Deaths in SA mines increase, industry agrees to remedial action

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After mining fatalities increased for two successive years, the industry has pledged to take steps to improve safety.

MCSA president Nolitha Fakude said: “It’s a dark year-end period for everyone in the industry.

The MCSA board, comprising 29 mining company CEOs, met on Friday to agree on short-term measures member companies would adopt and implement to prevent fatal incidents.stopping unauthorised and uncontrolled access to old mining areas not routinely mined and conducting risk assessments and implementing controls where work in previously mined areas is routinely undertaken;

deploying competent and skilled employees in high-risk areas to provide adequate supervision, oversight and risk assessment;

 

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I bet even the last 2 years the industry made a pledged mxm 🙄🙄🙄

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