Injury Statistics January - May 2011

TOTAL MEDICAL INJURY FREQUENCY - PNOMSG January – May 2011 15

2011 YTD 2010

9,7 10 8,5 5 0 7 7 6,6 6,4 6,1 5,9 5,8 5,4 3,8 2011 = 3.1 3,7 2010= 3.5

2,6 1,8 2,8 1,7 2,3 0,8 1 0,6 0 0 0 0 0 Agrium Boart Brigus Dumas Kidd KLG LSGold N'gate Liberty RTM PGM Redpath SAS

Member firm injury May 2011

LOST TIME INJURY FREQUENCY - PNOMSG January – May 2011 5 4,5 4 3,5 3 2,5 2011 May 2010 3 3,8 4,3 2 1,6 1,5 1,2 1 2010 = 0.6

0,5 0,5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0,2 Agrium Boart Brigus Dumas Kidd 0,7 0,6 2011 = 0.5

0,5 0,2 0 0 0 0 0 0 KLG LS GoldLiberty N'gate RTM PGM Redpath SAS

Member firm injury May 2011

100 90 80 70 2011 = 807 2011 YTD SEVERITY RATE - PNOMSG January - May 2011 143 2010 2391 22656 60 50 40 56 30 30 20 2010= 15 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Agrium Boart Brigus Dumas Kidd 9 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 KLG LS GoldLiberty N'gate RTM PGM Redpath SAG

Member firm injury Statistics May 2011

25 20

Porcupine Safety Group Injury Experience

1970, 1984, 1990, 1999 – 2010 TMIF PNOMSG.

TMIF industry LTIF PNOMSG LTIF industry 18,9 18,1 15 12,4 10,3 11,4 11,4 10 7,7 7,9 7,4 6,4 6,8 6,2 5,1 4,8 5 3,5 2,8 2,4 1 1 0,9 0,9 0,5 0,7 0,6 0,3 0,6 0,4 0,4 0,6 0 1970 1984 1990 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: WSN report MS 0101.1

Mining Sector Update June 2011

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Mine Rescue Provincial Competition

Team Fire Fighting Award: Team First Aid Award : Special Equipment Award:

Vale, West Mine Xstrata Copper – Kidd Mine Xstrata Nickel

Equipment Technician: First Place:

Denis Bilodeau, Barrick-Hemlo

Second Place: Third Place:

Derrick Parsons, Vale East Mine Tom Hopkins, Quadra FNX

Overall Competition Winners: 1st Place: 2nd Place:

Vale, West Mines Barrick – Hemlo

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Mining Sector Update

Products & programs

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New WHMIS half-day training program Mock trial Timmins September/October Revamped web site:

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http://www.healthandsafetyontario.ca/WSN May issue of Link Line mine rescue newsletter posted 2nd issue of Every Worker magazine due in June

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Focus is vehicle hazards Watch for young worker safety campaign “Think Again” on the web

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Mining Sector Update

Ground Control Committee

Project:

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Quality control of ground support installations

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Mining Sector Update

Mine Rescue

Projects:

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Launched an Emergency Preparedness and Planning Audit.

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Preparing a “Ground Fall Re-entry protocols” Module for M/R

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Teams. Finalizing a Mutual Aid Agreement guideline.

Launched an updated Mine Rescue Handbook. Introduced a hydration mask for hot mines Research:

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Participating in heat stress related research with University of Ottawa.

