Minmetals Resources Limited 2011 Sustainability Report (PDF)

Our approachIn 2011, we reviewed our core values and included safetyas a value. This was in response to feedback receivedacross the business that safety is a priority in everythingwe do, but we will not achieve our vision of zero harmand fatality-free unless we truly value the safety of ourpeople. Our four core values are now Safety, Integrity,Action and Results.We are improving our safety, health, environment andcommunity (SHEC) management system based onconsultation with our internal SHEC networks andleadership teams to drive a consistent approach acrossthe business. This system provides a framework consistingof a Group SHEC Strategy, SHEC Policy, SHEC standards,performance management support, building capabilityof our people, assurance and reporting.Injury Prevention PrinciplesOur Injury Prevention Principles help to guide thoughts,behaviours and decisions relating to health and safetyamong our employees. These principles are:» All incidents, injuries, fatalities and occupationalexposures are preventable;» No task is so important that it cannot be done safely;» Management is responsible for creating andmaintaining a safe work environment;» We are all responsible for preventing injuries toourselves and others;» Everyone is empowered to stop unsafe behaviour; and» We will promote off-the-job safety for our people.PerformanceA tragic fatality due to a vehicle accident that occurredat the Sepon site in early 2012 (outside the reportingperiod) has emphasised the importance of our safetyperformance. A contractor was killed at a constructionsite when a compactor (mobile equipment used for civilworks) experienced an uncontrolled movement. A fullinvestigation is being conducted into the incident and thefindings and lessons will be shared across the business.Our overall health and safety vision is a zero-harm andfatality-free workplace. As part of our priority to improvesafety and health performance, a major program waslaunched across the business in 2010 called “Stop andThink”. This program continued throughout 2011 andencourages the workforce to literally stop and thinkabout the consequences of their actions before theycommence a task.Safety incidentsThese statistics encompass our whole workforce,employees and contractors. Unfortunately, there was anincrease in the number of high fatality-potential incidents(any significant incident that has the potential to result ina single or multiple fatalities). This is a disappointing trend.As highlighted, a fatality occurred after the reportingperiod in early 2012. This has refocused our efforts onreducing the high fatality-potential risks in our business.As the graph on page 30 shows, our total recordableinjury frequency rate (TRIFR), per million hours worked,decreased during 2011 from 4.8 to 4.1 (15% reduction).Unfortunately, the year-end target of 3.5 was not achieved.The Group SHEC Strategy has been developed to improveoverall performance, including TRIFR. Improvements toTRIFR can only be achieved through a multi-disciplinedapproach, which includes rollout of improved, clearersafety and health standards from the corporate SHECteam, robust assurance processes to audit site performanceagainst the standards and on-going behavioural safetyprograms to understand what drives people to take risks.SAFETY INCIDENTS100806040200HIGH FATALITYPOTENTIAL INCIDENTSSIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSTOTAL RECORDABLEINJURIES2010LOST TIME INJURIES2011MEDICAL TREATMENT/RESTRICTED WORK INJURIESSUSTAINING OUR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE RESPECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS HEALTH AND SAFETY OUR PEOPLE29