Aluminium
- Hillside
Hillside aluminium smelter, South Africa
BHP Billiton is the western world’s fourth largest producer of primary aluminium, with a total operating capacity in excess of one million tonnes of aluminium, approximately 9.5 million tonnes of bauxite and four million tonnes of alumina per annum.
The Aluminium CSG comprises sites in South America, Southern Africa and Australia. These include:
- Primary aluminium smelters - Hillside Aluminium (South Africa), Bayside Aluminium (South Africa), Mozal (Mozambique), Alumar (Brazil), Valesul (Brazil)
- alumina refineries- Worsley (Australia), Paranam (Suriname), Alumar (Brazil)
- bauxite mines - MRN Trombetas (Brazil), Lelydorp III (Suriname), Boddington (Australia).
The Aluminium CSG services key market segments such as the automotive sector, the construction industry and the packaging sector.
HSEC Overview 2005
Key aspects of the Aluminium CSG HSEC performance for the reporting period 2004/05:
- In June 2005 an employee at our Mozal Smelter was fatally injured when he was struck by a mobile crane.
- We achieved a 21 per cent reduction in Classified Injury Frequency Rate and a 50 per cent improvement in Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate.
- Behaviour based programs across all sites were enhanced with a drive to report near miss significant incidents and take appropriate action to rectify, reduce risk and raise awareness.
- No significant environmental incidents were reported at controlled sites during 2004/05.
- All controlled sites maintained their ISO 14001 certification.
- Good progress was made with the rollout of health programs, designed to identify and reduce employee exposure.
- Rollout of contractor management training at all sites has progressed well, addressing an important HSEC improvement opportunity at all sites.
HSEC Outlook
Looking ahead, the primary HSEC focus for the Aluminium CSG will be as follows:
- The fatal injury at our Mozal Smelter has highlighted the importance of continued focus on Fatal Risk Control Protocol application and analysis and action of high potential incidents.
- Behaviours impacting on recordable injuries will continue to receive focus.
- A Zero Waste environmental management program which commenced in 2004/05 will be rolled out to all sites in the coming year.
- Community projects will continue with the focus on positive partnerships with the communities in which we operate. Programs will be designed to impact overall HSEC needs as well as capacity building.
