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    4. PLANNING
    4.1 Environmental aspects
Corporate Level
Woollam will endeavor to minimise its impact on the environment by adopting some simple strategies in
regard to the following:
    •   Electrical – wherever possible Woollam electrical appliances will be:
                 -    Turned off when not in use;
                 -    Regularly maintained to ensure optimum performance;
                 -    Use the most energy efficient receptacles e.g. florescent light bulbs;
    •   Vehicles – All vehicles owned by Woollam will be regularly maintained and serviced;
    •   Paper – Woollam will;
                 -    Actively recycle paper/cardboard where practicable;
                 -    Use paper sourced from environmentally responsible providers;
    •   Printer and toner cartridges – all printer and toner cartridges are recycled;
    •   Redundant mobile phones – redundant mobile phones are recycled.


Projects Level
The environmental aspects related to projects will be assessed by the Project Manager, in conjunction with
the Site Manager and HSEQT Manager /Regional HSE Coordinator, at the Project Start Up Meeting.
The results from this initial assessment will be recorded in section 4, Risk Register, of the Environmental
Management Plan.
Compliance with the controls listed in the assessment will be monitored by regular site inspections, reviews
and audits.



    4.2 Legal and other requirements
The HSEQT Manager will subscribe to the Office of Queensland Parliamentary Council (OQPC) and to the
NSW Legislation Feed, which alerts subscribers of changes in Legislation, and SAI Global Standards Watch,
which alerts of any changes to Australian Standards.
The HSEQT Manager will subscribe to the Office of Queensland Parliamentary Council (OQPC) and to the
NSW Legislation Feed, which alerts subscribers of changes in legislation, and SAI Global Standards Watch,
which alerts of any changes to Australian Standards.
The HSEQT Manager will issue document updates to the nominated relevant person as they are received,
who in turn will notify regional staff affected by the changes. In turn, the Site Manager will communicate
relevant information to site staff via toolbox talks and daily pre-starts.
A link to relevant legislation has been provided through Woollam intranet. All Woollam staff with access to
the server via a shortcut to the intranet added to their desktop.




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