The long, lethal shadow of asbestos

As anyone in the US with a television or Internet connection probably knows, lawyers want you if you've been exposed to asbestos, and they're paying to get you. At one point earlier this year, 15 of the 100 most expensive keyword search phrases...

Supplier touts ultraviolet germicidal irradiation’s potency against TB

Mining houses need to take a proactive approach in managing the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection in workers, particularly in high-risk areas, such as living quarters and transport vehicles, in a bid to reduce rates of morbidity and fatalities...

Ruling on silicosis case could have ‘significant ramifications’ for mining companies

Both plaintiffs and defendant in silicosis test case litigation expected to be heard next year are hoping are hoping the finding will set a precedent.

ConCourt ruling may open disease claims door, South Africa only four points above Zimbabwe, mine liquidation practice needs urgent reform

A Constitutional Court ruling has opened the door to disease claims claims against the South African mining industry;the latest Fraser Institute survey puts South Africa in one of the world's lowest rungs of investment destination hell; and South...

Constitutional Court ruling could open the door for claims against mines

A Constitutional Court ruling last week in favour of a former AngloGold Ashanti worker in an occupational disease case has opened the door to a litany of legal claims against the mining industry.

Sustainable development held up by 6 arms

Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals' (ARM's) sustainable development policy is underpinned by the notion that commercial business has a responsibility to turn the mineral wealth, with which ARM's operating countries are endowed, into...

Safety equipment supplier gives impetus to African market

Global supplier of personnel protective equipment (PPE), MSA, is placing a renewed focus on the African mining market, noting that the standards of safety equipment within the market are something that could be improved on through a more active...

Research into health effects of platinum-mining

The South African National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) is currently undertaking research on the potential health effects of platinum refining on mineworkers in the platinum industry, reports NIOH Pathology Division research project...

Gold producer reports an improvement in safety

Twenty-nine mining-related accident fatalities were recorded during 2007 states gold producer Gold Fields’ health and safety report for 2007. This constitutes a fatal injury frequency rate of 0,19 for every million hours worked. All these...

Gold producer reports reduced fatality rate for first quarter

The fatality rate for gold miner AngloGold Ashanti’s South African operations for the period January 2008 to April 2008 is, 0,1 per million man hours.

Govt departments join forces to rid workplaces of silicosis

The Department of Labour is working in close conjunction with the Department of Mineral and Energy to ensure that silicosis is dealt with effectively within general industry, as well as on the mines.

Mining industry says 95% of dust measurements will be below global limit by December

Silicosis continues to be a major health challenge for South Africa's mining industry, despite the funds that have already been expended on trying to research the incurable occupational lung disease. The mining industry has declared that, by...