some of the Suggested Guides to Mining Companies on Safety and Health
Exploration
Assess existing and potential project related risks t HS of
Employees and local people and develop plans and
procedures to avoid, manage, or mitigate these risks
Construction
Operation
Mine Closure
Secure necessary permits, and related clearances prior to Develop and implement safety and health programs for Conduct independent post-mining health
commencement of construction and development works employees and affected communities based on risk and study for both employees and affected
impact assessment. Such program should be implemented communities
separate from the Social Development Management
Program (SDMP)
Formulate and implement a HS program for employees and Conduct safety program audits, such as the use of the
Provide for safety engineers and safety inspectors
As part of the final mine rehabilitation and
affected communities based on assessment conducted
international safety rating system (ISRS)
Establish a safety and health organization/office, and a
decommissioning plan (FMRDP)implement a
central safety and health committee
community health or medical and illness
program to address post-mining medical and
health problems
Immediately establish a central safety and health
Obtain Occupational Health Safety Assessment Series
Provide for emergency and occupational health services Get a licensed mining engineer with five years
committee, including a Safety and Health Office, and
Specfication (OHSAS 18001 Certifciation)
and facilities
experience in mining operations and one
ensure the safety and health of all employees while on duty
registered foreman for every 50 company mine
workers to do rehabilitation activities
Provide for safety engineers and safety inspectors
Conduct pre-operational risk management
Submit a comprehensive HS or safety and health program Allow the mines bureau officer to do safety
Like:
inspection of all surface or underground
installation that are used for rehabilitation
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SOP for mining and milling operations
work
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Management and employee training
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Good housekeeping
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Provisions of personnel protective equipment --PPE
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Environmental risk management including
emergency response preparedness program prior to
mining operations
Implement a safety a safety and health training program for During the development stage, assign personnel with
Ensure the HS or safety and health of employees while on Remedy any practice that is not in accordance
employees involved in mine construction and development highly technical capacity to conduct periodic evaluation
duty and provide mine workers with safety and health
with safety laws and regulations
and monitoring of health hazards
training
Properly orient all employees and affected communities
Conduct periodichealth and safety risk and impact
Provide adequate education and training to employees in Immediately report to the concerned regional
and provide them with the necessary training to enable
assessment which will be used as basis for the safety and environmental health and safety matters, including
office any incidents or accidents that cause or
them to manage risks associated with the hazards of
health programs to be implemented by the company for handling of hazardous materials and the prevention of
create danger of loss of life or serious physical
exploration
both employees and communities.
environmental accidents
injuries
separate from the possible health programs contained in
the social development program (SDMP) for the affected
communities
Provide education, training, equipment, and supplies
Formulate and implement a safety and health program
Do not subject mine workers, including ICC/IP, to work
to ensure a safe working environment and to deal with
based on assessments made
conditions that are potential hazardous to their health,
specific local health risks
particularly through exposure to pesticides and toxic
substances
Ensure that employees assigned in exploration work are
Immediately establish a Central Safety and Health
Maintain a mine rescue organization capable of sustaining
provided with suitable vehicle, first aid kits, and appropriate Committee, including a Safety and Health Office
operations during an emergency situation until outside
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equipment, including communication and emergency
help or assistance is available
equipment
Make accessible to all employees copies of safe working Provide for safety engineers and safety inspectors
Provide for emergency and occupational health services
procedures manual
and facilities
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Written in a clear, understandable manner and
with illustrations
Do not allow employees to work in test pits, trenches,
Implement a safety and health training program for
Provide workers with emergency medical and dental
and any excavation work in unstable ground or where
employees involved in mine construction and
services and facilities
depths exceed 1.5 meters without the necessary support development
or shoring
Do not assign employees to engage in drilling and
Immediately report any incident or accident, causing or Ensure that all service contractors likewise comply with
excavation operations unless they are adequately trained creating danger or loss of life or serious physical injuries all the health and safety rules and regulations
and proficient in performing these activities
to the concerned regional office, labor and employment,
and local government unit
Implement procedures for monitoring and reporting on Submit monthly employer’s report and statistical data of Implement the terms and conditions of the ECC
HS performance
accident or sickness, including damage to properly, to
concerned regional office, and labor and employment
office (Bureau of Working Conditions)
Keep a record of all occupational accidents and illnesses Conduct IEC and training activities to inform the affected Conduct continuing education of both employees and
occurring in the mine are
stakeholders of the health and safety risks and impact of communities on safety and health
operating mines.
Immediately report any incident or accident, causing or Educate stakeholders on the health and safety programs Involve stakeholders in monitoring safety and health
creating danger or loss of life or serious physical injuries to be implemented by the company
performance and make such reports available to the
to the concerned regional office, DOLE, and LGU
public
Include in the contract of service contractors a provision Involve relevant stakeholders in monitoring safety and Ensure an adequate response program is in place for
for compliance with safety and health standards
health performance and make such reports publicly
emergency situations and on which employees and the
available
community are properly trained
Contractors may design their own HS program
Formulate an emergency response preparedness
program
Formulate and implement crisis prevention and response Provide for emergency and occupational health services
program
and facilities
Undertake training of both employees and affected
Provide workers with emergency medical and dental
communities on the crisis prevention and response
services and facilities
program
Maintain a mine rescue organization that is capable of
sustaining operation during an emergency until outside
help or assistance is available
Form community emergency response teams
Provide training for members of community emergency
response teams
Require contractors to implement their own safety and
health program
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THANK YOU!
Have a Safe day.
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