Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Practices Task 2022

PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
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Task 6
Question 1
Commonwealth Environmental Law, Regulation and Policy Relevant to Workplace
The key environmental legislation is the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The main aim of EPBC Act is to offer protection to national
environmental significance matters. The protected matters are threatened species, properties of
World Heritage, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as well as resources of water with regard to
mining of coal. Activities that significantly influence the national environmental significance
matter must pass through the environmental assessment and has to b approved by the
Commonwealth Environment Minister.
There are other two bilateral agreements that are formed by Commonwealth and these include:
Assessment bilateral agreements: This accredits the processes of assessment for both the
territory and state on behalf of the EPBC Act. Consigning of a project will still be to
Commonwealth, however the assessment is done within the laws and state processes. The
Commonwealth Environment Minister is responsible for final decision making on approval.
Such agreements were established by territories and states before the proposal of ‘One-Stop
Shop’.
Approval bilateral agreement: This accredits the process of assessment as well as approval that
attain some standards for both the territory and state. This implies that final decision made on
project approval is by state or territory government rather than Commonwealth.
Question 2

The Role of Commonwealth Environmental Law, EPBC Act
The Act offers a legal structure for protection and management the beneficial ecological
communities, flora, fauna as well as the places of heritage that the act displays as national
environmental significance matters both nationwide and internationally.
Major aims of the Act include;
To conserve the biodiversity of Australia
Offer protection to national heritage
Enhance a justifiable development within the environment
International biodiversity protection by regulating wildlife mobility internationally
Question 3
Activity in the workshop(Construction site) How to minimise the impacts
Flushing of urinals Urinals are usually flushing at regular
intervals regardless of the use. Installation of
the hydraulic valve or sensor of the motion to
assist in the control of the flushing based on
the practical usage.
Construction of the waterless urinals may be

considered to be another option.
Running Taps There is usually more flow from the taps than
expected.
There should be consideration of adapting taps
by either fitting a flow regulator or what is
commonly refered to as aerating tap insert. The
other option may be changing of the tap.
Vehicles of the dust suppression Majority of the vehicles which are used in the
dust suppression in the construction are usually
water inefficient. Use of hydraulic spinning
system can be as effective as 90% water
efficient than the splash system of plate which
makes main quality of water available to
everyone.
Addition of chemicals can also be considered
an option of reducing the water volume
required for similar purposes.
Washing of wheels Most of the drive through washers do not
allow for the recycling of the used water. This
is wasteful! The use of a closed wheel washes
to allow for the reuse of the water for the
processes. Closed loop wheel wash should be
used since it allows for the reuse of water for
the similar processes. Systems of waterless will