At the Tampakan Project, various safety programs have been implemented to provide education and training, counseling, prevention or risk control, and treatment for serious diseases. These are offered to workforce members, their families, and community members as well.

In March 2008 SMI started recording its Monthly Moving Average (MMA) of its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR). SMI’s safety performance has continuously improved such that May 2008 to the third quarter of 2009, the Tampakan Project has achieved over 3.5million man hours without LTI.

Safety performance

At the Tampakan Project, various safety programs have been implemented to provide education and training, counseling, prevention or risk control, and treatment for serious diseases. These are offered to workforce members, their families, and community members as well.

In March 2008 SMI started recording its Monthly Moving Average (MMA) of its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR). SMI’s safety performance has continuously improved such that May 2008 to the third quarter of 2009, the Tampakan Project has achieved over 3.5million man hours without LTI.

5 Million+ Working Hours With No Lost Time Injury (LTI)

True to its goal of a zero harm in the workplace, SMI recorded no incidents of injury or illness that resulted in the non-completion of a work shift in 2009. Between May 2008 and January 2010, SMI employees and contractors worked in excess of five million hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI).

The record was achieved despite the challenges of transporting and operating equipment within urban conditions and across the rugged and mountanous terrains of Southern Mindanao, also considering that SMI engages contractors from drivers, construction personnel, laborers to short-term administrative personnel that increase potential safety concerns.