Health impact assessment (HIA) guide

'Health impact assessment guide'(2016), The global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues (IPIECA) and International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP).

This new guide defines and outlines the purpose and value of health impact assessments within the oil and gas industry, and details a six-step HIA implementation process. By implementing a health impact assessment - a structured planning and decision-making process for analysing the potential positive and negative impacts of programmes, projects, and policies on public health - oil and gas companies can address the impacts in a timely and appropriate manner to achieve positive outcomes and cost benefits while also enhancing sustainability.

The guide includes ‘lessons learned’ and new HIA developments and is intended as a technical resource for both subject matter experts and project staff who work on the potential health impacts of oil and gas projects.

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