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17 Environmental Nuisance

This toolbox talk addresses environmental nuisances caused by site activities, emphasizing the importance of understanding and minimizing their impact. Key causes include dust, odors, and poor housekeeping, while control measures involve proper maintenance and monitoring of activities. Participants are encouraged to respond to complaints and engage in discussions about real-life situations to promote awareness and compliance.

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17 Environmental Nuisance

This toolbox talk addresses environmental nuisances caused by site activities, emphasizing the importance of understanding and minimizing their impact. Key causes include dust, odors, and poor housekeeping, while control measures involve proper maintenance and monitoring of activities. Participants are encouraged to respond to complaints and engage in discussions about real-life situations to promote awareness and compliance.

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TOOLBOX TALK

ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE
Reason Where we work and what we do can cause an environmental nuisance.
YOU PROMISED

Why If you understand the problems caused by site activities, you are in a better position to
minimize the impact.
Outline This talk covers some of the things that can cause an environmental nuisance.

Causes

1. Environmental nuisance is an activity that causes a 3. Keep to site speed limits and using wheel-wash facilities
disturbance. to help reduce noise, ground vibration and dust.
• What should you do if you receive a complaint
2. The creation of dust, odor, smoke and other emissions 4. Well planned and safe storage for materials prevents
from somebody?
may cause health to you or to other people near the the additional for airborne nuisance and contamination.
site.
5. Do not ignore complaints. Respond politely and inform • What action should you take if your machine is
3. Dust can cause damage to vegetation and crops, the your supervisor. overdue for a service and the exhaust smoke is
wildlife and water courses. black.
6. Most importantly, monitor activities and report any
4. Odors and smoke can cause breathing problems when problems to your supervisor. • What should you do if you see a delivery vehicle
inhaled and lung diseases resulting in a shortening of driving too quickly.
life.
Precautions
5. Poor housekeeping will help create an environment
that causes a nuisance. 1. No fires/bonfires allowed on site. • Now inform your workforce of the company
provision for environmental nuisance.
2. If plant is not properly maintained the engine can
Control measures produce more toxic fumes. • Encourage a discussion by using a real-life
situation or example and ask if there are any
1. Dampen down traffic routes and use wet cutting to 3. Avoid leaving engines running when they are not in use. questions.
reduce the potential for creating dust.

2. Minimise dropping heights from a bucket into a


haulage vehicle to reduce noise and sheet the loads to
reduce the potential for spills and dust.

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