WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 2, Section 8 of Department Circular No. DC2012-11-0009, otherwise known as the "Renewable Energy Safety, Health and Environment Rules and Regulations (RESHERR)", and in order to ensure adequate safety and protection against the hazards to health, life, property, as well as pollution of air, land and water from Renewable Energy (RE) Operations, the following Geothermal Safety, Health and Environment Code of Practice are hereby promulgated.