Elimina ting f a talities P erhaps the mos t critical c omponent of the Khumbul ekha y a s tr a t egy is the need t o de v elop a holis tic appr oach t o the elimina tion of f a talities T his appr oach needs t o c onsider the causes of f a talities and HPIs in the South A frican c ont e xt identify holis tic int erv entions tha t enable f a tality fr ee oper a tions and intr oduc e s y s t ems tha t monit or e v alua t e and c ommunica t e pr ogr es s on these int erv entions De v eloping a holis tic elimina tion of f a talities appr oach is a c omple x pr oc es s tha t r equir es a multi disciplinary s y s t emsthinking methodology Man y div erse f act ors need t o be c onsider ed W ith this in mind a position paper on the sociot echnical s y s t ems S T S appr oach w as c ompiled highlighting the human or ganisa tional and en vir onmental f act ors infuencing health and saf ety in the w orkplac e In July 20 19 the Miner als C ouncil held an S T S w orkshop a t the Mandela Mining Pr ecinct which w as a tt ended b y a br oad r ange of e xperts in the felds of saf ety health and en vir onment r ock mechanical and electrical engineering and beha viour and tr aining T his w orkshop sought t o fnd w a y s in which the holis tic S T S fr ame w ork can be int egr a t ed int o incident and ac cident in v es tiga tion s y s t ems T he w orkshop r e v ealed tha t the indus try is not only c ontinually learning fr om incidents not jus t f a talities but also fr om HPIs which should be analy sed fr om leading indica t ors It also emphasised tha t ef ectiv e CEO leadership is r equir ed t o driv e a cultur e tha t mak es a holis tic appr oach t o risk management an or ganisa tional priority and tha t the gr o wth of s y s t ems thinking skills is nec es sary T he Miner als C ouncil will be c onducting multidisciplinary independent peer r e vie w s of incident in v es tiga tion s y s t ems used in the indus try agains t a holis tic S T S fr ame w ork T he indus try c ourse will also be de v eloped t o help in v es tiga t ors c onduct holis tic incident in v es tiga tions Implementing eff ectiv e and c ompetitiv e tr aining A t the CEO Heartf elt C on v ersa tion CEOs e xpr es sed the need t o look a t tr aining as one of the w a y s in which t o achie v e the r equir ed s t epchange in health and saf ety T he CEOs pr oposed tha t the indus try es tablish a mor e c ollabor a tiv e appr oach t o tr aining T r aining should not be a mer e legisla tiv e bo x ticking e x er cise but should r a ther inc orpor a t e les sons and e x er cises tha t ar e of the highes t quality and r ele v ant t o the specifc needs of emplo y ees c ompanies and the indus try and alw a y s c onsider health and saf ety frs t An as ses sment w as c onduct ed acr os s f our c ompanies mining thr ee dif er ent c ommodities T he aim of the as ses sment w as t o unders tand the indus try s pr e v ailing tr aining methods the languages c ompanies emplo y the impact of modernisa tion and ho w lo w le v els of lit er ac y ar e addr es sed T he r esults of the s tudy w er e ultima t ely positiv e indica ting tha t tr aining has impr o v ed in r ec ent y ears and tha t a gr ea t deal has been in v es t ed in upgr ading f acilities t o impr o v e its quality and ef ectiv enes s Ho w e v er it w as f ound tha t ther e w er e ar eas of health and saf ety tr aining tha t needed impr o v ement As part of the Khumbul ekha y a s tr a t egy a f easibility s tudy w as appr o v ed t o e x amine the opportunities t o enhanc e the impact of tr aining while a t the same time r educing c os ts f or tr aining thr ough c ollabor a tion the use of modern t echnologies and a holis tic appr oach L earning fr om each other as w ell as other indus tries Khumbul ekha y a is clear on the f act tha t all indus try pla y ers need t o learn bett er and f as t er fr om one another as w ell as fr om other indus tries such as a via tion and nuclear C ompanies need t o identify aids and barriers t o learning and tak e heed of global bes t pr actic e implementing these les sons ef ectiv ely Sinc e its inc eption a t the CEO Heartf elt C on v ersa tion Khumbul ekha y a quickly galv anised indus try pla y ers int o action A position paper on incident in v es tiga tion s y s t ems methods and pr oc es ses in a via tion and nuclear indus tries w as c ompiled f or kno wledge sharing V isual r e enactments of pas t ac cidents and simula tions ha v e been shar ed b y the Miner als C ouncil CEO Z er o Harm F orum member c ompanies Mor eo v er a thema tic analy sis of saf ety incident r eports uploaded b y mining c ompanies w as c onduct ed tha t identifed clear causes and r easons f or risk taking An indepth r e vie w of the v arious les sons learnt b y the indus try w as c onduct ed and pos sible CEO actions w er e outlined t o addr es s these learnings T he CEO Z er o Harm F orum task t eam under the auspic es of the Khumbul ekha y a s tr a t egy will be looking a t these r ec ommenda tions and implementing them as applicable or appr opria t e Heartf elt CEOship As part of visible and heartf elt f elt leadership t o w ar ds holis tic elimina tion of f a talities CEOs shar e their personal heartf elt CEOship suc c es ses and challenges a t e v ery CEO Z er o Harm F orum meeting In A ugus t 20 19 the CEO Z er o Harm F orum Chair and member c ompanies hos t ed a tripartit e s tak eholder dinner with s tak eholders fr om go v ernment and or ganised labour T he aim of this tripartit e engagement w as t o intr oduc e the CEOled Khumbul ekha y a s tr a t egy t o the other s tak eholders and highlight its c ontribution t o the achie v ement of the 20 2 4 indus try miles t ones on oc cupa tional health and saf ety PROMO TING ZERO HARM C ONTINUED S tr a t egic Goal 4 P age 90