MINES RESCUE SERVICES (PTY) LTD SOUTH AFRICA AN OVERVIEW

MINES RESCUE SERVICES (PTY) LTD SOUTH AFRICA AN OVERVIEW Christo de Klerk | Chief Executive Officer, Mines Rescue Services | Johannesburg Country Club...
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MINES RESCUE SERVICES (PTY) LTD SOUTH AFRICA AN OVERVIEW Christo de Klerk | Chief Executive Officer, Mines Rescue Services | Johannesburg Country Club | 27 September 2016 1

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WHAT IS MINES RESCUE SERVICES (MRS) • Private sector organisation • Trains volunteers for mine rescue work • Administers rescue service scheme • Provides rescue and recovery services, resources and expertise for an effective emergency service, primarily for the South African mining industry

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HISTORY OF COMPANY

1924 Rand Mines Group established Central Rescue Training Station in Johannesburg

1946 Taken over by Transvaal and OFS Chamber of Mines

1961 Station opened in Welkom

1963

1980 Relocation of Johannesburg station to Carletonville

1983 Relocation of Witbank station to Evander

2012 Station opened in Steelpoort

Station opened in Witbank (Emalahleni)

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SERVICES PROVIDED • Train Rescue Team Members (Brigadesmen) to required skills competency • Provide expert advice, consultancy service to all member mines • Remain proactive to changes in technology in the mining industry, environment • Provide, maintain specialised equipment for all member mines

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INTERNATIONAL REACH • Training provided in: • Zimbabwe • Zambia • Tanzania • Democratic Republic of Congo • Ghana • Swaziland • Botswana • Mali • Training provided for China, Iran, Russia

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MRS ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

MRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS EIGHT LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS 1. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI 2. ANGLO AMERICAN THERMAL COAL 3. ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM 4. SIBANYE GOLD 5. HARMONY GOLD 6. IMPALA PLATINUM 7. LONMIN 8. SASOL 9. Chamber of Mines of SA 10. Mines Rescue Services

MRS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE • General Manager MRS (Chairperson) • South African Colliery Managers Association (SACMA )

MRS operations

• two representatives • Association of Mine Managers of South Africa (AMMSA) • two representatives • South African Engineers Association (SACEA) • Association of Mine Resident Engineers of South Africa (AMRE)

11. Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) 12. Labour (October 2001)

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE 45 employees in total Management • Chief Executive Officer • Manager Finance & Administration

Superintendent Training

Engineer

Carletonville Rescue Station • Superintendent

Evander Rescue Station

Welkom Rescue Station

Steelpoort Rescue Station

• Superintendent

• Superintendent

• Superintendent

• Three assistant superintendents

• Three assistant superintendents

• Three assistant superintendents

• Two assistant superintendents

• Seven general assistants

• Five general assistants

• Four general assistants

• Four general assistants

Head Office Admin • Three bookkeepers

• Clark

• Secretary

• Vacant

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HOW MRS IS FUNDED MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION FEES

40%

60%

split by number of persons underground

split by number of tons sold

50:50 Coal labour and tons split

SUBSCRIPTION FEES CALLED

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RESCUE TEAM REQUIREMENTS OF SOUTH AFRICAN MINES • Mines Health and Safety Act, 1996, Chapter 16.5, Emergency Preparedness and Response: • every employer at every underground mine must maintain rescue teams in the following ratio: • 100 – 1 100 underground employees

one team

• 1 101 – 3 600 underground employees

two teams

• 3 601 – 8 100 underground employees

three teams

• more than 8 100 underground employees three teams • at least one additional team for every additional 6 300 employees

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MEMBERSHIP SCHEME • Two membership classes • A Class members • maintain own team/s • B Class members • do not maintain own team/s • can call for assistance from neighbouring mines through MRS

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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS • Agreement with DMR to render assistance at abandoned and other mines approved by DMR • no assistance can be provided at such mines without DMR approval • Agreements with non-member mines in the event of required assistance

