2013 Sustainability Report - Ambatovy
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The health and safety of our employees,
contractors, and neighbouring
communities is paramount.
Ambatovy’s “zero harm” policy aims to guide each staff member’s
day-to-day activities in a way that builds a safe working
environment. We continued to implement clear and consistent
process safety standards, procedures, training and audit protocols
across Ambatovy’s operations.
We have two employee-management health and safety
committees: one at the mine site and one at the plant site. Each
committee is made up of two to four managers and 16 employees
who serve up to two years. The committee is mandated to ensure
a safe working environment and that concerns are represented and
resolved effectively.
At Ambatovy, further initiatives were taken in 2013 to enhance
the safety awareness of the workforce and reduce risk in the
workplace. During the year, we installed additional safety features
in the workplace, further restricted access to high-risk areas,
reinforced safe work practices and daily personal risk assessment
capabilities and increased specialized training.
In 2013, more than 5,000 employees and contractors were
mobilized during three Safety Days to reinforce Ambatovy’s
collective effort to achieve zero lost time. These events allowed
employees and contractors to learn about and adopt new initiatives,
such as the 12 Health and Safety Golden Rules, and to partake
in activities aimed at enhancing interaction and teamwork. The
Golden Rules – available in Malagasy, English and French – were
distributed to all employees and contractors.
As a result of these and other initiatives, Ambatovy improved
its safety record in 2013: the frequency of lost-time injuries and
recordable injuries declined by 57% and 24%, respectively. At
the end of 2013, Ambatovy’s 12-month process safety incident
frequency rate was at the industry minimum level benchmark set by
the Centre for Chemical Process Safety.
2013 2012
Total Recordable Injury Index
0.22
0.29
Lost Time Injury Index
0.03
0.07
Health and Safety
