Health and safety compliance in the mining sector a case study on AngloGold Ashanti projects
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2021-06-18
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Abstract
According to the ILO and WHO estimates, every year, more than 12 million people die of
workplace related diseases and accidents. Most African nations are battling with safety and health
practices as few endeavors from the companies and the governments are remarkable. The study
assessed the level of compliance with health and safety standards on Anglo-Gold Ashanti Projects.
With respect to the health and safety standards at Anglo-gold Ashanti, the study revealed that
provision of safe workplace, provision of adequate equipment, materials and personal protective
equipment (PPEs) to enable employees to carry out their work safely, provision of notices on all
health and safety measures to the workers, organization of safety induction, orientation and
refresher courses by my organization at the workplace, safety assurance by fellow workers were
the common standards found at Anglo-gold Ashanti. The study further discovered that the level of
compliance was moderate due to compliance to the following standards: the organization makes
sure that they are not subjected to any unreasonable risks in the workplace; the organization
conducts periodic reviews to assess health and safety standards in the work place, whether
inspections at the workplace in relation to health and safety are conducted by both the trained
management and representatives from the employees and there is an effective incident reporting
procedure that is known by employees.With the findings of the study in mind, it is recommended
that education should be done on the regular usage of the safety materials at the workplace. The
study further suggests that fire drills should be conducted periodically at the workplace to check
for emergency responses and preparedness of the workers and systems.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Award Degree of
Master of Science in Project Management.
Keywords
Health, Safety, Mining sector, AngloGold Ashanti projects