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Weather Event
Location: Oceania
Industry: Utility
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Heavy rainfall causes risk of severe flooding, limiting access to work sites
Political Event
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Political events involving a conflict of interest
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Monitoring of internal vaccination statistics and preparation to mitigate any operational disruptions
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Continued monitoring of COVID-19 on border reopening and preparation for potential impacts to operations
Weather Event
Location: Oceania
Industry: Utility
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Rising water levels pose threat of flooding, and lead to potential operational disruptions to nearby work sites
Social Media Security Threat
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Security threat against vaccination, causing conflict amongst employees
Industrial Action
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Industrial action to mandated vaccines has caused potential disruptions to operations
Industrial Action
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Industrial action has caused the suspension of critical site support impacting operations
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Preparing for COVID-19 related border reopening and potential impacts to operations
Machine Failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Machine failure causing operational disruptions
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Confirmed COVID case on vehicle, leaving other passengers at risk. Mitigation plans being activated
Weather Disruptions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity: Level Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Heavy storm sweeping around operating region, causing disruptions to work site
Machine failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team initiated for reported machine failure.
Protesting
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Sighted two protesters attaching to company equipment, creating operational disruptions.
Work site incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Work site incident reported – awaiting more information regarding impact.
Site incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Employees trapped underground due to collapse. No injuries reported.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Presumptive COVID-19 case recorded on site. Planning for possible disruptions.
Injury / fatality
Location: West Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Injury / fatality reported near site from local community members.
Natural disaster
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Hurricane expected to influence weather in region this week. Preparing for any possible disruptions.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Injury / fatality reported due to road collision near site region. Currently investigating situation.
Community conflicts
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Community members seeking ransom for access to local community lands. Operations halted due to prevention of access to site.
Vehicle accident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Staff member involved in vehicle accident. Currently being treated in hospital.
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Wild land fire located near site burning towards local community. Preparing for disruptions.
Community
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Experiencing disruptions from a local community group voicing concerns over company operations.
Machine failure
Location: Europe
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Machine failure causing operational disruptions.
Natural disaster
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Fire located near site. Current conditions are stable however wind conditions could escalate the situation and pose a threat. Preparing for any possible disruptions.
Community
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Chemical spill reported on transportation to site. No injuries, other impacts being assessed.
Natural disaster
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Wildfire located near site. Operations ceased and evacuations initiated.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Response initiated for COVID-19 outbreak in region.
Community
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Due to high winds an on-site chemical has flown into a nearby waterflow. No reports from local communities however a response has been initiated to manage the situation.
Machine failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Utility
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Machine failure causing disruptions to operations. Assessing situation to manage disruptions.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 outbreak in region reported. Preparing for lockdowns.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 outbreak response initiated for lockdown.
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Water levels reported high due to heavy rainfall. Preparing for any possible disruptions.
Industrial action
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Two site entrances have been closed due to industrial action over worker disputes.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Worker collapsed on site. Currently being attended by medical help.
Natural disaster
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Wildfire reported near site. Preparing for possible disruptions.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team initiated to manage response to COVID-19 cases.
Natural disaster
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Forest fire currently out of control near operational site. Preparing for possible disruptions.
Community
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Concerns of an upcoming protest on site after discovering a social media event likely to bring several hundred protesters.
Unauthorized sewage discharge
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Contractor company discharged sewage without authorization near local community. No reports by community or media, however event is being under investigation.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 response initiated. Communicating events to site and informing of updates.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Regional lockdown due to COVID-19 impacting business shift changes and flights in and out of area.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Lockdowns being introduced as a result of local COVID-19 case detected overnight.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team initiated due to positive COVID-19 case on site.
Machine failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Machinery for operations not functioning. Causing disruptions to current operations.
Industrial actions
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Industrial actions is being taken by staff due to work disputes.
Injury / fatality
Location: West Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Site hazards have caused first aid injuries and property damages.
Site risks
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Gas leak identified on-site. Investigating cause.
Reputational risks
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Identifying potential reputation risks to company due to land disagreements with community.
Community
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Security threats of violence occurring in local community.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Health emergency reported on site. Assessing situation.
Natural Disaster
Location: America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Wildfire approaching site. Preparing for any potential disruptions.
