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Forests NSW internal compliance program Summary of the Forests NSW internal compliance program 86 Forestry operations carried out in State forests and on other Crown timber lands are governed by the terms and conditions of IFOAs and Forests NSW internal requirements (such as codes of practice) and occupational health and safety requirements. To ensure compliance, Forests NSW regularly monitors internal compliance. Any non-compliance requires corrective action to minimise any future reoccurrence. The Forests NSW internal audit system consists of a four-tiered approach: Tier 1 monitoring: on-site monitoring by the supervising forest officer, to ensure compliance with operational conditions. Tier 2 monitoring: on-site checking of Tier 1 by the supervising forest officer’s supervisor to ensure correct application of standards. Tier 3 audits: independent audits of Tiers 1 and Tier 2 by regional staff not directly involved in the operation, and/or independent audits by the EMS Audit team from Forests NSW. Tier 4 audits: independent audits by the Management Audit and Review Branch of Forests NSW. All operations are covered by the audit procedure, with risk assessments determining the focus of Tier 1 and Tier 2 monitoring and of the Tier 3 and Tier 4 audits. O utcomes of the Forests NSW internal compliance program During 2007–2008, Forests NSW staff filled out 2 683 compliance sheets under the four-tier audit system across all regions. Among the 230 000 or more potential compliance issues identified and assessed under Tier one audits, 610 incidents of non-compliance were identified. The incidents across all regions represent a 25% decrease in non-compliance incidents when compared with the 2006–2007 figures (see Figure 3-1A). The number of incidents fell in the LNE, Southern, and particularly Eden, regions during the reporting period, while an increase was recorded in UNE. Compliance checks were carried out for soil and water quality, flora and fauna, fish habitat and passage, and other issues such as safety. Non-compliance was relatively evenly spread across soil and water quality (48%), flora and fauna (34%) and other issues such as safety (29%). DPI–Fisheries did not provide information for the Annual Implementation Report 2007–2008, and no issues were submitted by DPI in relation to fish habitat and passage in any region. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Figure 3-1A: Non-compliance incidents recorded through Forests NSW internal monitoring – all regions no. non-compliance incidents 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003* 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 * Monitoring for the Southern region began in 2002–2003. Source: Forests NSW data year UNE LNE Eden Southern Total Line 3853 In addition to the four-tier audits there was one external audit of Forests NSW EMS by an external EMS certification company. As discussed in Chapter 1, Forests NSW has achieved accreditation of its EMS under the ISO 14001:2004 standard. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 87
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INFORMATION This project has been c
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