Information

HSE-GPO

  • Areas inspected

  • Department

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Inspection team

Environmental Management

Environmental Management

  • Have all actions from the previous work area inspection been closed?

  • Have regular area inspections been completed by area owners?

  • Does the work area adequately manage clean stormwater?

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

  • Does the work are have sufficient stocked spill kits?

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

  • Are environmental incidents reported in Prospect?

Mining Pits

  • Were mining pits inspected?

  • Active mining pits

  • Pit area inspected
  • Pit:

  • Is the pit compliant with the condition: "The licensee shall as soon as practicable recover, or remove and dispose of, any liquid resulting from spills or leaks of chemicals including fuel, oil or other hydrocarbons, from inside or outside the low permeability compound(s)."

  • Are noxious weeds present, causing harm or risk to the environment?

  • Is there evidence of rubbish?

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

  • Are dust suppression measures in place?

  • Is PAF material mined or exposed in this pit?

  • Is the quantity of PAF waste mined documented in mine plans?

  • Has PAF material been blocked out and scheduled to a designated dump?

  • Has the time between blasting and load & haul occured within required time frames?<br>- wet season: within 3 weeks or less<br>- dry season: within 12 weeks or less

  • Is dewatering applicable in this pit?

  • Has water quality monitoring been completed as per relevant approvals?

  • Has the discharge flow been completed as per relevant approvals?

  • Is there erosion in the channel as a result of discharge?

  • Is there no evidence of non-native animals in the area such as cattle?

  • Are generators bunded to prevent spills with no evidence of spills or leaks?

In-Pit Refuelling

  • Was the in-pit refuelling facility inspected?

  • Are there any outstanding action items arising from previous inspections?

  • If yes, then have they been adequately addressed/closed out?

  • Stormwater ingress onto the refuelling pad is managed.

  • Contaminated water runoff from pad is prevented by rollover bunds and suitable gradients.

  • Refuelling liner buried and intact.

  • No evidence of large spills/leaks.

Waste Dumps

  • Were waste dumps inspected?

  • Waste Dumps

  • Waste Dump inspected
  • Waste dump:

  • Is there a bund at the top of the waste dump surface to reduce surface water runoff across the face of the dump?

  • Base of waste dump constructed with a minimum of 5m of inert waste?

  • Is the base of the dump surrounded by an access road and windrow, to prevent unauthorised disturbance beyond the approved footprint of the dump?

  • Is the drainage along the waste dump design to ensure no runoff is not discharged to the environment?

  • Are noxious weeds present, causing harm or risk to the environment?

  • Are dust suppression measures in place?

Topsoil, Subsoil and Clearing

  • Is topsoil and subsoil movements included in the mine plans?

  • Where topsoil and or subsoil stockpiles inspected?

  • Topsoil and Subsoil Stockpiles

  • Topsoil and subsoil stockpiles inspected
  • Topsoil/Subsoil area:

  • Has the appropriate topsoil and subsoil movement quantities been scheduled into the plan?

  • Is this topsoil / subsoil stockpile recorded in Vulcan and the Topsoil/Subsoil register?

  • Is the stockpile clearly identified?

  • Is there evidence of rubbish?

  • Are noxious weeds present, causing harm or risk to the environment?

  • Is there evidence of erosion or poor drainage management?

  • Is clearing included in the mine plans?

  • Where clearing areas inspected?

  • Clearing area:

  • Clearing area inspected
  • Clearing area:

  • Is the area covered by an appropriate Approvals Request?

  • Is the clearing area covered by a clearing sheet?

  • If the clearing is complete, has the appropriate volume of topsoil and subsoil been stripped?

Actions & Sign Off

Summary of actions

  • Are actions required to be raised?

Sign offs

  • Area owner representative

  • Environmental representative

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