OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

LA7

The information below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator
LA7: Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region

Silicosis

Silicosis is a disease characterised by lung fibrosis caused by the inhalation of particles containing respirable crystalline silica dust. It represents a risk in underground mining areas where there are high concentrations of quartz within the ore body. While the threat of silicosis persists in South Africa, efforts to eradicate the disease have largely been successful at the group’s operations in Brazil, as a result of the mechanisation of many processes, successful dust management programmes, intensive monitoring, and Brazilian legislation that limits the number of years that employees may work underground. Data below therefore applies to South Africa only.

Silicosis cases submitted to the MBOD

Silicosis cases	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
South Africa	263	459	409	442	462
Great Noligwa	71	153	137	180	207
Kopanang	98	158	126	143	152
Moab Khotsong	58	49	59	27	20
Mponeng	11	17	12	6	10
Savuka	4	4	8	8	–
Tau Lekoa	-	42	37	51	49
TauTona	10	18	16	13	11
Other(1)	11	18	14	14	13
Total	263	459	409	442	462

1. ⁽¹⁾ South African Central Services and Vaal River

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LA7

The information below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator
LA7: Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region

Tuberculosis

New cases of occupational tuberculosis

	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
South Africa	541	821	974	874	923
Great Noligwa	77	135	189	161	213
Kopanang	94	162	223	165	167
Moab Khotsong	121	165	133	80	60
Mponeng	119	111	164	189	159
Savuka	19	38	42	56	54
Tau Lekoa	-	53	75	60	73
TauTona	89	122	118	133	169
Other South Africa*	22	35	30	30	28
Guinea **	2	–	–	–	–
Total	543	821	974	874	923

1. ⁽¹⁾ Includes SA Central Services and the Metallurgy regions
2. ⁽²⁾ Total includes 2 patients diagnosed in Siguiri in Guinea
3. NR Not reported

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LA7

The information below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator
LA7: Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region

Occupational lung disease

Cases of occupational lung disease

	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
South Africa	169	387	678	761	207
Great Noligwa	50	135	220	307	64
Kopanang	61	109	231	188	55
Moab Khotsong	27	47	71	33	6
Mponeng	13	12	27	32	14
Savuka	7	6	9	36	14
Tau Lekoa	-	40	66	84	26
TauTona	4	19	32	44	12
Other(1)	7	19	22	37	16
Total	169	387	678	761	207

⁽¹⁾ Includes Metallurgical operations in both Vaal River, West Wits and in South African Central Services regions

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LA7

The information below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator
LA7: Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region

Noise-induced hearing loss

Compensable cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL)

	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
South Africa	69	64	77	85	77
Great Noligwa	14	11	6	17	23
Kopanang	6	16	8	16	11
Moab Khotsong	12	8	3	–	–
Mponeng	18	11	26	21	17
Savuka	-	–	7	5	–
Tau Lekoa	-	7	9	6	10
TauTona	16	7	18	20	13
Other*	3	4	–	–	3
Total	69	64	77	85	77

Data on NIHL applies to South Africa only

1. ⁽¹⁾ Includes Metallurgical plants.
2. ^* Ernst & Young has provided assurance only in respect of new compensable cases of noise-induced hearing loss and only in South Africa