THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA

COLLEGE OF EARTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

School of Environmental Science and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

BSc. In Environmental Engineering

PRACTICAL TRAINING REPORT

DANGOTE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (DIL) - TANZANIA

NAME: Twalib R. Mavumba

REGISTRATION NUMBER; T/UDOM/2015/17546

PT3 (2019)

SUPERVISOR: Madam Minja

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Strongly credit and thanks must go to Madam Zaina Hussein from my School of Environmental
Science and Technology (SEST) who is a Practical Training Coordinator for arranging our
training places and supervising some of the students in their area.
I would like also to acknowledge Madam Minja who supervised us in our work place at Dangote
industries limited Tanzania.
So much thanks must also go to my training officers; firstly Mr. Ernest Masasi of Dangote
Industries limited Tanzania (DILT) who is a safety officer in plant area and secondly Mrs.
Immaculata who is a safety officer in dangote transport department.
Lastly; I would like to thanks all my fellows’ students and class members for their support to
accomplish practical training and writing this report.

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 ABSTRACT
This practical training report based on explaining in details the industrial safety practices as well
as the production processes of cements at Dangote Cement Limited Tanzania (DCLT) industry
located at Mtwara-Lindi Road area in Mtwara region
The first chapter is an introductory section of the training organization dangote industries
limited, which includes the historical background and objectives of the company.
The second chapter is concerned with the cement production processes and the industrial health
and safety activities performed during of the training period.
The last chapter in this training practical report is about conclusion and recommendation that
explains in detail suggestions about health, safety and environment in dangote cement industries.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................. i
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................... ii
LIST OF THE FIGURES .............................................................................................................. iv
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Objectives of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) .............................................................. 1
1.3 Mission and vision of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) ................................................. 1
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 3
2.0 DANGOTE CEMENT PLANT PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES .......................................... 3
2.1 Mines activities.................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Cement plant process......................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Quality control activities ....................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Packing plant activities.......................................................................................................... 6
2.5 weighbridge operation activities ........................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.0 Industrial health, safety and environments (IHSE) ............................................................... 8
3.1 Industrial health and safety activities .................................................................................... 8
3.1.1 Security and fire risk management ................................................................................. 8
3.1.2 Unsafe acting and unsafe conditions .............................................................................. 9
3.1.3 Accidents and hazards control measure.......................................................................... 9
CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................... 11
4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................. 11
4.1 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 11
REFFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 12

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 LIST OF THE FIGURES
Figure 1: Organization structure of Dangote industries limited.................................................... 2
Figure 2: limestone mining in dangote cement plant ..................................................................... 3
Figure 3: limestone grinding crusher ............................................................................................. 4
Figure 4: kiln of dangote cement plant........................................................................................... 5
Figure 5: clinker from a cement kiln .............................................................................................. 5
Figure 6: cement strength checking in physical laboratory ........................................................... 6
Figure 7: cements packing plant..................................................................................................... 7
Figure 8: vehicles weighbridge operation in dangote cement plant .............................................. 7
Figure 9: fire security management in dangote cement plant ........................................................ 8
Figure 10: unsafe acting poster to prevent smoking ...................................................................... 9

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 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
DIL - Dangote Industries Limited

HSE - Health, safety and environment

OHS - Occupational health and safety

OSHA - Occupational safety and health authority

PT - Practical training

PPEs - Personal protective equipments

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 CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Historical background
Dangote Industries Tanzania Limited is a Tanzanian cement company, a subsidiary of Dangote
Cement. Dangote Cement operates a 3.0Mta plant in Mtwara, Southern Tanzania and is the
largest cement factory in country. Dangote Cement in Tanzania is founded in December 2015
and is located at Mtwara-Lindi Road at Mayanga ward which is 23km from Mtwara city centre.
The company only produces cement and has the following products in conventional 50kg bags
32.5R and 42.5R and 32.5N and 42.5N.

1.2 Objectives of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)

Dangote as the company have many objectives to accomplish for the purpose of providing
adequate services to customers in country areas. The following are the main activities which are
done by the dangote cement industry;-
 Cement production under the control of the required standards of TBS.
 Distribution of cement products to customers and different sales agents within and
outside of the country

1.3 Mission and vision of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)

1.3.1 Vision
To be a global leader in cement production, respected for the quality of our products and services
and for the way we conduct our business

1.3.2 Mission
 To deliver strong returns to our shareholders by selling high quality products at
affordable prices, backed by excellent customer service
 To provide economic benefits to local communities by way of direct and indirect
employment in all countries in which we operate
 To lead the way in areas such as governance, sustainability and environmental
conservation and to set a good example for other companies to follow

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Figure 1: Organization structure of Dangote industries limited

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 CHAPTER TWO

2.0 DANGOTE CEMENT PLANT PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

2.1 Mines activities

Various minerals are needed to be mined in order to make cement product. Cement production
actually is a complex process that begins with mining and grinding of the raw materials that
includes limestone and clay.

