ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT BARDOLINO DEVELOPMENT

Bardolino Development Environmental Statement
Development would be designed to comply with Shell’s overall environmental objectives and
targets.
2.4 IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
The general responsibilities for health, safety and environmental protection are specified in
Shell’s policy booklet (which is issued to all staff and contractors). Contractor companies
undertake many activities, so the management of HSE protection by contractors is an
important area for Shell. All contractors are required to fulfil defined standards in HSE
management before they work with Shell, and their performance in this area is monitored and
reviewed. Shell has an extensive assurance programme which includes a comprehensive
programme of environmental audits. Shell also has HSE Interface Documents with
contractors, and contractor audits are carried out. This ensures that the competence and
standards of contractors are checked. Specific HSE responsibilities for the Bardolino
Development would be set out in the Interface Document between Shell and the main
contractors.
Shell provides training to ensure that personnel are competent to carry out their activities, and
where there are specific responsibilities for environmental protection specific training is
provided. Contractor companies are expected to provide an equivalent level of training and
this is checked at the tender stage of projects. Contractor competency, ensuring that the
correct training and relevant qualifications have been achieved, is checked during the tender
document assessment.
Communication on environmental issues takes place primarily via line managers and
supervisors. In addition, Shell has a comprehensive system of committees, meetings and
publications that ensure the flow of information between all parts of the organisation.
Environmental Specialists are available to provide advice to management on environmental
matters.
Communication with the authorities and interested parties is also an important part of Shell’s
approach to environmental management. External consultations that have taken place during
the environmental assessment stage of the project are described in Section 1.6.
The main Shell environmental documents are sign-posted in the CMS and its supporting
documents, including the E-Case documents which cover all assets and operations. Shell
specifies certain operational controls that are to be implemented throughout the company.
The main controls related to the proposed Bardolino Development are referenced at relevant
points within the ES.
A system of emergency preparedness and response is maintained by Shell to ensure that the
correct action is taken in the event of an incident or accident that could affect the
environment. The arrangements that would cover activities associated with the proposed
Bardolino Development, and in particular the oil spill contingency planning arrangements, are
described in the Section 6.
2.5 CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
Commitment to continuous improvement in environmental performance underpins the Shell
CMS. The Company monitors a range of environmental performance indicators and these
are used to set improvement targets for important emissions and discharges that are
considered to be significant. Proposed activities and operations are reviewed against these
targets, enabling technical and operational controls to be identified and implemented.
Emissions and discharges associated with the Bardolino Development would be monitored as
part of Shell’s environmental measurement and monitoring programmes. Results would be
used to review the environmental performance of the facilities and take appropriate corrective
action. Performance reports would be provided to the authorities, via the Environmental
Emissions Monitoring Scheme (EEMS), and to the Shell Group, as required. These
requirements are identified in this ES.
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