HEALTH and SAFETY
PanAust is committed to the Zero Harm safety objective consistent with its Values statement. Zero Harm is a philosophy where injuries and safety-breach incidents are considered unacceptable regardless of their severity or frequency. By international comparison, PanAust’s safety record is excellent.
The Company continually improves its safety performance through risk management processes that identify systems, processes and procedures that need strengthening. PanAust's leaders promote a culture of Zero Harm. Safety targets are included in their performance measures.
Within the Lao working environment, particular attention is given to the development of Lao national employees to ensure they work in a healthy and safe manner.
2008 - 2011 PanAust Group Reportable Incidents
|
Year |
Hours |
Fatal Injury |
Lost Time Injury |
Days Away |
Total Recordable Injury |
|
2008 |
10,969,949 |
0.18 |
1.37 |
1.73 |
6.38 |
|
2009 |
8,259,650 |
0.36 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
4.24 |
|
2010 |
12,896,451 |
0.00 |
0.47 |
0.62 |
3.57 |
|
2011 |
16,072,278 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
0.31 |
2.80 |
PanAust identifies contractors as the foremost safety risk to the Company. At the same time, the Company is committed to engaging local contractors to enable economic benefits to be shared with the broader Lao community.
The Company has a Contractor Management Plan that focuses on heavy equipment services and approximately 3,000 contract employees. The Plan aims to lift the safety outcomes of contractors to the same high standard as PanAust's permanent employees. A dedicated contractor safety management team focuses on management systems development for, and capacity building and compliance auditing of contractor groups.
For further information about PanAust’s workplace health and safety policies and performance, please refer to the Sustainability Report 2010 (pages 62 - 71).
For more information regarding copper concentrate, please refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet.
