Making safety a core value in India Vijay Iyer,

Managing Director, Rio Tinto India

1st March 2016

Overview

• Introduction to Rio Tinto

• Inherent safety risk in mining

• Rio Tinto’s safety journey, strategy, and

performance

• Areas of focus

• Critical risk management

• Learning and communicating effectively

• Contractor safety management

• Key safety takeaways

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Rio Tinto Iron Ore (Orissa JV)

Rio Tinto in India

Rio Tinto India Corporate Central Function

Bunder Diamond Project

Rio Tinto Exploration

Rio Tinto Diamonds

Delhi

Mumbai

Bangalore

Chennai

Pune Bhubaneshwar OJV

Rio Tinto Innovation Centre BPO

Bunder Project office

Bhopal

Hyderabad

Rio Tinto Metal powders

Metal Powders (Project

Office) Ahmedabad

Bhavnagar Surat

Navsari

BPO

Kolkata KPO

Bharuch

Rio Tinto Footprint in India

Safety in Indian mines

Source: DGMS

2014 data till August

December 5, 2014

0

30

60

90

120

2012 2013 2014

Fatal incidents location

Underground Opencast Above ground

80

90

100

110

120

2012 2013 2014

Number of fatal incidents & fatalities trend

No. of Fatal Incidents Fatalities

Inherent safety risk in mining

Some prominent safety risks in mining

• Confined spaces

• Contact with electricity, molten material

• Exposure to hazardous substance

• Fall from height

• Lifting operations

• Slope failure

• Underground - rock fall / Hazardous atmosphere

• Unplanned initiation of explosives

• Vehicle collision or rollover

Rio Tinto’s safety risk management journey

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CRM

1998 2007 Now 2010 Introduce semi-

quantitative risk

assessments (SQRA)

to better understand

risk

Lassing disaster

10 fatalities

Introduction of six

safety standards

Introduce critical

control monitoring

plans (CCMPs)

CRM to embed the

controls at the front

line

Learn effectively from

incidents

Focus on risk

assessment Focus on

controls

Global safety

standards and

assurance

2008

Focus on behavioural

based safety (pre-task

risk assessment,

leadership)

2002

La Granja air crash

10 fatalities

Our Goal Is Zero Harm

At Rio Tinto, safety comes first.

Operating safely is core to our way

of working and we are united in our

goal to achieve zero harm

Our safety strategy

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• Leverage SPI

• Embed critical controls

• Human performance

• Contractor safety

• Hazard and risk

awareness

• Severity focus

• Workplace condition

• Aviation

• Underground

• Process safety

• Geotech

• HSEC in design

Improving safety performance : A balanced approach

Critical risk management

What is CRM?

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22 Rio Tinto critical risks

CRM is a layered

verification process

FOCUSED on

FATALITY

ELIMINATION

CRM helps our

frontline team

members

ensure that the

controls for

fatal risks are in

place before

starting a job

Risk:

CRM in action

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Work Area: MEM Workshop, Pilbara

Scenario Description: First Field Verification Coaching session with Supervisor on a Haul

Truck Rebuild in MEM Workshop

CRM Question: Is installed edge protection adequate to prevent falls? Note: Includes railings,

horizontal life lines, rat lines etc.

What they found:

Inadequate edge protection

while working at heights.

What was in place:

There was a site approved

ladder in place for module

removal however this was not

suitable to gain access to

maintainers work area.

Action:

• Job was stopped and

maintainer guided to step

down into a secure area.

• Installed scaffolding to the

exposed area and work re-

commenced.

What they found:

4 meter fall

from height

Learning and communicating from incidents

From factual information

2003

2009

‘Notice” of an

incident

“distributed”

Language style

formal

Informational

technical

A step forward

from talking about

‘recommendations’

to ‘actions’ and

‘key lessons’ for

the Group

Now telling more of the personal story

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• Strong visuals of the

incident

• Simple, direct language

• Lessons clearly identified

• Lessons linked to wider risk

across the Group of similar

incidents

By 2014 animation brings incidents closer to home for our people

Insert RBM video shot here

Contractor Management

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1. Scope of Work/ Risk Matrix

Complete a comprehensive Scope Of Work,

taking into consideration the results of the

Risk Matrix.

2. Planning and Qualification

Choose the appropriate category of

Contractor and complete the necessary pre-

qualification process based on the category

3. Contract preparation and tender

Considering contractors HSEC Plan and past

safety record.

4. Evaluation and award

Consider Contractors Safety plan and ability

to carry out the work.

5. Mobilisation

Before the contractor comes to site carry out

a pre-mobilisation meeting. Ensure that

contractors have appropriate qualifications

and inductions.

6. Monitor progress and audit

Carry out pre-start meetings. Carry out HSE

monitoring. Conduct safety audits. Ensure

continuous communication with Contractors.

7. Review and close out

Conduct a Contractor Safety performance

review.

Key safety takeaways

1. Critical risk management

2. Pre-task hazard assessment

3. Pre-start meetings

4. Leader safety interactions

5. Incident investigation

6. Learning & communication