Title: Sasol and its Safety Relationship with Contractors and the Unions
1Sasol and its Safety Relationshipwith
Contractors and the Unions
- Portfolio Committee Meeting on Labour
2Contents
- Sasol and Skills Development
- Sasol Assistance During Safety Incidents
- Union Participation in Safety and During Safety
Incidents
3Sasol 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.
4Training 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.
5Sasol 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.
6Sasol 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.
7Employee 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
8Union 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
9Sasol 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