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Graeme Blakey

Business Environmental Assessment Checklist

Light Industrial Premises Audit Project

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Assessment Details
Premises Type
  • Automotive / Mechanical
  • Cement
  • Chemicals / Pesticides
  • Concrete and stone products
  • Engineering / Manufacture
  • Laboratories
  • Printing / Photographic
  • Plastic / Fibreglass
  • Other
Activity
  • Motor vehicle wrecking
  • Motor vehicle mechanical repairs and modifications
  • Motor vehicle hire and sales
  • Machinery repair services
  • Car wash
Activity
  • Engineering services and supplies
  • Spray painting & metal coating
  • Manufacturing

Details

Activities of interest
  • Chemicals (storage / use)
  • Waste water
  • Controlled waste
  • Spraypainting / Air quality
  • Material handling
  • Gas
  • Other

Details

Liquid Storage / Spill Management

Are Material Data Sheets (MSDS) held on site for all chemicals used?

Does the business store any liquids

Liquids stored
  • Oils
  • Fuel
  • Fuel Additives
  • Degreasing Agents
  • Radiator Additives
  • Detergents
  • Acids
  • Alkalis
  • Solvents
  • Paints
  • Liquid Waste Products
  • Other

Details

Are liquids stored above ground, underground or both?
  • Underground
  • Above ground
  • Both

Above ground storage

Are all liquids and other potential contaminants stored on sealed ground and in a bunded and undercover area?

Details

Does the business have sufficient emergency spill control equipment on site.

Details

Have all staff been adequately trained in emergency spill response procedures?

Details

Underground storage

Is there an underground tank that holds flammable or combustible materials

Tank capacity / tank contents / notes

Is there an underground chemical storage tank? (E.g. Acid, alkali, spent coolant, radiator wash)

Tank capacity / tank contents / notes

Controlled Waste Management

Does the business generate or handle any controlled waste?

Which controlled wastes
  • Acid (pH<4)
  • Alkali (pH>10)
  • Contaminated drums / containers
  • Contaminated parts
  • Copper compounds
  • Oil filters
  • Paints
  • Parts washer fluids
  • Radiator coolant
  • Solvents
  • Thinners
  • Tyres
  • Used Oil
  • Other

Details

Number of tyres exceeds 100

Number of tyres exceeds 500

Amount of waste generated per year

Is the business a Licensed Controlled Waste carrier?

Licence No.

Does the business use a licensed waste contractor to remove any controlled waste

Details

Controlled waste records kept? (I.e. Receipts or register)

Air Quality Management

Measures to prevent dust leaving premises

Details

Measures to prevent fumes / vapours leaving premises

Details

Measures to prevent odours leaving premises

Does the company repair / refurbish / decommission air conditioners

Details

How are refrigerant gases managed?

Refrigerant Trading Authorisation?

Refrigerant Handling Licence

Is spray painting carried on at the premises

Is it conducted in an approved spray booth

Is a gun cleaning station used that captures and recirculates contaminated gun wash?

Waste Water Management

Does the business undertake any activities that generate wastewater?

Vehicle washing

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Degreasing

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Is engine degreasing conduced in a dedicated wash down bay that discharges to an oil separation system?

Are quick break and biodegradable degreasers and detergents used where wastewater is directed to an oil separation system.gd

Floor washing

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Parts washing

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Radiator flushing

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Heat treatment

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Metal cooling / cutting

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Other

Details

Is treatment adequate?

Is disposal appropriate

Does the business discharge waste water to Deep sewer Septic tank or Approved apparatus

Approval from Water Corp or other relevant body to discharge wastewater to sewer?

IW permit number

The following devices are fitted

Sediment trap

Comments

Petrol and oil separator

Comments

Grease trap

Comments

In summary does business dispose of wastewater appropriately?

Are there other (non water) cleaning systems e.g. For small parts?

Is waste liquid disposed of appropriately?

Solid Waste Management
How does the business dispose of general solid waste?
  • Council bin ( general waste )
  • Council bin ( recycling )
  • Bulk bn
  • Transfer Station / landfill
  • Other

Other details

Does the business segregate solid waste items for disposal, recycling or reuse?

Cardboard

Scrap metal

Rags

Wood

Other

Follow up and actions

Best Practice

Is there an environmental management system in place

Are independent environmental audits conducted

Details

Is there an internal incident reporting system

Is there an internal complaint reporting system?

Is there a documented maintenance procedure?

Summary and Follow up

Overall environmental standard

Attitude to environmental management

Follow up action required
  • None
  • Advice given
  • Warning letter
  • Infringement notice
  • Prosecution
  • Follow up visit
Follow visit after or on

I have read and understood the contents of this assessment

Proprietor / Staff name
Officer Name
  • Ian Watt
  • Tsyr Chiat Chew
Officer
Business Environmental Assessment
Graeme Blakey

Business Environmental Assessment

Light Industrial Premises Audit Project

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Please note that this checklist is a hypothetical example and provides basic information only. It is not intended to take the place of, among other things, workplace, health and safety advice; medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; or other applicable laws. You should also seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of such checklist is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction.

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