Kansanshi Mining urges workers to go for vaccine

KANSANSHI Mining has implored all employees to go for Covid-19 vaccination as a measure to protect themselves against severe pandemic attack.

John Gladstone, the Kansanshi Mining Assistant General Manager, said this was a proper response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Mr Gladston encouraged employees at Kansanshi Mine to be ready for the coming vaccines for the sake of their health. He was speaking during the World Day for Safety and Health at Work at Kansanshi Safety Centre.

“I implore you to think very hard and volunteer yourselves to get the vaccines in a timely manner to facilitate immunity to the COVID-19,” Mr Gladston said.

Mr Gladson said getting vaccinated against Covid-19 was the only way employees would remain safe and healthy at work.

He noted that the Covid-19 vaccination was the safest and most effective and reliable way for the control and prevention of the pandemic.

He said the company anticipated to receive the vaccines soon and advised employees willing to be inoculated to access the vaccine from the mine clinic as soon as it arrives. “The vaccination is part of the safety measures to protect yourselves from becoming prey to the pandemic and to make the mine site an environment of healthy workers,” he said.

Meanwhile, Kansanshi Mining Safety Manager Teza Kasengele commended employees in the Safety Department for being actively engaged in promoting occupational health and safety.

He assured the safety practitioners that they have support from management in all they do and this was the reason why managers from various departments of the company left their busy schedules and joined the safety practitioners in celebrating the World Day for Safety and Health.