2007 Targets

2007 Target Achieved
Health & safety
LTIFR 0.42/ AIFR 0.93 No
Coal & Allied LTIFR 0.20/ AIFR 0.64 No
RTCA Queensland LTIFR 0.68/ AIFR 1.29 Yes
Training material will be developed to support a programme to further strengthen safety leadership Yes
Draft a wellness/ health lifestyle strategy, for roll out in 2008 Yes
Further embed Rio Tinto health standards Yes
Human resources
Deliver leadership programmes at all sites Yes
Deliver site specific human resources plans Yes
Increase diversity of our workforce by targeting people from non traditional mining roles Yes
Deliver a common RTCA training system to improve employee skills development No
Continue implementation of the RTCA Indigenous employment strategy Yes
Integrate Indigenous employment into the RTCA contract management system Yes
Initiate RTCA Cultural awareness training inductions Yes
Community relations
Successful operation of the Coal & Allied Community Trust, Queensland Community Development Funds and Aboriginal development funds to achieve closer alignment with the business Yes
Seek to increase the value of sponsorships and partnerships to the business and stakeholders Yes
Plan in place at each operation to fill any gaps identified against the Rio Tinto Communities Standard Yes
Audit against the Rio Tinto Communities Standard carried out at each operation before the end of 2009 In progress
Socio economic base line developed for the Hunter Valley, with particular focus on better understanding Coal & Allied's contribution to the region Yes
Finalise land access agreements with the Wangan jagalingou people for Clermont and Blair Athol Mines, with Kangoulu people for Kestrel Mine and the Wiri people for Hail Creek Mine Partial
Rio Tinto Cultural Heritage Management System fully operational at all sites Yes
Implementation at all sites of a strategy to manage and protect scar trees including an agreed process for verification, removal and temporary storage of scar trees Yes
Promote sustainability and innovation in Aboriginal business enterprise by sharing information across relevant Aboriginal communities in New South Wales and Queensland Yes
Environment
RTCA Queensland freshwater use 170 litres per tonne of product coal No
Coal & Allied freshwater use 58 litres per tonne of product coal No
Coal & Allied land rehabilitation 249 hectares No
Coal & Allied land disturbance 233 hecatres Yes
RTCA Queensland land rehabilitation 366 hectares No
RTCA Queensland land disturbance 399 hectares No
Achieve zero category III and IV environmental incidents at Coal & Allied and RTCA Queensland operations Yes
Update Blair Athol Mine's mine life plan Yes
Complete Kestrel Mine, Bengalla, Mount Pleasant and Mount Thorley Warkworth mine life plans Yes
Commence Tarong Mine and Hail Creek mine life plans Partial - RTCA sold Tarong Mine which meant the requirement to commence plan no longer applied
Coal & Allied total energy use 0.179 GJ per tonne of product No
RTCA Queensland total energy use 0.109 GJ per tonne of product No
Coal & Allied greenhouse gas emissions 86.42kg C02 -equivalent per tonne of product No
RTCA greenhouse gas emissions 25.2kg CO2 -equivalent per tonne of product No