Mariette Liefferink OHS Presentation - LexisNexis South Africa

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south african human rights commission • The South African Human Rights Commission is a national human rights institution established in terms of section 184 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. • The Commission is mandated to promote respect for and the protection and observation of human rights. • This mandate includes the respect for and promotion and protection of the right to dignity and life and to an environment that is not harmful to one’s health and wellbeing. • The Commission further has a mandate to monitor access to socio-economic rights such as the right to sufficient water.
south african human rights commission • In the context of socio-economic rights and the environment, the Commission has identified the need to undertake a number of activities to promote and protect the rights of people and access natural resources, or a lack of access thereto. To this end, Commissioner Janet Love has been assigned primary responsibility for all matters relating to natural resource management. • Within its legislative mandate, the Commission has the power to establish expert-advisory committees that have a particular focal point: Section 5 Human Rights and Acid Mine Drainage Committee • Mining has impacted negatively on the quality of the natural environment and resources – the impact of mining on the security of water resources a matter of grave concern. • AMD – serious threat to the realisation of the rights to human health services, access to food and sufficient water (s 27); the right to housing (s26); the right to freedom and security of the person (s12); the right to human dignity (210); children’s rights (s8(c)(d)] as well as the safety of employees.
Page 1 and 2: Compliance levels in mines, what is
Page 3 and 4: COMMON LAW DUTY OF CARE Duty of car
Page 5 and 6: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT A
Page 7: Mine Health and Safety Act The Mine
Page 11 and 12: West Wits Pit
Page 13 and 14: • The potential volume of AMD for
Page 15 and 16: Mining Area Key Issues Witwatersran
Page 17 and 18: •Tailings Dams contain 100 000 to
Page 19 and 20: Sinkholes caused by dewatering and
Page 21: • Stormwater drainage systems, in
Page 24 and 25: Housing Development (Retirement Vil
Page 30 and 31: Uraniferous Tailings Spillages
Page 32 and 33: COLOUR CODING SYSTEM USED FOR TIER
Page 34 and 35: Uranium Concentration
Page 36 and 37: Arsenic Concentration
Page 38 and 39: RADIOLOGICAL RISKS The measured ura
Page 40 and 41: Tudor Dam -Elevated levels of radio
Page 42: Draft Regional Closure Strategy For
Page 45 and 46: “The most important lesson learnt
Page 48 and 49: Central Basin 60 Mega Litres The ce
Page 50 and 51: Eastern Basin ACID MINE DRAINAGE 10
Page 52 and 53: West Rand goldfields Decanting Volu
Page 54 and 55: Alkaline Acid pH (Logarithmic) 14 1
Page 56 and 57: Pollution Plume
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Volumes and loads 2005 - Jan. 2010
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In April 2009 the mine void water,
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18 Winze
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Precipitated Heavy Metals
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CPS Pit
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Acid Mine Drainage •Long-term exp
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- Even though a large number of the
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Tweelopiespruit Inlet
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Tweelopiespruit Downstream
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14.0 Inlet to Game Reserve Weekly O
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Inlet to Game Reserve Weekly Oct 20
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Inlet to Game Reserve Weekly Oct 20
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Inlet to Game Reserve Uranium ppb W
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400 Mine Water Dissolved Iron Conce
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Chronological Analysis of AMD: West
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• Implementation of Immediate Sol
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AMD (Phase 1) Capital Cost Grand To
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Enabling Legislation • National W
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“It is as unacceptable for compan
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