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Safety trainingAbove: Measuring ventilationair flow rates at the coalface.Above right: On surface atKriel colliery, a small trainingfacility is used to simulateunderground conditions. ShaunLevings (left) and Martin vanHeerden inspect the guiderope that would help minersfind their way out of the minein low visibility situations.6. Communication, Consultation and Involvement7. Document and Data Control8. Operational Control9. Emergency Preparedness and Response10. Contractor and Partner Management11. Incident Reporting and Investigation12. Monitoring, Audits and Reviews.These 12 standards integrate visible felt leadership,the safety golden rules, the concepts of behaviourbasedsafety and best practice into a singleframework.‘The Safety Peer Review’ process introduced byAnglo American plc will be implemented in 2006.Trained senior line managers and safety practitionerswill participate in this review.All senior managers are attending the DuPont safetyleadership training programme. Similar DuPontsafety training programmes are being presentedthroughout the division to middle and senior linemanagers.A series of interventions was initiated in 2005in an attempt to address the negative injury trend.This includes:ooooupgrading lock-out procedures;specialist training in rigging and drill standards;environmental and roof strata control; andrefresher courses on ventilation, roof supportand gases.Site-specific safety training for contractors andemployees is also practised. Newly elected safetyrepresentatives were trained in their rights andduties and existing safety representatives receivedrefresher training. Each colliery has a comprehensiveinduction training programme which all employeesand contractors are required to attend. Althoughalcohol and drug abuse are not significant issuesamong employees, a training programme has beendeveloped to address these problems.14