Environmental Management Plan
No 5
For Concreting
CONTENTS
5.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 3
5.2
RISK ASSESSMENT....................................................................................... 4
5.3
CONCRETING AND ASPHALTING PROCESS ............................................. 5
5.4
TRAINING ....................................................................................................... 7
5.5
RECORD KEEPING ........................................................................................ 8
APPENDIX A OPERATOR LOG BOOK .................................................................... 9
APPENDIX B ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING SHEET ................. 10
APPENDIX C TRAINING ASSESSMENT SHEET ................................................... 11
APPENDIX D TRAINING REGISTER ...................................................................... 12
APPENDIX E EMS-004 ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST ...... 13
APPENDIX F EMS-005
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FLOW CHART ................. 14
APPENDIX G EMS-006 ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION INCIDENT REPORT ...... 15
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5.1
Introduction
It remains the policy of Insert name of Council to adhere to ecological sustainable practices
and to follow the path of least environmental impact, preserving the health of both the
community and the environment simultaneously. In so doing, it is incumbent upon Council to
ensure that Council’s choice of practices meets the highest environmental standards.
To this end an Operation’s Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) has been prepared to
ensure that Insert name of Council road works crews identify environmental risk and related
safe work method statements for the management of concreting in road works.
The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act), the Waste Avoidance &
Resource Recovery Act (WARR Act) and the accompanying regulatory processes have
introduced a range of individual environmental responsibilities and penalties for noncompliance. In addition to these statutory and regulatory requirements, the EPA is
encouraging organizations to review their work policies and practices in line with the State’s
cleaner production philosophy where local government has a leadership role. Following a
program of research and investigation into concreting including background inquiries and an
audit of the Council process for concrete formwork and concrete pouring, the Operation
EMP-Concreting(OEMPC) has been developed.
Insert name of Council conducts a range of roadwork repair and replacement activities and
through out the municipality has approximately 20 concreters working daylight hours in
response to a Table of Works and in response to community concerns. The concreting crew
will also work with the asphalt and hot mix crew in the repair of council’s car parks and
footpaths.
It is the prevention of either demolition, excavation or construction materials entering the
storm water system, which is the higher priority of the EMP but the separation, reuse and
reprocessing of secondary resource material must also be addressed. Generally speaking a
volume of demolition and construction waste material and secondary resource materials will
always be generated in the concreting and asphalting process.
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5.2
Aspects/Impacts and Risk Assessment
Objectives:
Activity
Preparing the
site
Place Personal
Protective
Equipment on
(PPE)
Demolition &
excavation
Formwork
Concreting
Asphalting
Transport of
waste by truck
Disposal of
waste
Use of vehicle
Filling fuel
tanks
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To ensure aspects , impacts and risks have been identified using the risk assessment tool in WCEMS No 1
Environmental Aspect
Identify the crew’s work activities
related to concreting and associated
works
Council issue of all necessary work
clothes and safety equipment like steel
cap boots, glasses, facemasks, vests
and gloves.
Excavating asphalt and roadbase.
demolishing concrete curb and
guttering. Separation, recycling and
reuse of materials or disposal of waste
material
Building footing and curb and gutter
form work around storm water drains
on site
Pouring concrete in fine or rainy
weather in and around storm water
drain
Environmental Impact
To minimize the potential for the
occurrence of an environmental incidents
The laying of roadbase, application of
hot mix and asphalt adjacent to a
storm water drain
Generation of dust
Reduction of storm water pollution. Reuse
of materials. Waste to land fill.
Disposal of waste material
Transportation of personnel and
materials
Concrete cutting or any fuel operated
equipment on site
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Daylight (as opposed to night) safety wear
will reduce accidents and allow
Procedure
Location audit for OH&S and Environmental safety
Identify any potential environmental incidents that may
arise from activities for crew and pedestrians
Council issue of all necessary work clothes & safety
equipment like steel cap boots, glasses, facemasks,
vests & gloves.
Storm water pollution. Waste minimization
and management compliance
Cover storm water drain with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water drain Separate recyclable
material for road base from waste material.
Reduction of storm water pollution. Reuse
of materials. Waste to land fill.
Cover storm water drain with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water drain. Separate reusable
timber from waste material.
Cover storm water drain with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water drain. Place excess
concrete in with concrete demolition waste material on
truck
Cover storm water drain with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water drain Shovel up
sweepings and place in truck
Cover load before transporting material
Reduction of storm water pollution. Reuse
of materials. Waste to land fill.
Reduction of storm water pollution. Reuse
of materials. Waste to land fill.
Reduction of storm water pollution. Reuse
of materials. Waste to land fill.
Air pollution
Storm water pollution
REF: WCC EMP Concreting
Register where waste has been disposed of on daily
activities sheet.
