Non-mineral waste 3rd party verification audit

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Summary of Operations

Government Regulations

• Are all statutory requirements in place including DER Licences, Controlled Waste Licences and Water Licences?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the contractor breached licence conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the contractor submitted annual compliance reports to the Department of Environment Regulation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the contractor been audited previously including Government agencies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the facility conform to the Controlled Waste Regulations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Management System

• Does the Contractor have an HSE Management System?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Management System undergo auditing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the contractor required to perform environmental monitoring under their environmental licence? Is there a monitoring schedule? Has this been adhered to?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How is compliance to legal requirements tracked? Are Licences kept on hand?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• What training do new staff undertake? How is this tracked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have roles, responsibilities and accountabilities been outlined in the Management System?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a risk register? Does it capture all risks and is it up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are improvement projects encouraged and tracked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste Processing

• Do procedures exist for the disposal of residual wastes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are quality controls in place to ensure RTIO materials are correctly processed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are MSDS available onsite and for by-products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of quantities and waste types maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the contractor track waste through the on-line controlled waste tracking system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does regular monitoring of waste occur to ensure practices are appropriately being followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Contractor have pollution control equipment in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are visible emissions produced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If the facility is not the final disposal point, how is it assured of safe, final disposal? Are there adequate controls on wastes that leave their premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Offsite Transport and Transfer

• Has a copy of all relevant licences been sighted? (Including vehicle and Driver's Licence and signage)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does interstate transport occur? Is the company familiar with all legislated material tracking requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are systems in place to match the material between transport to the paperwork?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are appropriate emergency response procedures in place as required by the DG code?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do trucks carry on-board spill kits and booms to control spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do drivers undergo training for spill response, first aid, vehicle checks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Housekeeping and Storage

• Are housekeeping and storage procedures appropriate? PPE available, MSDS, First aid supplied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is fire protection equipment easily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is drainage protected as to contain spills?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Fuel, oil and chemical storage

• Is the containment designed to adequately minimise health and environment risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the integrity of the containment facilities maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are storage containers clearly labelled, secured and protected from damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any below ground infrastructure including pipes and tanks? If so, are they routinely monitored and tested for leaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Community Issues

• Has the contractor recieved any community complaints?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are community complaints tracked and how are they dealt with?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Safety

• Is PPE available and signage displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are employees behaving in a safe manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Findings and actions

Sign-off

RTIO representative

• Add signature

  Sign

Contractor representative

• Add signature

  Sign

Contractor Name

Type of facility

Principal contact, title and contact number

Address

• Add location
  Address

Audit team

Waste types handled by Contractor

• Does the Contractor have a contract with RTIO?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a waste disposal clause in the contract?

  Yes

  No

  N/A