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Comment Ref Page Coupe General Comments Auditors consideration Page Coupe Marking Habitat Tree Comments 41 26 C1 CIS variation for marking procedure states Habitat trees have been retained outside the marked boundry within TRP, Habitat island in middle of coupe. The method of marking has been defined in CIS. We do not believe this should be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 42 26 C2 CIS does not state that habitat trees will be marked in the field. We do not believe this should be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 43 26 C12 CIS variation for marking procedure states Selected by the contractor (and therefore not marked in the field or designated on the coupe map). The method of marking has been defined in CIS. We do not believe this should be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 44 26 C21 CIS variation for marking procedure details what the marking method was. The method of marking has been defined in CIS. We do not believe this should be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. Page Coupe Machine Wash down Comments 45 28 C4 Machinery has been washed down as noted in the CMR. The report stated that there was no evidence of machine wash down although it is recorded in our coupe monitoring forms and should not be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 46 28 C5 Machinery has been washed down as noted in the CMR. The report stated that there was no evidence of machine wash down although it is recorded in our coupe monitoring forms and should not be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 47 28 C6 Machinery has been washed down as noted in the CMR. The report stated that there was no evidence of machine wash down although it is recorded in our coupe monitoring forms and should not be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. 48 28 C23 Machinery has been washed down as noted in the CMR. The report stated that there was no evidence of machine wash down although it is recorded in our coupe monitoring forms and should not be a non-compliance. See documentation provided. One non-compliance was recorded relating to the marking of habitat trees not being in accordance with the FCP. VF provided the Contractor Direction to the Auditor which provides further detailed information of variations to the habitat selection and marking procedures. The Auditor considers that the non-compliance can be removed based on the information provided. Similar non-compliances for coupes C9, C11, C13, C14, C15, C18, C19, C21, C22, C23 have also been removed due to an agreed change of approach whereby only noncompliances strictly with prescriptions in the FAP workbooks would apply. This is because, in all coupes, adequate numbers of habitat trees were assessed as having been retained. One non-compliance was recorded relating to the marking of habitat trees not being in accordance with the FCP. VF provided the Contractor Direction to the Auditor which provides further detailed information of variations to the habitat selection and marking procedures. The Auditor considers that the non-compliance can be removed based on the information provided. Similar non-compliances for coupes C9, C11, C13, C14, C15, C18, C19, C21, C22, C23 have also been removed due to an agreed change of approach whereby only noncompliances strictly with prescriptions in the FAP workbooks would apply. This is because, in all coupes, adequate numbers of habitat trees were assessed as having been retained. One non-compliance was recorded relating to the marking of habitat trees not being in accordance with the FCP. VF provided the Contractor Direction to the Auditor which provides further detailed information of variations to the habitat selection and marking procedures. The Auditor considers that the non-compliance can be removed based on the information provided. Similar non-compliances for coupes C9, C11, C13, C14, C15, C18, C19, C21, C22, C23 have also been removed due to an agreed change of approach whereby only noncompliances strictly with prescriptions in the FAP workbooks would apply. This is because, in all coupes, adequate numbers of habitat trees were assessed as having been retained. One non-compliance was recorded relating to the marking of habitat trees not being in accordance with the FCP. VF provided the Contractor Direction to the Auditor. The Auditor considers that the Contractor Direction, in this instance, did not differ from the FCP and therefore did not provide any further evidence that the habitat trees were marked in accordance with the FCP. As such, the non-compliance will remain in the final report as assessed and described in the draft Report. Similar non-compliances for coupes C9, C11, C13, C14, C15, C18, C19, C21, C22, C23 have also been removed due to an agreed change of approach whereby only noncompliances strictly with prescriptions in the FAP workbooks would apply. This is because, in all coupes, adequate numbers of habitat trees were assessed as having been retained. Two non-compliances were recorded relating to the lack of evidence that machine washdown proecedures were implemented. VF provided the Coupe Monitoring Records to the Auditor which indicate that the Forest Officers assessed that the harvest machinery washdown procedures were being implemented. The Auditor considers that the noncompliances relating to the implemementation of the wash-down procedures be removed noting that this is based on limited information for the Auditor to assess compliance and that documentation of machinery wash-downs is an area for improvement for VicForests. Two non-compliances were recorded relating to the lack of evidence that machine washdown proecedures were implemented. VF provided the Coupe Monitoring Records to the Auditor which indicate that the Forest Officers assessed that the harvest machinery washdown procedures were being implemented. The Auditor considers that the noncompliances relating to the implemementation of the wash-down procedures be removed noting that this is based on limited information for the Auditor to assess compliance and that documentation of machinery wash-downs is an area for improvement for VicForests. Two non-compliances were recorded relating to the lack of evidence that machine washdown proecedures were implemented. VF provided the Coupe Monitoring Records to the Auditor which indicate that the Forest Officers assessed that the harvest machinery washdown procedures were being implemented. The Auditor considers that the noncompliances relating to the implemementation of the wash-down procedures be removed noting that this is based on limited information for the Auditor to assess compliance and that documentation of machinery wash-downs is an area for improvement for VicForests. Two non-compliances were recorded relating to the lack of evidence that machine washdown proecedures were implemented. VF provided the Coupe Monitoring Records to the Auditor which indicate that the Forest Officers assessed that the harvest machinery washdown procedures were being implemented. The Auditor considers that the noncompliances relating to the implemementation of the wash-down procedures be removed noting that this is based on limited information for the Auditor to assess compliance and that documentation of machinery wash-downs is an area for improvement for VicForests.
DSE Comments on the Draft Forest Audit Program Report 25/02/11 Comment Ref Page Section/ Fig/Table Specific comments 1 8 3.3 Line 1 and 2, the master coupe list didn’t intend to represent all coupes. Explain the methodology. Auditors consideration On further discussion with DSE it was clarified that this comments relates to the exclusion of firewood coupes. The text has been changed to: "The Department compiled and provided to the Auditor a Master Coupe List of 379 coupes , intended to represent all coupes that underwent harvesting during the 2008-09 financial year (excluding firewood coupes) ." 2 25 4.2.4 On page 25 you note that a non-compliance has occurred where soil was pushed into a buffer, however the soil was only pushed into the buffer marked by VF The Auditor considers that there must be no ambiguity about the way that coupe boundaries are managed in terms of which tape lines can be crossed and which can not. and but was still outside of the prescribe width. Therefore Assessment of breached taped boundaries as noncompliances is consistent with the way that assessments this should not be a non-compliance as it is compliant with the Code. All it is non-compliant with is VF’s buffer, have been made in past EPA audits that have been limited and they are likely to have made it wider than the to Code compliance. However, the Auditor accepts that prescribed length to avoid this occurring. crossing of taped boundaries is technically not a noncompliance with Code or Management Procedure requirements if the required buffer remains intact. Therefore, this non-compliance has been removed and text added that the Auditor considers the culture and practice of accepting that taped boundaries may be crossed carries a high risk of leading to a non-compliance. 3 43 5.1 First sentence, outline what the methods for selection were Changed to exclude domestic firewood coupes
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0 Introduction environmental impact
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