Ensuring that EMP’s are a positive EIA legacy as the
EAP’s opportunity to facilitate sound project
implementation.
Years of project implementation
Implementation of international good practice
Exposure to pro-active solution driven people
(and contractors)
Inspirational thinkers who ask tricky questions
EAP’s smiles of relief when they are effective
Simplicity – that ultimate sophistication
The “So what” approach
Please take the following precautions before we continue…
Grab hold of:
memories of negativity criticism / peer reviews
Personal sensitivity
Preconceived ideas
Closed mindedness and
Defensiveness
Stand up, place the items on your chair
Sit on them firmly so that they do not creep out…
Now we should be ready to grow stronger as individuals with
an interest in being effective and respected.
Unclear and mixed up themes
Impact management and mitigation focus
Prescribes actions
Detailed lists of requirements
Assigns responsibility for implementation
Contractor compliance focused
Prescribe or threatens fines or penalties.
Miss project specific context.
Inappropriate content that sneaks in (CtrlC-CtrlV Err!)
Not implementation friendly
Lack enforceability
Apply minds then - Keep it simple!
Concise and Objectives driven
Measured and evaluated for compliance, progress and performance
Implementable and binding
Building Blocks
Activities
Receiving environment
Interactions
Mapping Impacts
Measureable for evaluation
Typical sensitive areas : Fauna, flora, aspect, wetlands and watercourses, graves and
heritage sites are often considered
What about other receiving environments? Sensitive land use (mining or farming)
Existing contamination
Historical degradation
Poor stability or drainage
Sparsely vegetated areas
Weed infested areas
Proximity to infrastructure
Recommendation: Zone all areas of the site to guide decisions on what is applicable where and when.
EIA describes the project area in general terms with some detail to
geographical features and vegetation types and sensitivities.
Workshop: Activities and Processes.
Planners, Designers, Technicians, Engineers, and Environmental Specialists
Consider: Elements to be developed
Activities required to make it happen
Sequencing & phasing
Potential risk & opportunities
PRODUCT:
Process mapping
New questions for everyone!
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Stripping
Stockpiling
Fencing
Transport
of materials
off-site
Cement, aggregate,
steel, piping
Bedding materials
Steel structures
Filling, shaping and trimming
Drilling
Blasting and demolition
Dewatering of excavations
Pipe delivery and storage
Placement of bedding
Welding
X-ray testing
Field joint coating
Selected backfilling
Main backfill
Spoil of excess material
Soil testing
Re-vegetation
Weed control/alien vegetation
Soft excavations
Hard excavations
Vehicle washing
Road maintenance
Concrete
Mixing
Pouring
Transport
Disposal
Cleaning (mixers,
buckets)
Erection of steel work
Soilcrete batching and placement
Not the listed activities …. the little ones used
to make big things happen!
The design & finished product
Timing of testing
without thinking of
environmental risk
Environmental Damage
Report VS Reality
Hidden less obvious problems
can be avoided by asking
“stupid questions”
How do activities relate to the various receiving environments?
Avoid lengthy fragmented aspect registers
3 Primary Classes Resource use or transformation
Waste & Pollution
Social
16 Main Aspects (in 28 sub-sections)
RESOURCE USE POLLUTION AND WASTE GENERATION
Energy
Wa
ter
Land u
se
Land
transformati
on
So
il e
rosio
n
Se
rvic
es a
nd
in
fra
str
uctu
re u
se
Ha
za
rdo
us s
olid
wa
ste
Liq
uid
Haza
rdo
us w
aste
Inert waste
Ge
ne
ral / N
on-h
aza
rdo
us
Wa
ste
Wa
ste
wa
ter
Sto
rmw
ate
r
Atmospheric
emissions
No
ise
Vib
ratio
n
Ae
sth
etics
Spill
ag
e
Fire
Ris
k
Ele
ctr
icity
Liq
uid
fuels
Ve
ge
tatio
n
Fauna
So
il
Ru
bb
le
Wa
ste
co
ncre
te
Ve
ge
tatio
n w
aste
Wa
ste
ro
ck
Sp
oil
Du
st
PM
10
SO
2
NO
x
Ele
ctric
ity
Liq
uid
fuels
Vegetatio
n
Fauna
Soil
Rubble
Waste
concrete
Vegetatio
n
waste
Waste rock
Spoil
Dust
PM
10
SO
2
NO
x
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Reinstate
and
rehabilitat
e
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Maintenance L L M M M L M L
Washing L M L M L M M
Refuelling L M M M M
Transport L M M L M L L L L L M L
Storage L L M M L M M L
Use L M M M H L
Disposal L L M M M L M
Transport L M M L L L L L L L L
Storage L L M L
Use L M
Disposal L L M M L
Ablutions L L L L M M L M M L M
Office
areas and
stores,
including
parking
L M L M M L L L
Kitchens
and
eating
areas
L L L L L M L L L L L L
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
RESOURCE USE POLLUTION AND WASTE GENERATION
Energy
Water
Land use
Land transformation
Soil erosio
n
Servic
es and
infrastructure
use
Fire R
isk
Hazardous
solid w
aste
Liq
uid
Hazardous
waste
Inert waste
General / N
on-
hazardous
Waste
Waste w
ater
Storm
water
Atmospheric emissions
Nois
e
Vib
ratio
n
Aesthetic
s
Spilla
ge
Pipe delivery and storage
Stripping
Stockpiling
Fencing
Transport
ation of
materials
off-site
Cement, aggregate,
steel, piping
Bedding materials
Steel structures
Filling, shaping and trimming
Completing site,
landscaping etc.
