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Gold Mine is operated by the Gold Fields Ltd. of South Africa. The Obuasi Gold Mine is an open-pit and underground gold mine, situated near Obuasi and is one of the top-9 largest gold mines on Earth [19]. Gold mining began at the mine more than 112 years ago, in 1897, when it was known originally as Ashati Mine [20].

Abstract. South African miners face an epidemic of occupational lung diseases. Despite a plethora of research on the mining industry, and the gold mining industry in particular, research impact (including disease surveillance) on policy implementation and occupational health systems performance lags.

Sep 21, 2016· South Africa's top gold mining companies will be able to appeal against a recent court ruling allowing the country's biggest-ever class action to go ahead, a .

occupational health in South Africa, with a num ... covered by compensation. Occupational diseases also are not consistently reported. The most common occupational diseases in the ... (Jeebhay, 1999). Occupational asthma is a growing problem, occurring most commonly in mining (68%), the asbestos industry (6%), health ...

Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1975 Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 117 of 1977 Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 30 of 1978 Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 83 of 1979 Pension Laws Amendment Act, No. 123 of 1984

Nov 18, 2014· Five of South Africa's largest gold miners announced Tuesday the creation of a group that will look at compensation and medical care for people that have acquired occupational .

generate centralised database to record the occurrence of occupational diseases in the South African mining industry, together with the morbidity and mortality of such diseases. The database is used by the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate for research purposes. This

An amount of R5 billion was awarded to victims or next-of-kin of mineworkers who had contracted silicosis and tuberculosis in South African gold mines. Solidarity welcomes this positive judgment and is pleased that victims or their next-of-kin may now officially begin to claim compensation.

Jan 24, 2013· The first theme addresses trends in silicosis in the South African gold-mining industry over a period of 33 years, and the second explores the potential for occupational respiratory disease in the under-researched platinum- and diamond-mining sectors.

goal of a comprehensive solution to issues relating to compensation for occupational lung disease in the gold mining industry in South Africa that is both fair to past, present and future gold ...

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Occasional monograph White N. Is the ODMW Act fair? A Comparison of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, 1993 and the Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 with respect to compensation of Pneumoconiosis. Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research.

The Blom/President Steyn Mine matter, she explained, was the first case on silicosis in South Africa and served as a test case to establish the liability of Anglo American South Africa as a parent ...

C&H 1 08/10/08 Occupational health, occupational illness: tuberculosis, silicosis and HIV on the South African Mines1 Brian Williams,1 Catherine Campbell,2 Nokuzola Mqoqi,1 and Immo Kleinschmidt1 1. ERU, P.O. Box 30606, Braamfontein 2017, South Africa.

Aug 31, 2017· Former workers who contracted deadly lung diseases in South African gold mines decades ago may soon finally receive compensation. ... Set to Receive Lung Disease Compensation By ... Occupational ...

Mining companies facing class action from mine workers who contracted silicosis on South Africa's gold mines, ... Mining firms hope for settlement in silicosis class action ... He added that a big challenge facing the gold mining companies in their compensation efforts is the fact that the affected miners are not readily traceable.

Occupational Health Process in the South African Mining Industry

asbestos, the emphasis here is on gold mining. HISTORY The first Act was succeeded by 18 further Acts, the latest being the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, No. 78 of 1973 (ODMWA) [Republic of South Africa, 1973a]. Racial differentiation in rights and benefits was a feature of this legislative history [McCulloch, 2009].

Silicosis rates in gold miners in South Africa are amongst the highest in the world: in 2007, 22 and 32% of black and white miners, respectively, were diagnosed with silicosis at autopsy . The case series presented here is the first comprehensive report on silicosis at autopsy in platinum mine workers.

The South Gauteng High Court last year certified two classes to proceed with compensation claims against gold mining companies, with cases dating back as far as 1965, affecting up to 200,000 ...

In June 2012, with support from Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), the Gruber Foundation at Yale, and the GHJP, faculty traveled to South Africa to develop a comprehensive research agenda regarding compensation for silicosis and tuberculosis acquired through gold mining; unanswered questions about these diseases' epidemiology and their interaction with HIV; and clinical ...

Sep 01, 2019· South African gold mines have issued a notice calling on gold mineworkers, former mineworkers, or their dependants to consider their eligibility to claim for compensation for exposure to dangerous dust during the mineworker's employment. The call follows a high court judgement in the Bongani Nkala and 67 others class-action suit which approved a settlement.

Occupational Asthma Reference. Kleinschmidt I, Churchyard G, Variation in incidences of tuberculosis in subgroups of South African gold miners., Occup Environ Med, 1997;54:636-641, Keywords: epidemiology, incidence, tuberculosis, TB, gold miner, miner, mine, South Africa, Africa, silicosis, hiv Known Authors. If you would like to become a known ...

Jul 26, 2019· For the companies in the Working Group, this represents a huge step towards their previously stated goal of a comprehensive solution to issues relating to compensation for occupational lung disease in the gold mining industry in South Africa that is both fair to past, present and future gold mining employees, and also sustainable for the sector.

utable to South African mines accompanied growing ad-vocacy from ex-miners' associations for "social protection" benefits including compensation for occupational disease. In 1997, Dr. Ahmed Randeree,1 a long-time anti-apartheid activist forced to live abroad, returned to South Africa to assist the then Deputy Director General of Health in the
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