Pollution incident response...

Pollution incident response plan CN1001-CIV-HSE-PLN-0227

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 3

2 SCOPE AND PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................... 3

3 DESCRIPTION AND LIKELIHOOD OF HAZARDS ................................................................................................... 3

3.1 RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 3

4 PRE‐EMPTIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ............................................................................................................... 5

4.1 PREPAREDNESS ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.2 COMMUNICATING WITH NEIGHBOURS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ................................................................................. 6

4.3 MINIMISING HARM TO PERSONS ON THE PREMISES ....................................................................................................... 6

4.4 SAFETY EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.5 INVENTORY OF POLLUTANTS ..................................................................................................................................... 7

4.6 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................................................. 8

4.7 TRAINING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ....................................................................................................... 9

4.8 PLAN TESTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.9 MAPS .................................................................................................................................................................. 9

5 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................ 10

5.1 INCIDENT NOTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................ 10

5.2 INCIDENT RESPONSE .............................................................................................................................................. 10

6 APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................................. 12


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1 Introduction

This Pollution Incident Response Plan (PIRP) has been prepared for the Pacific Highway, Halfway Creek to Glenugie project.

The PIRP has been developed by CMC in response to amendments to the Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act as set out in Part 5.7A of the POEO Act. The plan provides a guide for the operations, actions, and notifications to be carried out in the event of a pollution incident and/or emergency as applicable. Whilst deviation from the plan should be avoided, all events shall be managed according to the specific conditions of the incident.

An Environmental Risk Assessment Workshop was undertaken for the Halfway Creek to Glenugie Upgrade with the project Environmental Review Group on 26 May 2015. As part of the workshop, there was discussion on environmental risks and recommended mitigation measures with agencies and project stakeholders. These have been reviewed and incorporated into this PIRP.

2 Scope and purpose

The PIRP provides an easily interpreted reference document that ensures that pollution incidents can be managed and responded to in an appropriate manner.

The PIRP documents the risk assessment process implemented at CMC and the activities that create pollution risks associated with the project. The top five risks which will remain current to the completion of the project have been identified and form the focus of the plan. All risks and subsequent pollution incidents however would be managed through the implementation of this plan. The PIRP also details the pre‐emptive actions that have been implemented on the project, these include:

Specific measures implemented to minimise the risk of an incident occurring due to spillage, storage of hazardous materials or fire

Inventory of potential pollutants on site

Minimum safety equipment requirements

Communication with the community

Minimising harm to persons

Training of personnel

Testing of the PIRP

The PIRP details the procedures to be used in the event of a pollution incident including notification requirements. The PIRP links to existing safety, environment, and emergency systems and plans already in place on the project.

3 Description and likelihood of hazards

3.1 Risk assessment

Environmental risks associated with the project have been identified using the Risk Assessment process. The Risk Assessment process was developed to identify, describe, and rate potential hazards. All environmental risks currently identified for the project have been outlined in Appendix D of the CEMP. Appendix D shall be updated if future risks are identified.

The following Risk Matrix will be used as a guide when predicting the potential level of risk of construction activities. The potential environmental/community consequences or impacts of the activity are rated, then the likelihood of an incident occurring when undertaking activities relating to that activity are scored to give an overall score. The overall risk score is reflective of activities being undertaken without control measures in place.

Table 1: Risk Analysis Consequence severity level

1 2 3 4 5

Likelihood

A Almost Certain. Expected to occur at least once during the project.

High (11) High (16) Extreme (20) Extreme (23) Extreme (25)

B Likely. Will probably occur. May occur every second similar type project.

Medium (7) High (12) High (17) Extreme (21) Extreme (24)

C Moderate. Should occur at some time. Once in 5 similar type projects.

Low (4) Medium (8) High (13) Extreme (18) Extreme (22)

D Unlikely. Could occur at some time. Once in 10 similar type projects

Low (2) Low (5) Medium (9) High (14) Extreme (19)

E Rare. May occur only in exceptional circumstances.

Low (1) Low (3) Medium (6) High (10) High (15)

There is an extensive CEMP, MPs, procedures and EWMS’s in place to reduce environmental risks. The Environment Manager (or delegate, including members of the Project Environmental Team) in consultation with the people responsible for the activity will determine how the risks can be successfully remedied to ensure sound environmental management. This may include updating the CEMP or associated documents (eg Daily Hazard Pre‐start Risk Assessments, Job Safety and Environmental Assessments, WMS, ECMS) to cover any further identified management measures and mitigation strategies.

Job Safety Environmental Analyses (JSEA) detail the specific safety and environmental risks and controls for each work area or specific construction activity for the project, along with EWMS’s.

As part of the development of the PIRP, a workshop was held to identify the current top five risks associated with the project.

The top five risks identified were:

1. Large spills (ie diesel truck accident on/off site) 2. Bitumen spills, 3. Concrete curing entering waterways 4. Chemical storage 5. Release of tannins into waterways

Table 2: Uncontrolled Aspect and Impact Assessment

Activity Aspect Impact Risk Risk

score L C

Planning Legislation Failure to identify, obtain, or comply with relevant legislation and permits resulting in legal issues & fines

B 5 24

Site establishment

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality

Hazardous material

Inappropriate / inadequate / poorly maintained controls resulting in potential impact on surrounding ecosystems

C 4 18

Sediment on roads where it has the potential to move into watercourse

C 3 13

Incorrect storage of fuels and chemicals resulting in watercourse contamination

C 5 22

Access to work area

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality

Uncontrolled clearing resulting in destabilization of watercourse banks

C 5 22

Installation of access track resulting in the potential movement of sediment

C 4 18

Contaminated land

remediation

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality


C 4 18

Project earthworks

Water Quality


C 4 18

Sediment on roads where it has the potential to move into watercourse

C 3 13

Bridge / Culvert works

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality


C 4 18

Concrete slurry / washout impacting on aquatic ecosystem C 4 18

Drainage works Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality


C 4 18

Uncontrolled discharge of water resulting potential impact on surrounding ecosystems

C 4 18

Stockpiling

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality

Air Quality


C 4 18

Stockpile located where it has the potential to move in water course C 4 18

Mulch stockpiles releasing tannins C 3 13

Storm water Management

Erosion & Sediment

Water Quality


C 4 18

Uncontrolled discharge of water resulting potential impact on surrounding ecosystems

C 4 18

Trade waste Management

Water Quality

Erosion & Sediment

Concrete slurry / washout impacting on aquatic ecosystem C 4 18

Concrete / slurry in the gutter or on the road C 4 18

Contaminated soil impacting aquatic ecosystem


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4 Pre-emptive actions to be taken

4.1 Preparedness

The key to effective prevention of incidents is risk assessment, procedure development, inspection, audits, consultation, monitoring, and training. During construction activities, CMC’s inspections and preventive actions include:

Activity specific and daily risk assessments

Development of work procedures and construction method statements in consultation with relevant CMC staff such as work teams, environmental team members, and senior management

Daily inspections of active work sites

Completion of routine environmental checklists

Issues and quick close‐out of non‐compliance notices

On‐going environmental training

Environmental audits of work sites, subcontractors, and compliance issues

Community notification and construction updates

ERG consultation

Work Method Statements (WMS) and/or Work Packs provide the structure for documenting major areas of work including risk and quality, and align design and constructability early in the process. The Work Packs draw together and/or reference other related documentation (including JSEAs and EWMS) to demonstrate to all stakeholders that all relevant issues have been considered in planning the works.

Environmental Work Method Statements (EWMS) are developed to show the environmental controls that will be in use on the site at any given time. EWMS shall be prepared for activities that present a higher environmental risk.

Activities associated with potential or major environmental incidents are identified in the respective management plans (ie Soil and Water Management Sub Plan). Incident management procedures are included in Section 5.2.

In addition, the following specific measures are to be implemented to minimise the risk of an incident occurring due to spillage, storage of hazardous materials, or fire.

4.1.1 Spills and leaks (chemicals, fuels, hazardous liquids)

Plan and implement works involving the use of chemicals, dangerous goods or other potential contaminants, to minimise the possibility of pollution

Use and store chemicals and dangerous goods strictly in accordance with relevant legislation, manufacturer instructions, and the MSDS.

Establish transport, handling, storage, and application methods (with the relevant method statement) to prevent chemical, fuel, and lubricant spillage on or around the site.

Keep adequate quantities of emergency response materials (such as oil spill kits, absorbent materials, sand bags, flocculating agents, and pH buffer solutions) readily available and in designated compounds. Also keep oil spill kits in emergency response, Superintendent and Environmental Manager vehicles, and vehicles that carry substantial quantities of chemicals.

Provide temporary bunding for refuelling or maintenance of plant and equipment, mixing cutting oil with bitumen or any other activity that could result in spilling a chemical, fuel or lubricant (where the activity occurs in a location with direct drainage to a waterway or environmentally sensitive area).

Ensure chemical drums removed from bunded areas are not left unattended.

The major response to spills and leaks will involve containing the offending material.

Where safe to do so, install containment measures such as sandbags, booms, earth bunds or cut drains to capture and retain spilled material and prevent it from leaving site, entering any watercourse, or impacting on vegetation stands.

4.1.2 Storage of liquids (chemicals, fuels, hazardous liquids)

Bund and cover all liquid storage areas – Ensure 120% of liquids stored can be captured within the bund.

Ensure that storage areas are not within 20m of a natural or built drainage line, flood‐prone areas or on slopes steeper than 1:10 or near vegetated areas.

Monitor and drain water captured in the bunded storage area (as required) after each rain event to ensure bund capacity is maintained at all times.

Arrange appropriate treatment or removal if the water is not suitable for discharge. Any water discharged from site must be prior approved through the CMC Permit to Discharge system. Contact environment staff for advice.

Ensure records are kept of water quality checks, discharges, and remedial actions taken.


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4.1.3 Fire

Fire fighting equipment will be available on site to facilitate an immediate response to a fire incident and help ensure the safety of public and property.

Fit spark arrestors to plant that could discharge sparks while being used during proclaimed high fire danger periods.

No cutting, welding, grinding, and other activities with the potential to generate sparks will take place in the open without an approved Hot Works Permit (CIV‐HS‐FRM‐0061) and on total fire ban days.

In areas of high risk, fire mats will be placed under areas being used for welding.

Provide personnel involved in work where there is a risk of fire being cause by hot work (such as welding or burning‐off operations) with adequate training about fire prevention, safety, and basic fire fighting skills.

Equip personnel and vehicles involved in such activities with fire fighting and safety gear.

Manage mulch stockpiles in summer to reduce fire generation risks.

4.1.4 Bitumen spills

Prior to the spraying of any bituminous product on site, a Bitumen Spray Management Plan (CIV‐EN‐TMP‐0014) Appendix 5 must be completed.

Ensure spill kits and emergency response equipment is available on site to facilitate an immediate response to an incident and help ensure the safety of public and property.

When monitoring the progress of product transfer ensure that kettle levels area observed and kettles are bunded to contain any spills.

Ensure vehicles are not parked under tree tip line.

Stockpiled material not placed within 5m of trees.

Keep ignition sources 15m away from cutter and bitumen.

Bitumen not applied if rain is likely.

Stationary vehicle driver operator to spot and guide the moving vehicle to the refuelling position.

Refuelling to be conducted at a minimum of 20m from any watercourse.

To prevent truck roll over identify poor road should conditions and mark as hazards with cones, ensure truck is not overloaded, and tips slowly to allow aggregate to run out tail gate, and when loading and unloading plant ensure the plant is parked on a level area.

Ensure regular plant maintenance.

4.2 Communicating with neighbours and the local community

Information prepared for distribution to the community will be tailored to the needs of the target group in accordance with the Community Action Plan and approved by the RMS before release. It may address progress, traffic disruptions and controls, temporary detours, work outside normal hours, and will be provided as:

A community notice

Advertisement (eg progress updates, road closures, disruption to traffic)

Newsletters

Brochures

Internet updates

Noticeboard information

Door knocking

In a display / information area

Key community groups along the upgrade include: o Rural landholders and managers o Interest groups (environmental and commercial) o Adjacent residential communities

In the event of a pollution incident, affected community members will be notified of measures they can undertake to minimise the risk of harm. This will be carried out by emergency services or CMC personnel as relevant. Measures to minimise harm may include but is not limited to:

Shutting windows and doors

Remaining inside

Avoiding the use of water in creeks

Evacuation if instruction by emergency services

4.3 Minimising harm to persons on the premises

In the event of an emergency that is likely to cause harm to people, the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Appendix 3 shall be followed.


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4.4 Safety equipment

The Safety Manager shall ensure that emergency equipment is available at each site, appropriately located, and maintained in good working order. Minimum emergency equipment at all sites is identified in the ERP.

Consideration will also be given to the establishment of a set of emergency equipment located centrally and available to all sites.

An equipped first aid station that can be utilised in an emergency is located at the main site compound. All CMC vehicles are also equipped with a first aid kit as a minimum which is to be kept fully maintained at all times.

Materials for handling environmental spills etc. will include oil spill kits and sand bags, together with other items as deemed to be appropriate. Spill kits will be strategically located at high risk sites, such as fuel storage areas, waterway crossing, etc.

Specialised equipment available for an emergency response will be maintained in a “fit for purpose” state. Other equipment available for incident response needs to be identified at each site, for example, specific construction vehicles and other equipment types available on site. On call equipment will be obtained through hire companies.

The Safety Manager, in consultation with the Environment Manager, shall maintain a list of safety and environmental emergency response equipment held in the project store, ensure the on‐going availability of an adequate stock of consumable equipment, and ensure all emergency equipment is being inspected, tested, and maintained as necessary.

4.5 Inventory of pollutants

4.5.1 Hazardous Substances Register

A Hazardous Substances Register has been developed for the project. This is maintained by the Safety Manager and will be made available to emergency services as required. The Hazardous Substances Register includes an indication of quantities stored on the site. The first aid officer shall be notified of the location of the register and have ready access if the need should arise.

4.5.2 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

The Safety Manager will ensure that Material Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous substances on the site’s Hazardous Substances Register are available to emergency services as required. The first aid officer shall ensure all relevant MSDS’ and the Hazardous Substances Register is available at the first aid stations.

4.5.3 Handling and storage of hazardous substances

Hazardous and dangerous substances (including all fuels, oils, lubricants and chemicals) brought onto the worksite are only to be handled or stored within designated bunded areas to ensure retention of any spills or leaks. Storage and bunding for areas for hazardous liquids is to conform to AS 1940 Storage and Handling of Flammable Liquids and AS/NZS 4452 Storage and Handling of Toxic Substances. Storage of hazardous solids is to be in accordance with the MSDS and where practicable is to be undercover within bunded areas.

Requirements associated with AS 1940 and AS/NZ 4452 includes but is not limited to:

Storage areas shall be secured against unauthorized entry.

A supply of water shall be available at a nearby location, for personal hygiene.

Adequate ventilation shall be provided for all storage and handling areas.

Packages shall not be kept near substances with which they are incompatible or with which they may react dangerously.

Packages shall be kept away from sources of heat.

Packages shall be kept securely closed when not in use.

Packages shall be kept in such a manner as to avoid spillage.

Appropriate spillage‐retention measures shall be provided at locations where packages are likely to be opened or their contents transferred.

The contents of a package shall not be transferred to any other container for storage, unless the latter is suitable for the storage of the toxic substance and is clearly marked.

Appropriate control measures shall be instituted for any process involving product transfer operations, e.g. decanting or filling.

Appropriate personal protective equipment shall be worn by any person involved in product transfer operations.

4.5.4 Waste handling and storage

Where waste is required to be handled and stored onsite prior to onsite reuse or offsite recycling/disposal, the following measures apply:

Spoil, topsoil, and mulch are to be stockpiled onsite in allocated areas, where appropriate, and mitigation measures for dust control and surface water management will be implemented as per the Air Quality Dust Management Sub Plan and the Soil and Water Management Sub Plan.


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Liquid wastes are to be stored in appropriate containers in bunded areas until transported offsite. Bunded areas will have the capacity to hold 110% of the liquid waste volume for bulk storage or 120% of the volume of the largest container for smaller packaged storage.

Hazardous waste will be managed by appropriately qualified and licensed contractors in accordance with the requirements of the Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act and the EPA waste disposal guidelines.