including pipelines
where appropriate
Drilling
Blasting and demolition
Dewatering of excavations
Soft excavations
Placement of bedding
Welding
X-ray testing
Field joint coating
Selected backfilling
Main backfill
Spoil of excess material
Hydrostatic testing
Soil testing
Re-vegetation
Weed control/alien vegetation
Operation and
maintenance of
construction camp
and employee
facilities
Hard excavations
Vehicle washing
Road maintenance
Formwork and shuttering (note
the use of shutter oil as a
releasing agent)
Concrete
Mixing
Pouring
Transport
Disposal
Cleaning (mixers,
buckets)
Erection of steel work
Soilcrete batching and
placement
Vehicle and plant
Hazardous materials
including oils, fuels,
solvents, concrete
admixures, curing
compound
Non-hazardous
materials including
tools, equipment,
consumables and
parts.
What are the activities?
How they interact with the
environment?
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Significant Aspects
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Topical classes
• EMP requirements,
• Performance Objectives
• Indicators of performance
• Targets
• Risk determination
• Management programmes
Populating the matrix shows where activities and aspects interact and
which factors are to be considered when drafting environmental
requirements.
Waste Example
MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVES - Waste is characterised, segregated, handled, stored and
disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Management: Waste Act (No. 59 of
2008) (NEMWA) whilst minimising the disposal to landfill.
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
- Volumes of waste generated, re-used, re-cycled and disposed of to
landfill.
- Safe disposal certificates of hazardous waste.
- Presence or absence of pollution (including litter) as a result of
handling, use and storage of any materials / substances that can
constitute waste (from general waste such as lunch wrappers to
hazardous waste such as fuel that might be spilled).
- Occupational health and safety risks related to waste.
TARGETS - No litter or uncontained construction waste as evidence through
visual inspection or observation.
- No pollution due to incorrect handling, use and storage of waste.
- Comprehensive records of all waste generated, re-used, recycled and
disposed of are kept for the project.
- No repeat community complaints (sourced from registers).
- 100% record of hazardous waste disposal with supporting safe disposal
certificates.
- No health risks, pest infestations or safety incidents or near misses as a
result of waste generation, handling storage and disposal.
The following problems are easily resolved by
replacing actions and mitigation measures with:
Objectives
Indicators of how performance is to be measured
Targets for completion
High risks and opportunities
Dust control…. Spray
water on high traffic
routes 3 times a day….
In the rain? Would
using dust palliatives be
non-compliant?
Accommodate the movement of farm
implements across the servitude by
installing 8m wide gates at regular intervals
No fires or open flames on site
No burning of
waste
Fire extinguishers to
be available within
10m of a fire risk
area
Site is to be
fenced in full with
5 strand barbed
wire fencing
Topsoil is to be cleared
over the full servitude
width and will be
stockpiled for
replacement after
construction
No use of
concrete in
wetlands or
watercourses
All rivers are to be diverted around the outside of the work area.
Construction footprints are to be reduced in width at stream crossings
Gabion structures
are to be used to
stabilise disturbed
water courses
Drip trays are to be used under all vehicles, pumps.
Spill kits are to be use at all times.
No servicing is to take place on site
Protected plants
are to be rescued
and planted in an
on site nursery for
replanting during
rehabilitation
All weeds are to be cleared and are
to be disposed of at an appropriate
disposal facility.
Weed control is to be done
50m either side of the construction
servitude.
The EO is to do weed control
No animals on site.
No killing or removal
of animals from site
All waste is to be sorted at source.
Bins are to be available every 100m and
are to have scavenger proof lids.
Waste is to be quantified and disposed
of at a registered landfill site.
Limits risk of:
Paint by numbers environmental planning
Compliance by tick box
Passing the buck
Awkward audit findings
Un-intended consequences
Poor alignment with contract documents
Forces improved consideration of:
Integration into contractually binding works
Meaningful method statement content
Local conditions and sensitivities
Allows for creativity in achieving environmental deliverables.
Multiple level roles and responsibilities….Not just …
EO-EO it is off to work you go!
Gwen Gosney
Environmental Manager
e-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (012) 683 1327
Website: http://www.tcta.co.za
Quote from a friend &
former colleague:
Questions …