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Breagh Environmental Statement
Section 1 - Introduction
1.6. Environmental Management
All projects undertaken by RDUK follow the RDUK Health, Safety and Environmental
Management System (HS&EMS). The system provides the framework for managing HS&E
issues within the business to ensure compliance with company policy (provided in Appendix
D) and legislation. Additionally it ensures clear assignment of responsibilities, efficient and
cost-effective planning and operations, effective management of HS&E risks and continuous
improvement. The RDUK HS&EMS applies at all levels within the RDUK organisation,
including all subsidiary companies.
The HS&EMS is based on the requirements of the Company HS&E Policy Statement. It has
been developed in accordance with current UK environmental legislation and health &
safety legislation, including The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act (HSWA) and various
Regulations made under HSWA.
The content and structure of the HS&EMS have also been based on:
• principles in the Health and Safety Executive publication HS(G)65 ‘Successful Health
and Safety Management’;
• OHSAS 18001 ‘Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems – Specification’;
• BS EN ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems.
The HS&EMS is not certified for compliance with ISO14001 or OHSAS18001 standards. The
HS&EMS was, however, assessed in 2008 by an accredited third party certification body
(LRQA) and verified as meeting EMS requirements set out in the OSPAR Recommendation
and DECC Guidance. The EMS is scheduled to be re-assessed in August 2010 as part of the
two year cycle.
More details on the HS&EMS are included in Appendix D along with a copy of the company
environmental policy.
1.7. Areas of Uncertainty
1. The exact co-ordinates of the well locations of the Breagh field are still to be
finalised, these will be provided in the subsequent PON15B application;
2. Production profiles (based on models) have a degree of uncertainty associated with
them. The profiles contained within the ES are based on the P10 (high) case;
3. At the time of writing, the contract for pipelaying was still out to tender. As such it
is possible that a DP pipelay vessel or anchored lay barge may be used to lay the 20”
production pipeline. In addition the temporary dump sites for sediments excavated
from the pipeline trenches will not be known until the contract is awarded and a
method statement defined.
The assumptions detailed in Table 1-1 were made for the purposes of conducting the EIA
and preparing this ES.
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