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ABIANS COMPANY LIMITED
Proposed Rice Farming Project at Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku
District, GA/R
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP)
FINAL PLAN
Prepared by:
SAL Consult Limited, P. O. Box GP20200, Accra, Ghana
February 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TABLE OF CONTENT .......................................................................................................................................... I
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................... II
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................ II
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................III
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... IV
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1
2.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 2
2.1 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARDS POLICIES .......................................................................................................... 15
3.0 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) POLICY.......................................................................... 17
3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ........................................................................................................................... 17
3.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) POLICY ......................................................................................... 17
4.0 PROJECT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 18
4.1 PROJECT ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................................. 18
4.1.1 Preparatory Phase Activities ........................................................................................................... 18
4.1.2 Land Preparation Phase Activities .................................................................................................. 18
4.1.3 Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase Activities ...................................................................... 18
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION PLAN ........................................................................... 21
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN ......................................................................... 33
7.0 MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME TO MEET REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 38
7.1 MANAGEMENT STRATEGY .......................................................................................................................... 38
7.2 PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 40
8.0 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANS ........................................................................ 44
8.1 FIRE EMERGENCY ..................................................................................................................................... 44
8.2 MEDICAL OR ACCIDENT ............................................................................................................................. 44
8.3 AGROCHEMICAL SPILL ............................................................................................................................... 45
8.4 OIL SPILL ................................................................................................................................................ 46
8.5 FLOODING .............................................................................................................................................. 46
9.0 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 47
ANNEXES ....................................................................................................................................................... 48
ANNEX 1: BUSINESS OPERATING DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................... 49
ANNEX 2: MAJOR PARAMETERS FOR WASTE WATER QUALITY MONITORING ........................................................... 50
ANNEX 3: EXTRACTS OF EPA’S REVISED REGISTER OF APPROVED AND BANNED AGROCHEMICALS (DECEMBER, 2015) ..... 51
ANNEX 4: WHO RECOMMENDED CLASSIFICATION OF PESTICIDES BY HAZARD CLASSES – CLASS 1A, CLASS 1B AND CLASS II
52
ANNEX 5: ANNEXES A AND B OF STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ................................................................................. 53
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ANNEX 6: MONITORING CHECKLIST .................................................................................................................. 54
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: ENVIRONMENTALLY-BASED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE RICE FARMING PROJECT ............................................ 20
FIGURE 2: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR RICE FARMING PROJECT ................................................................................ 39
FIGURE 3: GRIEVANCE REDRESS PROCESS FOR ABIANS COMPANY LIMITED’S RICE FARMING PROJECT ........................................ 42
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................... 3
TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF WORLD BANK SAFEGUARDS POLICIES ............................................................................................ 15
TABLE 3: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION PLAN FOR IDENTIFIED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ............................................ 21
TABLE 4: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN ............................................................................................. 34
TABLE 5: ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE OPERATIONS MANAGER, FARM SUPERVISOR, CHIEF FARMER
AND FOREMAN ................................................................................................................................................. 38
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
DA District Assembly
DEMC District Environmental Management Committee
EA Environmental Assessment
EAR Environmental Assessment Regulation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan
FASDEP Food and Agriculture Sector Development Plan
GCAP Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project
GIDA Ghana Irrigation Development Authority
GNFS Ghana National Fire Service
KIS Kpong Irrigation Scheme
LI Legislative Instrument
METASIP Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan
MMDA Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly
MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture
OP Operational Procedures
PESA Preliminary Environmental and Social Assessment
PESMP Provisional Environmental and Social Management Plan
PESR Preliminary Environmental and Social Report
PNDC Provisional National Defence Council
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
SODA Shai Osudoku District Assembly
TCPD Town and Country Planning Department
WB World Bank
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Abians Company Limited, a limited liability company registered under the Companies Code of Ghana
of 1963, Act 179 and one of the 31 Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) selected Grantees,
proposes to undertake a Rice Farming Project on 35ha of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme (KIS) land at
Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The proposed project will include
3ha nucleus farm and outgrower farms totalling 32ha, with the average outgrower farm being 1.5ha.
The proposed project will utilise the existing KIS canal system for irrigation and the farm produced
will be processed and stored at Abians Company Limited’s Rice Mill and Warehouse. The Rice Mill
and Warehouse, as well as a drying platform (4,410m2) belonging to Abians Company Limited for
sun-drying paddy rice has permit from the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency with permit
number CU0011090102.
Abians Company Limited, as a beneficiary of the GCAP project, is required to comply with national
environmental regulations including the Environmental Assessment Regulations LI 1652 (1999), and
the World Bank Safeguards Policies. This Environmental and Social Management Plan is prepared to
guide the management of Abians Company Limited towards effective environmental, social and
occupational health and safety actions in the implementation of the proposed Rice Farming Project
to ensure sustainable development.
Significant Environmental and Social Impacts
The significant adverse impacts (rated as moderate or major) identified from the environmental and
social impact assessment (ESIA) of the proposed project are stated below.
Land Preparation Phase
Impacts to soil and sediment transport;
Generation and disposal of solid waste;
Occupational health & safety issues; and
Sanitation and public health issues.
Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase
Soil degradation;
Impact from air emissions;
Noise nuisance;
Waste water generation and disposal;
Solid waste management and sanitation issues;
Fire risks;
Occupational health and safety;
Public health impacts;
Pest/rodent infestation and contamination of produce;
Post-harvest losses; and
Sustainability of the farming venture.
Mitigation measures for significant potential adverse impacts
The mitigation measures for the significant adverse impacts are summarised in the table below.
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Mitigation measures for significant adverse environmental and social impacts
No. Potential Environmental
and Social Impacts
Project Activities Proposed Mitigation Measures Responsibility Cost Estimates
(Gh₵)
LAND PREPARATION PHASE
1. Impacts to soil and
sediment transport
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Flooding of field
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will maintain the bunds around the plots (fields) to prevent
cracks and retain water within the paddy field during land preparation.
Abians Company Limited will compact the slopes of the bunds and allow grass to grow
on the bunds to stabilize the soil and reduce erosion.
Only good condition and regularly serviced power tillers will be used for tilling by Abians
Company Limited to avoid leakages of fuel and breakdowns when in operation.
Operations
Manager
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2. Generation and disposal
of solid waste
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will gather and collect excess rice straw on the fields (from
previous harvesting) which will be temporarily heaped by the fields and made available
to the public for collection and use. Rice straw has various uses (thatch, composting,
mulching, bedding material for livestock, animal fodder, fuel for brick kilns and power
generation, packaging material, etc.). Abians Company Limited will educate the farmers
on the various uses of rice straw to encourage them to find alternative uses for it which
could also lead to generation of additional income.
GCAP is also collaborating with the farmers to identify potential organisations and
individuals to collect the rice straw for use.
Abians Company Limited will spread nutrient-rich de-silted material from de-silting of
waste water drains on the paddy fields to enrich the soil.
Clayey material de-silted from the drains will be used by Abians Company Limited to
maintain the slopes of the bunds.
Abians Company Limited will provide bins on site for collection and disposal of plastic
waste and polythene materials such as lubricant containers, drinking water sachets and
carrier bags at approved dump site.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
1,000
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3. Occupational health and
safety issues
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Flooding of field
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will ensure that the power tiller operators and workers have
and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety
boots/wellington boots, earplugs, hand gloves, coveralls and nose masks during all land
preparation activities.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all machine operators, farmers and workers comply
with health and safety procedures.
Sanctions will be implemented where health and safety procedures are not followed
and PPEs are not used.
Abians Company Limited will ensure that power tillers hired for land preparation are in
good condition and are well serviced, and the operators are experienced and well
trained. Good conditioned and well maintained equipment will reduce frequent
breakdowns, noise nuisance and exhaust emissions which could affect the operator’s
and other farmers’ health and safety.
First aid kits will be provided on site by Abians Company Limited to treat minor
ailments. However, major cases will be referred to the nearest hospital or health post.
Managing
Director/
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,000
4. Sanitation issues and
public health
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Flooding of field
Abians Company Limited will provide adequate waste bins at the project site for use to
minimise indiscriminate disposal of plastic and polythene material, cans and food waste
by the farmers and farm hands. These bins will be frequently transported and emptied
at dump sites approved by the Shai Osudoku District Assembly (SODA). This will prevent
the littering of the project site with cans and bottles which could collect water and
breed mosquitoes.
Waste water drains and intake channels will be regularly de-silted by Abians Company
Limited to prevent water stagnation which could breed mosquitoes.
Abians Company Limited will regularly trim weeds and grasses on bunds to prevent
breeding of mosquitoes.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,000
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Farmers and farm hands will be educated by Abians Company Limited on the health
impacts of open defecation to discourage the practice.
Sub-Total 1 (Land Preparation Phases): 5,000
FARM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PHASE
5. Soil degradation Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (use of
combine harvester);
Waste management.
Soil analysis will be carried out by Abians Company Limited to determine the chemical
conditions of the soil at the onset of the project and to know the recommended rates of
application of various soil nutrients. This will help know the deficient soil nutrients and
the right types and quantities of fertilizers to apply.
Abians Company Limited will adopt minimum/reduced tillage for the subsequent
planting seasons where possible. This will minimise impacts on soil fauna. Ploughing and
harrowing will only be done where necessary, example due to proliferation of weeds.
Abians Company Limited will till rice stocks and some rice straw into the soil to recycle
nutrients stored in them and improve soil organic matter.
Increase in organic matter content of the soil through decomposition of rice stock and
rice straw (as indicated above) will improve the soil structure.
Abians Company Limited will adopt integrated weed and pest management practices for
weed and pest control such as use of certified and disease tolerant seed varieties, use of
early maturing seed varieties, proper land preparation, early planting, following
recommended planting space between rows and plants, timely/early weeding, suitable
water management practices and the use of agrochemicals where necessary. This will
minimize the rate of agrochemical use.
Abians Company Limited will only purchase EPA approved agrochemicals from licensed
agrochemical shops for use at the recommended application rates. Abians Company
Limited will purchase and consult EPA’s current register of approved and banned
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
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agrochemicals prior to the selection and purchase of agrochemicals for use.
Abians Company Limited will, preferentially, use selective pesticides with low
environmental impact quotient (EIQ) where appropriate, rather than broad-spectrum
products, to minimize impacts on non-target species.
De-silted material from the waste water drains, which will be rich in nutrients, will be
spread on the field to enrich the soil and reduce nutrient losses through sediment
transport.
6. Impact from air
emissions
Processing of paddy rice
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and farm produce from farm to Mill
and Warehouse
Abians Company Limited will provide adequate ventilation at the rice mill to ensure
proper aeration.
Abians Company Limited will provide nose masks for all mill operators and workers in
the mill and its use will be enforced.
Sanctions will be applied by Abians Company Limited where nose masks are not used by
workers or mill operators in the mill.
Abians Company Limited will also provide nose masks for use by any customer or visitor
to the rice mill which will be strictly enforced. Any person without a nose mask will not
be allowed entry to the mill.
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
1,500 annually
7. Noise nuisance Processing of paddy rice
Bird control using noise
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and farm produce from farm to Mill
and Warehouse
Abians Company Limited will utilise engineering controls at the mill to reduce noise
generation from the source (rice milling machines) such as installation of noise barriers
around noisy parts and reducing noise transmission in the mill by installing sound-
absorbing materials on walls, ceilings and floor.
Rice milling machines will be frequently serviced and maintained by Abians Company
Limited to reduce noise generation.
Ear plugs will be provided by Abians Company Limited for all mill operators and workers
in the mill and its use will be enforced.
Abians Company Limited will apply sanctions where ear plugs are not used by workers
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
2,000 annually
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or mill operators in the mill.
Abians Company Limited will also provide ear plugs for use by any customer or visitor to
the rice mill which will be strictly enforced. Any person without an ear plug will not be
allowed entry to the mill.
8. Waste water generation
and disposal
Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Waste management (farm waste).
The adoption of integrated weed and pest management by Abians Company Limited (as
indicated above) will ensure agrochemicals are only used when necessary.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of fertilizers, weedicides and
pesticides to reduce the release of chemicals in paddy fields.
Abians Company Limited will regularly maintain the waste water drains through de-
silting and weed clearance to allow waste water released from the fields flow freely into
the main waste water drain.
Abians Company Limited will ensure any unused dilute pesticide that cannot be applied
to the crop—along with rinse water, and out of-date or no-longer approved pesticides—
would be disposed of as a hazardous waste, as per FAO guidelines.
Abians Company Limited will utilize pesticide application technologies and practices
designed to minimize off-site movement or runoff (e.g., low-drift nozzles, using the
largest droplet size and lowest pressure that are suitable for the product.
Abians Company Limited will regularly train staff and outgrowers on agrochemical
handling, usage, storage and management of empty agrochemical containers.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,500 annually
9. Solid waste
management and
sanitation issues
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Abians Company Limited will adopt the principles of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and
Recover (4 R’s) for waste management.
Rice straw has various uses (thatch, composting, mulching, bedding material for
livestock, animal fodder, fuel for brick kilns and power generation, packaging material,
etc.). Some amount of straw may be left on the field by Abians Company Limited to be
tilled into the soil and recycle nutrients stored in them. Excesses will be gathered,
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
5,000 annually
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Harvesting of paddy rice (manual or
use of combine harvester);
Waste management (farm waste).
collected and temporarily heaped by the fields and made available to the public for
collection and use.
Abians Company Limited will educate the farmers on the various uses of rice straw to
encourage them to find alternative uses for it which could also lead to generation of
additional income.
GCAP is also collaborating with the farmers to identify potential organisations and
individuals to collect the rice straw for use.
Rice husk has various uses (such as bedding material for livestock, planting material and
soil aeration in crop farming, biomass for fuel in power plants or fuel in burning
furnaces, etc.) and will be made available to any prospective user.
The options to be explored by Abians Company Limited for the management of any
excesses of rice husk will include burying and compositing, and in the long-term,
acquiring a burning furnace which can utilize rice husk as fuel to generate heat for
drying of the rice.
Abians Company Limited will educate the general public on the alternative uses of rice
husk to boost interest in the reuse of rice husks.
Abians Company Limited will spread de-silted material from the waste water drains on
the field to enrich the soil.
Clay soil de-silted from the waste water drains will be used by Abians Company Limited
to maintain the bunds.
Bins will be provided on the farm by Abians Company Limited for the collection of plastic
and polythene material such as drinking water sachets used by outgrower farmers and
workers on the nucleus farm for proper disposal at approved dump sites.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all packaging for pesticides and herbicides is
collected from the field after use and properly stored until final disposal at SODA
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approved dump sites.
