2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Bulk kerbside collection          Clarified dates with Council and           Communicate next collection date to    Conduct further investigation into the
                                    contractor for the next collection to        the public.                                preferred options suggested by
                                    commence in April 2017.                                                                 Council, including opportunities for
                                  Conducted an analysis on potential                                                      utilizing social procurement.
                                    future options and presented to a
                                    Council workshop.


Business as Usual activities      Continued development of the               Commence the 2016-17 capital             Continue to closely manage the
                                    landfill disposal areas in accordance        works projects at the Eumundi Road         major waste contracts as equipment
                                    with the engineers’ fill plans.              Resource Recovery Centre.                  and vehicles enter into the tenth
                                  Appointment of a new Waste                 Preparation of Branch Plan and             year of service.
                                    Management Officer.                          Risk Assessments                         Upskill the new Waste Management
                                  Award of the liquid waste collection                                                    Officer in disposal and collection
                                    contract.                                                                               practices and procedure.
                                                                                                                          Manage the operational challenges
                                                                                                                            of conducting waste management
                                                                                                                            services while staff undertake
                                                                                                                            contract evaluation duties.


Environmental Health
Asbestos handling policy          Draft Asbestos handling policy and         Ensure appropriate staff have            Further prescribed asbestos
                                    associated operating procedure               asbestos handling/management               handling and management training
                                    completed                                    training                                   to other areas of the business to
                                  Leadership team adoption of the                                                         assist with after management of this
                                    asbestos handling policy and                                                            issue
                                    operating procedure                                                                   Develop a data management &
                                  Asbestos Management Plan                                                                document retention system in T1 for
                                    included as part of the Disaster                                                        recording asbestos investigations in
                                    Management Plan                                                                         accordance with the Public Health
                                  Further asbestos authorised officer                                                     Act requirements
                                    training (legislative prescribed
                                    training) completed by Coordinators
                                    waste and Environmental Health
                                    plus the Vector Control Officer




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