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Independent Mine Safety Audits (IMSA) – A Turkey/ISSA Mining Project to Improve Mining Safety
After initial meetings with TTK’s management as well as representatives of Turkish ministries, authorities and the miner’s union, ISSA Mining’s experts examined the technical situation together with specialists for mine safety of the German industry. A joint working group of mining safety experts has visited Turkish coal mines in 2010 and 2011 and drafted a first analysis of the current state of work safety and health protection. In an initial analysis, prioritized fields of action to improve occupational safety and health have been derived. As a result, checklists and auditlists have been designed and used to document the results of visits to TTK’s mines in Kozlu, Üzülmez, Karadon, Amasra, Armutcuk, and Üzülmet as well as to the Center for Mine Rescue. Interviews with the local mine supervisors completed the picture.
Practical Results
In a meeting with TTK’s management board, the international team introduced its findings along with hands-on recommendations for optimizing safety, health production and productivity.
The analysis covered the aspects
- OSH policy and targets
- leading an organizing
- planning
- authorized personnel and experts
- qualification and training
- information and communication
- checks and audits
- ·risk assessment
- business disruptions and emergencies
- contractors and service providers
- site inspection concepts
TTK initiated the implementation on the operational level.
Support by Turkey's Government
Next to TTK’s management, the audit report has also been presented to Faruk Çelik, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Turkey on 11 September 2011 on the occasion of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul, and to Taner Yildiz, Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Turkey who fully support the joint project. On Mr Yildiz initiative TTK also joined ISSA Mining.
Currently a Memorandum of Understanding is designed and project drafts have been layouted to improve the applied technology and the level of organization in aspects of machine safety, ventilation/explosion protection, explosives as well as training and qualification.
Gradually, these audits will be undertaken by local auditors. Long term round table discussions by all stakeholders will ensure a sustainable exchange of information and experiences, and support continuous improvement.
On the first day of the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey, ISSA Mining introduced the joint Mine Safety Project with mining operator TTK to Faruk Çelik, Minister of Labour and Social Security in Turkey. Mr Çelik highly appreciates the international cooperation and expressed that he is very optimistic to see sustainable benefits for the Turkish miners as well as the industry from this fruitful project.
From left: Dr. Walter Eichendorf, Deputy Managing Director German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Olaf Petermann, Chairman of the Special Commission on Prevention, President of the ISSA Electricity Section, Faruk Çelik, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Turkey, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Secretary General of the International Social Security Association, Kasim Özer, General Director Occupational Safety and Health of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
Nevzat Bagli
Taner Yıldız, Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Turkey (middle) agreed upon a sustainable cooperation with ISSA Mining and initiated TTK’s membership.
ISSA Mining-President Theodor Bülhoff (left) and Secretary General Helmut Ehnes (middle) hand over the the audit report to Burhan Inan, Director General TTK, and Mustafa Simsek, Deputy Director General TTK (second from right). Right: Project member Nevzat Bagli.
Georg Bayer, BG RCI, updates mine experts at the World Mining Congress 2011 on the IMSA project.
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The tools and methods developed in this frame as well as the experiences and “lessons learned” will be transferred into follow-up projects for the mining industry worldwide.
ISSA Mining offers knowledge exchange, consultation and expertise in systematic optimization of mine safety world wide including audits by international teams. Countries and regions interested in improving the level of mine safety can contact ISSA Mining for joint projects.
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