HSE Golden Rules
Waste Management
HSE Golden Rules
Waste Management
HSE Golden Rules Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Waste management: introduction.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
What does waste mean?.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Waste management: Eni Golden Rules..........................................................................................................................................................................................................6
The principles of waste management...............................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Hierarchy of waste management practices..............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Waste census.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
What does waste classification provide?....................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Hazardous wastes....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Non-hazardous wastes....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Waste storage areas.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Dedicated layout.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Inspection of waste storage areas.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Labelling.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
The Log Book................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
The Waste manifest.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Rules of waste transportation...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Assessment of third parties....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Conclusions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
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HSE Golden Rules Introduction
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The HSE Golden Rules provide an overview of Eni’s They are basically an expression of experience, aimed to
minimum expectations in terms of key Health, Safety and protect your safety and that of your co-workers.
Environmental requirements. In other words, they are FOR YOU!
The aim is to achieve the main goal of: NO HARM TO Lets’ see now what the challenges of Permit-to-Work and
PEOPLE AND NO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES. the relevant HSE Golden Rules are!
The HSE Golden Rules are a set of “lessons learned” from
actual accidents that have been turned into operational
best practices based on a technical, practical, and – most
of all – commonsensical approach!
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Waste management: introduction
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Waste management is an integral part of responsible oil Oil and gas projects have different phases, starting with
and gas exploration and production activities throughout strategic exploration studies, through development, up to
the world. decommissioning operations. Waste management should
Waste can be of particular concern and can pose a serious be addressed at all stages of project’s development,
impact to human health and the environment, not to and managed from the project definition onwards.
mention the aesthetic impact that disposal sites can have Moreover, additional benefits come with a proper waste
on the surroundings. management, such as the reduction in:
Therefore, aiming to a responsible social and • operational and capital expenditure;
environmental performance, good waste management is • reputation risk; and
a must. • financial and legal liability.
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What does waste mean?
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Waste is defined in a number of ways depending on Failure to manage waste effectively may also lead to the
the regulatory background and the company’s payment of fines, costs resulting from corrective actions or
approach. disputes over compliance issues.
In general, waste is defined as any substance or object The company may also face difficulties in being granted
that the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to oil & gas licences if it cannot prove that it has a
discard. waste management system that can cope adequately with
Waste covers a wide range of materials from both cross- all wastes.
industry and oil & gas-specific operations.
Some forms of waste can be classified as hazardous and
are subject to more stringent regulations; nonetheless, all
wastes have to be properly managed.
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Waste management: Eni Golden Rules
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As you may know, waste management is regulated by That’s why Eni decided to draw up its own golden rules to
international and local laws, but good waste management regulate waste management.
can be especially challenging in areas where the In the following pages we will consider these rules one by
supporting infrastructure or regulatory framework are not one.
well developed, or are absent entirely.
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The principles of waste management
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All waste management options should aim to mitigate The principles of waste management are reflected in a
the environmental impact of Eni’s operations, both by hierarchy of management practices, expressed in terms of:
adopting a preventive approach to waste generation and • reduction;
by ensuring that waste is managed optimally after its • reuse;
production. • recycling and recovery; and
• residue treatment and disposal.
Waste management, however, begins with prevention or
removal.
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Hierarchy of waste management practices
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The hierarchy of management practices is an integral part
of developing the strategy for dealing with wastes. We are
going to know each practice in more detail.
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Waste census
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Wastes shall be classified with respect to their The subsidiary should use the Waste Census in order to
hazardousness. develop a proper waste management plan.
An accurate census of all wastes should be carried out in What does the census allow us to do? Explore the screen
order to identify to find out.
• type;
• characteristics; and
• amount of all waste.
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What does waste classification provide?
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Waste is classified depending on the activity it is Let’s see an example of waste census classification for
referred to: in fact we can have several different types of exploration activities.
waste generated during exploration activities or drilling, Essential waste information
construction, maintenance, but also from catering or Classification or codes
medical activities. Appropriate procedures and precautions for handling and
storage, transport, disposal, recovery and treatment of
wastes.
