SFM Contractor Monthly Audit V1 VIC/NSW/SA/QLD

• Document No.

• Client /landowner

• Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Operation type

• Roadline

• Coupe

Harvest type

• Clear fall

• Thinning

• Partial

Harvest system

• Cable

• Ground based

Status

• New

• % complete

• Completed

1. General

• Is a copy of the FOP and any variations available at the operation at all times?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is information available showing coupe and EMP number?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are roads being maintained adequately - ie logging machinery kept off, culverts and table drains clear and road surfaces permitting proper drainage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the operation and machinery clear of any litter or evidence of fuel or oil leaks or spills that may cause environmental harm or present ignition risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is harvesting within planned boundaries (external and SSR) as shown on the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate machinery and harvesting systems being used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has all waste and rubbish been removed in accordance with the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have issues identified in previous monitoring reports been addressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has contractor confirmed that all machinery has been washed down as per requirements prior to entering the coupe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If cartage restrictions ( eg. School bus times, load limits) are in place are trucks complying with them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2. Roads

• Is road construction being undertaken?

  Yes

  No

• Are the roads located and constructed in accordance with the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are table drains clear and constructed properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has drainage been diverted before stream crossing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have borrow pits been rehabilitated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is road drainage adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are culvert size spacing and depth correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have temporary stream crossings been removed and water barred?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have temporary tracks been drained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are roads in a safe, sound condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are warning signs displayed/positioned correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3. Landings

• Are the landings located and constructed (size, cording, drainage) in accordance with the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do Snig tracks approach the landing appropriately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has water flowing towards the landing been diverted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For temporary landings has soil been stockpiled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have bark and butts been returned to the forest or placed in aerated heaps clear of surrounding trees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the crosscutting, classification and segregation duties being performed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all products being segregated into seep rate stockpiles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all potentially hazardous trees been removed from around the landing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4. Fire Equipment

• Is fire equipment on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the following equipment on site?

• Portable 300l tank (filled), pump and hose

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2 X rake hoes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 30 mtrs of hose plus 30 mtrs canvas length

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Knapsack and or air water extinguisher for every chainsaw and every machine

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can all personnel use the pump?

  Yes

  No

5. Snig tracks

• Are snig tracks located in accordance with the FOP? ( Avoid streams, facilitate drainage, minimise number)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are snig tracks free of turbid running water or mud over 20 metres?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stream crossings constructed in accordance with the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has blading of mud or soil been avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is rutting depth within acceptable limits (less than 30cm over 20m)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all wet weather limitations being observed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6. Water Course Management

• Are streamside reserves clearly marked, correct width, and undisturbed by machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all streams and drainage lines being treated in accordance with the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Unless allowed in the FOP, are the streamside reserves clear of logging debris?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has machinery damage to stream banks been avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are streams clear of visible evidence of sediment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has mud from landings been prevented from entering streams?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fuels and lubricants stored in a location where leaks cannot enter streams either directly or indirectly through table drains?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

7. Utilisation

• Is timber being felled systematically, and to the prescription stipulated in the FOP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is timber being felled to minimise damage to high value log products?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is damage to retained trees within acceptable limits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are felled trees processed to maximise value recovery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all saleable high value products being segregated correctly at the landing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

8. Conservation - Natural and Cultural Values

• Have the conservation prescriptions in the FOP been followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

9. Restoration

• Is drainage and restoration being done progressively?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have road, snig tracks, landings and other restoration been completed as specified and is effective?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have log crossings been removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this the final visit?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a need for burning of bark heaps or residual fuel loads?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please advise the forest planner for inclusion in burning program!

• Does a regen survey need to be completed at a later date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Please advise the forest planner for inclusion in regen survey program!

• Seed present?

• Seed worth collecting?

• Were any forest health issues evident, including new sites of declared weeds?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

10. Comments

• Any WH&S issues raised?

  Yes

  No

• Enter all WHS issues raised

WHS issue

• Enter information

• Enter any comments regarding the operation

Comments

• Enter Comments

• Enter any photos of operation

Photos

• Take image

  Media

11. Corrective actions

• Enter corrective actions

Corrective action

• Corrective action

• Person responsible

• By date

  Date

Sign off

• Landowner

  Sign

• Contractor or agent

  Sign

• SFM or Assessor

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