OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable federal, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures and may include: safe work procedures hazard and risk control elimination of hazardous materials and substances techniques for manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect forest operations in relation to soil and water protection and may include: federal, state or territory forestry and environmental legislation regional forest agreements relevant codes of practice forest operational plans |
Organisational requirements may include: | organisational procedural manuals communication protocols quality assurance |
Various forest types may include: | coast and tableland native forests inland native forests and woodlands River Red Gum and river flood plain native forests tropical forests exotic plantations native plantations |
Erosion mitigation may include: | walk-over techniques minimal disturbance techniques crown and cross fall drainage cross bank drainage relief culverts on roads mitre and table drains on roads armouring/gravelling of roads crossing and draining surfaces batter stabilisation contour banks and channels gabions sediment basins riparian buffer zones outlet protection structures revegetation |
Sediment control measures may include: | slash management sediment traps, basins and filters geotextile fabric fences vegetated filter strips |
Operational plans may include: | forest operational plan plantation establishment plan harvesting plan operational inspection report roading plan sediment and erosion control plan revegetation plan chemical and fertiliser plan |
Appropriate personnel may include: | colleagues leading hands supervisors managers safety officers |
Soil may include: | dispersible soil clay, silt, sand and gravel soil loam soil organic material topsoil and subsoil |
Environmental features: | are those sensitive features that can be adversely effected if soil erosion occurs, or if inundated with sediment or other pollutants, and may include: drainage lines and drainage depressions water course, creeks and rivers lakes, swamps and wetlands aquatic species steep slopes caves historic and cultural heritage sites road and water supply infrastructure |
Other factors may include: | track and road maintenance drainage structures setting of contour lines slope measurement techniques boundaries and survey markers site preparation techniques site cultivation techniques disposal of logging waste materials windrowing placement and techniques tree selection and felling techniques log dump locations and techniques log extraction and haulage techniques clearing techniques |
Other pollution control measures may include: | fuel containment barriers chemical spillage barriers containment and removal of waste, including rubbish litter and human waste |
Changing conditions: | are those conditions that can alter or change and therefore require different work strategies or practices to maximise forest soil and water protection from an increased risk of pollution and may include: land tenure topography machinery and operation type forest type soil type and erodibility rainfall intensity soil moisture ground cover quality of roads and tracks |
Documentation and reporting may include: | specific organisational records, reports and forms update of forest operational plan operational inspection report non-compliance report road and crossing designs drainage line and buffer zone specifications |