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MRS rescue team strength

47

43 37

36

35

34

38

30

50

49

43

42

32

37 41

906

41

40

40

35

41

42

909

862

879

899

918

875

40

TOTAL

814

0 45

20

815

792

1 005

1 019

938

880

1 064

1 088

1 111

B-CLASS

773

800 37

91

90

91

92

89

79

88

86

85

84

89

85

79

75

76

82

78

79

125

134

132

138

142

120

125

127

125

124

124

126

121

115

121

118

113

113

145

146

132

117

156

164

161

144

127

119

102

100

107

96

88

78

80

858

900 1 160

A-CLASS

901

1 000 1 106

1 100 41

100

973

1 200 115

120

1 276

1 300 129

160

1 163

1 400 37

60

1 301

40 32

140

1 314

Number of mines 180

1 203

Rescue team members

OUR MEMBERSHIP MRS member mines

700

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REQUIREMENTS FOR RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS • All team members are volunteer mine employees • paid their normal shift rate for their rescue service by their employing mine • in addition, a fee for service by mines requiring the service during active duty • Characteristics required of members: • stable temperament • responsible • used to discipline • experienced in underground work • aged between 21 and 46 • Volunteers must attend a five-day initial training course based on Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) qualification PAGE 14

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS, CONT'D • All volunteers must undergo the following: • medical examinations • initial medical examination • periodical medical examination (six-monthly) • pre-operational medical examination/declaration • Heat Tolerance Test • Work Load Test • Mines Rope Rescue Training

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A TOTAL EMERGENCY SERVICE • MRS is called on in, but not limited to, the following mining emergency situations: • fires • explosions • fall-of-ground incidents • missing persons • body recovery

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20 10 11 8 13 16

24 20

60 63

57

58 59 54

80 78

80

79

100 109 114

107 116

120

92 96 94 97

100 107

140 146

141 147

132 134

123

160

54 49 55

44

Number of Incidents

METALLIFEROUS FIRES 1981-2015

40

0

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0

0 0

1

1

1 1

1

2

2

2

2

3 3

3

4

4

4 4

6

6

8

8

0

2 6

9

10 10 10

10

2

3

4 6

6 11

12

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Number of Incidents

COLLIERY FIRES 1981-2015

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82

31

363 414 421

263 178

627

638

466

654

566

384 487

312 400

600 575

678

979

1 126

1 040 943

858 948

842

934

1 000

231 193

200 1 209

1 200

284

400 794

800 651 642

1 400

509

434

Call outs

RESCUE TEAM USAGE (ALL FIRES) 1981-2015

0

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METALLIFEROUS FATALITIES DUE TO FIRES, EXPLOSIONS 1981-2015

180

200 180 160

120 100 80

2 2 5 0 8 1 10 0

0 0 1 2 6 9 1 2

7 0 0

6

1 3

9 1

0

1

8

9

15

19 20

20 0

28

40

29

60

1

Number of incidents

140

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COLLIERY FATALITIES DUE TO FIRES, EXPLOSIONS 1981-2015 60 53

Number of incidents

50

40 34 30

20

10

0

16 10

12

12

11 6

0

0 0

0 1 0 1

0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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FIRES AND INCIDENTS A few of the biggest incidents from the past 92 years are: • 16 September 1986 – 177 workers' lives were claimed by the Kinross disaster • 31 August 1987 – 63 workers died at St Helena Gold Mine as a result of an underground fire • 13 May 1993 – 53 workers died due to methane explosion at Middelbult Colliery • 10 May 1995 – 104 people died in the Vaal Reefs shaft accident

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PEOPLE RESCUED • Following a shaft accident at Kloof Gold Mine on 13 October 1993, 152 people were rescued over seven–day period • 2011 – 162 people rescued • 2012 – 219 people rescued • 2013 – 36 people rescued • 2014 – 100 people rescued • 22 February 2015 – 486 at Kusasalethu • 2 July 2015 – 18 at Nchwaneng • 10 July 2015 – 51 at Marula • 23 September 2015 – 65 at Kloof Gold Mine • 2015 – 16 people rescued during other incidents

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CONTACT DETAILS Contact person

Christo de Klerk Chief Executive Officer

Tel

+27 (18) 781 1141/2

Fax

+27 (18) 781 1085

Mobile

+27 (82) 550 6111

Email

[email protected] PAGE

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