Community, Health and Environment
Community Affairs
The importance of building good community relations and to be sensitive to the needs of all stakeholders is recognised by Marengo as the key to successfully developing a project such as Yandera. Since its first involvement at Yandera in 2005, the company has placed a strong emphasis on engaging with the local community.
The company’s site based community affairs team continue to engage with local communities to provided them with updates on Marengo’s site activities and future plans. As the DFS activities expand beyond Yandera itself, the community affairs team have also expanded their area of influence, in order to keep those other communities that will be impacted by regional infrastructure informed.
The company believes that the efforts put into community affairs have created a strong bond between Marengo and these communities.
In addition to the community affairs team the company also continues to engage the services of an independent anthropologist, who is well experienced in the Yandera region. This work includes local community census and an assessment of the social changes taking place within these communities.
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Health and Safety
The company is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace, and continues to take steps to ensure that this is practiced at all levels within the company.
The Yandera site currently employs health professionals to ensure that site staff receive immediate attention resulting from injuries or health issues. Since implementation this facility has expanded to provide general medical assessment and initial treatment of local communities. More substantial medical treatment is provided by government officers at regional centres and in emergency situations the company provides helicopter medical evacuation.
The company is pleased to report that since its involvement in the Yandera Project in 2005 the Yandera site has operated without any serious injuries sustained as a result of employment with the company.
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Environment
A high level of environmental focus sees the company continue to operate without any significant effect on the environment or local communities.
With the aim of operating at all times to world class environmental standards, Marengo is proud of its record at Yandera. As part of the DFS, various environmental monitoring programs continue and the company is committed to reducing the Yandera Project’s carbon footprint where possible.
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