RUTONGO MINES LTD

WEEKLY SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT

From 30th May TO 05th June 2023

2022

Prepared by: Health and Safety team

 CONTENTS

 Safety improvement
 Stop & Fix
 Sub Standard condition that must be rectified
 Safety Pyramid
 Safety Statistics
 Chart of accidents
 Alcohol test results
 Accidents/Incidents
 Training
 Weekly Topic To Discuss in Toolbox Talk
 Weekly Information and points to discuss
 Safety action plan program
 Closure
 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

According to last meeting, there are corrective actions and tasks which have been implemented such as:

 Jack rails/tongs for lifting and carrying rails to material guards

• Karambo, Masoro, Mahaza, Nyamyumba site BV 4, BV16.

Other sites do not have them but they made requisition for it.

 Checklists for bobcats and locomotives are available.

 Signboards for speed

• Headquarter
 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

It has been fixed

At Masoro site BV 11 On 22nd B Hazard

May,2023 . There is accident
happened, when cooperative
employee was cleaning in main
drive, illegal miner who was
working above the old ore pass,
pushed a piece of stone and hit her
back. We recommended to close
the ore pass, it has been fixed.
 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

It has been fixed

B Hazard
On 2nd June 2023 at Nyamyumba
site BV 32 In main drive there was
unsafe condition where tailings
were piled on top of a set support
and it was overloaded and started
to fracture (crack). Now it is fixed
 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

THEN NOW, It has been fixed

At Nyamyumba site BV 4, they

have strengthened the roof
support by adding set support
timber next to damaged one. As it
is revealed it has been fixed.
 STOP & FIX

WORKING PLACES HAZARDS DATE HAS BEEN ACT & FIX WHO WAS DATE HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED IDENTIFIED RESPONSIBLE FIXED

Mahaza BV 71: 01/06/2023 Jado 01/06/2023

• C hazard: Dust • Washing the
• A schist
• A hazard: working place
• Vent drive
Lose rocks • Barring down all
lose rocks

Karambo site C hazards: Fall of 24/05/2023 All workers banned Shift supervisor 05/06/2023
M2 C/X 2 stand of set support to work beneath that
area. Now it is
reconstructed
 SUB STANDARD CONDITION THAT MUST BE RECTIFIED

DATE: 2nd June 2023

LOCATION: Nyamyumba BV 32 (shaft)

 High-drop areas:

Shafts are the areas of high drop/rainy working places. So that the people working there get very wet when they are working.

Recommendations

• Rain coats not ponchos. Required rain coats are of suitable for the boil makers because when they are welding, the ponchos got
burned by welding sparks very easily.

 In charge: Management team and safety team

 Fumes:

During the welding process, there is a fog caused by welding fumes.

Recommendations

• Exhausting fans/Sucking fans.

 In charge: mining team

 SAFETY PYRAMID

0
Fatality
0
Serious dis.
injury
0
Lost time accidents

1
Treat and Return

0
Incident
0
Near miss
4
Unsafe condition, unsafe acts( Hazard)
 SAFETY STATISTICS

SITES WORKING PLACES

ACCIDENTS DAY LAST ACC DATE FREE ACCIDENTS
BV 16 11 25th May2023
NYAMYUMBA BV 4 B
BV 28 A 3 03 June 2023
rd

BV 31 10 26 May 2023 PROCESSING

FREE PLANT
ACC BV32 64 3rd April 2023
BV 4 84 14th March 2023 BV 33

ACC ENGINEERING
MAHAZA BV 71 16 20th May 2023
GASAMBYA BV 17 37 30th April 2023
BV 20 78 20th March 2023
MASORO BV 11 15 22nd May2023 BV2 G

KARAMBO M2 117 8th February 2023

K2 46 21st April 2023
M3 44 24th April 2023
BANANA 27 10th may 2023
GISANZE 105 BV 24
ROAD TUNNEL 06th March 2023
71
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=1
 ALCOHOL TESTING RESULTS

RUTONGO MINES Ltd CASES SUB-CONTRACTORS/COOPERATIVES CASES

Low 0 Low 0

High 0 High 0

TEST
 INCIDENTS, NEAR MISS DESCRIPTION

DATE: 3rd June 2023

TIME: 12:40 PM
INJURED PERSON: UWITONZE Jean Claude
PLACE: NYAMYUMBA BV 28
TYPE OF ACCIDENT: T&R

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION
On 3rd June 2023 around 12:40 PM at NYAMYUMBA BV 28( East drive down dip 1 F14) a subcontractor employee named
UWITONZE Jean Claude got injury when they were cleaning by using old bags then a stone came from the bag and hit his
back.

Immediate action taken

He was given first aid and sent to Masoro health center.

The old bags were requested to be replaced immediately.

 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

WORKING PLACE : Masoro site and Nyamyumba BV16

Date: 1st & 5th June,2023

On 1st & 5th June,2023 at Masoro site and Nyamyumba site BV 16, 6 new
cooperative employees and 4 subcontractor employees 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 for mining.
 TRAINING

DATE: 2nd & 3rd June 2023

LOCATION: Nyamyumba BV 33 and Karambo site

Training for the team leaders and blasters

On June 2nd and 3rd, 2023, blasters and team leaders were trained on the use of
explosives and Development marking but the Mine manager reminded the team leaders
about their daily duties and responsibilities regarding safety.

-Hold a Safety Meeting at the beginning of the shift

-Look at the attendance of all employees under your supervision
-Plan the daily tasks and give proper work instructions to employees
-Ensure that you order the correct amount of explosives
-Enter and do proper early morning entry examinations with all your crews.
 TRAINING

1. Barring
2. Supporting
3. Watering down to allay dust and expose cracks in the hang and sidewalls
4. Inspect for any misfires
5. Fix any Hazards
6. Fill in your safe declaration book and let the crew sign that the working area was declared safe for work.
During shift the Shift Supervisor must over inspect the safe declaration book.
Check and inspect any Checklists that should be filled in your area of responsibility.
Look at all safety equipment and declare it safe for use in your area. .
Mid shift barring should be done during the shift. .
Any left over explosives should be removed from underground in the approved containers and sent back to the magazines.
• Ensure after the shift all people has signed out.
• Blast on blasting time.
 WEEKLY INFORMATION AND POINT TO DISCUSS

Areas for improvement

MINING
• Unsharpened pinch bars, they can not bar down properly due to lack of
sharpness.
Recommendation
• Anvil and charcoal so that a blacksmith on the site can forge them.
 WEEKLY INFORMATION AND POINT TO DISCUSS

SIGNBOARDS FOR SPEEDING

• Signboards of 10 Km/h were posted, the remaining of 30 km/h. The

deadline to be posted on 6th June,2023.

 Engineering department is requested to help out on this.

 SAFETY ACTION PLAN PROGRAM

• Continue Training about Tramming and barring in underground for all workers of
RUTONGO mines.
• Induction for all new employees and all guests.
THANK YOU