Ohs Audit

On May 4th ,2023
OHS GENERAL AUDIT
Mining inspection is the visual inspections performed by professional miners

and safety officers during safety checks.
General audit was done to ensure the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in the mine, engineering and compliance with regulatory
requirements, MSHA standards.
It was done by SHEC team and OHS consultant G. Ferreira.
It started by giving him general overview of how SHEC is performing in

Rutongo mines health and safety, and by having contribution in community
around the company.
After inspection he advised according to the department.
1. SHEC DEPARTMENT
 Every safety officer must have technical skills and practical knowledge
about how things work in underground.
 About investigation reporting,
Investigation
 Investigation report must be clear by including all
required/relevant information
 Clear incident description
 Before root causes we have to look at immediate causes first.
 Corrective actions must be the facts to be implemented.
 Witness statement and their signatures must be included. Ask
them separately.
Immediate causes Root causes

Behavior of human being Physical condition
He/she was operating while drunk Lack of knowledge/not trained
Lack of maintenance
Investigation team
 Investigation team must have person who is responsible/head of
department must take that responsibilities.
 Safety officer must be a part of investigation team as a facilitator
by making sure that corrective action took are safety concerns.
 Safety team must be involved in management team, planning team,

decision making team so everything can be done safely by setting
safely procedures by also having a general view of everything.
 If the system/management is going to be changed, we must play a bid
role by sharing impacts of those changes, and if it will be safety
improved.
 We have to be reliable.
2 Blasting operation
 Near explosive magazine must be a box that could be used to store
(keep)all electronic devices (headlamps, telephones, batteries….) so
no one is allowed to be having it in explosive store even though it is
at low risk.
 For hand protection: blasters must be using soft rubber
gloves/surgical gloves when packing ANFO in small plastic bags.
3 Tramming
 Tramming crews must be trained frequently about tramming
procedures.
 When there is a moving machine people must be 5 meters away from
it in 5 m.
4 Welding team
 they must wear lead apron.
 uplifting safety shoes for protecting them from welding sparks.
 they must wear welding helmet and make inspection before put them
on.
5 Engineering
 Internal inspection of heavy equipments like compressors must be
carried out. Must be done every six months to comply with the legal
requirements.
 Unqualified people is not allowed to do such inspection.
 All machines that are not working must be disconnected to electricity.
 On the switches must be isolation lock system (Test and Touch) by
avoiding any accident that may be caused by unqualified/untrained
people using it in anyhow.
 For movable machines like excavators there must be something else
to support it if it is not in motion.
 Flash back must be implemented for protecting gas bottle when
falling down or flames may be backward in flexible pipes connects to
gas bottle.
 Grease used in lubricant must be environmental friendly because
when it is low quality it can cause skin cancel
Advise:
 Procurement must order materials depending on safety

measures (E.g. environmental friendly equipments).
 Gas detectors must be calibrated by the company.
 Setting signboards everywhere it is necessary to.
 Covering all moving machine’s motors at main dam.
For fire extinguishers
They must be set at height of 1.5 m from the ground and set sign boards.
 5 ft. =1.5 m
6 Upgrading plant
 All movable machines such as crushers, separators…their motors
must be well covered/protected/guarded.
 Fence water dam by rail fence or any strong protection.
 Lifting up the roof at some suitable height.
 Extraction of sucking system for sucking out dust.
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On May 4th ,2023

OHS GENERAL AUDIT

Mining inspection is the visual inspections performed by professional miners

It was done by SHEC team and OHS consultant G. Ferreira.

It started by giving him general overview of how SHEC is performing in

After inspection he advised according to the department.

Immediate causes Root causes

 Safety team must be involved in management team, planning team,

 Procurement must order materials depending on safety

For fire extinguishers

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