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Natural Resources Compliance 15

EUDR Deforestation Due Diligence Checklist

Verify due diligence for placing relevant commodities and products on the EU market under the EU Deforestation Regulation.

EU Regulation 2023/1115EUDR
Natural Resources Compliance 13

NOAA Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Checklist

Verify import documentation and traceability for priority seafood species under NOAA's Seafood Import Monitoring Program.

NOAA SIMP50 CFR 300 Subpart Q
Natural Resources Compliance 15

FSC Forest Management Certification Audit

Audit a forest management unit against the FSC Principles and Criteria for responsible forest management.

FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2FSC Principles and Criteria
Natural Resources Compliance 19

GISTM Tailings Storage Facility Conformance Review

Assess a tailings storage facility against the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, covering governance, design, and emergency response.

Global Industry Standard on Tailings ManagementICMM
Natural Resources Compliance 15

MSHA Part 46 New Miner & Refresher Training Audit

Audit a surface mine's training program for sand, gravel, stone, and other Part 46 operations against MSHA requirements.

MSHA 30 CFR Part 46
Natural Resources Compliance 20

BSEE SEMS Offshore Safety & Environmental Management Audit

Audit an offshore operator's Safety and Environmental Management System against the 13 required SEMS elements under BSEE regulations for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

BSEE 30 CFR 250 Subpart SSEMSAPI RP 75
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) & Seafood Traceability Checklist

Verify catch documentation, chain-of-custody records, and import certification to demonstrate that seafood is legally harvested and traceable from vessel to point of entry.

50 CFR 300 Subpart Q (SIMP)EU IUU Catch Certificate Regulation 1005/2008CCAMLR CDS
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Aquaculture Effluent & Discharge Compliance Checklist

Verify effluent controls, best management practices, and monitoring for concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facilities discharging to waters of the United States under an NPDES permit.

40 CFR 45140 CFR 122Clean Water Act Section 402
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Seafood Sanitation Control Procedures (SSOP) Checklist

Verify that a seafood processor monitors the eight key sanitation conditions and practices required by the FDA seafood HACCP regulation to prevent product adulteration.

21 CFR 123.1121 CFR 11021 CFR 117 Subpart B
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Smoked & Ready-to-Eat Seafood HACCP Checklist

Verify hazard analysis and critical control points for smoked and ready-to-eat fishery products, focusing on Clostridium botulinum and Listeria monocytogenes control through brining, smoking, and post-process handling.

21 CFR 123FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards Guide21 CFR 123.6
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fuel Treatment Checklist

Verify hazardous fuel reduction planning, treatment prescription, and defensible-space measures for reducing wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface.

NFPA 1144NWCG StandardsNFPA 1141
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Log Yard Mobile Equipment & Traffic Safety Checklist

Verify safe operation of log loaders, stackers, forklifts, and yard traffic controls in a log-handling yard to prevent struck-by, rollover, and log-roll incidents.

29 CFR 1910.26629 CFR 1910.178ANSI B56.6
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Wood Products Mill Combustible Dust (NFPA 664) Checklist

Verify dust hazard analysis, housekeeping, ignition control, and explosion protection for wood-processing facilities where combustible wood dust accumulates.

NFPA 664NFPA 65229 CFR 1910.22
Natural Resources Compliance 9

Mine Mobile-Equipment Collision Avoidance & Proximity Detection Checklist

Verify traffic management, proximity detection, and blind-spot controls for haul trucks, loaders, and light vehicles operating in surface and underground mine environments to prevent collisions.

30 CFR 56.910030 CFR 57.9100ISO 21815
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Heap Leach Cyanide Management & Destruction Checklist

Verify solution containment, cyanide destruction/detoxification, and closure controls for a gold or silver heap-leach operation using cyanide, consistent with the International Cyanide Management Code.

International Cyanide Management Code40 CFR 261ASTM D7237
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Mine Water Management & NPDES Discharge Permit Checklist

Verify effluent-limit compliance, sampling, and stormwater controls for point-source discharges from a mining operation under an NPDES permit and applicable effluent limitation guidelines.

40 CFR 12240 CFR 43440 CFR 440
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Tailings Dam Safety Review (DSR) & Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Verify periodic dam safety review, surveillance monitoring, and emergency preparedness planning (EPP) for a tailings storage facility to manage the risk of dam failure and downstream impact.

