most common issues on a construction site.

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David H Moloney May 2021
Cause - Washing Machines
Cause - Pumping & run-off
Settlement Pond & Filter Drain Earthworks
Drip Tray Nozzel Auto shut-off
Pond Filter Drain
Wheelie Bin 205 ltr Drum
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Waste Non-hazardous Waste Hazardous Mud Pollution on Public Roads Air Pollution - Dust Air Pollution - Dust Air Pollution - Emissions
Lorry Wheel Wash
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Machinery Noise Manage Noxious Weeds Manage Non-Native Invasive Plants Archaeology To cut down on the amount of waste we throw away
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IMMEDIATELY stop all work within 7
metres of the suspect plant and contact
your line manager for instructions if you
think you have identified Japanese
Knotweed on your site.
Archaeology is the study of human history
through the excavation of sites and the
analysis of physical remains.
Stop work if you find any archaeological
features and immediately contact your
manager for instructions 9 Obey the
advice provided by any appointed
archaeologist.
Construction Environmental Awareness and Training POSTER
Cause - Blown from the vehicle whilst
travelling
Sheeting vehicles carrying dusty materials
to prevent materials being blown from the
vehicle whilst travelling
Designated vehicle wash areas
Enforcing low speed limits for vehicles on
unmade surfaces minimizing the
generation of airborne dust
Japanese Knotweed it grows rapidly and
forms dense clumps over 3m high
Cause - the Storage of Fuel & Oil and
Waste Oil & Filters
Refuel, service and store oil away from
watercourses or surface water drains.
Construction Pollutants to Surface and
Ground Water, include pumped water to
keep excavations dry, water runoff caused
by rain and storms
Construction Pollutants to Land, include
Waste materials generated during
construction
Pollution is the introduction of harmful
materials into the environment. These
harmful materials are called pollutants.
Pollutants are created by construction,
damage the quality of air, rain water, and
land.
Construction Pollutants to AIR, include
dust generated from various construction
activities, earthmoving and emissions from
various light vehicles and diesel or petrol
driven equipment.
Site Documents the Construction
Environmental Management Plan states
how the contractor will manage and
minimise negative effects during
construction.
Store oils away from drains or
watercourses
Keep a spill kit near to fuel and oil storage
areas and refuelling areas.
Regular water spraying of unpaved and
sweeping of paved roads to minimize dust
and remove mud
Ready-mix trucks to washout in areas
designated for the purpose.
Cause - Lorries carrying mud on their
tyres onto public roads
Usage of Alternative 'ECO Friendly'
Substances, Reduce or Substitute.
Ensure that any wash down slurry or
residue is contained and cannot enter
drains or watercourses
Store soil away from watercourses or
drains.
Vehicles going from the work site onto
paved roads must be free of excessive
mud.
Use drip trays where nuisance leaks and
drips may occur.
Keep a spill kit near to fuel and oil storage
areas and refuelling areas.
Reducing the quantity of dusty materials
stored on site or covering stored material
Ambient air quality survey is conducted
Source - Offcuts, Packing, Surplus, Office
Waste.
Waste oil & filters - sent to a Waste
Management Company
Use of only modern, well maintained
machinery to minimize mobile source
emissions
Maintenance of plant & equipment to
prevent excessive exhaust fumes
Divert any surface water flows away from
traffic areas.
Dedicated Recycling Skips
Source - Used oil/fuel filters, waste oil,
used batteries, solvent and thinners, paint
wastes, etc.
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Cause - Concrete Washout from lorries
and pumps
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Cause - Rainwater run-off from
uncovered areas of the site
Cause - Fuelling & Servicing Machines
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Land & Surface / Ground Water
Pollution
Filter drains have straw bales,
geotextile & 20 mm clean stone.
Only strip land of vegetation it it is
absolutely necessary as vegetation
reduces silt run-off.
Don’t pump silty water directly into rivers,
ditches or surface water drains.
Provide settlement systems for water run-
off.
Only discharge silty water into designated
settlement systems or onto grassland.
Cause - Dust from earth moving
operations and traffic movements to and
from site.
Cause - Toxic Emissions from machiney
exhauses
Hazardous waste shall be disposed at
licensed treatment or disposal sites only.
All hazardous waste shall be appropriately
packed, labeled and shall have a waste
consignment note when transported out.
Example - Ragwort,
Washout water not to flow into any
watercourse or drain.
Use Fuel Nozzel that automatically shuts-
off the flow of fuel when vehicle tank is full.
Use the minimum amount of water to
reduce waste.
Install Wheel Washing Facility provided
with high-pressure hosing before leaving
the site
Ensure hose down spills of concrete or
cement don’t flow into surface water
drains.
Ensure that plant and equipment is free of
soil / weeds prior to being brought to site
Reclamation of waste at source with recycling.
Record waste details according to consignment
record system to ensure compliance regulations
Cause - Construction noise levels
associated with sources such as
excavators, lorries, dump trucks,
compressors, etc.
Plant & equipment is maintained to prevent
excessive noise emissions and silencers
Operators should be provided with ear
muffs
Noxious weeds will be recorded during pre-
construction surveys conducted by the
project ecologist
The plant must be fully and continuously
suppressed and destroyed.
Waste
Waste
Flow
Typical Cut to Fill Situation
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