SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OVERVIEW OF OUR
PERFORMANCE
F2009 highlights
- Development of and full roll-out of the Safe
Production Rules.
- Completion of the independent DuPont safety
assessment and the development of action
plans to address improvement opportunities.
- Despite international financial pressures, the
Group avoided the implementation of any
formal retrenchment processes.
- Development and implementation of the well-being
strategy.
- ISO14001, OHSAS18001 and AS4801
certifications maintained.
- South Deep received ISO14001 certification,
which means all the South African operations
are now certified.
- Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix all upgraded
their OHSAS18001 to the 2007 version.
South Deep is ready to be audited in the first
quarter of F2010.
- The best ever safety year in F2009.
- Driefontein passed the milestone of two
million fatality free shifts.
- South Deep passed the milestone of one
million fatality free shifts.
- Beatrix passed the milestone of one million
fatality free shifts.
- Awards received in Peru with regard to health
and safety management and another for
environmental and social initiatives.
- Cerro Corona achieved production with 27 per
cent of its permanent workforce and 40 per
cent of its contract workforce sourced from
local communities.
- Gold Fields received an award for reporting
on the Carbon Disclosure Project.
- Cyanide Management Code “Full
Certification” and “Substantial Compliance”
results.
F2009 lowlights
- Despite initiatives to prevent fatal accidents,
21 fatalities occurred during the year.
- Seven Level 3 environmental incidents
occurred during the year.
Key focus areas for F2010
- Entrench the Safe Production Rules and
reduce risk to all employees.
- Embed the culture of sustainable development
within the organisation.
- Achieve improvements in our energy efficiency
in the Group and progress our methane capture
project at the Beatrix operation.
- Skills attraction and retention.
- ISO14001:2004 (Environmental Management
- System) certification at Cerro Corona.
- Further utilisation of the AA1000SES to guide
our stakeholder engagement processes.
- OHSAS18001 certification for South Deep.
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| Gold Fields had an impressive safety year with
improvements throughout the Group. Driefontein
achieved two million fatality free shifts following
various initiatives introduced at the mine |
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