Ensure checklist on maintenance of vehicle is completed
daily
Ensure that refill area is bunded off and that spill kit is on
site
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Level of risk
5.3
Concreting and Asphalting Process
Objectives:
To ensure Concreting is conducted in a manner so as not to cause
harmful impacts on the environment
Prompt
Aspects
5.3.1
Preparation of all staff and
sites for environmentally
compliant work practice. Coordinate OH&S and
environmental procedures.
Prevention of any foreign
material or chemicals to go
down storm water drains.
Prepare staff & sites for
environmentally compliant work
practice. Co-ordinate OH&S &
environmental procedures. Do
not allow any foreign material or
chemicals to go down storm
water drains.
5.3.2
Pouring concrete & continuing
work when raining or if there is
a likelihood of rain.
Wear PPE rain gear. Placement
of sediment socks around storm
water drains to prevent storm
water pollution
5.3.3
The arrival of work crews on
site and the occurrence of a
spill and /or work practices
where a potential spill or
incident is a possibility.
Place geo-tec bags & mats
around storm water drains.
Ensure a pollution kit is on each
truck & replaced after use.
5.3.4
Clear away any general waste,
do not permit any thing other
than rain into waterways and
drainage systems in work area
(litter, wash water, oil, debris,
detergent, paint etc).
Place safety barriers up on
roads and storm water drain
covers in place over open drains
5.3.5
Compliance with Workcover
and OH&S requirements and
potential for any environmental
incidents resulting from on site
accidents
Council issue of all necessary
work clothes & safety equipment
like steel cap boots, glasses,
facemasks, vests & gloves.
5.3.6
Erect barriers and signage for
occupational health & safety
and environmental incident
prevention.
Barricades, cones and signage
are to be erected around geotec placements if bags or mats
represent a danger to workers
or the community.
5.3.7
Excavating asphalt and
roadbase. Demolition of
concrete curb and guttering.
Separation, recycling and
reuse of materials or disposal
of waste material
Cover storm water drain with
geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water
drain Separate recyclable
material for road base from
waste material.
Legislation
Rain
Transfer vehicle
and
environmental
pollution kit
Clear the site
Place Personal
Protective
Equipment on
(PPE)
Barricades and
signage
Excavation &
demolition
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Procedure
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5.3.8
Building footing and curb and
gutter form work around storm
water drains on site
Retain storm water drain cover
with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water
drain. Separate reusable timber
from waste material.
5.3.9
Pouring liquid concrete into
formwork around storm water
drains and trolling surfaces.
Retain storm water drain cover
with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water
drain. Separate reusable timber
from waste material.
Asphalting
5.3.10 Laying of road base & hot mix
application to road surfaces.
Shoveling asphalt from the
truck and compacting.
Retain storm water drain cover
with geo-tec material to prevent
asphalt in the storm water
Reuse of materials. Separate
waste & transfer to depot
stockpile
Remove waste
material
5.3.11 Keep the site’s demolition and
construction materials
separate for recycling and
reuse during transportation to
depot stockpiles.
Retain storm water drain cover
with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water
drain Shovel up sweepings and
place in truck
Clean site
5.3.12 Cleaning the site after
excavation, demolition or
construction work has been
undertaken. Demonstrate
significant improvement has
occurred to the location as a
result of Council’s activities
Retain storm water drain cover
with geo-tec material to prevent
material going into storm water
drain. Sweep down area do not
wash down work areas and
shovel sweepings into truck
Cover waste
5.3.13 Transportation of secondary
resource materials or waste to
depot stockpiles
Cover secondary resource and
waste materials during
transportation to depot
Complete waste
register
5.3.14 Account for waste and
secondary resource materials
generated during works
process.
Register where waste has been
sent to for recycling or disposal
on daily sheet.
Use of vehicle
5.3.15 Transportation of personnel
and materials
Ensure that PPE and
environmental prevention and
spill kits are on all mobile units.
Cover secondary resource
during transportation to depot
Filling fuel tanks
5.3.16 Concrete cutting or any
refueling of fuel operated
equipment on site.
Ensure that refill area is bunded
off and that spill kit is on site.
Ensure checklist on
maintenance of vehicle is
completed daily
Formwork
Concreting
Documents
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Work Cover Authority Code of Practice
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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
Local Government Act 1993
REF: WCC EMP Concreting
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5.4
Training
Objectives:
Ensure all staff who are concreting are trained in Environmental
management
Prompt
Actions
Preventing Storm
water Pollution
6.1.1
Organize training through the Environmental Services Team on
preventing storm water pollution
6.1.2
Confirm employees complete waste management document.
Operating a waste
management
register
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5.5
Record Keeping
Objectives:
Appropriate records must be kept for disposal of waste material
Prompt
Actions
Proforma
Maintain
5.5.1
Ensure all relevant proforma (daily activity sheets: Environmental
/ OHS – Appendix A) is supplied to mobile concrete crews.