Crisis Management Team Initiation
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Crisis management team initiated for a safety performance review, resulting from an increase in site injuries.
Health risks
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Recent visitor had been diagnosed with a dangerous disease. Currently tracking source on site.
Reputational risks
Location: Europe
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: A negative social media post via an influential stakeholder addressing licence to operate issues. Establishing processes to manage risks.
Oil Spill
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Contained
Description: Tank oil spill which was immediately responded to and contained within the spill area. Escalation was taken due to landowners raising concerns. Assessment to manage potential reputational exposure required.
Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Human remains have been found on site. Information is still being gathered at this time.
Structural fire
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Structural fire reported. Update pending at this point.
Prevention of access
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Re-entry to site initiated after initial closure due to environmental risks.
Industrial action
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Uncontained
Description: Industrial action leading to shutdown of field operations.
Worksite Fire
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Machinery caught on fire causing significant damage. Process plant currently shut down till area is restored.
Union Disruptions
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Personnel affiliated with union have initiated road blockages preventing site access.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team deployed in response to COVID-19 cases and lockdown.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Lockdown in region due to positive COVID-19 cases.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team deployed due to COVID-19 cases and lockdown.
Labour shortage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Labour hire shortage. Incident management team deployed in preparation
Personnel Strike
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Work stoppage on site due to staff pay concerns.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Tropical cyclone heading towards site operations with potential to cause damage to infrastructure and injury to personnel.
Worksite incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: High gas levels on site triggered response plan.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Cyclone is expected to cross operating region. Preparing for potential impacts.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Cyclone is very likely to cross operating region. Contingency planning is being initiated to manage disruptions.
Operational Strike
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Workers gone on strike due to payment disagreements.
Worksite incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team formed to provide technical guidance for work site incident.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorm resulting in flooding. Potential impact to surrounding network.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Crisis and emergency management team being established due to rise in COVID-19 cases in region.
Staff disruption
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Disruptions experienced due to staff on sit down strike following job review implementation.
Site evacuation
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Site hazards reported requiring evacuation until re-entry plans are made.
Union Disruptions
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Union blockage at front gates preventing access to work site trucks.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Initiating preparation and recovery actions to expedite return of operations from tropical cyclone impact.
Vehicle failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Tanker failure during regular operations. Emergency Release Coupling was activated to tow the tanker to a safe location. No injuries reported.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Falling
Description: Large rainfall causing flooding and road closure. Delays to operations expected due to disruption.
Injury
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Worksite injury causing all work productions to be stopped.
Production issue
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Activating incident management team to achieve an upgrade in production performance.
Community
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: A group of community members intruded into operational areas. This has been a regular occurrence since December and is impacting our daily operations. Legal actions being undertaken to prevent further intrusions
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Government lockdowns due to COVID-19 case. Employees currently interstate will be unable to fly back to site due to cancellations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Initiation of incident management team due to COVID-19 lockdown.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 lockdowns commencing soon, expecting disruptions to usual operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Lockdowns expected to be commencing soon. Due to short notice, the emergency management team has been formed to establish actions and controls to maintain operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Lockdowns expected to be commencing soon. Due to short notice, the emergency management team has been formed to establish actions and controls to maintain operations.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Tropical cyclone has been detected in the region. Monitoring potential impacts
Community
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Site entrance has been blocked by union representatives affecting the current shift change over.
Community
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Uncontained
Description: Interference from local thieves causing a loss in company resources.
Power outtage
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Intermittent power trips causing production disruptions.
Community / Injury
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Local community disputes has resulted in injury to two staff. They are currently being attended at hospital.
Weather conditions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Weather conditions are indicating an upcoming cyclone. Currently preparing for potential disruptions to operations.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Tropical cyclone heading in direction towards work site, operational disruptions expected.
Operational
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Production issues causing operational disruptions to business.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Helicopter has landed from another location disregarding COVID protocols, leaving 10 people with potential risk exposure.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Activation has been triggered to manage the pending impacts of tropical cyclone on business operations.
Machine failure
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Machine failure disrupting production
Supply chain disruptions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Border closures causing disruptions to business operations
Cyber attack
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Systems compromise causing disruptions.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Bushfires affecting access to work site.
Work hazard
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: A chemical spill has been located which requires further investigations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Community transmission outbreak of COVID-19 in area.
