Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Hazard and Risk Assessment Risk Register

Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Project specific training,

no staff working during
extreme weather
conditions.
Dredging operations - Potential for To include in Dredging
1 5 2 Medium 5 1 Medium
falling into water injury/fatality Environmental
Management Plan (EMP)
and Construction Safety
Management Plan
(CSMP)
Potential for
Dredging operations - Reputable dredging
injury/fatality
machine/plant/personnel contractor.
2 damage to 5 2 Medium 5 1 Medium
falling into water during To include in Dredging
equipment and
construction EMP and CSMP
environment
Potential for
injury/fatality
Project specific training,
Bund - damage to
no staff working during
3 machine/plant/personnel equipment and 5 2 Medium 5 1 Medium
extreme weather.
swept into water environment,
To include in CSMP
financial loss and
time delay

Project specific training,

Bund -personal being hit Potential for stricter regulation
4 5 3 High 5 1 Medium
by equipment injury/fatality implementation.
To include in CSMP
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Bund - collisions Potential for Implement training and

5 between mobile injury/fatality, 5 3 High traffic control 4 2 Medium
equipments financial loss To include in CSMP
Reputable dredging
Potential for contractor,
Dredging operations -
injury/fatality, communication between
collisions between
6 environmental, 5 3 High vessels, public 5 2 Medium
Project and third party
financial loss, awareness.
vessels
reputation To include in Dredging
EMP and CSMP
Vessels maintained
Potential for communication between
Dredging operations -
injury/fatality, vessels, reputable
7 collision between multi 5 3 High 5 1 Medium
environmental, dredging contractor.
Project vessels
financial loss To include in Dredging
EMP and CSMP

Investigate local fauna

Environmental -
Dredging operations - movement patterns and
potential for injury/
collision between plan dredging
8 fatality to an 3 3 Medium 3 2 Low
Project vessels and accordingly.
animal,
mega fauna To include in Dredging
financial/time loss
EMP and CSMP

Project specific training

Bund -slips trips, falls
Potential for (all reasonable steps
9 and other workplace 5 3 High 5 2 Medium
injury/fatality have been adopted).
related issue
To include in CSMP
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Environmental - Removal of animals once

Bund - potential for potential for injury/ bund is closed by a
10 trapping/injury to fatality to an 4 5 High suitably trained person. 4 3 Medium
animals animal, To include in
financial/time loss Construction EMP
Environmental - Removal of animals once
Bund - potential for potential for injury/ bund is closed by a
11 trap/injury to animals fatality to an 5 3 High suitably trained person. 3 3 Medium
(protected species) animal, To include in
financial/time loss Construction EMP
Bund - injury/falling over
Site specific training.
12 board during relocation Potential for injury 3 3 Medium 3 2 Low
To include in CSMP
of animals
Dredging and bund -
Exposure to
extreme weather
elements, No site work
13 conditions (cyclones) 5 2 Medium 1 1 Very Low
potential for To include in CSMP
during outdoor work for
injury/fatality
site personnel
Dredging and bund -
Financial/time Include in Construction
extreme weather
loss, potential and To include in
14 conditions (cyclones) for 4 2 Medium 4 2 Medium
environmental Dredging EMP.
on-site plant
impact To include in CSMP
equipment/structures
Dredging & bund - Exposure to
extreme weather elements, Site specific training
15 5 2 Medium 5 1 Medium
conditions (heat) during potential for To include in CSMP
outdoor work injury/fatality
Adapt around fauna
Dredging & bund - movements or adapt
potential for construction Interference with construction
16 1 5 Medium 1 4 Low
noise/vibrations to marine fauna methodology.
impact fauna To include in
Construction and
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Dredging EMP

Adapt around fauna

Piling associated with
Temporary movements or adapt
channel markers -
avoidance or piling methodology
17 potential 4 4 High 4 3 Medium
displacement of warning shots.
noise/vibrations to
marine fauna To include in
impact fauna
Construction EMP
Dredging & bund -
potential for construction Potential injury,
18 4 2 Medium Site specific training 4 1 Low
noise/vibrations to time loss
impact site personnel

Removal or Avoid sensitive habitats,

Dredging operations -
damage to align pipe line path in
potential to impact
benthos, possible conjunction with
19 benthic community due 3 3 Medium 2 3 Low
need for off ecologist.
to pipeline (750-900 mm
setting (financial To include in Dredging
diameter, steel)
loss) EMP
Maintain fauna spotters
Dredging operations - Potential and manage dredging
20 capturing marine fauna injury/fatality for 4 4 High operations to avoid fauna. 4 2 Medium
into dredging equipment marine fauna Standard controls listed in
Dredging EMP
Potential to
Bund - silt plumes and Management of tail water
smother
damage to from reclamation
21 communities or 1 5 Medium 1 5 Medium
fauna/benthic To include in
reduce light
communities Construction EMP
availability
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Bund - injury/drowning Potential for Restrict access

