CE03 Quarry & Stockpile Appraisal including Significant Hazard

• Forest Region

  South Region

  East Region

  West Region

  North Region

• Forest Block

  Select 51 Shankend 52 Whitrope 53 Wauchope Burn 55 Hyndlee 56 Lethem 57 Peel 61 Falside 62 Swinnie 63 Gair 64 Grey Hill 65 Craikhope 67 Meadshaw 68 Crooked Loch 69 Gamescleuch 70 Newcastleton 71 Tinnisburn 72 Yair 73 Elibank 74 Traquair 75 Thornielee 76 Caberston 77 Cardrona 78 Glentress 80 Cademuir 81 Cloich 83 Ladyurd

  • 51 Shankend
  • 52 Whitrope
  • 53 Wauchope Burn
  • 55 Hyndlee
  • 56 Lethem
  • 57 Peel
  • 61 Falside
  • 62 Swinnie
  • 63 Gair
  • 64 Grey Hill
  • 65 Craikhope
  • 67 Meadshaw
  • 68 Crooked Loch
  • 69 Gamescleuch
  • 70 Newcastleton
  • 71 Tinnisburn
  • 72 Yair
  • 73 Elibank
  • 74 Traquair
  • 75 Thornielee
  • 76 Caberston
  • 77 Cardrona
  • 78 Glentress
  • 80 Cademuir
  • 81 Cloich
  • 83 Ladyurd

• Quarry Name & Grid Reference

  Select Plumbers Knowe - NT298384 Clove Stell - NT204489 Henwoodie - NT332096 Gamescleuch Hill - NT289146 Plora - NT347360 Lewinshope - NT364323 Anderson - NT276414 Greenhill - NT298419 Tinnisburn - NY446832 Swarf - NY511871 Riccarton - NY540970 Falside - NT660115 Mathematicians - NT597049 Meg & The Bairns - NT607022 Caberston - NT340396 Thornielee - NT403372 Craig Hill - NT438338 Knowehill Bog NT330088

  • Plumbers Knowe - NT298384
  • Clove Stell - NT204489
  • Henwoodie - NT332096
  • Gamescleuch Hill - NT289146
  • Plora - NT347360
  • Lewinshope - NT364323
  • Anderson - NT276414
  • Greenhill - NT298419
  • Tinnisburn - NY446832
  • Swarf - NY511871
  • Riccarton - NY540970
  • Falside - NT660115
  • Mathematicians - NT597049
  • Meg & The Bairns - NT607022
  • Caberston - NT340396
  • Thornielee - NT403372
  • Craig Hill - NT438338
  • Knowehill Bog NT330088

• Weather Condition

  Select Raining Snowing Overcast Fair Sunny Wind & Rain Windy Cloudy

  • Raining
  • Snowing
  • Overcast
  • Fair
  • Sunny
  • Wind & Rain
  • Windy
  • Cloudy

• Prepared by

  Bruce Hamilton MIAgrE MIQ MICE

  Colin McEwan

  Alex Adekambi

• Date of Inspection

  Date

• Last Inspection Date

  Date

• Add Picture of Quarry Frontage or Aerial Picture

  Media

Crests

• Lowering of ground surface at or behind the crest of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cracking behind the crest of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water running over the crest of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water entering cracks behind the crest of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Surcharging of ground behind the crest of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Face

• Bulging of the slope face

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Settlement of slope face

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Displacement across joints/bedding planes etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Open structural features inclined >10 degrees out of the face (Sliding & Wedge)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Open structural features inclined steeply > 70 Degrees out of the face (Toppling)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose material on the face

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Irregular slope gradient

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Irregularities in plan of the slope face

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water issuing from the face

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Toe

• Ground movements at or in front of the toe of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water issuing from or in front of the toe of the overall slope/bench

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excavations at or near toe of structure not as per design of quarry

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other Observations

• Variations from Design and/or Excavations and Tips rules

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recent or active rockfall

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Recent or active slope failure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other changes in slope condition or features of note

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fences/Barriers/Signs

• Are fences required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are existing fences in good state of repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are barriers/gates required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are barriers/gates in suitable state of repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning signs required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning signs in place and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Select Signage Required

  Select New FLS Branded 4 x 4 Threshold Sign New FLS Branded Boundary Signage Other - Give Details

  • New FLS Branded 4 x 4 Threshold Sign
  • New FLS Branded Boundary Signage
  • Other - Give Details

• Benches & Haul Roads

• Are benches and haul roads stable and without signs of failure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are haul roads of adequate width and safe gradient

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there excessive ruts, potholes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is edge protection adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Action Required (indicate where immediate action is required)

• Safety and Stability of the excavated slopes/tips

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Trigger Factors (Automatic Significant Hazard)

