Environmental Policy

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As a leading exploration, civil and domestic earthworks provider in the Goldfields, Ground Masters recognises the inherent environmental dangers in our industry. Our commitment is to fulfil our environmental obligations through the efficient management of our environmental performance and to take all reasonable measures to conduct our business activities in a safe and responsible manner.

Our objective is to integrate the assessment, management, and control of environmental issues into our business activities, to minimise negative impacts to the environment and to provide positive enhancements where possible.

Ground Masters seeks to achieve this through the implementation of its Environmental Management System.

Ground Masters, through the implementation of its Environmental Management Systems, demonstrates acceptance of responsibility for its actions concerning the environment. Ground Masters aims to continually review and improve the Environmental Management System to ensure it is meeting the requirements set out in the International Standard ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) and the relevant statutory legislative requirements. Therefore, Ground Masters is dedicated to:

 

• Assessing environmental impact of our operations during planning, design, and delivery phases to prevent pollution.

 

• Ensuring that environmental issues are properly acknowledged and considered when decisions are undertaken about processes and developments.

 

• Protect previously identified or acknowledged heritage and sensitive areas whilst avoiding adversely damaging them.

 

• Enhancing environmental conservation throughout our business.

 

• Establishing and measuring environmental impacts of our operations, setting targets for performance improvements, and monitoring progress against those targets in areas including, but not limited to energy, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage / quality, and waste.

 

• Integrating sustainable environmental considerations throughout our standards and practices, having regard to ecological constraints.

 

• Minimising nuisance, energy and water consumption, using low environmental impact materials, designing out waste and reusing materials, wherever possible.

 

• Setting and developing achievable environmental objectives and targets within our sustainability strategy and annual management plans, which are regularly monitored and reviewed to determine their effectiveness and to ensure continual improvement.

 

• Using energy and natural resources wisely and efficiently, eliminating, and minimising waste, and recycling where practical.

 

• Improving environmental performance and increasing awareness of environmental risks and opportunities by providing training in environmental issues to our workers.

 

• Ensuring that workers have a level of knowledge and understanding appropriate to their role and are aware of their environmental responsibilities.

 

• Engaging with our suppliers, clients, and other stakeholders on environmental issues, including the sustainability of our raw materials.

 

• Identifying and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and approved industry codes of practice as a minimum, where possible, utilising best available techniques.

This policy statement confirms Ground Masters, intent to create, implement, and promote sound environmental principles throughout the company and is available to all workers and the public upon request.

This policy shall be reviewed at regular and planned intervals including a review of its effectiveness.

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Robert Wakefield, Managing Director                                       Evan Wakefield, General Manager

 

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