Australian Wine Industry Standard of Sustainable Practice Winery- Audit

• Site conducted

• Business Location
  Address

• Person/s attending the audit

• Auditor

• Date

  Date

Scope and commitment

• Are flowcharts available that identify the areas requiring certification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a property map or drawing of the site available and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does it identify boundaries buildings and facilities including all business infrastructure and activities (buildings, tanks, cellar door, sheds, houses, worker accommodation and facilities) on-property roads and access points toilet facilities, septic tanks and seepage pads property boundaries, roads, and surrounds (school, sports fields, residential)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does it identify production areas and infrastructure including vineyard blocks and other production areas bulk fuel storage, including underground tanks storage sites for waste, including controlled wastes awaiting collection or disposal water sources, extraction points and delivery infrastructure wastewater storage and treatment areas and areas irrigated with treated wastewater drainage system of winery site, showing drainage lines through the site, surface drain network, direction of flow and drain interceptors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any environmentally sensitive areas identified, including sensitive areas adjacent to the property boundary such as National Parks, World Heritage listed areas, Ramsar listed wetland areas, wildlife sanctuaries/corridors or other specified conservation areas natural waterways, wetlands, riparian areas and lakes areas that are, or are at risk of being, highly degraded, eroded or contaminated areas that are, or are at risk of being, highly degraded, eroded or contaminated significant stands of remnant native vegetation threatened species other sensitive areas with high conservation value

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sustainability Action Planning

• Has a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) been developed that documents the action(s) planned to address sustainability issues and protect assets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there evidence of progress towards and/or changes to planned action(s) ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation

• Is the Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) reviewed and updated annually? The name of the person completing the review and the date of the review is documented.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the defined Sustainable Winegrowing Australia business metrics and the best practice workbook been completed and reported annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Training and Development

• Has a management representative completed approved Freshcare training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is training provided for workers who complete tasks relevant to this Standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of internal and external training recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all workers and visitors to site inducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the training needs matrix reveiwed annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a review of training needs been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the induction include, biosecurity and hygiene requirements site access and movement use of protective clothing and footwear (where required) emergency procedures general behaviour?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Conduct internal audits to verify ongoing compliance with this Standard

• Have any non conformances from previous audits been completed and signed off?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manage certified wine grapes

• Are records of all wine grapes received kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does any wine presented for sale under the Sustainable Winegrowing Australia trust mark and certification to this Standard, have 85% of wine grapes sourced from businesses currently certified to the Freshcare Australian Wine Industry Standard of Sustainable Practice – Viticulture?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Biosecurity

Manage biosecurity on the property

• Has a Biosecurity Management Program been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Biosecurity and hygiene requirements been reinforced with prominent signs and/or written or pictorial training guides?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is access to the property and growing sites restricted to authorised persons and vehicles including workers, visitors and contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Biosecurity Management Program been reviewed and updated at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Monitor and report unusual findings

• Is worker and visitor behaviour monitored for compliance with biosecurity and hygiene requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has any unusual plant pest, disease or weed identified on the property been reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chemical Management

• Has consideration been given to all available options before hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods are chosen for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When necessary to use hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods, are those that are less hazardous and dangerous and/or have a lower environmental impact been considered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods purchased from approved suppliers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods containers adequately labelled and in acceptable condition on receival?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods purchased recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods storage areas appear adequate for the goods stored?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods stored in designated separate areas for each category and for substances awaiting disposal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a current Safety Data Sheet (SDS) available for all hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods stored in original containers according to directions on the container label or in the SDS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any deteriorating labels been replaced immediately with a legible copy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stored Hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods checked annually to identify and segregate for disposal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are unusable Hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods and empty containers legally disposed of through registered collection agencies, or in approved off-site disposal areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Train and authorise workers who store, handle, apply and/or dispose of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods

• Are workers involved in the supervision of storage, handling, application and disposal of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods have completed hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Workers authorised to store, handle, apply and/or dispose of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods been trained in practices that minimise the risk of environmental contamination from chemicals and in actions to be taken in the event of chemical spills, leakage or spray drift?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers authorised to store, handle, apply and/or dispose of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods been provided appropriate protective equipment to be used in accordance with DBW Standard work Instructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a register of workers authorised to store, handle, apply and/or dispose of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods used Standard Work Instructions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods usage equipment maintained and checked for effective operation before and during each use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manage mixing and disposal of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods to minimise risk to the environment

• Are hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods mixing areas located, constructed, and maintained to minimise the risk of contaminating the site and surrounding environment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are leftover hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods disposed of according to the SDS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of all hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods used kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency Response

