Port Hedland Dust Taskforce Port Hedland Air Quality www.dsd.wa.gov.au/PHDTF and Noise Management Plan Fact Sheet 5 Industry’s Role

Increasing industry activity close to in 2009. Its aim is to provide a more Membership of PHIC residential areas in Port Hedland’s coordinated approach in considering PHIC has eleven foundation West End has re-emphasised and addressing cumulative issues members from different companies the importance of effectively relating to industry activity. with operations or activities in managing air and noise emissions Port Hedland: in the region. PHIC’s initial focus will be to improve industry cooperation and • Industries using Port Hedland Port coordination of air quality monitoring have a major role in ensuring the and management, by: • BHP Billiton success of the Port Hedland Air • Birla Nifty • developing innovative approaches Quality and Noise Management • Consolidated Minerals to cooperatively managing Plan, including controlling dust ( Manganese) and noise emissions from their air quality issues in the Port • activities, monitoring air quality Hedland area; and participating in the town’s • setting strategic objectives to • Hancock Prospecting PL future development. manage and monitor air quality • Newcrest PL in the Port Hedland area; • North West Iron Ore Alliance Improving performance • establishing a real-time dust • P&O Automotive and Industries using Port Hedland Port monitoring website that can be General Stevedoring accessed by the community; and have been actively working to reduce • Port Hedland Port Authority dust and noise as mineral exports, • contributing to the scientific • Process Minerals International especially iron ore, are growing understanding of air quality in rapidly. Initiatives have included: Port Hedland. Dust Management • compliance with regulatory PHIC will manage a coordinated In addition to industrial sources of licence conditions and industry response to matters air emissions, there are sources commitments; affecting Port Hedland. Members are of air contaminants from non- • increasing monitoring committed to information sharing to industrial emissions such as wild of emissions to improve better understand potential impacts fires and remote dust storms. It understanding of origin and and develop a whole of industry is important that Government, causes of excessive emissions; approach to management. industry and the community work • where practicable, establishing together to develop monitoring and or relocating dust and noise Objectives of PHIC management of air quality in Port causing activities away from the a) to promote the role of industry Hedland that addresses this. town area; and operating in the Port Hedland The development of an air quality area within the community; • incorporating advanced dust network in Port Hedland will suppression design and b) to promote high standards give the community and industry technology into ore handling of business ethics and work a greater understanding of the equipment and practices. practices in industry, operating in industrial and natural contributions the Port Hedland area; to air quality in Port Hedland. Industry working together Further opportunities to improve c) to collect and collate data air quality will come from As a member of the local relating to the environmental PHIC’s coordinated approach to community, industry recognises impact of industry in and around dust management. it is a key player in managing the the Port Hedland area; and environment of Port Hedland. d) to provide a coordinated As part of industry’s commitment approach to cumulative related to the community, key port users issues and subsequent delivery PHIC Chair came together to establish the Port of information related to industry Mr Craig Wilson Hedland Industries Council (PHIC) operations in Port Hedland. 08 9173 0021