Creating Value with the Future in Mind - Anglo American South Africa

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investing in our people INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE Our people are as vital to our success as our mining assets. They determine how effectively we operate, are critical to building and maintaining our reputation with stakeholders and are instrumental in upholding our values. employees and contractors employed by Anglo American 136,319 ‘historically disadvantaged South African’ managementlevel employees 62% Our people are a key source of competitive advantage. It is our people who will help to realise our ambition and deliver on our strategy to be the leading global mining company. Accordingly, the health and safety of our people are of paramount importance to us. Principal risks and opportunities Our key people risks relate to workforce management, workplace safety, and occupational health and wellness. Core components of addressing workforce management risks include attracting, developing and retaining the skills necessary to meet our business objectives and maintaining positive relations with all of our stakeholders, particularly our employees and trade unions. Workplace safety, occupational health, and employee wellness (including the management of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in our workforce and communities) are investments in the future health of our people and therefore our business. Our strategy and management approach One of our three core strategic ambitions is to be the employer of choice in the mining industry. We see the quality of our people as being a key source of competitive advantage. Attracting and retaining the best people involves: •• Demonstrating that we have a clear and compelling strategy for success •• Offering safe, worthwhile and stimulating work •• Being organised for effectiveness and efficiency •• Creating the right leadership culture •• Supporting people to develop and progress •• Paying people competitively. Our HR standards, management systems and processes are the foundations that underpin these areas. The Anglo American Occupational Health and Safety Ways, which are supported by technical standards and guidance documents, mandate our approach to workplace health and safety management. Our internal S&SD risk and assurance function conducts ‘second party’ reviews of our most material sustainability and technical risks on a rotational basis and regularly assesses operational compliance with health and safety standards. We also seek external certification on our occupational health and safety management systems. All operations are expected to attain and retain OHSAS 18001 certification within two years of commissioning or acquisition. At December 2012, 95% of our sites had achieved certification. The exceptions were Platinum’s Twickenham mine and Amandelbult concentrator, which are expected to achieve certification in 2013, and Thermal Coal’s Zibulo colliery, which recently completed an audit and will be certified in 2013. Education and training We offer extensive training to support employees with implementing health and safety standards. We also have formal training and development programmes at both business unit and Group levels to support our people to progress within their role and career. This included training and the People Development Way, our global capability framework detailing the behaviours, knowledge, skills and experience that are required of our employees, for use to achieve our strategic objectives. Health and safety related training extends to all employees in various forms, from formal training initiatives through to regular, if not daily, health and safety briefings. Our awardwinning SHE risk management programme, which was launched in 2007, offers training on effective operational risk management. In total, 776 employees participated in 40 of these programmes in 2012, bringing the total to more than 7,400 to date. Workplace safety, occupational health, and employee wellness are investments in the future health of the business. 38 Anglo American plc Sustainable Development Report 2012
01 At the Peace River Coal operation in western Canada, trainer/operator Brendon Walsh uses a simulator, on which all operators are trained before they go out into the field. 02 Mine captain, Casper Mhlanga, leads an early-morning ‘Toolbox’ safety talk underground at Platinum’s Unki mine in Zimbabwe. Number of permanent employees and contractors by business unit 2012 Annual average Kumba Iron Ore 17,082 Iron Ore Brazil 13,282 Metallurgical Coal 6,979 Thermal Coal 18,690 Copper 10,609 Nickel 3,422 Platinum 59,351 Phosphates and Niobium 3,579 Group departments 3,324 Number of permanent employees and contractors by region 2012 Annual average 01 Investing in our people Africa 97,298 South America 31,319 Australia 6,619 North America 583 Europe 396 Asia 104 Headcount figures exclude independently managed associates, non-core businesses and De Beers. 02 Anglo American plc Sustainable Development Report 2012 39
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Page 5 and 6: contents Overview ABOUT THIS REPORT
Page 7 and 8: Overview 01 Board members (left to
Page 9 and 10: Overview 01 Cynthia Carroll address
Page 11 and 12: Overview MINE MINE MINE PROCESS PRO
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Page 19 and 20: Identifying stakeholders’ interes
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Page 51 and 52: learning from incidents at KOLOMELA
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