How to create emergency preparedness and response capability for a TSF failure 

The course will be highly interactive and require enthusiastic participation from the trainees. During the course these and more items will be explained, discussed, and worked on in group sessions.

• A chronology of the causes of TSF failures.
• What is an emergency and what is a crisis, and how does it threaten the mining company and the surroundings?
• What are the dangers of a TSF failure? [This will flow along the line of Dam failure assessment – Failure Impact Assessment – Consequence category assessment – and lead to an image of the Danger of a TSF failure.]
• Case study, good and bad responses to emergencies caused by TSF failure.
• Roles and responsibilities pertaining to emergency preparedness and emergency response. [Daily operation – emergency. In the company and external to the company.]
• What does compliance with the GISTM and MAC 3.2 pertaining to emergency preparedness and response and long-term recovery require. [Outcome: Plan; Organisation; Competency]
• How is a response to an emergency, caused by a TSF failure built up? What are the critical elements?
• Coordination: What is it and how is it implemented?
• How to meet these requirements and maintain the capability.
• What does a good EPRP look like.