Abians Company Limited will provide separate labelled bins for collection of
agrochemical containers, foil seals, lids and fertilizer sacks for return to the suppliers for
recycling/proper disposal, as per FAO guidelines. Empty agrochemical bottles/containers
will be triple-washed and punctured prior to being stored in the separate labelled bins
for returning to the suppliers. This will ensure they cannot be reused.
Abians Company Limited will ensure bins containing used agrochemical containers are
stored safely and are securely under cover prior to their safe disposal; they will not be
used for other purposes.
10. Fire risks Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Burning will not be utilised by Abians Company Limited as a farm management practice.
GCAP prohibits burning as a farm management practice and will ensure all its Grantee
Farms comply with this directive.
The canal system and farm roads around the farm will act as fire belt protecting the
farm from any bush fires emanating from outside the farm.
Abians Company Limited will establish Emergency Assembly Points at the
mill/warehouse premises and farm.
Electrical wiring at the mill and warehouse will be checked by Abians Company Limited
to ensure they are in good condition. Any faulty electrical wiring or electrical fitting will
be replaced.
Abians Company Limited will install firefighting, detection and warning equipment such
as smoke detectors, alarms and fire extinguishers at the mill and warehouse.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all equipment and machinery are regularly serviced
and maintained.
All farmers and workers will be educated by Abians Company Limited on potential
causes of fire at the farm, mill and warehouse including smoking, cooking, burning, etc.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
5,000 annually
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Abians Company Limited will train all farmers and workers on fire prevention and
control. This will be done in collaboration with the GNFS of the Shai Osudoku District.
Abians Company Limited will ensure selected farmers and workers at the mill,
warehouse and farm are trained by the GNFS as fire volunteers to manage minor fires.
11. Occupational health and
safety
Planting
Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (use of
combine harvester);
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and harvested paddy rice from farm
to Mill and Warehouse;
Processing of paddy rice;
Storage and marketing;
Waste management (farm waste).
Abians Company Limited will ensure that any pesticides used are manufactured,
formulated, packaged, labelled, handled, stored, disposed of, and applied according to
the FAO’s International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management1.
Management of Abians Company Limited will ensure that pesticides that fall under the
World Health Organization’s (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by
Hazard Classes 1a (extremely hazardous) and 1b (highly hazardous), or Annexes A and B
of the Stockholm Convention are not purchased, stored or used.
All pesticides listed in WHO Hazard Class II (moderately hazardous), will be avoided by
Abians Company Limited unless appropriate controls established with respect to the
manufacture, procurement, or distribution and/or use of these chemicals are in place.
These chemicals would not be accessible to personnel without proper training,
equipment, and facilities in which to handle, store, apply, and dispose of these products
properly.
Abians Company Limited will train all staff and outgrowers on appropriate use and
handling of agrochemicals.
Abians Company Limited will provide selected staff and outgrowers with first aid
training, including on accidents associated with agrochemical use, to administer first aid
health care in the event of any accidents.
Appropriate PPEs such as gloves, ear plugs, nose masks, coveralls, goggles, wellington
boots, etc. will be provided by Abians Company Limited for workers and farmers. The
use of PPEs will be enforced by Abians Company Limited especially during the handling
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
4,000 annually
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of agrochemicals such as during spraying of weedicides or application of fertilizers.
Safety procedures, particularly with the handling and use of agrochemicals will be
enforced by Abians Company Limited and sanctions applied when not adhered to.
Abians Company Limited will ensure that milling machines and combine harvesters
hired are in good condition and well serviced to avoid accidents.
12. Public health impacts Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and harvested paddy rice from farm
to Mill and Warehouse
Waste management (farm waste).
PPEs such as nose masks and ear plugs will be made available by Abians Company
Limited (as indicated above) for use by any customer or visitor to the rice mill section.
Abians Company Limited will ensure the use of separate labelled bins for collection of
agrochemical containers (after they are triple-washed and punctured) and other solid
waste to prevent indiscriminate disposal which could compromise public safety and also
collects water for breeding of mosquitoes.
Waste water drains will be regularly de-silted by Abians Company Limited to prevent
stagnation of water to breed mosquitoes or flood fields during heavy rains.
Weed growth on bunds will be controlled and trimmed by Abians Company Limited to
prevent breeding of mosquitoes.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of agrochemicals to reduce releases
into waste water from fields.
Abians Company Limited will discourage open defecation by staff and outgrowers
through education.
Abians Company Limited will ensure vehicles transporting harvested produce to the Rice
Mill and Warehouse will follow road regulations such as reducing speed and respecting
the rights of other road users to reduce dust emissions and avoid accidents.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
-
13. Pest/rodent infestation
and contamination of
produce
Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Abians Company Limited will adopt an integrated insect and rodent management
system to control insects and rodent infestation in the warehouse. This will include:
o Good housekeeping practices such as regular cleaning inside the warehouse and
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
4,000 annually
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proper packing of produce for ease of inspection;
o Keeping the surroundings of the warehouse clean and free from weeds;
o Preventing insects and rodents from entering the warehouse by regularly
inspecting all doors, walls, windows and roof for any openings and repairing them.
o Use of biological control, such as cats, to keep mice and other rodents from the
warehouse;
o Use of rodent traps; and
o Chemical control/fumigation through the use of EPA approved agrochemicals to
control pests and rodents.
14. Post-harvest losses Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Abians Company Limited will ensure harvested rice is properly dried to about 13-14%
moisture content to make them suitable for storage.
Abians Company Limited will provide proper ventilation at the warehouse and regularly
inspect the roof to ensure there are no openings for leakages. This is to prevent damp
conditions and rain water from getting into the warehouse.
Abians Company Limited will stack bags of produce on pallets off the ground and away
from walls to prevent any damp (moisture) from the floor and walls from reaching the
produce.
Abians Company Limited will ensure the warehouse and the surrounding environment is
always kept clean and free from weeds.
Bags of rice will be properly arranged on pallets and the pallets will be arranged in rows
with adequate spacing in between to ensure ease of cleaning the warehouse and
inspection of produce for rodents and insects.
Abians Company Limited will ensure new produce from the farm/mill are not mixed with
old produce in the warehouse by storing the new produce at a different section in the
warehouse.
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
-
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No. Potential Environmental
and Social Impacts
Project Activities Proposed Mitigation Measures Responsibility Cost Estimates
(Gh₵)
Abians Company Limited will adopt “first in first out” practices to ensure that old
produce are always sold first.
Any infested produce will be immediately removed by Abians Company Limited and
destroyed to prevent infestation of other produce.
Chemical treatment/fumigation, by using only EPA approved agrochemicals, will be used
by Abians Company Limited to control pest/rodents and diseases where necessary.
15. Sustainability of the
farming venture
All project activities
A well trained and experienced Operations Manager will be employed by Abians
Company Limited to oversee the farm’s operations.
Abians Company Limited will sell farm produce at realistic market prices to generate
sufficient revenue.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of resources such as agrochemicals,
etc. to minimize economic losses.
Abians Company Limited will regularly provide training for staff and outgrowers on
improved agronomic practices.
Only seedlings from improved and certified seed varieties will be purchased and used by
Abians Company Limited to enhance productivity.
The Shai Osudoku District’s Department of Agriculture will be regularly consulted by
Abians Company Limited for technical and agronomic advice.
Managing
Director/
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
3,000 annually
Sub-Total 2 (Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase): 27,000
GRAND TOTAL (Sub-Total 1 + Sub-Total 2): 32,000
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Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan
Monitoring programmes developed for the proposed Rice Farming Project include the following:
Air quality;
Noise level;
Waste water quality;
Soil fertility and quality;
Occupational/Public health and safety;
Waste management;
Fire risks;
Pest/rodent infestation and contamination of produce;
Post-harvest losses;
Public complaints/grievances; and
Sustainability of farming venture.
The environmental and social monitoring plan requires detailed cost analysis after project
development to determine the budget needed for implementation. Initial cost estimates provided
indicates that over Thirty Four Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢34,000.00) will be needed annually for
the programme.
Monitoring Checklist
A monitoring checklist for the above mentioned environmental and social parameters is as follows:
No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
1. Air quality TSP, PM10, NOx, SOx, CO Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Quarterly Air Quality
Monitoring Expert/
Operations Manager
2. Noise level Noise Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Quarterly Noise Level
Monitoring Expert/
Operations Manager
3. Waste water
quality
-Physicochemical parameters
Colour; Odour; Turbidity; Conductivity;
Total Dissolved Solids; Nitrate;
Phosphate; Biological Oxygen Demand;
Chemical Oxygen Demand; Grease/Oil
-Pesticide residue parameters
Alpha BHC; Beta BHC; Gamma BHC;
Delta BHC; Heptachlor; Aldrin;
Heptachlor Epoxide; Alpha-Endosulfan;
4,4’-DDE; Dieldrin Endrin; Beta-
Endosulfan; 4,4’-DDD; Endosulphan
Sulfate; Endrin Aldehyde; 4,4’-DDT;
-Waste water
drain from rice
field
Biannually (Wet
and dry season)
Environmental
Consultant/
Operations Manager
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No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
Endrin Ketone; Methoxychlor
4. Soil fertility and
quality
Texture; pH; organic carbon; total
nitrogen; available phosphorus;
available potassium; exchangeable
cations like Ca, Mg, Na, K; CEC
Within the farm Onset of project
and
subsequently
biennially
Soil Scientist/ Farm
Manager
5. Waste
Management
-Availability and use of separate
labelled bins
-Records on frequency and location of
waste disposal site of domestic and
construction waste.
-Records on agrochemical containers
collected and returned to suppliers for
recycling/proper disposal
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
6. Environmental
compliance
-Quarterly returns of Monitoring
Reports to EPA (in line with LI 1652)
- Quarterly Consultants/
Operations Manager
-Annual environmental, health and
safety audits
-Preparation of Annual Environmental
Reports (in line with LI 1652)
Annually
-Preparation of Environmental and
Social Management Plan (in line with LI
1652)
18 months after
receiving permit
and
subsequently
every 3 years
-EPA permit well displayed on premise Continuously
displayed
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC/SAFETY MONITORING
1. Occupational/
Public health and
safety
-Availability and proper use of PPEs
-Adherence to health and safety
procedures
-Records on frequency, type and source
of illness/accident/injury
-Records on trainings received on
health and safety
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
2. Fire risks -Creation of fire belt -Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
On set of dry
season
(October/
November)
Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
-Availability of firefighting equipment at
farm and warehouse (smoke detectors,
fire alarm, fire extinguishers)
-Maintenance records of machinery
and equipment, including firefighting
equipment
Continuous
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No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
-Training records on fire prevention and
control
-Hanging/loose electrical wires
-Records on fire occurrence
3. Pest/rodent
infestation and
contamination of
produce
-Cleaning roster
-Inspection records
-Chemical control/ Fumigation records
-Maintenance records
-Records on contaminated produce
-Warehouse Continuous Foreman/ Operations
Manager
4. Post-harvest
losses
-Adequate ventilation at warehouse
-Condition of warehouse environment
(cleanliness, weed growth, etc.)
-Arrangement of produce in the
warehouse
-Physical condition of produce
-Records on produce (including records
on quantity stored and records on
infested produce)
-Chemical control/ fumigation records
-Warehouse Continuous Foreman/ Operations
Manager
5. Public
complaints/
Grievances
-Type and nature of complaints and
concerns;
-Complaint records (Record of
grievance and number
resolved/unresolved)
-Management and Stakeholder
Meetings
Project
community
Continuous Operations Manager/
Managing Director
6. Sustainability of
farming venture
-Qualification of Farm Manager
-Training records for farmers/ workers
-Pricing of produce compared to
prevailing market prices
-Records on sales
-Records on resource consumption
(such as utility bills, use of
agrochemicals, etc.)
-Maintenance records
-Financial records
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman, Operations
Manager/ Managing
Director
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Management Programme to Meet Requirements
The management programmes proposed to meet the mitigation measures and monitoring
programmes are as follows:
Management strategy;
o Management Structuring; and
o Farmers/Workers’ information and training.
Performance monitoring and institutional reporting requirement;
o Environmental and social monitoring programmes;
o Annual environmental and safety audit and review;
o Annual environmental report and ESMP;
o Factories Inspectorate Department and Ghana National Fire Service;
o Public participation;
o Grievance redress mechanism;
o Awareness creation; and
o Data collection, documentation and archiving.
Emergency Response Procedures
Response measures have been proposed for the following emergencies which may arise during the
project implementation:
Fire;
Medical or accidents;
Agrochemical spill;
Oil spill; and
Flooding.
Conclusion
Abians Company Limited acknowledges that its activities and operations do impact on the
environment, workers, customers and the public and is very mindful of its obligations towards the
protection of the environment and ensure the health and safety of the farmers, customers and the
community.
The environmental and health and safety action plans outlined in this ESMP as well as emergency
response plans will be implemented and monitored to ensure effective mitigation and management
of the project impacts. The implementation of the proposed mitigation measures for the Land
Preparation Phase will cost Abians Company Limited about GH¢5,000 whiles the implementation of
the mitigation and monitoring measures for the Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase will cost
Abians Company Limited about GH¢61,000 annually.
However, the benefits of a sound environmental, social, health and safety management will offset
the costs. The benefits include high productivity, improved health of farmers and workers, reduction
in medical bills, elimination or reduction of possible legal issues, projection of good public image and
better relationship with regulatory agencies.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) commenced in 2012 under the auspices of the
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) with investment support from the World Bank and USAID.
GCAP as part of its implementation plan has established a Matching Grant Scheme to leverage
private investment to spur inclusive and competitive agricultural growth that integrates smallholder
farms into commercial agriculture in Ghana. The first call for Proposals for matching grants, launched
in December 2013, culminated in the award of grants to 31 firms (or Grantees).
Abians Company Limited, a limited liability company registered under the Companies Code of Ghana
of 1963, Act 179 (see Annex 1) and one of the 31 GCAP selected Grantees, proposes to undertake a
Rice Farming Project on 35ha of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme (KIS) land at Asutuare in the Shai
Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The proposed project will include 3ha nucleus farm
and outgrower farms totalling 32ha, with the average outgrower farm being 1.5ha. The proposed
project will utilise the existing KIS canal system for irrigation and the farm produced will be
processed and stored at Abians Company Limited’s Rice Mill and Warehouse. The Rice Mill and
Warehouse, as well as a drying platform (4,410m2) belonging to Abians Company Limited for sun-
drying paddy rice has permit from the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency with permit number
CU0011090102.
