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Title: Sasol and its Safety Relationship with Contractors and the Unions


1
Sasol and its Safety Relationshipwith
Contractors and the Unions
  • Portfolio Committee Meeting on Labour

2
Contents
  • Sasol and Skills Development
  • Sasol Assistance During Safety Incidents
  • Union Participation in Safety and During Safety
    Incidents

3
Sasol and Skills Development
  • Sasol spends approximately R137 million annually
    in South Africa on training.
  • We have trained 1000 contractor artisans for the
    shutdown market over the past four years.
  • Sasol is also involved in training an additional
    1000 skilled artisans for the shutdown market
    since Sept 2004. (CHIETA funded)
  • The average age of artisans, foremen and
    production employees is 43 with an average
    service length of 13 years.

4
Training of Contractor Labour
  • Safety training includes
  • A six hour generic safety induction training
    course
  • Additional plant specific training (up to 3 days)
  • Valid for one year only
  • Governed via the Sasol permit system.
  • Safety training same for all persons working on
    premises.
  • Sasol continuously provides skills competency
    training for contractors prior to shutdowns.

5
Sasol Assistance During Safety Incidents
  • All Sasol employees have death and disability
    benefits funded by Sasol.
  • Voluntary benefit fund to cover funeral costs.
  • Contractors and hired labour are covered by the
    workmens compensation system.
  • Sasol requires contractors to have indemnity and
    liability insurance.
  • All people involved in an accident are initially
    treated the same.
  • Sasol provides additional support during serious
    incidents.

6
Sasol Assistance During Safety Incidents
  • Natref Incident
  • Family members contacted and informed about the
    incident with regular contact thereafter.
  • Professional trauma counselling provided.
  • Hospital visits and family members support.
  • A memorial service held.
  • Secunda Incident (Unit 24)
  • Trauma counselling provided (employee assistance
    programme).
  • Hospital and families visits.
  • Monetary assistance to families.
  • Sasol Synfuels and Polymers MDs and senior
    personnel attended the funerals.

7
Employee Assistance Programme
  • All Sasol employees and their households have
    free access to the programme. This is available
    at employees place of residence.
  • The services provide are free and are paid for by
    Sasol.
  • The service is private, confidential, accessible
    24/7, multilingual and provides professional
    counselling and support.
  • During critical incidents, services include
  • Debriefing after 24 hours
  • Following up individual cases and family
    counselling
  • Group debriefing
  • Ongoing monitoring

8
Union Participation in Safety and During Safety
Incidents
  • Safety representatives are elected by workers.
  • Shop stewards are linked into the safety system.
  • Secunda (Unit 24)
  • Union assistance at scene
  • No immediate access to the scene
  • SHERQ has set up an additional safety forum to
    improve communication with unions.
  • Natref Incident
  • Local and regional union representatives
    informed involved
  • Access to the scene
  • Active members of incident investigation
  • Status reports to union structures

9
Sasol Corporate Social Investment
Ethos seeks to promote a people centred, needs
driven and sustainable approach to the
development of communities and individuals
Focus areas
Education
Health Welfare
Environment
Job Creation Capacity building
Arts, Culture Sports Development
Crime Prevention
  • Funding Criteria
  • Need
  • Scope
  • Sustainability
  • Community support participation
  • Stakeholder support
  • Capacity to administer/ manage project

10
CSI BUDGET 2003/2004
  • South Africa
  • Sasol Limited R11 010 000
  • Secunda R10 818 073
  • Sasol Oil R 9 726 460
  • Natural Gas - RSA R 7 665 346
  • Infrachem R 7 228 462
  • Sasol Polymers R 1 817 750
  • Sasol Gas/ Rompco R 1 817 500
  • Natref R 1 396 034
  • Sasol Nitro R 500 000
  • Tosas R 338 700
  • Exel R 217 939
  • International
  • Natural Gas Moz R25 963 520
  • Baltimore R 105 600
  • Austin R 140 800
  • Lake Charles R 505 120
  • Germany R 89 646
  • Per focus area
  • Education R27 799 778
  • Health and Welfare R12 662 590
  • Environment R 3 693 430
  • Job Creation/ R15 805 604
  • Capacity Building
  • Arts Culture R11 504 218
  • Crime Prevention R 7 935 050
  • Others
  • TOTAL R79 400 700
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