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MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT BILL, 2008. MINERALS SECTOR PROFILE. The “bed rock” of SA’s industrialisation Contribution to GDP Direct 7% Indirect 15% Significant contributor to employment: 460 000 employees JSE market capitalisation: 30%
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MINERALS SECTOR PROFILE • The “bed rock” of SA’s industrialisation • Contribution to GDP • Direct 7% • Indirect 15% • Significant contributor to employment: 460 000 employees • JSE market capitalisation: 30% • Major global producer of Gold, PGM, Manganese, Coal, Diamond, etc
MINERALS SECTOR PROFILE (CONT.) • Operations: • High Risk-Large, deep, labour intensive Au & Pt u/g mines • Medium Risk-Mechanised Base Metal and Coal Mines • Low Risk-Surface mines
INTRODUCTION • Compensation • Legal Sanctions • Regulatory Capacity • Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE FINES2006/ 2007 *R 50 000 for fine from 2005/ 2006 ** R 3000 from 2005/ 2006 *** R40 000 from 2005/ 2006
STOPPAGE ORDERS& FINES Section 54 Instructions vs Administrative fines
REGULATORY CAPACITY • ADVERTISEMENTS • 283 posts were advertised in the past 27 months (01 March 2006 to 30 June 2008). • R3 207 697.46 utilised for advertisements in this period. • Number of posts filled in the process: Mine Health and Safety = 84 A, 31 F = V 20 Mine Equipment = 107 A, 16 F = V 29 Mine Survey = 07 A, 0 F = V 7 Occupational Medicine = 05 A, 5 F = V 0 Occupational Hygiene= 26 A, 21 F =V 5 • 2 YEAR CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS • 17 candidates were recommended for appointment. • 10 accepted. • 7 declined. • 2 who accepted had already left the Department.
REGULATORY CAPACITY • PERCENTAGES MINE EQUIPMENT: Only 15% of the advertised posts were filled. MINE SURVEY: No post was filled MINE SAFETY: Only 36 % of the advertised posts were filled. MEDICINE: 100% (all advertised posts were filled) HYGIENE: 81% was filled
REGULATORY CAPACITY Mine Health and Safety – has the highest termination rate • Biggest reasons why people are living is Salaries and benefits =42% • Supervisors and Managers = 27% • Lack of Career Path = 26% • Lack of Recognition = 16%, • Working conditions = 12% • No opportunities for decision making = 12%
Training and Development Plan Training and Development Internship Programme Bursary Scheme