Environment

Summit has incorporated work procedures throughout our operations based on the Environmental Management System requirements of our ISO 14001 certified clients. We are proud to have worked together with mills in their quest for ISO 14001 certification, and consider ourselves leaders in the industry.

Pre-block Assessment
A trained employee conducts a Pre-block Assessment prior to spraying any area. This assessment documents environmental and safety concerns including

• Water bodies
• Road condition
• Unclear treatment unit boundaries
• Danger trees

These assessments are reviewed with the supervisor prior to work being done and strategies are developed to deal with identified problems.

Operation Protocols
When spraying is taking place, the following environmental procedures are followed:

• Workers know their specific locations on a map at all times to ensure they are working in the correct areas with the correct application technique
• Workers know where to find a map if they are disoriented
• Workers know to 'stop and ask' if they are unsure

Post-application Block Reports
At the conclusion of our work on a block, a Block Report is completed and submitted. Block Reports include:

• Total product applied
• Total hectares treated
• Source of the water used in the mix solution
• Map which documents all protected water bodies, riparian zones and non-treatment areas (including wildlife tree patches and environmentally sensitive areas)
• Weather monitoring report
• Operations report that outlines the daily details of chemical uses, hectares treated
• Ongoing herbicide inventory record
• Chemical container disposal record