All other recyclable or non‐recyclable wastes are to be stored in appropriate covered receptacles (eg bins or skips) in appropriate locations onsite and contractors commissioned to regularly remove/empty the bins to approved disposal or recycling.

Waste disposal sites are to be shown on site VMPs.

4.5.5 Erosion and sediment control

Erosion and sediment shall be managed in accordance with the Soil and Water Management Sub Plan (SWMSP), this includes to the following:

Maximise the diversion of storm water run‐off containing suspended solids to sediment basins

Maximise the reuse of captured storm water

Meet project water quality standards prior to release o pH between 6.5‐8.5 o TSS below 50mg/L, and o no visible grease or oil

Obtain an approved Permit to Discharge prior to release

Floats and other devices including hard (fail safe) controls used at the pump inlet

Basin must be discharged within 5 days of the cessation of rainfall

All basins are designed to meet the 85th percentile (5 day) rainfall depth (mm) average value taken from the Grafton areas.

All basins shall be treated to project water quality standards prior to active discharge from site by CMC personnel.

A list of approved sediment basins and discharge locations can be found in the Project’s EPL # 20599.

4.5.6 Air quality

All air quality shall be managed in accordance with the Air Quality Management Sub Plan.

Precautions to minimise the generation of dust will include:

Spraying of earthworks, roads and other surfaces as necessary with water or other suitable liquids,

Providing dust suppression equipment to any on‐site materials batching plant,

Sealing of temporary haul roads,

Applying dust block or similar material to exposed surfaces so as to suppress possible generation of dust during periods of high winds.

Compacting exposed surfaces in the event of high winds.

Modification of operations during high or unfavourable wind conditions.

4.6 Contact details

Service/Organisation Contact name Contact number

External

Ambulance 000

Police 000

Fire brigade 000

Doctor/Medical Centre South Grafton Medical Centre 02 66431500

Hospital Grafton 02 66402222

Electricity Essential Energy 132080

Local council water/sewerage dept Clarence Valley Council 66484000

Poisons Information Centre 131126

Workcover 131060

Public Health Unit Lismore 02 65882837

Pollution Hotline EPA 131555

State Emergency Service 132500


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NSW Fisheries James Sakker 0419 185378

Employee Assistance Program OPTUM 1300 361 008

Lifeline 13 11 14

Internal

RMS Steve Alford 0411129398

Project Manager Bruno Teixeira 0404812169

Superintendent James Barry 0448946181

Safety Advisor Chad Carn 0419884186

Project Engineer Daniel Beatty 0448018961

First Aid Officer Chad Carn 0419884186

Environmental Manager Martin Mulhearn 0438186746

4.7 Training and emergency response personnel

The Project Manager, in consultation with the Safety Advisor and Environmental Manager, will determine the specific competencies required to respond to an emergency situation on each site and the training required to achieve the level of expertise required. Training needs for emergency response will conform to all CMC requirements including any environmental emergency response training.

Training will:

Provide (or refresh) specific skills such as emergency response drills, evacuations, fire wardens, first aid, etc.

Enable the proficient use of specialised equipment.

Ensure detailed familiarity with the provisions of this plan and supporting procedures.

Ensure learnings from mock evacuation and other emergency management exercises are communicated.

Ensure knowledge of legislative and statutory requirements.

All CMC personnel and subcontractors will also receive some training to ensure that they are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities in the event of an emergency situation arising. This training will generally be provided through:

Site Inductions: o Provided to all employees and subcontractors prior to commencement on site. o Content includes basic emergency procedures and incident reporting.

Toolbox Meetings: o Mainly covers safety issues but can be used as refresher training on response procedures, dealing with the

public, and locations and use of response equipment.

Specific training will also be provided to Emergency Response Teams to ensure their roles and responsibilities in relation to construction site significant incidents/emergencies are understood and they are fully trained in responding to construction site emergencies.

4.8 Plan tests

Environmental response procedures may be tested in areas where a pollution risk is present, such as in workshops. Personnel involved in emergency response activities will be provided with specific training. The emergency response training requirements are identified in the project Emergency Response Plan Appendix 3.

An up‐to‐date list of emergency response personnel and organisations will be maintained at the main office and compounds. An example of the format that will be used is in Section 4.6. The plan will be tested every 12 months to ensure that information in the plan is accurate and capable of being implemented effectively. The plan will be tested within one month of any pollution incident. The project will maintain all PIRP implementation and testing records.

4.9 Maps

A map or maps of the project site has been developed and is included in Appendix 7. The maps include the following:

• Location of the project site • Surrounding area that may be impacted by a pollution incident • Location of potential pollutants on site • Location of sediment basins and stormwater discharge points • Pollution control equipment


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5 Emergency procedures

A pollution incident is an incident or set of circumstances during or as a consequence of which there is or is likely to be a leak, spill or other escape or deposit of a substance, as a result of which pollution has occurred, is occurring or is likely to occur. It includes an incident or set of circumstances in which a substance has been placed or disposed of on premises, but it does not include an incident or set of circumstances involving only the emission of any noise.

5.1 Incident notification

Pollution incidents which have occurred in the course of the project’s activities, in the following circumstances (i.e. incident which cause or threaten material harm) must be reported:

• If the actual or potential harm to the health or safety of human beings or ecosystems is not minor. • If actual or potential loss or property damage (including clean‐up costs) associated with a pollution incident exceeds

$10,000.

Pollution incidences that could constitute material harm include such things as:

• Sediment basin discharge that does not meet project water quality standards • Sediment laden water going off site • Chemical spill into a waterway for example:

o Curing compounds o Fuels and oils o Batch plant overflow o Bitumen o Concrete

Dust plume from batching plant

Sewerage leak

Fire

All incidents shall be notified to the Environmental Management Representative and RMS (i.e. Interface and Environment Manager) in accordance with RMS Environmental Incident Classification and Reporting Procedure September 2014 (Appendix 2). All incidents shall be recorded in the Project Monthly Environment Report. and the Environmental Manager will notify the following immediately (i.e. promptly and without delay).

• EPA Regional Manager (and/or EPA Pollution Line on 131 555) • Ministry of Health (via the local Public Health Unit (PHU)) (P: 4924 6477) • WorkCover ‐ 13 10 50 • Local Council

o Coffs Harbour City Council – (02) 66484000 o Clarence Valley Council – (02) 66430200, Ah (02) 66266858

• Fire and Rescue NSW ‐ 000

The Project RMS Interface Manager will be notified verbally within 2 hours and in writing within 24 hours of any pollution incidents involving the EPA.

Notification to the community will be conducted using methods outlined in the project Community Action Plan.

5.2 Incident response

5.2.1 Identification and containment

Procedure Details Responsibility

Identify the material Immediately inform the Supervisor and / or Environmental Site Rep of spilt material

Where possible, identify the spilt product and take precautions as per the MSDS

Approach the spill with the wind behind you checking for dangerous goods labels, Hazchem signage or U.N. number on packaging

Treat any unmarked packages as a hazardous substance

If the material presents a significant explosion threat (e.g. petrol or kerosene) or another serious hazard to workers, undertake all safe and practical means to remove any ignition sources and shut off or control the source of the spillage

All Site Personnel

Isolate the Hazard If the spill creates a hazard to the general public (e.g. oil on road), isolate the area and if necessary establish traffic control

Site Supervisor


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External agency notification

Major spills or those impacting public safety – contact Emergency Services & provide details of the material, quantity and environment (water, drains, etc.)

Ring pollution hotline

Site Supervisor/ Environmental Site Rep

Contain and Absorb the Spill – On Land

If possible, prevent more material from being spilt (e.g. turn off taps, plug up leaks, turn container upright)

Construct bunding around the immediate area to prevent the flow reaching stormwater systems

Blocking off inlets to drainage lines, nearby waterbodies and the stormwater system and bunding of table‐drains within the proximity of the spillage

Where possible absorbent spill kits and other specific absorbent products should be used in preference to cement, sand and sawdust

Different absorbents absorb different materials (e.g. some are designed for hydrocarbon, some are designed for acids) – make sure you use the right kind of absorbent, REFER MSDS

Site Supervisor

Contain and Absorb the Spill – On Water

If possible, prevent more material from being spilt (e.g. turn off taps, plug up leaks, turn container upright)

Place an absorbent boom downstream of the spill and progress back towards the source of the spill, and/or construct a bund using clean fill material

Ensure that the length of floating (hydrophobic) absorbent boom and pad is at least 1.5 times the width of the waterway

Only those absorbents designed specifically for use in water should be used

Site Supervisor

5.2.2 Site clean up and reporting


LIQUID spills PPE as required by MSDS

Use a suitable absorbent to soak up the spilt liquid

Work the absorbent into the liquid using a broom or rake

Allow sufficient time for the liquid to be soaked up by the absorbent

Sweep up the absorbent or pick up using a shovel or front end loader

Place the absorbent in a leak proof container for disposal

If the liquid has soaked into the ground, the contaminated soil may have to be removed or treated using in‐situ bioremediation

Site Supervisor

SOLID spills PPE as required by MSDS

Sweep up the spilt material or puck up sing a front end loader or shovel and then sweep up any remaining residue

Do not wash the spill away or bury it

Site Supervisor

Spills on WATER PPE as required by MSDS

Cast absorbent net or absorbent boom over the surface of the spill

If using a boom, spread the absorbent while drawing in the booms to reduce the surface area of the spill

Caution must be taken to ensure the spill remains contained at all times

If the shoreline is contaminated the area must be treated using in‐situ bioremediation

Site Supervisor

Disposal / Reuse of material

If unsuitable for reuse, arrangements should be made for the material to be promptly disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the EPA and local Shire Council. Contact the EPA or the Local Authority for advice on disposal

Material awaiting disposal is to be stored in a way that prevents or minimises the likelihood of contaminants re‐entering the environment

Examples include storing in suitably labelled drums/containers; bunding and covering contaminated stockpiles

Site Supervisor

Incident Reporting Investigation into causes and actions to prevent recurrences and shall ensure that the incident is reported and recorded in accordance with incident reporting procedure Incident Management and Reporting Appendix 2

PM/ Site Supervisor


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5.2.3 Erosion and Sediment control failure


Control failure Immediately inform the Supervisor and / or ESR of issue. All

Re‐instate control If you cannot control notify the erosion and sediment control crew Site Supervisor

Divert flow from existing waterway Site Supervisor

Form a barrier around the affected area. Establish emergency berm (earth or sandbags) to trap sediment or reduce flow.

Work on the restoration of original control device.

Clean away and dispose of any sediment build up

Site Supervisor/Erosion and Sediment crew

Assess and devise corrective actions

Assess impact and devise remedial action for affected waterway and embankment.

Apply buffering solutions/agents if required.

ESR

Incident Report Investigation into causes and actions to prevent recurrences and shall ensure that the incident is reported and recorded in accordance with incident reporting procedure Incident Management and Reporting Appendix 2

ESR

6 Appendices

Number Document reference Document description Attached

1 EPL 20599 HC2G Environment Protection Licence Y

2 CEMP A6 Incident Management and Reporting Procedure Y

3 CIV‐EN‐PRO‐0075 Emergency Response Plan Y

4 CEMP A2 Environmental Risk Register Y

5 CIV‐EN‐TMP‐0014 Bitumen Spray Management Plan Y

6 CIV‐HS‐FRM‐0061 Hot Works Permit Y

7 Project Sensitive Area Plans Y


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APPENDIX 1 ‐ HC2G Environment Protection Licence

Section 55 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

Environment Protection LicenceLicence - 20599

Number:

Licence Details

Anniversary Date:

20599

19-June

Licensee

CIVIL MINING AND CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD

PO BOX 1570

EAGLE FARM BC QLD 4009

Premises

HALFWAY CREEK TO GLENUGIE PACIFIC HIGHWAY

UPGRADE

PACIFIC HIGHWAY

GLENUGIE NSW 2460

Scheduled Activity

Crushing, grinding or separating

Extractive activities

Road construction

Fee Based Activity Scale

Crushing, grinding or separating > 100000-500000 T annual

processing capacity

Land-based extractive activity > 100000-500000 T annual capacity

to extract, process or store

Road construction > 10-30 km of road constructed,

widened or re-routed

Region

Phone:

Fax:

North - North Coast

NSW Govt Offices, 49 Victoria Street

GRAFTON NSW 2460

(02) 6640 2500

(02) 6642 7743

NSW 2460

PO Box 498 GRAFTON

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LICENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

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Public register and access to monitoring data ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

1 ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

A1 What the licence authorises and regulates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

A2 Premises or plant to which this licence applies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

A3 Information supplied to the EPA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

2 DISCHARGES TO AIR AND WATER AND APPLICATIONS TO LAND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

P1 Location of monitoring/discharge points and areas -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

3 LIMIT CONDITIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

L1 Pollution of waters --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

L2 Concentration limits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

L3 Waste ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

L4 Blasting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

L5 Hours of operation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

4 OPERATING CONDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13

O1 Activities must be carried out in a competent manner ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

O2 Maintenance of plant and equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

O3 Dust --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

O4 Emergency response ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

O5 Processes and management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

5 MONITORING AND RECORDING CONDITIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

M1 Monitoring records -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

M2 Requirement to monitor concentration of pollutants discharged --------------------------------------------------------- 15

M3 Testing methods - concentration limits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16

M4 Weather monitoring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

M5 Recording of pollution complaints ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16

M6 Telephone complaints line ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17




M7 Other monitoring and recording conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

6 REPORTING CONDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

R1 Annual return documents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

R2 Notification of environmental harm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

R3 Written report --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

7 GENERAL CONDITIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

G1 Copy of licence kept at the premises or plant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

G2 Contact number for incidents and responsible employees ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20

8 SPECIAL CONDITIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

E1 Special Dictionary - Definitions specific to this licence ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

DICTIONARY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

General Dictionary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22




Information about this licence

Dictionary

A definition of terms used in the licence can be found in the dictionary at the end of this licence.

Responsibilities of licensee

Separate to the requirements of this licence, general obligations of licensees are set out in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (“the Act”) and the Regulations made under the Act. These include obligations to:

ensure persons associated with you comply with this licence, as set out in section 64 of the Act; control the pollution of waters and the pollution of air (see for example sections 120 - 132 of the Act); report incidents causing or threatening material environmental harm to the environment, as set out in

Part 5.7 of the Act.

Variation of licence conditions

The licence holder can apply to vary the conditions of this licence. An application form for this purpose is available from the EPA.

The EPA may also vary the conditions of the licence at any time by written notice without an application being made.

Where a licence has been granted in relation to development which was assessed under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in accordance with the procedures applying to integrated development, the EPA may not impose conditions which are inconsistent with the development consent conditions until the licence is first reviewed under Part 3.6 of the Act.

Duration of licence

This licence will remain in force until the licence is surrendered by the licence holder or until it is suspended or revoked by the EPA or the Minister. A licence may only be surrendered with the written approval of the EPA.

Licence review

The Act requires that the EPA review your licence at least every 5 years after the issue of the licence, as set out in Part 3.6 and Schedule 5 of the Act. You will receive advance notice of the licence review.

Fees and annual return to be sent to the EPA

For each licence fee period you must pay:

an administrative fee; and a load-based fee (if applicable).




The EPA publication “A Guide to Licensing” contains information about how to calculate your licence fees. The licence requires that an Annual Return, comprising a Statement of Compliance and a summary of any monitoring required by the licence (including the recording of complaints), be submitted to the EPA. The Annual Return must be submitted within 60 days after the end of each reporting period. See condition R1 regarding the Annual Return reporting requirements. Usually the licence fee period is the same as the reporting period.

Transfer of licence

The licence holder can apply to transfer the licence to another person. An application form for this purpose is available from the EPA.

Public register and access to monitoring data

Part 9.5 of the Act requires the EPA to keep a public register of details and decisions of the EPA in relation to, for example: licence applications; licence conditions and variations; statements of compliance; load based licensing information; and load reduction agreements. Under s320 of the Act application can be made to the EPA for access to monitoring data which has been submitted to the EPA by licensees.

This licence is issued to:

CIVIL MINING AND CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD

PO BOX 1570

EAGLE FARM BC QLD 4009

subject to the conditions which follow.




