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The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry-specific examples of Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), as defined in IFC's Performance Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention. IFC uses the EHS Guidelines as a technical source of information during project appraisal activities, as described in IFC's Environmental and Social Review Procedures Manual.
The EHS Guidelines for Offshore Oil and Gas Development include information relevant to seismic exploration, exploratory and production drilling, development and production activities, offshore pipeline operations, offshore transportation, tanker loading and unloading, ancillary and support operations, and decommissioning. They also address potential onshore impacts that may result from offshore oil and gas activities. A complete list of industry-sector guidelines can be found at www.ifc.org/ehsguidelines.
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Supplemental information:
- Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines (including General and Industry Sector EHS Guidelines)
- Technical Revision of the World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines
- IFC's Sustainability Framework - 2012 Edition
- Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines / Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook - Provided as reference material only; replaced by the 2007 versions.