CDA Dam Safety GuidelinesGISTM Principle 13ANCOLD Guidelines
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Underground Mine Escapeway & Self-Rescuer Checklist

Verify that underground escapeways, self-contained self-rescuers, lifelines, and emergency evacuation provisions are maintained and available to allow safe egress from an underground mine.

30 CFR 75.38030 CFR 75.171430 CFR 57.11050
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Pipeline Pigging & Inline Inspection (ILI) Checklist

Verify launch/receive safety, tool run planning, and data validation for cleaning pigs and inline inspection tools used in pipeline integrity management programs.

49 CFR 195.45249 CFR 192.493API STD 1163
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Gas Processing Plant HAZOP Study Checklist

Verify the completeness and rigor of a hazard and operability (HAZOP) study for a natural gas processing plant, including node analysis, deviation review, safeguards, and recommendation tracking.

IEC 6188229 CFR 1910.119CCPS Guidelines for HIRA
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Produced-Water Reinjection UIC Class II Well Checklist

Verify permitting, mechanical integrity, and operating controls for a Class II underground injection well used for produced-water disposal or enhanced recovery under the SDWA UIC program.

40 CFR 14440 CFR 146 Subpart C40 CFR 147
Natural Resources Compliance 12

NORM / TENORM Radioactive Material Management Checklist

Verify the identification, handling, storage, and disposal controls for naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) that accumulates in scale, sludge, and equipment during oil and gas production.

State NORM RegulationsAPI Bulletin E229 CFR 1910.1096
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Contingency Plan Checklist

Verify that a written hydrogen sulfide contingency plan for drilling, workover, or production operations in H2S-bearing formations addresses detection, protection, ignition, and public-safety response.

API RP 49API RP 5529 CFR 1910.120
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Offshore Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Coordination Checklist

Verify hazard identification, matrix controls, and communication protocols for simultaneous operations (drilling, production, construction, well intervention, and crane lifts) occurring concurrently on an offshore facility.

30 CFR 250 Subpart OAPI RP 2SIMAPI RP 75
Natural Resources Compliance 14

PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Certification Checklist

Verify sustainable forest management practices against PEFC certification requirements, covering biodiversity, forest health, social criteria, and legal compliance for a managed forest.

PEFC ST 1003PEFC IST 2002ILO Core Conventions
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Shrimp Trawl Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Compliance Checklist

Verify turtle excluder device installation, configuration, and use aboard a shrimp trawler to reduce sea turtle bycatch and meet NOAA Fisheries TED regulations.

50 CFR 223.207NOAA TED RegulationsEndangered Species Act
Natural Resources Compliance 14

At-Sea Seafood Processing HACCP Compliance Checklist

Verify HACCP controls, sanitation, and record-keeping for a factory trawler or at-sea seafood processing vessel under the FDA seafood HACCP regulation.

21 CFR 123FDA Fish & Fishery Products Hazards Guide21 CFR 117
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Seafood Cold Storage Ammonia Refrigeration PSM Checklist

Verify process safety management for an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system serving a seafood cold storage or processing facility to prevent catastrophic ammonia releases.

29 CFR 1910.11940 CFR 68 RMPIIAR 6/7/9
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Acid Mine Drainage Prevention & Water Management Checklist

Verify acid-generating material characterization, drainage controls, and treatment for a mine site to prevent and manage acid mine drainage (AMD) and metal leaching.

Clean Water Act NPDES40 CFR 434State AMD Permits
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Chainsaw & Feller-Buncher Logging Operations Safety Checklist

Verify manual chainsaw felling and mechanized feller-buncher operations for a logging site under the OSHA logging operations standard to protect fallers and equipment operators.

29 CFR 1910.266ANSI Z133ASME/SAE Machine Guarding
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Forest Road & Stream Crossing BMP Checklist

Verify forest road design, drainage, and stream-crossing best management practices for a timber harvest operation to minimize sedimentation and protect aquatic habitat.

State Forestry BMPsClean Water Act 404USFS Road BMPs
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Crude Storage Tank Gauging & Vapor Recovery Checklist

Verify safe manual and automatic tank gauging, overfill prevention, and vapor recovery unit performance for crude oil and condensate storage tanks to control losses and emissions.

