Carbon Steel Materials
- TEMCO
TEMCO ferroalloy smelter in Tasmania,
Australia
Carbon Steel Materials is a leading supplier of raw materials and services to the international steel industry, producing and marketing a full range of steel-making raw materials — iron ore, iron pellets, coking coal and manganese ore and alloys. With operations in Australia, South Africa and Brazil, Carbon Steel Materials is currently the world’s largest supplier of seaborne coking coal and manganese and the third largest supplier of iron ore.
HSEC Overview 2005
Key aspects of the HSEC performance of Carbon Steel Materials for the reporting period 2004/2005:
- During December 2004 an employee of Hotazel Manganese Mines (South Africa) was fatally injured when the vehicle he was driving left the road and rolled over approximately 25 kilometres from the township of Kuruman.
- We achieved a 32 per cent reduction in the Classified Injury Frequency Rate.
- We implemented the Fatal Risk Control Protocols across all sites.
- A number of our sites received recognition for their performance
in sustainable development:
- BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Blackwater Mine (Queensland, Australia) was awarded the Minerals Council of Australia 2004 National Safety and Health Innovation Award for its engineering solution to significantly reduce the risk of 'crushing' incidents to operators of Vehicle Loading Cranes
- WA Iron Ore received the WA Government annual 'Golden Gecko' award for environmental excellence for Dust Research and Measurement work at Port Hedland
- BMA Crinum Mine was awarded both the Queensland Central Region Award and the overall State Chief Inspector's Safety Management Award by the Minister of Mines and Energy and the Chief Inspector of Mines.
HSEC Outlook
Looking ahead, the primary HSEC focus for Carbon Steel Materials will be:
- compliance with the Company's HSEC key performance indicators, including reducing Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate, implementing the revised HSEC Management Standards, and continuing focus on behavioural based safety systems
- progressing plans towards compliance with the Company's Closure Standard by FY07
- developing Fatigue Management Plans across the operations
- reviewing baseline occupational hygiene data and ongoing monitoring programs.
