NOSA MINING
(Services/products available in English, Afrikaans, Portuguese and French)
The NOSA Integrated Five Star System makes the complex business of occupational risk management easy to understand, manage and implement, ensuring the highest standards of occupational safety, employee health and morale and managing the state of the natural environment.
NOSA offers audit and consulting services, focusing on its core product, the NOSA integrated Five Star System, a world-renowned set of standards specifically designed to address the occupational risks of the Mining Industry.
AUDITS
NOSA’s audit methods are unique but at the same time consistent with the latest international practice. The emphasis is on systems rather than simply compliance, and audits are risk driven.
• Baseline Audit
A mine or mining company that wants to ensure its operation(s) complies with SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) standards, can request NOSA to conduct a baseline audit of major risk areas. This identifies problem areas, from which a needs analysis is drawn up which outlines
procedures that the mine should implement to manage its risks effectively.
• Grading Audit
After one year, NOSA conducts a grading audit. One, two, three, four or five stars are awarded as a symbol of SHE risk management excellence. The grading audit also identifies further problem areas which can be addressed through consultancy and training. Grading is undertaken once a year.
CONSULTING
While SHE procedures are being implemented, regular consultation with NOSA is provided to monitor progress, ensure that correct procedures are followed and relevant policies are implemented. Consultancy services embrace legal aspects, risk, occupational hygiene, occupational medicine and environmental management.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
NOSA’s accredited training programmes are customised for the mining industry and provide the necessary and up-to-date knowledge and skill to:
- reduce occupational incidents
- create healthier workplaces
- identify and manage environmental impacts
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COURSE NAME
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DESCRIPTION
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SHE Incident Investigation Level 3 (3 Days)
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• Explain and motivate the purpose, objectives and benefits of incident investigations
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of basic causes of incidents
• Team member selection and investigation kit preparation
• Identify, select and motivate immediate response steps and implementation
• Identify and analyse the root causes of incidents
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SHE Representative Functions (3 Days)
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• Prepare and conduct workplace inspections and equipment checks
• Identify deviations and record findings
• Prepare a summary report on findings with recommendations
• Comply with legislative requirements related to the mining industry
• Reduce both occupational incident frequency and severity rates
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Applying SHE Principles and Procedures (2 Days)
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• Explain and apply safety, health and environmental requirements
• SHE system planning, implementation, management
• Exercise safety, health and environmental responsibilities
• Explain the importance of safety, health and environmental compliance
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Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) (2 Days)
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• Describe the workplace risk assessment process
• Discuss and apply techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
• Utilise recording formats to document the workplace risk assessment process
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Introduction to SAMTRAC® (3 Days)
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• Discuss and apply hazard identification and risk assessment
• Identify and understand documentation requirements
• Develop SHE management system procedures and work instructions
• Identify monitoring and measurement requirements
• Develop SHE objectives, targets and management programmes
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Mine Health and Safety Act (1 Day)
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• To provide an in depth knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996)
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Practical Safety Officer and SHE Representative Training
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• To provide practical, on the job training
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Supervisor SHE
training (3 Days)
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• The purpose of this course is to equip the supervisor to plan, implement and maintain a SHE management system
• Explain the supervisor requirements in the workplace
• Explain the supervisor responsibilities in the workplace
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SAMTRAC® for Mining (10 Days)
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Plan, implement and maintain a SHE management system, including comprehensive issues on technical safety, occupational health, quality and industrial environmental management, including:
o Describe risk management as a process
o Discuss different risk control measures
o Evaluate different incident prevention theories
o Motivate the use of SHE management system
o Advise on different legislative requirements
o Determine when compensation is payable
o Calculate the amount of compensation payable to employees
o Evaluate technical aspects of the SHE management system
o Identify and explain occupational health (medicine and hygiene)
o Initiate and execute surveys
o Identify relevant environmental Acts, regulations and guidelines
o Describe the impact of industrial operations on the environment
o Write risk-based standards for a SHE management system
o Advise on implementation and measurement of standards
o Advise on requirements to achieve continuous improvement
o Describe how the effectiveness of the system can be evaluated |
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NOSA Mining
Tel: +27 12 683 0200
Email: chrism [at] nosa [dot] co [dot] za
