Large scale aerial operations

Sawland's project leadership has extensive experience managing large and technically challenging aerial pest management operations.  This includes operations exceeding 100,000 hectares, involving up to nine helicopters, more than 50 personnel onsite and multiple specialist subcontractors operating as an integrated delivery team.

Sensitive Environments

Our project leadership has experience delivering aerial operations in a range of environments including high-country areas where farming activities such as livestock grazing are sensitive to the timing and accuracy of baiting, operations in close proximity to residential areas where the safety of water supplies and companion animals is a significant factor, operations where risks to non-target wildlife and game animals require careful management, and operations that attract significant public interest.

These environments require careful planning, consultation, risk management and coordination between clients, landowners and occupiers, specialist subcontractors, regulators and other affected or interested parties.

• Consultation and engagement with landowners, occupiers and other affected or interested parties to support consultation, notification, access and land-inclusion requirements.

• Statutory permissions and approvals, including preparation and coordination of Public Health and DOC permission applications where applicable, Assessments of Environmental Effects and supporting mapping and documentation.

• Operational planning and design, including development of delivery plans and advice on control methodologies, resourcing, logistics, risk management and contingency arrangements.

• Health, safety and environmental management, including development and implementation of practical management arrangements for pest management operations, informed by Sawland's ISO 45001-certified Integrated Management System.

• Subcontractor procurement and coordination, including development of scope and requirements, provider selection, operational interface management, briefings and performance monitoring.

• Operational oversight and coordination of aerial bait application and associated field activities, including water-supply mitigation, signage, facility closures and clearances, bait management and monitoring activities.

• GIS and operational data management, including acquisition, analysis and management of spatial data, operational mapping, application-data analysis, bait management and onsite tracking.

• Post-operational reporting and project close-out, including preparation and coordination of client, regulatory and other reporting, records and project deliverables.