Natural Resources Compliance 19 items
GISTM Tailings Storage Facility Conformance Review
Assess a tailings storage facility against the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, covering governance, design, and emergency response.
Global Industry Standard on Tailings ManagementICMM
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Affected Communities (Topic I)
- Has a social and environmental knowledge base for project-affected people been developed and integrated into decisions? *
- Are meaningful engagement mechanisms with project-affected people implemented throughout the facility lifecycle? *
- Is an accessible grievance mechanism available to project-affected people regarding the tailings facility? *
Integrated Knowledge Base (Topic II)
- Is a comprehensive, integrated knowledge base of the social, environmental, and technical setting maintained? *
- Are the consequences of potential failure classified and used to inform design (credible failure modes)? *
- Is the knowledge base updated over the facility lifecycle as site and operating conditions change? *
Design, Construction and Operation (Topic III)
- Has the facility been designed to minimise the risk of failure to as low as reasonably practicable across all phases? *
- Is a robust design basis, including a technology and site selection assessment, documented? *
- Is a construction and operations performance monitoring program in place with defined trigger action response plans? *
Management and Governance (Topic IV)
- Has an Accountable Executive been appointed with responsibility for the safety of the facility? *
- Is an Engineer of Record (EOR) appointed and maintained for the facility? *
- Is an independent tailings review board (or equivalent) established for senior technical review? *
- Is a tailings management system implemented, including a responsible tailings facility engineer? *
Emergency Response and Long-Term Recovery (Topic V)
- Is an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) developed in collaboration with authorities and communities? *
- Have dam-break studies and inundation mapping been completed to inform emergency planning? *
- Date of the most recent independent dam safety review. *
Public Disclosure and Access to Information (Topic VI)
- Is relevant facility information publicly disclosed to support public accountability? *
- Are dam safety and facility management summaries made available to project-affected people? *
- Is a mechanism in place to respond to public requests for information about the facility? *
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