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Chromite recovery firm reports injury-free milestone

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT The International Chromium Development Association has welcomed this safety achievement by Masa Chrome Company

VINCENT MEDUPE The safety record is a sign that when people in the workplace are doing the right things collectively as a team, then it is possible to be injury free

29th April 2016

By: Ilan Solomons

Creamer Media Staff Writer

  

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South African chromite recovery business Masa Chrome Company reported achieving seven years of total injury-free shifts, which equates to 2 555 injury-free days, on February 28.

The International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) has welcomed this achievement by the company and hopes Masa will stand for an ICDA Safety Award in future.

Masa is based in Rustenburg, in the North West, and is a joint venture between South African chrome producer Siyanda Chrome Investments and platinum producer Anglo American Platinum.

Masa safety officer Vincent Medupe says that the seven years of fatality and injury-free operations is a sign that, when people in the workplace are doing the right things collectively as a team, then it is possible to be injury free.

“Each employee plays a vital role in creating a safe working environment,” he states. “Medupe believes that the definition of safe behaviour is when all employees at the workplace do things the right way by putting into practice what they learnt from their safety training.

“A safe behaviour is more like a state of mind of knowing and understanding how to do things the right way. Each employee has a responsibility of understanding the benefits of being safe at all times,” he emphasises.

Medupe highlights that, at Masa, their safety standards in the workplace are guided by the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 and industry regulations. He notes that the information regarding the Act and all relevant health and safety regulations are available to all the employees, which enables them to know all safety rules and regulations

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Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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