Fire
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Supervisor has been notified of potential tire fire near site likely to cause operational disruptions. Travelling to scene to further assess.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Two inbound screening results have returned positive for COVID-19.
Infrastructure failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Production issues posed due to infrastructure failure.
Equipment failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Pipeline failure has caused portable water storage to drop below 70% causing operational disruptions.
Equipment failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Faults have been found post equipment upgrade causing operational disruptions.
Security threat
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Threats to site personnel from external sources.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Operational COVID-19 response planning initiated.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Potential business disruption as a result of COVID-19.
Equipment failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Company equipment has caught on fire.
Union action
Location: N/A
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Key stakeholders, including unions are attempting to impose changes to operating conditions that may threaten viability of the future of the company.
Community
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Local sacred site has been impacted from worksite operations. Work currently being undertaken to fix situation.
Natural Disaster
Location: Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Typhoon has impacted nearby cities with potential to impact operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Suspected COVID-19 case has been reported by an employee’s spouse.
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: One fatality reported on site from machinery misuse.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: Contingency planning initiated for escalating issues arising from COVID-19.
Traffic Incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Traffic incident reported on nearby highway. Potential involvement of a contractor personnel.
Highway blockage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Traffic incident causing local highway to be blocked.
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Traffic incident on nearby highway has resulted in two fatalities. Emergency management team initiated.
Severe Weather Conditions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: A severe thunderstorm struck company equipment. Additionally, strong winds caused equipment to move causing damage and operational interruptions.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: N/A
Status: N/A
Description: COVID-19 local outbreak contingency planning.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team activated in response to local outbreak of COVID-19.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 outbreak reported in local community.
Power outage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Power outage causing severe disruptions to operations and delivery requirements.
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Confirmed COVID-19 case with one worker causing disruptions to regular business operations.
Weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Total fire ban and catastrophic fire danger causing operational disruptions.
Political / Community
Location: East Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Local Government clashes have caused disruptions within the region, however no direct impacts to business yet. Watching brief.
Equipment Failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Shiploader cable failure causing disruptions. Initiating recovery process.
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Workers arrived on site with COVID-19 symptoms. Positive tests identified
Community
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Union actions causing disruptions to planned shift changes.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Vehicle collision reported on the highway near site
Community
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Lack of rainfall and collection of water by community at local dam raises risk of available water supply for site.
People
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Site operations disrupted over a dispute with staff pay.
Community
Location: Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Falling
Description: Protests occurring near site blocking access roads.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 outbreak on work site causing disruptions to usual operations.
Cyber Attack
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Supplier cyber attack causing operational disruptions
Power outtage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Operational disruption as a result of a power outtage.
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Injury / fatality disrupting supply chain operation
Community
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Local community tension – monitoring situation
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: On-site injury/fatality.
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: On-site injury/fatality
Injury / Fatality
Location: West Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Site security officials reported intruders entering the site which results in gun shots being fired. Minor injuries reported.
Site behaviour
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: People policy breach on site
Injury / Fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Onsite cardiac arrest
Vehicle Incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Truck caught on fire onsite, struggling to contain blaze
Mudslide
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Mudslide causing closure on highway near worksite.
Onsite disruption
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Onsite leak causing operational disruption. Consulting with experts and have barricades deployed to close off affected area.
Onsite Communication Failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Failure of onsite radio communications has stopped operations while technology identifies problem and implements a solution.
Power Outage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Power outage due to severe wind event that has impacts on parts of the incoming power line to site.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Emergency management team response for COVID-19
Community / social
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Call from authorities regarding potential enviromental issue with local community water. Evaluating potential impact to report to water authority
Community / social
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Protests planned to disrupt site operations
Worksite incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Pipeline failure onsite causing disruptions to normal day-to-day operations.
Union Industrial Action
Location: Central America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Union strike is causing disruption outside the entrance of work site. Employees have reportedly blocked access to the site by setting tires on fire.
Equipment / technical failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Portable water outage disrupting operations
Labour relations
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Union strike due to salary negotiations
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Attempted suicide from staff worker
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Private event injury
Equipment / technical failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Spontaneous combustion event occurred onsite
Equipment / technical failure
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Falling
Description: A machine hazzard has caused a gas leak on work site causing disruptions.
