Description
MINING OPERATIONS COBALT ONLY (LSM & ASM).
- CMO-1: COBALT ONLY: Do company operations and management system addresses employee health and safety matters in detail as appropriate based on the type and complexity of the operation (ASM and LSM), at a minimum in compliance with local laws and regulations, including the elements in questions CMO-2 through CMO-9?
- CMO-2: COBALT ONLY: Are safety risk assessments/identification conducted and documented (e.g. hand tools, moving equipment, pedestrian traffic, eye/hand/foot injury risk, electrical, working in underground/under water pits, at heights, etc.)?
- CMO-3: COBALT ONLY: Are health risk assessments/identification conducted and documented (e.g. inhalation hazards, work-induced hearing loss, chemical/toxins/radioactivity exposures, sanitation, drinking water, etc.)?
- CMO-4: COBALT ONLY: Is safety equipment (PPE) provided to employees that is appropriate based on the results of the health and safety risk assessment and local law (e.g. gloves, safety shoes, eye/hearing/respiratory protection, air quality monitors, mine ventilation equipment, machine guarding, hi-visibility clothing, etc.)?
- CMO-5: COBALT ONLY: Are mine safety evaluations, permits and structural engineering assessments, including mine shaft depth, conducted and documented in accordance with country regulations? (LSM and ASM)
- CMO-6: COBALT ONLY: Are fire safety evaluations conducted and documented?
- CMO-6a: COBALT ONLY: Is fire control equipment present and available, where applicable?
- CMO-7: COBALT ONLY: Are on-site emergency response/evacuation/first aid/medical services present and available?
- CMO-8: COBALT ONLY: Are employee safety monitoring processes/devices present and available?
- CMO-9: COBALT ONLY: Is occupational health and safety incident reporting, tracking, investigation and corrective actions conducted in a credible and independent manner?
- CMO-10: COBALT ONLY: ASM Presence at LSM: For LSM operations where ASM is present on or near the concession, verify that the elements in questions CMO-10.a through CMO-10.c are in place:
- CMO-10a: COBALT ONLY: Do the LSM operations have an effective system of material control to identify and address actual / potential mixing of ASM and LSM materials, and prevent mixing, where possible? (OECD)
- CMO-10b: COBALT ONLY: Do the LSM operations have an ongoing understanding of the Annex II and OHS risks present at the ASM locations and how those issues impact the LSM company operations?
- CMO-10c: COBALT ONLY: Where Annex II and/or OHS risks are identified in connection with the ASM activities, where ASM material is suspected/documented entering the supply chain, do companies have a process in place to collaborate with key supply chain partners on risk mitigation efforts?