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Optimized, effective waste management is integral to petroleum refinery operations. It helps minimize risk to both people and the environment, enhances resource utilization, and reduces costs.
The Human Rights Training Tool (3rd edition) enables oil and gas companies to develop a better understanding of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and key human rights issues relevant for the industry.
This new Operating Management System Framework is designed to help companies define and achieve performance goals and stakeholder benefits, while managing the broad and significant range of risks inherent in the oil and gas industry.
Providing an overview of good practices and strategies, this practical document explores a range of key mercury management issues encompassing environmental controls, worker health and safety, process safety, product safety, waste management, and product stewardship.
A manual for implementing operational-level grievance mechanisms and designing corporate frameworks.
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel (Revision 2016)
In the event of a major incident, neighbouring companies may be asked to provide responders, oil spill response equipment and associated materials, either individually or as part of a mutual aid programme.
In general, mutual aid plans are written to encompass the possibility that responders
This guide presents a systematic process for the onshore industry to select water sources that best meet project needs within the broader context of local or regional water management.
Responder training is an essential pre-condition for effective oil spill response, which requires personnel who understand... (Revision 2)
Despite the best intentions of an on-water response to an oil spill at sea or in a river, the likelihood is that at least some of the spilled oil will eventually reach the shoreline. (Revision 2016)
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Petroleum refinery waste management and minimization Good practice guidance Climate 23 Sep 2014 
Human rights training tool - 3rd edition Good practice guidance People 24 Jun 2014 
Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry Good practice guidance Climate, Nature, People, Sustainability 24 Jun 2014 
Mercury management in petroleum refining Good practice guidance Nature 24 May 2014 
Community grievance mechanisms in the oil and gas industry Good practice guidance People 01 May 2014 
Oil spill waste minimization and management Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Apr 2014 
Mutual Aid Indemnification and Liability including a template Emergency Personnel Secondment AgreementGood practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Apr 2014 
Identifying and assessing water sources Good practice guidance Nature 24 Mar 2014 
Oil spill training Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Feb 2014 
A guide to oiled shoreline assessment (SCAT) surveys Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Jan 2014