West Pilbara Contact Inspection

• Site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspection area

• Conducted on

  Date

• Inspection team

Environmental Management

• Have area inspections been completed by area owner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all actions from previous environmental contact inspections been closed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the work area adequately manage potentially contaminated stormwater from leaving the work area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the work area have sufficient stocked spill kits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the work area segregate and store waste correctly for final disposal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the facility in good working order?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are environmental incidents reported in Prospect?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Plant Operation

• Is the dust extraction system operational and the use of water carts confirmed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is housekeeping in the area acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there no significant water leaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there appropriate flow to the licence discharge point?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hydrocarbon Management

• Are hydrocarbons stored appropriately in cabinets or on adequate bunds?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the area have bunding?

  Off

  On

• Is the bund in good condition with bund valve closed and locked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bunds appropriately designed to Australian and Rio Tinto Standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are bunds free of vegetation, sediment, rubbish or items which may reduce its capacity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area free of hydrocarbon spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is liquid resulting from spills or leaks recovered as soon as practicable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the work area have sufficient stocked spill kits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sediment Control

• Are ore spillage levels at a minimum and disposed of correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sumps in good condition with adequate freeboard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drying beds in good condition with sediment levels at an acceptable level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

WFSF / Decant Pond

• Was the WFSF / decant pond inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have daily area inspections been completed as per the WFSF operations manual?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the facility have sufficient freeboard to meet licence requirements (300 mm)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the embankment wall in good condition, free of cracking and scouring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the facility operated in accordance with the approved operations / decant strategy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• As per licence requirements, is the interception drain immediately downstream of the main storage dam embankment, which shall be used to collect and recover any liquid matter resulting from seepage of the main embankments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the decanat pond managed to keep water away from the embankment and allowing water to be collected by the decant structure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are decant volumes recorded and tracked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Summary and Corrective Actions

• Was the facility operating as designed with no actions required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Required Actions

  Off

  On

• Actions required

Action

Sign off

• Area owner sign off

  Sign

• Environmental representative sign off

  Sign