In order to effectively manage the environmental and social aspects of its business, Imperial has put in place a four-level Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Management System.

The scope of the HSE Management System follows a hierarchical structure which involves four levels. The levels from the top down are:

• Level 1 - Corporate HSE Policy
• Level 2 – Operations Management System
• Level 3 – Operating Principles & Technical Guidelines
• Level 4 - Contractor Operating Procedures

Level 1: Corporate HSE Policy

The Corporate HSE Policy has been established by Imperial’s Management to set a level of ambition, achievement and behaviour to be attained by the organisation which encompasses Imperial’s philosophy toward HSE and operational matters. It provides the framework to guide and inform the HSE standards, procedures and practices for the operations.

Specifically, the Policy mandates that:
• Effects on the natural environment must be properly managed and reflect industry practice.
• The standard of work by employees and contractors meet all specified HSE Management System requirements.
• The health and safety of employees, contractors and other affected parties is protected.
• The social circumstances in the vicinity of operations are understood, impacts are managed and socio-economic development opportunities supported.

Level 2: Operations Management System

The HSE Management System provides a measurable level of attainment that helps operations to conform with the Corporate HSE Policy and provides a system of principles for health, safety and environmental management.

A key part of Imperial’s approach to managing the environmental and social aspects of our business is the commitment to continual improvement of our processes, systems and outcomes. We are in the process of looking at ways in which we can augment and update our Policy and Management System to accord with emerging industry practice.

In this light, we will look to broaden the scope of our Management System by more explicitly incorporating a commitment to community engagement on matters relating to environmental and social issues. The intent is to foster an on-going process to build and maintain a constructive relationship with locally affected stakeholders.

Level 3: Operating Principles & Technical Guidelines

In order to effectively guide, record and monitor implementation of the HSE Management System, a number of documents are required detailing processes such as Risk Assessments, Performance Indicators, Audit Programmes, and Training Schedules. These documents form the essential parts of Level 3 and 4.

Level 4: Contractor Operating Procedures

Underlying the HSE Management System are a set of operating procedures developed by the contractor which are a management-approved work process complying with the operating standards to be achieved. A bridging document may be required to ensure that the Contractor Procedures conform to Imperial’s Operating Principles.