API MPMS Ch. 3.1AAPI MPMS Ch. 18.240 CFR 60 Subpart OOOOa
Natural Resources Compliance 14

LACT Unit & Crude Custody Transfer Measurement Checklist

Verify metering accuracy, proving, sampling, and calculation practices for a Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) unit measuring crude oil for sale and royalty accounting.

API MPMS Ch. 6.1API MPMS Ch. 12API MPMS Ch. 4/5
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Gas Pipeline Class Location & MAOP Verification Checklist

Verify class-location determination, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) establishment, and records confirmation for a gas transmission pipeline under the PHMSA pipeline safety regulations.

49 CFR 192 Subpart C49 CFR 192.61149 CFR 192.619
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Well Integrity, Casing & Cementing Verification Checklist

Verify casing design, cementing practices, and barrier evaluation for the construction and completion of an oil or gas well to ensure zonal isolation and long-term wellbore integrity.

API STD 65-230 CFR 250 Subpart DAPI RP 90
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Mining Respirable Crystalline Silica & Dust Monitoring Checklist

Verify respirable crystalline silica exposure monitoring, engineering controls, and medical surveillance for miners under the MSHA silica rule and respirable dust standards.

30 CFR 60 (Silica Rule)30 CFR 70/71MSHA PEL
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Surface Mine Haul Road & Mobile Equipment Safety Checklist

Verify haul road design, berms, traffic controls, and mobile haulage equipment safety features for a surface mine to prevent runaway, over-edge, and collision incidents.

30 CFR 56/57 Subpart H30 CFR 56.9MSHA Berms/Guardrails
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Gold Heap-Leach & Cyanide Management Code Checklist

Verify cyanide handling, solution containment, and wildlife protection for a gold heap-leach operation in alignment with the International Cyanide Management Code and applicable permits.

International Cyanide Management CodeMSHA/EPA Cyanide RulesState Cyanide Permits
Natural Resources Compliance 19

Refinery Process Safety Management (PSM) Checklist

Audit a petroleum refinery or gas processing facility against the 14 elements of the OSHA Process Safety Management standard for highly hazardous chemicals.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119API RP 750API RP 754
Natural Resources Compliance 16

Oil & Gas Methane LDAR Program Checklist (NSPS OOOOb)

Assess a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program for oil and natural gas facilities under EPA New Source Performance Standards Subpart OOOOb, covering fugitive monitoring, repair, and recordkeeping.

40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOOb40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOOaEPA Method 21
Natural Resources Compliance 18

Hydraulic Fracturing FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Checklist

Verify chemical disclosure, water management, and well integrity practices for a hydraulic fracturing operation, including FracFocus registry reporting and state notification requirements.

FracFocus 4.0SDWA UIC ProgramState Oil & Gas Regulations
Natural Resources Compliance 16

Timber Harvest Best Management Practices (BMP) Water Quality Checklist

Verify that a timber harvest operation implements forestry Best Management Practices to protect water quality, covering streamside buffers, roads, stream crossings, and erosion control.

Clean Water Act Section 319State Forest Practices ActSilvicultural BMPs
Natural Resources Compliance 14

Surface Mine Blasting & Explosives Safety Checklist

Evaluate blasting and explosives handling at a surface mine or quarry against MSHA and ATF requirements, covering storage, loading, initiation, and post-blast procedures.

MSHA 30 CFR Part 56 Subpart EMSHA 30 CFR Part 57 Subpart EATF 27 CFR Part 555
Natural Resources Compliance 13

Mine Ground Control / Roof Control Plan Checklist

Assess compliance of an underground mine's ground and roof control practices against MSHA requirements, covering the approved plan, support installation, and examinations for hazardous conditions.

MSHA 30 CFR 75.220MSHA 30 CFR Part 57 Subpart BMSHA Roof Control Plan
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Underground Mine Ventilation Plan Compliance Checklist

Verify compliance of an underground mine ventilation system against MSHA requirements for air quantity, quality, methane control, and the approved ventilation plan.

MSHA 30 CFR Part 75 Subpart DMSHA 30 CFR Part 57 Subpart GMSHA Ventilation Plan
Natural Resources Compliance 12

Fishing Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Compliance Checklist

Verify that a federally permitted fishing vessel meets Vessel Monitoring System requirements, covering approved units, position reporting, declarations, and tamper prevention.