Administrative Conditions 1

What the licence authorises and regulatesA1

A1.1 This licence authorises the carrying out of the scheduled activities listed below at the premises specified

in A2. The activities are listed according to their scheduled activity classification, fee-based activity

classification and the scale of the operation.

Unless otherwise further restricted by a condition of this licence, the scale at which the activity is carried

out must not exceed the maximum scale specified in this condition.

Scheduled Activity Fee Based Activity Scale

> 100000 - 500000 T

annual processing

capacity

Crushing, grinding or separatingCrushing, grinding or

separating

> 100000 - 500000 T

annual capacity to

extract, process or store

Land-based extractive activityExtractive activities

> 10 - 30 km of road

constructed, widened or

re-routed

Road constructionRoad construction

Premises or plant to which this licence appliesA2

A2.1 The licence applies to the following premises:

Premises Details

HALFWAY CREEK TO GLENUGIE PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE

PACIFIC HIGHWAY

GLENUGIE

NSW 2460

ON LAND GENERALLY WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE EXISTING PACIFIC

HIGHWAY BETWEEN LEMON TREE CREEK ROAD AND 3KM NORTH OF

FRANKLINS ROAD BETWEEN CHAINAGE 16200 AND 31419 OF THE

WOOLGOOLGA TO BALLINA, PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE PROJECT.

A2.2 In relation to Condition A2.1, the premise is defined as the licence boundary detailed on the Project

Drawings titled "Environmental Protection Licence Maps - sheets 1-18" Rev 4, Dated 11 January 2016).

Drawings are stored in the Permits and Licensing management System (PALMS) database kept by the

EPA. The application, drawings and supporting documents are electronically filed in electronic Trim file

EF15/2481.

Information supplied to the EPAA3

A3.1 Works and activities must be carried out in accordance with the proposal contained in the licence




application, except as expressly provided by a condition of this licence.

In this condition the reference to "the licence application" includes a reference to:

a) the applications for any licences (including former pollution control approvals) which this licence

replaces under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1998;

and

b) the licence information form provided by the licensee to the EPA to assist the EPA in connection with

the issuing of this licence.

Discharges to Air and Water and Applications to

Land

2

Location of monitoring/discharge points and areasP1

P1.1 The following utilisation areas referred to in the table below are identified in this licence for the purposes

of the monitoring and/or the setting of limits for any application of solids or liquids to the utilisation area.

P1.2 The following points referred to in the table are identified in this licence for the purposes of the monitoring

and/or the setting of limits for discharges of pollutants to water from the point.

Water and land

Location DescriptionType of Monitoring PointEPA Identi-

fication no.

Type of Discharge Point

The outlet from sediment basins

referred to in condition P1.3 of this

licence.

1 Discharge water quality Discharge water quality

Land irrigation areas referred to in

condition P1.3 of this license.

2 Discharge to land

irrigation area/s

Discharge to land

irrigation area/s

The outlet of acid sulfate soil

treatment areas referred to in

condition P1.3 of this licence.

3 Discharge from acid

sulfate soil treatment

areas.

Discharge from acid

sulfate soil treatment

areas.

P1.3 For the purpose of this licence the discharge points referred to at condition P1.1 and P1.2 of this licence

are those from sediment basins and land irrigation areas identified the Pacific Highway Upgrade - Halfway

Creek to Glenugie - Section 2 - CMC Water Discharge Schedule as contained in EPA file EF15/2481.

P1.4 The licensee, in commissioning a new sediment basin, may only vary the discharge point locations

identified in Condition P1.1 and P1.2 if it provides the EPA with a copy of the revised document/s

identified at Condition P1.3 of this licence, at least 7 days prior to the commissioning on the premises,

unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the EPA for each new activity.

P1.5 The licensee, in decommissioning an existing sediment basin, may only vary the discharge point locations

identified in Condition P1.1 and P1.2 if it provides the EPA with a copy of the revised document/s

identified at Condition P1.3 of this licence, at least 21 days prior to the decommissioning on the premises,

unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the EPA for each decommissioning activity.

P1.6 The irrigation of water from sediment basins to land through any land irrigation system must be carried

out in a manner such that:




1. Vegetation is not damaged;

2. Soil erosion and soil structure damage is avoided;

3. Water must not pond or pool and cause waterlogging of soils;

4. The quality of surfacewater and groundwater is not adversely affected.

5. Water is irrigated in a manner which maximises evaporation, transpiration and infiltration and does not

result in water flowing from the irrigation area into any waters.

P1.7 The licensee must develop and implement appropriate procedures for the operation and management of

the land irrigation area for the irrigation of water from sediment basins.

P1.8 Water from sediment basins must not be irrigated to any area within 50m of any waters.

Limit Conditions 3

Pollution of watersL1

L1.1 Except as may be expressly provided in any other condition of this licence, the licensee must comply with

section 120 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

Concentration limitsL2

L2.1 For each monitoring/discharge point or utilisation area specified in the table\s below (by a point number),

the concentration of a pollutant discharged at that point, or applied to that area, must not exceed the

concentration limits specified for that pollutant in the table.

L2.2 Where a pH quality limit is specified in the table, the specified percentage of samples must be within the

specified ranges.

L2.3 To avoid any doubt, this condition does not authorise the pollution of waters by any pollutant other than

those specified in the table\s.

L2.4 Water and/or Land Concentration Limits

Pollutant Units of Measure 100 percentile

concentration

limit

POINT 1

50 Percentile

concentration

limit

90 Percentile

concentration

limit

3DGM

concentration

limit

NilVisibleOil and

Grease

6.5 - 8.5pHpH




50milligrams per litreTotal

suspended

solids


concentration

limit

POINT 2

50 Percentile

concentration

limit

90 Percentile

concentration

limit

3DGM

concentration

limit

NilVisibleOil and

Grease

6.5 - 8.5pHpH


concentration

limit

POINT 3

50 Percentile

concentration

limit

90 Percentile

concentration

limit

3DGM

concentration

limit

0.055milligrams per litreAluminium

(dissolved)

200microsiemens per

centimetre

Conductivity

0.3milligrams per litreIron

(dissolved)

NilVisibleOil and

Grease

6.5 - 8.5pHpH

50milligrams per litreTSS

L2.5 Exceeding the limits specified in Condition L2.4 of this licence for pH and total suspended solids (TSS) for

discharges from the sediment basins identified by Conditions P1.1 and P1.2 is only permitted when the

discharge occurs solely as a result of rainfall measured at the premises. The rainfall must exceed the 5

day rainfall depth value for the corresponding discharge point in the table below over a consecutive 5 day

period for discharge to be considered to occur solely as a result of rainfall.

Basin Classification of Basin Design 5 day rainfall event

85th Percentile Sediment Basins 85th 37.2mm

L2.6 The concentration limit for Iron (dissolved) and Aluminium (dissolved) is deemed not to have been

breached if:

(a) The sample complied with the pH limit at the time of discharge; and




(b) The EPA is advised within 3 working days of completion of testing of any Iron (dissolved) and

Aluminium (dissolved) results above the licence limit.

Note: The purpose of this condition is to expedite the assessment and subsequent discharge of the

treated water from the acid sulfate soil treatment areas. The correlation between Iron (dissolved) and

Aluminium (dissolved) and pH will be subject to ongoing review based on the test results.

L2.7 If the licensee uses turbidity (NTU) in place of TSS to determine compliance with Condition L2.4, the

licensee must develop a statistical correlation which identifies the relationship between NTU and TSS for

water quality in the sediment basin/s in order to determine the NTU equivalent of 50 mg/L TSS before its

use.

L2.8 The licensee must provide the EPA with a copy of the statistical correlation assessment methodology and

results before using NTU in place of TSS.

L2.9 The licensee must develop and implement a method to enable the ongoing verification of the relationship

between NTU and TSS.

L2.10 The licensee must provide the EPA with any amendments the licensee makes to the statistical correlation

as a result of the ongoing verification required by Condition L2.8 before using the revised statistical

correlation.

WasteL3

L3.1 The licensee must not cause, permit or allow any waste generated outside the premises to be received at

the premises for storage, treatment, processing, reprocessing or disposal or any waste generated at the

premises to be disposed of at the premises, except as expressly permitted by the licence.

L3.2 This condition only applies to the storage, treatment, processing, reprocessing or disposal of waste at the

premises if those activities require an environment protection licence.

BlastingL4

L4.1 The overpressure level from blasting operations at the premises must not exceed 120dB (Lin

Peak) at any time. Error margins associated with any monitoring equipment used to measure this

are not to be taken into account in determining whether or not the limit has been exceeded.

L4.2 The overpressure level from blasting operations at the premises must not exceed 115dB (LinPeak) for

more than five per cent of the total number of blasts over each reporting period. Error margins associated

with any monitoring equipment used to measure this are not to be taken into account in determining

whether or not the limit has been exceeded.

L4.3 Ground vibration peak particle velocity from the blasting operations at the premises must not

exceed 10mm/sec at any time. Error margins associated with any monitoring equipment used to

measure this are not to be taken into account in determining whether or not the limit has been

exceeded.

L4.4 Ground vibration peak particle velocity from the blasting operations at the premises must not




exceed 5mm/sec for more than five per cent of the total number of blasts over each reporting

period. Error margins associated with any monitoring equipment used to measure this are not to

be taken into account in determining whether or not the limit has been exceeded.

L4.5 To determine compliance with condition(s) L4.1 and L4.3

a) Airblast overpressure and ground vibration levels must be measured and electronically

recorded at the most affected residence or noise sensitive location that is not owned by the

licensee or subject to a private agreement between the owner of the premises or noise sensitive

location and the licensee for all blasts carried out in or on the premises; and

b) Instrumentation used to measure the airblast overpressure and ground vibration levels must

meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS 2187.2-2006.

Hours of operationL5

L5.1 Standard construction hours

Unless otherwise specified by any other condition of this licence, all construction activities are:

a) restricted to between the hours of 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday;

b) restricted to between the hours of 8:00am and 1:00pm Saturday; and

c) not to be undertaken on Sundays or Public Holidays.

L5.2 Exemptions to standard construction hours

The five categories of works that may be undertaken outside the standard construction hours permitted by

Condition L5.1 are:

a) the delivery of oversized plant or structures that police or other authorised authorities determine require

special arrangements to transport along public roads;

b) emergency work to avoid the loss of lives or property, or to prevent environmental harm;

c) construction works undertaken through sparsley populated areas in which sensitive receptors are

located greater than 200 metres away from the project boundary. In this case construction (but not

including blasting, pile driving, rock hammering and other high noise activities) is permissible during the

following hours: 6:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Friday and at no time on Public Holidays. All feasible and

reasonable mitigation and management measures should be implemented prior to works commencing.

These work hours may be revoked in the case of excessive or unresolved noise complaints.

d) works that are not more than 5 dB(A) over the rating background level at the nearest noise sensitive

receiver as assessed by acoustic investigation.

e) In addition to the standard construction hours defined in condition L5.1 construction activities may be

undertaken during the following extended construction hours:

- 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturdays

These work hours may be reviewed and/or revoked in the case of excessive or unresolved complaints.




The licensee must notify the EPA monthly prior to the undertaking of any works referred to in Condition

L5.2 a) and d) as well as providing the EPA with a copy of the results of any acoustic investigation made

in relation to Condition L5.2 d) to be reported as per condition R1.8.

L5.3 Works agreed outside of standard construction hours

The licensee may undertake works outside of standard construction hours if agreement between the

licensee and representatives of potentially affected noise sensitive receivers has been reached. Any

agreement(s) between the licensee and the potentially affected noise sensitive receivers must be

recorded in writing and a copy of the agreement(s) kept on the premises by the licensee for the duration

of this licence.

L5.4 The licensee must notify, by letterbox drop and by detailing works on the project website, potentially

affected noise sensitive receivers of the timing and duration of work agreed to under Condition L5.3 at

least 48 hours prior to that work commencing. A copy of the notification must be kept by the licensee and

made available to the EPA on request.

Note: where no project website currently exists, a website for this purpose must be created.

L5.5 Other out-of-hours works implemented in accordance with the projects Conditions of Approval

The licensee may also undertake critical out-of-hours works where it has been demonstrated to the EPA's

satisfaction that:

a) there is a demonstrated justification that the out-of-hours works are critical and must be undertaken

outside of L5.2d) and L5.3; and

b) all reasonable measures have been undertaken to consult with any affected sensitive receptors prior to

each occasion that out-of hours works are proposed under this condition; and

c) the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DoPE) Independent Environmental

Representative has assessed the works to be undertaken and documents their support for the critical

out-of-hours works; and

d) the EPA and other relevant agencies, such as Roads and Maritime Services and DoPE have been

consulted where necessary prior to proceeding with the proposed out-of-hours works; and

e) any works undertaken under this provision are to be documented and reported in the Monthly

EPL Report.

L5.6 Blasting hours

Blasting operations at the premises may only take place between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday

and 9:00am and 1:00pm Saturday. (Where compelling safety reasons exist, the EPA may permit a blast

to occur outside the above hours. A prior written request for approval of any such blast must be made to

the EPA).

L5.7 Work generating high noise impact




Any work generating high noise impact, excluding blasting operations covered in Condition L5.6, must

only be undertaken:

a) between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday;

b) between the hours of 8:00am and 1:00pm Saturday; and

c) in continuous blocks of no more than 3 hours, with at least a 1 hour respite between each block of work

generating high noise impact, where the location of the work is likely to impact the same receivers; except

as expressly permitted by another condition of this licence.

For the purposes of this Condition ‘continuous’ includes any period during which there is less than a 1

hour respite between ceasing and recommencing any of the work the subject of this Condition.

Operating Conditions 4

Activities must be carried out in a competent mannerO1

O1.1 Licensed activities must be carried out in a competent manner.

This includes:

a) the processing, handling, movement and storage of materials and substances used to carry out the

activity; and

b) the treatment, storage, processing, reprocessing, transport and disposal of waste generated by the

activity.

Maintenance of plant and equipmentO2

O2.1 All plant and equipment installed at the premises or used in connection with the licensed activity:

a) must be maintained in a proper and efficient condition; and

b) must be operated in a proper and efficient manner.

DustO3

O3.1 All operations and activities occurring at the premises must be carried out in a manner that will minimise

the generation and emission of dust.

Note: Deposited dust levels are assessed against the criteria identified in the Approved methods publication for

the modelling and assessment of air pollutants in NSW, published by the Department of Environment and

Conservation August 2005.

Emergency responseO4

Note: The licensee must maintain, and implement as necessary, a current Pollution Incident Response

Management Plan (PIRMP) for the premises. Details of the requirements can be found on the EPA

website via the following link http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/legislation/poefaqspirmps.htm




Processes and managementO5

O5.1 All works must be carried out in accordance with the "Interim Construction Noise Guideline", DECC July

2009 to minimise the emission of noise and vibration from the premises.

O5.2 The licensee must maximise the diversion of water from land upslope, around or through the site, in a

manner that minimises any impact on the sites sedimentation and erosion controls.

O5.3 The licensee must maximise the diversion of stormwater runoff containing suspended solids to sediment

basins installed on the premises.

O5.4 The drainage from all areas that will mobilise suspended solids when stormwater runs over these areas

must be controlled and diverted through appropriate erosion and sediment control measures.

O5.5 The licensee must minimise the area of the site that is able to generate suspended material when water

runs over it.

O5.6 Unless otherwise approved in writing by the EPA, where sediment basins are necessary, all sediment

basins and associated drainage must be installed and commissioned prior to the commencement of any

grubbing works within the catchment area of the sediment basin that may cause sediment to leave the

site.

Note: This condition does not apply to those works associated with the actual installation of sediment basins or

associated drainage.

O5.7 The sediment basins and other erosion and sediment controls must be planned, designed (stability,

location, type and size), constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with the guideline

“Managing Urban Stormwater – Soils and Construction, Volume 2D, Main road construction” DECC 2008,

to be read and used in conjunction with volume 1 “Managing urban stormwater: soils and construction”

Landcom 2006.