Abians Company Limited, as a beneficiary of the GCAP project, is required to comply with national
environmental regulations including the Environmental Assessment Regulations LI 1652 (1999), and
the World Bank Safeguards Policies. GCAP, as part of the technical assistance it provides to the
Grantees under components/ subcomponents 2 and 3, has contracted Messrs SAL Consult Limited to
support 27 GCAP selected Grantees with the following:
i. Preparation and completion of their Preliminary Environmental and Social Assessment (PESA),
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management
Plan (ESMP);
ii. To obtain environmental permits from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and
iii. To comply with the World Bank’s Safeguards Policy on Environmental Assessment (OP 4.01).
This Environmental and Social Management Plan is prepared to guide the management of Abians
Company Limited towards effective environmental, social and occupational health and safety actions
in the implementation of the proposed Rice Farming Project to ensure sustainable development.
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2.0 POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The relevant national and sector policies and plans, national legal and institutional frameworks and
World Bank safeguards policies to guide the implementation of the proposed Rice Farming Project to
ensure sustainable development and compliance with national and international regulations are
briefly described in this chapter.
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Table 1: Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework Policy/Legal/Regulatory
Framework
Key Compliance Requirements
Applicability to Grantee's Undertaking/Project
Policy Framework
Ghana Shared Growth and
Development Agenda, 2010
It provides for the Vision for the Agricultural, Environment and Natural Resource Sectors in Chapter four.
The main focus of the agricultural sector is to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and ensure its
linkage with industry through the application of science, technology and innovation.
The modernized agriculture sector is expected to underpin the transformation of the economy through
job creation, increased export earnings, food security, and supply of raw materials for value addition and
rural development as well as significant reduction in the incidence of poverty.
The proposed project will use utilize the KIS irrigation
facilities as well as hire combine harvesters for use to
enhance crop productivity and contribute to improving
food security in the country. It will also create jobs for
the people of Asutuare, improve livelihoods and
enhance the rural economy.
Twenty-one (21) rice farmers have been registered as
outgrowers for the project, whose crop productivity and
incomes will be boosted through the project. Abians
Company Limited is expected to have a permanent staff
number of 8 when the project is in operation, and
Asutuare community members will be prioritized. About
100 people may be employed to perform various
functions (such as transplanting, bird control and manual
harvesting) on the nucleus and outgrowers’ farms during
each farming season.
National Environmental Policy,
2012
The ultimate aim of the Policy is to improve the surroundings, living conditions and the quality of life of
the entire citizenry, both present and future. It seeks to promote sustainable development through
ensuring a balance between economic development and natural resource conservation. The policy thus
makes a high quality environment a key element supporting the country’s economic and social
development.
The proposed project must promote sustainable
development by including economic, social and
environmental considerations.
National Land Policy, 1999 The key aspects of the policy relevant to the project include: The project site is not a protected area, forest or wildlife
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The use of any land in Ghana for sustainable development, the protection of water bodies and the
environment and any other socioeconomic activity will be determined through national land use
planning guidelines based on sustainable principles in the long term national interest.
Land categories outside Ghana's permanent forest and wildlife estates are available for such uses as
agriculture, timber, mining and other extractive industries, and human settlement within the context
of a national land use plan.
All land and water resources development activities must conform to the environmental laws in the
country and where Environmental Impact Assessment report is required this must be provided.
Environmental protection within the 'polluter pays' principle will be enforced.
estate and has been zoned for agricultural purposes.
The implementation of the project will conform to the
environmental laws of the country which includes,
registration with EPA, Preliminary Environmental and
Social Assessment and obtaining an environmental
permit prior to commencement.
National Environmental Action
Plan/Policy, 1994
The National Environmental Action Plan was initiated to define a set of policy actions, related
investments and institutional strengthening activities that would make Ghana’s development strategy
more environmentally sustainable. The Plan formulated a national environmental policy as the
framework for implementing the Action Plan.
The Policy aims at ensuring a sound management of resources and the environment, and to avoid any
exploitation of these resources in a manner that might cause irreparable damage to the environment.
Specifically, it provides for maintenance of ecosystems and ecological processes essential for the
functioning of the biosphere, sound management of natural resources and the environment, and
protection of humans, animals and plants and their habitats.
The design and implementation of the proposed project
will take into consideration measures to promote the
sustainable use of natural resources and ensure
environmental management.
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National Water Policy, 2007 The objective of Section 2.2.3 Focus Area 3 –Water for Food Security is to ensure availability of water in
sufficient quantity and quality for cultivation of food crops, watering of livestock and sustainable
freshwater fisheries to achieve sustainable food security for the country. The relevant policy measures
and/or actions to be undertaken include:
(i) encouraging efficient use of fertilizers to reduce pollution of water bodies and ensure conservation
of water; and
(ii) promoting and encouraging water use efficiency techniques in agriculture and reducing transmission
losses of water in irrigation systems.
The proposed project will ensure efficient use of
fertilizers and put in measures to ensure water use
efficiency and reduce transmission losses in the
irrigation system.
National Employment Policy, 2012 The National Employment Policy indicates that poverty is still high at about 28.5 percent and that there is
a strong correlation between the employment situation and poverty. The policy states that the key
source of demand for labour emanates from the productive sectors of the economy, namely, agriculture,
industry and service. One of the key strategies of the employment policy is to promote farm and non-
farm rural employment through modernization of agriculture, improving the productivity of farmers and
contract farming arrangements, promoting effective linkages between farm and non-farm activities
among others.
The Rice Farming Project will provide employment
opportunities for about 130 people from Asutuare
(including nucleus staff, outgrowers and casual workers
to be engaged on the nucleus and outgrower farms). It
will also enhance the productivity of the selected
outgrowers through capacity building and the provision
of inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizers, etc.
National Climate Change Policy,
2013
The Policy is built on seven (7no.) systematic pillars and the objective of the Policy is to mitigate and
ensure an effective adaptation in key sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and food security,
natural resources management, energy, industry and infrastructure among others.
Under the Agriculture and Food Security area, the key objectives are:
Develop climate-resilient agriculture and food systems for all agro-ecological zones; and
Develop human resource capacity for climate-resilient.
The key actions to achieve these objectives which are related to the proposed project include:
Develop climate-resilient cropping and livestock systems as well as crop varieties and livestock breeds
tolerant to flooding, drought and salinity;
The climate-resilient technology to be adopted for the
proposed project include use of improved rice varieties
and irrigation facilities.
The project will develop human resource capacity in
climate-resilient technology through capacity building
and utilizing irrigation facilities and improve post-harvest
management through the processing and storage of the
rice.
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Promote appropriate technologies for small-scale irrigation, water re-use and water harvesting; and
Improve post-harvest capacity, e.g., storage and processing facilities and infrastructure.
National Irrigation policy, 2010 The objective of irrigation policy is to expand and improve the efficiency of irrigation to support
agricultural development and growth. It will be pursued with principles of sustainability in operation and
maintenance, and use of natural resources, equitable access by women to benefits of irrigation, and the
rights to participate in irrigation management. The targets of the Ghana Irrigation Policy are to attain
national food security, increase livelihood options, intensify and diversify production of agricultural
commodities.
The proposed project will utilize the KIS irrigation
facilities to enhance crop productivity. The selected
outgrowers, including women, will have access to the
irrigation facilities to increase their productivity and
enhance their livelihoods.
Food and Agriculture Sector
Development Policy (FASDEP).
The revised FASDEP of 2006 (FASDEP II) emphasizes the sustainable utilization of all resources and
commercialization of activities in the sector with market-driven growth in mind and with emphasis on
environmental sustainability.
The Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan (METASIP) developed to implement FASDEP II over
the medium term 2011-2015 includes the following programmes:
Food security and emergency preparedness;
Improved growth in incomes;
Increased competitiveness and enhanced integration into domestic and international markets;
Sustainable management of land and environment; and
Science and technology applied in food and agriculture development
The project will utilize irrigation facilities and hire
combine harvesters for use to increase productivity,
improve incomes and food security and increase
competitiveness on the market. The harvested produce
will be purchased by the nucleus farmer (Abians
Company Limited) for processing, packaging and
marketing which will increase the product quality and
market value.
National Legal Framework
The Constitution of the Republic of
Ghana, 1992
The Constitution includes some provisions to protect the right of individuals to private property, and also
sets principles under which citizens may be deprived of their property in the public interest (described in
Articles 18 and 20). Article 18 provides that “Every person has the right to own property either alone or
in association with others.”
Abians Company Limited is a sole ownership enterprise
which is regulated and governed by the constitution of
Ghana
The State Lands Act 1963, Act 125
The Act 125 vests the authority to acquire land for the public interest in the President of the Republic. It
also gives responsibility for registering a claim on the affected person or group of persons, and provides
The 35ha land proposed for the project is part of the
Kpong Irrigation Scheme lands which is a state land.
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details of the procedure to do this. The State Lands Act, 1962 provides some details to be taken into
consideration when calculating compensation such as definitions for (1) cost of disturbance, (2) market
value, (3) replacement value, and so on.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Act 1994, Act 490
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 1994 (Act 490) gives mandate to the Agency to ensure
compliance of all investments and undertakings with laid down Environmental Assessment (EA)
procedures in the planning and execution of development projects, including compliance in respect of
existing ones. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 490 Section 12 of 1994 confers
enforcement and control powers on the EPA to compel existing companies to submit environmental or
pollution management plans on their operations as a management tool for effective pollution control.
The EPA is the responsible for issuing environmental permits for operations such as this project subject to
EPA review.
The part two of the EPA Act (Pesticides Control and Management) requires that any person who wishes
to use pesticides must register and obtain a license from the Agency.
The implementation of proposed farming project will be
in compliance with the Environmental Assessment (EA)
procedures for approval of the EPA.
The proposed project will involve the use of pesticides
and Abians Company Limited is required by this Act to
register and obtain a license from EPA.
Environmental Assessment
Regulations 1999, LI 1652
The Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652) enjoins any proponent or person to register
an undertaking with the Agency and obtain an Environmental Permit prior to commencement of the
project. This regulation allows the EPA to place proposed undertakings at the appropriate level of
environmental assessment. The LI 1652 seeks to ensure that development is undertaken in a sustainable
environment.
The project is complying with LI 1652 through the
following:
i. The project has been registered with the EPA;
ii. A PESR has been done for Abians Company Limited;
iii. EPA will issue a permit for the rice farming operations
upon acceptance of the PESR;
iv. Abians Company Limited will submit Annual Reports
to the EPA;
v. Abians Company Limited will pay statutory fees for the
EPA permit;
vi. Abians Company Limited will submit an ESMP to the
EPA; and
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vii. Abians Company Limited will visibly display their EPA
permit at their office/mill/warehouse premises.
The Fees and Charges (Amendment
Instrument), 2015 (LI 2228)
The Fees and Charges (Amendment) Instrument 2015 (L.I. 2228) provides comprehensive rates, fees and
charges collectable by Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), such as the Environmental
Protection Agency, for goods and services delivered to the public.
Abians Company Limited, in obtaining an environmental
permit from the EPA, will pay all necessary fees and
charges as prescribed by LI 2228
Local Government Act 1993, Act
462
This Act establishes and regulates the local government system and gives authority to the RCC and the
District Assembly to exercise political and administrative power in the Regions and District, provide
guidance, give direction to, and supervise all other administrative authorities in the regions and district
respectively. The Assembly is mandated to initiate programmes for the development of basic
infrastructure and provide municipal works and services as well as be responsible for the development,
improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the district.
Abians Company Limited will work closely with the Shai
Osudoku District Assembly in the development of the
proposed project
Ghana National Fire Service Act
1997 (Act 537)
The Act re-establishes the National Fire Service to provide for the management of undesired fires and to
make provision for related matters. The objective of the Service is to prevent and manage undesired fire.
For the purpose of achieving its objective; the Service is to organise public fire education programmes to
create and sustain awareness of the hazards of fire, heighten the role of the individual in the prevention
of fire and provide technical advice for building plans in respect of machinery and structural layouts to
facilitate escape from fire, rescue operations and fire management. The GNFS has a rural fire department
responsible for the control and management of bushfires.
This act requires Abians Company Limited to register the
mill and warehouse with the GNFS who will provide
services in the management of all fire outbreaks. The
GNFS is mandated to create awareness and sensitization
programmes on fire prevention and control.
The Fire Precaution (Premises)
Regulations 2003, LI 1724
The Fire Precaution (Premises) Regulations 2003 (LI 1724) requires all premises intended for use as
workplaces to have Fire Certificates and confers enforcement powers on the Ghana National Fire Service
(GNFS) to demand a fire certificate for premises that are put to use as a place of work.
The Regulation requires Abians Company Limited to
obtain a Fire certificate for the operation of the mill and
warehouse.
Factories, Offices and Shops Act
1970, Act 328
The Factories, Offices and Shops Act of 1970 (Act 328), as amended by the Factories Offices and Shops
(Amendment) Law 1983 PNDCL 66, the Factories Offices and Shops (Amendment) Law 1991 PNDCL 275
s.1 (a), and the Ghana National Fire Service Act, 1997 (Act 537) requires all proponents to register every
factory/workplace with the Chief Inspector of Factories Inspectorate Division. The Act requires all
factories, offices and shops to among others, notify the Chief Inspector of accidents, dangerous
occurrences and industrial diseases, post in a prominent position in every factory the prescribed abstract
The Act enjoins Abians Company Limited to register the
mill and warehouse with the Factories Inspectorate
Division, post the abstract of the act at a prominent
place at the premises and notify the Chief Inspector of
any accidents, dangerous occurrences and industrial
diseases.
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of the act and other notices and documentations, as well as outlines the regulations to safeguard the
health and safety of workers.
The Labour Act 2003, Act 651 Section 118(1) of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) stipulates that it is the duty of an employer to ensure
that every worker employed works under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions.
Act 651 contains a number of specific provisions relating to an employer’s duty of care to its workers.
These include providing and maintaining “at the workplace, plant and system of work that are safe and
without risk to health” and taking “steps to prevent contamination of the workplaces by, and protect the
workers from, toxic gases, noxious substances, vapours, dust, fumes, mists and other substances or
materials likely to cause risk to safety or health”.
A worker is required to report situations that he believes may pose “an imminent and serious danger to
his or her life, safety or health”.
Abians Company Limited will be committed to ensuring
the safety and health of the farmers by providing a safe
working environment and providing the required
apparatus and measures to mitigate impacts.
