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

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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: ggosney@tcta.co.za

Telephone: (012) 683 1327

Website: http://www.tcta.co.za

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