O5.8 All erosion and sediment control measures installed on the premises must be inspected and works

undertaken to repair and/or maintain these controls:

a) weekly during normal construction hours outlined in Condition L5.1;

b) daily during periods of rainfall; and

c) within 24 hours of the cessation of a rainfall event causing runoff to occur on or from the premises.

The licensee must record all such inspections including observations and works undertaken to repair

and/or maintain erosion and sediment controls.

O5.9 The licensee must ensure the design storage capacity of the sediment basins installed on the premises is

reinstated within 5 days of the cessation of a rainfall event that causes runoff to occur on or from the

premises.

O5.10 The licensee must ensure that sampling point(s) for water discharged from the sediment basin(s) are

provided and maintained in an appropriate condition to permit:

a) the clear identification of each sediment basin and discharge point;

b) the collection of representative samples of the water discharged from the sediment basin(s); and

c) access to the sampling point(s) at all times by an authorised officer of the EPA.




O5.11 The licensee must endeavour to maximise the reuse of captured stormwater on the premises.

O5.12 The licensee must ensure that any polymer based flocculants used to treat water before discharge from

the premises has a 48-hour EC50 (immobilisation) for water fleas and a 96-hour EC50 (imbalance) for

fish, greater than 100 milligrams per litre.

Note: In accordance with the EPA Approved Methods Publication any analysis should be undertaken by a

laboratory accredited to perform those analyses by an independent accreditation body acceptable to the

EPA , such as the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent.

Monitoring and Recording Conditions 5

Monitoring recordsM1

M1.1 The results of any monitoring required to be conducted by this licence or a load calculation protocol must

be recorded and retained as set out in this condition.

M1.2 All records required to be kept by this licence must be:

a) in a legible form, or in a form that can readily be reduced to a legible form;

b) kept for at least 4 years after the monitoring or event to which they relate took place; and

c) produced in a legible form to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see them.

M1.3 The following records must be kept in respect of any samples required to be collected for the purposes of

this licence:

a) the date(s) on which the sample was taken;

b) the time(s) at which the sample was collected;

c) the point at which the sample was taken; and

d) the name of the person who collected the sample.

Requirement to monitor concentration of pollutants dischargedM2

M2.1 For each monitoring/discharge point or utilisation area specified below (by a point number), the licensee

must monitor (by sampling and obtaining results by analysis) the concentration of each pollutant specified

in Column 1. The licensee must use the sampling method, units of measure, and sample at the

frequency, specified opposite in the other columns:

M2.2 Water and/ or Land Monitoring Requirements

1POINT

Sampling MethodFrequencyUnits of measurePollutant

Visual InspectionVisibleOil and Grease Special Frequency 1

ProbepHpH Special Frequency 1

Grab samplemilligrams per litreTotal suspended

solidsSpecial Frequency 1




2POINT




3POINT


Grab samplemilligrams per litreAluminium

(dissolved)Special Frequency 1

Probemicrosiemens per

centimetre

Conductivity Special Frequency 1

Grab samplemilligrams per litreIron (dissolved) Special Frequency 1



Grab samplemilligrams per litreTSS Special Frequency 1

Note: Special Frequency 1 means <24 hours prior to a controlled/scheduled discharge and daily for any

continued controlled/scheduled discharge.

Testing methods - concentration limitsM3

M3.1 Subject to any express provision to the contrary in this licence, monitoring for the concentration of a

pollutant discharged to waters or applied to a utilisation area must be done in accordance with the

Approved Methods Publication unless another method has been approved by the EPA in writing before

any tests are conducted.

Weather monitoringM4

M4.1 Rainfall at the premises must be measured and recorded in millimetres per 24 hour period at the same

time each day from the time that the site office associated with the activities permitted by this licence is

established.

M4.2 The rainfall monitoring data collected in compliance with Condition M4.1 can be used to determine

compliance with Condition L2.5.

Recording of pollution complaintsM5

M5.1 The licensee must keep a legible record of all complaints made to the licensee or any employee or agent

of the licensee in relation to pollution arising from any activity to which this licence applies.

M5.2 The record must include details of the following:




a) the date and time of the complaint;

b) the method by which the complaint was made;

c) any personal details of the complainant which were provided by the complainant or, if no such details

were provided, a note to that effect;

d) the nature of the complaint;

e) the action taken by the licensee in relation to the complaint, including any follow-up contact with the

complainant; and

f) if no action was taken by the licensee, the reasons why no action was taken.

M5.3 The record of a complaint must be kept for at least 4 years after the complaint was made.

M5.4 The record must be produced to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see them.

Telephone complaints lineM6

M6.1 The licensee must operate during its operating hours a telephone complaints line for the purpose of

receiving any complaints from members of the public in relation to activities conducted at the premises or

by the vehicle or mobile plant, unless otherwise specified in the licence.

M6.2 The licensee must notify the public of the complaints line telephone number and the fact that it is a

complaints line so that the impacted community knows how to make a complaint.

M6.3 The preceding two conditions do not apply until three months after the date of the issue of this licence.

M6.4 Prior to the commencement of the licensed activity, the licensee must ensure the project’s website

provides ready access to clear and concise information about:

a) how to make a complaint on the telephone complaints line referred to in Condition M6.1; and

b) how complaints on the telephone complaints line will be processed.

Note: where no project website currently exists, a website for this purpose must be created.

M6.5 In response to any noise or vibration complaint made by any person/s or bodies other than the EPA, the

licensee must:

a) investigate the complaint within 2 hours of the complaint being received or within the timeframe agreed

with the complainant;

b) offer to attend the complainant’s premises to undertake noise or vibration monitoring at the

complainant’s premises as soon as is practical, or at a time agreed with the complainant; and

c) advise the complainant of the results of the investigation and any proposed remedial action.

M6.6 In response to any complaint referred by the EPA to the licensee, the licensee must respond to the

referred complaint in a manner and timeframe specified by the EPA.

Other monitoring and recording conditionsM7

M7.1 Noise monitoring must be carried out in accordance with Australian Standard AS 2659.1 – 1998: Guide to

the use of sound measuring equipment – Portable sound level meters, and the compliance monitoring

guidance provided in the NSW Industrial Noise Policy.




M7.2 Vibration monitoring must be carried out in accordance with the guidance provided in the Environmental

Noise Management Assessing Vibration: A Technical Guideline, published by the Department of

Environment and Conservation, February 2006.

M7.3 The licensee must undertake noise and vibration monitoring as directed by an authorised officer of the

EPA.

Reporting Conditions 6

Annual return documentsR1

R1.1 The licensee must complete and supply to the EPA an Annual Return in the approved form comprising:

1. a Statement of Compliance,

2. a Monitoring and Complaints Summary,

3. a Statement of Compliance - Licence Conditions,

4. a Statement of Compliance - Load based Fee,

5. a Statement of Compliance - Requirement to Prepare Pollution Incident Response Management Plan,

6. a Statement of Compliance - Requirement to Publish Pollution Monitoring Data; and

7. a Statement of Compliance - Environmental Management Systems and Practices.

At the end of each reporting period, the EPA will provide to the licensee a copy of the form that must be

completed and returned to the EPA.

R1.2 An Annual Return must be prepared in respect of each reporting period, except as provided below.

Note: The term "reporting period" is defined in the dictionary at the end of this licence. Do not complete the

Annual Return until after the end of the reporting period.

R1.3 Where this licence is transferred from the licensee to a new licensee:

a) the transferring licensee must prepare an Annual Return for the period commencing on the first day of

the reporting period and ending on the date the application for the transfer of the licence to the new

licensee is granted; and

b) the new licensee must prepare an Annual Return for the period commencing on the date the

application for the transfer of the licence is granted and ending on the last day of the reporting period.

Note: An application to transfer a licence must be made in the approved form for this purpose.

R1.4 Where this licence is surrendered by the licensee or revoked by the EPA or Minister, the licensee must

prepare an Annual Return in respect of the period commencing on the first day of the reporting period and

ending on:

a) in relation to the surrender of a licence - the date when notice in writing of approval of the surrender is

given; or

b) in relation to the revocation of the licence - the date from which notice revoking the licence operates.

R1.5 The Annual Return for the reporting period must be supplied to the EPA via eConnect EPA or by

registered post not later than 60 days after the end of each reporting period or in the case of a

transferring licence not later than 60 days after the date the transfer was granted (the 'due date').




R1.6 The licensee must retain a copy of the Annual Return supplied to the EPA for a period of at least 4 years

after the Annual Return was due to be supplied to the EPA.

R1.7 Within the Annual Return, the Statements of Compliance must be certified and the Monitoring and

Complaints Summary must be signed by:

a) the licence holder; or

b) by a person approved in writing by the EPA to sign on behalf of the licence holder.

R1.8 The licensee must provide the EPA with a Monthly Report containing the following information:

a) details of all non-compliances with the conditions of this licence and measures taken, or proposed, to

prevent a recurrence of such a non-compliance; and

b) details of all discharges from the sediment basins where the water quality results exceed the limits

prescribed by Condition L2.4 including the results of rainfall measurements to demonstrate compliance

with Condition L2.5;

c) details of the results of any acoustic investigation made in relation to condition L5.2 d); and

The report referred to in this condition must be received by the EPA within 10 working days of the end of

each month.

Notification of environmental harmR2

R2.1 Notifications must be made by telephoning the Environment Line service on 131 555.

Note: The licensee or its employees must notify all relevant authorities of incidents causing or threatening

material harm to the environment immediately after the person becomes aware of the incident in

accordance with the requirements of Part 5.7 of the Act.

R2.2 The licensee must provide written details of the notification to the EPA within 7 days of the date on which

the incident occurred.

Written reportR3

R3.1 Where an authorised officer of the EPA suspects on reasonable grounds that:

a) where this licence applies to premises, an event has occurred at the premises; or

b) where this licence applies to vehicles or mobile plant, an event has occurred in connection with the

carrying out of the activities authorised by this licence,

and the event has caused, is causing or is likely to cause material harm to the environment (whether the

harm occurs on or off premises to which the licence applies), the authorised officer may request a written

report of the event.

R3.2 The licensee must make all reasonable inquiries in relation to the event and supply the report to the EPA

within such time as may be specified in the request.

R3.3 The request may require a report which includes any or all of the following information:

a) the cause, time and duration of the event;

b) the type, volume and concentration of every pollutant discharged as a result of the event;

c) the name, address and business hours telephone number of employees or agents of the licensee, or a

specified class of them, who witnessed the event;




d) the name, address and business hours telephone number of every other person (of whom the licensee

is aware) who witnessed the event, unless the licensee has been unable to obtain that information after

making reasonable effort;

e) action taken by the licensee in relation to the event, including any follow-up contact with any

complainants;

f) details of any measure taken or proposed to be taken to prevent or mitigate against a recurrence of

such an event; and

g) any other relevant matters.

R3.4 The EPA may make a written request for further details in relation to any of the above matters if it is not

satisfied with the report provided by the licensee. The licensee must provide such further details to the

EPA within the time specified in the request.

General Conditions 7

Copy of licence kept at the premises or plantG1

G1.1 A copy of this licence must be kept at the premises to which the licence applies.

G1.2 The licence must be produced to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see it.

G1.3 The licence must be available for inspection by any employee or agent of the licensee working at the

premises.

Note: Condition G1.1 above only applies from the time that the site office associated with the activities permitted

by this licence is established.

Contact number for incidents and responsible employeesG2

G2.1 The licensee must provide the EPA with up to date contact details to enable the EPA:

a) to contact either the licensee or a representative of the licensee who can respond at all times to

incidents relating to the premises, and

b) to contact the licensee's senior employees or agents authorised at all times to:

i) speak on behalf of the licensee, and

ii) provide any information or document required under licence.

G2.2 The contact details required by Condition G2.1 above must include:

a) the full name and title of the authorised representatives and the scope of their respective

authorisations; and

b) the direct telephone number, mobile number, pager number, fax number, email address and postal

address for contacting each authorised representative.

Special Conditions 8




Special Dictionary - Definitions specific to this licenceE1

In this licence, unless the contrary is indicated, the terms below have the following meaning:

TERM MEANING

Noise Sensitive Locations Means buildings used as a residence, hospital, school,

child care centre, places of public worship and nursing

homes. A noise sensitive location includes the land

within 30m of the building

NSW Industrial Noise Policy Means the document titled "NSW Industrial Noise

Policy" published by the Environment Protection

Authority in January 2000

Works Generating High Noise Impacts Means an LAeq(15min) noise measurement of 75dB(A)

as described in the document titled "Interim

Construction Noise Guideline" published by the

Department of Environment and Climate Change in July

2009




3DGM [in relation to a concentration limit]

Means the three day geometric mean, which is calculated by multiplying the results of the analysis of three samples collected on consecutive days and then taking the cubed root of that amount. Where one or more of the samples is zero or below the detection limit for the analysis, then 1 or the detection limit respectively should be used in place of those samples

Act Means the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

activity Means a scheduled or non-scheduled activity within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

actual load Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009

AM Together with a number, means an ambient air monitoring method of that number prescribed by the Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.

AMG Australian Map Grid

anniversary date The anniversary date is the anniversary each year of the date of issue of the licence. In the case of a licence continued in force by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, the date of issue of the licence is the first anniversary of the date of issue or last renewal of the licence following the commencement of the Act.

annual return Is defined in R1.1

Approved Methods Publication

Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009

assessable pollutants


BOD Means biochemical oxygen demand

CEM Together with a number, means a continuous emission monitoring method of that number prescribed by the Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.

COD Means chemical oxygen demand

composite sample Unless otherwise specifically approved in writing by the EPA, a sample consisting of 24 individual samples collected at hourly intervals and each having an equivalent volume.

cond. Means conductivity

environment Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

environment protection legislation

Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991

EPA Means Environment Protection Authority of New South Wales.

fee-based activity classification

Means the numbered short descriptions in Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009.

general solid waste (non-putrescible)

Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

Dictionary

General Dictionary




flow weighted composite sample

Means a sample whose composites are sized in proportion to the flow at each composites time of collection.

general solid waste (putrescible)

Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environmen t Operations Act 1997

grab sample Means a single sample taken at a point at a single time

hazardous waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

licensee Means the licence holder described at the front of this licence

load calculation protocol


local authority Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

material harm Has the same meaning as in section 147 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

MBAS Means methylene blue active substances

Minister Means the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

mobile plant Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

motor vehicle Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

O&G Means oil and grease

percentile [in relation to a concentration limit of a sample]

Means that percentage [eg.50%] of the number of samples taken that must meet the concentration limit specified in the licence for that pollutant over a specified period of time. In this licence, the specified period of time is the Reporting Period unless otherwise stated in this licence.

plant Includes all plant within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 as well as motor vehicles.

pollution of waters [or water pollution]

Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

premises Means the premises described in condition A2.1

public authority Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

regional office Means the relevant EPA office referred to in the Contacting the EPA document accompanying this licence

reporting period For the purposes of this licence, the reporting period means the period of 12 months after the issue of the licence, and each subsequent period of 12 mo nths. In the case of a licence continued in force by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, the date of issue of the licence is the first anniversary of the date of issue or last renewal of the licence following the commencement of the Act.

restricted solid waste

Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

scheduled activity Means an activity listed in Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

special waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

TM Together with a number, means a test method of that number prescribed by the Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.




TSP Means total suspended particles

TSS Means total suspended solids

Type 1 substance Means the elements antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead or mercury or any compound containing one or more of those elements

Type 2 substance Means the elements beryllium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, selenium, tin or vanadium or any compound containing one or more of those elements

utilisation area Means any area shown as a utilisation area on a map submitted with the application for this licence

waste Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

waste type Means liquid, restricted solid waste, general solid waste (putrescible), general solid waste (non -putrescible), special waste or hazardous waste

Environment Protection Authority

(By Delegation)

Date of this edition: 19-June-2015

Mr Brett Nudd

End Notes

Licence varied by notice 1534893 issued on 05-Nov-2015 2

Licence varied by notice 1538076 issued on 22-Feb-2016 3

Licence varied by notice 1544018 issued on 24-Aug-2016 4



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APPENDIX 2 ‐ Incident Management and Reporting Procedure

Halfway Creek to Glenugie construction environmental management plan - Appendix A6

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Environmental incident and classification procedure

Incident notificationCIV-HSE-PRO-0004

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Approver: Systems and IT Manager | Reviewer: HSE Manager | Reviewed: 05/12/2014

Stop work, apply first aid, preserve scene, contain enviro harm. Make site safe and

secure if safe to do so.Verbally notify Safety/Environmental Advisor

and Project Mgr.

