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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