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by a designated environmental officer. This
is not a requirement of the project but a
proactive measure taken by WBHO.
On the TOP an Aspects Impacts Register
has been drafted which assesses every
aspect of the construction process, it
identifies all the possible impacts from all
the activities and then identifies all the
possible mitigation measures to reduce all
possible impacts identified.
From this register WBHO then imple-
ments the mitigation measures to reduce
as much impact as possible. WBHO has
also implemented their Environmental
PROJECT PROFILE
OPTIMISATION PROJECT
Minimum Requirements which is the
minimum mitigation measures that must
be enforced on the site.
On the TOP WBHO has also conducted
awareness training through the induction
process which has its own Environmental
Induction as well as through Tool Box talks
and displaying awareness posters. Through
the EMS system all possible impacts are
identified through daily and monthly check
lists and the aspect impacts register.
Once they are identified, WBHO has
all measures in place to mitigate these
impacts as far as possible.
Health & Safety
On the TOP project WBHO had to comply
with both the Occupational Health and
Safety Act (Act No. 29 of 1996) and the Mine
Health and Safety Act (Act No. 20 of 1996).
The company committed to a ‘Top
of Mind’ safety approach which basically
entails that all involved on the project
make it their top priority to apply their
minds to safety related priorities first every
time an activity is planned and/or started.
This process is reinforced with active
participation by the whole work force in
