Entire Annual Report - Anglo American Platinum

7654321Reportableinjury rateAnnual frequency rateper 1 000 employeesat work per monthenvironmental co-ordinator to the Executive Director : Operations. All liaison withAnglo American plc takes place via this department, and corporate governance issuesrelating to safety and related risks are addressed in conjunction with the Groupinternal audit function.Despite the tragic fatalities that occurred during the year, several significant achievementswere recorded: RPM-Union Section reached 3 million fatality-free shifts, RPM-AmandelbultSection 3 million fatality-free shifts, PPRust Opencast 1,5 million fatality-free shifts andthe plant at Lebowa in excess of 15 years without a reportable injury.Process Division had zero fatalities and Rustenburg Base Metals Refiners achieved2 million man-hours without a lost-time injury.00,60,51996199719981999Fatality rate2000Annual frequency rateper 1 000 employeesat work per monthThe Group’s medical services cater for the occupational health needs of the BusinessUnits and there is close liaison with the occupational hygienists and medical officers tocreate cost-effective occupational health surveillance programmes. The Marknetdatabase will assist greatly in streamlining thisinitiative. Noise remains the major problem in themining operations but other hazards, particularlyrelating to chemicals, have been identified and arebeing monitored in line with legislative requirements.0,4The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to impact on the0,3organisation. Awareness campaigns, education and0,2distribution of condoms remain part of the Group0,1response and a high-level AIDS taskforce addresses0,0the issue from a strategic perspective. Where19961997199819992000practicable, anonymous, unlinked HIV testing hasbeen conducted in an attempt to quantify the extentof the problem in Anglo Platinum. This testing willbe continued, with all due regard to the extremelyQuarterly evacuation drillsensitive nature of the issue.SAFETYPeriod Number Fatality Number Reportable Fall of Truck andof rate(1) of rate(1) ground tram rate(2)fatalities reportables rate(2)Year ended31 December2000 23 0,47 209 4,28 1,31 0,45Year ended31 December1999 13 0,29 216 4,56 1,74 0,46(1) Annual frequency rate per 1 000 employees at work per month.(2) Annual frequency rate per 1 000 underground employees at work per month.Safety statistics include all contractors’ safety performance.Fire fighting training55