Determine incident classification.

CIV-HSE-GUI-0015Incident classification

matrix

If class 2 or 3, verbally notify GM.

If class 3, verbally notify MD.

Verbally notify Constr Mgr and HSE Mgr: Class 2 within

4hrs | Class 3 within 1hr.

CIV-HSE-PRO-0005Incident

investigation and reporting

CIV-HSE-PRO-0020Injury management

No

CIV-HSE-FRM-0232Incident notification

Repair harm. Complete log.

Incident occurs

Send notification to [email protected] within

24hrs. Report to client as required.

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CIV-HSE-FRM-0195 Minor environmental incident

log

A CRITICAL INCIDENT is a severe crisis such as one or multiple fatalities/serious injuries, a natural disaster which seriously affects operations, a large fire,

explosion, sabotage, material release, serious environmental issues, ethical or reputational damage. If the incident falls into this category,

follow the Critical Incident Management procedure CIV-HSE-PRO-0058.

If notifiable incident, discuss w HSE Mgr then notify

statutory authority.

Is it a minor environmental

incident?Yes

Is it a Class 1 incident?

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RMS Environmental Incident classification

and Reporting

Fulfil reporting requirements as per

RMS procedure

Fulfil reporting requirements as per

RMS procedure

/Controlled Documents/CIV-HSE-GUI-0002_IncidentGuide.pdf

/Controlled Documents/CIV-HSE-GUI-0015_IncidentClassificationMatrix.pdf

CIV-HSE-PRO-0005_IncidentInvestigationAndReporting.pdf

CIV-HSE-PRO-0020_InjuryManagement.pdf

/Controlled Documents/CIV-HSE-FRM-0232_IncidentNotification.docx

/Controlled Documents/CIV-HSE-FRM-0195_MinorEnvironmentalIncidentLog.xlsx

CIV-HSE-PRO-0058_CriticalIncidentManagement.pdf

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/about/environment/environment-incident-classification-reporting-procedure.pdf

ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION AND REPORTING PROCEDURE September 2014

About this release R

Title Environmental Incident Classification and Reporting Procedure

Approval and authorisation Name

Prepared By Environment Manager Environment Performance Improvement

Sean Hardiman

Approved By Principal Manager Environment Operations David Featherston Document Status Date

Version 4.7 6 August 2014

Version Date Revision Description

1.0 14.11.2007 Classification and Management of Environmental Incidents and Hazards. Environmental incidents classified under two categories.

1.1 22.11.2007 Additional definitions included.

1.2 10.12.2007 Clarified definition of Senior Environmental Officer

2.0 08.02.2008 Title change. New incident category (Cat 3) included.

2.1 14.02.2008 Appendix 1 Environmental Incident Report Form & instructions included.

2.2 11.04.2008 Environmental Incident Report Form & instructions included in Guidance material

2.3 09.07.2008 Minor changes to category 1 incident types; discharge of waters, critical habitat and failure to comply with a REF determination.

3.0 16.06.2011 Sections from Guidance document included in Procedure. Requirement to notify Chief Executive and relevant Directors of significant category 1 incidents. Appendices included.

3.1 22.12.2011 Significant changes to formatting.

4.0 27.04.2012

Title change to Environmental Incident Classification And Reporting Procedure. Update to include Maritime Division. Unexpected threatened species find to be managed in accordance with Biodiversity Guidelines included in reportable events. Significant changes to notification of material harm. Reportable event category included.

4.2 29.05.2012 Changes to reportable events, including unexpected contamination finds. Update to notification of material harm.

4.3 31.08.2013

Legal Branch revision and update following recommendations in “The External Review of Roads and Maritime Services’ Handling of Contaminated Material on the Pacific Highway Herons Creek to Stills Road Section” by Brian Gilligan dated February 2013.

4.4 1.10.2013 Update Maritime Division contact and inclusion of document history

4.5 11.11.2013 Update contact positions, edit references to RMS

4.6 10.06.2014 Update contact positions, update incident form.

4.7 06.08.2014 Clarify that unexpected find of asbestos is a reportable event. Update to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0)

4.8 16.08.2014 Update Contacts page

Version 4.8 September 2014 Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled Page 1 of 24


CONTENTS

1 BACKGROUND 3

1.1 Purpose 3

1.2 Scope and Coverage 3

1.3 Responsibilities 4

1.4 Evaluation 4

2 CLASSIFICATION, NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING PROCESS 5

2.1 Environmental Incident Classification 5 2.1.1 Category 1 Incidents 5 2.1.2 Category 2 Incidents 6 2.1.3 Reportable Events 6

2.2 Environmental Incident Reporting 8 2.2.1 Category 1 Incidents 8 2.2.2 Category 2 Incidents 9 2.2.3 Reportable Events 9

2.3 When Must A Regulatory Agency Be Notified Of An Environmental Incident? 11

2.4 POEO Act Notification of Material Harm 11

2.5 The relevant information to provide 13

2.6 Other Agencies 14

2.7 Incident Reporting 14

APPENDIX 1 ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT REPORT FORM 17

APPENDIX 2 ROADS AND MARITIME CONTACTS 19

APPENDIX 3 CONTACT DETAILS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS 20

APPENDIX 4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 23


1 BACKGROUND

1.1 Purpose

To ensure that Roads and Maritime Services has processes to classify and report environmental incidents that may occur during Roads and Maritime managed activities and to comply with its statutory obligations to report certain incidents.

1.2 Scope and Coverage

This Procedure is for the use of all Roads and Maritime staff in all regions and divisions where environmental incidents may occur, including where incidents occur during the course of Roads and Maritime’s contractors or alliance members undertaking works. The procedure is to clearly define the requirements of Roads and Maritime staff and contractors to report environmental incidents. The procedure does NOT cover environmental incidents caused by traffic accidents or boating accidents nor marine oil and chemical spills covered by the National Plan1.

The Roads and Maritime Environmental Incident Classification and Reporting Procedure relates to incidents involving Roads and Maritime or its contractor/alliance partners and is for internal reporting processes as outlined in this procedure.

An environmental incident is not only necessarily when an event caused by Roads and Maritime or its contractors, but one that occurs on a site under their control or management.

Environmental incidents can involve (but not be limited to) the following:

spills of fuels, oils, chemicals and other hazardous materials;

unauthorised discharge from sediment basins or other containment devices;

unauthorised clearing or clearing beyond the extent of the project boundary or premises;

inadequate installation and subsequent failure of temporary erosion and sediment controls;

any adverse health or well-being impacts on persons due to activities by Roads and Maritime or its contractors causing adverse environmental conditions;

an unexpected find of contaminated soils or other potentially hazardous substances;

unauthorised damage or interference to native vegetation, threatened species, endangered ecological communities or critical habitat;

unauthorised harm to Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places; or

unauthorised damage to any State or locally significant relic or Heritage item;

unauthorised damage to protected marine vegetation and mangroves;

dredging or reclamation works within a watercourse without appropriate authorisation;

potential contamination of waterways or land;

accidental starting of a fire or a fire breaking out of containment;

1 The National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances


any breach of legislation including a condition of an environment protection licence, a Department of Planning and Infrastructure (DP&I) approval; a Local Government development consent; or any government agency permit condition;

works impacting outside an approved area or undertaken without appropriate approval or assessment under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.

works undertaken that are not in accordance with a determined Review of Environmental Factors (REF). and

unauthorised dumping of waste by Roads and Maritime, its contractors or others.

An environmental incident, for the purposes of these guidelines, need not necessarily be an incident that comprises a breach of legislation. Nonetheless it is important to capture this information for reasons including the environmental improvement of Roads and Maritime practices and contractor performance.

1.3 Responsibilities

All Roads and Maritime staff and contractors are responsible for reporting an environmental incident when they become aware of an incident. Appendix 2 summarises the general roles and responsibilities of Roads and Maritime staff. Regional Maintenance Delivery shall manage environmental incidents in accordance with the Roads and Maritime responses as detailed in Table 2 of this document.

Supervisors and managers are responsible for ensuring environmental incidents are reported to the appropriate level as set out in this document.

Environment Branch is responsible for:

o assisting with advice and the reporting process;

o monitoring environmental incidents;

o monitoring and reviewing this procedure; and

o giving advice on whether environmental incidents need to be reported to external agencies.

Legal Branch is responsible for providing legal advice, assisting with investigations of incidents and preparation of reports for the Environment Protection Authority and other regulators for major incidents.

1.4 Evaluation

The environmental incident register is used to record and monitor all environmental incidents within Roads and Maritime. The register will assist with record keeping, reporting and determining improvements to incident response. The register is kept by Environment Branch. Environment Branch is responsible for entering incidents on the register and monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of incident management and of this procedure.


2 CLASSIFICATION, NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING PROCESS

2.1 Environmental Incident Classification

There are three categories of environmental incidents / events that are to be identified and managed as shown in shown in Table 1. They include:

1. Category 1; 2. Category 2; and 3. a Reportable Event.

2.1.1 Category 1 Incidents Category 1 incidents are potentially the most serious incidents. They generally reflect breaches of environmental legislation.

Category 1 incidents can be divided into several sub-groups;

• Environmental Breaches against the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act). These include:

o water pollution incidents that actually or potentially pollute waters. Such incidents include sediment laden water moving off a site due to inadequate controls being put in place; the intentional discharge of waters that are polluted or outside the limits set by environment protection licences or approvals; chemical/oil spills, discharges or spills to waters from the Rozelle Maritime marina or Maritime operated vessels, and sewage/septic overflows.

o odour pollution incidents that involve the emission of an offensive odour.

o dust pollution involving the generation of excessive dust and/or levels that might unreasonably impact on nearby residences/users of land.

o noise pollution involving the generation of offensive noise.

o fire that travels beyond site boundary causing or potentially causing adverse impact to the environment or community.

o breaches of environment protection licence conditions.

o unauthorised or illegal waste disposal by Roads and Maritime, its contractors or others.

• Conservation Breaches

o of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (Cth) 1999 such as unauthorised harm to threatened species, endangered populations, endangered ecological communities or critical habitat or to land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, and

o of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 such as unauthorised harm to threatened aquatic species and protected marine vegetation or unauthorised dredging or reclamation works within a watercourse.

• Heritage Breaches of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and the Heritage Act 1977 such as the unauthorised damage to any State or locally significant relic or Heritage item or to Aboriginal objects or places.


• Planning Breaches of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 such as undertaking works without required approval or assessment or the failure to comply with an approval condition.

2.1.2 Category 2 Incidents Category 2 incidents are generally less environmentally serious and have lower maximum penalties. Nevertheless, there are sound policy reasons why these incidents need to be identified and reported, including in order to track potential trends that may lead to Category 1 incidents. Category 2 incidents include:

• those incidents that have been classified and reported as a Category 1 incident and have been reclassified as a Category 2 incident by Principal Manager Environment Operations (PMEO). PMEO will assess all Category 1 incidents in consultation with relevant senior environmental staff (and Legal Branch if necessary) and undertake an objective assessment of the environmental / conservation / heritage significance or the legislative breach and may reclassified the incident category for reporting and KPI purposes. Reporting officers will be advised of any reclassifications.

• spills that do not leave the site boundary or Maritime vessel and are cleaned up without material environmental harm or residual environmental impact such as small plant hydraulic spills.

• a fire that is contained on site and does not cause or potentially cause adverse impact to the environment or community.

• failure to implement a component of Environment Management Plan or work method statement that does not result in a Category 1 incident.

2.1.3 Reportable Events This category captures those environmental incidents that occur outside the scope of reasonable controls and mitigation. Reportable events fall into four groups:

• those relating to erosion and sediment control, that occur as a result of weather events that are beyond the design capacity of controls, and where those environmental controls have been properly (appropriate and in compliance with all requirements and guidelines) designed, installed and maintained. It recognises that some incidents, such as those due to extremely intense rainfall events, cannot be controlled even with properly designed, installed and maintained controls. For the incident to be classified as a reportable event it will need to be demonstrated that appropriate and properly installed and maintained environmental controls and management systems were in place prior to and during the event.

• an unexpected archaeological find that has been discovered and not previously identified during previous environmental assessments and is being managed in accordance with the ‘Roads and Maritime Standard Management Procedure - Unexpected Archaeological Finds'.

• an unexpected threatened species find that has been discovered and not previously identified during previous environmental assessments and is being managed in accordance with the ‘Roads and Maritime Biodiversity Guidelines – unexpected threatened species finds procedure’.

• any formal complaint or warning from a regulatory agency.

• an unexpected find of contaminated soils, asbestos or other potentially hazardous substances.

• any adverse impact to human health caused by an activity resulting in adverse environmental conditions.


Table I Environmental Incident Classification Categories

Category Incident type Primary Legislative Requirements and offence provisions

Material, odour, fire or noise that travels beyond site boundary causing or potentially causing adverse impact to the environment or community.

s.120 POEO Act – water pollution, sediment laden water, chemical/oil spill and sewage/septic overflow; s.116 POEO Act – leaks and spills generally s.129 POEO Act - offensive odour; s.126 POEO Act - dust exceeding reasonable levels without active management measures in place. s.139 POEO Act - offensive noise

Discharge of waters from site not in accordance with any applicable REF determination / approval / environment protection licence condition.

s.120, s.116 and s.64 POEO Act; s.75D EP&A Act

Discharges or spills to waters from the Rozelle Maritime marina or Maritime operated vessels,

s.120 POEO Act – water pollution, sediment laden water, chemical/oil spill and sewage/septic overflow; s. 116 POEO Act – leaks and spills generally

Unauthorised harm to threatened species, endangered populations, endangered ecological communities or critical habitat.

NPW Act particularly s.118A, s.118C and s.118D.

Unauthorised harm to threatened aquatic species and protected marine vegetation or unauthorised dredging or reclamation works within a watercourse.

Fisheries Management Act (1994) particularly s. 199 and 204A.

Unauthorised damage to any State or locally significant relic or Heritage item.

Heritage Act 1977 particularly s. 57, s.119, s.139 and s.156. EPBC Act 1999 s.15A, B & C

Unauthorised harm to Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places.

NPW Act particularly s.86 and s.87. EPBC Act 1999 s.15A, B & C

Failure to comply with a REF determination / approval / environment protection licence condition.

EP&A Act particularly s.75D, s.76A, s.115W; POEO Act particularly s.64; FM (G) Reg particularly s.337A, NPW Act particularly s.90 and s.141.

Works undertaken without required approval or environmental assessment.

EP&A Act particularly s.75D and s.111.

Material harm to the environment or persons as per Part 5.7 of POEO Act

POEO Act particularly s.148 (notification requirements).

Category 1

Unauthorised disposal/transport of waste S115, 142A, 143, 144, POEO Act.


Spills that do not leave a site boundary and are cleaned up without material environmental harm or residual environmental impact.

POEO Act including s.120 and s.142A.

A fire that is contained on site and does not cause or potentially cause adverse impact to the environment or community

Potentially EP&A Act particularly s.111

Category 2

Failure to implement component of Environment Management Plan or work method statement that does not result in a Category 1 incident.

EP&A Act particularly s.111

Material travelling beyond a site boundary, and where it can be demonstrated that the erosion and sediment control plan has been prepared and the controls have been installed appropriately, are being maintained well, and the weather (rain, wind etc) event exceeds the design capacity of the controls.

An unexpected find of contaminated soils, asbestos or other potentially hazardous substances.

An unexpected archaeological find and is being managed in accordance with the " Roads and Maritime Standard Management Procedure - Unexpected Archaeological Finds'

Reportable

Events

A formal complaint or warning from a regulatory agency

2.2 Environmental Incident Reporting

Table 2 details the response to each incident category and Appendix 2 gives information in relation to who is responsible for the various management actions described below. The table provides information of the type of response and whether it is required to be undertaken by Roads and Maritime and/or the Roads and Maritime contractor. It is important to note that, Roads and Maritime’s Regional Maintenance Delivery are to follow the procedure in accordance with the Roads and Maritime required responses rather than as a Roads and Maritime contractor.

