Case Studies Index

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The following case studies present examples of HSEC issues, initiatives, projects and programs across the Group and highlight some of the challenges faced by our operations in translating policy into practice.

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Health

  1. Developing a ‘hierarchy of control’ approach to managing our occupational health exposures
  2. Health programs in southern Africa help provide care for HIV/AIDS patients
  3. Malaria control programs in Mozambique and Brazil are proving effective
  4. Cardiovascular assessment at Tintaya studies potential high-altitude health risks to employees' children
  5. Large-scale occupational health study at Cerro Matoso includes a pioneering epidemiological monitoring program

Safety

  1. In our drive to achieve zero fatalities, new Fatal Risk Control Protocols set minimum performance expectations for managing critical safety risks at sites
  2. Taking a safety-conscious approach to tapping the riches of the Sahara
  3. The road to Zero Harm at the Mozal 2 expansion project
  4. Construction of Dendrobium ventilation shaft sets new safety and environment standards
  5. Building safety assurances into the construction and operation of a new drillship underpins an excellent safety performance in the Gulf of Mexico

Environment

  1. Developing new coal technologies to meet the world's energy needs in a sustainable way
  2. Greenhouse gas intensity reduction strategy is producing results
  3. Consultative process is addressing community concerns about mining beneath Appin township and Marhnyes Waterhole
  4. Rehabilitation program at Beenup is restoring the mine site as a self-sustaining environment of native vegetation, wetlands and pasture
  5. ‘Revive our Wetlands’ program aims to protect and revitalise 100 of Australia's most important wetlands
  6. Waste management program at Cerro Matoso delivers environmental benefits and more
  7. Yabulu refinery maintains an environmental assessment and management program to preserve local ecosystems
  8. Energy Smart Program exceeds target at EKATI Diamond Mine
  9. Ingwe develops innovative solution to stormwater run-off during mine site rehabilitation
  10. Trials show grazing can be a sustainable use of rehabilitated mine land in Australia's Bowen Basin
  11. Minerva development project applies an integrated approach to managing environment and community issues

Community

  1. Acquisition of Tabaco village in Colombia provides lessons for future resettlement projects
  2. Pakistan community program focuses on education to improve quality of life
  3. Corporate Community Leadership Program examines impact of community development activities in India
  4. Reversing resettlement in northern Peru benefits local families
  5. PNG Sustainable Development Program Company begins planning community programs
  6. Pering mine - meeting the challenges of closure
  7. Gag Island nickel project remains on care and maintenance
  8. Cerro Matoso's support for a central educational resource in Montelíbano, Colombia, enhances learning for thousands of students
  9. Mozal program supports small and medium enterprises in Mozambique
  10. The San Isidro Foundation implements a Zonal Planning System to define areas of need for community programs
  11. Planned diamond exploration in the Kalahari Game Reserve is unrelated to relocation of indigenous people
  12. At the Area C project in Australia, an agreement with the traditional owners has enabled unique archaeological sites to be excavated and relocated
  13. Tintaya addresses community concerns through formal consultation processes with stakeholders
  14. BMA Community Partnerships Program is based on extensive research of community needs

General

  1. Escondida: contributing to the progress of Chile
  2. Establishing the foundations for facilitating the black economic empowerment process in South Africa's resources industry
  3. HSEC considerations are integral to our Enterprise-Wide Risk Management strategy
  4. New study indicates potential for improving the environmental performance of stainless steel made from our nickel and chrome products
  5. Green Lead™ project aims to achieve Zero Harm from lead exposure
  6. Mining industry stakeholders look at developing a system for independent certification of environmental and social performance

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