CyPlus® ERM - Emergency Response Management
Cyanide management is not an individual or isolated issue; it is intimately linked with other important requirements for applying best practice environmental management in mining, in particular water management, storage and handing of hazardous materials, environmental monitoring, emergency response, workforce training and awareness, cleanup of contaminated sites, mine rehabilitation and risk management. Therefore integration of cyanide management into management systems requires a broad and inclusive approach where all activities and associates risks related to cyanide are identified and addressed. This identification is normally conducted in the planning and environmental impact assessment stages in the pre-mining stage, but operational system changes and upgrades involving cyanide during the mine's life may require an environmental reassessment to ensure that all risks are known.
Even though the probability of a major cyanide incident occurring could be considered by some to be unlikely, it is incumbent upon all mining operations using cyanide to ensure that adequate HSE cyanide management systems and procedures are in place and that they are adequate to protect employees, the public and the should conduct strategic risk review of site specific cyanide management practices using HSE auditing procedures adequate to evaluate if existing training, transportation and handling procedures, operating practices and engineering designs exist, and are adequately maintained and regularly reviewed to minimize the likelihood of an accident.
Every emergency response plan should be regularly updated and tested for improvement. Because of the public's perception of the hazards and risks associated with using cyanide, trained experts should be readily available to communicate to media and interested parties, regardless of the facility's location or the magnitude of the accident.
It is the aim of an Emergency Response Plan to ensure, that all persons, companies and organizations being involved in the transporting and handling of cyanides are able and prepared to apply the emergency response procedures to minimize the impact to human, health and safety and the environmental in case of an impact or accident involving cyanides.´
The primary targets of the Emergency Response Plan are:
Even though the probability of a major cyanide incident occurring could be considered by some to be unlikely, it is incumbent upon all mining operations using cyanide to ensure that adequate HSE cyanide management systems and procedures are in place and that they are adequate to protect employees, the public and the should conduct strategic risk review of site specific cyanide management practices using HSE auditing procedures adequate to evaluate if existing training, transportation and handling procedures, operating practices and engineering designs exist, and are adequately maintained and regularly reviewed to minimize the likelihood of an accident.
Every emergency response plan should be regularly updated and tested for improvement. Because of the public's perception of the hazards and risks associated with using cyanide, trained experts should be readily available to communicate to media and interested parties, regardless of the facility's location or the magnitude of the accident.
It is the aim of an Emergency Response Plan to ensure, that all persons, companies and organizations being involved in the transporting and handling of cyanides are able and prepared to apply the emergency response procedures to minimize the impact to human, health and safety and the environmental in case of an impact or accident involving cyanides.´
The primary targets of the Emergency Response Plan are:
- Inhibition of the increase of harm to human life and the environment
- Containment of the spillage
- Securing the leakage of cyanide
- Transportation of cyanide or contaminated material from the scene
- Immediate clean-up of the scene
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