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28 GEO ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED | Annual Report 2012
Geo Energy places great emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility
(“CSR”) which we recognise is integral to everything we do. As we
expand our business operations, we also continuously strive to ensure
that CSR concepts are embedded within our daily operations and
thereby be able to better protect our people, the environment, and
the local communities in which we operate. Geo Energy believes that
along with effective financial management, we also need to manage
our non-financial performance.This means that we review and analyse
all of our business risks and opportunities, looking beyond economic,
strategic and operational factors to include social and environmental
considerations. Such a risk management approach will contribute to
our viability and resilience as a business over the long term.
Our Head of Operations oversees a CSR team comprising a Health
Safety and Environment Manager and two Community Development
personnel who work closely with the project managers, supervisors
and foremen at our mine sites to monitor, plan, manage and carry out
our CSR activities.
Occupational Health and Safety
The commitment to continuous improvement in health and safety
is at the centre of our work ethics. We seek to minimise the risk of
accidents, injuries and illness to our employees, contractors and local
communities by improving health and safety standards as well as
closely monitoring our operations.
We have a comprehensive safety management system for the safe
operation of our mines, which includes safety management plans,
rules, codes of practice, manuals and procedures with which our
employees are required to comply.
We take active steps to ensure that our workforce understands and
familiarises itself with our health and safety rules – for example, many
of the Group’s fundamental safety procedures and practices are
rehearsed on a daily basis as far as practicably possible to inculcate
and remind employees of safety culture and procedures; and training
on basic safety skills and procedures are conducted for our work force
including those employed from the local communities.
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