Health & Safety

Kenmare’s policy is to conduct its business operations to best Kenmare is committed to conduct its business without risk to the health and safety of its employees, contractors and the general public. Kenmare applies a strategy of zero tolerance in order to achieve zero fatalities or major injuries.

Zero tolerance means that:

• no one observes an unsafe situation without taking appropriate action;

• no one observes someone behaving in an unsafe manner without requiring the individual to stop;

• no one allows a colleague to work in unsafe conditions; and

• health and safety is everyone’s responsibility.

 

Senior managers are responsible for ensuring that appropriate organisational arrangements and resources are made available for the fulfilment of this policy and for monitoring its implementation and effectiveness.

 

Health and Safety Objectives

Kenmare will:

• meet and where possible exceed all applicable legal requirements and standards for health, safety and welfare of employees;

• demonstrate visible commitment by all line managers showing positive leadership in all matters relating to health and safety;

• seek to eliminate “at-risk behaviour”;

• achieve and maintain healthy and safe work conditions;

• provide adequate welfare facilities for our employees;

• carry out appropriate health screening of employees;

• provide effective instruction, training and supervision for all employees;

• identify hazards, assess risks and eliminate these where practicable;

• involve employees at all levels by establishing local health and safety committees;

• provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;

• regularly review and, as necessary, revise Company policy and guidance notes; and

• ensure that all contractors and consultants adhere to site procedures.

 

Safety Performance

A total of 684,508 man-hours were worked by Kenmare’s operations personnel in 2007 and no lost time injuries occurred. The safety performance by the project contractor and sub-contractors was also excellent, with over 6.5 million consecutive accident-free man-hours worked to the year end.

Medical Centre

A modern medical centre exists at the mine site comprising a treatment room and a sick bay for those confined to bed. The office houses the duty medical officer plus records and other equipment. It is air-conditioned and fully equipped with furniture, medical equipment and teaching aids.

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