Rapid Response is a system that mitigates and prevents the escalation of adverse consequences in the event that existing risk management controls fail, particularly in the event of an incident that may have the potential to seriously impact the safety of employees, the community or the environment.
A Rapid Response incident or issue is defined as an event that has seriously threatened, or has the potential to seriously threaten, Newmont's operations and/or the safety and well-being of its employees. Rapid Response is designed to minimize the effects, prevent escalation of the event and allow resumption of normal operations as quickly as possible.
The Rapid Response process:
Provides appropriate support to an affected site and/or region to complement their technical response to an incident.
Minimizes the impact on the company by considering the environmental, strategic, legal, financial and public image aspects of the incident.
Ensures communications are being carried out in accordance with legal and ethical requirements.
Identifies actions that need to be taken on a broader scale than can be predicted by those involved in overcoming the immediate hazards.
Regular training exercises in Rapid Response are conducted to ensure the company's readiness to respond to serious events.
Many Newmont operations already have emergency or risk management procedures in place, and the need to implement evacuation procedures has been previously tested. Rapid Response provides a corporate-wide, common and tested procedure that will allow an appropriate response to any circumstance, in any geographic location, in a predictable and measurable manner.
