These include accident and emergency medicine, primary health care and travel medicine. This broad scope enables us to link up our work with that of the safety function and cater to the needs of employees across the diamond value chain.

Our health vision is to be recognised for excellence and leadership, and to achieve both zero harm and a healthy, productive workforce.

Our health strategy is underpinned by the Occupational Health Policy and the Occupational Hygiene Policy. 

Both policies are aligned with international best practice standards including the World Health Organisation global plan of action on workers health.

Health is managed across the Family of Companies through the Occupational Health and Occupational Hygiene Peer Groups.  The peer groups include representatives from across the business units, as well as external service providers and mining industry experts.

Occupational disease and exposure are conventionally used to measure health performance. Occupational diseases often develop over a long period of time.

This means the Occupational Injury Frequency Rate (OIFR) indicator is not necessarily reflective of current workplace conditions and occupational hygiene practices.

Health issues are discussed with employees through health and safety representatives or during interface with the health professionals, which may be during routine occupational medical examinations or at individual consultations.

In addition, health campaigns related to occupational exposure or general wellness are held according to the locally identified need.

In Canada, these health campaigns are focused on breast cancer, nutrition and diabetes and “know your numbers” testing for conditions such as hypertension and hypercholelesterolaemia.

In southern Africa “know your status” drives for HIV voluntary counselling and testing are prominent.