RUTONGO MINES LTD
WEEKLY SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT
From 13th TO 19th June 2023
2022
Prepared by: Health and Safety team
CONTENTS
Stop & Fix
Safety Pyramid
Safety Statistics
Chart of accidents
Accidents/Incidents
Alcohol test results
Weekly Topic To Discuss in Toolbox Talk
Safety induction
Training
OHS committee
Safety initiative
Weekly Information and points to discuss
Safety action plan program
Closure
STOP & FIX
Type of hazard: A
Description
On June 15th,2023 at NYAMYUMBA Site BV30 there is hazard A at the
entrance. there are many cracks. The set support is very needed
Recommendation
• Workers must not enter in this tunnel unless it is supported.
• We are requesting subcontractor to install a set support.
They are working on it but still in progress
STOP & FIX
Type of hazard: B
Description
On June 18th,2023 at NYAMYUMBA Site BV31, there is hazard B in the ore pass connecting BV31 and
BV32. where there is soft ground so the hanging wall need to be supported.
Recommendation
• To install steel support
STOP & FIX
Type of hazard: C
Description
On 19th June Gasambya site BV 17, there is C hazard. we have a problem of latrines
with no water for flashing( now there are in use, it might spread infectious diseases)
Recommendation
• We request subcontractor to find the buckets for storing water to be used in
flashing.
SAFETY PYRAMID
0
Fatality
0
Serious dis.
injury
0
Lost time accidents
1
Treat and Return
0
Incident
0
Near miss
3
Unsafe condition, unsafe acts( Hazard)
SAFETY STATISTICS
SITES WORKING PLACES
ACCIDENTS DAY LAST ACC DATE FREE ACCIDENTS
BV 16 25 25th May2023
NYAMYUMBA BV 4 A
BV 28 A 17 03 June 2023
rd
BV 31 24 26 May 2023 PROCESSING
FREE PLANT
ACC BV32 78 3rd April 2023
BV 4 11 9th June 2023 BV 33
ACC ENGINEERING
MAHAZA BV 71 30 20th May 2023
GASAMBYA BV 17 51 30th April 2023
BV 20 92 20th March 2023
MASORO BV 11 29 22nd May2023 BV2 G
KARAMBO M2 131 8th February 2023
K2 60 21st April 2023
M3 5 15th June 2023
BANANA 41 10th may 2023
GISANZE 119 BV 24
ROAD TUNNEL 06th March 2023
85
BV 20 03rd April 2023
YTD CHART OF ACCIDENTS
This is chart of accidents yearly to date. Means it is from January up to now of all working places .
MTD
LTI=0
T&R=4
INCIDENTS, NEAR MISS DESCRIPTION
DATE: 15th June 2023
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
INJURED PERSON: MVUNABANDI Gabriel
PLACE: Karambo site M3
TYPE OF ACCIDENT: T&R
DESCRIPTION
At Karambo site Around 11:00 a.m. in M3 Main drive a mine assistant called MVUNABANDI
Gabriel got injured on his hand when he was doing barring.
Immediate action taken
• He has given first Aid
Recommendation
• The gloves must be distributed on time.
ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS
RUTONGO MINES Ltd CASES SUB-CONTRACTORS/COOPERATIVES CASES
Low 0 Low 0
High 0 High 0
TEST
WEEKLY TOPIC DISCUSS IN TOOLBOX TALK
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Causes of Hazard Risk Examine the Good Steps of barring
accidents and AOB identification and control( Elimination, working place Housekeeping and AOB
AOB Substitution , Isolation before start job. and AOB
and PPE) and AOB
SAFETY INDUCTION
Date: 13th & 16th June,2023
On 13th & 16th June 2023 at Nyamyumba site, 28 NGIRU, 4 MINANI subcontractor employees and new asset
protection administrator were conducted Health and safety induction about:
Trinity OHS policy
Rutongo mines safety standards
Drugs and alcohol abuse
Hazard identification
Risk control
Health and safety rules in underground.
TRAINING
PRACTICAL BARRING DOWN PROCEDURE TRAININGS
Date: 14th June,2023
Location: Nyamyumba site
Description
On 14th June,2023 at Sanzari BV30 there were practical trainings of barring
down procedures in underground offered about:
Steps of barring down
Responsible person (every one is responsible)
How to identify the rock cracks by knocking the rock with pinch bar
Adequate materials used (sharp pinch bar, hammer) in barring down
Importance of barring down
TRAINING
VFL TRAININGS
Date: 14th June,2023
Description
On 14th June,2023 at Headquarter held to leaders including mine,
store and engineering supervisors, team leaders, safety officers,
security attended the third intake VFL(visible Felt Leadership)
training which aims to achieve zero accident in the road of no harm.
OHS COMMITTEE
OHS committee meeting
Date: 13th June,2023
Location: Headquarter
On 13th June,2023 Rutongo OHS committee meeting held in board room, it started by reviewing the last
meeting where there is great achievement on last action plans:
Implementation of safe declaration books
• Hazard identification
• Stop & Fix
Improvement of information sharing.
What must be undertaken:
Mine Audit, must be done with scoring underground activities by safety and mining team.
Arrangement of PPEs store must be well organized at end of this June.
To retrain and give the refreshment trainings to all workers in all aspects.
The main focus was to look together how to get safety reps in each crew and follow up to be made to
ensure that it has been implemented.
Next meeting will be held on 11th July,2023.
WEEKLY INFORMATION AND POINT TO DISCUSS
The conclusion of OHS committee meeting is to have safety rep in each crew especially for
subcontractors and cooperative side for promoting pre-entry examination.
If there is fire extinguishers been used, the supervisor must report it to SHEC department.
Continue…
Latrines
We would like to request Engineering department
to finalize the restrooms of Nyamyumba BV 28A
and Masoro site
Continue…
We would like to remind everyone here about the deadline of fixing the revealed hazards.
TIME TO
A HAZARD IS ANY HAZARD THAT IS LIFE FREATENING
A OR CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND
OR COMPANY PROPERTY
FIX APPLY STOP AND
WITHIN 12 FIXS EMMEDIATLY
HOURS
B HAZARD IS ANY HAZARD THAT IS VERY TIME TO NOTIFY NIGHT
B DANGEROUS OR CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO
UNDERGROUND OR COMPANY PROPERTY ON
MEDIUM SCALE
FIX SHIFT AND CREWS
WITHIN 48 OF HAZARD AND
HOURS FIX
TIME TO DEMARCATE
C HAZARD IS ANY HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE A
C INJURY OR CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO
UNDERGROUND OR COMPANY PROPERTY
FIX
WITHIN 7
DAYS
HAZARD AND
NOTIFY NIGHT
SHIFT AND FIX
SAFETY ACTION PLAN PROGRAM
• Induction for all new employees and guests
THANK YOU!