Political / regulatory
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Response to prohibition notice
Security
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Large value blackmail attempt by cyber crime group using custom-made ransomware
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Personnel injured with burns onsite. Ambulance have been called to site with a rescue team for resources site.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Stabbing/shooting incident reported nearby.
Community / social
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Illegal workers injury / fatality
Equipment / technical failure
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Machine has failed to restart after maintenance affecting operations.
Injury / fatality
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Personal injury from fall
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Oil
Severity Level: Low
Status: Uncontained
Description: COVID-19 response
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Energy
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Explosion at customer property. Several people taken to hospital with some minor and some severe injuries. Currently under investigation.
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 Planning and Response
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Assessment and management of COVID-19 pandemic on a local, provincial, national and global level.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Managing the impacts of COVID-19 on the Geoscience team and programs.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 response
Pandemic
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Operational lockdown due to raising number of COVID-19 cases in country.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Potential Business Interruption
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Regional operations planning and response for the escalating issues associated with COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 impact on industrial assets
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Planning and response for COVID-19 escalation
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Regional COVID-19 contingency planning
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Energy
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Crisis teams and strategic management and response initiated for global COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: COVID-19 operational and response planning initiated in region.
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Business continuity planning implemented to manage impacts of COVID-19 outbreak
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 incident management team response
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Due to the pandemic affecting the country, the incident management team committee has been activated to take actions to protect the health and safety of company staff.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team response initiated for COVID-19. Pandemic to potentially impact multiple work groups that are critical to site asset production targets.
Pandemic
Location: Europe
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Management of COVID-19 response initiated including business continuity arrangements.
Injury/fatality
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Employee in a minor crash incident with animals on the road. Slight damage to the vehicle with no personal injuries.
Pandemic
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Employee in a minor crash incident with animals on the road. Slight damage to the vehicle with no personal injuries.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team to track business continuity plan preparation for operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Office closure with emergency management team to support remote working arrangements.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 Incident Management Team Response
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team is being established to prepare for COVID-19. The IMT will be responsible for ensuring organisation has minimal impacts on the supply chain and to ensure the health and safety of personnel.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Energy
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 pandemic response
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Senior leadership team activation for company global COVID-19 response.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 response plan initiated in region
Pandemic
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: First confirmed case of imported COVID-19 in region.
Pandemic
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 management plan initiated in region
Pandemic
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 reported to be spreading in region. No employees or contractors confirmed positive to COVID-19 yet. Preventative measures have been issued to all employees and contractors in region.
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Response team initiated for COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Regional Response
Pandemic
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: First two cases of COVID-19 has been reported in country region. Company is activating preparedness plans including possibly implementing emergency procedures to protect the workforce while ensuring continuity of operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Oil
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Suspected COVID-19 case
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team has been formed to prepare and manage for the potential impacts from COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 task force to use EMQnet for management tasks, status updates and stakeholder communication planning.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 preparedness and response
Community / social
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Community threats by affected property owners. Owners want compensation for dust pollution from work site.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 regional response
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team response for COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team response for COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team / Emergency management team response for COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team response for COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Monitoring and assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak to minimize risks to work site.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 planning & response initiated on site
Pandemic
Location: South East Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: COVID-19 starting to spread around South East Asia. Beginning preparedness plan to anticipate and provide prevention action in order to prevent the further impact to the business.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 Response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Oil
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Injured person has completed COVID-19 questionnaire which has instructed to monitor and self isolate.
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Response
Injury
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Employee wasp sting whilst working onsite. No major consequences reported.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 taskforce is responding to current business impacts and planning for future disruptions arising from pandemic.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Response
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 Response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team set up to allow the tracking and potential response to the evolving COVID-19 impacts regionally and onto company operations.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 Response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 response initiated and management for business continuity planning
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 Response initiated
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 site preparation for potential COVID-19 outbreak in region.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 planning
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Response initiated to manage impacts of COVID-19 by focusing on 1) Employees, contractors and families 2) Supporting Government on what they require in the wider communities and 3) minimise impact to safety, production and cost
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 contingency planning
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team is being established to prepare for COVID-19 threats and to be responsible for business continuity.
Pandemic
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 pandemic response
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Monitoring of global developments of COVID-19 to determine impact on company.
