Mineral Resources Minister, Ms Susan Shabangu (MP) will deliver a keynote address at the Mine Health and Safety Council’s (MHSC) Summit on Health & safety in the mining sector on November 17 ...
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The two-day summit is aimed at improving health & safety conditions in South African mines, and will focus among other issues on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) achievements on the set targets of 2003, as well as cases of HIV/AIDS and TB in the sector.
The summit will see the convergence of government, mining sector and labour to curve a concrete plan on addressing mine health and safety issues facing the South African mining sector.
Members of the media are invited as follows: Date: 17 & 18 November Time: 08h30 Venue: Emperors Palace, Boksburg, Gauteng.
Kindly RSVP with Solomon Phetla on Cell: 076 765 3863 / e-mail: Solomon.Phetla@dmr.gov.za or Trevor Hattingh on 0726160076 / e-mail: Trevor.Hattingh@dmr.gov.za
Day 1 08H00 – 09H30 Registration and Coffee 09H30 – 09H40 Opening by Programme Director 09H40 – 09H55 Welcoming by MHSC Chairperson 09H55 – 10H40 Milestones Report by DMR 10H40 – 11H40 Stakeholder Principals’ Perspective on OHS (20 min each)
11H40-12H00 Tea 12H00-12H30 MHSC Initiatives – CTF +CoE 12H30-13H00 Questions and Answer to Principals Panel 13H00 – 14H00 Lunch 14H00 – 15H30 Breakaway lead by Session Chairperson 15H30 – 15H45 Tea 15H45 – 16H30 Feedback from Session Chairperson 16H30 – 17H00 Vote of Thanks by Mr. L. McMaster– MHSC Member 17H00 – 18H00 Refreshments
Programme for Break Away Sessions: *Media are not invited for the Breakway Sessions The breakaway sessions and session chairpersons are as follows: Session Session Chairperson Occupational Health Dr. L. Ndelu + Employers TC Occupational Safety Mr. M. Nhlapo + Mr. A. Countino Centre of Excellence Mr. T. Dube + Mr. F. Stehring Culture Transformation Framework Mrs N. Masekoa + Mr. S. van der Woude
Day 2: “Zero Harm through Action - Curbing TB and HIV/AIDS in the Mining Sector” For Day 2, will focus on issues of TB and HIV/AIDS in the Mining Sector and the programme is as follows. *media are invited for the whole session Day 2 TB and HIV/AIDS 08H30 – 09H00 Registration 09H00 – 09H10 Opening by Programme Director 09H10 – 09H25 Welcome by Minister of Mineral Resources 09H25 – 10H00 Report on TB and HIV/AIDS in the South African Mining Sector (NIOH) 10H00 – 10H20 Case study by mine on HIV/AIDS and TB (TBC) 10H20 – 10H45 Panel Discussion 10H45 – 11H00 Tea 11H00 – 12H30 Stakeholder perspective
12H30 – 13H00 Presentation on TB & HIV/AIDS Commitments (Dr. L. Ndelu) 13H00 – 14H00 Pledge and Signing of Health and Safety Commitments(CTF, COE, SAP, HAT) 14H00 – 15H00 Lunch
Issued by the Department of Mineral Resources 16 November 2011 Director Communications: Ms Zingaphi Jakuja, 0827663940