The Mosaic Company, 2012 Sustainability Report
Meeting the Safety
Challenge
Potash Expansion Projects
Mosaic’s commitment to excellence in safet y is
positively impacting the launch of our potash
expansion projects in Saskatchewan. These
projects at Belle Plaine, Colonsay and Esterhazy
are the most capital- and labor-intensive projects
underway at Mosaic, including the sinking of
the new K3 mine shaf t at Esterhazy, already the
world’s largest potash mine.
The actual sinking of the shaft — including
complex processes like freeze-hole drilling and
head-frame construction — is a time-consuming
and safety-challenging endeavor. Mosaic has gone
above and beyond standard safety practices, and
the results have been impressive: as of February
2012,
the Potash business unit achieved
three million hours worked without a lost time
injury. The Belle Plaine facility has seen a
63
percent reduction in the recordable incident
frequency rate (RIFR) since 2009.
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As of Februar y 2012, the
Potash business unit achieved
three million hours worked
without a lost time injur y.
HOURS WORKED
MILLION
People
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