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Minerals Councilof Australia
2003 Qld Mining Industry 2003 Qld Mining Industry Safety & Health ConferenceSafety & Health Conference
National Minerals Industry National Minerals Industry Perspectives on Perspectives on
Occupational Health IssuesOccupational Health Issues
Noel Wendt Noel Wendt Exec General Manager - OHSEExec General Manager - OHSE
Roche Mining Roche Mining Chair ofChair of
MCA Health Working GroupMCA Health Working Group
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ILO estimate of global work-ILO estimate of global work-related deaths in 2000related deaths in 2000
• 1.9 – 2.3 million fatalities1.9 – 2.3 million fatalities
• 355,000 accidents355,000 accidents
• 1,574,000 diseases1,574,000 diseases
• 158,000 commuting158,000 commuting
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Work-related deaths in AustraliaWork-related deaths in Australia
• In Australia in 2001-02 there were In Australia in 2001-02 there were 2200 work-related deaths2200 work-related deaths
vsvs• 1750 deaths from road accidents*1750 deaths from road accidents*
* Mr Jerry Ellis, Chairman, NOHSC at “* Mr Jerry Ellis, Chairman, NOHSC at “Australian OHS Regulation for the 21st Australian OHS Regulation for the 21st CenturyCentury” conference, 21 July 2003” conference, 21 July 2003
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Australian minerals industry Australian minerals industry
2002-032002-03
• 12 fatalities from traumatic injury.12 fatalities from traumatic injury.
• But how many work-related fatalities But how many work-related fatalities and injuries are related to disease?and injuries are related to disease?
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MCA Safety & Health VisionMCA Safety & Health Vision
An Australian minerals industry An Australian minerals industry
free of fatalities, injuries and free of fatalities, injuries and
diseasesdiseases
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MCA S&H Committee - RoleMCA S&H Committee - Role
• Identify and prioritise industry safety and health issues;
• Develop and implement S&H policies and action plans to address priority issues;
• Provide timely and relevant information on S&H performance and S&H improvement initiatives
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S&H Committee - Key GoalsS&H Committee - Key Goals
• Continuous improvement;
• Recognition of excellence; (MINEX and Innovation awards)
• Provision of authoritative data; (annual S&H Performance Report)
• Promotion of the industry’s S&H achievements.
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Categories of occupational Categories of occupational health issueshealth issues
1. Issues of potentially high consequence with long periods of latency – cancers, respiratory diseases associated with exposure to substances (eg silica, asbestos, coal dust);
2. Traditional health issues for which there are interventions known to be effective but poorly implemented – noise induced hearing loss, exposure to hazardous substances;
3. Traditional health issues for which interventions are known to be effective and quite well implemented – heat illness;
4. Multi-factorial issues requiring new interventions –fatigue/fitness for duty, occupational stress.
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Health prioritiesHealth priorities
• Musculo-skeletal diseaseMusculo-skeletal disease
• Exposure to hazardous Exposure to hazardous substancessubstances
• Noise-induced hearing lossNoise-induced hearing loss
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Challenges in focussing on Challenges in focussing on occupational healthoccupational health
• No consistent monitoring/reporting of health exposures/impacts;
• Lack of comprehensive and consistent data across the industry and jurisdictions;
• Analyses of available data have been ad hoc and not easily accessible;
• Difficulty in tracking the health of individuals moving between jurisdictions, companies and industries;
• Long latency periods associated with some illnesses;
• Difficulty in establishing causation due to masking by community health, lifestyle and other factors.
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Focus of MCA effortFocus of MCA effort
• Data and analysisData and analysis
• Risk assessmentRisk assessment
• Practical guidancePractical guidance
• Performance indicatorsPerformance indicators
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Focus 1 - Data analysisFocus 1 - Data analysis
• To understand what health surveillance data is currently collected and ability to consolidate.
• Potential to align types of information being collected for analysis and reporting could be done.
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Focus 2 - Risk assessmentFocus 2 - Risk assessment
Determine how health risks can be assessed Determine how health risks can be assessed as part of risk assessments:as part of risk assessments:
• Identify how chronic health effects can be Identify how chronic health effects can be rated compared to traumatic injuries;rated compared to traumatic injuries;
• How consequences can be defined;How consequences can be defined;
• What leading companies are using.What leading companies are using.
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Focus 3 – Practical guidelinesFocus 3 – Practical guidelines
Determine what practical guidance is available to Determine what practical guidance is available to control health risks:control health risks:
• For many health impacts – such as noise, dust – For many health impacts – such as noise, dust – extensive standards and guidance available;extensive standards and guidance available;
• For emerging issues – eg stress, fatigue For emerging issues – eg stress, fatigue management – may need more practical guidance;management – may need more practical guidance;
• Try to understand how these guidelines can be Try to understand how these guidelines can be promoted and used more widely in industry.promoted and used more widely in industry.
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Focus 4 – Performance Focus 4 – Performance indicatorsindicators
Identify key/leading performance indicators Identify key/leading performance indicators (KPIs) to track exposures and early indicators (KPIs) to track exposures and early indicators of illness disease of illness disease
• Can’t rely on counting the cases - too lateCan’t rely on counting the cases - too late
• Need to identify leading indicators of riskNeed to identify leading indicators of risk
• Measures of effectiveness of controlsMeasures of effectiveness of controls
• Practical KPIs to monitor health statusPractical KPIs to monitor health status
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In summary – current health In summary – current health objectives and activitiesobjectives and activities
• Identify and survey existing data sources on the Identify and survey existing data sources on the health of workers;health of workers;
• Identify the tools and practices for the risk Identify the tools and practices for the risk assessment of health issues;assessment of health issues;
• Collate and share guideline information on priority Collate and share guideline information on priority health issues; health issues;
• Identify and promote appropriate performance Identify and promote appropriate performance indicators for priority health risks.indicators for priority health risks.
• Align national and international activities in Align national and international activities in relation to health.relation to health.