Hazardous & Emergency Event Services

WALGA has established a Preferred Supplier Panel for the provision of Hazardous & Emergency Event Clean-Up Services. 

This arrangement will provide services to assist Members in the assessment, management and clean-up of both small scale hazards and larger scale emergency events. 

Each Supplier has contracted to provide services across 2 (two) categories; 

Category 1 -  Hazardous Material Clean-Up Services – Eg. clean-up of hazardous material that has been dumped illegally.

Category 2 -  Emergency Event Clean-Up Services – Eg. clean-up after a bush fire or major flood damage. 

Services that can be provided include; 

Emergency Waste Management:

• Identification of hazardous waste;

• Emergency containment/confinement of waste;

• Removal of material;

• Transportation of hazardous waste;

• Transport of non-hazardous waste in emergency circumstances;

• Monitoring, treatment and recovery of recyclable materials;

• Monitoring, treatment and disposal of non-recyclable material;

• Emergency collection, storage and disposal of waste;

• Collection, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, such as asbestos, contaminated sites (including contaminated soils) etc.;

• Stabilisation of contaminated sites or areas; and

• Resource recovery in emergency situations or hazardous environments.

  Hazardous Waste Management:

• Squalor and hoarding;

• Remediation of clandestine laboratories (after they are made safe by relevant authorities);

• Illegally dumped hazardous waste;

• Hazardous wastes during emergencies;

• Chemical spills; and

• Hazardous material received at transfer stations.

  General:

• Identification of hazardous materials;

• Emergency and/or routine response to incidents and emergencies in Western Australia where hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are involved;

• Confinement and containment of hazardous wastes to prevent the spread of the waste;

• Clean up of hazardous wastes, including impacted soils, water, buildings and equipment;

• Temporary storage of hazardous wastes, including the construction of temporary storage facilities if required;

• Removal of hazardous waste from the incident site;

• Transport of the waste to a storage, treatment, recycling or disposal facility in accordance with regulatory requirements;

• Analysis of materials to identify chemicals present, and their concentrations;

• Treatment, recycling or disposal of removed materials;

• Decontamination of site, buildings, infrastructure and equipment;

• Sampling and testing, using competent personnel of soil, water and surfaces to determine the levels of residual contamination after clean up and decontamination; and

• Traffic control and security personnel and equipment to prevent vehicles and members of the public accessing contaminated areas.