Harmony wins majority of safety awards
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’ or the ‘Company’) is proud to announce that its operations received six out of the seven safety awards in the gold mining category at the MineSAFE 2012 Industry Awards Day held in Johannesburg on Friday, 3 August 2012.
The MineSAFE conference is an annual event, supported by the Department of Mineral Resources and hosted by the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa (AMMSA), the South African Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) and the South African Collieries Managers Association (SACMA). The competition stretches across South Africa’s mining industry and is based on improvement in Lost Time Injury Frequency rates year on year.
David Msiza, the chief inspector of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), handed out the awards and the first place went to Harmony’s Target 1 and Target 3 operations combined. Kalgold, Kusasalethu and Doornkop, followed with second, third and fourth places respectively and Evander and Bambanani in turn, took the sixth and seventh place.
“Well done to the winning teams and every employee for their hard work, dedication and co-operation towards improving safety. The support of our Unions and the DMR are also vital in achieving and maintaining these improvements. Safety is Harmony’s first priority and these recognitions confirm that all the operations are dedicated to meet the company’s safety objectives”, Harmony’s chief executive officer, Graham Briggs said.
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Henrika Basterfield
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