Your safety is our first priority.
Please follow these instructions when visiting Banksmeadow Recycling.
- Stay within 5m of your vehicle at all times.
- Do not exceed a speed of 5km/h.
- Follow the traffic controller’s instructions.
- A hard hat and high vis vest are mandatory and can be provided
by our team if needed.
- Exit via the wheel bath
- Mobile plant operation occurs throughout the site
- Do not obstruct neighbouring driveways
Emergency and pollution incident response
A. ASSESS (Site Supervisor/Driver)
- Determine significance of incident?
- Determine potential for escalation?
- Assess risks?
- Any impacts on people, environment, community, business stakeholders? If yes, contact the Compliance Team.
- Is evacuation and / or Site Closure required? If yes, immediately clear the area.
- Contact the Compliance Team
- Do you need to notify emergency services? If yes, contact Emergency Services
B. NOTIFY (Compliance Team)
7. Contact Emergency Services ‘000’ (if not already contacted)
8. If risk to neighbours, contact all potentially affected persons – door to door
9. Contact EPA ‘131 555’
10 a. Contact NSW Health Public Health Unit (business hours) 1300 066 055; OR
10 b. Contact NSW Health (after hours – contact closest hospital on duty public health officer as below)
– Camperdown (RPA) – 02 9515 6111
– Liverpool (Liverpool) – 02 9828 3999
– Parramatta (Westmead) – 02 9845 5555
– Penrith – 02 4734 2000
– Randwick (Prince of Wales) – 02 9382 2222
– Gosford – 02 4320 9730
– Newcastle – 02 4924 6477
– Wollongong – 02 4221 6700
– Hornsby – 02 9477 9400
11. Safe Work NSW 131 050
12. Local Council – See list for business and after hours contacts
13 a. Fire and Rescue NSW – Emergency ‘000’
13 b. Fire and Rescue NSW – General enquiries Damian Ryan 02 9316 6333 (non emergency)
8. If risk to neighbours, contact all potentially affected persons – door to door
9. Contact EPA ‘131 555’
10 a. Contact NSW Health Public Health Unit (business hours) 1300 066 055; OR
10 b. Contact NSW Health (after hours – contact closest hospital on duty public health officer as below)
– Camperdown (RPA) – 02 9515 6111
– Liverpool (Liverpool) – 02 9828 3999
– Parramatta (Westmead) – 02 9845 5555
– Penrith – 02 4734 2000
– Randwick (Prince of Wales) – 02 9382 2222
– Gosford – 02 4320 9730
– Newcastle – 02 4924 6477
– Wollongong – 02 4221 6700
– Hornsby – 02 9477 9400
11. Safe Work NSW 131 050
12. Local Council – See list for business and after hours contacts
13 a. Fire and Rescue NSW – Emergency ‘000’
13 b. Fire and Rescue NSW – General enquiries Damian Ryan 02 9316 6333 (non emergency)
C. RESPONSE PLAN (Compliance Team)
14. Contact Environmental Manager (EM) – Ros Dent 0416 685 615
15. If EM not available, contact Chief Compliance Officer – Jim Sarkis (see internal contact list)
16. Identify incident controller – this is the attending authority or if no authority the Site Supervisor / Allocator
17. EM to activate the Emergency Management Team (EMT) if required
18. EMT to appoint stakeholder liaison
19. Manage incident and ensure available resources until resolved
15. If EM not available, contact Chief Compliance Officer – Jim Sarkis (see internal contact list)
16. Identify incident controller – this is the attending authority or if no authority the Site Supervisor / Allocator
17. EM to activate the Emergency Management Team (EMT) if required
18. EMT to appoint stakeholder liaison
19. Manage incident and ensure available resources until resolved
D. MANAGE INCIDENT (EMT / Site Supervisor / Operations)
20. EMT to coordinate response to incident
21. EMT to liaise with Site Supervisor
22. Site Supervisor to implement controls and risk mitigation (at direction of compliance team / authorities / emergency services if attending)
23. Implement communication protocols as per Crisis Communication Plan
24. Inform and liaise with stakeholders
21. EMT to liaise with Site Supervisor
22. Site Supervisor to implement controls and risk mitigation (at direction of compliance team / authorities / emergency services if attending)
23. Implement communication protocols as per Crisis Communication Plan
24. Inform and liaise with stakeholders
F. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION (Compliance Team)
29. Implement SEQ incident reporting and investigation and associated procedures
30. Prepare incident report
31. Conduct debrief meeting with EMT, Senior Management and relevant staff
32. Implement corrective actions and update SEQ documents etc. as required
30. Prepare incident report
31. Conduct debrief meeting with EMT, Senior Management and relevant staff
32. Implement corrective actions and update SEQ documents etc. as required
G. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
33. SEQ committee to review progress with corrective actions.
34. Update Risk Registers.
35. Review EPIRMP (within 30 days).
36. Implement corrective actions.
37. Review progress at SEQ Team meeting
34. Update Risk Registers.
35. Review EPIRMP (within 30 days).
36. Implement corrective actions.
37. Review progress at SEQ Team meeting