Asset Development Projects

The Asset Development Projects (ADP) of 2002 and 2003 gave BHP Billiton Iron Ore (BHPBIO) an opportunity to raise the bar in the environmental management of resource construction projects, setting new standards that went beyond Government regulation and community expectation. The ADP involved a $A1 billion investment into a new iron ore mine, expansion of facilities at Port Hedland and the construction of a new railroad. 

This was a radical concept. Typically, resource construction projects are driven by budgets and schedules, but at the same time must meet the minimum environmental standards required by the regulators.

To change the prevailing construction culture was never going to be easy. From the outset the team were determined to establish new benchmarks for environmental management in resource construction projects. Stringent environmental contractual requirements and processes were developed, requiring a level of compliance never seen before in the resources sector construction industry.

As the ADP projects in-house environmental managers, ecologia’s role encompassed:

• Development and management of environmental approvals applications;
• Development of environmental management plans;
• Regulator and stakeholder engagement strategy and management;
• Input to development of detailed design specifications for construction;
• Development of contractual requirements;
• Overall environmental coordination & management of construction phase of the project;
• Development of induction, environmental training and awareness packages;
• Development and implementation of an Environmental Management System certified to ISO14001 standards; and 
• Audits & inspections.

2004 Golden Gecko awards finalist: Asset Development Projects; Linking Construction Workforce Culture With Environmental Performance.

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