• Description of a Significant Hazard

• Significant Hazard Definitions (Regulation 32 – ACOP) - 293. To determine if the hazard is significant, it is necessary to consider how an excavation or tip might feasibly fail, and the likely consequences of any such failure. The likely consequences are crucial when deciding if a particular hazard is significant. The probability of such a failure actually happening is not relevant in this context
  294. The Consequences depend on the likely scale of the failure (ie the size of the failure and the rea affected by it) and whether people are likely to be injured.
  295. The hazard should be considered significant if such a failure would, directly or indirectly, be:
  (a) liable to endanger premises, roadways or other places where people are likely to be found off-site; or
  (b) likely to kill or seriously injure anyone.
  Tips
  300. The hazard should be treated as significant and the tip subject to a geotechnical assessment if it is, or will be:
  (a) in a wholly or mainly solid state and not in solution or suspension (ie not likely to flow if not contained); and (i) the area of the land covered exceeds 10 000 sq m; or
  (ii) the height of the tip exceeds 15 m; or
  (iii) the average gradient of the land covered by the tip exceeds 1 in 12; or
  (b) a lagoon containing any liquid or material wholly or mainly in solution or suspension (ie likely to flow if not contained); and (i) the contents of the lagoon are more than 4 m above the level of any land which is within 50 m of its perimeter; or
  (ii) the contents of the lagoon exceed 10 000 cubic metres; or
  (c) irrespective of the size of the tip, other factors, for example the geology, location or proximity to an excavation, mean that there is a significant hazard as described in paragraphs 293–295.
  Excavations
  301. The hazard should be treated as significant and the excavation subject to a geotechnical assessment where:
  (a) in the case of moderately weak or stronger rock: (i) the vertical height of any individual face is more than 15 m; or
  (ii) the overall vertical height of any adequately benched face or slope, measured from toe to crest, is between 15 m and 30 m, and the overall face angle is steeper than 1 horizontal to 1 vertical (45° to the horizontal); or
  (b) in the case of weak or very weak rocks and engineering soils, where the vertical height of any part of an excavation is more than 7.5 m, and the overall face angle is steeper than 2 horizontal to 1 vertical (27° to the horizontal); or
  (c) the bottom of the excavation is more than 30 m below any surrounding land within 30 m of the perimeter of the excavation (ie the excavation is more than 30 m deep, allowing for any nearby higher ground); or
  (d) irrespective of the excavation face height, depth or angle, other factors, for example the geology, location or proximity of a tip, mean that there is a significant hazard as described in paragraphs 293–295.
  

• Is there a Significant Hazard on the quarry face/benches/crest?

  YES

  NO

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• Stockpile Inspection

• Is the Tip/Stockpile more than 15m high?

  YES

  NO

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• Take Picture of Significant Hazard

  Media

• Does the Tip/Stockpile cover more than 10,000m2 (2.5 acres)?

  YES

  NO

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• Take Picture of Significant Hazard

  Media

• Is the Tip/Stockpile built on ground with gradient greater than 1:12?

  YES

  NO

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• Take Picture of Significant Hazard

  Media

Extractive Site Stockpile Details

• Material Type?

  Soft Rock

  Hard Rock

  Sand Stone

• Stone Size & Tonnage Available as of today?

• Stockpile Height?

  less than 3m

  3-5m

  5-9m

  9-11m

  11- 15m

• Include pictures of Stockpile/s Height

  Media

• Stockpile Side Slope angle?

  over 90 Degree's

  90 Degree's Vertical

  Between 60 & 90

  Between 45 & 60

  Less than 45

• Include picture of stockpile Angle

  Media

• What is the Underlying Geology if known?

  Select Peat Alluvium, Silts Sand & Gravel Glacial, Sand & Gravel Boulder Clay Bedrock at or near Surface

  • Peat
  • Alluvium, Silts Sand & Gravel
  • Glacial, Sand & Gravel
  • Boulder Clay
  • Bedrock at or near Surface

• Underlying Ground Slope?

  Level & Safe

  Slight Slope

  Steep Slope and soft ground

• Drainage Details?

  Drainage Required

  Drainage Not Required

• Do you have a Quarry Design Plan?

  Yes - In QDP

  No

• Do you have Design Drawing/Details & Stockpile Location?

  Yes - In QDP

  No

• Add picture

  Media

• Is there any Adjacent Property or feature, (distance and type e.g Field, House 80m etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Include picture

  Media

• Do you Deem Stockpile/s to be Significant Hazard?

  YES

  NO

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• If yes, detail below

• Overall recommendations from Inspection

• Inspectors Name

  Bruce Hamilton MIAgrE MIQ MICE

  Colin McEwan

  Alex Adekambi

• Inspector's Signature:

  Sign

• Date:

  Date

Signed:

• Recommendations agreed or varied by QM

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• QM Signature

  Sign

• Date:

  Date

• Actions taken to remedy defects