HSEC Targets Scorecard
BHP Billiton's Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Performance
(Baseline: 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 for reduction targets except where stated otherwise)
Overall performance against target:
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Target exceeded or ahead of schedule 
Target achieved (≥ 95%) or on track 
Target behind schedule 
Target not achieved
Performance change since last reporting period:
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Performance tracking steadily 
Performance has improved 
Performance has declined
| Zero Harm | Performance 2005/06 | |
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Zero fatalities |
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Three fatalities at our controlled activities1 (FY05: 3) |
Zero significant environmental incidents (i.e. rated 3 and above on the BHP Billiton Consequence Severity Table) |
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Three Level 3 environmental incidents (FY05: 3) |
No transgressions within the Group's activities of the principles embodied within the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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None identified (FY05: none) |
Legal Compliance |
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Seven fines greater than US$1,000. Total fines paid US$479,809 (FY05: US$20,836)3 |
| Management Systems | Performance 2005/06 | |
All sites to undertake annual self-assessments against the BHP Billiton HSEC Management Standards4 and have plans to achieve conformance with the Standards by 30 June 2008 |
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94 per cent of required self-assessments were completed at operating sites |
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An overall conformance of 3.9 out of 5 has been achieved, compared to our conformance target of greater than 4 |
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All sites5 to maintain ISO 14001 Certification |
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98 per cent of sites requiring ISO 14001 are certified or have been recommended for certification by their ISO auditor |
Risk Management |
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Risk registers are in place at 99 per cent of required sites, businesses and Corporate offices |
| Health | Performance 2005/06 | |
All sites5 to implement a baseline survey on occupational exposure hazards and establish occupational hygiene monitoring and health surveillance programs |
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100 per cent of required sites have implemented baseline surveys |
Annual reduction in exposures above occupational exposure limits, expressed as a percentage of people of the workforce |
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Potential occupational exposure to Noise, if not for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), reduced by 6 per cent from 2004/05, and reduced by 4 per cent compared to the baseline year of 2002/03 (FY05: 2% increase) |
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During the year Other Exposures, if not for the use of PPE, reduced by 10 per cent from 2004/05, and reduced by 5 per cent compared to the baseline year 2003/04 |
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20 per cent reduction in incidence of occupational disease by 30 June 2007 |
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During the year the incidence of occupational illness reduced by 10 per cent, resulting in an overall reduction of 46 per cent to date against the baseline year 2002/03 |
| Safety | Performance 2005/06 | |
50 per cent reduction in Classified Injury Frequency Rate6 (excluding first aid treatments) at sites by 30 June 2007 |
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During the year the Classified Injury Frequency Rate (CIFR) increased from 3.9 to 4.8, resulting in an overall reduction to date of 28 per cent against the baseline CIFR of 6.7 |
| Environment | Performance 2005/06 | |
Energy and Greenhouse |
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Energy conservation plans are in place at 98 per cent of required sites and at eight sites that were below the emissions threshold (FY05: 100%; 11 sites) |
All sites with emissions greater than 100,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide equivalent7 are required to have and maintain greenhouse gas management programs |
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Greenhouse gas management programs are in place at 98 per cent of required sites and at seven sites that were below the emissions threshold |
Aggregate Group target for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per unit of production of 5 per cent by 30 June 2007 |
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During the year our greenhouse gas intensity index increased by 3 per cent, resulting in an overall reduction to date of 8 per cent against the baseline8 |
Water |
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Water management plans are in place at 99 per cent of required sites and at 27 sites that were below the usage threshold |
Aggregate Group target of 10 per cent reduction in fresh water consumption per unit of production by 30 June 2007 |
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During the year our water intensity reduced by 6 per cent, resulting in an overall increase to date of 1 per cent against the baseline8 |
| Environment | 2004/05 | |
Waste |
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Waste minimisation programs are in place at 97 per cent of required sites and at seven sites that were not required to meet this target (FY05: 98%;, 14 sites) |
Aggregate Group target of 20 per cent reduction in waste (excluding recycled and mining-related materials, such as waste rock, tailings, coal reject and slag) per unit of production by 30 June 2007 |
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During the year our general waste intensity index reduced by 14 per cent, resulting in an overall reduction to date of 24 per cent against the baseline8 |
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During the year our hazardous waste intensity index increased by 22 per cent, resulting in an overall reduction to date of 38 per cent against the baseline8 |
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Land management |
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Land management plans are in place at 97 per cent of required sites and at 17 sites that were not required to meet this target |
Product stewardship |
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Life cycle assessments (ISO14043 compliant) have been completed for all our major commodities |
| Community | Performance 2005/06 | |
All sites10 to prepare public HSEC reports at a local level (including incidents, community complaints and relevant site-specific emissions) on an annual basis |
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HSEC reports were prepared by 95 per cent of required sites or businesses (FY05: 100%) |
All sites10 to have and maintain a community relations plan |
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Community relations plans are in place at 98 per cent of required sites and at 11 sites that were not required to meet this target (FY05: 98%; 22 sites) |
Aggregate contribution to community programs, including in-kind support, of a target of 1 per cent of pre-tax profits, calculated on a three-year rolling average |
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Expenditure totalled US$81.3 million, equivalent to 1.45 per cent of pre-tax profits on a three-year rolling average |
- Controlled activities are work related activities where BHP Billiton directly supervises and enforces HSEC standards.
- Fines reported may relate to incidents that occurred in previous years
- Prosecutions included are those that have been determined during the year and resulted in fines. They may relate to incidents that occurred in previous years. The only exception is a safety fine, which was received in the 2005 reporting period but was not reported last year as it was being held in trust pending appeal. The fine became payable in the 2006 reporting period.
- Issue 3 of the BHP Billiton HSEC Management Standards was introduced in September 2005.
- Includes 59 sites in total, excludes exploration and development projects, sites being divested, closed sites, and offices. Also excludes recent acquisitions, e.g. WMC, which have two years to achieve compliance with target.
- A classified injury is any workplace injury that has resulted in the person not returning to their unrestricted normal duties after the day on which the injury was received.
- Forty-eight sites have emissions greater than 100,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide equivalent and, combined, account for 98 per cent of the Group's greenhouse gas emissions.
- The Group’s intensity indices have been modified to exclude data from the Chrome business in all years, including the base year, as it was divested. Ex-WMC sites data have not been included in intensity indices as they were not part of the business when the baselines were set.
- Forty-six sites have fresh water consumption greater than 500 ML per year and, combined, account for more than 98 per cent of the Group’s consumption.
- Excludes petroleum platforms, exploration and development projects, closed sites, and offices with no significant community or land management issues. Also excludes recent acquisitions, e.g. WMC, which have one year to achieve compliance with the target.
- Excludes petroleum and diamonds.
