Alan Cluett conducting the induction covering
health and safety aspects and requirements.
not to recommend corrective actions.
However, ASPASA, as an industry member
association, requires that the audits
assist members in their attainment of the
environmental policy goal of continued
performance improvement. Therefore,
the aim of the audits is to add value to
participating members by discussing
options for corrective actions of identified
non-conformances, and, to increase
management and employee awareness of
environmental legislation and industry
best practice.
The ASPASA About Face audit consists
of two main parts: an assessment of the
physical aspects associated with the site
and an assessment of the Environmental
Management System – based on the ISO
14 001:2015 framework. In 2018, the audit
schedule has, at the request of members,
included a training session in addition to
the audit.
ASPASA environmental training
The training session focuses on the
• Principles of the South African legal
system and how these principles apply
to the Mine Health and Safety Act and
environmental legislation;
• Some of the most relevant and
significant requirements of
environmental legislation;
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Iain and Colleen Cluett, members of Cluett Consulting.
“The aim of the audits is to add value to participating
members by discussing options for corrective
actions of identified non-conformances and to
increase management and employee awareness of
environmental legislation and industry best practice.”
• The requirements of the Mineral
and Petroleum Development Act
(MPRDA), in particular sections 47
and 93;
• The role and importance of the
Environmental Management
Programme (EMP);
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and
the legal requirement; and
• The bio-remediation of oil
contaminated soils.
The training is largely designed from a
combination of input from the ASPASA
Environmental Committee, chaired by
Alan Cluett, and auditor observations
of potential knowledge gaps identified
during the audits conducted in previous
years. The training session is based on an
illustrated on-screen presentation that has
been attended by more than 500 managers
and employees across the industry so far
this year. All attendees are issued with
certificates of attendance by ASPASA.
ASPASA About Face audit
After the training the auditors conduct
a physical audit across the mining site
that covers the mine, workshops, oil
and fuel storage facilities, salvage yards,
vehicle servicing and washing facilities,
transformer stations, waste management
areas and on-site monitoring programmes
such as fall-out dust monitoring and alien
vegetation management. While this is a
serious component of the audit, accounting
for almost 40% of the final operational
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