OYU TOLGOI LLC ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ A total of 47 Mongolian supplier companies will receive special mention at the “Gobi of Treasure” Annual Best Supplier Recognition Award Ceremony hosted by Oyu Tolgoi, the company's website reported on Thursday.
The top 20 out of these 47 suppliers, including from best suppliers from Khanbogd, Dalanzadgad soums, will receive awards in several categories. They range from Social and local development, leading environmental management and introduction of new technology to health and safety, new job creation and the best of the best Oyu Tolgoi-Grand Prix award.
Paul Gerber, the Oyu Tolgoi manager in charge of Health and Safety issues said “Today, we will select and award the top 20 suppliers of Oyu Tolgoi based on their performance in 2011.” He continued, “This includes the selection of two suppliers that upholds health and safety principles and supports development of Health and Safety areas. We are very happy that these suppliers will be recognized for their efforts and productivity.”
He also noted that “Oyu Tolgoi successfully completed 70% of the mine construction work with the contribution of local and national supplier companies that upholds health and safety principles.”
Ensuring the health and safety of employees should be the most important principle for mining companies.
Oyu Tolgoi, which is introducing international best practices for mining safety management in the Mongolian mining sector, emphasizes the health and safety of not only the mine workers but all throughout the project.
To support this mission, Oyu Tolgoi is working to complete the introduction of ISO14001 and OHSAS18001, an international standard and will be in full compliance this year.
B.Khuder
The top 20 out of these 47 suppliers, including from best suppliers from Khanbogd, Dalanzadgad soums, will receive awards in several categories. They range from Social and local development, leading environmental management and introduction of new technology to health and safety, new job creation and the best of the best Oyu Tolgoi-Grand Prix award.
Paul Gerber, the Oyu Tolgoi manager in charge of Health and Safety issues said “Today, we will select and award the top 20 suppliers of Oyu Tolgoi based on their performance in 2011.” He continued, “This includes the selection of two suppliers that upholds health and safety principles and supports development of Health and Safety areas. We are very happy that these suppliers will be recognized for their efforts and productivity.”
He also noted that “Oyu Tolgoi successfully completed 70% of the mine construction work with the contribution of local and national supplier companies that upholds health and safety principles.”
Ensuring the health and safety of employees should be the most important principle for mining companies.
Oyu Tolgoi, which is introducing international best practices for mining safety management in the Mongolian mining sector, emphasizes the health and safety of not only the mine workers but all throughout the project.
To support this mission, Oyu Tolgoi is working to complete the introduction of ISO14001 and OHSAS18001, an international standard and will be in full compliance this year.
B.Khuder
An interesting article on Oyu Tolgoi and the environmental effects - http://www.loveperth.com.au/post/2012/01/31/Australian-Mining-Giants-to-Deprive-Mongolians-of-Way-of-Life.aspx
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