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Investigate the role of environmental factors in causing or contributing to underground accidents in gold and platinum mines.

Author: Franz, RM ; Ashworth, SGE ; Mthombeni, IS Date: Apr 1998 This report presents findings of interest to management, safety and environmental control personnel at mine level, as well as employee representative organizations and individuals at group level concerned with the safety and environmental ... Read more
Macro and micro management of hearing conservation in the South African mining

Author: Edwards, AL ; Franz, RM Date: Mar 2009 Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) can be prevented, but only by incorporating more proactive and innovative measures into our NIHL-prevention programmes. At present, direct and indirect costs to the mining industry resulting from occupational ... Read more
Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?

Author: Dekker, JJ ; Edwards, AL ; Franz, RM ; Van Dyk, T ; Banyini, A Date: May 2011 Controlling noise has proven difficult in mining, and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains common. In 2008, a South African Mine Health and Safety Council study focused on small- to medium-sized mines in relation to the milestones set ... Read more
Preliminary investigation of the effects of exposure to multiple health stressors using the physiological strain index

Author: Edwards, A ; Franz, RM ; Schutte, PC ; Steenkamp, T Date: Jan 2010 Proactive evaluation and management of risks associated with exposure to combinations of occupational health stressors requires information on the impacts of individual stressors, as well as their cumulative and combined impacts. The harsh ... Read more
Profiles of noise exposure levels in South African mining

Author: Edwards, A ; Dekker, JJ ; Franz, RM ; Van Dyk, T ; Banyini, A Date: May 2011 This two-year study focused on current noise exposure levels in the South African mining industry, aimed at helping the Mine Health and Safety Council of South Africa meet its milestones for eliminating noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A ... Read more
Role of illumination in reducing risk to health and safety in South African gold and platinum mines

Author: Rushworth, AM ; Talbot, CF ; Von Glehn, FH ; Lomas, RM ; Franz, RM Date: Nov 2001 This report provides a source of information that is designed to allow direct and effective action to be taken at both corporate and individual mine level to improve the visual working environment. This should, in turn, lead to improved safety ... Read more
Tools for organisational risk evaluation for occupational health stressors (OREOHS) for the small-scale mining industry

Author: Edwards, AL ; Franz, RM ; Schutte, PC ; Steenkamp, T Date: Jul 2009 Some of the main reasons for occupational health and safety deficiencies in small-scale mining are unawareness of risks of chronic occupational diseases and inadequately implemented education and training. The key needs of the sector is to ... Read more

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