Environmental Management Systems & Audits

The Government of Abu Dhabi Emirate is committed to protecting and conserving the environment, and to protecting and promoting health and safety for all inhabitants of the Abu Dhabi Emirate.

To demonstrate its commitment, the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate approved the Abu Dhabi Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Policy in December 2006. The objective of the policy is to achieve excellence in the management and protection of the environment, health and safety, through partnership between all government and private sectors to ensure activities within Abu Dhabi Emirate are undertaken in a responsible, safe and sustainable manner.

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Ergon Energy Corporation Ltd wants to construct a new 32km-long, dual circuit 132 kV overhead power line between Aramara and Maryborough in Queensland. The new power line will assist in meeting the increasing electrical load growth in the Maryborough and Hervey Bay areas.

GHD has been commissioned by Ergon Energy to prepare an initial and final assessment report and an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the proposed construction of the new power line.

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Easter Island, located in the Pacific Ocean 3700km to the west of continental Chile, is dependent on shipping to supply goods for the local population and for its growing tourism industry.  The island, however, lacks a sheltered all-weather port. Ships that arrive to the island unload goods offshore onto smaller boats. These boats unload the goods at a small-scale dock in Hanga-Piko.  This system delays the delivery of goods to the island and increases transport costs.

GHD was contracted by the Chilean Public Works Department to carry out the pre-feasibility engineering studies to determine where to build an island port based on marine, environmental, land-use, cultural, social and economic considerations. GHD Chile’s Port Group led the project, supported by the Water team (modelling the wave conditions) and the Environmental team (assessing the environmental, social and cultural aspects of each port site).

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GHD was commissioned by Qatar Petroleum (QP) to develop an Environmental Management System (EMS) for three operational areas: gas operations, Dukhan and offshore operations.

QP required a systematic plan to identify, prioritise and reduce operational environmental impacts.

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Dubai is setting the pace in planning a community that embraces high sustainability values.

In keeping with the Ruler of Dubai’s directive to develop only ‘green’ buildings, EnPark will be one of Dubai’s first master planned communities to embody sustainability principles. These principles cover land use, urban design, buildings and open spaces.

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Specific Resources Sdn Bhd engaged GHD for an environmental audit of its gold mining activity in Penjom, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia.

The scope of work includes assessment, investigation, gap analysis and compliance issues.

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The Port of Airlie is one of the most significant development projects for Queensland and the Whitsunday Coast.

The five-year project incorporates construction of a 240-berth marina complex with associated residential apartments, shopping precinct, public boat ramp, beach and other facilities, all on reclaimed land.

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GHD was commissioned to evaluate the benefits of route optimisation for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). GHD delivered a number of route optimisation reports detailing before and after evaluations using in-car groups to determine fuel, travel time and CO2 reductions of route optimisation. It was demonstrated that the benefits of route optimisation outweighed the costs by a ratio of 30:1.

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The Tangguh LNG Project is located in the south side of Bintuni Bay, Teluk Bintuni District, Irian Barat Province (formerly part of Papua), Indonesia. It will extract natural gas from large offshore reservoirs and pipe it to a plant for conversion to liquefied natural gas (LNG) after which it will be exported (by tanker) to markets in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The external panel assignment comprised of key activities including monitoring, evaluation, reporting and providing advice to the lenders on:

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