Workmen’s Compensation Law
1987
It is to provide for the payment of compensation to workmen for personal injuries caused by accidents
arising out and in the course of their employment. The tenets of the law places a large share of the
burden of supporting workers injured at the workplace on the shoulders of the employers.
The proposed project has health and accident risks. The
Law enjoins Abians Company Limited as an employer to
ensure and be responsible for the safety of its workers
and reward compensation to its workers for injuries
arising in the course of work in accordance with this Law.
Control of Bush Fires Law of 1983
(PNDCL 46)
It seeks to control the setting of bush fires by criminalizing the intentional, reckless, or negligent causing
of such fires and holding the offender liable for all consequences of the fire.
Bush fire is a risk to the proposed project and Abians
Company Limited will be guided by these Laws to take
lawful action against any such offender. Control and Prevention of Bushfire
law, PNDCL 229
Section 2 defines “starting of a bushfire”. A person starts a bushfire if an action of that person results in
the uncontrolled burning of a farm, forest or grassland. The Chief Conservator of Forests or the Chief
Game and Wildlife Officer may authorize starting of fires by authorized officers in Conservation Areas
under section 4.
Lands Commission Act 2008, Act
767
The Lands Commission Act 2008 re-establishes the Lands Commission to integrate the operations of
public service land institutions in order to secure effective and efficient land administration to provide for
related matters. The objectives of the Commission are to:
Promote the judicious use of land by the society and ensure that land use is in accordance with
The proposed development is in line with the objectives
of the Commission for sustainable development of land
and conforms to the development goals of the Accra
plains.
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sustainable management principles and the maintenance of a sound eco-system; and
Ensure that land development is effected in conformity with the nation’s development goals.
Ghana Investment Promotion
Centre Act 1994, Act 478
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act 1994 (Act 478) requires that every investor wishing to
invest in the country must in its appraisal of proposed investment projects or enterprises, “…have regard
to any effect the enterprise is likely to have on the environment and measures proposed for the
prevention and control of any harmful effects to the environment...”.
Abians Company Limited acknowledges that the
proposed project has environmental impacts and
measures have been proposed to address the impacts
such as the preparation of the PESR and this standalone
ESMP.
Water Resources Commission
(WRC) Act 1996, Act 522
The Water Resources Commission Act, 1996 (Act 522) establishes and mandates the Water Resources
Commission (WRC) as the sole agency responsible for the regulation and management of the utilisation
of water resources and for the co-ordination of any policy in relation to them.
Section 13 prohibits the use of water (divert, dam, store, abstract or use water resources or construct or
maintain any works for the use of water resources) without authority. Section 16 empowers the
Commission to grant Water Rights (water use permits) to prospective users. The Act states under Section
24 that any person who pollutes or fouls a water resource beyond the level that the EPA may prescribe,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or a term of imprisonment or both.
The proposed project will involve irrigation, depending
on the KIS facilities. The Kpong Irrigation Scheme has
obtained water use rights from WRC.
Water Use Regulations 2001, LI
1692
The Water Use Regulations 2001, LI 1692 prohibits the use of water resources without authority from the
Water Resources Commission. The Act provides under section 16 for any person to apply to the
Commission in writing for the grant of water right. The Regulations also prescribe the raw water charges
and processing fees to be paid by prospective water users with respect to the water use permits. The
Commission is also mandated to request for evidence that an environmental impact assessment or an
environmental management plan has been approved by the EPA before issuance of the Water Use
Permit.
The Kpong Irrigation Scheme has water use permit from
WRC, and pay all due charges and fees as prescribed by
the Act.
Town and Country Planning
Ordinance, 1945, CAP 84
The Town and Country Planning Act 1945, CAP 84 seeks to ensure the orderly and progressive
development of land, town and other areas whether urban or rural for conserving and developing
resources and to preserve and improve amenities thereof, and for related matters. It is the principal
legislation in force regulating the general planning and development of human settlements.
The proposed area for Abians Company Limited’s
operations has been zoned by the Town and Country
Planning Department (TCPD) for Agriculture. The
development is thus in accord with the objectives of the
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TCPD.
The Children’s Act 1998, Act 560 The Act spells out the rights of the child, quasi-judicial/judicial child adjudication, parentage
/custody/access/maintenance, fosterage/ adoption and employment of children issues. The Act defines a
child as a person below the age of 18 years. The minimum age for admission of a child to employment is
fifteen years and the minimum age for the engagement of a person in hazardous work is eighteen years.
No person shall engage a child in exploitative labour and labour is exploitative of a child if it deprives the
child of its health, education or development.
Abians Company Limited will be guided by this Act in the
employment of labour for the proposed project and will
ensure all farmhands engaged by the outgrower farmers
are not below the minimum age.
Ghana Meteorological Agency
2004, Act 687
This Act establishes the Ghana Meteorological Agency, which replaces the Meteorological Services
Department. The Agency is to provide meteorological information, advice, and warnings for the benefit
of agriculture, civil and military aviation among others to mitigate the effects of natural disasters such as
floods, storms and droughts on socio-economic development and projects. The Agency is to provide
accurate date on climatic data which are relevant for establishing climate change trends.
Abians Company Limited will work closely with the
Ghana Meteorological Agency especially in seeking
meteorological information and advice for the proposed
project.
Institutional Framework
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA is the body responsible for regulating the environment and ensuring the implementation of
government policies on the environment. The functions of the Agency include:
ensuring compliance with any laid down environmental impact assessment procedures in the
planning and execution of development projects, including compliance in the respect of existing
projects;
promoting effective planning in the management of the environment;
imposing and collecting environmental protection levies in accordance with the Environmental
Protection Agency Act 1994, Act 490 or regulations made under the Act; and
acting in liaison and co-operation with government agencies, District Assemblies and other bodies
and institutions to control pollution and generally protect the environment.
Abians Company Limited will follow and abide by all EPA
procedures (refer to Environmental Assessment
Regulations 1999, LI 1652) in the implementation of the
project.
Water Resources Commission
(WRC)
WRC was established by an Act of Parliament (Act 522 of 1996) with the mandate to regulate and
manage Ghana's Water Resources and co-ordinate government policies in relation to them. The Act
stipulates that ownership and control of all water resources are vested in the President on behalf of the
The Kpong Irrigation Scheme has water use permit from
the WRC
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people, and clearly defines the WRC as the overall body responsible for water resources management in
Ghana. The functions of the WRC as established under Act 522 among other things are to:
Formulate and enforce policies in water resources conservation, development and management in the
country;
Coordinate the activities of the various agencies (public and private) in the development and
conservation of water resources;
Enforce, in collaboration with relevant agencies, measures to control water pollution; and
Be responsible for appraising water resources development project proposals, both public and private,
before implementation.
Ghana Irrigation Development
Authority (GIDA)
GIDA is a semi-autonomous agency of MOFA which was established by the Supreme Military Council
Decree 85 (SMCD) of 1977 to explore all water resources for livelihood options in agriculture at
appropriate scales for all communities. Its functions include formulating, developing and implementing
irrigation and drainage plans for all year round agriculture production, livestock and fish culture in
Ghana. Currently, its services and activities include:
Developing design standards for irrigation infrastructure;
Designing irrigation infrastructure and related facilities e.g. dams, ponds, and tube-wells;
Carrying out land-use planning in areas earmarked for irrigation development;
Providing public irrigation facilities;
Providing technical and managerial services for effective use of irrigation facilities; and
Developing and disseminating adaptive irrigation technology.
The proposed project will utilize irrigation facilities of the
Kpong Irrigation Scheme of GIDA and the 35ha land for
the project is under KIS. Abians Company Limited will
work closely with GIDA through the management of KIS
for the proposed project.
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
(MOFA)
MOFA promotes sustainable agriculture and agribusiness through research and technology development,
effective extension and other support services to farmers, processors, and traders for improved human
livelihood. The Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II) and the Medium Term
Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP) seeks to guide development and interventions in the
agriculture sector. The revised policy (FASDEP II) emphasizes the sustainable utilization of all resources
MOFA is a major stakeholder of the project.
The Regional and District Departments of Agriculture
have the mandate of offering extension services and
support to ensure sustainability and the successful
implementation of the project.
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and commercialization of activities in the sector with market-driven growth in mind. Enhancement of
productivity of the commodity value chain, through the application of science and technology, with
emphasis on environmental sustainability. The policy also ensures consistency with national
development objectives as specified in the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GPRS II).
Local Government Authority The Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and the Metropolitan /Municipal/District Assemblies (MMDAs)
are responsible for the overall development of the region and metropolis/municipality/district
respectively.
Acts 462 and 480, which established the current district assembly structure, designate the
District/Municipal/Metropolitan Assembly as the planning authority, charged with the overall
development of the district.
With regard to environmental management at the district level, the District Environmental Management
Committees (DEMC) has been set up by law (Act 462) to among other things:
promote and provide guidelines for the establishment of community level environmental committees
to put into effect the environmental programmes of the Assembly in the community; and
Plan and recommend to the DA, strategies and activities for the improvement and protection of the
environment with emphasis on fragile and sensitive areas, river courses etc.
The project is located in the Shai Osudoku District and
will be influenced by decisions and plans of the Greater
Accra Regional Coordinating Council and the Shai
Osudoku District Assembly. The Assembly will play key
role in the successful implementation and related
activities of the project.
Lands Commission The Lands Commission was established by Article 258 of the 1992 Constitution and the Lands
Commission Act, 2008 (Act 767). The functions of the Lands Commission includes amongst others;
to manage public lands and other lands vested in the President by the Constitution on behalf of the
Government of Ghana;
advise the Government, local authorities and traditional authorities on the policy framework for the
development of particular areas of the country to ensure that the development of individual pieces of
land is coordinated with the relevant development plan for the area concerned; and
ensure that through sound, sustainable land use planning, socio-economic activities are consistent
with sound land use through sustainable land use planning in the long term national development
The proposed site for the project is part of the KIS lands
which is a public land and the management of such state
acquired lands is under the jurisdiction of the Public and
Vested Lands Management Division of the Lands
Commission.
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goals.
The Public and Vested Lands Management Division of the Lands Commission facilitates the acquisition of
land for Government and manages state acquired and vested lands in conformity with approved land use
plans.
Traditional Authorities In Ghana, people of common descent owe allegiance to a symbol of collective authority, such as the
‘stool’ for the Akans of southern Ghana or the ‘skin’ for the northern peoples. Traditional authorities play
a role in the administration of the area. At the village level, family and land disputes and development
issues are also traditionally dealt with by the village chief and elders.
In addition to providing an important leadership role, especially in the more rural areas, chiefs act as
custodians of stool/skin land, can mobilise their people for developmental efforts and arbitrate in the
resolution of local disputes. Although chiefs have no direct political authority, some are appointed by the
Government on District Assemblies.
The proposed project site falls under the Osudoku
Traditional Council who are key stakeholders to the
project.
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2.1 World Bank Safeguards Policies
The World Bank (WB) has published policies/procedures to guide the safe development of projects it
is funding. Among the ten (10) WB Safeguards Policies, two (2) – OP 4.01 and OP 4.09 – are triggered
by the proposed project. The WB safeguards policies and a summary of their core requirements are
provided in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Summary of World Bank Safeguards Policies
No World Bank
Safeguard
Policy
Summary of core requirements Potential for
Trigger under
proposed project
Remarks or
recommendation for
proposed project
1 OP 4.01
Environmental
Assessment
Requires environmental assessment (EA)
of projects proposed for Bank financing to
help ensure that they are environmentally
sound and sustainable, and thus to
improve decision making. The EA takes
into account the natural environment (air,
water, and land); human health and
safety; social aspects (involuntary
resettlement, indigenous peoples, and
physical cultural resources); and
transboundary and global environmental
aspects. It categorizes proposed projects
into categories A, B, C or FI based on the
extent of adverse impacts anticipated
from the project.
Triggered The proposed project
falls in Category B, thus
a PESA is required
2 OP 4.04:
Natural
Habitats
Do not finance projects that degrade or
convert critical habitats. Support projects
that affect non- critical habitats only if no
alternatives are available and if acceptable
mitigation measures are in place. The
policy strictly limits the circumstances
under which any Bank-supported project
can damage natural habitats (land and
water areas where most of the native
plant and animal species are still present).
Not triggered Project locations and
design will not affect
any critical habitats.
3 OP 4.09: Pest
Management
Support integrated approaches to pest
management, identify pesticides that may
be financed under the project and
develop appropriate pest management
plan to address this.
Triggered GCAP has prepared a
Pest Management Plan
(PMP) which will guide
Abians Company
Limited’s operations.
4 OP 4.36: Forest
Aim is to reduce deforestation, enhance
the environmental contribution of
forested areas, promote afforestation,
reduce poverty, and encourage economic
development.
Support sustainable and conservation
oriented forestry. Do not finance projects
that involve significant conversion or
degradation of critical forest areas.
Not triggered Project location and
design will not affect
any critical forests.
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No World Bank
Safeguard
Policy
Summary of core requirements Potential for
Trigger under
proposed project
Remarks or
recommendation for
proposed project
5 OP 4.11:
Physical
Cultural
Resources
Investigate and inventorise cultural
resources potentially affected. Include
mitigation measures when there are
adverse impacts on physical cultural
resources or avoid if possible
Not triggered No culturally sensitive
sites identified.
6 OP 4.12:
Involuntary
Resettlement
Assist displaced persons in their effort to
improve or at least restore their standards
of living. Avoid resettlement where
feasible or minimise. Displaced persons
should share in project profits.
The policy aims to avoid involuntary
resettlement to the extent feasible, or to
minimize and mitigate its adverse social
and economic impacts.
The policy prescribes compensation and
other resettlement measures to achieve
its objectives and requires that borrowers
prepare adequate resettlement planning
instruments prior to Bank appraisal of
proposed projects.
Not triggered The study did not find
any evidence of
existence or occurrence
of Involuntary
Resettlement.
7 OP 4.10:
Indigenous
Peoples
Screen to determine presence of
indigenous peoples in project area. Policy
triggered whether potential impacts are
positive or negative. Design mitigation
measures and benefits that reflect
indigenous peoples’ cultural preferences.
Not triggered No indigenous groups
were identified.
8 OP 4.37: Safety
of Dams
Requires that experienced and competent
professionals design and supervise
construction, and that the borrower
adopts and implements dam safety
measures through the project cycle.
The policy distinguishes between small
and large dams by defining small dams as
those normally less than 15 meters in
height. Large dams are 15 meters or more
in height.
Not triggered The proposed project
does not involve the
construction of dams.
9 OP 7.50:
Projects on
International
Waterways
Ascertain whether riparian agreements
are in place, and ensure that riparian
states are informed of and do not object
to project interventions.
