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2005 environmental incidentsWater 37%Land 11%Waste 17%Air 9%Aesthetic 26%Management systemsOur collieries all have dedicated staff and budgetsto manage environmental issues. In 2005, allcollieries retained their ISO 14001 certification.The implementation of this system at Mafube wasdelayed during 2005 and certification will beachieved by 2007. We are proud that New Denmarkalso received the national and international awardsfor the best Integrated 5 Star NOSA system as wellas a NOSCAR award, the first in Anglo Coal.During the year, Anglo American plc’s miningand labour law department conducted legalcompliance audits at seven of our collieries. Theremaining two scheduled their legal audits for thefirst quarter of 2006.During 2005, Anglo Coal purchased the PIVOTenvironmental management system software,developed by IBIS Technologies to manage allthe ISO 14001 systems within the division. Thesoftware has been installed at all collieries andis scheduled to be fully operational across alloperations in 2006.ensure that contractors and mine employeesadhere to strict hazardous materials handingand management procedures.Environmental incidentsThere was a general reduction in noteworthyenvironmental incidents in 2005. There were 1,820level 1 1 incidents and level 2 2 incidents reduced from73* to 44. This is attributed to the environmentalmanagement systems on all collieries improving theoperations’ environmental performance. No level 3 3incidents were reported, continuing the trend sincewe began reporting. Incidents, by category, arereflected in the pie chart on the left.Anglo Coal South Africa received no fines,nor were there any prosecutions relating toenvironmental performance during 2005.Supplier policy on ISO 14001> Companiesthat supply products to Anglo Coal South Africa areobliged to take responsibility for their environmentby providing the necessary information regardingpotential hazards to humans, animals or theenvironment as a result of their products and/orservices. The review and pre-qualification processfor suppliers makes use of a questionnaire whichincludes an environmental component. Anglo Coalis developing environmental and safety criteria forselection of preferred suppliers, and will encouragesuppliers to meet the new requirements.All products used by Anglo Coal must haveMaterial Safety Data Sheets which are managedthrough a live database for access and use byemployees. In conjunction with Anglo Coal centralpurchasing and mine-based environmental staff,Anglo Coal’s environmental services are involvedin investigating any unusual or significantlyhazardous materials before they are accepted ontoany site. The individual collieries are required to1Minor impact or disturbance with no long-term effect2Moderate impact or disturbance with medium-term effect3Significant impact or disturbance with extensive or long-term effect.* This number has been restated33