24 | Orica Sustainability Report 2016
SITE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
AND COMPLIANCE
GIVING
BACK TO THE
ENVIRONMENT
– GYTTORP AND
LORENA PLANTS
The Gyttorp site in Sweden and the
Lorena site in Brazil have implemented
forest recovery projects that have
increased the long-term environmental
value of the land and stimulated local
wildlife animals in those areas.
Orica’s approach to environmental management also includes
an assessment of each site’s potential impacts. Key controls are
then identified and implemented. Through our assurance program,
environmental key controls are reviewed and assessed to ensure they
are in place and effective.
Potential environmental issues are also reviewed as a part of an
independent risk-based program, which is facilitated by an environmental
specialist. Key to this program is the development of an environmental
risk profile, which is then reported to the Orica Executive Team and the
Orica Board.
Environmental Compliance
Orica aims to comply with all environmental legislation, licences and
environmental consents. Through 2016, Orica commenced deployment
of a Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) program that will
be implemented across all sites using the system to store and manage
environmental licences, permits and consents.
Environmental compliance performance is assessed at a site level through
regulatory compliance statements, and at a group level through the SHES
assurance program that reviews both compliance to licences/permits and
also applicable legislation for each of the site’s included in the program.
This element of the assurance is completed by third party local compliance
specialists who assist sites to validate their performance in this area, while
also providing insight and expertise where opportunities for improvement
are identified.
In 2016 there were a total of two onsite environmental loss of containment
events which resulted in an actual impact of severity 2, and one off site
event. The offsite event was due to a product loss of containment due
to a vehicle incident. The onsite events occurred at Fishermans Landing
Ammonia Terminal during unloading of ammonia and at the Bonne Terre
site in North America due to the failure of an in-ground diesel line.
Orica acquired the Gyttorp site in Sweden in 2006 which includes
400 hectares of land and in 2014, the site developed a Forest
Management Plan (FMP). The purpose of the FMP was to maintain
the environmental value of the forest area and also to ensure that
this area could effectively act as a risk reduction measure by acting
as a barrier in the event of an unplanned explosion event.
The FMP ensured there was 20–30% of hardwood in the forest
area, which enhanced the local natural habitat. This increased the
wildlife species in that region and fostered a safe environment
for a critically endangered species of woodpecker (wide-backed
species) of which there are only 12 birds (data from the Society
for Nature Conservation).
Through 2008–2016 the Lorena site in Brazil also implemented
a Forest Recovering Plan (FRP). The FRP aimed to recover
74 hectares of a protected area. Out of the 74 hectares,
48 were previously planted by exotic species of trees, which
were replaced by native trees. Native trees are a source of food
and shelter for wildlife animals.
Besides the risk reduction of potential explosions for the
communities surrounding the site, the project resulted in more
than 65 species of native trees planted on site and more than
20 species of wildlife animals monitored and registered during
the project execution.