Document Review

There will be a range of existing documentation, both formal and informal, which will provide information on the range and scope of current management practices. These data sources may include :

• Permits, licenses and authorisations;
• Waste handling and shipment records;
• Monitoring and analysis records;
• Policies and procedures;
• Previous site surveys, investigations and reviews;
• Regulatory authority correspondence;
• Records of complaints, both internal and external (eg. noise and odour);
• Health and safety records (eg. relating to spill and gaseous emissions);
• Maintenance records, site plans (especially drainage plans);
• Material safety data sheets;
• Operating/production logs/incident reports;
• Water, effluent and sewage costs; and
• Product, energy and raw material costs.