Saldanha - OHS

Reportable Incidents

Medium-consequence injuries were the highest frequent incidents at 55%, while the remaining incidents were Low-consequence.
No high-consequence or fatalities were reported during 2023.

55% of all the incidents occurred in the Cannery, however, the Cannery represents 75% of the workforce.
Pick-Up had 3 incidents, while the fish meal workshop had 1.
The Disability Injury Frequency Rate (DIFR) considers the number of employees per department to indicate the injury impact based on employee numbers.
- The jetty's 1 injury was rated at 12.2, while the fishmeal workshop rates at 3.3 and Cannery at 1.8.

Due to the wet working environment slip, trips, and falls are a continuous risk. Continues improvements in anti-slip technology are implemented.
Most of these injuries are sustained during break periods when a high volume of staff uses the same pathways.
The remaining 50% of the injuries are mainly from operational incidents such as working with heavy lifting equipment or bruises from handling equipment as unsafe acts.
A new risk assessment protocol and training schedules are being piloted currently.

The high number of injuries caused to body limbs is mainly due to slip, trip, and fall incidents.

Preventative action to prevent a recurrence for fatal and high-consequence incidents.

External audits and findings

During May and hygenic survey was conducted to dermine wheather the plants' noice, illuminats, ventelation and heat conditions is complients.
- The report is still pendings and results and mitigations will be shared in following reports.

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