Professional Environmental Consulting and Assessments
Summit is proficient in delivering a variety of environmental assessments and services. Experienced and knowledgeable in all legal requirements, regulatory guidelines and industry best practices. We deliver practical and cost effective solutions for a wide array of environmental challenges and situations.
CONTAMINATED SITE MANAGEMENT
We provide sustainable solutions to a variety of contaminated site issues and land management challenges. Summit delivers technical and practical remediation solutions in a cost effective pragmatic way. Our expertise and experience ensures that contaminated sites, including sites that have been used for activities that are likely to cause contamination, are managed in a way that protects public health and the environment in Queensland.
DISTURBED LAND REHABILITATION
Disturbed land rehabilitation is essential in restoring and preserving land to eliminate stakeholder liability and put the land back into a productive state. Our team strives to understand pre-existing soil conditions, local geology, native vegetation, the general landscape and soil profiles to ensure successful rehabilitation. We have extensive knowledge and experience in delivering land rehabilitation and sustainability solutions to a range of industries.
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
Summit has extensive experience facilitating and managing environmental approvals, permitting and compliance for large to small-scale infrastructure projects.
Along with State and Federal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes, a number of approvals may be required to enable clearing activities and ground disturbance. The various Western Australian legislation applicable to each case is dependent on the level of impact, the natural resources and attributes of the site, underlying tenure of the site and previous approval and legislation applicable (e.g. State agreement acts).
Summit has worked closely with regulatory departments who deal with permitting and approvals such as Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM), Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP), Office of the Environmental Protection Authority, Environmental Protection Authority, Department of Environment Regulation, Department of Water, Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Department of Parks and Wildlife.
SPILL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Summit’s Spill Response and Remediation Team is a diverse group with the experience and technical knowledge capable of handling a variety of spills or accidental releases - both refined and unrefined - at well sites, pipelines and facilities. Our trained Summit responders and project leaders with the ability to manage each unique situation with cost effective remediation or risk management solutions
Our Team has responded to a variety of spills from the simplest to the most complex and has the expertise to effectively respond, contain, recover and remediate. We have responded to a variety of spills across Australia and Canada including produced water, diesel, gasoline, glycol, methanol, crude oil, oil emulsion, agricultural products, refined oils, invert drilling muds and more.
We have responded and managed spills impacting waterways, waterbodies, private and public lands, pipelines, facilities and for a variety of market segments including industrial, commercial, oil and gas, and mining.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Summit specialise in developing practical solutions to help our clients comply with all their environmental management requirements and improve environmental performance. Our regulatory experience and compliance expertise ensures cost-effective solutions and total peace of mind for our clients including
Develop, implement and maintain Environmental Management Systems (AS/NZS ISO 14001:2015)
Environmental authority (EA), environmentally relevant activity (ERA), permit and licence application and ongoing compliance support
Environmental project management
Environmental management plans (EMPs)
Construction environmental management plans (CEMPs)
Environmental impact assessments (EIAs)
3rd Party Audits
Waste reduction and recycling plans
Waste management plans
Waste tracking management systems
General advice and troubleshooting
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Summit specialise in developing practical compliance solutions to help our clients comply with all their OHS legal and other requirements and help drive continuous improvement. Our teams regulatory experience and compliance expertise ensures cost-effective solutions and total peace of mind for our clients including
Develop, implement and maintain Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (AS/NZS 4801:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007)
Client QHSE prequalification support
Achilles FPS Supplier Certification (Audit Preparation & Compliance Support)
Regulatory liaison and advocacy services
WHS high risk work license application support
Emergency Response Planning
3rd Party Compliance Audits and Inspections
ICAM and TapRooT Certified Incident investigation
General WHS compliance support, advice and troubleshooting.
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
Summit specializes in developing practical solutions to meet diverse public health risks and have extensive experience doing so in remote and challenging locations, oil & gas projects, developing countries and post-conflict zones. Our services include
Public health emergency responses
Develop, implement and maintain public health risk management systems
Develop, implement and maintain water quality risk management plans
Legionella, sampling, remediation and risk management services
Developing, implementing and maintaining food safety management systems
Permit and licence application and compliance support
Food business and mobile food premises licence application and advocacy support
Food Safety Plan development, implementation and accreditation
Remote workforce preventative health management
Health impact assessments (HIAs)
Remote site health management systems
Communicable disease management systems
Vector-borne disease control programs
Disaster management.
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Summit has a strong team of water quality management professionals. We specialise in developing practical solutions to help clients manage all aspects of waste water treatment systems and drinking water including supply, treatment, storage, reticulation, monitoring and testing no matter how remote the location. Our regulatory experience and compliance expertise ensure cost-effective solutions and total peace of mind including
Develop, implement and maintain water quality risk management plans
Water supply risk assessments (i.e. bores, dams, rainwater)
Rapid field sampling and analysis services (throughout the Surat Basin and beyond)
Potable water carrier licence application and compliance support
Legionella, sampling, remediation and risk management services
Waste water management systems
Emergency and incident response
Water treatment systems sales and advice
Auditing and compliance
Incident investigation
General advice and troubleshooting.
LEGIONELLA TECHNICAL SERVICES
Summit's public health specialists are each highly qualified with extensive practical experience in Legionella management which, combined with their regulatory background provides a solid platform to interpret complex legislative frameworks and deliver practical compliance advice to ensure peace of mind for our clients. Our personnel have a proven capacity to lead and manage complex Legionella investigations and responses in both the public and private sector, from oil & gas production and accommodation sites to hospitals and aged care facilities.
We deliver complete Legionella management solutions for any organisation and prescribed hospital and aged care facilities including risk assessment, management and planning, to regulatory liaison and mandatory notification and on site sampling, decontamination and issuing clearance certificates.
Develop, implement and maintain Water Quality Risk Management Plans (Legionella) for Aged Care Facilities, Hospitals, Businesses and Community Groups.
Coordinate Legionella detection / notification investigations
Legionella risk assessments
On site sampling and testing services
Supervision of existing maintenance & decontamination contractors
Decontamination & Clearance services
Issue clearance certificates
Regulator & Stakeholder Liaison.
AUDIT SERVICES
SLS Auditors are Exemplar Global Certified and have extensive experience in auditing management systems across diverse industries in Australia and internationally including hospitality, defence, oil and gas, construction, transport, food manufacturing, security and professional services
SLS provide can provide 2nd or 3rd Party Audits for
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
AS 4801 / OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems