Please complete the self audit form before returning to NZ, preferably during your work in Antarctica. Your leadership as a PI in ensuring the highest level of Health, Safety, and Environmental care in the field is core to us all achieving our goal of 'Zero Harm' and being a leader in environmental stewardship in Antarctica. The self audit is key to promoting your leadership and accountability as a PI working in Antarctica. Ant NZ will conduct audits of up to 10% of events with the core objective of working with PIs to help develop their capability and provide learning for both Ant NZ and the event.

Compliance with approved PEE/IEE (EIA) and code of conduct (where there any) Yes

Explain the waste management processes: officer assigned, waste correctly handled and streamed, use of prohibited items, amount of food scraps, cooking efficiency to reduce waste? No field camp deployment – all waste was returned to Scott Base

Biosecurity – what measures are taken to prevent the spread of exotic organisms, are deliberate introductions controlled as authorised? All equipment and personal clothing was cleaned and inspected before shipment to Antarctica

Awareness of protected areas/ managed areas/ historic sites and use of management plans? Were permits issued to work in protected areas? Yes – McMurdo Dry Valleys

Use of chemicals (incl. Explosives) as authorised in approval/permit? Quantities and Procedures taken to prevent release to the environment. Procedures for waste chemicals? Not applicable

Interference with animals, sampling as authorised in approval/permit? Not applicable

Other impacts (trampling, camping, dust, noise etc) as authorised, efforts made to minimise? Not applicable

Field Fuel use, procedures and fuel prevention and response equipment? Not applicable

Avoiding disturbance to wildlife? Not applicable

Explain the event's Safe camp set up? Not applicablepage 9

Procedures to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning? Not applicable

Health and Safety of the field party All health and safety regulations were observed

Procedures for safe travel away from camp? Not applicable

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