Environmental Protection Requirements

Environment Management Plan

This Plan is intended to provide guidance and the methodologies to minimise harm.

An environmental management plan identifies every aspect of the deconstruction process in respect to the environment and the impacts on the environment. It is a structured document that identifies the hazards, measures the risk, nominates the controls, and explains the entire process.

An environmental management plan should (Commonwealth of Australia):

•       be balanced, objective and concise

•       state any limitations that apply, or should apply, to the use of the information in the environmental management plan

•       identify any matter in relation to which there is a significant lack of relevant information or a significant degree of uncertainty

•       include adaptive management strategies for managing uncertainty

•       be written in a way that is easily understood by other parties

•       clearly present how conclusions about risks have been reached

•       ensure that the person taking the action takes full responsibility for the content and commitments contained in the plan

The information outlined in the EMP should be discussed in a team meeting that discusses all of the environmental and public health issues required under legislation for the project. The details of this discussion should also be recorded and signed off so that everybody included in the project / scope of works understands their responsibilities and obligations for the project.

Identify measures to minimise impacts of work on the environment.

•       Strategies to minimise impacts on air quality are investigated, selected, and incorporated into procedures.

•       Strategies to minimise water wastage and impacts on stormwater are investigated, selected, and incorporated into procedures.

•       Strategies to minimise energy wastage and employ renewable energy technologies are investigated, selected, and incorporated into procedures.

•       Strategies to minimise material wastage and to ensure safe disposal of hazardous and waste materials are investigated, selected, and incorporated into procedures

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