Management Systems Review
Sustainable Development Policy – Revision and Rollout
Our HSEC Policy was revised in 2005 and became our Sustainable Development Policy. The revised policy better articulates sustainability in the context of BHP Billiton, maintaining an emphasis on health, safety, environment and community while clarifying our commitment to some broader aspects, such as biodiversity, human rights, ethical business practices and economic contributions.
The revised Policy has been rolled out in 2006 to all operating assets and businesses, including the former WMC assets, via a video message from CEO Chip Goodyear who reiterated our vision for sustainable development ‘is to be the company of choice’. The Policy has been translated into ten languages. A comprehensive Policy Guide and training materials were also provided to ensure clear and consistent interpretation and application.
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HSEC Management Standards – Revision and Rollout
Our HSEC Management Standards are reviewed at least every three years, and revised as required, to ensure they remain consistent with current national and international developments and continue to be relevant and appropriate for the level of HSEC maturity of the organisation. In 2005 the Standards were revised to be more stringent and broader in scope, with rollout of the new version completed in October 2005.
The rollout has also marked the commencement of the next triennial Company-wide HSEC audit cycle, with 15 audits completed against the revised Standards in the current reporting period.
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Documentation and Guidelines Review
During the reporting period we made further progress preparing and revising our HSEC documentation to support sites in implementing the requirements of the Sustainable Development Policy, the revised HSEC Management Standards and the Fatal Risk Control Protocols. The following documents were either revised and reissued or developed during the reporting period.
Revised and reissued documents and guidelines
All documentation is in the process of being updated as a result of the recent revisions to the HSEC Management Standards. (Twenty-five have been updated in the reporting period). In addition, substantial changes were made to the content of the following documents and guidelines:
- Sustainable Development Policy and Policy Guide (available in several languages other than English)
- Occupational Exposure Limits Procedure
- Human Rights Guideline and Self-Assessment Toolkit
- Preferred Airlines Guideline
- Incident Cause and Analysis Methodology (ICAM) Guideline
- Hazardous Materials Management Guideline (supports Fatal Risk Control Protocols (FRCPs))
- HSEC Audit and Self-Assessment Protocol and Database
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Toolkit.
New documents and guidelines
- Meetings of the BHP Billiton Health Network Procedure
- Meetings of the BHP Billiton Global Community Network Procedure
- First Aid and Medical Management of Electric Shock Guideline
- Prevention and Management of Exposure to Human Blood and Body Fluids Guideline
- Isolation Guideline (supportsFRCPs)
- Molten Materials Management Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Underground Ground Control Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Working at Heights Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Equipment Safeguarding Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Underground Mobile Equipment Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Surface Mobile Equipment Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Lifting Operations Guideline (supports FRCPs)
- Explosives Guideline
- Confined Spaces Guideline
- Immediate Actions (ICAM) Toolkit
- Investigation Planning (ICAM) Toolkit
- Data Collection (ICAM) Toolkit
- Data Organisation (ICAM) Toolkit
- ICAM Analysis (ICAM) Toolkit
- Preventive and Corrective Actions (ICAM) Toolkit
- Report the Findings (ICAM) Toolkit.
