HSE

P1404
Injured or dead bird and
bat response (Wind Farms)
Context:
Hydro Tasmania carries out its pannin! and acti"ities in a manner consistent #it$ its
"aues% &ey 'eatures o' t$ese "aues are de(ned in its En"ironment Poicy and
Sustainabiity )ode% Hydro Tasmania aso compies #it$ t$e !enera en"ironmenta duty
estabis$ed by a#%
T$is procedure describes t$e process to use #$en a dead or injured bird or bat is 'ound at
Hydro Tasmania Wind Farm sites%
Table of Content
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. P+,)ESS /ET0I1%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
.%1 Initia 0ert
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.%- Sa'ety precautions 'or coection o' injured birds and bats
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.%. Handin! and transportin! injured birds and bats
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.%4 +eport 'orm
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.%2 /ead birds and bats
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.%3 .
.%4 )oectin! dead birds or bats
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.%5 +eport 'orm
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Hydro Tasmania Document
Owner(s
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,H6S 9ana!er<
En"ironment 9ana!er
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1 PURPOSE
T$e purpose o' t$e procedure is to detai t$e process 'or coectin!A treatin! and@or carin!
'or a dead or injured bird or bat 'ound at t$e #ind 'arm sitesA and t$e reportin! and ot$er
tas?s reBuired%
2 SCOPE
T$e procedure appies to a Hydro Tasmania personne and a contractors #or?in! at Hydro
Tasmania Wind Farm sites%
3 PROCESS DETAIL
Process step
Descrpton
Responsb
lt!
3"1Intal
Alert
I' a bird or bat (dead or injured) is 'ound at a Hydro
Tasmania Wind FarmA t$e En"ironmenta 9ana!er (Wind
TeamA E9)A En"ironmenta Speciaist (Wind TeamA ES) or
Site En"ironmenta ,Ccer (E,) must be contacted
immediatey%
It is a re!uatory reBuirement at t$e 8uD PointA Studand
8ay and 9usseroe Wind Farms t$at a dead and injured
birds and bats 'ound on site are coected and reported%
/etais about #$ere (#$ic$ site and #$ic$ turbine) and
#$en t$e bird or bat #as 'ound #i be reBuiredA so pease
note t$is in'ormation% T$e E9A ES or E, must be
contacted and one o' t$em #i compete t$e reportin!
reBuirements to +e!uators (t$ere are diDerent reportin!
reBuirements dependin! i' it is a t$reatened species or
not)%
7@0
+eportin!=
E9A ES or
E,
3"2Safet!
preca#to
ns for
collecto
n of
n$#re%
br%s an%
bats
I' an injured bird is 'oundA it s$oud be captured i'
possibe% Personne #$o are attemptin! to catc$ injured
birds or bats s$oud consider persona sa'ety ris?s by
re"ie#in! t$e ris? assessment and addin! any Eon t$e
dayF ris?s and contro measures identi(ed% 0ny persons
not con(dent to underta?e t$e tas? (or 'or ea!es not
trained in ea!e capture and mana!ement) s$oud see?
$ep 'rom t$e ree"ant personne%
&or ea'les: I' an injured ea!e is identi(edA ony
personne trained in ea!e capture and mana!ement
s$oud attempt to capture t$e injured bird% T$is is
because injured ea!es $a"e t$e potentia to cause
SE+I,*S injury% 0 ?it is ocated at t$e contro buidin!
(Injured 8ird +eco"ery &it) and incudes detaied
instructionsA standard ris? assessment and t$e
appropriate eBuipment to capture an injured ea!e (and
ot$er birds)% T$is ?it s$oud be obtained prior to
attemptin! to capture an injured ea!e% I' a trained person
is not a"aiabe at t$e site t$en t$e E9A ES or E, s$oud
be contacted prior to attemptin! to capture t$e bird%
W$ere practica t$e injured bird s$oud be obser"ed unti
it is captured to ensure t$at i' it mo"es it can be 'ound%
&or all ot(er br%s)bats: 0 ?it is ocated at t$e contro
buidin! (Injured 8ird +eco"ery &it) and incudes
detaied instructionsA ris? assessment and t$e appropriate
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eBuipment to capture an injured bird or bat% T$is ?it
s$oud be obtained prior to attemptin! to capture t$e
injured bird or bat% 0pproac$in! t$e injured bird or bat in
a crouc$ed position o'ten reduces aarm in t$e anima%
0pproac$ it so#yA but con(denty to capture it as Buic?y
as possibe to pre"ent escape or 'urt$er injury% 0ttempt to
capture t$e anima by pacin! a ba! or cot$ o"er it%
)ontact t$e E9A ES or E, i' ad"ice on capture is reBuired%
*eneral + t$e 'oo#in! precaution s$oud be 'oo#ed=
Ta?e precautions a!ainst bein! bitten or scratc$ed by t$e
bird or bat% 0dditiona tas? speci(c PPE is pro"ided at
eac$ site (contro buidin!) in t$e Injured 8ird +eco"ery &it
and s$a be #orn at a times #$en attemptin! to capture
injured birds or bats% /etaied instruction is aso pro"ided
in t$e ?its and t$is s$a be 'oo#ed%
1yssa"iruses are ?no#n to $a"e been transmitted t$rou!$
open #ounds (bitesA soresA etc%)A and t$rou!$ mucous
membranes (e%!% eyesA nose or mout$)% 8ats can easiy
bite t$rou!$ cot$ or eat$er !o"esA so ta?e particuar
care to $od t$e $ead to pre"ent bites% 0"oid direct
contact #it$ sai"a o' bats%7ote t$at simpy touc$in!
