About The Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)


This comprehensive document is ready to customise to your specific project; it is reviewed and amended regularly to reflect the current requirements in the Australian building and construction industry.

The plan has been designed to assist organisations with their Environmental performance by providing a “standardised” approach to developing CEMP. The plan is suitable for use by Principal Contractors, Sub-contractors and self employed trades’ persons operating within the Australian building and construction industry.

The plan is suitable for ‘construction works’ that includes any of the following:

  • Excavation works, including the excavation or filling of trenches, ditches, shafts, wells, tunnels and pier holes, and the use of caissons and cofferdams
  • Building works, including the construction, alteration, renovation, repair, maintenance and demolition of all types of buildings (residential single dwelling, medium to high density development, high rise residential developments, commercial and industrial premises); and
  • Civil engineering, including the construction, structural alteration, repair maintenance and demolition of for example, airports, docks, harbours, inland waterways, river and sea defence works, roads and highways, railways, bridges, and tunnels, viaduct, and works related to the provision of services such as communications, drainage, sewerage, water and energy supplies.

    • The CEMP outlines the minimum requirements for the management of the environment by relevant organisations such as Environmental protection authorities, Councils, Federal and State Government Agencies and meets the principal requirements of:

  • Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS International Standards Organisation (ISO) 14001 Environmental Management Systems with Guidance for Use; and
  • State Environmental Management Systems guidelines

    • The plan is ready to customise to your specific project and comes with clear instructions, samples and prompts in blue text where specifics of your project is required.

    The plan needs to be specific to your organisation and specific to your project. The plan we offer is:

  • Easy to make specific to any situation and/or construction project;
  • Easy to understand and implement; and
  • Adaptable to all types of works/trades in the building and construction industry

    • Tailoring the plan by yourself in consultation with your team will give you an insight and knowledge so you can implement the plan with confidence. The plan is supplied in MS Word format and is ready for you to download. To purchase now, click here.

    Note: If you are not computer literate and/or are not comfortable with filling out the blanks of the CEMP template with your specifics, we offer a customisation service. Simply visit our Customisation page for more info.