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Mining Sector Update

Mining Equipment Committee

Project:

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Technical Report: Track Haulage Safety – in progress WSIB-sponsored research:

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Whole-Body Vibration, evaluation of seat performance

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measuring effectiveness of several mining equipment seats

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Multi-piece rim and wheel assembly

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evaluating opportunities for safer use

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Mining Sector Update

Safety & Loss Control Committee

Project:

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Overview of Safety Management Systems that lead to Zero Harm

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Mining Sector Update

Workplace Environment Committee

Project:

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Hazards to nursing mothers and pregnant workers

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Ontario Mining, Steel & Other Smelting & Refining Industries FTE Workers, Lost-time Injuries 2010 and 2009 comparisons

Rate Group 2010 YTD 2009 YTD FTE Workers FTE Workers % change 2010 to 2009 FTE Workers # Lost time Injuries 2010** # Lost time Injuries 2009 2010 YTD Lost-time Injury Rate 2009 YTD Lost-time Injury Rate* % imp. 2010 to 2009 LTI rate 110 - Gold Mines TOTAL 7,057 5,799 21.7% 113 - Nickel Mines 119 - Other Mines 5,947 6,685 6,520 352 - Other Primary Steel Ind. 21,345 20,456 -8.8% 5,278 26.7% 4.3% 41,034 38,053 7.8% 51 49 41 68 44 46 162 175 322 316 0.72

0.69

1.02

0.76

0.78

0.85

0.67

0.87

0.86

0.83

15.3% -3.0% -17.2% 11.6% 6.0% Source: WSIB, EIW, Firm Experience Schema, as of March 31, 2011.

*as of March 31, 2010.

** includes allowed inactive rate group lost-time injuries.

Ontario Industrial Sectors

Traumatic Fatal Injury Rate - Average last five years* Pulp & Paper Forestry Mining Services Industrial Farm Safety Transportation Electrical Construction Health Care Municipal Education

0,93 0,50 0,85 0,41 0,44

0,0 2,0 Source: WSIB, Firm Experience data cube, as of March 28, 2011.

Schedule 1- 1.79

4,0

4,81

6,0

7,91

8,0

8,80 8,39 9,22

10,0

10,58

Rate per 100,000 FTE workers 12,0

14,54

14,0 16,0

*2006-2010

Ontario Industrial Sectors

Lost-time Injury Rate 2010

Pulp & Paper Forestry Mines & Primary Steel Services Industrial Farm Safety Transportation Electrical Construction Health Care Municipal Education 0,7 0,8 0,7 0,9 1,0

Schedule 1- 1.2

0,0 0,4 0,5 Source: WSIB, Firm Experience data cube, as of March 31, 2011.

1,0 Rate per 100 FTE workers 1,5 1,6 1,8 1,9 2,0 2,1 2,1 2,3 2,5

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29 Ontario Mining Industry Fatal and Critical Injuries 2006 - 2010 Top 7 incident categories

Critical injuries Fatal injuries

26

25 20

18 17

15

13

10

8

5

4 2 0

0

Unconsciousness Slips/ Falls of Person Power Haulage/ Transportation off-site

Sources: Ontario Ministry of Labour, MIS, 2006-2010 WSN, Mining Group Fatality Database, 2010.

1 1 Falls of Ground Falling, Rolling or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind 4 1 Machinery 0 Handling Material Manually

10 25 20 15

Ontario Mining Industry

Fatal Traumatic Injuries and Diseases 2006 - 2011 21

Traumatic Fatals Fatal Disease

17 15 10 10

5

4 3 2 1

0 2006 2007 Source: WSIB, Fatality Analysis by SWA data cube, as of March 31, 2011.

2008 Year of Death 2009

0

2010 2011

1

Allowed Non-fatal Occupational Disease Claims

Registered between 2006 - 2010

International Classification of Disease (ICD 9) # %

Neoplasm (Cancer) Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue Disease Symptoms, signs, & ill-defined conditions 10 1 Nervous System & Sense Organ Disease* 698 78 Respiratory System Disease 42 5 20 73 2 8 Injury and Poisoning 23 3 Exposure/Surveillance Other TOTAL 28 5 3 1 899 100 Source: WSIB, Claim Cost Analysis Schema, as of March 31, 2011.

* Includes Noise Induced Hearing Loss – 534 claims, hand-arm vibration syndrome-163

WSIB Cost per medical aid claim

Mining & related industries $26,698  21