Occupational Health, Safety,  Welfare and the Environment Promoting and maintaining high standards of safe work practice  and a safe and healthy workplace are integral to our business. Environmental Management Commitment  Injury Frequency Rehabilitation Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare  The Company is committed to the concept of sustainable  development which requires economic growth to be  balanced by good stewardship and the protection of human  health and the environment in which we live and work. Maintenance of a system of safe work practices,  a pro-active approach to control and management  of hazards, and the development and improvement  of management performance standards are integral  to this approach. The Company recognises that gold mining operations  should be developed and managed on the basis of sustainable criteria. Environmental Programs conducted during the year  included: This year Meekatharra Gold Operations reported  5 Lost Time Injuries (LTI) for the year to 30th June 2004.  The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)  for the operation was 19.4 (rolling twelve month average),  compared with the industry average of 5.  This represents a reduced performance compared to the  previous year. Incident investigations showed that 3 of the 5 Lost Time  incidents related to work conducted in contract drilling  and contract demobilization tasks. These investigations  highlighted the requirement for changes to the systems  of work in these areas, which have been implemented.  Programs over the year focussed on the continuous  improvement in participation of all employees in  occupational health and safety issues management and  decision making. This was supported by training in the  areas of Hazard Identi fi  cation and Emergency Response  Planning, together with Site OH&S Representative  training, in particular targeting improved communications  at all levels. The workforce commitment to safety performance will  continue to focus on improvement of safety systems and  awareness which will target the reduction of the LTIFR  to or below the industry average. Mine site rehabilitation objectives are directed towards  ensuring that the physical structures that remain after mine  closure do not impose a long term hazard to public safety  or the environment and that the mined area achieves the  nominated post mining land use. During the past year continued signi fi  cant progress was  made toward ful fi  lling these rehabilitation objectives.  Work was undertaken across a range of sites which  included rehabilitation earthworks programs at the three  Paddys Flat low grade stockpile sites, making safe historic  mine workings, waste dump slope pro fi  ling, capping with  topsoil/oxide material and workings in particular  at the South Junction site.  •  Continued focus on site waste management,  in particular management and disposal of hydrocarbon products. •  In addition to statutory monitoring requirements,  regular self-audits were conducted throughout the  year to monitor progress and to identify areas which  required further management focus. •  Progressive rehabilitation earthworks were completed  on most recently mined areas, with further work  conducted on historical mining areas. 13