Integrated Management System

Intent

Develop an enterprise business management system to guide the set-up and operation of Australian and international mining operations in the Harmony Gold portfolio. Alignment of the system to the following sustainability and corporate governance standards and principles was essential to providing the operations with a leading practice system:

• International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Sustainable Development Framework
• Equator Principles
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards
• ISO 14001, AS 4801, ISO 9001 and ISO 31000

Approach

System must be capable of being rolled out across multiple mining sites in keeping with the executive’s “mining-in-a-box” philosophy – i.e. operations can pick and choose system elements relevant to the current stage of development of the mine site aimed at a consistent approach across the individual site upon commencement of production.

Work with a Steering Committee and Group Managers in a multi-disciplinary team to develop a system framework, standards and procedures which satisfied joint venture partners. Consideration of the relevant existing Harmony Gold and Newcrest Mining Ltd health and safety, environmental and social responsibility management system requirements is essential to the success of the system on the ground.

Deployment

Development of over 40 business standards across 8 policy areas: Governance, Leadership & Culture, Enterprise Risk Management, Health & Safety, People, Environment, Social Responsibility, Operational Management, Improvement & Innovation and Sustainable Business Growth.

The system is to be deployed via a series of site-level procedures which can be adopted and customised at site level by the various Departments as the development of the mine sites progress from exploration and pre-feasibility stage through to full-scale production.

Support activities completed as part of the project roll-out include risk assessment workshops, training needs analysis, customisation of a web-based information, document and records management system, training development and delivery, roll-out of internal compliance monitoring programs and management system and performance auditing.

Outcomes

Consistent application of agreed upon tools and methods, comprising a unified approach to project management will provide the joint venture with benefits in the areas of:

• Communication: fewer misunderstandings, easier communication and the whole company using the same language and terminology.
• Use of resources: higher-quality project results through less duplication of effort and easier management monitoring of project progress.
• Project progress: stakeholder and company expectations aligned early in project, with increased focus on common goals and project progress.
• Knowledge sharing: easier knowledge transfer due to common understanding and integration efforts (learning from others).