OSHA Directed to Intensify Safety Education for Mine Owners and Workers

TLDR

• Lindi Graphite Technologies Human Resources Officer, Clement Mvuma, said the company has employed 230 Tanzanians and 15 expatriates and that the mine has started producing graphite, with output reaching about 2,000.
• LINDI: THE Tanzanian government has pledged to improve workplace safety in the mining sector, ordering closer inspections after workers at a newly operational graphite mine raised concerns over protective equipment and.
• Speaking at the site, the minister stated that the government remains committed to ensuring the safety and health of Tanzanians employed in gold and graphite mines in Lindi Region while directing the Occupational Safety.
• In response, the minister instructed the mine’s management to address the concerns immediately and ordered OSHA to conduct regular inspections, noting that the graphite processing plant only began commercial production.