Triebel, RVan Niekerk, S2007-12-182007-12-182001-11Triebel, R and Van Niekerk, S. 2001. Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, GAP 730, November, 2001, pp 1-28http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1820This research project dealt, importantly, only with safety issues and focussed only on gold and platinum mines. It was conducted amongst representatives (more than 75 personal interviews) of government, labour and mining groups and mines. The research indicated SIMRAC as not a waste of time and money. General positives that have emerged are the strong stakeholder support for the intent of the organisation, the view that SIMPROSS, in providing a project management and administrative support function, is doing sterling work, and overall acceptance of the funding (levy) mechanism to fund industry-wide research. General problem areas include a lack of technical expertise by both labour and the Department of Minerals and Energy, a disproportionate research focus on gold relative to platinum, a generally neutral stance by stakeholders towards active participation in SIMRAC and occasionally a blurred distinction between SIMRAC and major research providers.enSIMRACGAP 730SIMRAC research effortEffectivenessSIMRAC profileEffectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors.Conference PresentationTriebel, R., & Van Niekerk, S. (2001). Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1820Triebel, R, and S Van Niekerk. "Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors." (2001): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1820Triebel R, Van Niekerk S, Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors; 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1820 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Triebel, R AU - Van Niekerk, S AB - This research project dealt, importantly, only with safety issues and focussed only on gold and platinum mines. It was conducted amongst representatives (more than 75 personal interviews) of government, labour and mining groups and mines. The research indicated SIMRAC as not a waste of time and money. General positives that have emerged are the strong stakeholder support for the intent of the organisation, the view that SIMPROSS, in providing a project management and administrative support function, is doing sterling work, and overall acceptance of the funding (levy) mechanism to fund industry-wide research. General problem areas include a lack of technical expertise by both labour and the Department of Minerals and Energy, a disproportionate research focus on gold relative to platinum, a generally neutral stance by stakeholders towards active participation in SIMRAC and occasionally a blurred distinction between SIMRAC and major research providers. DA - 2001-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SIMRAC KW - GAP 730 KW - SIMRAC research effort KW - Effectiveness KW - SIMRAC profile LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2001 T1 - Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors TI - Effectiveness and profile of the SIMRAC research effort in improving safety in gold and platinum sectors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1820 ER -