MG Environmental Field Audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Client / Site

  UE

  MG

• Region

  North

  South

• Contractor/s

• Job Description

• Site

• Date

  Date

• Time

  Date

1. Environmental Assessment and Planning

• Does the JSA identify environmental risks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the JSA identify controls to mitigate the identifed environmental risks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the appropriate controls been put in place on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the potential environmental risks and issues understood by the Site Supervisor or Manager

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of how to report an environmental incident/near miss?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can evidence of soil assessment documentation be produced (I.e. Primary Site Investigation, Risk Assesment, Soil Risk Assessment)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is noisy plant and machinery switched off when not in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has due care and attention been given to excavations beneath the drip lines of any trees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the drip lines of any trees on site free of large/heavy equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dust generating activities (i.e. concrete cutting), being managed correctly i.e. water hoses attached to cutting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2. Environmental Management

• Is waste stored suitably (has climatic conditions been consdered, is it stored on a ground sheets and also covered, are silt traps in use)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are erosion and/or sediment control structures in place and stable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are erosion and/or sediment control structures located between source (i.e. spoil) and receptor (i.e. drain)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the waste area well maintained and tidy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

When working near waterways and flood plains is sufficient mitigaton in place to avoid environmental harm (i.e. bank erosion, silty run off)?

• Are soils excavated in a way that will allow it to be replaced in the order of excavation to avoid the possibility of soil inversion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has any trench water encountered on site been managed appropriatley in accordance with State Environment Policy and best prctice guidance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3. Spoil Management

• If handling contaminated soils, do the vehicles being used have the required EPA certificates/licences?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do site staff have access to the relevant Service Provider waste management procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4. Hazardous Material Management

• Are all fuels and/or chemicals properly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all fuels and/or chemicals stored in containers that are in good condition (i.e. no leaks present) as per MNG-CG-0016?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are SDS available for the chemicals stored on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are spill kits available, and if required, in use correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is large mobile plant in good condition? (I.e. no sign of leaking and well maintained)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is any siphon water encountered being captured by a suitable vehicle?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Following transportation, is siphon water disposed of correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have nature strips been returned to a suitable condition (seeded correctly, grass reinstated if available?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all stockpiled material been removed from previous construction areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all footpaths and roads been cleaned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments and weather condistions