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Regional Meetings Oct 2013
Environmental best practice in agricultural and associated
rural aviation
Environmental best practice in agricultural and rural aviation
Why• To be in business tomorrowWhat• Environmental performance standards in
regional and district plans that are consistent, accessible and achievable
How• Development of Guidance Note for councils
writing plans under the RMA• Information provision & dissemination
With the support of …
SFF Funds Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
64 58 29 151
Co-funders
Aviation Industry Assn. 8.5 7.5 4 20
Dairy NZ 17 15 8 40
FertResearch 8.5 7.5 4 20
Hort NZ 2 2 2 6
Landcorp 2 2 1 5
Beef and Lamb 2 2 1 5
Ballance Agrinutrients 15 5 5 25
Total Cash Contributions 119 99 54 272
11/076 $‘000
Regional Meetings• Update on project
– What’s happened– What next
• Guidance Note – with a focus on council plans
• Technical Information – Best practice for pilots and operators
• QA requirements– Including AIRCARE
RMA 1991
Discharges to air, land, water and amenity values
Guidance Note defines best practice
Regional and District plans incorporate QA programmes
Regulator outcomes
no product off target,amenity values
maintained
Operatoroutcomes right product,
right place,right time, right rate
continued access
Proof of compliance
Project summary
QA Programmes
The issues to be addressed• Fertiliser placement and land contamination• Avoiding discharges to water, including definition
of “waterway”• Managing spray drift, including notification• Client facilities• The 1080 debate • Lifestyle blocks• Noise• Consistency between councils & complexity of
rules• Media (perception vs reality)
The response• Activate participation in planning processes• Work with planners and policy makers• Developing Guidance Note• Provide information and up-skill members• Advocacy to members, regulatory bodies and
government• Increase media profile
Guidance Notes• Web based: www.qualityplanning.org.nz
• GN’s provide information for planners and policy makers to address RMA issues
• Ag Aviation GN will be on QP website• Supported by Technical Information in a second
document, also web based: www.nzaaa.co.nz
• GN is for planners• In response to issues raised at 1st Regional
Meetings• No two operations are the same• How to manage multiple variables from planning
perspective• There is no such thing as ‘zero drift’• Need for certain, enforceable plan provisions• Risk based approach enables each situation to
be assessed according to circumstances
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Guidance Note Rationale
• The agricultural aviation industry• The environmental legislative context • The key resource management issues • A risk management approach • Managing discharges from the industry
operations• Managing land use and amenity issues Appendix A - possible plan provisions for aerial application
Guidance Note sections
Terminology
Section 1• Introduction
– Purpose – Scope– Development
Section 2• Agricultural Aviation industry
– Overview– Regulations and best practice
Section 3• Legislative context
– RMA– HSNO - CAA is EPA designated enforcement agency– ACVM– Interactions between legislation
Section 4• Resource Management and Agricultural Aviation
– Nature of activities– Potential adverse effects– Developing methods and plan provisions
Section 5• Risk Management approach
– Rationale– Applying a risk management approach to ag aviation
discharges– Risk factors– Exposure pathways
Is there a risk? Contributing factors Reference in GN
Is the risk significant?Combination of likelihood and potential adverse effect
Table 5.2.3
What could be the adverse effect from the hazard?
Potential adverse effects
4.2
What are the possible reasons for the adverse effect?
