While health, safety and environ- ment (HSE) challenges in South Africa are similar to those in other parts of the world, Fluor South Africa is also tasked with managing diverse cultures and groups, often with different belief systems and languages, as one uniform team in complex work environments.
Fluor corporate HSE Africa director Shane van der Nest tells Mining Weekly that because each project site is unique, health and safety plans consistent with Fluor’s global practices are tailored to each and every site. Project site-specific plans are also tailored to adhere to local regulatory, contractual and client-specific requirements.
“In South Africa, we use a broad communication strategy that includes multiple languages and visual representations of safety practices to help unify and inform workers. Pictorial booklets are used to illustrate lessons learned, safe work practices and HSE tools,” says Van der Nest. Read more here...
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