Environmental Site Inspection

• Audit Title

• Contractor

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel in attendance

Dust and Air Quality

• Are dust/air quality conditions adequate at site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a dust suppressant being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is road watering occurring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stockpiles covered/wet/treated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exposed excavations / unpaved road kept moist?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Paved areas free of soil and mud tracking?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Traffic management implemented?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Speed reduced on unpaved areas?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Trucks/trailers covered if carrying excess soil?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Idling policy complied to (if applicable)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective Actions or General Comments:

Waste Storage

• Waste storage identified?

  Yes

  No

• Proper disposal containers present?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containers labeled to identify contents?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Material properly segregated?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored >30m from natural areas / watercourse? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Good housekeeping observed on site (no litter)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste removed daily from work zone storage areas?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste removed as required from central storage depots?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective Actions or General Comments:

Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous waste present?

  Yes

  No

• Fire extinguisher readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• >30 m from natural areas / water courses?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored on level ground?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containers labelled (Type, waste class,accumulation date, date full)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secondary containment provided and adequate?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protected from vehicular impact?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Segregated based on compatibility?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signage present to ID potential hazards in area?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste moved to Central Storage Depot daily?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective Actions or General Comments:

• >30 m from natural areas / water courses?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored on level ground?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containers labelled (Type, waste class,accumulation date, date full)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secondary containment provided and adequate?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protected from vehicular impact?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signage present to ID potential hazards?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Drums stored no more than 2 high?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access between rows of stored material?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Segregated based on compatibility?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flammables stored in designated cabinets / rooms?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher Inspection complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Public Access Restricted?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protected from weather / outdoor elements?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containers in good repair?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste Inventory Log current?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored less than 90 days (unless Notification provided)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective Actions or General Comments:

Hazardous Materials

• Hazardous materials identified?

  Yes

  No

• Stored in approved containers?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• SDS available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper labelling of containers (WHMIS label present)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bulk materials (>1,040 L) stored in tanks?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flammables in designated cabinets / rooms?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Materials protected from tampering / vehicular impact?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Compressed gas cylinders upright / secured?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containers in good repair?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protected from weather / outdoor elements?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hazardous materials stored in work area away from central storage identified? <br>

  Yes

  No

• >30 m from natural areas / water courses?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stored on level ground?<br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secondary containment provided and adequate?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Signage present to ID potential hazards?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Drums stored no more than 2 high?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access between rows of stored material?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Public Access Restricted?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Site Condition and Preparedness

• Surface clean of stains / spills?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spill kit readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spill kit adequately stocked based on type of material spills?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fueling

• Fueling observed?

  Yes

  No

• Fueling procedures used? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secondary containment provided and adequate?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Supervised while fueling?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Surface clean of stains / spills?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fueling >30m away from natural areas / watercourses? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spill kit readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher readily available?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fire extinguisher inspections current?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spill kit adequately stocked based on type of material spills?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective actions or general comments:

• Daily equipment Inspection available for review?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Erosion and Sediment Control

• ESC measures present or required?

  Yes

  No

• Erosion prevention measures in place? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment fence in good condition and free of sediment?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other erosion prevention measures in good repair? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hydro seed applied?

  Yes

  No

• Hydroseeding effective?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water diversion required?

  Yes

  No

• Water diverted from work area?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water diverted to drainage swales?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Water free of sediment? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ditches being worked on?

  Yes

  No

• Ditch spoils cast >1m from ditch? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ditch spoils contoured/stabilized? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bank or slope clear of sloughing? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Culverts free and flowing? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Contaminated Site

• Is this a known contaminated site or has contamination been identified?

  Yes

  No

• Excavation, daylighting, or any works at risk of exposing contamination occurring?

  Yes

  No

• PID calibrated daily?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Groundwater sampled before dewatering?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contaminated groundwater disposed appropriately? (ECA treatment unit or vac truck)<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contaminated soil disposed appropriately?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Air monitoring performed during excavation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Qualified persons performing work as it relates to contaminated materials?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Contaminated soil stockpiled?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper containment pad built to prevent contaminated runoff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Exclusion Zone established?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective actions or general comments?

Excess Soil

• Excess soil being managed on site?

  Yes

  No

• Materials segregated?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General comments and stockpile locations:

• Non-contaminated materials reused?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excess material final destination identified? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Silt fence present/in good repair (If required)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stockpile >30 m from natural areas / water courses?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stockpile in good condition with no signs of erosion issues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Pumping/Dewatering

• Pumping or dewatering occurring?

  Yes

  No

• Sediment control in good condition and free of sediment?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pumps adequate as per DFO Standard (if required)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fish screens used and appropriate? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Pumping activity

  Steady

  Intermittent

  As needed

• Water volumes being tracked?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Diesel pumps have secondary containment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dissapator used at discharge?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visible water quality free of:
  

• Sheen

• Foam

• Turbidity

• Corrective Actions or General comments:

Concrete Washout Areas

• Concrete washout present or required?

  Yes

  No

• Adequate distance (>30 m) from Natural area / watercourse? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No evidence of discharge to ground?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste concrete/washwater disposed of in dedicated/approved concrete sump or removed off Site? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sump liners in good condition? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrective Actions or General comments:

Natural Area Protection

• Natural Area Present?<br>

  Yes

  No

• Habitat Disturbance Request completed for work occurring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Restricted Vehicle Use near Natural Areas?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vehicle washing prohibited near Natural Areas?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sediment control in good condition and free of sediment?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tree clearing occurring?

  Yes

  No

• Protected trees marked?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Buffer around protected trees?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tree / Root Protection in place? <br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Roots of adjacent trees pruned during grading and excavation?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vegetation Management Plan followed?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Permit obtained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tree Permits obtained?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Aquatics

• In water work occurring?

  Yes

  No

• DFO Approval obtained?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Permit obtained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fish Removal required?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fish Collection Permit obtained?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• In-water work restricted to period b/w July 1 and March 31?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• In-water work executed as per Permits?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Visible water quality free of:
  

• Sheen

• Foam

• Turbidity

Wildlife

• Activities performed outside of breeding period (May 1 - July 31)?<br>

  Yes

  No

• If no, bird nesting nest surveys conducted from April 1 and until August 31?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wildlife identified? (describe activity and potential hazard)

  Yes

  No

• Species at Risk Identified?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 30 m Set Back for SAR?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ecologist / biologist notified of SAR?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Frog breeding pond present?

  Yes

  No

• Silt fencing present at frog breeding ponds?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protection of wetland / upland vegetation at frog breeding ponds?<br><br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cultural and Built Heritage

• New cultural heritage landscape identified? (Describe)<br>

  Yes

  No

• Description:

• New built heritage resource identified? (Describe)<br>

  Yes

  No

• Description:

Archaeology

• Archaeological material encountered?<br>

  Yes

  No

• Description:

• Human remains encountered?<br>

  Yes

  No

• Description:

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