In general, Category 1 incidents are the most serious and incorporate quick notification to Environment Branch and Table 2 details the investigation and reporting procedure. Category 2 incidents are generally less serious with more flexible notification and reporting timeframes.

If in doubt, treat all incidents as Category 1 and in consultation with PMEO, a decision can be made to reclassify the category.

2.2.1 Category 1 Incidents i. Where it is possible and necessary, all work in the relevant area should cease and

actions should be implemented to prevent adverse impact to the environment or community. Common sense dictates the extent of the ‘stop work’, however experience indicates that in the majority of incidents allow work to continue, with only those activities in the close vicinity to cease. If the incident is a pollution incident and if it threatens public health, property or the environment, follow the procedures detailed in section 2.3.1.

ii. Advise the relevant Environment Manager (and Regional Maintenance Delivery Environment Manager for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects) as soon as Roads and Maritime staff become aware of the incident occurring. The Environment Manager in turn advises Environment Branch (GM Environment, Principal Manager Environment Operations or Principal Manager Environment Policy Planning and Assessment). Roads and Maritime contractors are to advise Roads and Maritime Project Site Management.


iii. Environment Branch will also notify the Chief Executive and relevant Directors of significant Category 1 incidents as soon as possible and ideally within 24 hours of the incident occurring.

iv. Pollution incidents that cause or threaten material harm to the environment or humans must be notified immediately after becoming aware of the incident - refer to section 2.4

NOTE: The General Manager Environment or PMEO may also discuss incidents with EPA or DP&I whether there is a requirement to notify those agencies or not.

v. The Project Manager needs to ensure that the environmental incident report form is completed and submitted to Environment Branch (and Quality Systems Coordinator (QSC) for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects).

vi. Following consultation with PMEO, undertake an investigation into the cause, nature and management response to the incident and check that any measures recommended to prevent further incidents are implemented.

2.2.2 Category 2 Incidents

i. If necessary, stop work in relevant area and/or take immediate actions to prevent adverse impact to the environment, community or heritage.

ii. Advise relevant Environment Manager (and QSC for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects) of the incident.

iii. The Project Manager needs to ensure that the environmental incident report form is completed and submitted to relevant Environment Manager, Environment Branch (and QSC for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects).

iv. Following consultation with PMEO, undertake an investigation into the cause, nature and management response to the incident and check that any measures recommended to prevent further incidents are implemented.

2.2.3 Reportable Events Environment Manager is to advise Principal Manager Environment Operations of the event by email.

Table 2: Environmental Incident Reporting Response

Category 1 Reporting Response Roads and Maritime Response

Contractor Response

1 Stop work in relevant area (if necessary) and take immediate actions to prevent adverse impact to the environment or community.

2 For Category 1 POLLUTION INCIDENTS refer to section 2.4 below. For all other Category 1 incidents follow the points below.

• For Roads and Maritime contractors and projects, immediately advise relevant Environment Manager (Roads and Maritime contractors to advise Roads and Maritime Project Site Management) who must immediately advise Environment Branch by phone.

• For Regional Maintenance Delivery projects immediately adviseTeam Leader/Works Supervisor/Project Delivery Manager/District Works/Section Manager who must immediately advise the Regional Maintenance Delivery Environment Manager, and regional environment staff by phone Environment Branch who must immediately advise Environment Branch by phone.

(Advise Roads and Maritime

Project Site Management)

3 Notify relevant authorities of pollution incidents that cause or threaten material harm to the environment or humans immediately after becoming aware of the incident - refer to section 2.4.

4 Complete the environmental incident report form 624 (Regional Maintenance Delivery form 400) and submit to PMEO by email within 3 days of the date of the incident.

6 Following consultation with PMEO , review the cause, nature and management response to the incident

Category 2 Reporting Response Roads and Maritime

Response

Contractor Response

1 Stop work in relevant area (if necessary) and take immediate actions to prevent adverse impact to the environment or community.

2 • For Roads and Maritime contractors and projects advise relevant regional Environment Manager ( Roads and Maritime contractors to advise Roads and Maritime Project Site Management).

• For Regional Maintenance Delivery projects advise Team Leader /Works Supervisor/Project Delivery Manager/District Works/Section

3 Complete the environmental incident report form 624 (Regional Maintenance Delivery form 400) and submit to PMEO by email within 3 days of the date of the incident.

4 Following consultation with PMEO, review the cause, nature and management response to the incident

Reportable Event Roads and Maritime

Response

Contractor Response

1 Environment Manager to advise Principal Manager Environment Operations by email. [ Roads and Maritime contractors to advise Roads and Maritime Project Site Management]

(Advise Roads and Maritime

Project Site Management)



2.3 When Must A Regulatory Agency Be Notified Of An Environmental Incident?

There are specific statutory requirements relating to the notification of pollution or environmental incidents to relevant regulatory agencies. These are summarised in table 3 below

Table 3: Environmental Incident Notification Requirements

Legislation Regulating Authority

Section

POEO Act 1997 EPA and relevant authorities

Section 148 – requirement to immediately notify pollution incidents occurring during an activity that cause or threaten material harm to the environment.

Heritage Act 1977 EPA Section 146 – requirement to notify the Heritage Council of the location of the relic once a relic has been discovered or located.

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

EPA Section 89A – requirement to notify the location of an Aboriginal object that is the property of the Crown.

Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Heritage Protection Act, 1984

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Section 20 – requirement to notify the Minister of the discovery of Aboriginal remains.

Contaminated Land Management Act 1997

EPA Section 60 – requirement to notify if Roads and Maritime activities have contaminated land or if Roads and Maritime owns land that has been contaminated.

Rural Fires Act 1997 NSW Fire Brigades

Section 64 – requirement to notify an appropriate fire officer of the inability to extinguish any fire burning during a bush fire danger.

Should an environmental incident have the potential to impact on a drinking water supply, the relevant water supply authority must also be advised.

2.4 POEO Act Notification of Material Harm

Under Part 5.7 of the POEO Act, there is a duty to notify each relevant authority (identified below) of a pollution incident, where material harm to the environment is caused or threatened. Material harm includes actual or potential harm to the health or safety of human beings or to ecosystems that is not trivial or that results in actual or potential loss (refer definitions in s147 of POEO Act) or property damage of an amount over $10,000.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aatsihpa1984549/s3.html#aboriginal_remains

The following notification procedure only relates to pollution incidents.

Conservation, heritage and planning breaches described in Section 2.1 are not included in the definition of a pollution incident with respect to Part 5.7 of the POEO Act.

Roads and Maritime is not responsible for notifying a pollution incident caused by a traffic or vehicle accident where notification has already occurred. Notification is required by the person carrying on the activity “immediately upon becoming aware” of the incident.


IMPORTANT NOTE

• The following procedure is to be followed by all Roads and Maritime staff and contractors.

• Any actual or potential material harm to a person’s health or well being or the environment as a result of a pollution incident must be reported immediately to Principal Manager Environment Operations on 0428 608 758.

• Contractors who hold an environment protection licence for their activities are responsible for notifying EPA and the relevant authorities in accordance Part 5.7 of the POEO Act and any relevant Conditions of their EPL.

• Contractors undertaking works without an EPL are responsible for notifying Roads and Maritime, EPA and the relevant authorities in accordance Part 5.7 of the POEO Act. If the incident occurs on a premises that is regulated by an environment protection licence, refer to the Pollution Incident Response Management Plan.

As soon as a Roads and Maritime employee becomes aware of a Category 1 pollution incident, all Roads and Maritime environment officers and project managers are to immediately notify Principal Manager Environment Operations on 0428 608 758 of all Category 1 pollution incidents. PMEO will assist in making an assessment of the incident and determine whether or not to formally notify the incident to the EPA and other relevant authorities. If for any reason that PMEO is not contactable, staff should contact their regional Roads and Maritime Environment Managers (or Regional Maintenance Delivery Environmental Manager for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects) to assist in assessing whether an incident triggers the notification requirement. In any case, if no assistance can be obtained within a reasonable time, you are required to notify the relevant authorities in the order of notification outlined in the table below and provide each agency with the information required in section 2.5 of this procedure. Even if you do not have all the information, you must notify each agency with the information you have at hand and ensure that they are updated as soon as further relevant information becomes available. In circumstances where there is doubt about the need to notify or the relevance of a particular agency, Roads and Maritime should always err on the side of notification. When in doubt, communicate!

The relevant authorities and contact details for a pollution incident where material harm to human health or the environment is caused or threatened are given below in Table 4. Table 4: Appropriate Authorities for Part 5.7 Incident Notification

Relevant Authority Contact Number

Fire and Rescue NSW 1300 729 579 (for Environmental harm) 000 (for human health or safety incidents)

EPA environment line 131 555

The Ministry of Health Via the local Public Health Unit see Appendix 3

WorkCover Authority 131 050

The appropriate regulatory authority

Your Local Council or Western Lands Commissioner for the Western Division (except any part of the Western Division within the area of a local council)

Local Council Please call Division of Local Government on 4428 4100 to find relevant local council contacts or visit their website on http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/

The appropriate contact for the relevant local council and Public Health Unit will vary. All necessary contact numbers should be found in advance and stored for immediate access should a pollution incident need to be notified.

Relevant authorities notification order

• If the incident presents an immediate threat to human health or property, Fire and Rescue NSW, the NSW Police and the NSW Ambulance Service should be contacted first for emergency assistance

o call Fire and Rescue NSW on 000 first then o EPA environment line o The Ministry of Health o WorkCover Authority o Local Authority (Council)

• If there is not an immediate threat to human health or the environment:

o call EPA environment line first then o Local Authority (Council) o The Ministry of Health o WorkCover Authority o Fire and Rescue NSW on 1300 729 579

All of the above authorities (whether considered relevant or not) must be contacted for each pollution incident to satisfy notification obligations

2.5 The relevant information to provide

Section 150 of the POEO Act provides the information that needs to be notified. It is important to avoid speculation on origin, causes or outcomes of a pollution incident in discussions with the


authorities. While it is important not to speculate on the causes of an incident, s150 (1) (d) below requires notification of the circumstances in which the incident occurred (including the cause of the incident, if known) and there is an ongoing duty ensure that relevant information be notified after it becomes known.

Section 150 POEO Act - Relevant information to given

1. The relevant information about a pollution incident required under section 148 consists of the following:

a. the time, date, nature, duration and location of the incident, b. the location of the place where pollution is occurring or is likely to occur, the

nature, the estimated quantity or volume and the concentration of any pollutants involved, if known,

c. the circumstances in which the incident occurred (including the cause of the incident, if known),

d. the action taken or proposed to be taken to deal with the incident and any resulting pollution or threatened pollution, if known,

e. other information prescribed by the regulations.

2. The information required by this section is the information known to the person notifying the incident when the notification is required to be given.

If the information required to be included in a notice of a pollution incident by subsection (1) (c), (d) or (e) is not known to that person when the initial notification is made but becomes known afterwards, that information must be notified in accordance with section 148 immediately after it becomes known.

Note: if a pollution incident occurs, the above information, is to be initially communicated verbally to each relevant authority and is to be followed by written notification within 7 days of the date on which the incident occurred (Clause 101 POEO (Gen) Regs).

Complying with these notification requirements does not remove the need to comply with any other obligations for incident notification, for example, those that apply under other environment protection legislation such as an EPL condition or legislation administered by WorkCover.

2.6 Other Agencies

It is the responsibility of Environment Managers to liaise with Environment Branch prior to notifying other regulatory agencies of relevant environmental incidents.

2.7 Incident Reporting

It is important that there is consistency in the way that an environmental incident is reported. Therefore, incidents must be reported by project staff and project managers through the Environmental Incident Report Form (refer Appendix 1, Form 624 available here or Form 400 for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects available here). The incident report form and any subsequent reports must only include factual information. Speculation about the causes and outcomes are not to be included. The completed reports must be forwarded through regional Environment Managers or relevant Project Manager to the Principal Manager Environment Operations.

The incident reporting form requires that certain information be provided as below:


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• the name of the project, contractor and Roads and Maritime Region;

• the date, time and duration of the incident;

• an outline of the incident including;

o a brief description of the incident. If the incident relates to a “failure to comply with a REF determination / approval / licence condition” provide details of the approval or licence number and condition;

o the exact location and extent of the incident;

o the circumstances in which the incident occurred (including the cause of the incident, if known): and

o how it was identified.

• identification of the potential incident category;

• a description of what actions/control measures were taken to rectify the incident and prevent a recurrence of the incident;

• details regarding any notification of the advice to EPA or other authorities such as DP&I; and

• sign off by:

o the person making the report; and

o the Environment Manager or project manager.

The information from the form will be entered into the Environment Branch Environmental Incident Register for the purposes of record keeping, reporting (e.g. annual environment report and regular KPI assessments) and to monitor and improve responses to environmental incidents. Directorates are encouraged to keep their own environmental incident registers to manage environmental issues at a local level.

Information contained in the form or report should be verified by the relevant Project Manager by checking:

• the initial reports of the incident – who made the first report, at what time, and what information was provided, what instructions for actions were given; and

• the incident diary or field notes kept by those involved in the incident – identify and investigate any inconsistencies.

Should initial forms or reports be subsequently found to have ambiguities or other errors, then these should be annotated with full explanation and clarification within the initial forms/reports. A copy of the original form/report must be retained on file.

Incidents which may have caused material harm to the environment, damaged heritage, impacted on biodiversity matters or which are potential breaches of the POEO Act or conditions of environment protection licences may be investigated and prosecuted by EPA. DP&I authorised officers have the same investigative powers as authorised EPA officers.

The Principal Manager Environment Operations must be contacted in relation to these incidents and document control must be observed. This includes any communications, documents, records, written statements or reports (for example, emails and file notes) internally between Roads and Maritime personnel.

Under the POEO Act and the EP&A Act, EPA and DP&I can require Roads and Maritime to provide information and records regarding an incident to assist in their investigations, for example letters, emails, memoranda, drawings, files and other project information. Roads and Maritime must submit any information requested by the agencies.


Should Roads and Maritime receive a request from a regulatory authority for a written report regarding an environmental incident, the relevant Project Manager must immediately contact Environment Branch and Legal Branch for advice. Communications with Legal Branch, for the purpose of obtaining legal advice in relation to incidents, may be subject to legal professional privilege. Documents that may be the subject to legal privilege should be clearly identified and sent to Legal Branch prior to producing them to a regulatory agency. Such documents may not be required to be produced to the agencies under written notices to provide information. Environment Branch will provide advice and will co-ordinate a response with Legal Branch. Environment Branch and Legal Branch will assist in the investigation of incidents, prepare legal advice and assist with the preparation of reports to EPA, OEH and DP&I.

