Environmental Monthly Site Audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

SYSTEM

EMS Implementation

• Is there a construction environmental management plan (CEMP) on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the CEMP been signed by the project manager?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the CEMP been fully implemented and relevant forms filled out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an Environmental policy displayed on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan displayed on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inductions

• Has the site specific induction been updated to include environmental?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the environmental risks for the project been identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

SITE

Initial Site Inspection

• Has the ESCP approved for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all necessary development approvals been obtained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are site conditions consistent with those assumed within the approved ESCP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Environmental Forms

• Are the following environmental forms being filled out at appropriate times and intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Weekly environmental inspection checklists

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily environmental conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water quality monitoring form

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dust monitoring

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Noise monitoring

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Establishment

• Site access is controlled and number of access points minimised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate drainage and sediment controls exist at site entry/ exit points?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate drainage, erosion and sediment controls have been placed around the site compound?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Office compound area and car park gravelled/ stabilised where necessary to control erosion and mud generation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Appropriate drainage and sediment controls are installed prior to new areas being cleared or disturbed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a rain gauge on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site and Vegetation Management

• ESC measures have been installed in accordance with the approved installation sequence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate supplies of ESC materials stored on site: such as straw bales, wire, stakes, sediment fence fabric, filter cloth, flocculant etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are temporary access roads are stabilised where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Permanent access roads programmed to be sealed as soon as reasonable and practical?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment deposition is not observed on external roads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Site is adequately prepared for the anticipated weather?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate protection provided for non disturbance areas, buffer zones, protected trees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Material and Waste Management

• Chemical and petroleum products appropriately stored on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Emergency spill response plan has been prepared for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Oil/petroleum spill containment/ response kits available on site where appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the site clean and clear of litter build up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there separate waste and recycling bin on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is waste water from construction activities being captured on site and treated appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Stockpiles

• Topsoil with a 100-300mm layer?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stockpiles 20 meters away from water bodies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stockpiles stabilised 70% cover with vegetation or geo textile fabric?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a sediment fence at the base of all stockpiles- not too close that it will over flow with sediment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the stockpiles positioned in a way that they are away from existing flow paths?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If stockpile is not being used within 10 days it is to be stabilised (Hydromulch, Geofabric, or mulch?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Drainage Controls

• Are drainage control measures consistent with site ESCP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is clean and dirty water separated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have appropriate drainage controls been installed prior to new areas being cleared or disturbed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Clean Water Drains

• Are all drains in working order and are adequately maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is upslope clean water being appropriately diverted around/ through the site in a non erosive manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does clean water drainage path lead to clean water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Up-slope storm water adequately diverted/ managed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flow diversion channels/banks stabilised against erosion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Dirty Water Drains

• Drains are in working order and are adequately maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Drainage lines free of scour and soil deposition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does dirty water path lead to sediment basin?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flow not unlawfully discharged into an adjacent property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spacing of cross drainage (e.g catch drains or flow diversion banks) down long slopes is sufficient to prevent rill erosion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is sediment laden water filtering through sediment traps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Rock Filter Dams

• Excessive sediment removed from upslope of all traps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is flow passing over the dams and not around them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the filtration systems free from sediment blockage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the rock size appropriate for drain size and flow type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Erosion Controls

• Erosion control standard is consistent with requirements of regulatory authority?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Soil erosion is being controlled to a standard consistent with the level of environmental risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Earth batters free of rill erosion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Erosion control measures consistent with the approved ESCP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All erosion controls in working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all erosion control blankets:<br>- Well anchored?<br>- Overlapped in direction of storm water flow?<br>- Not damaged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mulch has appropriate cover over surface and is working effectively?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is mulch secure and free from movement by wind or water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sediment Controls

• Sediment control standard is consistent with requirements of regulatory authority?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sedimentation is being controlled to a standard consistent with the level of environmental risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment control is appropriate for the soil type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment control measures are being adequately maintained in proper working order at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Entry / Exit Points

• Control measures are constructed to appropriate standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is rock large enough to not get carried away with vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If shaker grid is installed, is road before and after stabilised with rock for 15 meters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are entry/ exit pads free of excessive sediment deposition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excessive sedimentation is not evident on roadway?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sediment Fences

• Is bottom of fabric securely buried?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is fabric appropriately overlapped at joints?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is fabric attached to posts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sediment fences free of excessive sediment deposition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are support posts at correct spacing (2m or 3m with backing)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sediment fences free of damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sediment Basins

• Does the basin geometry and layout match design details?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sediment basins on site flagged off and out of way of public?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is basin adequately sized and calculated to hold run off for the area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is dewatering being conducted in accordance with best practice?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has excessive sediment been removed from basin?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a sediment depth marker been installed and maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the primary outlet structure free from sediment blockage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the inlet and outlet appropriately stabilised with rock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the settled sediment layer clearly visible through ponded water prior to discharge such water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do adequate quantities of flocculant (if required) exist on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Air Quality

• Are water trucks on site to control dust and watering down regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all exposed areas stabilised where possible to minimise dust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• On visual inspection, is dust leaving site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is refuelling occurring as per EMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is correct storage of Hazardous materials evident as per EMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has there been any dust complaints in the current month? If so, have they been documented and reported to the environmental team?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise Control

• Are times of operation being adhered to and if noisy operation is to occur outside of work hours, nearby residents and the local council are notified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all noise levels been adhered to? If a complaint has been made, has it been documented and reported to the environment team?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Water Quality Management

• Is all water being released off site within the required water quality parameters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is sediment basin water being documented on EMS-05-12 sediment basin discharging form?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If water quality monitoring has been specified as required for the job, is it being undertaken at the correct intervals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Establishment/ Vegetation

• Is there a site stabilisation plan for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are finished exposed areas being stabilised as soon as works are complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are soil surfaces being roughened prior to revegetation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is erosion being adequately controlled during plant establishment stage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Flora and Fauna

• Is vegetation to be cleared been surveyed and adequately marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is protected vegetation on site is it clearly marked and site workers made aware?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all fauna related activities in the management plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

SITE SPECIFIC

• Acid sulphate soils

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have acid sulphate soils been identified on site? If no skip this section

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a acid sulphate management plan for the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is all water being treated on site and discharged within the required parameters?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an adequate amount of lime on site for treatment of soils?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the lime register being filled out and being kept up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cultural Heritage

• Has this site been identified as containing or potentially containing cultural heritage artefacts? If no, skip this section

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all employees undertaken training to be informed about the presence of Cultural Heritage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the local tribe members been contacted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If artifcats have been found, has the artefact register been filled out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Worker observation- Select any worker/ subcontractor on site and ask the following

• Is the worker aware of the Construction Environmental Management Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the worker aware of the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the worker know where the environmental policy is located?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If there is any site specific environmental requirements is the worker aware of these?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the worker provide details of items in the site induction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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