Risk Management

Kwinana Nickel Refinery commenced the implementation of the Integrated Operational Risk Management Program in September 2003. Workshops were held to identify potential incidents and their associated risks. The potential incidents were differentiated according to their potential impact on people, the business and the environment and likely frequency and categorised as Level 3, 2 and 1, with Level 3 representing the highest risk.

A review was undertaken following the identification of risks, to determine the additional controls or actions required to reduce the potential of all Level 3 risks and a number of the Level 2 risks. This included the identification of the requirement for plant upgrades and the subsequent development of a link between the Integrated Operational Risk Management process and the site's capital expenditure planning process.

The potential incidents, associated risks and controls are recorded in a site risk register. Training of site personnel in the use of the risk register is enabling site personnel to maintain the information recorded within the risk register as plant conditions change.

Audits and Assurance Reporting

Environment, Health and Safety Management System Standards and Major Hazard Standards are audited every two years to assess the site's performance against corporate and statutory requirements.

In 2003, the site conducted full independent audits of four Environmental Health & Safety Management System Standards and desktop reviews of the remaining nine standards. There were also two independent Major Hazard Standards audits and three internal Major Hazard Standards audits as part of the assurance reporting process. During 2004, the four remaining Major Hazards Standards were audited in accordance with WMC's internal assurance requirements.

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