22 5 2 Medium 5 1 Medium
due to incoming tide injury/fatality To include in CSMP

Potential to
smother Monitoring of plume over
communities or sensitive habitats with set
reduce light trigger levels, separate
Dredging operations -
availability, studies in progress on
silt plumes and damage
23 persistent plume 4 4 High hydrodynamic modelling 4 3 Medium
to fauna/benthic
moving into and base line water
communities
GBRMP quality.
(approximately 9 To include in Dredging
km from dredging EMP
area closest point)
Dredging operations & Loss of fishing
bund - operational resources, Very No additional control
24 1 1 1 1 Very Low
phase displacement of potential financial Low strategy
local fisherman compensation
Management of works,
Potential reputable contractor.
environmental To include in Dredging
Dredging operations - oil
25 impact, loss time 5 2 Medium EMP 5 1 Medium
spills
and finance Notify Gladstone Port
impacts Corporation Emergency
Controller for Oil Spills.
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Introduction of
Marine pest assessment
marine pests to
(in progress) / review of
port and or
assessment immediately
GBRMP, flow on
before dredging
Dredging operations - effects to native
operations commence
26 potential to introduce marine 5 3 High 5 2 Medium
marine pest assessment
marine pests communities/impa
of dredging vessels,
ct on fishing
reputable contractor.
industries,
To include in dredging
financial loss, time
EMP
delay
Introduction of
marine pests to
port and or
Western Basin area not
GBRMP via
established as first port of
increased port
Operational phase - call for quarantine
usage, flow on
27 potential to introduce 5 3 High clearance of incoming 5 2 Medium
effects to native
marine pests vessels. Vessels to be of
marine
low risk before entering
communities/impa
Western Basin area.
ct on fishing
industries,
financial loss
Loss of resources
for protected
During construction
species, fisheries
phase of bund and Offsetting- consider
and communities
28 dredging removal of sea 4 5 High remediation/rehabilitating 2 5 Medium
supported by
grass meadows/habitat degraded environs.
these habitats,
and fish habitat area
financial impacts
for off setting
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Loss of resources
for protected
During construction
species and Offsetting- consider
phase of bund and
29 fisheries, financial 3 5 High remediation/rehabilitating 2 5 Medium
dredging removal of
impacts for degraded environs.
mangroves
potential off
setting
Potential changes
in community
Indirect impact on sea
structure, loss of
grass meadows and
resources for Hydrodynamic modelling
30 mangrove via changes 4 3 Medium 3 3 Medium
protected species (in progress)
to the hydrodynamic
and fisheries,
regime
financial impacts
for off setting
Maintain vehicles routine
Potential
Bund - oil spills from inspections.
31 environmental 1 4 Low 1 2 Very Low
construction vehicles To include in
impact
Construction EMP
Impacts to human
health, land use,
Undertake environmental
Dredging operations - release of
investigations before
potential of contaminants into
32 3 3 Medium commencing dredging. 3 2 Low
contaminants in water, potential
To include in Dredging
dredging material financial loss,
EMP
leaching through
bunds.
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Impacts to human
health, land use, Undertake environmental
release of investigations before
Dredging operations -
contaminants into commencing dredging.
33 potential of ASS in 3 3 Medium 3 2 Low
water, potential To prepare ASS Plan
dredging material
financial loss, based on findings of the
leaching through investigations.
bunds.

Discharge of pumping Potential

34 5 3 High Site specific training 5 2 Medium
(dredged) material injury/fatality

Reputable dredging
contractor, regular
Dredging operations -
Financial/time maintenance of
35 pipe line blockage by 1 3 Low 1 2 Very Low
loss equipment and
dredged material
monitoring of dredged
material flow
Potential time and
financial loss, Reputable Dredging
localised increase contractor, Regular
Pipeline breaking and in sediment load, routine maintenance and
36 3 3 Medium 3 2 Low
leaking dredge material potential for inspection, Route pipeline
smothering of in consultation with
benthic ecologist
communities
Dredging operations - Potential Public awareness,
third party recreational injury/fatality, reputable dredging
37 vessels and small financial/time loss, 5 3 High contractor. Install 5 2 Medium
commercial (fishing damage to navigational marks on
vessels) hitting pipe line reputation pipeline.
 Potential
Item Activity Description Current Risk Rating Additional Control Risk Rating After Additional Control
Consequences
Strategy
Consequence Likelihood Rating Consequence Likelihood Rating

Potential
Possible impact from injury/fatality, Security measures, public
38 vandalism of plant environmental 5 1 Medium awareness/community 2 1 Very Low
equipment impact, consultation/education
financial/time loss
Increased boat
strike or
interaction with Education of vessel
Operational phase -
39 marine 4 3 Medium operators, enforcement of 4 2 Medium
increased vessel traffic
megafauna - speed limits
potential harm or
fatalities
Increased benthic Education of vessel
Operational phase -
40 disturbance due 4 2 Medium operators, enforcement of 4 1 Low
increased vessel traffic
to prop wash speed limits
Install lighting that
Disorientation of
reduces light spill, use
marine fauna
Operational phase - light marine fauna wattage
leading to
41 spill from Western Basin 5 2 Medium lights (where safe), install 5 1 Medium
inappropriate
facilities motion sensors on lights
clustering of fauna
and minimise lighting
at the site
adjacent to the water.