How Can You Manage Health? SPE-157446-PP

Comprehensive HIA of greenfield gas project in

Papua New Guinea

Francesca Viliani, Peter Curtis, Philippe Guibert, Dick Hooper -

International SOS & Michael Martin - InterOil

HIA potentially powerful but still orphan process

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InterOil Project - PNG

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Project and context Slide 4

Integrated Health Management System

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Health Impact Assessment Slide 6

Analyses and recommendations feed in overall HMS

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Tips for successful HIA

At strategic Head Quarter (HQ) level

• Ensure there is a process owner

• Ensure that within the project life cycle there are

relevant and well placed triggers relative to HIA

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• exploration seismic, site

surveys and exploration

drilling, construction,

expansions, etc…

• Develop internal HIA/ESHIA guidelines

based on international practice and

standards but also reflecting your

organisation

• Facilitate dialogue among company

departments on integrated management

plans - health and safety of the workforce

is strictly linked to that of communities

Tips for successful HIA

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are in line with the HPI industry standards?

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Tips for successful HIA

At the project level

Complete HIA steps in order

1. Screening - clarify rational for HIA

2. Scoping - understand project and

context and begin to plan

3. Appraisal and report writing - engage, explain, implement

and supervise

4. Monitoring and evaluation - the HIA process should build on

foundations to help the project proponent implement and

monitor the recommendations

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• Allocate and define HIA core roles during screening

• Have an information sharing system in place

• Consultation and data collection should be meaningful

for the company and local communities

• The HIA team should include at

least 1 person from the local

area and a public health expert

Tips for successful HIA

Resource challenge

The PNG Dept. Health is calling on resource companies

to undertake health impact assessments for new

projects

• PNG Health Secretary Pasco Kase said Dept. Health

wants to plan with the resource sector to mitigate negative

impacts and ensure positive benefits are realised

• The Dept. Health will call on the PNG

Government to amend the mining act to

ensure HIA’s are completed during the

licensing approval process

From: PNG Post-Courier September 4, 2012

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Acknowledgements The Purari River communities

PNG Medical Research Advisory Committee

The Provincial Health team

&

InterOil management team and staff

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