animas or comin! into contact #it$ t$eir urine or 'aeces
#i not transmit yssa"irus or ot$er cosey reated
"irusesA but may eGpose you to ot$er micro>or!anisms
t$at cause disease%
I' bitten or scratc$edA immediatey #as$ t$e #ound
t$orou!$y (e%!% 'or approGimatey 2 minutes) #it$ soap
and #ater% (I' a"aiabeA a "irucida antiseptic s$oud be
appied a'ter #as$in!)%Proper ceansin! o' t$e #ound is
re!arded as t$e sin!e most eDecti"e measure 'or
reducin! transmission o' yssa"iruses% I' you !et bat
sai"a in your eyesA nose or mout$A you s$oud Hus$ t$e
area t$orou!$y #it$ #ater% In a cases you s$oud t$en
see? medica ad"ice immediatey e"en i' you $a"e been
"accinated% I' any persona injury or near miss resuts
'rom t$e coections o' an injured bird or bat t$en an
incident report 'rom s$a be used to document t$e
incident%
3"3,an%ln'
an%
transport
n'
n$#re%
br%s an%
bats
Injured birds and bats s$oud be $anded #it$ #in!s
'oded in t$eir natura position and s$oud be $ed in a
cot$ ba! or !enty #rapped in a cot$ 'or transportation
to a suitabe "eterinary practice% 7ote= many birds and
bats are "ery deicateA as are injured animasA so $ande
t$em care'uy% )o"erin! t$e bird or batFs $ead #it$ a
cot$ (#$ie ao#in! t$em to breat$e) #i o'ten cam
t$em #$en t$ey are $anded% Transport t$e bird or bat
eit$er in a cot$ ba! or a dar? boG or container%
Injured birds or bats s$oud be ta?en to a suitabe
"eterinary practise 'or treatment and appraisa% T$e E9A
ESA E, #i pro"ide instruction on #$ere to ta?e t$e bird or
bat%
7@0
3"-Report
for.
0 8ird@8at +eport Stri?e +eport 'orm needs to be
competed 'or eac$ injured bird or bat 'ound% 0 8ird@8at
stri?e 'orm s$oud be ocated in t$e Injured 8ird +eco"ery
&it and t$e ree"ant detais coected% T$e 'orm must be
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pro"ided to t$e E9A ES or E, as soon as possibe (#$o #i
re!ister t$e incident and conduct t$e eGterna reportin! i'
reBuired)%
3"/Dea%
br%s an%
bats
T$e bird or bat or t$eir remains ('eat$ersA bones etc) need
to be coectedA and t$is s$oud be done so immediatey
upon disco"ery (detais in .%1)% +emo"e a remains 'rom
#$ere it #as 'ound%
It is a re!uatory reBuirement t$at some species (usuay
WTE and W8SE) t$at $a"e coided #it$ turbines must
$a"e a post>mortem conducted% /iscuss #it$ t$e E9A ES
or E, to determine i' t$is is reBuired% I' a post>mortem is
not reBuiredA t$e sampe s$oud be transported to t$e E9A
ES or E, as soon as possibe (#it$in -4 $ours #$ere
practica)% I' necessary t$e bird can be stored in t$e
'reeIer (i' a"aiabe on site)%
7@0A
reportin!
reBuiremen
ts E9A ES or
E,%
3"0Collectn
' %ea%
br%s or
bats
T$e 'oo#in! eBuipment and tas? speci(c PPE are
reBuired 'or t$e coection o' dead birds and bats% 0
8ird@8at Stri?e &it is $ed at t$e contro buidin!s on site
and contains t$e 'oo#in!=
1ateG !o"es
Pastic ba!s (!arba!e and@or Iipoc? )
Waterproo' tape
Permanent mar?ers
Frid!e or es?y and ice 'or stora!e
8ird@bat stri?e 'orm
Store t$e remains as 'oo#s=
Sea in - ayers o' pastic !arba!e or Iipoc? ba!s
Secure ba!s #it$ tape
Encose a copy o' t$e 8ird@8at +eport Stri?e Form
in t$e outside pastic ba!%
Pace t$e sampe on ice or in t$e 'reeIer (i'
a"aiabe on site)%
)ompete t$e +eport 'orm (see .%4)
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- ROLES 1 RESPONSI2ILITIES
Spec3c
responsbltes
0s outined in t$e ri!$t $and coumn o' section 1 o' t$is
procedure%
/ DE&INITIONS
TSP0 Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tasmania)
EP8)0 Environment Protection and iodiversit! "onservation Act 1999 ()ommon#eat$)
T$reatened Species a species isted under eit$er t$e TSP0 or EP8)0
7ati"e species species t$at are nati"e to 0ustraiaA i%e% not introduced
WTE > Tasmanian Wed!e>taied Ea!eA #$ic$ re'ers to t$e Tasmanian sub>species o' Wed!e>
taied Ea!e A#$i%a a$da& 'ea!i
W8SE > W$ite>beied Sea>ea!e (a%iaeet$s %e$co)aster
0 RELATED DOCU4ENTS 1 RESOURCES
Incident Management Procedure - HSEP1401
Incident Management Severity and Notification - HSEP1402
Incident Management Investigation - HSEP1403
Incident Notification Form - HSEF14011
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!ird !at Stri"e #e$ort Form - HSEF14012
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