Appendix 1 Environmental incident report Form

Form 624 available here or Form 400 for Regional Maintenance Delivery projects available here


http://home.rta.nsw.gov.au/rock/iwmnt/default/main/deploy.intranet.rta.nsw.gov.au/WORKAREA/regen/html/forms/categories/contractandroadworks/45062565.pdf

http://roms.rta.nsw.gov.au/2010/documents/forms/rfs-form-400_environmental_incident_report.doc

APPENDIX 2 ROADS AND MARITIME CONTACTS

General Manager Environment Miller Street 8588 5730

Principal Manager Environment Operations Miller Street 8588 5765 0428 608 758

Principal Manager Environment Policy, Planning and Assessment

Miller Street 8588 5740 0439 595 361

Maritime Division Emergency Planner Officer Rozelle office 9563 8476 0428 740 520

Senior Environment Specialist – Biodiversity2 Miller Street 8588 5740 0439 595 361

Senior Environment Specialist - Heritage Miller Street 8588 5754 0400 474 405

Environment Manager Motorways Miller Street 8588 4372 0408 989 693

Environment Manager Sydney Parramatta 8849 2516 0411 148 513

Environment Manager Western Parkes 6861 1644 0439 240 297

Environment Manager Southern Wollongong 6492 9515 0447 443 957

Environment Manager Northern Grafton 6640 1072 0411 406 519

Environment Manager South-West Wagga Wagga 8588 5766 0417 652 929

Environment Manager Hunter Newcastle 49240440 0413 483 539

Environment Manager Pacific Highway North Grafton 6640 1375 0419 248 583

Environment Manager Pacific Highway South Newcastle 4924 0281 0411 126 989

Environmental Manager Regional Maintenance Delivery

Rockdale 9598 7721 0418 113 942


2 Currently vacant. Contact Principal Manager Environment Policy, Planning and Assessment


APPENDIX 3 CONTACT DETAILS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS

Public Health Unit Contact Details After Hours Contact

Goulburn Office Locked Bag 11, Goulburn, 2580 Ph: 02 4824 1840 Fax: 02 4824 1831 / 4822 5038 (s)

Ph: 02 6080 8900 (diverts to Albury Base Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call,

Albury Office PO Box 3095, Albury, 2640 Ph: 02 6080 8900 Fax: 02 6080 8999

Ph: 02 6080 8900 (diverts to Albury Base Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call,

Broken Hill Office PO Box 457, Broken Hill, 2880 Ph: 08 8080 1499 Fax: 08 8080 1683 / 1196 (s)

Ph: 08 8080 1333 (Broken Hill Base Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call, if no answer: Mob: 0417 685 259

Dubbo Office PO Box 739, Dubbo, 2830 Ph: 02 6841 5569 Fax: 02 6841 5571 (s)

Ph: 02 6885 8666 (Dubbo Base Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call, if no answer: Mob: 0418 866 397 - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Bathurst Office PO Box 143, Bathurst, 2795 Ph: 02 6339 5601 Fax: 02 6339 5173 (s)

Mob: 0428 400 526 - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Newcastle Office Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, 2287 Ph: 02 4924 6477 Fax: 02 4924 6490 / 4922 3164 (s)

Ph: 02 4924 6477 (diverts to John Hunter Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Tamworth Office Locked Mail Bag 9783, NEMSC 2348 Ph: 02 6764 8000 Fax: 02 6766 3890 (s)

Ph: 02 6764 8000 (diverts to Public Health Officer on call)

Matraville Office

PO Box 150, Matraville 2036 Ph: 02 9311 2707

Fax: 02 9700 3747 (s)

Ph: 02 9311 2707



Port Macquarie OfficePO Box 126, Port Macquarie 2444 Ph: 02 6588 2750 Fax: 02 6588 2837

Pager Service: 1300 555 555Communicable Disease: 48073 Environmental Health: 149 377

If no answer phone: Mob 0417 244 966 or Mob 0407 904 280

Lismore Office PO Box 498, Lismore 2480 Ph: 02 6620 7585 Fax: 02 6622 2151 / 6620 2552 (s)

Pager Service: 1300 555 555Communicable Disease: 48073 Environmental Health: 149 377

If no answer phone: Mob 0417 244 966 or Mob 0407 904 280

Hornsby Office

Hornsby Hospital, Palmerston Rd, Hornsby 2077 Ph: 02 9477 9400 Fax: 02 9482 1650 / 1358 (s)

Ph: 02 9477 9123 (Hornsby Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Gosford Office PO Box 361, Gosford, 2250 Ph: 02 4349 4845 Fax: 02 4349 4850 (s)

Ph: 02 4320 2111 (Gosford Hospital) - ask for Public Health Nurse on call

Randwick Office Locked Bag 88, Randwick 2031 Ph: 9382 8333 Fax: 02 9382 8334 / 8314 (s)

Ph: 02 9382 2222 (Prince of Wales Hospital) - ask for Public Health Nurse on call

Wollongong Office Locked Bag 9, Wollongong 2500 Ph: 02 4221 6700 Fax: 02 4221 6759 (s)

Ph: 02 4222 5000 (Wollongong Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Eastern Zone(Camperdown Office)

For Liverpool Area, please dial the Camperdown office.

PO Box 374, Camperdown 2050 Ph: 02 9515 9420 Fax: 02 9515 9440

Fax: 02 9515 9467 (s)

Ph: 02 9515 6111 (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) - ask Public Health Officer on call



Penrith Office PO Box 63, Penrith 2751 Ph: 02 4734 2022 Fax: 02 4734 3300 / 3444 (s)

Ph: 02 9845 5555 (Westmead Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call

Parramatta Office Locked Bag 7118, Parramatta BC 2150Ph: 02 9840 3603 Fax: 02 9840 3608 / 3591 (s)

Ph: 02 9845 5555 (Westmead Hospital) - ask for Public Health Officer on call

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Strategic Overview & Performance Review

Oversee environmental incident implementation, review its suitability and adequacy against Roads and Maritime policy, legislative requirements and relevant external party (i.e. EPA) incident management protocols

Review incident management performance and provide feedback on incident management performance

Incident Management & Investigation

Provide adequate resources for managing environmental incidents Ensure environmental incidents are responded to in a timely manner by adequately trained personnel

Ensure employees are adequately trained in managing environmental incidents

Provide adequate resources for incident investigation Provide adequate and timely advice to those Roads and Maritime employees affected by or involved in environmental incidents

Liaise and respond to media enquiries / coverage of environmental incidents or nominating appropriate media contact

Ensure that when not available to fulfil incident management roles and responsibilities, these responsibilities are delegated to an available and appropriate Roads and Maritime employee

Incident Administration

Develop, maintain and control Roads and Maritime environmental incident management procedures and supporting guidance material

Track the corrective action / follow up implementation identified within environmental incident reports

Coordinate the Environment Executive Committee’s review of environmental incidents

Coordinate and implement environmental incident training Coordinate environmental incident performance reporting General

Adhere to the requirements of this Roads and Maritime procedure and supporting document

Identify opportunities for improvement with environmental incident management and prevention



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APPENDIX 3 ‐ Emergency Response Plan

Emergency response - Spills CIV-EN-PRO-0075

Approver: Systems and IT Manager Reviewer: HSE Manager Reviewed: 14/07/2014

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Purpose and scope

The purpose of this procedure is to detail the actions to be taken in response to environmental spills and accidents involving solid and liquid contaminants.

This procedure applies to all CMC Pty Ltd activities.

All response procedures are based on the SCARR method: safety, contain, absorb, remove, report.

This procedure is to be read in conjunction with the Emergency Preparedness and Response Procedure (CIV‐HS‐PRO‐0007_EmergencyPreparedness) and any other relevant procedures.

Contacts

Position / Contact Name / Company Number

Project Manager Bruno Teixeira 0404 812 169

Site Supervisor Jamie Barry 0448 946 181

Environmental Manager Martin Mulhearn 0438 186 746

Emergency Services Fire / police / ambulance 000 or 011

Pollution hotline EPA 131 555

Liquid spill contractor Transpacific 1800 7745575(SPILLS)



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Identification and containment


Identify the material Immediately inform the Supervisor and / or EnvO of spilt material Where possible, identify the spilt product and take precautions as per the MSDS Approach the spill with the wind behind you checking for dangerous goods labels, Hazchem signage or U.N. number on packaging Treat any unmarked packages as a hazardous substance If the material presents a significant explosion threat (e.g. petrol or kerosene) or another serious hazard to workers, undertake all safe

and practical means to remove any ignition sources and shut off or control the source of the spillage

All Site Personnel

Isolate the Hazard If the spill creates a hazard to the general public (e.g. oil on road), isolate the area and if necessary establish traffic control Site Supervisor

External agency notification

Major spills or those impacting public safety – contact Emergency Services & provide details of the material, quantity and environment (water, drains, etc.)

Ring pollution hotline

Site Supervisor/ EnvO

Contain and Absorb the Spill – On Land

If possible, prevent more material from being spilt (e.g. turn off taps, plug up leaks, turn container upright) Construct bunding around the immediate area to prevent the flow reaching stormwater systems Blocking off inlets to drainage lines, nearby waterbodies and the stormwater system and bunding of table‐drains within the proximity of

the spillage Where possible absorbent spill kits and other specific absorbent products should be used in preference to cement, sand and sawdust Different absorbents absorb different materials (e.g. some are designed for hydrocarbon, some are designed for acids) – make sure you

use the right kind of absorbent, REFER MSDS

Site Supervisor

Contain and Absorb the Spill – On Water

If possible, prevent more material from being spilt (e.g. turn off taps, plug up leaks, turn container upright) Place an absorbent boom downstream of the spill and progress back towards the source of the spill, and/or construct a bund using clean

fill material Ensure that the length of floating (hydrophobic) absorbent boom and pad is at least 1.5 times the width of the waterway Only those absorbents designed specifically for use in water should be used

Site Supervisor



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Site clean up and reporting


LIQUID spills Use a suitable absorbent to soak up the spilt liquid Work the absorbent into the liquid using a broom or rake Allow sufficient time for the liquid to be soaked up by the absorbent Sweep up the absorbent or pick up using a shovel or front end loader Place the absorbent in a leak proof container for disposal If the liquid has soaked into the ground, the contaminated soil may have to be removed or treated using in‐situ bioremediation

Site Supervisor

SOLID spills Sweep up the spilt material or puck up sing a front end loader or shovel and then sweep up any remaining residue Do not wash the spill away or bury it

Site Supervisor

Spills on WATER Cast absorbent net or absorbent boom over the surface of the spill If using a boom, spread the absorbent while drawing in the booms to reduce the surface area of the spill Caution must be taken to ensure the spill remains contained at all times If the shoreline is contaminated the area must be treated using in‐situ bioremediation

Site Supervisor

Disposal / Reuse of material

If unsuitable for reuse, arrangements should be made for the material to be promptly disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the DEHP and local Shire Council. Contact the DEHP or the Local Authority for advice on disposal

Material awaiting disposal is to be stored in a way that prevents or minimises the likelihood of contaminants re‐entering the environment Examples include storing in suitably labelled drums/containers; bunding and covering contaminated stockpiles

Site Supervisor

Incident Reporting Investigation into causes and actions to prevent recurrences and shall ensure that the incident is reported and recorded in accordance with CMC’s incident reporting procedure (CIV‐HS‐PRO‐0004_IncidentReporting)

PM/ Site Supervisor


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APPENDIX 4 ‐ Environmental Risk Register

Woolgoolga to Ballina construction environmental management plan - Appendix A2

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Appendix A2 Environmental aspects and impacts register

This Environmental Aspect and Impact Register has been prepared by Arup to supplement the Environmental Risk Analysis conducted as part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This register has been updated with relevant risks as included in the Project Risk Register for the Halfway Creek to Glenugie project.

The identification of significant construction activities and associated impacts that could eventuate during construction of the Project is central to the selection of appropriate environmental safeguards.

The risk management process involved an assessment of all specific project activities/aspects in or near environmentally sensitive areas and resulted in the development of a list of environmental risks (effects and impacts) and a corresponding risk mitigation strategy and risk ranking. Each environmental risk was categorised, based on the following:

The environmental aspect. Relative scale of the potential impact. Type of potential impact. Likelihood of occurrence.

The identification of risks included a review of the proposed works, the CoA (June 2014), and review of the environmental risks identified by the EIS and the Submissions / Preferred Infrastructure Report.

This Environmental Aspects and Impact Register is to be revisited and revised as part of the construction contract.

Woolgoolga to Ballina construction environmental management plan - Appendix A2 2

Table 1 Aspects and impacts register

Issue Construction activity / aspect Potential impact Risk level prior

to mitigation

Indicative Mitigation Measures

(to be considered and where applicable further developed in associated management documents)

Risk level following mitigation

Management Documents / Training Required

Hydrology and flooding

Waterway crossings

Transverse drainage

General earthworks and construction

Bridge design & construction

Alteration to flood behaviour due to road infrastructure structures placed on floodplain

A (high) i Design drainage structures to cope with design flood events.

Locate compounds / plant / storage above the 20 ARI flood level unless a contingency plan to manage flooding is prepared and implemented.

Evacuation and access will be assessed in consultation with landowners.

Design and build temporary crossings to be stabilised and minimise scour / erosion during flood events.

Install scour protection as early as possible.

Look at predicting flood events from gauges or rainfall predictions.

B (moderate)i CONSTRUCTION SOIL AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Establish design for temporary waterway crossings.

Induction

Increases in flood afflux levels during flood events A (high) ii B (moderate) ii

Increases in duration of flood inundation A (high) iii B (moderate) iii

Increases in flood impacts and damage costs on residential properties and cane land

B (moderate) iv C (low) iv

Change to creek bed and bank stability due to increases in runoff volumes and flow rates

B (moderate) v C (low) v

Impacts to flood evacuation and access movements

B (moderate) vi C (low) vi

Soils, sediments and water

Clearing and grubbing

Earthworks

Storage of fuels, chemicals and other dangerous goods

Material stockpiles

Maintenance of plant and equipment, including servicing and refuelling

Sediment basin management

Drainage works

Water use / extraction

Concrete works

Batch plant operations

Temporary access road construction / removal from waterway areas.

Bridge construction

Waterway crossings

Potential for groundwater discharge during construction, resulting in localised drawdown of groundwater resources

B (moderate) i Appropriately designed erosion control structures (eg sedimentation basins, ERSED-, silt fences and sand bags) will be installed, maintained and cleaned regularly.

Locate spoil stockpiles, plant and equipment away from drainage lines, watercourses or stormwater drains in accordance with established criteria.

Develop and implement a groundwater management strategy

Install clean water diversions to ensure clean and dirty water are not mixed on site.

Storage, compound access and parking areas sealed, as early during works as practicable.

Chemical storage meets WorkCover and EPA bunding/storage requirements.

Wheel mud reduction/ cleaning measures at exit of all sites where required.

Well designed temporary waterway crossings minimising risk of fines in waterways and designed to address larger flow volumes.

Buffer zones of vegetation will be maintained adjacent to waterways for as long as practical.

Rehabilitation and landscaping works of disturbed areas

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION SOIL AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Basin management procedure

ERSED training

RMS mulch and tannin protocol

Unexpected discovery of contamination land procedure

Induction

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Changes to water chemistry altering aquatic habitats, including threatened species habitats

A (high) iii B (moderate) iii

Major impacts to various sensitive receiving environments through accidental release of water pollutants during construction


Impact to water quality due to fuels and leaks and inappropriate storage of material

B (moderate) v C (low) v

Changes in water chemistry, in particular pH values, affecting aquatic ecosystems


Exposed soils during earthworks or landscaping will erode and cause sedimentation of waterways and aquatic environments

A (high) vii B (moderate) vii

Potential acidic leachate from exposure of acid sulfate soils

C (low) viii C (low) v

Potential release of tannins from stored mulch piles

A (high) ix B (moderate) ix

Disturbance of contaminated material causing pollution

C (low) viiix C (low) v



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Landscaping

Noxious weed treatment

undertaken as soon as the works are completed and/or progressively where possible.

Appropriately designed, implemented and maintained silt control systems to mitigate risk of water pollution during upgrade of the creek bridges.

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Implement concrete washout process within bunded areas.

Provide and maintain spill kits.

Consult / confirm with EPA and Primary Industries for temporary creek crossings construction / removal methods.

Establish clean water catch drains/ diversion early in Project before topsoil stripping.

Design drainage to maximise dirty water to sediment basins.

Engage soil conservationist to advise on ERSED issues.

Install signage at discharge points to assist workers to understand implications of dirty water release in sensitive areas.

Implement the RMS dewatering guidelines.

Implement the RMS Acid Sulfate Soil Management Procedure.

Implement appropriate procedures to identify, contain, handle and management contaminated material.

Implement the RMS mulch and tannin protocol.

Biodiversity Clearing of native vegetation

Stockpile/haul road construction near vegetation

Works near / in creeks and temporary crossings

General earthworks near vegetation

Vehicular movements

Open excavation works

Use of chemicals

Noise impacts

Bushfires

Clearing and fragmentation of native vegetation, including threatened ecological communities and loss of habitat for threatened species

A (high) i Induct personnel on biodiversity issues and mitigation measures.

Ensure vegetation clearing boundaries are clearly marked and visible as per CONSTRUCTION FLORA AND FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN

Prior to construction, identify and fence all flora and fauna habitat areas required to be protected.

Minimise clearing of all vegetation and undertake progressive revegetation.

Locate and construct fauna crossings in accordance with the Connectivity Strategy

Implement ongoing weed monitoring and management programs.

Disturbed areas will be monitored for effective soil stabilisation and restoration / rehabilitation.

Implement a staged clearing process and undertake fauna rescue during clearing as required.