Not triggered The proposed project
does not involve
international waters.
10 OP 7.60:
Projects in
Disputed Areas
Ensure that claimants to disputed areas
have no objection to proposed project.
Not triggered No issues of land
dispute were identified.
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3.0 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) POLICY
3.1 Environmental Policy
Abians Company Limited’s Environmental Policy is to minimise the environmental impacts of its
operations to the barest minimum and ensure sustainable resource use and conservation of the
environment. The objectives of the Policy are as follows:
1. Ensure resource use efficiency through the adoption of the 4 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and
Recover);
2. Minimize the use of agrochemicals through the use of good management practices and the
utilization of organic substitutes where practically possible;
3. Utilize only approved agrochemicals for its operations at the recommended application rates;
and
4. Prevent pollution and contamination of the soil, water bodies and the environment in general;
5. Ensure compliance with all environmental laws and procedures.
3.2 Health and Safety Policy
The Health and Safety Policy of Abians Company Limited is to continuously ensure a healthy and safe
working environment to boost productivity. The Policy objectives are:
1. Adopt and implement an effective health and safety system;
2. Provide and enforce the appropriate use of personal protective equipment for all operations;
3. Minimize accidents and incidents to the barest minimum;
4. Awareness creation and education for all farmers on health & safety issues; and
5. Compliance with all health and safety regulations.
3.3 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy
Abians Company Limited acknowledges that it operates within society and its relations with society
has an influence on its operations and performance and vice versa. Abians Company Limited’s CSR
Policy is therefore to promote community development through the use of modern technology to
boost the local economy. The objectives of the CSR policy are to:
1. Improve the livelihoods of rice farmers in the community through capacity building and the
provision of services;
2. Enhance the market value of rice produced in the community through the provision of agro-
processing and storage facilities.
3. Support women rice farmers by providing them equal access to rice processing and storage
facilities;
4. Contribute to the welfare and socioeconomic development of the project community and
society as a whole;
5. Operate in a responsible and socially acceptable manner which will guarantee acceptance in its
stakeholder communities; and
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4.0 PROJECT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
The proposed project will involve the cultivation of rice on 35ha of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme
lands at Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku District. It will include 3ha nucleus farm and outgrower farms
totalling 32ha, with the average outgrower farm being 1.5ha. The project, which will be operated
under Nucleus and Outgrower Schemes, will utilise the existing KIS canal system for irrigation. The
harvested paddy rice will be transported to Abians Company Limited’s Rice Mill and Warehouse for
processing and storage.
The processing of the paddy rice will involve threshing, winnowing, drying, milling and bagging. The
drying will be done on a 4,410m2 drying platform located at the Mill and Warehouse to reduce
moisture content of the rice prior to milling and bagging at the 1.7 tonnes per hour rice mill. The
bagged rice will then be stored at 3,780m3 capacity warehouse for marketing.
4.1 Project Activities
The main activities under the proposed Rice Farming Project are stated below.
4.1.1 Preparatory Phase Activities
Preparatory phase activities include among others:
Site visits, feasibility studies, and soil and water analysis to determine suitability of proposed
project site;
Stakeholder consultations;
Statutory permitting activities from EPA.
4.1.2 Land Preparation Phase Activities
The 35ha land for the proposed project is already under rice cultivation and the land preparation
activities will involve the following processes to get the harvested fields ready for every subsequent
planting season.
Gathering and collection of rice straw (from previous harvesting);
Weed control;
Maintenance of bunds (where necessary);
Maintenance of water intake and drainage channels (where necessary);
Flooding of field; and
Tilling (by use of power tiller).
4.1.3 Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase Activities
The land preparation activities indicated above will be carried out throughout the farm operations
and maintenance phase prior to every planting season. Additional activities that will be carried out
during the farm operations and maintenance phase include:
Planting (transplanting and gap filling);
Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure application;
Weed control;
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Pest (including birds) and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (manual or use of combine harvester);
Transport of farm inputs to farm and harvested paddy rice from farm to Mill and
Warehouse;
Processing (threshing, winnowing, drying and milling) and packaging of paddy rice;
Storage and Marketing; and
Waste management (farm waste).
The environmentally-based process flow diagram for the major operational activities is shown in
Figure 1.
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Figure 1: Environmentally-based process flow diagram for the Rice Farming Project
Land Preparation
Nursery
Transplanting
Tendering
of crops
Harvesting & On-farm Processing
Transportation
Ploughing, harrowing, bund construction, flooding of field, use of power tiller
Bed preparation,
sowing, watering,
weed control
Transplanting of
seedlings to field Fertilizer/ manure
application; weed,
pest & disease
control, irrigation
and water
management
Manual harvesting
(cutting, threshing,
winnowing) or Mechanical
harvesting (use of
combine harvester)
Transport of paddy
rice from farm to
Rice Mill and
Warehouse
Solid waste
generation, health &
safety risks, dust &
noise emissions, loss
of flora & fauna,
sediment transport,
exhaust emissions
Risk of injury,
solid waste
generation, soil
degradation
Risk of injury and
animal bites, solid
waste generation
Health & safety
risks, solid waste
generation, risk of
agrochemical &
oil spills, risk of
water pollution,
soil degradation
Generation of crop
residue, risk of
injury, exhaust
emissions,
particulate matter
emission, health &
safety risk
Exhaust emissions,
risk of accidents
and injury, health
& safety risks
Drying,
Milling &
Packaging
Storage
&
Marketing
Sun-drying on
drying platform,
milling and
bagging
Packing and storage
in warehouse;
Transport/delivery
to wholesalers/
retailers/customers
Solid waste
generation, noise &
particulate matter
emissions, exhaust
emissions, risk of
accidents and injury,
health & safety risks
Exhaust
emissions, risk
of accidents and
injury, health &
safety risks
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5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MITIGATION PLAN
Mitigation impacts have been proposed in Table 3 below for the potential significant environmental and social impacts of the proposed project identified in
the Preliminary Environmental and Social Assessment.
Table 3: Environmental and Social Mitigation Plan for Identified Significant Impacts
No. Potential Environmental
and Social Impacts
Project Activities Proposed Mitigation Measures Responsibility Cost Estimates
(Gh₵)
LAND PREPARATION PHASE
1. Impacts to soil and
sediment transport
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Flooding of field
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will maintain the bunds around the plots (fields) to prevent
cracks and retain water within the paddy field during land preparation.
Abians Company Limited will compact the slopes of the bunds and allow grass to grow
on the bunds to stabilize the soil and reduce erosion.
Only good condition and regularly serviced power tillers will be used for tilling by Abians
Company Limited to avoid leakages of fuel and breakdowns when in operation.
Operations
Manager
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2. Generation and disposal
of solid waste
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will gather and collect excess rice straw on the fields (from
previous harvesting) which will be temporarily heaped by the fields and made available
to the public for collection and use. Rice straw has various uses (thatch, composting,
mulching, bedding material for livestock, animal fodder, fuel for brick kilns and power
generation, packaging material, etc.). Abians Company Limited will educate the farmers
on the various uses of rice straw to encourage them to find alternative uses for it which
could also lead to generation of additional income.
GCAP is also collaborating with the farmers to identify potential organisations and
individuals to collect the rice straw for use.
Abians Company Limited will spread nutrient-rich de-silted material from de-silting of
waste water drains on the paddy fields to enrich the soil.
Clayey material de-silted from the drains will be used by Abians Company Limited to
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
1,000
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No. Potential Environmental
and Social Impacts
Project Activities Proposed Mitigation Measures Responsibility Cost Estimates
(Gh₵)
maintain the slopes of the bunds.
Abians Company Limited will provide bins on site for collection and disposal of plastic
waste and polythene materials such as lubricant containers, drinking water sachets and
carrier bags at approved dump site.
3. Occupational health and
safety issues
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Flooding of field
Tilling
Abians Company Limited will ensure that the power tiller operators and workers have
and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety
boots/wellington boots, earplugs, hand gloves, coveralls and nose masks during all land
preparation activities.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all machine operators, farmers and workers comply
with health and safety procedures.
Sanctions will be implemented where health and safety procedures are not followed
and PPEs are not used.
Abians Company Limited will ensure that power tillers hired for land preparation are in
good condition and are well serviced, and the operators are experienced and well
trained. Good conditioned and well maintained equipment will reduce frequent
breakdowns, noise nuisance and exhaust emissions which could affect the operator’s
and other farmers’ health and safety.
First aid kits will be provided on site by Abians Company Limited to treat minor
ailments. However, major cases will be referred to the nearest hospital or health post.
Managing
Director/
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,000
4. Sanitation issues and
public health
Gathering and collection of rice
straw
Weed control
Maintenance of bunds
Maintenance of water intake and
waste water drainage channels
Flooding of field
Abians Company Limited will provide adequate waste bins at the project site for use to
minimise indiscriminate disposal of plastic and polythene material, cans and food waste
by the farmers and farm hands. These bins will be frequently transported and emptied
at dump sites approved by the Shai Osudoku District Assembly (SODA). This will prevent
the littering of the project site with cans and bottles which could collect water and
breed mosquitoes.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,000
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and Social Impacts
Project Activities Proposed Mitigation Measures Responsibility Cost Estimates
(Gh₵)
Waste water drains and intake channels will be regularly de-silted by Abians Company
Limited to prevent water stagnation which could breed mosquitoes.
Abians Company Limited will regularly trim weeds and grasses on bunds to prevent
breeding of mosquitoes.
Farmers and farm hands will be educated by Abians Company Limited on the health
impacts of open defecation to discourage the practice.
Sub-Total 1 (Land Preparation Phases): 5,000
FARM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PHASE
5. Soil degradation Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (use of
combine harvester);
Waste management.
Soil analysis will be carried out by Abians Company Limited to determine the chemical
conditions of the soil at the onset of the project and to know the recommended rates of
application of various soil nutrients. This will help know the deficient soil nutrients and
the right types and quantities of fertilizers to apply.
Abians Company Limited will adopt minimum/reduced tillage for the subsequent
planting seasons where possible. This will minimise impacts on soil fauna. Ploughing and
harrowing will only be done where necessary, example due to proliferation of weeds.
Abians Company Limited will till rice stocks and some rice straw into the soil to recycle
nutrients stored in them and improve soil organic matter.
Increase in organic matter content of the soil through decomposition of rice stock and
rice straw (as indicated above) will improve the soil structure.
Abians Company Limited will adopt integrated weed and pest management practices for
weed and pest control such as use of certified and disease tolerant seed varieties, use of
early maturing seed varieties, proper land preparation, early planting, following
recommended planting space between rows and plants, timely/early weeding, suitable
water management practices and the use of agrochemicals where necessary. This will
Operations
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Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
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minimize the rate of agrochemical use.
Abians Company Limited will only purchase EPA approved agrochemicals from licensed
agrochemical shops for use at the recommended application rates. Abians Company
Limited will purchase and consult EPA’s current register of approved and banned
agrochemicals prior to the selection and purchase of agrochemicals for use. Extracts of
the current register are provided in Annex 3.
Abians Company Limited will, preferentially, use selective pesticides with low
environmental impact quotient (EIQ) where appropriate, rather than broad-spectrum
products, to minimize impacts on non-target species.
De-silted material from the waste water drains, which will be rich in nutrients, will be
spread on the field to enrich the soil and reduce nutrient losses through sediment
transport.
6. Impact from air
emissions
Processing of paddy rice
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and farm produce from farm to Mill
and Warehouse
Abians Company Limited will provide adequate ventilation at the rice mill to ensure
proper aeration.
Abians Company Limited will provide nose masks for all mill operators and workers in
the mill and its use will be enforced.
Sanctions will be applied by Abians Company Limited where nose masks are not used by
workers or mill operators in the mill.
Abians Company Limited will also provide nose masks for use by any customer or visitor
to the rice mill which will be strictly enforced. Any person without a nose mask will not
be allowed entry to the mill.
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
1,500 annually
7. Noise nuisance Processing of paddy rice
Bird control using noise
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and farm produce from farm to Mill
and Warehouse
Abians Company Limited will utilise engineering controls at the mill to reduce noise
generation from the source (rice milling machines) such as installation of noise barriers
around noisy parts and reducing noise transmission in the mill by installing sound-
absorbing materials on walls, ceilings and floor.
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
2,000 annually
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Rice milling machines will be frequently serviced and maintained by Abians Company
Limited to reduce noise generation.
Ear plugs will be provided by Abians Company Limited for all mill operators and workers
in the mill and its use will be enforced.
Abians Company Limited will apply sanctions where ear plugs are not used by workers
or mill operators in the mill.
Abians Company Limited will also provide ear plugs for use by any customer or visitor to
the rice mill which will be strictly enforced. Any person without an ear plug will not be
allowed entry to the mill.
8. Waste water generation
and disposal
Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Waste management (farm waste).
The adoption of integrated weed and pest management by Abians Company Limited (as
indicated above) will ensure agrochemicals are only used when necessary.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of fertilizers, weedicides and
pesticides to reduce the release of chemicals in paddy fields.
Abians Company Limited will regularly maintain the waste water drains through de-
silting and weed clearance to allow waste water released from the fields flow freely into
the main waste water drain.
Abians Company Limited will ensure any unused dilute pesticide that cannot be applied
to the crop—along with rinse water, and out of-date or no-longer approved pesticides—
would be disposed of as a hazardous waste, as per FAO guidelines1.
Abians Company Limited will utilize pesticide application technologies and practices
designed to minimize off-site movement or runoff (e.g., low-drift nozzles, using the
largest droplet size and lowest pressure that are suitable for the product.
Abians Company Limited will regularly train staff and outgrowers on agrochemical
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer
2,500 annually
1 FAO, International Code of Conduct on Pesticides Management (revised 2014), (Rome: FAO, 2014)
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/Pests_Pesticides/Code/CODE_2014Sep_ENG.pdf
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handling, usage, storage and management of empty agrochemical containers.
9. Solid waste
management and
sanitation issues
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (manual or
use of combine harvester);
Waste management (farm waste).
Abians Company Limited will adopt the principles of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and
Recover (4 R’s) for waste management.
Rice straw has various uses (thatch, composting, mulching, bedding material for
livestock, animal fodder, fuel for brick kilns and power generation, packaging material,
etc.). Some amount of straw may be left on the field by Abians Company Limited to be
tilled into the soil and recycle nutrients stored in them. Excesses will be gathered,
collected and temporarily heaped by the fields and made available to the public for
collection and use.
Abians Company Limited will educate the farmers on the various uses of rice straw to
encourage them to find alternative uses for it which could also lead to generation of
additional income.
