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Millions set aside for mine safety. Mining News of 21 May 2007. 'The tripartite Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) has spent close to R120-million since 1994, in order to tackle the rockfall problem in South African mines, especially in deep-level gold mines.
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Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa. South Africa's mining industry has long been an important part of the country's economy. In 2020 alone, despite Covid-19, mining ...
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South Africa Guidelines mine health and safety 1. 1 Mine Health and Safety Council Guidelines for the South African Small-Scale Mining to Comply with the Mine Health and Safety Act Draft Guidelines LI Zungu Research agency: University of South Africa Project number: MHSC/061/14-15 Date: January 2016 2.
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In industries like gold mining in which equipment generates noise greater than 85 decibels—time-weighted average [dB (A)] [1, 2], noise can result in irreversible noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) . Despite South African legislation requiring mines to implement hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) and to provide personal protective ...
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Only one paper relating to prevalence of NIHL in underground mining in Africa, published in 1987, describes the hearing thresholds of a group of white South African gold miners. 7 The current study aimed to describe the prevalence of NIHL in a large group of gold miners. Methodology. An observational study design was followed.
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In 2020 alone, despite COVID-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion (almost 20 billion US dollars) towards South Africa's gross domestic product, a share of over 8%.The industry employs 451,000 people. But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, it has been criticised for a poor record of health and safety.. The South African constitution guarantees workers' right ...
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Asbestos remains an issue world wide. In countries such as South Africa and Australia,the issue now, following many years of no mining or production, is the legacy of exposure. The paper was written for the ADAO 2017 conference in Washington, USA.
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The incidence rates, in particular, were found to 92.8 per thousand person years in the high exposure group and 52.3 per thousand person years in the low exposure group. The statistical test that was used was the z-test and the results were z=5.844 with a p<0.05. Having decided on a significance level of 5% for the statistical test, this result ...
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submission rate for nihl in south african mines. Noise-induced hearing loss milestones: past and future. Noise-induced hearing loss milestones: past and future by A.L. Edwards* and D. Kritzinger† Synopsis A retrospective study was conducted on the Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) compensation claims from 1998 to ...
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Mine Health and Safety Council (the Council) Invitation to submit project proposals. SIMRAC, a permanent committee of the Mine Health and Safety Council, was established in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act (29/1996) to conduct research and surveys regarding, and for the promotion of, health and safety in the South African mining industry.
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Figure 5.8: Health performance in 2010 : South Africa: C2010 : C2009 : C2008 : Noise Induced Hearing Loss submissions (Rate per 1000 employees) 1.51
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South African mining industry, such as Zulu or Xhosa, can be expected. Dashed lines = predicted noise-induced hearing loss estimated to occur after 20 years of noise exposure. (Source: ANSI S3.44, 1996); solid line = reported South African miner's hearing loss (Source: Edwards. 2002).
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Noise-induced hearing loss. The Leon Commission in 1995 was the first inquiry into occupational health and safety in South Africa's mining industry for more than 30 years. Eventually, in 2003 ...
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Mining is a source of extraordinary wealth, but its benefits often do not accrue to the workers and communities most involved. This paper presents two case studies of mining in South Africa to reflect on the history and legacy of mining both through observation and through the voices of affected communities.
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Evaluation of the current practices of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) awareness training in the South African mining industry. Occup Health South Afr 2015 ; …
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noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). This paper describes the worldwid e morbidit y of occupation al NIHL in the year 2000. Methods The proportion of the population exposed to occupational noise was estimated using noise exposure data from the U.S. Nationa l Institute for Occup ation al …
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Findings indicating the minimal or absent CARTA is jointly led by the African Population and role of audiologists in ear-specific occupational health within the Health Research Center and the University of the South African mining industry raise important concerns which the Witwatersrand and funded by the Carnegie Corporation of Health ...
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Background: The South African mining industry is frequently criticized for its poor health and safety record and high numbers of fatalities, thereby prompting researchers to conduct research on challenges faced by this industry.Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the feasibility of conducting audiological research into occupational noise induced hearing loss (ONIHL) within the South ...
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African Mine Workers Towards Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use . ... Republic of South Africa Depa rtment of Minerals and Energ y. ... noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) compensation claims ...
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2019 Had the lowest number of mining fatalities on record in South Africa with 51 deaths reported. This is according to the 2019 mining health and safety statistics released by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe on Friday. The report showed a continued year-on-year improvement of 37% in comparison to the 81 recorded in 2019.
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South Africa Concentrators Vonzumbusch Pergamon 0892-68750000003-0 Minerals Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 235-244, 2000 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd All fights reserved 0892-687500 see front matter REVIEW OF HYDRODYNAMICS AND GAS DISPERSION IN FLOTATION CELLS ON SOUTH AFRICAN PLATINUM CONCENTRATORS D.A. DEGLON D. EGYA-MENSAHand J.P ...
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7. Occupational Deseases In the South African Mining Industry. 7.1 Annual Medical Report 2009. The number of annual medical reports submitted during the period under review has increased from 536 reports in 2008 to 547 in 2009.
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diseases from 3 458 in 2018 to 3 130 in 2019. Most diseases were due to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), and silicosis as reported by the gold, platinum, and coal sectors. A total of 176 appeal documents were received by the Medical Inspector, however only 107 of those met all
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South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy (2007). South Africa is estimated, by the US Geological Survey, to have 6000 metric tons of gold reserves. A full 95% of South Africa's gold mines are underground operations, reaching depths of over 2.5 miles. Coupled with declining grades, increased depth of mining, and a slide in the
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Submission Rate For Nihl In South African Mines . Health and safety review on the horizon for diversified miner. Diversified mining group Xstrata, is committed to implementing a formal review process of major health, safety, environmental and community hazards by the end of 2008, to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure these processes are robust and effective.
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A few African countries have prevalence studies of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) to draw from. In a Ghanaian gold mine study, 23% had a 'notch' in the audiogram at 4kHz [ 4 ], while in a South African mining workforce, 22% had NIHL [ 5 ].
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Ninety-four cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) were reported at the South African operations, 22 of which were at South Deep in the last two quarters of the last financial year. This was an improvement of 59,5% on 2005 for the historical South African operations and 45,6% from the South Deep operations.
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) In a South African Diamond Mine. D S Bomela A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Public Health Johannesburg, 2005
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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains on the health agendas of the Departments of Health, Labour and Mineral Resources. ... There is much work still to be done before we see a reduction in NIHL rates in the industries at risk, such as mining. The problem is not restricted to South Africa; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and ...
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In industries like gold mining in which equipment generates noise greater than 85 decibels—time-weighted average [dB (A)] [1, 2], noise can result in irreversible noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) . Despite South African legislation requiring mines to implement hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) and to provide personal protective ...
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