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Security personnel receive comprehensive training for their position and the locations in
which the facilities operate. Their training highlights the need for appropriate, respectful
interactions with all people they come into contact with.
Security personnel are another layer of the health, safety and integrity process. Due to
this, one of the facets to their responsibilities includes the safety of personnel which
requires excellent communication skills and respect for local people and customs. As an
integral part of this process, their duties are to ensure the security of the site and
therefore to restrict access to unauthorised visitors which ensures the safety of all
personnel. Industry are also open to receive any comments on how these duties are
fulfilled and in the unlikely event of any problems. For example, Woodside have a robust
system where issues can be raised with the site manager, independent of the security
personnel.
Question:
What are the risks with the proposed LNG plant? How will the company deal with
them?
Management of risk is a key focus of the LNG industryís business. For example, to
manage risk Woodside has a management process that considers a whole range of risks
that occur in the industry. Risks can be classed in to many categories including: health
and safety; environment; financial; reputation; legal; and social. Once a risk is identified it
is assessed (based on the likelihood and consequence) and management measures put
in place. The severity of the risk will determine who is responsible for the risk. The high
level risks are presented to the Woodside Board for review.
Question:
Did the company have a fire last year and has Woodside had any safety incidents
at its facilities?
The State has consulted with Woodside on this question and can summarise the
response as follows:
Woodside has more than 20 years experience in LNG plant design and operations. The
Browse project employs experienced specialist in LNG facility design and seeks the
expertise of international contractors who have built LNG plants around the world.
The health and safety of Woodsideís people comes first in all decisions and actions.
Woodsideís goal is ìno one gets hurt, no incidentsî and the company aspires to be
recognised, by their employees and peers, as an industry leader in the management of
health and safety.
To achieve this outcome Woodside pursue three layers of protection to reduce the
potential for injuries and incidents:
� Plant ñ design, engineering hardware, control systems, physical layouts
� Process ñ management systems and process to identify, control and mitigate risks
and drive continuous operational improvement
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