ABSTRACT
In order to reduce occupational accidents and illness and to improve safety in the mining industry, mining experts have long recognized that providing safety education and training to employees is an important element of an effective safety and health program. Safety training helps employees to learn about the ways to identify hazards, how to report hazards, and how to manage hazards. A training program in any organization will yield positive results only if the program is framed on clearly defined, specific requirements of the workplace. Informal training methods are effective in ensuring the identification of hazards and their control and communicating safety concepts. According to the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, the mining qualifications authority must establish the education and training standards for the South African mining industry. Adult basic education and training are the most relevant training interventions for health and safety.
