Mining companies have been advised to put in more effort to reduce serious accidents and fatalities in their mines.
In 2023, Ghana’s mining industry recorded seven fatal accidents and 14 serious accidents, compared to only one fatal accident in 2022.
At BCM, we achieved 5 million man hours without any loss of time due to injury over all our project sites, as at 18th January, 2024.
At the 2023 Mining Industry Awards, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines at Ghana’s Minerals Commission, John Amoanyi, “… we have recorded seven fatal accidents and 14 serious accidents. This is something which is not good at all. We need to do more to minimise serious accidents as well as eliminating fatality. As a regulator, I feel ashamed when the figures are mentioned.”
“We need to ensure that duties are assigned to competent persons as stated in Regulation 44 of LI 2182”
At the same event, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Sulemanu Koney, raised a call to action for the mining companies to sit up to reduce accidents.
“I cannot remember the last time we recorded such fatalities, and this is worrying. It is important that we re-assess ourselves as an industry. Let’s remind each other that at the end of the day, we want everyone to go home safely; that should be the riding objective”