NOAA 50 CFR 648Magnuson-Stevens ActNOAA OLE VMS Requirements
Natural Resources Compliance 16

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety Checklist (API RP 49)

Evaluate hydrogen sulfide safety controls for drilling, well servicing, and production operations in sour-service environments, covering detection, respiratory protection, training, and emergency response.

API RP 49API RP 55OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1000
Natural Resources Compliance 16

Aquaculture Facility BAP Certification Readiness Checklist

Assess an aquaculture farm's readiness for Best Aquaculture Practices certification, covering environmental management, animal welfare, food safety, and social responsibility.

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)GSA Farm StandardASC Farm Standard
Natural Resources Compliance 13

GDST Seafood Traceability Compliance Checklist

Evaluate a seafood supply chain against the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability standard, covering key data elements, critical tracking events, and interoperable digital records.

GDST 1.0 StandardKey Data Elements (KDEs)Critical Tracking Events (CTEs)
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Sawmill & Wood Products Safety Inspection Checklist

Inspect a sawmill or wood products facility for occupational safety compliance, covering machine guarding, lockout/tagout, combustible dust, and log-handling hazards.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.265OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart ONFPA 664
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Prescribed Fire (Prescribed Burn) Plan Checklist

Review a prescribed fire burn plan for readiness and regulatory compliance, covering prescription parameters, smoke management, ignition, holding resources, and contingency planning.

NWCG Prescribed Fire Guide PMS 484State Smoke Management ProgramClean Air Act
Natural Resources Compliance 12

IUU Fishing Prevention & Port State Measures Checklist

Screen a foreign fishing vessel and its catch to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing entering the supply chain under the FAO Port State Measures Agreement.

FAO PSMAPort State Measures AgreementIUU
Natural Resources Compliance 16

MSHA Surface Mine Workplace Examination Checklist

Conduct and document the required examination of working places at a surface metal/nonmetal mine to identify hazardous conditions.

MSHA 30 CFR Part 5630 CFR 56.18002
Natural Resources Compliance 16

Offshore Blowout Preventer (BOP) & Well Control Inspection

Inspect blowout preventer systems and well control equipment on an offshore rig against BSEE well control regulations.

BSEE 30 CFR 250 Subpart GAPI Standard 53
Natural Resources Compliance 15

PHMSA Pipeline Integrity Management Program Checklist

Assess a pipeline operator's Integrity Management Program (IMP) for gas or hazardous liquid transmission pipelines under PHMSA regulations.

49 CFR 192 Subpart O49 CFR 195 Subpart FPHMSA
Natural Resources Compliance 12

SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard Checklist

Assess an organization's fiber sourcing program against the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard for responsibly sourced fiber in North America.

SFI 2022 Fiber Sourcing StandardPEFC
Natural Resources Compliance 16

FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) Compliance Checklist

Verify an organization's chain of custody controls for tracking FSC-certified material through purchasing, production, and sales.

FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1FSC Chain of Custody
Natural Resources Compliance 16

SPCC Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Plan Checklist

Verify a facility's Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan meets EPA oil pollution prevention requirements under the Clean Water Act.

EPA 40 CFR 112Clean Water Act
Natural Resources Compliance 13

NPDES Offshore Produced Water Discharge Compliance

Verify compliance with the offshore oil and gas effluent limitations and NPDES permit conditions for produced water and drilling discharges.

Clean Water Act40 CFR 435NPDES
Natural Resources Compliance 15

SMCRA Surface Coal Mine Reclamation Checklist

Verify reclamation and environmental protection performance standards for a surface coal mining operation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

SMCRA30 CFR 816OSMRE
Natural Resources Compliance 12

ICMM Mining Principles Self-Assessment

Self-assess a mining operation against the ICMM Mining Principles covering ethics, environmental performance, social performance, and governance.

ICMM Mining PrinciplesICMM Performance Expectations
Natural Resources Compliance 15

Magnuson-Stevens Act Fishery Compliance Checklist

Assess a commercial fishing operation's compliance with federal fishery management plan requirements under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Magnuson-Stevens Act50 CFR 600MSA
Natural Resources Compliance 12

MSC Fisheries Standard Pre-Assessment Checklist

Perform a pre-assessment of a wild-capture fishery against the three principles of the MSC Fisheries Standard.

MSC Fisheries Standard v3.0