• Has the potential spill risks for wine, wastewater and hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods been assessed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill control materials and equipment adequate for containing spill risks and located in relevant areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the internal and external emergency contacts required in the event of a spill been documented and displayed in relevant areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill response procedures documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers trained in spill response procedures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill response procedures reviewed and verified/updated annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency procedures tested at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Water Management

• Has a water Management Program been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Water Management Program been reviewed in consideration of improvement strategies and updated at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have Water use improvement strategies identified been documented in the Sustainability Action Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all water sources used identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are water sources monitored and managed to minimise potential contamination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are water extraction points, water storage and delivery infrastructure and equipment monitored and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are applicable licences and permits for infrastructure and activities in water harvesting, extraction, storage, use and discharge current and available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wastewater Management

• Does contaminated stormwater, winery wastewater, grape juice and wine from drains, pipes, sumps, tanks, retention basins or other facilities all drain into the wastewater capture and management system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are wastewater capture and storage systems separated from domestic septic systems and sized to manage peak volumes monitored and maintained to minimise risk of leakage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the wastewater treatment systems designed to treat wastewater to the irrigation or discharge standard required verified as achieving the irrigation or discharge standard required maintained and checked for effective operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the wastewater volume measured and reviewed annually against the Water Management Program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is water run-off or discharge from the property managed or treated to minimise environmental harm on and off-site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are strategies implemented to prevent contamination and sedimentation of water sources?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manage wastewater to minimise land and soil degradation, erosion and contamination

• Are wastewater disposal practices on the winery site chosen to minimise soil degradation, erosion and contamination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is wastewater disposed to land via irrigation assessed for risk of causing an increase in soil salinity, soil acidity, soil alkalinity or soil sodicity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If wastewater used for irrigation that has the potential to increase soil salinity, soil acidity, soil alkalinity or soil sodicity either treated before use or the land areas receiving the wastewater monitored for changes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the land areas receiving irrigation from untreated wastewater tested and monitored for changes to soil salinity, soil acidity, soil alkalinity or soil sodicity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Waste Water Irrigation records kept for land areas irrigated with untreated wastewater?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manage areas with highly degraded, eroded or contaminated soil

• Are land areas identified as being highly degraded, eroded or contaminated managed to minimise further degradation, erosion or contamination contained to minimise soil movement on and off-site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are remediation activities for areas identified documented in the Sustainability Action Plan (SAP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Biodiversity

Manage biodiversity on the property

• Has a Biodiversity Management Program been established using strategies and practices to protect areas of biodiversity identified on the property map reduce threatening processes manage feral animals, invasive species, pests, environmental weeds and disease(s) on the property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Biodiversity Management Program been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Biodiversity Management Program been reviewed and updated annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Develop strategies to protect and improve biodiversity

• Have biodiversity protection and improvement strategies been developed with consideration of regional biodiversity priorities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have improvement strategies identified been documented in the Sustainability Action Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste

• Has a Waste Management Program been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers provided with appropriate protective equipment to be used in accordance with the Waste Management Program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is waste that cannot be avoided, reused, or recycled, disposed of in approved off-site facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of waste transport and disposal of controlled wastes kept, and suppliers of these services managed in accordance with supplier requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all stored waste managed to minimise the risk of contaminating onsite and off-site areas and to minimise pest activity

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Waste Management Program reviewed in consideration of improvement strategies and updated at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are waste management improvement strategies identified and documented in the Sustainability Action Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A review of input materials is undertaken at least annually, to prioritise the reduction of plastic waste

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Air Quality

• Has an Air Quality Management Program been documented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are workers provided appropriate protective equipment to be used in accordance with the Air Quality Management Program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Air Quality Management Program been reviewed in consideration of improvement strategies and updated at least annually?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are air quality improvement strategies identified documented in the Sustainability Action Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Energy and fuel

• Has energy and fuel efficiency been considered in the selection and/or design of new premises, vehicles, machinery, and equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are efficient operating practices for premises, vehicles, machinery, and equipment been identified and implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Servicing and maintenance records are kept for vehicles, machinery, and equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is electricity and fuel consumption reviewed at least annually, in consideration of improvement strategies for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have electricity and fuel use improvement strategies been documented in the Sustainability Action Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bulk fuel storages located, constructed, and maintained to minimise the risk of environmental contamination and contain spillage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a current Safety Data Sheet (SDS) kept for all bulk fuel stored on the property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workers been provided appropriate protective equipment to be used in accordance with Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are suppliers of bulk fuel managed in accordance with the supplier requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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