Zimshec is set to roll out extensive small-scale miners’ trainings
THE Zimbabwe Safety Health and Environmental Council (Zimshec) is set to roll out extensive small-scale miners’ trainings on safety, health and environmental issues nationwide.
Launched last year, Zimshec is an organisation founded by small-scale and artisanal miners to promote occupational health and safety, environmentally friendly and sustainable mining practices as well as reduce the number of people trapped in mines due to poor mining practices.
Safety in mining is a key constituent in propelling the nation to the envisaged US$12 billion mining economy by 2023, as a result, the trainings are meant to assist the small-scale mining sector that has over the years been rocked by accidents which have led to massive loss of life.
Zimshec Deputy Executive Director Mr Philemon Mokuele told Sunday Business that the trainings are meant to raise awareness among artisanal and small miners on different aspects including occupational health and safety risks including how these can be addressed.
“Awareness campaigns on health and safety is one of the things Zimshec is doing. We are going to start the trainings any time soon but we cannot disclose the dates as yet as we are still finalizing some logistics with one of the universities, we signed a MoU with.”
Mr Mokuele who is also the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) Matabeleland South provincial chairman said their trainings are meant to complement Government’s efforts, which has been conducting miners’ safety outreach programmes. These have been credited for the decline in mine related accidents during the rainy season.