Engage arborist to provide advice on habitat tree health and

B (moderate) i CONSTRUCTION FLORA AND FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN

Threatened Species Management Plans

Nest Box Plan

Threatened Flora Management Plan

EWMS

WMS

Vegetation clearing procedure

Fauna handling and rescue procedure

Induction

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Loss and fragmentation of terrestrial fauna habitat impacting on threatened species and populations, including direct impacts on threatened flora and potential impacts on threatened fauna as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation

A (high) ii B (moderate) ii

Loss and fragmentation of riparian and aquatic habitat


Direct mortality of protected and threatened fauna B (moderate) iv C (low) iv

Creation of barriers to fauna movement B (moderate) v C (low) v

Edge effects from road noise, light and wind turbulence

B (moderate) vi B (moderate) vi

Invasion and spread of terrestrial and aquatic weeds and pest fauna species

B (moderate) vii C (low) vii

Impacts on aquatic habitat resulting from impacts on hydrology, groundwater and water quality

A (high) viii B (moderate) viii



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Potential spread of disease pathogens B (moderate) ix provide ongoing advice.

Design and construct all temporary and permanent waterway crossings to maintain fish passage.

Undertake threatened species management as required under the Conditions of Approval.

Implement washing procedures to prevent the spread of pests and disease.

Undertake monitoring as required in the Approval.

Obtain permits from Fire authorities during high risk fire periods

C (low) ix

Visual amenity, urban design and landscaping


Stockpiling


Clearing of vegetation

Construction site compounds

Rehabilitation of disturbed land

Bridge design

Cuttings and cut finishes

Evening / night works

Change to landscape character and visual environment as a result of large cuttings, bridges, interchanges and realignment of the highway away from the existing road corridor

B (moderate) i Landscape and rehabilitation plan including extensive seeding planting in required areas will be developed and implemented.

Landscape treatments will incorporate the surrounding landscape types and vegetation patterns and address view scapes.

Embankments and cuttings will be stabilised by the use of appropriate landscape treatments.

The use of night-lighting will be minimised where possible during the construction phase and directed away from residential areas.

Site compounds and areas surrounding them will be kept tidy and be regularly cleaned and maintained.

Undertake landscaping and revegetation works in accordance with the approved Urban Design and Landscape Plan.

Monitoring and weed control.

C (low) i Urban Design Landscape Plan

EWMS

CONSTRUCTION FLORA AND FAUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN

Induction

Temporary visual impacts as a result of construction activities and ancillary facilities

B (moderate) ii C (low) ii

Poor management of revegetation by CMC B (moderate) iii C (low) iii

Aboriginal heritage

Early works including non-substantial construction activities e.g. services relocations.

Planned salvage of Aboriginal heritage items


Initial removal of topsoil

Construction of site compounds and stockpile areas

Temporary access roads

Disturbance and / or destruction of Aboriginal sites, artefacts and cultural places

B (moderate) i Prior to construction, identify and assess Aboriginal heritage items on proposed sites and predict potential impacts.

Induct personnel on heritage issues and mitigation measures.

Protect identified heritage items with protective fencing, exclusion zones or flagging and signage from being disturbed during construction.

Undertake salvage works in accordance with the CONSTRUCTION HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN prior to impacting site.

If design changes or construction activities impact on areas outside of those identified in the EIS, OEH and relevant Aboriginal groups will be consulted and approval obtained pre any required salvage.

Implement unexpected find procedures as required.

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

Unexpected archaeological find procedure

Education and training package

Induction

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Impacts on unknown Aboriginal sites or artefacts A (high) ii B (moderate) ii

Change in visual integrity of cultural area A (high) iii B (moderate) iii

Finding / disturbing burials or human remains B (moderate) iv C (low) iv

Impact (machinery vibration, stockpiles, blasting) during the construction period to identified sites

C (low) v C (low) v

Non-Aboriginal historic heritage

Early works


Disturbance and/or destruction of items of heritage significance, including items listed on heritage registers

B (moderate) i Prior to construction, identify and assess non- Aboriginal heritage items on proposed sites and predict potential impacts.

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN



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Initial removal of topsoil

Construction of site compounds and stockpile areas


Change in the visual character of historic heritage items, precincts or places

B (moderate) ii Induct personnel on heritage issues and safeguards.

Protect identified heritage items with protective fencing, exclusion zones or flagging from being disturbed during construction.

Undertake archival recording as specified in the CONSTRUCTION HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Regular inspection of heritage protection fencing.

Implement unexpected find procedures as required.

Landholder consultation.

C (low) ii EWMS

CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

Unexpected archaeological find procedure

Education and training package

Induction

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Vibration damage during the construction period to identified sites

B (moderate) iii C (low) iii

Impact on undiscovered or undocumented heritage sites.


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Import of material / plant / equipment.

Construction site compounds

Construction vehicle movements and deliveries

Travel to /from site

Temporary disruptions / delays to local and highway traffic

A (high) i Develop and update Traffic Management Plans for all stages of work.

Identify and assess roads likely to be affected by Project construction and develop methods to minimise traffic increases.

Undertake before and after dilapidation surveys on local roads

Traffic controllers and / or signage for both egress and ingress off the work sites.

All vehicles carrying materials to be adequately covered to prevent any loss of material, which may cause driver safety issues.

Sweeping of road immediately after spillage of material from construction vehicle

Liaise with schools and service providers

B (moderate) i CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN

CONSTRUCTION AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Induction

Communications Strategy

Temporary restrictions to private access roads B (moderate) ii C (low) ii

Permanent adjustment to some private property access roads and local / regional roads


Changed traffic patterns B (moderate) iv C (low) iv

Noise vibration and dust nuisance to residents on haul routes

A (high) v B (moderate) v

Delays/interruptions to school bus services and bus stops

B (moderate)ii I] C (low) i]

Noise and vibration

Site establishment

Clearing and grubbing

Demolition

Temporary noise impacts on sensitive receivers during construction

A (high) i Liaise (agreements where applicable) with local communities and affected residents.

Adherence to working hours in CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN unless otherwise

B (moderate) i CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Blast Management Plan Complaints

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Earthworks and drainage

Batch plant

Bridge work

Piling

Paving

Saw cutting

Blasting crushing and screening

Rock hammering and drilling

Quarrying

Road furnishing

approved.

Implement operational noise mitigation measures as early as possible.

Respite periods for particularly noisy / short duration activities (in accordance with regulatory guidelines and/or CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION MANAGEMENT PLAN).

Construction equipment selected, operated and maintained to minimise noise impacts and where necessary fitted with silencers and “smart” reversing alarms.

Reduced use of horns to signal trucks loaded where residences close by.

Minimise impacts from saw cutting / use effective shielding.

Regular noise monitoring to monitor predicted verses actual noise levels.

Implementing management measures where regenerated noise is found to be excessive and agreements are not in place.

Managing construction vehicle routes and speed of vehicles.

Modelling vibration impacts and monitoring where impacts are predicted.

Establish and maintain complaints management system.

Building condition reports on potentially impacted buildings as required by Project approval.

Undertake trial blasting to establish site law for follow up blasting.

procedure

Induction

Greenhouse gas emissions

Vehicular movements

Vehicle emissions

Equipment / plant use

Vegetation clearing

Greenhouse gases emitted from construction plant, equipment and vehicles

B (moderate) i Vegetation clearance minimised where feasible.

Reuse of materials maximised where possible.

Maximise use of resources with recycled components / contents.

Efficient use of plant and equipment

Regular maintenance of plant and equipment

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Induction

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Greenhouse gases embodied in materials consumed in construction or impacted by the project, such as vegetation removal and soil disturbance


Air quality Site establishment

General earthworks

Vegetation clearing

Bulk earthworks

Drilling and blasting

Spoil handling – including liming of

Potential for decreases in air quality during construction associated with dust generating activities and emissions from heavy construction machinery

B (moderate) i Induct personnel on air quality issues and safeguards.

Suppress dust on unsealed surfaces, stockpiles and other exposed surfaces.

Modify or cease operations during high winds.

All trucks on public roads to cover loads.

Vehicles, equipment, machinery used and all facilities – designed, operated and maintained to control the emission of

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

CONSTRUCTION SOIL AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

ESCP

Impacts on residential sensitive receivers, including impacts on living areas, swimming pools and general amenities

C (low) ii C (low) ii

Potential adverse health effects C (low) iii C (low) iii



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Acid Sulphate Soils.

Stockpiling

Vehicular movements

Material haulage

Batch plant

Vehicle emissions

Handling of chemicals, waste and hazardous goods

Impacts on water quality and vegetation health from dust deposition

C (low) iv smoke, dust, odours and fumes.

Vegetation clearing to be staged to minimise time and area that surfaces are exposed.

All disturbed areas stabilised, revegetated and/or landscaped as soon as practicable.

Install shake down/ wheel wash facilities

No burning or incineration of any material at any time.

Regularly inspect erosion control measures.

Dust monitoring.

[Regularly apply dust suppression such as water trucks and street sweepers

C (low) iv Complaints procedure

Induction

Complaints from neighbours B (moderate) v C (low) v

Resource management and waste

General earthworks

Vegetation clearing


Spoil handling

Stockpiling

Quarrying

Material haulage

Handling of chemicals, waste and hazardous goods

Disposal of unsuitable or surplus earthworks material

B (moderate) i Refine cut-and-fill balance and maximise reuse of material on site.

Develop and implement a resource management strategy.

Maintain a waste register.

Manage waste in accordance with the Waste Classification Guidelines and PoEO Act.

Use recycled products where possible

Undertake additional waste classification where required

Locate appropriate waste removal contractor and / or appropriately licenced waste facilities in the area

Source local products, where possible as part of the resource management strategy.

C (low) i CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN

EWMS

Induction

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Disposal of green waste (not including millable timber)


Disposal of materials resulting from replacement of existing pavements

B (moderate) iii C (low) iii

Depletion or sterilisation of non-renewable resources, including sand and aggregate materials


Direct impacts to existing quarries B (moderate) v C (low) v

Difficult disposal of waste materials including hazardous waste



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APPENDIX 5 ‐ Bitumen Spray Management Plan

Bitumen spray management plan CIV-EN-TMP-0014


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Project Date

Spray location chainage Spray type

Weather conditions Time

BOM forecast Time

Closest drainage lines Time

Receiving waters (Where do the drains lead):

Identified containment locations: (draw map of site showing containment devices)

Containment methods: (eg bunding in drainage lines, sand bags across drain entrances)

Check dams Bunding (around gully pits, batter chutes etc) Floating booms Earth moving equipment (to dig ponds, check dams etc) Other (provide details):

Location of clean up equipment: (specific e.g. absorbent boom in container at site office)

Emergency contact numbers

DEHP Environmental officer

Spill response organisation (eg Toxfree, Cleanway)

Spray Supervisor Project Engineer


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APPENDIX 6 ‐ Hot Works Permit

Hot works permit CIV-HS-FRM-0061


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Area Date Permit number

Description of works

Location of works

General Yes N/A Initial

Has a JSEA been conducted for this work?

Is fume extraction necessary?

Are oxy‐acetylene fitted with flash‐back arrestors and for Oxy/LGP a gas fuse?

Fire prevention Yes N/A Initial

Has a Fire Watch been organised to conduct fire watch while work is being performed and for a period of at least 30 minutes after work is finished?

Fire Watch name ..................................................................... Signature .....................................................

Have combustible and flammable materials including vegetation and rubbish within 10 metres been removed, wetted down or otherwise protected from ignition?

Has a designated area of not less than 1 m2 of bare earth or fire resistant material been identified to centrally place hot equipment such as gas torches?

Are spark and flash screens in place?

Have fire resistant containers been provided to store off cuts, welding slag?

Fire fighting Yes N/A Initial

Is there vehicle access to job site? Street name ........................................................................................ Suburb ............................................................ Gate number ......................................................................................... Mel reference ..................................................

/ x Type of fire fighting equipment Size/length Number

Water extinguisher within close proximity, a 10m radius?

Dry chemical extinguisher within close proximity, a 10m readius?

Foam extinguisher within close proximity, a 10m radius?

Knapsack spary pumps within close proximity, a 10m radius?

Water tanker/cart within close proximity?

Hose and fittings within close proximity, a 10m radius?

Environmental Yes N/A Initial

Is wind direction and speed satisfactory for work to be done?

Has the site been roped off / isolated?

Is work being performed within a Hazardous area? (If so, gas testing required) Gas testing: If a Hazardous Area is also a confined space, then refer to CIV‐HS‐PRO‐0033 Confined spaces

Detector make and model ........................................................................................ Date of last calibration ............................................................

Date of test

Time

% LEL

Tester initials

Additional precautions/comments

Hot works permit CIV-HS-FRM-0061


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Approval / Inspection / Cancellation

This permit is valid from ............................ am/pm on ..................................... (date) to ............................... am/pm on ..................... (date)

Approval (to be completed by Superintendent or delegate) Acceptance (to be completed by Supervisor of work)

I hereby issues this Hot Work Permit.

I will ensure that all conditions of this Hot Work Permit is met and that the Hot Work Permits and all other related documentation is made available onsite to the work crew performing the task.

Name .......................................................................................................

Signature .................................................................................................

Name .......................................................................................................

Signature .................................................................................................

Pre‐termination inspection

The work area and the adjacent work area which may have been affected by sparks or heat have been examined and no smouldering fires or affects from the work are evident.

......................................... am/pm on ................................................ (date)

Name ................................................................................................... Signature ...........................................................................................................

Permit cancelled

......................................... am/pm on ..................................................... (date)

Name ....................................................................................................... Signature ........................................................................................................

Emergency numbers Colour codes for service identification in the field

Electricity Orange

Gas Yellow

Water (fire services) Red

Telstra network integrity 132 203 Telecommunications White

Project community hotline Sewerage Black

Water (potable) Green with blue band

Stormwater Green

Name Company Signature Date


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APPENDIX 7 ‐ Project Sensitive Area Plans

Threatened Fauna

Black-chinned Honeyeater

Black-necked Stork

Brown Treecreeper

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Bush Stone-curlew

Common Planigale

Emu

Giant Barred Frog

Green-thighed Frog

Grey-headed Flying-fox

Hoary Wattled Bat

Hooded Robin

Lesser Sand-plover

Little Bent-wing Bat

Northern Banjo Frog

Powerful Owl

Rufous Bettong

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Square-tailed Kite

Squirrel Glider

Wallum Froglet

Yellow-bellied Glider

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Approved Project Boundary_v8_2015-10-15

Commercial Recievers

Fauna Crossings

Non-Aboriginal Historic Sites

Threatened Frog Habitat

Aboriginal Sites

Dust Monitors

Sensitive Recievers

Hollow Trees

Habitat Tree

Threatened FloraNew Road

Vegetation Communities (EEC)

Black Bean - Weeping Lilly Pilly Riparian Rainforest Of The North Coast (1)Blackbutt - Bloodwood Dry Heathy Open Forest On SandstonesBlackbutt - Tallowwood Dry Grassy Open Forest Of The Central Parts North CoastBlackbutt Grassy Open Forest Of The Lower Clarence Valley Of The North CoastNarrow-Leaved Red Gum Woodlands Of The Lowlands Of The North Coast (2)Needlebark Stringybark - Red Bloodwood Heathy Woodland On SandstonesOrange Gum (Eucalyptus Bancroftii) Open Forest Of The North CoastPaperbark Swamp Forest Of The Coastal Lowlands Of The North Coast (3)Scribbly Gum - Needlebark Stringybark Heathy Open ForestScribbly Gum - Red Bloodwood Heathy Open Forest Of The Coastal LowlandsSpotted Gum - Grey Box - Grey Ironbark Dry Open ForestSpotted Gum - Grey Ironbark - Pink Bloodwood Open Forest Of The Clarence Valley Swamp Box Swamp Forest Of The Coastal Lowlands Of The North Coast (2)Swamp Mahogany Swamp Forest Of The Coastal Lowlands Of The North Coast (3)

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1. Lowland Rainforest On Floodplain In The New South Wales North Coast Bioregion 2. Sub-Tropical Coastal Floodplain Forest Of The NSW North Coast Bioregion 3. Swamp Sclerophyll Forest On Coastal Floodplains

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