Dekker, JJEdwards, ALFranz, RMVan Dyk, TBanyini, A2011-10-112011-10-112011-05Dekker, JJ, Edwards, AL, Franz, RM et al. 2011. Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol 111, pp 309-3130038-223Xhttp://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v111n05p309.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/5222Copyright: 2011 Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. This is a pre print version of the paper. The definitive version is published in Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol 111, pp 309-313Controlling 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 by the industry to prevent NIHL. An evaluation of the compliance of ten diamond, sand, aggregate and Readymix concrete mines and production sites with standards, legislation and best practice guidelines relating to NIHL prevention was conducted, using a noise compliance audit tool. The findings indicated that all mines surveyed had poor compliance with the international standards, compliance with International Standards Organization standards being the poorest. There was a clear distinction between the small and the medium-sized mines in their compliance with local standards and legislation (ranging from 14 per cent to 66 per cent). The areas of best compliance were audiology and medical examinations. The lower-than-expected compliance was largely attributable to shortcomings in hearing conservation programmes for occupational noise. Initiation of remedial practices in the small- to medium-scale mining sector to facilitate improvements in NIHL prevention and compliance with standards and legislation is recommendedenNoise induced hearing lossNIHLInternational Standards OrganizationDepartment of Minerals and EnergyHearing Conservation ProgrammesHearing protection devicesOccupational noiseMiningMetallurgyArticleDekker, J., Edwards, A., Franz, R., Van Dyk, T., & Banyini, A. (2011). Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5222Dekker, JJ, AL Edwards, RM Franz, T Van Dyk, and A Banyini "Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5222Dekker J, Edwards A, Franz R, Van Dyk T, Banyini A. Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task?. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5222.TY - Article AU - Dekker, JJ AU - Edwards, AL AU - Franz, RM AU - Van Dyk, T AU - Banyini, A AB - 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 by the industry to prevent NIHL. An evaluation of the compliance of ten diamond, sand, aggregate and Readymix concrete mines and production sites with standards, legislation and best practice guidelines relating to NIHL prevention was conducted, using a noise compliance audit tool. The findings indicated that all mines surveyed had poor compliance with the international standards, compliance with International Standards Organization standards being the poorest. There was a clear distinction between the small and the medium-sized mines in their compliance with local standards and legislation (ranging from 14 per cent to 66 per cent). The areas of best compliance were audiology and medical examinations. The lower-than-expected compliance was largely attributable to shortcomings in hearing conservation programmes for occupational noise. Initiation of remedial practices in the small- to medium-scale mining sector to facilitate improvements in NIHL prevention and compliance with standards and legislation is recommended DA - 2011-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Noise induced hearing loss KW - NIHL KW - International Standards Organization KW - Department of Minerals and Energy KW - Hearing Conservation Programmes KW - Hearing protection devices KW - Occupational noise KW - Mining KW - Metallurgy LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 0038-223X T1 - Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task? TI - Meeting the milestones: are South African small-to-medium-scale mines up to the task? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5222 ER -