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We are an independent power producer specialising in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of power stations for the mining industry and townships in remote areas that are not serviced by a major distribution grid.
Our existing power stations are diesel and gas-fuelled. New endeavours include the conversion of diesel-fuelled power stations to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-fuelled power stations. We are also investigating the use of renewable generation at a number of sites. Our head office is in Canning Vale, Western Australia and we employ about 70 people.
We implemented First Priority Enterprise (FPe) as part of the Wesfarmers Energy Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) project in November 2006. FPe is an electronic HSE management system that has enabled us to improve our ability to schedule and assign HSE activities and actions.
Health and safety remains a company priority and we continue to maintain a Lost Time Injury (LTI) free record.
Fitness for work awareness sessions were conducted in February 2007.
Emergency
Both our Emergency Management Plan (EMP) and Crisis Management Plan (CMP) were reviewed in 2007. An emergency evacuation drill was held in April 2007 to test the EMP and an independent crisis management practitioner ran a crisis exercise in July 2007.
Management systems
We have a Management Plan (Health, Safety and Environment) that defines our policies and systems and the framework for their implementation. The plan describes actions required, frequencies, durations, responsibilities and accountabilities.
We minimise dust exposure at power stations that we own and operate (Sunrise Dam, Hill 50/60, Wodgina, Leonora, Coober Pedy, Cue, Meekatharra, Mt Magnet, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Gascoyne Junction, Laverton, Menzies and Warmun) by the use of blue metal and at Canning Vale by concreting areas or planting lawns.
Greenhouse gas emissions
We signed a Cooperative Agreement to participate in the Commonwealth Greenhouse Challenge Plus Programme. We will conduct an energy efficiency audit during the 2007/2008 financial year. Findings of this audit will be used to identify and establish actions to manage greenhouse emissions.
Our total greenhouse gas emissions were estimated to be 286,098 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, down seven per cent on last year. Of this amount 167,828 tonnes relates to stations which we built, own and operate and 117,771 tonnes is attributable to those stations which we operate and maintain on behalf of a customer. The decrease is due to a combination of campaign mining and Cyclone George damage at Wodgina. In the case of Sunrise Dam, which is a combination of the two categories (we own some of the generating assets and the customer owns some of the generating assets which we operate and maintain), we have apportioned emissions based on the electricity generated by the relevant assets. We have not included emissions from waste disposed off-site as we do not measure these volumes nor have we included the bio-fuel power station at Woodman Point in Western Australia which we operate on behalf of the Water Corporation.
National Pollutant Inventory (NPI)
We have not yet prepared our report to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) for the 2006/2007 reporting period or finalised our data estimates, however in 2006/2007 our most significant emission was carbon dioxide. Further information is available at: www.npi.gov.au. All our substance emissions for last year were ranked as “low” by the NPI. In relation to the power stations we operate but do not own, data is provided to our clients for inclusion in their NPI reporting.
Resource usage
Our total energy consumption during the year was estimated to be 4,127,441 gigajoules, down about seven per cent on last year. Of this amount, approximately 2,366,348 gigajoules or 57 per cent can be allocated to the stations we built, own and operate.
Safety and health
Our LTIFR was again zero. Our Average Time Lost Rate, which provides a measure of the severity of such injuries, was again zero. These statistics include contractor hours and injuries.
During the year there were 36 incidents reported, (the same as last year), of which six were injuries requiring first aid, three were injuries requiring medical treatment and 27 were non-injury incidents.
There was one workers compensation claim reported, relating to occurrences during the year, compared with two last year. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are accessible through the ChemAlert system we use for hazardous substances held on site. Bunded storage areas are provided where required.
We use Job Safety Analysis and Work Instructions for tasks to identify risks and assess their impact on employees, the public, plant and equipment.
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