BCL Mine achieves milestone safety record

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent | Sunday May 12, 2013 00:00

 

He says in 2004, the company breached the two million fatality-free mark. From July 10, 2010 to July 10, 2012, BCL  employees and contractors continuously worked with safety as their first and foremost concern. In doing so, they lived the rule of ‘safety first’ which is a buzz word in the mining industry, Molosankwe says. 

“Through the company’s principal philosophy and dogma of complying with all safety procedures, BCL Mine has pushed beyond what has commonly been accepted as the unattainable by recording three million shifts without fatality.

While this is a wonderful accomplishment, it also comes with a challenge to work harder to maintain consistent improvement and set a benchmark in the mining industry,” he says.

He points out that BCL is an underground operation and reaching three million shifts without fatality is a great success that confirms that employees can confidently go to work knowing they will return home to their families and loved ones at the end of the day.

Molosankwe says that the three million-fatality-free shifts achievement is a justifiable cause for pride and celebration as it is a result of dedicated leadership, unreserved commitment and relenting effort on the part of every employee of the mine.

He states that the achievement is owed to employees, contractors and other service providers at the mine.

He says BCL continues to commit to zero fatalities and manages the lowest Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), which in 2012 was at 0.58 against the target of 0.60 and the best achievement for the mine ever.

The press statement follows last week’s  accident in which management of the mine were forced to embark on an emergency outage after the collapse of the uptake shaft seller roof.