Portsmith Landfill Report

• Unit:

• Branch:

• Date and time:

  Date
• Location:
  Address

• Document number:

Portsmith Transfer Station

• ABN 24 310 025 910
  Cairns Regional Council
  119-145 Spence Street
  Cairns QLD 4870

• Implement, monitor and review workplace control measures for Portsmith Landfill.

• Assess Portsmith Landfill concerns or issues and implement appropriate action.

• Ensure all persons involved comply with reasonable health and safety instruction in connection with Portsmith Landfill.

• The Portsmith Transfer Station Ganger (site supervisor) has the primary duty to ensure workers and other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from Portsmith Landfill activities.

• Ganger acknowledgement of role in actioning reasonable workplace health and safety obligations in connection with Portsmith Landfill.

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• Routine inspections to occur every Monday and/or if >200 mm daily rainfall.

Final landfill capping and perimeter bund

• Is there any erosion of soil cover?

  No

  Yes

• Is there greater than 80% vegetation cover?

  Yes

  No

• Is any surface water ponding?

  No

  Yes

• Is there any mangrove growth?

  No

  Yes

• Is there any leachate seepage?

  No

  Yes

• Leachate seepage is:

  Small scale

  Large scale

• Is there any landfill gas seepage or odours?

  No

  Yes

• Landfill gas seepage/odour is:

  Small scale

  Large scale

• Is there any slope failure, blowouts or subsidence?

  No

  Yes

• Slope failure, blowouts or subsidence is:

  Small scale

  Large scale

• Is there any unauthorised vehicle access?

  No

  Yes

• Is there any accidental or deliberate damage?

  No

  Yes

Leachate management system

• Are sump water levels in the correct range?

  Yes

  No

• Are mound well water levels in the correct range?

  Yes

  No

• Is the pump in reliable operative condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is the tank and bund in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is there any accidental or deliberate damage?

  No

  Yes

Landfill gas management system

• Is the passive venting in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is the pump in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is the flare in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is there any accidental or deliberate damage?

  No

  Yes

Surface water management structures

• Is the collection of bunds and drop structures in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Are the sediment basins in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Are the pits and pipes in reliable operational condition?

  Yes

  No

• Is there any accidental or deliberate damage?

  No

  Yes