5.5.2
Maintain register Appendix A
5.5.3
Identify materials for separation (excavated asphalt, road base
material concrete form work) and areas for stockpiling of material
on site away from storm water drains. Transportation of materials
to and from location sites, or major parks and stockpiling areas at
Insert name of Council depot. Record disposal.
5.5.4
Maintain records of where material has been disposed of.
Identify
Waste records
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Appendix A
Operator Log Book
Date and time
include start
and finish time
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Activity of work crew list
type of work i.e. car park
repair, curb & guttering
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Materials in and materials out
Include the volumes and
material types
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Location street address
and suburb
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Waste material types and
actions taken in managing
waste
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Appendix B
Environmental Management Training Sheet
Environmental Management Concreting
 Barricades in place near water drain to protect the public.
 Shoveling concrete around storm water drain. Don’t let enter in storm water.
 Trolling concrete inside the storm water drain. Don’t let enter in storm water.
 Evacuated road base and formwork around an open storm water drain. Don’t allow material into storm water.
 Soil and road base stock piles. Bund off so debris doesn’t enter storm water.
Erect hazardous fences and place on PPE
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Clean drains to prevent debris
entering storm water.
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Place geo tech sock around drain
to prevent materials from going
into drain
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Shovel waste material away
from drain when cleaning up
Appendix C
Training Assessment Sheet
Verbal Assessment of concreting crew on environmental issues
Ensure sheet is signed off
Questions
Outcome
What is storm water pollution?
What PPE do you need to complete the job?
What is the environmental impact of your job?
How do you prevent further pollution from going into drains?
How are you affected by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997?
How do you cover your tuck to prevent dust blow off from waste?
Have you completed the maintenance register for the vehicle?
How do you complete the disposal docket to ensure you are aware of where
the waste goes?
Where can you find spill kits?
Where do you wash out your equipment after completion of works?
How do you prevent concrete washout from going into storm water drains?
Signature of personal
Signature of trainer
Date of training.
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Appendix D
Training Register
Date
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Trainer
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Participant
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Signature
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Appendix E
EMS-004 Environmental Emergency Contact List
Environmental Emergency Contact List
In the event of an environmental emergency requiring contact with
an external organisation contact the Environmental Services Team
immediately.
Fire Brigade
000
Council
EPA
13 15 55
Sydney Water
13 30 90
AGL
13 19 09
Work Cover Authority
9370 5029
State Emergency Services
9517 1107
Poisons Information Center
13 11 26
Energy Australia
13 13 88
Enretch Spill Response
0412 218 976
Department of Public Works
131 628
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Appendix F
EMS-005 Emergency Procedure Flow Chart
Environmental Emergency Procedure
Incident
 Oil spill
 Fuel Spill
 Chemical spills
 Gas line blow out
 Water leak
Assume control of the site
activities and isolate the area.
 Prevent the situation from
becoming worse
 Identify pollutant
Establish immediate priorities
Arrange for Emergency Services
personal to be met
 Arrange for first aid
attendance
 Arrange for members of
the public to be protected
 Inform the Council
personal
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Determine if specialist
equipment is required Ref to
Emergency contact list
Evacuate the site if
necessary
Spill kits are available in
Council
Chambers/Depot/Ranger
Pavilion
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Call together the Environmental
Emergency Team (Insert Names
and numbers)

Complete incident report and
send to Environmental Services
Manager

Review and develop
recommendations to
prevent the incident from
occurring again
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Appendix G
EMS-006 Environment Pollution Incident Report
NOTIFICATION OF BREACH OF SECTION 91 PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
OPERATIONS ACT 1997
METHOD OF SERVICE:
By Mail/Fax/personal Delivery to ___ ____________________________________________
Council Department:
Operations:
Supervisor:
Incident date/time
Date of service
BACKGROUND:
Whereas
1. Environmental Services believes that a pollution incident has occurred/is likely to occur at or from Council
operations located at
( Address)
_________ _________________
in accordance with section 91 of the Act.
2. Council is the appropriate regulatory authority (ARA) with respect to the premises concerned.
3. This Report is being issued to the Council Department above 1) as they are the occupier of the premises at
or from which Environmental Services reasonably suspects that a pollution incident has occurred/is occurring
OR 2) because they are a person/company reasonably suspected by Council of having caused the pollution
incident.
Details:
This notice was preceded by an oral direction by _______________ at ____am/pm on _________.
DIRECTION TO TAKE CLEAN-UP ACTION:
Therefore
Environmental Services directs _____________________________________ to take the following action(s):
Action(s)
Timeframe
This notice is issued under section 91 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. It is an offence
against that Act not to comply with this notice, unless you have a reasonable excuse for not complying.
At the end of this notice there is information about when the notice begins to operate, the penalty for not
complying with it and how you can appeal against the notice.
Signature of officer: _________________________Position: _______________________ Waverley Council
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