Port Nelson Annual Report 2007 (pdf)

“When the topic of Environmental Management systems came up at the
environment committee meetings we were able to indicate the benefits of
having an externally audited system and to share our experience, as Nelson Pine
Industries and TNL were both already ISO 14001 certified.”
Philip Wilson, Environmental Engineer, Nelson Pine Industries.
Port Nelson Environmental Committee.
carried down the region’s rivers and into Tasman Bay each year. Some
of this ends up in the channels and berth pockets making dredging an
essential annual task.
Dredging has been done since the early 1960s and careful study
of the impacts of the activity are part of the stringent monitoring
requirements of the existing resource consent, granted for 15 years in
1993. The results show no negative effects at the dumping ground and
have given us the confidence to apply for a 35 year consent, again with
careful monitoring conditions and a review period.
H A Z A R D O U S W A S T E S
Certification to comply with the new requirements under the
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms regulations was confirmed
in August 2006.
L O O K I N G A H E A D
Investing in ISO 14001 certification has improved the frameworks we
have in place. Over the coming year the focus will move from systems
to action, as we make progress in the targets set for noise, waste
minimisation, energy consumption and oil spill prevention.
In the key area of noise we intend to make offers of insulation to the
first 11 houses in the affected noise zone, by July 2008. Under the terms
of the Noise Variation we will also establish a noise liaison committee;
and budget provision has been made for reduction of noise at source.
The new code of practice for fumigation will help to ensure that we
continue to lead in minimising the risks associated with this aspect of
cargo handling, as exporters address quarantine regulations imposed
by overseas countries.
Everyone’s contribution is vital to waste reduction initiatives.
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