GCAP is also collaborating with the farmers to identify potential organisations and
individuals to collect the rice straw for use.
Rice husk has various uses (such as bedding material for livestock, planting material and
soil aeration in crop farming, biomass for fuel in power plants or fuel in burning
furnaces, etc.) and will be made available to any prospective user.
The options to be explored by Abians Company Limited for the management of any
excesses of rice husk will include burying and compositing, and in the long-term,
acquiring a burning furnace which can utilize rice husk as fuel to generate heat for
drying of the rice.
Abians Company Limited will educate the general public on the alternative uses of rice
husk to boost interest in the reuse of rice husks.
Abians Company Limited will spread de-silted material from the waste water drains on
the field to enrich the soil.
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
5,000 annually
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Clay soil de-silted from the waste water drains will be used by Abians Company Limited
to maintain the bunds.
Bins will be provided on the farm by Abians Company Limited for the collection of plastic
and polythene material such as drinking water sachets used by outgrower farmers and
workers on the nucleus farm for proper disposal at approved dump sites.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all packaging for pesticides and herbicides is
collected from the field after use and properly stored until final disposal at SODA
approved dump sites.
Abians Company Limited will provide separate labelled bins for collection of
agrochemical containers, foil seals, lids and fertilizer sacks for return to the suppliers for
recycling/proper disposal, as per FAO guidelines1. Empty agrochemical
bottles/containers will be triple-washed and punctured prior to being stored in the
separate labelled bins for returning to the suppliers. This will ensure they cannot be
reused.
Abians Company Limited will ensure bins containing used agrochemical containers are
stored safely and are securely under cover prior to their safe disposal; they will not be
used for other purposes.
10. Fire risks Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Burning will not be utilised by Abians Company Limited as a farm management practice.
GCAP prohibits burning as a farm management practice and will ensure all its Grantee
Farms comply with this directive.
The canal system and farm roads around the farm will act as fire belt protecting the
farm from any bush fires emanating from outside the farm.
Abians Company Limited will establish Emergency Assembly Points at the
mill/warehouse premises and farm.
Electrical wiring at the mill and warehouse will be checked by Abians Company Limited
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
5,000 annually
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to ensure they are in good condition. Any faulty electrical wiring or electrical fitting will
be replaced.
Abians Company Limited will install firefighting, detection and warning equipment such
as smoke detectors, alarms and fire extinguishers at the mill and warehouse.
Abians Company Limited will ensure all equipment and machinery are regularly serviced
and maintained.
All farmers and workers will be educated by Abians Company Limited on potential
causes of fire at the farm, mill and warehouse including smoking, cooking, burning, etc.
Abians Company Limited will train all farmers and workers on fire prevention and
control. This will be done in collaboration with the GNFS of the Shai Osudoku District.
Abians Company Limited will ensure selected farmers and workers at the mill,
warehouse and farm are trained by the GNFS as fire volunteers to manage minor fires.
11. Occupational health and
safety
Planting
Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Harvesting of paddy rice (use of
combine harvester);
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and harvested paddy rice from farm
to Mill and Warehouse;
Abians Company Limited will ensure that any pesticides used are manufactured,
formulated, packaged, labelled, handled, stored, disposed of, and applied according to
the FAO’s International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management1.
Management of Abians Company Limited will ensure that pesticides that fall under the
World Health Organization’s (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by
Hazard Classes 1a (extremely hazardous) and 1b (highly hazardous) (refer to Annex 4),
or Annexes A and B of the Stockholm Convention (see Annex 5) are not purchased,
stored or used.
All pesticides listed in WHO Hazard Class II (moderately hazardous) (refer to Annex 4),
will be avoided by Abians Company Limited unless appropriate controls established with
respect to the manufacture, procurement, or distribution and/or use of these chemicals
are in place. These chemicals would not be accessible to personnel without proper
training, equipment, and facilities in which to handle, store, apply, and dispose of these
Operations
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Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
4,000 annually
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Processing of paddy rice;
Storage and marketing;
Waste management (farm waste).
products properly.
Abians Company Limited will train all staff and outgrowers on appropriate use and
handling of agrochemicals.
Abians Company Limited will provide selected staff and outgrowers with first aid
training, including on accidents associated with agrochemical use, to administer first aid
health care in the event of any accidents.
Appropriate PPEs such as gloves, ear plugs, nose masks, coveralls, goggles, wellington
boots, etc. will be provided by Abians Company Limited for workers and farmers. The
use of PPEs will be enforced by Abians Company Limited especially during the handling
of agrochemicals such as during spraying of weedicides or application of fertilizers.
Safety procedures, particularly with the handling and use of agrochemicals will be
enforced by Abians Company Limited and sanctions applied when not adhered to.
Abians Company Limited will ensure that milling machines and combine harvesters
hired are in good condition and well serviced to avoid accidents.
12. Public health impacts Water management;
Fertilizer and/or manure
application;
Weed control;
Pest and disease control;
Maintenance of bunds;
Maintenance of water intake and
drainage channels;
Transport of farm inputs to farm
and harvested paddy rice from farm
to Mill and Warehouse
Waste management (farm waste).
PPEs such as nose masks and ear plugs will be made available by Abians Company
Limited (as indicated above) for use by any customer or visitor to the rice mill section.
Abians Company Limited will ensure the use of separate labelled bins for collection of
agrochemical containers (after they are triple-washed and punctured) and other solid
waste to prevent indiscriminate disposal which could compromise public safety and also
collects water for breeding of mosquitoes.
Waste water drains will be regularly de-silted by Abians Company Limited to prevent
stagnation of water to breed mosquitoes or flood fields during heavy rains.
Weed growth on bunds will be controlled and trimmed by Abians Company Limited to
prevent breeding of mosquitoes.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of agrochemicals to reduce releases
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Foreman
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into waste water from fields.
Abians Company Limited will discourage open defecation by staff and outgrowers
through education.
Abians Company Limited will ensure vehicles transporting harvested produce to the Rice
Mill and Warehouse will follow road regulations such as reducing speed and respecting
the rights of other road users to reduce dust emissions and avoid accidents.
13. Pest/rodent infestation
and contamination of
produce
Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Abians Company Limited will adopt an integrated insect and rodent management
system to control insects and rodent infestation in the warehouse. This will include:
o Good housekeeping practices such as regular cleaning inside the warehouse and
proper packing of produce for ease of inspection;
o Keeping the surroundings of the warehouse clean and free from weeds;
o Preventing insects and rodents from entering the warehouse by regularly
inspecting all doors, walls, windows and roof for any openings and repairing them.
o Use of biological control, such as cats, to keep mice and other rodents from the
warehouse;
o Use of rodent traps; and
o Chemical control/fumigation through the use of EPA approved agrochemicals to
control pests and rodents.
Operations
Manager/
Foreman
4,000 annually
14. Post-harvest losses Processing of paddy rice
Storage of rice
Abians Company Limited will ensure harvested rice is properly dried to about 13-14%
moisture content to make them suitable for storage.
Abians Company Limited will provide proper ventilation at the warehouse and regularly
inspect the roof to ensure there are no openings for leakages. This is to prevent damp
conditions and rain water from getting into the warehouse.
Abians Company Limited will stack bags of produce on pallets off the ground and away
from walls to prevent any damp (moisture) from the floor and walls from reaching the
Operations
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Foreman
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produce.
Abians Company Limited will ensure the warehouse and the surrounding environment is
always kept clean and free from weeds.
Bags of rice will be properly arranged on pallets and the pallets will be arranged in rows
with adequate spacing in between to ensure ease of cleaning the warehouse and
inspection of produce for rodents and insects.
Abians Company Limited will ensure new produce from the farm/mill are not mixed with
old produce in the warehouse by storing the new produce at a different section in the
warehouse.
Abians Company Limited will adopt “first in first out” practices to ensure that old
produce are always sold first.
Any infested produce will be immediately removed by Abians Company Limited and
destroyed to prevent infestation of other produce.
Chemical treatment/fumigation, by using only EPA approved agrochemicals, will be used
by Abians Company Limited to control pest/rodents and diseases where necessary.
15. Sustainability of the
farming venture
All project activities
A well trained and experienced Operations Manager will be employed by Abians
Company Limited to oversee the farm’s operations.
Abians Company Limited will sell farm produce at realistic market prices to generate
sufficient revenue.
Abians Company Limited will ensure efficient use of resources such as agrochemicals,
etc. to minimize economic losses.
Abians Company Limited will regularly provide training for staff and outgrowers on
improved agronomic practices.
Only seedlings from improved and certified seed varieties will be purchased and used by
Abians Company Limited to enhance productivity.
Managing
Director/
Operations
Manager/ Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
3,000 annually
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The Shai Osudoku District’s Department of Agriculture will be regularly consulted by
Abians Company Limited for technical and agronomic advice.
Sub-Total 2 (Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase): 27,000
GRAND TOTAL (Sub-Total 1 + Sub-Total 2): 32,000
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6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING PLAN
Environmental and social monitoring is an essential component of a post project review phase
following Environmental and Social Assessment. The monitoring of various environmental and social
parameters will also help to confirm any predicted impact or otherwise and address the
effectiveness of the implementation of the mitigation measures. The environmental and social
monitoring plan proposed for the Rice Farming project is presented in Table 4. A checklist for
monitoring of the environmental and social parameters is attached as Annex 6.
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Table 4: Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan
No. Identified Impacts Environmental/ Social
Component
Monitoring Parameters Monitoring
Site
Measurements Frequency Responsibility Cost Estimate/ Year
(GH)
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
1. Air quality deterioration Air quality TSP, PM10, NOx, SOx, CO Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Hi-volume dust
samplers (TSP, PM10)/
diffusion tubes (NOx,
SOx, CO)
Quarterly Air Quality
Monitoring
Expert
6,000
2. Noise nuisance Noise level Noise Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Integrated noise level
meter
Quarterly Noise Level
Monitoring
Expert
2,000
3. Impacts to soil and
sediment transport
Waste water generation
and disposal
Soil degradation
Sanitation issues and
public health
Wastewater quality -Physicochemical parameters
-Pesticide residue parameters
(Refer to Annex 2)
-Waste water
drain
**American Water
Works Association
(AWWA), American
Public Health
Association (APHA), and
Water Environment
Federation (WEF) (20th
Edition)
Biannually
(Wet and dry
season)
Environmental
Consultant
3,000
4. Soil degradation
Impacts to soil and
sediment transport
Soil fertility and quality Texture; pH; organic carbon; total nitrogen;
available phosphorus; available potassium;
exchangeable cations like Ca, Mg, Na, K;
CEC
Within the
farm
-Indian Standards
Method of Test for Soil
- United States
Department of
Agriculture (USDA)
Classification
-French National
Institute for Agricultural
Research (INRA)
Onset of
project and
subsequently
biennially
Soil Scientist 3,000
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Monitoring Parameters Monitoring
Site
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Methods
5. Generation and disposal of
solid waste
Waste Management -Availability and use of separate labelled
bins
-Records on frequency and location of
waste disposal site of domestic and
construction waste.
-Records on agrochemical containers
collected and returned to suppliers for
recycling/proper disposal
-Within the
farm, mill and
warehouse
area
Record keeping and
analysis
Continuous Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
*as part of job
functions of Farm
Supervisor/ Chief
Farmer/ Foreman
6. Environmental Auditing and
Reporting
Environmental
compliance
-Quarterly returns of Monitoring Reports
to EPA (in line with LI 1652)
- Analysis of monitoring
reports/ Environmental
Assessment
Regulations, LI 1652
Quarterly Farm Manager/
Consultants
15,000
-Annual environmental, health and safety
audits
-Preparation of Annual Environmental
Reports (in line with LI 1652)
Annually
-Preparation of Environmental and Social
Management Plan (in line with LI 1652)
18 months
after receiving
permit and
subsequently
every 3 years
-EPA permit well displayed on premise Continuously
displayed
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC/SAFETY MONITORING
1. Occupational/Public health
and safety issues
Farmers/workers/Public
health and safety
-Availability and proper use of PPEs
-Adherence to health and safety
procedures
-Records on frequency, type and source of
Within the
farm, mill and
warehouse
premises
Health & Safety
inventory, audit and
review
Continuous Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
*as part of job
functions of Farm
Supervisor/ Chief
Farmer/ Foreman
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Component
Monitoring Parameters Monitoring
Site
Measurements Frequency Responsibility Cost Estimate/ Year
(GH)
illness/accident/injury
-Records on trainings received on health
and safety
2. Fire risks Fire -Creation of fire belt Within the
farm, mill and
warehouse
premises
Fire safety inventory,
audit and review
On set of dry
season
(October/
November)
Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman
*as part of job
functions of Farm
Supervisor/ Chief
Farmer/ Foreman
-Availability of firefighting equipment at
farm and warehouse (smoke detectors, fire
alarm, fire extinguishers)
-Maintenance records of machinery and
equipment, including firefighting
equipment
-Training records on fire prevention and
control
-Hanging/loose electrical wires
-Records on fire occurrence
Continuous
3. Pest/rodent infestation and
contamination of produce
Harvested produce -Cleaning roster
-Inspection records
-Chemical control/ Fumigation records
-Maintenance records
-Records on contaminated produce
-Warehouse Record keeping and
analysis
Continuous Foreman *as part of job
functions of
Foreman
4. Post-harvest losses Harvested produce -Adequate ventilation at warehouse
-Condition of warehouse environment
(cleanliness, weed growth, etc.)
-Arrangement of produce in the warehouse
-Physical condition of produce
Warehouse Record keeping and
analysis
Continuous Foreman *as part of job
functions of
Foreman
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Component
Monitoring Parameters Monitoring
Site
Measurements Frequency Responsibility Cost Estimate/ Year
(GH)
-Records on produce (including records on
quantity stored and records on
infested produce)
-Chemical control/ fumigation records
5. Public Complaints/
Grievances
Stakeholder
Management
-Type and nature of complaints and
concerns;
-Complaint records (Record of grievance
and number resolved/unresolved)
-Management and Stakeholder Meetings
- Record keeping and
analysis
Continuous Operations
Manager
5,000
6. Sustainability of farming
venture
Sustainability -Qualification of Farm Manager
-Training records for farmers/ workers
-Pricing of produce compared to prevailing
market prices
-Records on sales
-Records on resource consumption (such as
utility bills, use of agrochemicals, etc.)
