Health and safety

The health and safety of our people is a core value, where we strive towards attaining zero harm. This is supported by our SHE management system, which defines standards, codes, and tools to ensure that every employee is aware of their responsibilities. Leadership takes safety seriously. They lead by example and keeping the ethos of safety a priority.

The newly introduced SafeTharisa is an initiative aimed at focusing its operations and projects, including all managers, employees and contractors, on elimination of fatalities and serious injuries. The SafeLife Behaviours and Fatal Hazard Codes are fundamental components of SafeTharisa.

Tharisa identified fatal hazard codes which were designed to address common causes of serious injuries and fatalities in the mining sector. The fatal hazard codes are implemented by order of priority, and when they are implemented and managed effectively, fatal and serious injuries can be eliminated from the operations.

SafeLife Behaviours

SafeLife Behaviours are designed to prevent fatalities by promoting safety practices that are based on past incidents. Violations of these behaviours are considered serious and involve intentionally committing unsafe acts while fully aware of the potential risks to oneself, others, or the Company. Tharisa takes a proactive approach to preventing fatalities and protecting employees by taking severe disciplinary action for willful violations of the SafeLife Behaviours. This approach, implemented fairly and consistently, encourages everyone to prioritise safety and protects both employees and Company assets. These behaviours apply to all Tharisa employees, temporary employees, contractors, and visitors on Tharisa-operated sites.

The ultimate goal of the SafeLife Behaviours is to ensure that everyone at Tharisa can work in a safe environment.

• Safety must not only be implemented in the workplace, but also at home.
• Systems – Environment – Equipment – People is interlinked to Stop‑Look‑Assess-Manage (‘SLAM’). To ensure that all potential hazards are considered during the hazard assessment process, SEEP can be utilised. This will enable effective management and control of any unwanted events.