Contaminated Land and Remediation SWMS Pack

Setting up a remediation site - access, laydown, the support zone, exclusion and decontamination zones, stockpile areas and truck routes - and setting out the excavation and validation grid.

Manual handling of sample containers and eskies, drums, pumps, hoses, monitoring instruments, decontamination equipment, plastic sheeting, tools and equipment across contaminated land and remediation works.

Soil, groundwater and stockpile sampling on a contaminated site - hand auger, test pit and drill sampling, validation sampling of excavation floors and walls, sample handling and chain of custody.

Establishing and running the exclusion, contamination reduction and clean support zones on a remediation site - fencing and signage, controlled entry, personnel and plant decontamination and hygiene.

Sampling, classifying, segregating, tracking and disposing of excavated contaminated soil and fill - stockpile management, waste classification, licensed transport and disposal records.

Excavating and loading contaminated soil and fill inside the exclusion zone - dust, vapour and odour control, excavation stability, plant and pedestrian separation, unexpected finds and plant decontamination.

Assessment, excavation and handling of soil containing or suspected to contain asbestos or other contamination - classification, wet handling, stockpiling and disposal.

Monitoring for landfill gas, ground gas and contaminant vapour - methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, oxygen and volatile organic compounds - in excavations, pits, buildings and wells.

Excavating, handling, stockpiling, treating and disposing of soil, sediment and water impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants, and controlling their spread.

Dewatering excavations and pits on a contaminated site and treating the water before discharge - pump set-up, contaminated water handling, on-site treatment, sampling and discharge under approval.

Transport and disposal of asbestos-contaminated soil and wrapped asbestos waste from a remediation site to licensed facilities, keeping loads lined, covered, secured and tracked.

Operation of tipper trucks and contaminated-material haulage on public roads and the remediation site - pre-start checks, loading under the excavator, covered loads, driving, tipping and wheel wash.

Confined space entry into pits, tanks, sumps, chambers and deep excavations on a contaminated site - identification, entry permits, isolation, atmospheric testing, ventilation, standby and rescue.

Storing, handling and using fuel, water treatment chemicals and decontamination agents on a remediation site, handling the contaminants the site assessment identifies, and responding to spills and exposure.