Risk factor Table 5.2.5
How could it occur? Exposure pathway pathways
How can the potential effect be managed? Management options
Table 5.2.5Fert – Table 6.1Agchem – Table 7.1VTA’s – Table 8.1
Sections 6,7,8• Substance specific
– Fertilisers– Agrichemicals– VTA’s
• Follow same approach– Definition– Aerial application– Risk factors– Management options– Possible plan provisions
Potential adverse effects Risk factors Exposure
pathwayManagement options - Pilot
Options for plan provisions
Health effects caused or possible:
- Allergic reactions- Irritations- Toxic poisoning- Exposure to carcinogens and teratogens
Hazard class of chemical being used and exposure (Class 6 and 9)
Indirect:Off target drift Direct:Applicator
Indirect:Minimising potential for drift – technical options Notification (drift hazard) Direct:PPE
Require operator risk assessment to ensure use of appropriate technical options Classify dwellings, educational facilities and public places as sensitive areas Require notification where application adjacent to sensitive areas
Agrichemicals
Management Options• Tables in the GN set out a risk management
approach for use of each substance
• For each potential adverse effect, the table identifies the:– relevant risk factor– exposure pathway – management options to manage potential
adverse effects for both the pilot and councils
GN table formatPotential adverse effects
Risk factors Exposure pathway
Pilot Management options
Options for plan provisions and consent conditions
Independently audited QA programmes are a means for pilots to demonstrate that best practice (which includes risk management) is being used
Section 9• Land based issues
– Aircraft noise– Storage, loading and mixing sites– Reverse sensitivity
Glossary and Appendix• Glossary• Appendix A
- Possible plan provisions- Operational risk assessment
RMA 1991
Discharges to air, land, water and amenity values
Guidance Note defines best practice
Regional and District plans incorporate QA programmes
Regulator outcomes
no product off target,amenity values
maintained
Operatoroutcomes right product,
right place,right time, right rate
continued access
Proof of compliance
Project summary
QA Programmes
Risk Management and Assessment
We all do it anyway eg Wearing ear muffs.
Risk = hearing lossHazard = noise (level etc)Exposure - ear muffs
Orange road cones - on a side road.
Someone has decided that a risk to 3rd parties ie you exists and the cones are placed (everywhere!!!) to reduce the exposure to the risk.
We cant say what the risk is because we don’t know what the hazard is
This project is about agricultural aviation
What about?
Requirements for a risk management approach to work
- know the risk factors so they can be managed
- know the potential adverse effects
- rules that reflect these requirements (REGULATORS)
- recognised best practice standards for ag ops (applicator/regulator)
- a system for task verification according to the risk (APPLICATOR)
Technical information
“Technical overview of the agricultural aviationindustry”:
• Informs council planners – removes mystery• A useful tool for pilots• Deals with Management Options
• Agrichemical Application
• Fertiliser Application
• VTA Application
• Noise Abatement.
• Risk Management
• References AIRCARE™ codes of practice
Guidance Note• The Guidance Note promotes a risk based
approach to legislation
• Adverse effects are controlled by using management tools appropriate to the situation
• Agricultural pilots are trained to use these tools
NOTHING NEW!!
Spray drift• There is no such thing as zero drift
• There are tools a pilot will use to be able to PREDICT the drift
• Droplet size• Release height• Wind speed• Wind direction
On site considerations (Risks to manage)
• Application site defined
• Sensitive areas identified
• Wind direction identified
• Wind speed identified
• Particle size identified
• Product hazard identified
• Buffer zone
• Shelter Belts
• Air Temperature
• Humidity
• Atmospheric stability
• Guidance is found in Technical Information
But …A risk based approach requires evidence of:
• What risks have been considered
• What management tools have been used
• Where did the aircraft fly
• So that task verification can be providedNOTHING NEW!!
When regulators specify a risk based approach then they need an assurance that these processesare always followed. One such programme is:
AIRCARE™• AIRCARE™ is an enabling process
• Enables regulators to have confidence their requirements are being met consistently
• Enables operators to go to work tomorrow
• www.aircare.co.nz
AIRCARE™1. Pilot competency2. Companies require a management system3. Independently audited
Integrates legislation requirements including Environmental, HSE, CAA
AIRCARE™Where is the programme today?
• 54 companies accredited or in process
• Over half the Ag industry is accredited
Jo Grigg Photographer
DEMONSTRATION DAYS
Demonstration days• Demo days are the industry demonstrating management
tools to regulators
• 3 Demo days planned
• Lucky with weather twice
• Last Demo day(s) will not involve flying
• Will be run in conjunction with other conferences e.g. NZPI
• Regional meetings to present Guidance Note to planners, operators and stakeholders
• Finalisation of Guidance Note for QP website
• Demonstration days
• Information for pilots
Next steps
Comments and feedback• Have we addressed the right issues?
• Is the split between GN and Technical info about right?
• Are there terms that should be defined?
• Could the layout and order be improved?
With the support of …
Contact us
John Maber - [email protected]
Lynette Wharfe - [email protected]
John Sinclair - [email protected]