Minerals Council publishes health and safety position paper
In line with the Minerals Council South Africa’s yearly day of health and safety on July 17, the council on July 21 published its Health and Safety in Mining Position Paper, which examines health and safety in South Africa’s mining industry.
According to the paper, the industry – which is complex, technical and often labour-intensive – experienced a 92% overall decline in the number of yearly fatalities during 1993 to 2019.