Protecting employees

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1 Protecting employees 1

2 Agenda Prevention of dust Harmony s approach to health Industry initiatives Conclusion 2

3 Prevention of dust 3

4 Dust management strategy in Harmony Awareness and training: Initial training Induction / Refresher Training Silicosis Prevention Training for Health and Safety Reps (MHSC) Silicosis Awareness Communication Continuous Awareness (Asbestikum TV screens) Engineering controls: Foggers Airway Spray Systems Spray Cars Multi Stage Filtration Winch Covers Tip Covers Tip Filters

5 Silicosis Awareness Communication

6 Extract from E-Learning training programme

7 Engineering controls MOSH Leading Practices Planned Operational Foggers Airway Spray Systems Spray Cars MOSH Simple Leading Practices Multi Stage Filtration Winch Covers Harmony Initiatives Tip Covers Tip Filters 49 38

8 HEG Population Improvement

9 Milestone Compliance % Samples below 0.1 mg/m 3

10 Number of Silicosis Cases and Rate/1000 Employees

11 Harmony s approach to health 11

12 A holistic approach to health Based on pillars Proactive Promotion and awareness of risks Prevention and assessment of risks Intervention (programmes) Continuous risk e-profiling Proximity Moving services closer to our people Curative Based on Sick Hospitalisation Referral to specialists Terminally ill Incapacitation Disability Death 12

13 Harmony Health Care Model Harmony Business Model PROACTIVE HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE STRATEGY HEALTHCARE POLICIES AND AND PROCEDURES EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEM PROGRAMMES AND AND INTERVENTIONS At Work At Work management management Emergency Preparedness TB/HIV management Chronic Disease Chronic management Diseasese management Health Education Health Education & & Promotion Prevention Assessment & Active Case Finding & Active Occupational Health Management Management Programme Employee Assistance Programme Programm SYMPTOMS Incapacitation - Medical Deaths - Injuries on Duty - Sick Absenteeism - Chronic Diseases - Hospitalization Help seeking behaviour - Disability - Risk CAUSES Strategy Policies Industry Ergonomics Industry Infrastructure Socio -Economy Socio Hygiene -Economy factors Lifestyle Illnesses Nutrition Values Nutrition EMPLOYER ENVIRONMENT & EMPLOYEE ORGANISATION 13

14 Components of Pro-active Healthcare model Mental health happy employee? Promotion and awareness of risks Biological health Disease risk Prevention and assessment of risks Physical Health COFs Interventions Safety Exposures Continuous e-risk profiling 14

15 We have a pro-active healthcare strategy Early identification of health risks and diseases - shaft based medical hubs - teams of per hub providing a 24-hour service - each team has a social worker, health educator, primary healthcare doctor and occupational health specialist. Surveillance and screening methods - mass yearly case finding - yearly compulsory 100% HIV counselling - early TB detection using advance technology - Gene X-pert. 15

16 We have a pro-active healthcare strategy...cont d Management of TB - All employees and contractors - mandatory isolation of identified cases - ARV treatment CD4* count < referral system extended to include Southern African Development Community (SADC) - collaboration with local and Lesotho governments. Prevention - UV lights in risk areas - research to provide UV light protection on buses and use at homes? *The CD stands for 'cluster of differentiation'. It refers to molecules on the surface of cells (gylcoprotiens) and is used to categorise cells that are part of your immune system. CD4 cells are T-cells and are the most commonly used immune marker for monitoring HIV progression and the impact of treatment. 16

17 Prevention, promotion and education TB And HIV clinics on the mines with individual monitoring by healthcare professionals Healthcare workers trained to recognise most prevalent diseases Screening this diseases at healthcare centres Campaigns, e-learning, quarterly pamphlets, mine-based health and safety topics, podcast, LCD monitors underground covering, HIV, TB, Lifestyle behaviours 17

18 Harmony Healthcare 2014 Fact Sheet Employees (Incl. Contractors) Average Age Workforce = 43 Male = 43 & Female = 38 HIV/AIDS prevalence = 22% Employees on ARV/HAART Sick Absenteeism Rate = 4.88% 18

19 Harmony burden of disease fact sheet "Healthy" 57% Hypertension 19% HIV 20% Diabetes 1,4% Asthma 1% TB 1,6% 19

20 Achievements since 2009 Sick leave trends -25% Hospitalization costs -35% Mortality in service trends -46% TB incident trends -50% 20

21 Outcomes 7.00% Sick Absenteeism Trends 6.00% 5.00% 5.89% 5.27% 5.11% 4.55% 4.88% 4.50% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% Q1 Actual Target Linear (Actual) 21

22 Incidence per Declining TB incidence for Harmony 3500 TB incidence for calendar years (including contractors)

23 Occupational Lung diseases Industry Initiatives 23

24 CoM driven initiatives towards a solution for occupational lung diseases Ex-Mineworkers Project in support of the MBOD delivery model include; One Stop Service Centers, ie Carletonville Staffing Equipment Data capturing and analysis of backlog files at MBOD Commitment to stage a Scientific Workshop on Occupational Lung Diseases? 24

25 Industry initiatives towards a solution for occupational lung disease AnglogoldAshanti, Anglo American, Harmony, Gold Fields and Sibanye formed an industry working group Goal Address the issue of occupational lunch disease in the gold mining industry as defined in ODMWA 25

26 Industry initiatives towards a solution for occupational lung disease cont It has to address issues wrt :- Identifying past and current employees Deal with medical care and compensation We are already working on trying to eliminate the incidence of silicosis through improved underground dust management 26

27 Industry initiatives towards a solution for occupational lung disease cont The Companies intend to:- Engage all stake-holders Design and implement A comprehensive solution which is :- Fair to past, present and future employees Sustainable for the sector 27

28 Industry initiatives towards a solution for occupational lung disease cont The companies believe that a comprehensive and sustainable solution has got to be the product of extensive engagement with all stake-holders The process has been kicked off with attempts to arrange initial meetings with other companies, the commissioner, unions, departments of minerals, health and labour and lawyers of claimnants 28

29 Conclusion This summit is the 10 th anniversary of the 2003 Occupational Health and Safety milestones and builds on the significant progress made by the Tripartite Stakeholders in striving for the target of zero harm to ensure that every mine worker returns home unharmed every day. We believe that this engagement process will build on the progress over the past ten years and deliver a comprehensive and sustainable solution for occupational lung disease as defined in ODMWA 29

30 QUESTIONS? 30