– The Oyu Tolgoi workers are briefed on safety information before starting any task or meeting –
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The main priority of Oyu Tolgoi is to ensure the safety of its workers, and to develop responsible mining.
Oyu Tolgoi is developing the largest gold and copper mine in Mongolia, which has recently seen its 1st construction phase surpassing 70% completion. About 1,000 Mongolian companies and suppliers, including 200 local suppliers, are contributing to the project in compliance with Oyu Tolgoi’s safety and health standards.
The Health and Safety Department of Oyu Tolgoi is in charge of ensuring the safety and health of its employees. One of the measures adopted in this regard is that all the company’s new employees are given instructions on health and safety, and volunteer employee teams are formed in order to ensure the implementation of safety and health standards of Oyu Tolgoi.
President and CEO of Oyu Tolgoi LLC Cameron McRae: “every employee meeting at Oyu Tolgoi starts with a “safety share”. The health and safety of each of our employees is our top priority. Therefore, last year, we developed and adopted the “Life Saving Rules”.
Oyu Tolgoi General Manager in charge of safety and health Paul Gerber: “our employees comply with the health and safety standards of Oyu Tolgoi and, on top of that, we share our knowledge and skills on safety with each other, as well as with our family members, friends, and team members, to ensure the workers’ safety. This is our contribution to the development of responsible mining in Mongolia”.
In the framework of its commitment to introduce best international practices and technologies to the Mongolian mining sector, this year Oyu Tolgoi is planning to fully introduce the international environmental management standards ISO14001:2004, along with other safety and health standards.
About Oyu Tolgoi LLC (http://en.ot.mn/)
Oyu Tolgoi LLC is Mongolia's largest copper and gold mining company and is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia (34 per cent stake), Ivanhoe Mines (66 per cent) and Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto is the major shareholder in Ivanhoe Mines and the manager of the Oyu Tolgoi project. In addition to dividends from its 34 per cent stake in Oyu Tolgoi, the Government of Mongolia will receive taxes and royalties.
Oyu Tolgoi, located in the Gobi desert in southern Mongolia, will be one of the largest and highest-grade copper and gold mines in the world. It is the largest project ever developed in Mongolia, requiring a capital investment for phase 1 of more than US$6 billion.
Oyu Tolgoi is committed to contributing to a sustainable future for Mongolia. At least 9 out of 10 employees will be Mongolian once the mine is in production and Oyu Tolgoi is investing US$58 million dollars (78 billion MNT) in training and education and an additional US$27 million dollars (36 billion MNT) in the Workforce Employment Project designed to help address the general skills shortage in Mongolia
Oyu Tolgoi's key priorities are the health and safety of employees, best-practice environmental management, contributing to sustainable communities and always doing business with integrity, for the benefit of all the project's shareholders and the people of Mongolia.
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