Operating incidents

Our approach

We track events that result in adverse impact to the environment or significant cost to our operations (involving direct costs of US$50,000 or more). For each incident, we conduct formal incident investigations to understand root causes and assess the actual and potential impacts, allowing us to take the appropriate corrective action.

Performance at a glance

In 2009, there were 11 operating incidents, compared with 10 in 2008. There were no injuries or adverse environmental impacts associated with these incidents. Thorough investigations of all incidents were carried out by Imperial in consultation with regulators. As a result, we implemented improved procedures and training to prevent similar events from occurring in the future.