Secunda, Mpumalanga – Sasol has received recognition at the Coal Industry Achiever Awards for its community development projects and operations safety.
The awards took place during the annual Coal Safe Conference held in Johannesburg on 9 May 2024, where Sasol scooped three awards. The Community Development Award was for the Sasol Electricity Upgrade Project, which involved upgrading the eMbalenhle electricity substation. The project was undertaken through Sasol’s Social Labour Plan (SLP) and was handed over to the Govan Mbeki Municipality in 2023.
Sasol also walked away with two operations safety awards, one was awarded to Sasol Operational Services and Mobile Assets for an injury-free operation for the 2023 period. Sasol Operational Services and Mobile Assets received a second award for a fatality-free operation for 28 458 shifts.
Sandile Siyaya, Senior Vice President: Sasol Mining said, “We are honoured to receive first prize in the Community Development award category as well as the two prestigious safety awards. Also, achieving over 28,000 fatality-free shifts and maintaining an injury-free record for the 2023 period in our Operational Services and Mobile Assets, is a testament to our commitment to the wellbeing of people.”
This year’s Coal Safe Conference was held under the theme: Safeguarding today while enabling a sustainable tomorrow, with a focus on the coal mining sector’s endeavours to uphold safety standards with specific reference to the people, the environment and the community it operates in.
Sasol cares about the well-being and development of communities in all the regions it operates.
