Health

We continue to promote the wellness of each employee with a holistic approach to health.

Occupational Medical Surveillance and Fitness to Work

All employees exposed to hazardous work environments or required to perform arduous tasks, are regularly screened in order to allow early detection of occupational diseases, prevent potential further deterioration and to ensure they have the physical ability to work in specific environments. As fitness for underground mine work is difficult to assess through just a physical examination, all new recruits and some current employees, whose fitness is of concern, are sent to a work capability facility for evaluation.

There they undergo tests simulating the underground working environment to assess whether the individual is able to perform productively and safely.