Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

2010-2011 AEMR2.9 Hazardous MaterialManagementWCPL has systems in place to ensure active andefficient management of hazardous material withinits operations. There are several locations on sitewhere hazardous material is stored. WCPL hasstorage areas at the Open Cut workshop,Underground and the CHPP. The Open Cut miningcontractor and other on-site contractors areresponsible for the maintenance and operation oftheir facilities.An audit of the storage and handling of hazardoussubstances and dangerous goods for the Open Cutwas carried out in November 2010. The audit wasintended to be a high level audit to determine andreport on the level of compliance with therequirements of relevant key legislation andAustralian Standards. Good practices wereobserved with several improvements regardingstorage and handling recommended.At WCPL, dangerous goods and explosives aremanaged separately under their respective piecesof legislation i.e. to comply with the updatedDangerous Goods Act 2005 and Explosive Act 2003respectively.2.9.1 Hydrocarbon ContainmentDiesel fuel for the Open Cut is stored above groundwithin specifically designed concrete bunding. Oiland grease storages on site are contained withinimpervious bunds and purpose built hydrocarbonstorage units. Diesel for the Underground is storedwithin a portable, self bunded (double walled)Transtank located at the portal area.All bulk fuel, oil and grease storage areas areregularly inspected as part of the internal monthlyenvironmental inspection schedule.As discussed there are a number of oily waterseparator systems located across the site. For moreinformation please refer to Section 2.6.3.2.9.2 Explosive ManagementIn addition to priming and initiating explosives, upto 120 tonnes of ammonium nitrate prill is stored intippers on site as well as 50 tonnes of AmmoniumNitrate Emulsion (ANE) for the Open Cutoperations. The ammonium nitrate is loadedinto mobile processing units (MPU) at a reloadfacility situated in the mine. The MPU is then drivenonto bench where all the ingredients are mixedentering into a blast holes. The ammonium nitratestorage area and the magazine areas wereupgraded last reporting period to conform with theExplosive Act 2003. The focus has been onincreased security.2.9.3 Material Safety Data SheetsAll materials stored on site have appropriateMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). No chemicalor hazardous material is permitted on site unless themine has a copy of the appropriate MSDS or, in thecase of a new product; it is accompanied by aMSDS. ChemAlert is used to maintain an electronicregister of chemicals on site. The Open Cutcontractor and other on site contractors areresponsible for the maintenance of a MSDS registerfor their areas.There is one decommissioned undergroundunleaded fuel storage tank adjacent to the lightvehicle car park that will be removed during the nextreporting period. During this reporting period WCPLengaged an independent environmental consultancyto validate compliance of the old underground tankagainst The Protection of the EnvironmentOperations (Underground Petroleum StorageSystems) Regulation 2008. After the validationprocess was completed, WCPL awarded a contractto remove the unleaded tank, with preliminary worksunderway by a licensed contractor at the end of thecurrent reporting period. A summary of theunderground tank removal will be provided in thenext AEMR.Page 34