2 May 2024
This report summarises the audit activities and outcomes during the 6-month period covering tunnel package construction activities by Spark from May to October 2023.
7 audits were conducted during the audit period.
A total of 75 audit findings were raised comprising 13 non-compliances, 34 areas for improvement, and 28 observations.
Spark established corrective actions to address the audit findings. During the reporting period 90 findings were closed.
The overall outcomes of the audits conducted showed that both Spark’s documented environmental management arrangements and on ground environmental management had continued to improve. However, while most of the environmental management documentation had been revised to reflect actual environmental management processes, some environmental management system requirements and on-ground environmental controls were either not implemented as required by the works being undertaken, or not fully effective.
There were significantly more audit findings raised across all finding types compared to the last reporting period, which reflects accelerated construction activities during the reporting period, and the associated increased need for effective environmental controls.