Environment
Our environmental management
performance throughout the year was
good; however there was a slight increase
in the total environmental incident
frequency rate compared to 2011/12.
This can be attributed to an increase in
environmental incidents recorded on our
larger pipeline projects, specifically in the
management and control of storm water,
erosion and sediment during periods of
significant rainfall. Considerable focus
has been applied to improve these areas,
with good progress already being made.
A positive sign of this was the company
receiving the inaugural Australian Pipeline
Industry Association Environment Award
for our erosion and sediment control
practices on the QCLNG pipeline projects.
We continued to grow our capabilities
in environmental performance with a
focus on bringing in new managerial
skills and experience, and the continued
development of our workforce through
training.
To support the Seven Pillars, a range of
initiatives were implemented or continued
throughout the year, including:
· Safety leadership education program
for managers and supervisors
· Visiting leadership project safety visit
reports for off-site management, 172
reported for the year
· STOP THINK ASSESS campaign to
assist workers to recognise when
changes affecting safety occur
· Use of START cards and `See Say
Do' books for individual hazard
identification and reporting
· Personal safety plans for all staff
· Increased emphasis on high
consequence activities in risk
management and internal auditing
· Increased emphasis on accountability
for safety and the use of a just culture
model
· Trend analysis on incidents and
campaigns launched around critical
risk areas
· Early engagement with clients, joint
venture partners on safety standards
and systems
· Greater sub-contractor engagement
in safety in our procurement systems
· Increased awareness of the hierarchy
of control in managing high risk work
Type
Award
Project
Winner
Australian Biosecurity Award
APLNG
Winner
Inaugural APIA
Environmental Award
APLNG, QCLNG Export Pipeline,
QCLNG Narrows Crossing and GLNG
Certificate of Merit
Major Category for
Environmental Management
Upgrading Underground Link between
Orchard MRT and Tangs Plaza
Certificate of Merit
Major Category for
Environmental Management
C916 Beauty World Station
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Serious environmental incident frequency rate.
All frequency rates calculated to a base
of 1,000,000 hours worked.
Australian Biosecurity Award
Six Pillars of Environmental
Management
During the year the company adopted
Six Pillars of Environmental Management.
The pillars are:
1. Emissions reduce emissions
resulting from our operations
2. Energy minimise energy use
throughout all operations
3. Water minimise water use and
effectively manage the quality
of water used and released
4. Waste minimise waste through
adoption of the waste hierarchy
and emphasis on the principles
of prevention, reuse and recycling
5. Materials optimise material usage
through the implementation of
green procurement strategies that
increase the efficiency of resource
use and produce an environmentally
beneficial outcome
6. Biodiversity avoid, minimise
and mitigate negative impacts
on biodiversity while optimising
positive impacts
Similar to the Seven Pillars of Safety,
they will provide the framework for all
environmental management activities
across the McConnell Dowell Group.
Recent Awards
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