Appendix B – Pest and Weed Management Plan (5 MB) - Santos

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4.2.1 Requirements • Planning for access to the Project Area will include: – Identification of existing vehicle washdown facilities and planning work around the location of washdown facilities (refer to Attachment A for a list of public facilities) • If applicable, fixed washdown facilities and washdown procedures shall comply with: – Queensland Guideline for the Construction of Vehicle and Machinery Washdown facilities (refer to Section 8) – Queensland Government Checklist for Clean-down (refer to Section 8) • When moving between ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ areas, within the Project Area, vehicles, plant and/or equipment will: – Be washed down and certified clean – Provide/be issued with a Weed Hygiene Declaration Form – All vehicles/equipment/plant shall have a Washdown Log (refer to Attachment B for an example of a washdown log) that must be maintained by the vehicle operator. This includes washdowns that require certification and washdowns completed by the vehicle operator. Washdown Logs are auditable and shall be provided upon request • Vehicle operators: – Shall remain on designated access tracks and avoid driving through weeds as far as possible – Must not drive though flowering or seeding plants • The location of any mature and/or seeding weed species is to be reported to the Company Pipeline Environmental Manager within 24 hrs 4.2.2 Performance Indicators • Weed locations marked on Project maps • Washdown Logs implemented and maintained • Washdown Logs demonstrate washdown occurring to coincide with vehicle/equipment/plant movements • Washdown facilities are available at all times (mobile/temporary units are available prior to establishment of fixed facilities) • Weed Inspectors present at active washdowns • No driving through seeding or flowering weed plants Page 4-13
5. EPC Contractor Pre-Construction Weed and Pest Animal Management This section applies to all activities undertaken by the EPC Contractor prior to the commencement of construction. The only field activities that may be carried out under this section prior to the establishment of washbays and other weed control infrastructure will be weed surveys, or weed management work and/or work associated with the establishment of fixed weed washdown facilities. 5.1 Project Establishment 5.1.1 Requirements Development of Construction Weed Management Plan • CPWMP shall: – Be prepared by the Contractor and submitted to the Company for approval prior to any work under the EPC contract commencing – Comply with the requirements of this PWMP – Establish a system to control the movement of vehicles and equipment between weed management zones (refer to Section 2.2.1) – Provide the procedures that detail how compliance will be implemented – Establish a system to monitor and report on pest animal abundance and distribution – Identify the control measures that will be adopted to manage the impacts of existing pest animals within the Project area Weed Zones • Weeds management zones will be developed and implemented by the Contractor • The construction area will be divided into weed management zones for the purpose of defining and preventing the unrestricted movement of vehicles from ‘dirty’ to ‘clean’ zones • The zones shall be clearly identified both in the CPWMP and on the ground and work programs and flow designed around the zones • Zones shall be clearly marked on construction drawings and within the field Establishment of Washdown Facilities • The location of project specific weed washdown facilities will be determined in consultation with weed management zone maps • These washdown facilities shall be established to enable the efficient movement of vehicles between the weed zones whilst ensuring material that may facilitate the introduction or spread of weeds is removed. This may include the use of mobile washdown facilities where appropriate • As a minimum, these washdown facilities shall be installed at the following locations: – At each construction camp – Boundaries of each weed zone – Major access points to the ROW, corresponding with weed zone boundaries • Additional washdown facilities shall be constructed/resourced as required • Each active washdown facility that is established for certification of vehicles shall be permanently staffed by an appropriately experienced and qualified Weed Inspector (when works are not occurring in that area there will be no need for an Page 5-14
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Page 54 and 55: 5. References Bureau of Meteorology
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Attachment E - Pest Animal Profiles
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Species Name: Vulpes vulpes (Europe
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