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Key focus - Health, safety & environment

Thokozani Mdluli
Thokozani Mdluli,
group executive
responsible for safety
We aspire for zero harm to the safety of all our employees, our company, its shareholders, clients and business partners, the natural and built environment impacted by our operations, and society at large.

Zero harm is an aspiration that drives our strategy and response to health, safety and environmental (HSE) challenges. Strong leadership and continuous motivation and education of our employees to take responsibility for themselves, their colleagues and the environment are key elements of our HSE strategy. Through this we strive to embed HSE values and a safety culture built on the principle of STOP.THINK.

The social, economic and health dynamics in our South African environment have a profound impact on our employees. This increases the need for strong leadership and focused management to maintain personal responsibility and effective communication across every level of the organisation. In the strength of our geographic and cultural diversity lies a greater demand for clear, consistent and timeous information on the importance and rationale for an organisational culture that supports a zero harm philosophy.

To assist with a change in safety culture, Murray & Roberts has appointed DuPont Sustainable Solutions to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Group’s South African operations against best practice standards and to develop a set of continuous improvement recommendations.

Murray & Roberts subscribes to the principle that the risks of climate change associated with increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere should be addressed through accelerated action, guided by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. An energy management initiative has been launched to ensure effective and efficient use of energy, and to reduce energy cost without compromising productive output, while leading to a lower carbon footprint.

Additional information is available in the sustainability report.


2010 Milestones   2011 Focus
     
Fatal accidents remained at nine (2009: 9), but seven fatalities (including a fall of ground incident resulting in five fatalities) were recorded in the first seven weeks of the new financial year
LTIFR decreased 23% to 2,20 (2009: 2,87)
Employee wellness program utilisation increasing
Carbon footprint established and energy management initiative launched
 
Comprehensive safety review in partnership with DuPont Sustainable Solutions
Greater focus on leadership responsibility and accountability in safety management
Reduce LTIFR to below 2,0
Enhanced environmental reporting and impact mitigation
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  Dineo Koontse,
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environment director,
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  Marina Naude,
health, safety &
environment manager,
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  Koos Oosthuizen,
risk & HSE executive,
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  Jacqueline Pretorius,
divisional health &
safety executive,
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  Shane van der Nest,
health, safety &
environment executive,
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