-Maintenance records
-Financial records
Within the
farm, mill and
warehouse
premises
Record keeping and
analysis
Continuous Farm
Supervisor/
Chief Farmer/
Foreman/
Operations
Manager/
Managing
Director
*as part of job
functions of Farm
Supervisor/ Chief
Farmer/ Foreman/
Operations
Manager/
Managing Director
TOTAL 34,000
**Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
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7.0 MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME TO MEET REQUIREMENTS
The management programmes proposed to meet the mitigation measures and monitoring
programmes are presented in this chapter.
7.1 Management Strategy
Management Structuring
Abians Company Limited shall appoint an Operations Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations
of the farm. The Operations Manager shall also be assigned the responsibility of Environmental,
Health and Safety Management. The Operations Manager shall appoint a Farm Supervisor to
oversee the nucleus farm and a Chief Farmer amongst the outgrowers to supervise their activities. A
Foreman shall also be appointed to oversee the operations of the rice mill and the warehouse. The
Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer and Foreman shall report directly to the Operations Manager and
assist the Operations Manager in the day-to-day running of the farms and mill, including
implementation of environmental, health and safety procedures. The Managing Director of Abians
Company Limited, the Operations Manager, the Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer and Foreman shall
hold monthly meetings to deliberate and discuss the operations of the farm and mill.
The main functions of the Operations Manager, and the Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer and Foreman
in relation to environmental, health and safety management have been summarised in Table 5
below.
Table 5: Environmental, health and safety functions of the Operations Manager, Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer and
Foreman
Operations Manager Farm Supervisor/ Chief Farmer/ Foreman
1. Lead the implementation of environmental, health and
safety policies of the farm.
1. Liaising with the Operations Manager to ensure
implementation of environmental, health and safety
policies.
2. Liaise with the Managing Director to ensure all required
PPEs, waste bins and other logistics are provided for the
operations of the farm.
2. Ensuring adherence to environmental, health and safety
procedures and the correct use of PPEs provided for
farmers/workers in carrying out their activities.
3. Ensure all machinery and equipment are in good
condition and well serviced and the operators adhere to
environment, health and safety procedures.
3. Ensuring waste bins provided at the farm/mill/warehouse
are appropriately used and emptied on time.
4. Liaise with regulatory institutions such as EPA and GNFS. 4. Keeping records and reporting all incidents/accidents and
illnesses to the Operations Manager.
5. Work closely with all Consultants engaged in carrying out
their work.
5. Reporting all complains from the farmers/workers
concerning environmental, health and safety to the
Operations Manager.
6. Supervise the Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer and
Foreman to ensure implementation of environmental,
health and safety procedures.
6. Reporting all non-compliances to environmental, health
and safety procedures to the Operations Manager for
appropriate action.
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The organizational structure of the Rice Farming Project shall look as follows:
Farmers/Workers Information and Training
Management will ensure the effective dissemination of information to all farmers/workers. Training
programmes will be regularly organized for the farmers/workers in collaboration with Agricultural
Extension Officers and Consultants on agronomic practices, appropriate use and handling of
agrochemicals, environmental health and safety issues, etc. These will include training for all
workers, outgrower farmers and farmhands before they are engaged, formal in-service trainings and
demonstrations on the farm. The Farm Supervisor for the nucleus Farm, the Chief Farmer of the
outgrowers and the Foreman in charge of the Mill and Warehouse will be trained on the
environmental permit conditions and mitigation and management measures in this ESMP as well as
provided with first aid training.
Management of Abians Company Limited are aware that providing adequate training for the farmers
and workers and ensuring effective dissemination of information will contribute immensely towards
environmental management through the judicious use of resources, appropriate disposal of wastes
and the prevention of accidents that might damage equipment, personnel and pose risks to persons
and the general environment.
Figure 2: Organizational Structure for Rice Farming Project
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
OPERATIONS
MANAGER
FARM SUPERVISOR
(Nucleus Farm)
CHIEF FARMER
(Outgrower Farms)
Farm Hands Outgrower
Farmers
FOREMAN
(Mill & Warehouse)
Workers at Mill
& Warehouse
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7.2 Performance Monitoring and Institutional Reporting Requirements
Environmental and Social Monitoring Programmes
Monitoring programmes will be developed based on the monitoring plan in Table 4 for relevant
parameters, which serve as environmental and social monitoring indicators. The monitoring
programme shall also be in accordance to the directives of the EPA in the environmental permit
conditions.
Annual Environmental and Safety Audit and Review
Annual environmental, health and safety audits and reviews will be conducted to assess the
performance of the environmental, health and safety management plan being implemented. The
monitoring programme will form the basis for effective auditing and reviews. The outcome of the
annual audits and reviews will underpin the periodic update of the Provisional Environmental and
Social Management Plan (PESMP) of the proposed project.
Annual Environmental Report and ESMP
Annual Environmental Reports will be prepared and submitted to EPA annually in fulfillment of
section 25 of LI 165. ESMP will also be prepared and submitted to EPA 18 months after
commencement of the project and subsequently every 3 years.
Factories Inspectorate Department and Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)
In accordance with the Factories, Offices and Shops Act of 1970 (Act 328), Abians Company Limited
will register the project with the Chief Inspector of Factories Inspectorate Division, display the
abstract of the Factories, Offices and Shop Act at the office, mill and warehouse and notify the Chief
Inspector of any accidents, dangerous occurrences and industrial diseases. The certificate of
registration will be renewed annually.
Also, a fire certificate will be obtained for the project from the GNFS in line with Fire Precautions
Regulations LI 1724 which will be renewed annually. Abians Company Limited will collaborate with
the GNFS fire prevention and management and report all fire incidents at the project site to the
GNFS.
Public Participation
Abians Company Limited acknowledges that its operations could have impacts (positive and
negative) on the Asutuare community and other neighbouring communities (Akupkom, Kadjanya
and Dormeliam) and will attach great importance to public views and concerns of its operations. The
doors of the Company, through the Operations Manager’s Office will always be opened to the
general public for complaints/grievances, suggestions and advice on environmental related issues.
Complains and suggestions may also be channeled through the Farm Supervisor, Chief Farmer or
Foreman.
Grievance Redress Mechanism
A grievance is any query, call for clarification, problems, and concerns raised by individuals or groups
related to activities undertaken or processes applied by the project. Grievances can be an indication
of growing stakeholder concerns and can escalate if not identified and resolved. The management of
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grievances is therefore a vital component of stakeholder management and ensuring the
sustainability of a project. A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) is therefore a system by which
queries or clarifications about a project are responded to, problems that arise out of implementation
are resolved and grievances are addressed efficiently and effectively. An effective and efficient GRM
should have multiple avenues or channels for lodging complaints, transparency, promptness and
timeliness of responses and clear procedures.
The Operations Manager of Abians Company Limited will be responsible for receiving grievances
which may be channeled to him directly through face-to-face communication, phone calls, letters, e-
mail, text messages, etc. Grievances may also be sent to the Operations Manager through the Farm
Supervisor/Chief Farmer/Foreman. The Operations Manager shall have a log book for keeping
records of all grievances received. Any grievance received from the public shall be treated
confidentially and resolved in a transparent and fair manner. The process of resolving grievances
shall comprise the following tiers:
1. Management of Abians Company Limited;
2. Community Leaders;
3. District Assembly; and
4. Court of Law.
From the community sensitization and engagement carried out for the proposed project, many
grievances are not anticipated to arise from the project implementation and any unforeseen
grievances may be resolved at the second tier (Community Leaders) in the worst case. The process
of resolving grievances is summarised in Figure 3.
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Grievance received by Operations Manager
Management of Abians Company Limited meet and take decision
Feedback to complainant
Complainant satisfied with decision (Grievance resolved)
Complainant not satisfied (Grievance unresolved
1 week
Complainant not satisfied (Grievance unresolved
Complainant not satisfied (Grievance unresolved
Grievance sent to Community Leaders (Assembly Member to receive)
Decision taken through discussion with Abians Company Limited and Complainant
Complainant satisfied (Grievance resolved)
Grievance sent to District Assembly (District Development Officer/Planning Officer to receive)
Decision taken through discussion with all parties
Complainant satisfied (Grievance resolved)
Complainant takes legal action
TIER 1
Law Court Rules
TIER 2
TIER 3
TIER 4
2 wks
2-4 wks
Figure 3: Grievance Redress Process for Abians Company Limited’s Rice Farming Project
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Awareness Creation
Management recognizes that the implementation of the ESMP can only be successful if all farmers
and workers are made aware of its contents and see it as a collective responsibility to achieve its
goals and objectives. Awareness creation meetings will be organized for all the farmers and workers
to educate and sensitise them on environmental and health and safety issues arising from the farm
operations and activities, including handling and use of agrochemicals and disposal of agrochemical
containers.
Data Collection, Documentation and Archiving
Management will keep proper records on resource use and all environmental and farmer/worker
health and safety issues. A form will be developed for the documentation of information, both in
hard copy and in electronic form. The data to be gathered and documented include:
Records of monitoring and the actions taken;
Environmental permits received;
Quantity of raw materials used (including agrochemicals, seeds, etc.);
Quantities of waste generated;
Accident/incident occurrence;
Health records;
Risk assessment forms;
Public concerns/grievances received and actions taken; and
Training programme each farmer has undertaken.
Abians Company Limited will establish procedures to control and archive all documents for easy
referencing, traceability and accessibility.
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8.0 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANS
8.1 Fire Emergency
Small fires
Small fires are put out quite safely. A simple firefighting procedure followed to put out a small fire is
provided below:
The first person to sight the fire must sound the fire alarm if at the mill or warehouse or shout
FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!! if at the farm;
Farmers and workers trained to use fire extinguishers (fire volunteers) are permitted to fight fire
on site. All others must evacuate the area;
Tackle fire in its very early stages at the source;
Always put your own and other people’s safety first. Make sure you can escape if you need to
and never let a fire block your exit;
Never tackle a fire if it is from a position against the prevailing wind direction and if the source
cannot be determined. If in an enclosed area such as the mill or warehouse, never tackle a fire if
it is starting to spread or has spread to other items in the room or if the room is filling with
smoke;
If the situation is solved, investigate the reason for the fire and clean the place;
Report to the Operations Manager.
Large fires
These are fires that cannot be put out by the trained fire volunteers and the GNFS will have to be
called to fight it. The evacuation procedures to follow include:
The first person to sight the fire must sound the fire alarm if at the mill or warehouse or shout
FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!! if at the farm;
Evacuate the building or area and report at the ASSEMBLY POINT;
Immediately report to the Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer/Operations Manager to call
the GNFS;
The Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer/Operations Manager have to check on remaining
farmers and workers and carry out a fast, calm and secured evacuation;
A head count will be conducted to ensure all farmers and workers are safe and present;
If there have been any injuries, they will be conveyed to the nearest health facility;
Keep records of any injuries and the fire event.
8.2 Medical or Accident
In the event of any accident or injury the procedures to follow include:
If it is a minor accident/injury and the victim can move, he/she should report to the
Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer.
The Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer who is trained in administering first aid, will treat
the injury.
The Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer will decide if the victim needs further treatment at
the Medical Centre and if so will arrange together with the Operations Manager for the victim to
be sent to the nearest health facility immediately.
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The Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer together with the Operations Manager will
investigate and take records of the accident/injury including the source and cause of the
accident/injury.
If the accident/injury is such that the victim cannot move by him/herself but can be moved, the
farmer/workers present should assist him/her to the Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer to
administer first aid and arrange for the person to be sent to the nearest health facility
immediately.
If the accident/injury is such that the victim cannot be moved, the workers/farmers present
should put him in a stable condition and immediately call the Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief
Farmer/Operations Manager. The Operations Manager will immediately arrange for medical
staff from the nearest health facility to be brought to the farm to attend to the victim.
All accidents and injury will be recorded by the Operations Manager.
8.3 Agrochemical Spill
Agrochemical spills involving spillages of stored fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides/herbicides may
occur in the storage shed/room or on the farm when in use. The procedures to follow include the
following.
For spillages on concrete floors such as at the storage shed or room;
If the spilled agrochemical is solid such as granulated fertilizer, quickly gather and collect the
product using the appropriate PPE such as gloves and wash the area with a lot of water and
disinfectant.
If the spilled agrochemical is liquid, quickly contain the spillage using saw dust provided at the
site to prevent the spilled product from spreading. Collect the used saw dust, wash the surface
with a lot of water and disinfectant and report to the Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief
Farmer/Operations Manager who will decide the appropriate disposal of the used saw dust
together with the Operations Manager.
If the spilled product gets into contact with any part of the body, quickly wash the body part
with a lot of clean running water and immediately report to the Foreman/Farm Supervisor/Chief
Farmer/Operations Manager.
For spillages at the farm;
If the spilled product is solid such as granulated fertilizer, gather and collect the product which
would have mixed with soil using a shovel and wearing gloves and report to the Farm
Supervisor/Chief Farmer/Operations Manager to decide on its use or disposal.
If the spilled agrochemical is liquid, immediately use a shovel to scoop the contaminated soil into
a container. Ensure to scoop beyond the contaminated area to ensure no contaminated soil is
left uncollected. Immediately report to the Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer to take a decision on
its appropriate disposal together with the Operations Manager.
If the spilled product gets into contact with any part of the body, quickly wash the body part
with a lot of clean running water and immediately report to the Farm Supervisor/Chief
Farmer/Operations Manager.
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8.4 Oil Spill
Oil spills may involve spillages of fuel and lubricants which may occur whiles in storage or in use on
hard surfaces (concreted/ tiled/paved floor) such as at the Mill or on the ground.
Spillage on hard surface
Immediately contain the spillage using saw dust provided at the site to prevent it from
spreading.
Collect the used saw dust, wash the surface with a lot of water and disinfectant and report to
the Foreman who will decide the appropriate disposal of the used saw dust together with the
Operations Manager.
If the spilled product gets into contact with any part of the body, quickly wash the body part
with a lot of clean running water and immediately report to the Foreman.
Spillage on the ground
Immediately use a shovel to scoop the contaminated soil into a container. Ensure to scoop
beyond the contaminated area to ensure no contaminated soil is left uncollected.
Immediately report to the Farm Supervisor or Chief Farmer to take a decision on its appropriate
disposal together with the Operations Manager.
If the spilled product gets into contact with any part of the body, quickly wash the body part
with a lot of clean running water and immediately report to the Farm Supervisor/Chief Farmer.
8.5 Flooding
Flooding of the paddy fields may occur from heavy rains which floods the paddy field or causes
overflow from the canal and the surrounding environment to flow into the paddy field. In the event
of such flooding of the paddy field the measures to put in place are as follows:
Open the outlet of the waste water drain of the paddy field to allow the water flow out of the
field into the main drainage channel;
Stay away from the banks of the water intake channels, drainage channels and the canal;
If possible, use pegs or poles to show the banks of the intake and drainage channels and the
canal to serve as a guide for others; and
Report to the Operations Manager to decide on the necessary actions to take.
