AIMM Seminar: 11th August 2016

Bob Bishop MIE Aust CP Eng

Civil & Environmental

Environmental Safety & Compliance

Auditing for Australian & Overseas

Resource & Waste Management

Operations.

Introduction

Bob; from Bowral

July 15 2015>>

This is my 2nd talk to AUSIMM the previous one being on the upgrade of the KOPE winder at Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh in 1986, so my next talk to IMM will be in 2046 when I am 98!

A career 1966-2016

2004 - present Lead Auditor as Sole Trader with global Certification Company

2001 - 2014 Managing Director, Principal Engineer and Lead Auditor, Absolute Environmental Pty Limited

2010 - 2014 Consultant, Collaborative Planning and Engineering Associates

1997-2001 NSW/ACT State Manager, OTEK Australia Pty Ltd

1996-1997 General Manager, Environmental and Earth Sciences &

Waste Science

1991-1996 National Development Manager, Brambles’ Cleanaway

1988-1991 Senior Engineer Resources Technology, BHP Engineering

1988-1990 Manager, Seamgas Enterprises Pty Ltd (part of USX BHP Engineering Joint Venture)

1978-1988 Chief Construction and Environmental Engineer, BHP Collieries

1966-1978 Site Construction Engineer and Civil Engineering Degree Trainee, Australian Iron & Steel- Port

Kembla Steelworks then BHP Steel.

1966-1978 Site Construction Engineer and Civil Engineering Degree Trainee, Australian Iron & Steel- Port

Kembla Steelworks

Confidentiality & Impartiality

Bob will not be mentioning specific clients due to

the many layered Confidentiality Agreements that

are in place, and to which he is a party.

All audits are conducted on an impartial basis

with the shared objective of achieving a continual

improvement to the Clients' Management Systems.

Audits in turn are subject to audit by JAS ANZ.

Type of Audits Undertaken

Environmental

Safety

Compliance

Audits have been conducted against:

ISO Standards 14001 & OHSAS 18001

EHESA Protocols

Mining Company Global Environmental Standards

NSW EPA & Water NSW (ex Sydney Water)

Rigours of Travel

Format of Audits

Review of Documentation

Interviews

Site Inspections

Follow Up

Presentation & Reporting

Audits

Review of Documentation (1 of 2)

Policies: WHS and Environmental.

Document Register

Organisation Chart

Document Control protocols

Legal and “other” Register (Cultural Heritage)

Register of Records

Records Management

Audits

Review of Documentation (2 of 2)

Risk/Environmental Aspect Registers

Incident reports

Monitoring Data

Training Records/matrix

Dangerous Goods data base; e.g. Chem Alert

Dangerous Goods manifests

Evacuation Plans: posters and Muster Point signage.

Audits

Interviews

Opening meeting dialogue

Employees- blue collar

Employees – white collar

Managers

Contractors

Closing meeting dialogue

Note: Community members are not spoken to.

Interviews: Verification

Audits

Site Inspections (1 of 4)

Operational Control (Surface-Administration areas)

o Workshops , cranes

o Bulk Fuel Depots, Fuelling Areas,

o Waste Oil storage & disposal. Composting /bioremediation

o Heavy vehicle and light vehicle wash bays

o Warehouses

o Refineries

o Liquid and solid waste management

o Tyres

o Emergency Response/ Evacuation Drills

Site Inspections (2 of 4)

Typical bulk fuel storage

Audits

Site Inspections (3 of 4)

Operational Control (Mine areas)

o Fauna

Site Inspections: Fauna

Site Inspections (3 of 3)

Operational Control (Mining & Process Areas)

o Open Cut

o Underground

o Rehabilitation, rock armour, soils, monitoring.

o Washeries

o Refuse and tailings disposal and transport

o Drilling, shotfiring @ magazines

o Creek Diversions

o Ship loading

Audits

Objective, Targets and Programmes

Supported by Management, and

Measurable.

Management Review

Commitment

Resources

“A problem shared” & acceptance of residual risk

Community Support

Community Interaction

Audits

Monitoring

Health monitoring

Ambulance/1st Aid

Gas monitoring

Security

Crane Inspections

Groundwater

Noise, gas, dust plumes

Evaluation of Compliance

Legal and others

Communication

Internal & External

Overview of Audit Outcomes

Audits

Non Conformances

Major

Minor

Observations

Opportunity for Improvement

Noteworthy Efforts

Follow Up

Identification of root causes

Corrective actions

Audit Finalisation

Presentation & Reporting

Closing meeting

Reports:

Findings (Excel),

Management & Technical Reports (Word)

Questions