Safety
Safety in all aspects of the Group’s operations remains key and we are pleased to have made good progress in reinforcing the safety culture across the Group.
Safety in all aspects of the Group’s operations remains key and we are pleased to have made good progress in reinforcing the safety culture across the Group.
We continue to reinforce our links with the Health and Safety Executive through industry liaison committees on both surface and deep mines. Direct liaison between all unions, management and mines inspectors has been carried out collaboratively as well as individually at senior levels, at all sites within the deep mine sector.
A significant improvement has been made in respect of safety in the deep mine operations where a major injury/fatality accident rate of 1.7 per 100,000 manshifts was achieved in the first six months of 2008, compared to 3.3 in 2007. Overall the major injury/fatality accident rate in the first half was 3.0 per 100,000 manshifts, a similar level to 2007, although the severity of accidents has diminished. The Group’s rate for accidents reported under RIDDOR in the first half was 25.9 per 100,000 manshifts, compared to 23.9 in 2007.
More than a third of Britain’s electricity is generated from coal every year
JON LLOYD
Chief Executive
CCTV CAMERAS ARE BEING INSTALLED ON FREE-STEERED VEHICLES OPERATING AT UK COAL’S UNDERGROUND MINES TO GIVE DRIVERS A BETTER VIEW OF RESTRICTED AREAS.
UNDERMANAGER RICHARD HUGHES AND SALVAGE CHARGEHAND RICHARD MERRICK WINCH OUT A CARPET OF MESH DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SAFETY WHILST RECOVERING EQUIPMENT FROM 31S’ SALVAGE DISTRICT AT DAW MILL COLLIERY.
