MINING link the mines and carry ore to the coast at Dar es Salaam . Trucking is nowhere near as efficient as rail for bulk transport .
But his number one priority is safety . Things were not going well , so following a number of fatalities , in November last year KCM launched The Chachilamo safety initiative . Chachilamo means ‘ enough is enough ,’ in the local language and it aims to entrench a culture of safety awareness and to introduce practical safety standards to the company ’ s 16,000 employees . “ That really inspired the workforce ,” he enthused . “ It includes all the contractors and the Mines Safety Department too , and we decided to make it a highly visual campaign .”
Chachilamo was featured on TV , to popular acclaim , but he still wasn ’ t satisfied . “ We have 100 people working in safety already , but we said we need to take 20 of the best people out of the business and turn them into Chachilamo champions ; that was difficult , precisely because they were the best guys !” The Chachilamo champions were taught mentoring skills and set about spreading the safety message in the mines . Shortly , however , they came back and said that teams would be more effective than individuals , so each was given a further five people . Now there are 120 safety ‘ evangelists ’ throughout the business , workplace mentoring as they do their regular jobs . It has , he says with satisfaction , made a big difference to the company ’ s safety record this year .
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Copper Mining
HEADQUARTERS
Chingola , Zambia
FOUNDED
1957
EMPLOYEES
16,000
REVENUE
Not Disclosed
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Reclamation , Refining , Smelting , Exploration www . kcm . co . zm 49