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Corporate Social Responsibility (cont’d)
SaFetY anD health
MSC Group places great importance on the safety and health of
our workforce. We instill a culture of continuous improvement
in our health and safety policies through active management,
monitoring and compliance with all safety and regulatory
standards. As part of our effort to increase awareness of safety
and environmental practices at the workplace, regular trainings
were provided to staff as well as subcontract employees.
At PT Koba, besides complying with Indonesian safety laws
and regulations, the operational activities also conform to the
requirements of OHSAS:18001. Some of the occupational
safety and health programmes undertaken by PT Koba during
the year were:
• talks, campaigns, inspections and meetings on safety and
health;
• competency assessment for operational supervisory of
employees and contractors;
• training on fire fighting and maintenance of fire-fighting
equipment;
• investigation on mine accidents, property damages and
fire incidents so as to avoid recurrence of similar accidents
in the future;
• training for operators of heavy machineries;
• participation in safety and health programmes conducted
by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources;
• replacement of faulty personal protective equipment;
• installation of safety banners and signages at various
potential hazardous areas;
• measuring and monitoring of noise, lightings and climate
at work place; and
• joint safety inspections with mine inspectors from
ESDM and local mines inspectors from the Province and
Regencies of Bangka Tengah and Bangka Selatan.
For the year under review, PT Koba was recognized
for its superior safety performance and
received the Bronze award for Mine
Safety from the Directorate
General of Mineral and Coal
(ESDM) of Indonesia.
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