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 pandemic planning team initiated
Pandemic
Location: Africa
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: COVID-19 contingency plan initiated
Resignation
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Resignation of high profile employee creates potential production, IR and security risks.
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 is impacting many parts of the world, closing borders, impacting travel and supply routes. There is a potential impact that could occur to company supply chain.
Community / social
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Community compensation fo death of cattle found onsite
Industrial action
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Audit undertaken as a result of reputational impacts following an investigation.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Energy
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Due to COVID-19 and its impact on a number of elements of the business and supply chain, a CMT has been activated with the possibility of activating the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Health Response Team (HRT)
Security
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Illegal electric cables installed near work area by third party.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Partial business operations stopped by the community due to COVID-19.
Injury / fatality
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Two subcontractors received wasp sting during an observation and information gathering tour.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Potential head on collision involving 2 vehicles reported nearby work site. Suspecting occupant could potentially be an employee or contractor.
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Uncontained
Description: COVID-19 Response
Injury / fatality
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Contractor involved in vehicle incident causing minor damages. No physical injuries reported.
Severe weather conditions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: High level rainfall reported on site. Rainfall typically takes two weeks to present an issue to site and can take several months to fix.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: A vehicle tip has occurred on work site causing operational disruptions
Severe weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Severe weather conditions reported
Work site incident
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Open pit slip. Remediation failure.
Injury
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Person collapsed on site
Technical event
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Site failure
Technical event
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Slip event with subsequent seismic activity.
Severe weather conditions
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team has been activated as a result of wet weather conditions ensure people are safe.
Severe weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: High rainfall response initiated which has exceeded level 3. Heavy rainfall typically takes 2 weeks to become an issue for working site, which can take several months to overcome.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: Incident management team initiated for tropical cyclone approaching site.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: Incident management team initiated for topical cyclone which is forecasted to become a category 4 cyclone.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Incident management team initiated for topical cyclone which has moved to a category 2 system. Cyclone direction and speed is currently being monitored.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Tropical Cyclone affects business operations.
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Falling
Description: Site response team initiated due to tropical cycle impacts to site
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Falling
Description: Work site shut in due to a filter blockage
Pandemic
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Emergency management team set up to allow the tracking and potential response to the evolving COVID-19 impacts regional and onto company operations.
Pandemic
Location: South East Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 monitoring
Pandemic
Location: Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Corporate incident management teams deployed – COVID-19
Pandemic
Location: South East Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: Understanding the risk to the commercial function from COVID-19 and managing the effectiveness of business continuity plans.
Pandemic
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: COVID-19 response initialization
Pandemic
Location: Global
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Global response initiated for COVID-19
Natural Disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Emergency management team activated in response to fire impacting areas local to site
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Cardiac event at work site gym.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: Employee found losing consciousness whilst working out in onsite gym
Network outage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Rail network communications outage
Injury / fatality
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Attempted suicide by employee, treatment on onsite clinic
Severe Weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Company transportation to site impacted due to severe weather conditions.
Community / social
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Social issues regarding land ownership by third parties causing operational disruptions
Severe weather conditions
Location: North America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Blizzard warning causing operations to temporarily shut down.
Attempted theft
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Attempted theft or sabotage recorded onsite
Machine failure
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Fire outbreak from machine failure
Community / social
Location: South America
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Escalating
Description: Site invasions by unauthorized personnel
Natural Disaster
Location: Asia
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Stable
Description: Volcanic eruption. Incident management team initiated to manage transport and site.
Severe Weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Severe wet weather and cyclone reported
Severe Weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Escalating
Description: High rain fall causing damage at work site
Flood damage
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: High
Status: Falling
Description: Rail line flood damage
Severe Weather
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Cyclone impacting site logisitcs
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Stable
Description: Incident management team initiated to review ongoing risk of bushfires impacting workers and infrasturcture.
Injury / fatality
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Employee reported not feeling well, later taken to a medical centre where the employee went into Cardiac Arrest
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Construction
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Stable
Description: Bushfires passed through worksite out of hours. Site is currently demobilised.
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Low
Status: Falling
Description: Bush fires recorded in region with fire ember attacks causing evacuations and road closures
Natural disaster
Location: Oceania
Industry: Resources
Severity Level: Medium
Status: Escalating
Description: Bush fires threatening company assets
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