November 2006, Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
These guiding principles are backed by specific which member companies began reporting against in 2004. These indicators are designed to identify the industry’s current performance in key performance areas, and point to actions that could be taken to improve it. Areas for which performance indicators have been developed include tailings management, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions management, external outreach and crisis management planning.
This document provides a tool to assist companies in the assessment of the standard of crisis management currently being implemented by the corporate office and their Canadian operating facilities, in accordance with the TSM crisis management planning performance indicators. It enables key performance indicators to be segregated and performance improvements for each indicator tracked year to year. The use of this protocol also enhances the consistency of assessments conducted across companies. In addition, this tool has been designed to enable external verification of company performance, consistent with the TSM verification system and the initiative’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
