Anglo American made solid progress in its safety journey, recording the lowest total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) of 1.78 in 2023 compared to 2.19 in 2022.
It said while encouraged by this improvement, they were deeply saddened to lose three colleagues at their managed operations: one at Kumba iron ore business in South Africa, and two at Los Bronces copper operation in Chile.
“Alongside our continued use of innovative technologies to help make Anglo American a safer and healthier place to work, we are building a stronger safety culture, based on the established concept of Visible Felt Leadership (VFL),” it said.
“VFL involves connecting operational leaders on a one-to-one or small group basis around a task or activity and ensuring that it is done safely and effectively.”
Anglo said they also launched a new Contractor Performance Management framework, which has been designed as an end-to-end approach.
This incorporates people, processes and systems and provides the foundation for safe and stable production by creating a psychologically and physically safe, healthy and productive work environment for employees, contractors and suppliers.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
