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Milestones - 2003
Baseline tests for HIHL were performed on all South African employees exposed to noise by the end November 2003, in accordance with new hearing compensation legislation that was enacted in July 2002.
Ongoing success in dust suppression programmes; dust suppression measures show results. (See case study).
All machine drills and 95% of noisy fans were silenced on South African operations as part of an extensive hearing conservation programme.
AngloGold Health Service (AHS) now manages or oversees health facilities at all operations in the East and West Africa region.
 
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  AngloGold as an employer – safety
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Milestones - 2003
Safety and health policy and agreements
Review of 2003
  Governance and structure
  Occupational health issues remain important
  NIHL levels improve
  Controlling exposure
to dust
Reporting in line
with GRI
Objectives for 2004
Case studies
  7.1 Setting the standards ? AngloGold contributes to Global Reporting Initiative
 
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