Assessment Report Forestry Tasmania T/A Sustainable Timber Tasmania AS 4708; AS 4810; ISO 14001 and PEFC ST 2002:2013 August 2019 Assessment dates 01/08/2019 to 18/10/2019 (Please refer to Appendix for details) Assessment Location(s) Hobart (001), Geeveston (002), Scottsdale (003), Derwent Park (004), Perth (009), New Norfolk (011), Bell Bay (020) Report Author Ross Garsden Assessment Standard(s) AFS 4708:2013, ISO 14001:2015, AS/NZS 4801:2001, PEFC ST 2002:2013 Page 1 of 84 Assessment Report. Table of contents Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Changes in the organization since last assessment ............................................................................................. 4 Your next steps ................................................................................................................................................ 4 NCR close out process .................................................................................................................................. 4 Assessment objective, scope and criteria ........................................................................................................... 5 Statutory and regulatory requirements ............................................................................................................... 5 Assessment Participants .................................................................................................................................... 5 BSI assessment team ................................................................................................................................... 6 Assessment conclusion and recommendation ..................................................................................................... 6 Assessment conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 6 Recommendation ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Use of certification documents, mark / logo or report ..................................................................................... 7 Findings from previous assessments .................................................................................................................. 7 Findings from this assessment ......................................................................................................................... 10 PART 1 IS0 14001 EMS Requirements ................................................................................................. 10 4 Context of the organization (ISO 14001 Cl.4) ........................................................................................ 10 5 Leadership (ISO 14001 Cl. 5) ............................................................................................................... 10 6 Planning (ISO 14001 Cl. 6) ................................................................................................................... 11 7 Support (ISO 14001 Cl. 7) .................................................................................................................... 12 8 Operation (ISO 14001 Cl. 8) ................................................................................................................. 13 9 Performance evaluation (ISO 14001 Cl. 9) ............................................................................................ 13 10 Improvement (ISO 14001 Cl.10) ....................................................................................................... 14 PART 2 AS 4708 FMS Requirements .................................................................................................... 15 0.1 Defined Forest Area ......................................................................................................................... 15 0.2 Chain of Custody ............................................................................................................................. 15 Criterion 1: Management System ......................................................................................................... 16 Criterion 2: Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................... 18 Criterion 3: Biodiversity ....................................................................................................................... 19 Criterion 4: Productive Capacity ........................................................................................................... 20 Criterion 5: Forest Health .................................................................................................................... 22 Criterion 6: Soil and Water .................................................................................................................. 23 Criterion 7: Carbon ............................................................................................................................. 24 Criterion 8: Cultural Values .................................................................................................................. 24 Criterion 9: Social and Economic Benefits ............................................................................................ 25 Logo Use ................................................................................................................................................... 26 PART 3 AS 4801 SMS Requirements .................................................................................................... 27 4.1 General requirements............................................................................................................................ 27 4.2 OHS Policy ...................................................................................................................................... 27 4.3 Planning .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4.4 Implementation ............................................................................................................................... 34 4.5 Measurement and evaluation ............................................................................................................ 42 4.6 Management review ......................................................................................................................... 45 Site Visits ....................................................................................................................................................... 46 Scope of Certification .................................................................................................................................. 78 Assessed location(s) ................................................................................................................................... 79 Certification assessment program ................................................................................................................ 82 Expected outcomes for accredited certification. ............................................................................................ 83 Definitions of findings: ................................................................................................................................ 83 How to contact BSI ..................................................................................................................................... 84 Notes ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 Regulatory compliance 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Executive Summary This report presents the findings of a routine surveillance assessment of Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s (STT) Forest Management System (FMS) with respect to the requirements of AS4708:2013, the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management. The audit was conducted concurrently with an assessment of the organisation’s complementary Standards, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems; AS 4801:2001 Safety Management Systems and PEFC ST 2002:2013. Findings in relation to ISO14001 and AS4708 have been incorporated into the structure of this report, where appropriate. The scope of the audit included the application and implementation of the centrally-managed system at the Hobart Head Office as well as the planning and execution of a range of forest management activities in both the Northern Region and Southern Region. The newly occupied premises at Derwent Park were visited in addition to existing offices and depots at various locations including Perth Office and Nursery, and the Geeveston Office. The audit focused on the effectiveness of the organisation’s risk management framework particularly with respect to forest management activities. Strengths of the organisation and its management system identified in this audit at a corporate level included: • Active engagement of staff in reframing the corporate values and the leadership and innovation conference • Recognition as ‘Employer of