Division 2.1 Inspection plans

The following shall be taken into consideration:

1. (a)

   planning of inspections in advance by means of a plan or plans established at the appropriate administrative level based on a general assessment of the relevant environmental and safety issues and risks of the waste facilities and, where information is already available on compliance, an overall assessment of the state of compliance for the waste facilities operating within the plan area. Such plans can be integrated or combined with other inspection plans where considered appropriate;

2. (b)

   the periodic review and, where appropriate, the updating of the inspection plan or plans;

3. (c)

   the coverage in the inspection plan or plans of each F1mining waste facility;

4. (d)

   the inclusion in each inspection plan of the following:

   1. (i)

      a general assessment of relevant environmental and safety issues and risks;

   2. (ii)

      the geographical area covered by the inspection plan;

   3. (iii)

      a list of the waste facilities covered by the inspection plan which hold a permit;

   4. (iv)

      the means of ensuring identification of F2mining waste facilities which operate without a permit;

   5. (v)

      procedures for carrying out routine inspections;

   6. (vi)

      procedures for carrying out non-routine inspections;

   7. (vii)

      procedures for carrying out announced and unannounced site visits;

   8. (viii)

      where necessary, arrangements on the cooperation and co-ordination between different competent authorities in charge of inspections and between those authorities and other authorities with a role in the enforcement of permits required under F3... environmental legislation that is applicable or relevant to F4mining waste facilities;

   9. (ix)

      information on the human, financial and other resources needed by the competent authority for the implementation of the inspection plan.