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Hazardous wastes
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As a general precautionary measure, all wastes generated
with uncertain characteristics should be classified,
managed and disposed of as hazardous waste until their
"non-hazardousness" has been ascertained.
What makes a waste hazardous?
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Non-hazardous wastes
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When a waste is defined as non-hazardous, evidence of
this should be kept available on-site for review.
But how can a waste be defined as non-hazardous?
Besides the applicable legislation, three options can be
very helpful to define a waste as "non hazardous".
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Waste storage areas
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Wastes shall be stored in dedicated areas differentiated on
the basis of waste characteristics.
All waste types, and in particular hazardous waste, should
be stored so as to prevent and control accidental releases
to air, soil, and water and to avoid contact with people.
To this end, waste storage areas should meet minimum
requirements and should be periodically inspected to
verify the requirements are met.
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Dedicated layout
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A dedicated layout reporting the location of all waste
storage areas should be prepared.
The layout should be updated on a yearly basis and in
case of any significant change.
While accumulating containers onsite, enough aisle space
–the minimum is 15 cm- should be allowed between rows
of containers so that the labels and condition of each
container can be easily observed.
Even if covered storage areas are used, empty containers
should be stored on their sides with their bungs or lids in
place.
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Inspection of waste storage areas
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Waste storage areas shall be inspected regularly. The inspections are part of a wider process of waste
All waste storage areas should be inspected regularly, in management monitoring, which aims to ensure that there
order to ensure that all of the minimum requirements are is no discrepancy between the design and the execution
met in terms of: of the recovery/disposal cycle, and that the waste remains
• preventing mixing or contact between incompatible fully traceable from its production to its final recovery/
wastes; and disposal.
• monitoring leaks or spills between containers. Monitoring activities associated with the management of
hazardous and non-hazardous waste should include:
• Regular visual inspection of all waste storage areas;
• Documenting any changes to the storage facility and the
quantity of materials in storage;
• Regular monitoring of groundwater quality.
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Labelling
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Each waste storage container shall be labelled.
Labelling is usually regulated by local legislation. If not,
there are some minimum requirements to meet.
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The Log Book
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Wastes shall be logged.
A log book is a simple method to ensure the traceability
of the documentation relating to waste management
operations.
The following documents in particular must be retained:
• contractual documents;
• documents relating to the suitability of the parties
involved:
• documents related to traceability; and
• all other documents that must be retained under the
applicable regulations.
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The Waste manifest
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Wastes shall be transported accompanied by waste
manifest.
Waste should be transported accompanied by a Waste
Tracking Sheet, also called waste manifest, which contains
important information.
When waste is handed over, the final recipient should fill
in a copy of the Waste Tracking Sheet, which should be
archived for at least 5 years, unless otherwise specified by
the applicable legislation.
Normally the law specifies the information that the Waste
Tracking Sheet should report.
If no legislation can be applied, there are some minimum
requirements to be met.
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Rules of waste transportation
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Transporters shall be appropriately licensed for specific
waste transportation.
Only suitable, legally compliant vehicles should be used to
transfer waste from production sites.
Only vehicles that are fit for purpose are to be used, with
the required documentation on board and driven by fully
trained operators.
The vehicles should be in good conditions. Before being
reused for other waste types they should be carefully
cleaned and decontaminated.
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Assessment of third parties
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An assessment of third-party disposal facilities should
be performed, to make sure that effective controls are
in place to reduce any potential impact that waste
management activities could have on human health and
the environment.
The assessment has to confirm that the facility complies
with regulations, corporate standards and requirements.
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Conclusions
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We have finally reached the end of this golden rule.
Let’s draw some conclusions.
Waste management is an integral part of responsible oil
and gas exploration and production activities throughout
the world.
The main benefits of sound management include
avoidance of impacts on human health and the
environment.
On the other hand, failure to manage waste effectively
may increase financial costs, the risk of reputation
damage as well as payment of fines, and other cost related
outputs.
Eni’s strategy for dealing with waste aims to mitigate the
environmental impact of Eni’s operations and to cut the
costs for corrective actions or disputes on compliance
issues.
Do you remember all the Golden Rules of Waste
Management?