Figure 2: limestone mining in dangote cement plant

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Figure 3: limestone grinding crusher
2.2 Cement plant process
After the raw materials to be grounded to fine powder known as raw meal, then are heated in a
sintering temperature as high as 1450°C in a cement kiln. In this process, the chemical bonds of
the raw materials are broken down and then they are recombined into new compounds. The
result is known as clinker which are rounded nodules between 1mm and 25mm across. Then the
clinker grounded to a fine powder in a cement mill and mixed with gypsum to create cement

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Figure 4: kiln of dangote cement plant

Figure 5: clinker from a cement kiln

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2.3 Quality control activities
Dangote cement laboratories are working on a daily basis to ensure the quality of cements
produced in plant such as determination of major and minor oxides in clinker, cement and raw
materials such as limestone and sand as well as strength of cements.

Figure 6: cement strength checking in physical laboratory

2.4 Packing plant activities
After cement production process to be completed cement is packed in its bags through a special
machines in a packing plant area where also will be packed in transport vehicles already for
transfer to markets areas and other consumers

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Figure 7: cements packing plant
2.5 weighbridge operation activities
In dangote cement plant the weighbridge activities are done to determine all vehicles weights and
other properties when enter in plant and after loading cement products when it leaves from plant

Figure 8: vehicles weighbridge operation in dangote cement plant

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 CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Industrial health, safety and environments (IHSE)

In any industry or workplace the existence of good, safety and health environment usually is the
first priority as Dangote cement industries Tanzania which gives strong priority in it. To ensure
proper health, safety and environment management the Health Safety and Environment (HSE)
department is well responsible at dangote industry. With the cooperation of Occupational safety
and health authority (OSHA) the HSE department ensures well all industrial safety conditions
and activities are achievable

3.1 Industrial health and safety activities

3.1.1 Security and fire risk management

In case of security dangote cement industries Tanzania is actually well controlled with the
presence of various security guards which works under Kiwango Security Company. The fire
risk management security also is available to ensure any fire accidents are well controlled to
avoid destructions of various property as well as deaths to dangote cement industries workers

Figure 9: fire security management in dangote cement plant

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3.1.2 Unsafe acting and unsafe conditions
In industry there are interactions of many people of different cultures from different countries in
order to ensure the production process are achievable at the required objectives. Hence health
safety and environment department (HSE) has a role of ensuring various unsafe acting and
unsafe conditions are reduced at the maximum.

Figure 10: unsafe acting poster to prevent smoking

3.1.3 Accidents and hazards control measure

Health, safety and environment department (HSE) usually has a role to ensure all people entering
the industry wear the right personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent them from accidents
within the industry. All reported accidents and near misses should be well investigated to know
their sources in order to avoid repetition of the same mistakes. In ensuring safety is maintained
the following health and safety policy are applied in dangote industrial limited (DIL) which aims
to:-

 Achieve compliance with legal requirements through good occupational health and safety
performance

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 Establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment by providing appropriate
OHS information, instruction, supervision and training to all employees to enable them to
perform their roles and responsibilities safely
 Maintains, monitor and reviews the OHS management system to ensure its consistent
with the nature and risk of the operations carried out
 Ensure that significant risks arising from work or activities under the company’s control
are eliminated or adequately controlled
 Ensure incidents reporting and investigations are conducted to prevent re-occurrence
 Ensure it is communicated and implemented throughout the company, contractors and
visitors
 Involve all employees in health and safety decisions through consultation and co-
operation
 Achieve and maintains OHSAS 18001: 2007 certification

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 CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 Conclusions
The industrial practical training (PT) conducted at Dangote Cement Limited Tanzania (DCLT)
helped me to attain knowledge in industrial health and safety managements as well as cement
production processes and quality control from dangote cement laboratories. Thanks to a strong
cooperation provided to us from organization that helped us to reach on sites in order to
accomplish our objectives of practical train.

4.2 Recommendations
Dangote industries limited (DIL) should ensure the following practices for the purpose of
achieving maximum health and safety managements in order to prevent and control industrial
risks and accidents to all entering the industry.

 Health, safety and environment department should be responsible in supervising all

working places areas which are most dangerous to people before and after of the work.
 Improvement of workers mindset in industrial health and safety management such as
different training activities should be done in order to keep them up to dates to avoid the
avoidable accidents.
 Safety officers should ensure that all workers must have required personal protective
equipments (PPE) in industrial working areas.
 Workers and all staffs should be responsible for their responsibilities to ensure all health
and safety policies are practiced
 Dangote cement plants should provide good relationship to their all workers that will
helps to provide strong health and safety managements
 Health, safety and environment department should provide education to all people
around plant on how to use and preserve all safety facilities around all workplace areas
 Updates and announcements should be provided to all workers at the required time in
case of any faults in industry for the purpose of avoiding critical accidents

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 REFFERENCES
Dangote Group:::DANGOTE CEMENT’’. dangote.com. Retrived 2016-09-20

Francis, A.J (1977) The Cement Industry 1796-1914: A History, David & Charles. ISBN 0-
7153-7386-2, Ch.2

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