Zimplats Records Zero LTIs
The country’s biggest platinum group metals (PGMs) producer ZIMPLATS recorded zero lost-time injuries (LTIs) during the quarter ended 31 March 2024, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to worker safety.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The record from this quarter marked an improvement from the previous quarter ended on 31 December 2023, where two lost-time injuries were recorded. Implementing recommendations from the accident investigations resulted in the current zero LTIs.
Zimplats is committed to zero harm and has been working to ensure that its workers’ safety is the number one priority. The company previously recorded over 5 million fatality-free shifts and is regarded as a benchmark in Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) practices.
Zimplats’ board and management remain dedicated to ensuring a safe working environment for all employees and contractors.
In 2021, Zimplats was certified to the comprehensive ISO 45001 international standard for occupational health and safety management, reflecting its commitment to achieving the zero-harm target.
According to the platinum group parent company, Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), Zimplats and two other Implats-owned platinum-producing firms were certified as part of the effort to ensure all its platinum operations are certified by 2024.
“In 2021, Zimplats, Marula, and Impala Springs were certified to the comprehensive ISO 45001 international standard for occupational health and safety management. Our objective is to have all our managed operations certified by 2024.”
ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system and guides its use to enable organisations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving their OH&S performance.
Lost Time Injury (LTI)
A lost-time injury is an injury that results in time lost from work of a day’s shift or more. LTI include injuries that result in fatality or permanent disability. LTIs are useful for concluding the factors that contribute to lost productivity, including inadequate injury prevention.