As a preventive measure to flooding of the paddy fields, always ensure that the waste water
drainage channel from the paddy field is maintained through de-silting and weed control especially
during the raining season to prevent choking of the drains.
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9.0 CONCLUSION
Abians Company Limited acknowledges that its activities and operations do impact on the
environment, workers, customers and the public and is very mindful of its obligations towards the
protection of the environment and ensure the health and safety of the farmers, customers and the
community.
The company will continue to invest in ensuring a safe environment that will assure sustainable
farming operations and will also continue to undertake its activities and operations in accordance
with Ghanaian laws as well as International best practices governing development activities of this
nature.
The environmental and health and safety action plans outlined in this ESMP as well as emergency
response plans will be implemented and monitored to ensure effective mitigation and management
of the project impacts. The implementation of the proposed mitigation measures for the Land
Preparation Phase will cost Abians Company Limited about GH¢5,000 whiles the implementation of
the mitigation and monitoring measures for the Farm Operations and Maintenance Phase will cost
Abians Company Limited about GH¢61,000 annually.
However, the benefits of a sound environmental, social, health and safety management will offset
the costs. The benefits include high productivity, improved health of farmers and workers, reduction
in medical bills, elimination or reduction of possible legal issues, projection of good public image and
better relationship with regulatory agencies.
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ANNEXES
Annex 1: Business Operating Documents
Annex 2: Major parameters for Waste Water Quality Monitoring
Annex 3: Extracts of EPA’s Revised Register of Approved and Banned Agrochemicals
(December, 2015)
Annex 4: WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard Classes – Class 1a, Class
1b and Class II
Annex 5: Annexes A and B of Stockholm Convention
Annex 6: Monitoring Checklist
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Annex 1: Business Operating Documents
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Annex 2: Major parameters for Waste Water Quality Monitoring
Pesticide residue Physicochemical
Alpha BHC Colour
Beta BHC Odour
Gamma BHC Turbidity
Delta BHC Conductivity
Heptachlor Total Dissolved Solids
Aldrin Nitrate
Heptachlor Epoxide Phosphate
Alpha-Endosulfan Biological Oxygen Demand
4,4’-DDE Chemical Oxygen Demand
Dieldrin Grease/Oil
Endrin
Beta-Endosulfan
4,4’-DDD
Endosulphan Sulfate
Endrin Aldehyde
4,4’-DDT
Endrin Ketone
Methoxychlor
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Annex 3: Extracts of EPA’s Revised Register of Approved and Banned Agrochemicals
(December, 2015)
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Annex 4: WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard Classes – Class
1a, Class 1b and Class II
19
Tabl
e 1.
Ext
rem
ely
haza
rdou
s (C
lass
Ia) t
echn
ical
gra
de a
ctiv
e in
gred
ient
s in
pes
ticid
es
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Ald
icar
b [I
SO]
116-
06-3
2757
CS
I-S
10.
93D
S 53
; EH
C 1
21; H
SG 6
4; IA
RC
53;
ICSC
94;
JMPR
199
3, 1
996a
Bro
difa
coum
[ISO
]56
073-
10-0
3027
CO
SR
10.
3D
S 57
; EH
C 1
75; H
SG 9
3
Bro
mad
iolo
ne [I
SO]
2877
2-56
-730
27C
OS
R1
1.12
DS
88; E
HC
175
; HSG
94
Bro
met
halin
[ISO
]63
333-
35-7
2588
SR
12
Cal
cium
cya
nide
[C]
592-
01-8
1575
SFM
239
Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion;
see
note
1; I
CSC
407
Cap
tafo
l [IS
O]
2425
-06-
1S
F5
5000
Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion;
see
note
2; H
SG 4
9; IA
RC
53;
ICSC
119
; JM
PR 1
978,
198
6a; s
ee n
ote
3
Chl
oret
hoxy
fos [
ISO
]54
593-
83-8
3018
OP
LI
11.
8Ex
trem
ely
haza
rdou
s by
skin
con
tact
(LD
50 =
12.
5 m
g/kg
); IC
SC 1
681
Chl
orm
epho
s [IS
O]
2493
4-91
-630
18O
PL
I2
7IC
SC 1
682
Chl
orop
haci
none
[ISO
]36
91-3
5-8
2588
SR
13.
1D
S 62
; EH
C 1
75
Dife
naco
um [I
SO]
5607
3-07
-530
27C
OS
R1
1.8
EHC
175
; HSG
95
Dife
thia
lone
[ISO
]10
4653
-34-
125
88S
R1
0.56
EHC
175
Dip
haci
none
[ISO
]82
-66-
625
88S
R1
2.3
EHC
175
Dis
ulfo
ton
[ISO
]29
8-04
-430
18O
PL
I1
2.6
DS
68; J
MPR
199
2, 1
997a
; IC
SC 1
408
EPN
21
04-6
4-5
2783
OP
SI
214
See
note
4; I
CSC
753
Etho
prop
hos [
ISO
]13
194-
48-4
3018
OP
LI-
S2
D26
DS
70; J
MPR
200
0; IC
SC 1
660;
[Ora
l LD
50 =
33
mg/
kg]
Floc
oum
afen
9003
5-08
-830
27S
R1
0.25
EHC
175
; IC
SC 1
267
Hex
achl
orob
enze
ne [I
SO]
118-
74-1
2729
OC
SFS
T5
D10
000
Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(not
es 3
and
5);
IAR
C 7
9; IC
SC 8
95; E
HC
195
Mer
curic
chl
orid
e [I
SO]
7487
-94-
716
24H
GS
F-S
11
See
note
3; I
CSC
979
Mev
inph
os [I
SO]
2671
8-65
-030
18O
PL
I1
D4
DS
14; I
CSC
924
; JM
PR 1
998b
; [O
ral L
D50
= 3
.7 m
g/kg
]
Para
thio
n [I
SO]
56-3
8-2
3018
OP
LI
213
See
note
3; D
S 6;
HSG
74;
IAR
C 3
0, S
uppl
. 7; I
CSC
6; J
MPR
199
6b
Para
thio
n-m
ethy
l [IS
O]
298-
00-0
3018
OP
LI
214
See
note
3; D
S 7;
EH
C 1
45; H
SG 7
5; IC
SC 6
26; J
MPR
198
5c, 1
996b
20
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Phen
ylm
ercu
ry a
ceta
te [I
SO]
62-3
8-4
1674
HG
SFS
T2
24A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n; se
e no
tes 3
and
6; I
CSC
540
Phor
ate
[ISO
]29
8-02
-230
18O
PL
I1
2D
S 75
; JM
PR 1
997b
, 200
5; IC
SC 1
060
Phos
pham
idon
1317
1-21
-630
18O
PL
I2
7Se
e no
te 3
; DS
74; I
CSC
189
; JM
PR 1
987b
C
AS
Nos
for E
and
Z is
omer
s 297
-99-
4 an
d 23
783-
98-4
Sodi
um fl
uoro
acet
ate
[C]
62-7
4-8
2629
SR
10.
2D
S 16
; IC
SC 4
84
Sulfo
tep
[ISO
]36
89-2
4-5
1704
OP
LI
15
ICSC
985
Tebu
pirim
fos [
ISO
*]96
182-
53-5
3018
OP
LI
11.
3Ex
trem
ely
haza
rdou
s by
skin
con
tact
(LD
50 9
.4 m
g/kg
in ra
ts)
Terb
ufos
[ISO
]13
071-
79-9
3018
OP
LI-
S1
c2JM
PR 1
991,
200
4
EHC
= E
nviro
nmen
tal
Hea
lth C
riter
ia M
onog
raph
; D
S =
Pest
icid
e D
ata
Shee
t; H
SG =
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y G
uide
; IA
RC
= I
AR
C M
onog
raph
s on
the
Eva
luat
ion
of
Car
cino
geni
c R
isks
to H
uman
s; IC
SC =
Inte
rnat
iona
l Che
mic
al S
afet
y C
ard;
JMPR
= E
valu
atio
n by
the
Join
t FA
O/W
HO
Mee
ting
on P
estic
ide
Res
idue
s.
Not
es to
Cla
ss Ia
1.
Cal
cium
cya
nide
is in
Cla
ss Ia
as i
t rea
cts w
ith m
oist
ure
to p
rodu
ce h
ydro
gen
cyan
ide
gas.
The
gas i
s not
cla
ssifi
ed u
nder
the
WH
O sy
stem
(see
Tab
le 8
).2.
C
apta
fol i
s car
cino
geni
c in
bot
h ra
ts a
nd m
ice.
3.
The
inte
rnat
iona
l tra
de o
f cap
tafo
l, he
xach
loro
benz
ene,
mer
cury
com
poun
ds, p
arat
hion
, par
athi
on-m
ethy
l, an
d ph
osph
amid
on is
regu
late
d by
the
Rot
terd
am c
onve
ntio
n on
Prio
r Inf
orm
ed C
onse
nt (s
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w.pi
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hich
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into
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e on
24
Febr
uary
200
4. S
ee T
able
7, p
. 51
4.
EPN
has
bee
n re
porte
d as
cau
sing
del
ayed
neu
roto
xici
ty in
hen
s.5.
H
exac
hlor
oben
zene
has
cau
sed
a se
rious
out
brea
k of
por
phyr
ia in
hum
ans.
The
use
and
prod
uctio
n of
hex
achl
orob
enze
ne is
sev
erel
y re
stric
ted
by th
e St
ockh
olm
co
nven
tion
on p
ersi
sten
t org
anic
pol
luta
nts,
whi
ch e
nter
ed in
to fo
rce
on 1
7 M
ay, 2
004.
See
http
://w
ww.
pops
.int/
6.
Phen
ylm
ercu
ry a
ceta
te is
hig
hly
toxi
c to
mam
mal
s and
ver
y sm
all d
oses
hav
e pr
oduc
ed re
nal l
esio
ns: t
erat
ogen
ic in
the
rat.
THE
FIN
AL
CLA
SSIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN
Y P
RO
DU
CT
DEP
END
S O
N IT
S FO
RM
ULA
TIO
NSe
e Pa
ges 7
& 8
, and
the A
nnex
21
Tabl
e 2.
Hig
hly
haza
rdou
s (C
lass
Ib) t
echn
ical
gra
de a
ctiv
e in
gred
ient
s in
pes
ticid
es
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Acr
olei
n [C
]10
7-02
-810
92L
H2
29EH
C 1
27; H
SG 6
7; IA
RC
63;
ICSC
90
Ally
l alc
ohol
[C]
107-
18-6
1098
LH
364
Hig
hly
irrita
nt to
skin
and
eye
s; IC
SC 9
5; A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n
(see
not
e 3)
Azi
npho
s-et
hyl [
ISO
]26
42-7
1-9
2783
OP
SI
212
DS
72; J
MPR
197
4A
zinp
hos-
met
hyl [
ISO
]86
-50-
027
83O
PS
I2
16D
S 59
; IC
SC 8
26; J
MPR
199
2, 2
009b
Bla
stic
idin
-S20
79-0
0-7
2588
SF
216
But
ocar
boxi
m [I
SO]
3468
1-10
-229
92C
LI
315
8JM
PR 1
986a
; Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
But
oxyc
arbo
xim
[ISO
]34
681-
23-7
2992
CL
I3
D28
8Ad
just
ed c
lass
ifica
tion
(see
not
e 3)
Cad
usaf
os [I
SO]
9546
5-99
-930
18O
PL
N,I
237
JMPR
199
2C
alci
um a
rsen
ate
[C]
7778
-44-
115
73A
SS
I2
20EH
C 1
8, 2
24; I
AR
C 8
4; IC
SC 7
65; J
MPR
196
9C
arbo
fura
n [I
SO]
1563
-66-
227
57C
SI
28
DS
56; I
CSC
122
; JM
PR 1
997b
, 200
3b, 2
009a
; See
not
e 2.
Chl
orfe
nvin
phos
[ISO
]47
0-90
-630
18O
PL
I2
31IC
SC 1
305;
JMPR
199
5b3-
Chl
oro-
1,2-
prop
aned
iol
[C]
96-2
4-2
2689
LR
311
2Ad
just
ed c
lass
ifica
tion
(see
not
es 1
and
3)
Cou
map
hos [
ISO
]56
-72-
427
83O
PS
AC
,MT
27.
1IC
SC 4
22; J
MPR
199
1C
oum
atet
raly
l [IS
O]
5836
-29-
330
27C
OS
R2
16C
yflut
hrin
[ISO
]68
359-
37-5
PYS
I2
c15
JMPR
200
8; S
ee n
ote
9, p
. 8Be
ta-c
yflut
hrin
[ISO
]68
359-
37-5
PYS
I2
c11
JMPR
200
8; S
ee n
ote
9, p
. 8Ze
ta-c
yper
met
hrin
[ISO
]52
315-
07-8
3352
PYL
I3
c86
See
note
9, p
. 8; H
SG 2
2; IC
SC 2
46; J
MPR
200
8; A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n (s
ee n
ote
3)D
emet
on-S
-met
hyl [
ISO
]91
9-86
-830
18O
PL
I2
40D
S 61
, EH
C 1
97; I
CSC
705
; JM
PR 1
990
Dic
hlor
vos [
ISO
]62
-73-
730
18O
PL
I3
56Vo
latil
e, D
S 2;
EH
C 7
9; H
SG 1
8; IA
RC
20,
53;
ICSC
690
; JM
PR
1994
; Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
Dic
roto
phos
[ISO
]14
1-66
-230
18O
PL
I2
22IC
SC 8
72D
inot
erb
[ISO
]14
20-0
7-1
2779
NP
SH
225
22
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
DN
OC
[ISO
]53
4-52
-127
79N
PS
I-S,
H2
25JM
PR 1
965a
; EH
C 2
20; I
CSC
462
. See
not
e 2.
Edife
npho
s [IS
O]
1710
9-49
-830
18O
PL
F3
150
JMPR
198
2. A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n (s
ee n
ote
3)Et
hiof
enca
rb [I
SO]
2997
3-13
-529
92C
LI
320
0JM
PR 1
983.
Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
Fam
phur
52-8
5-7
2783
OP
SI
248
Fena
mip
hos [
ISO
]22
224-
92-6
2783
OP
SN
215
DS
92; I
CSC
483
; JM
PR 1
998b
, 200
3bFl
ucyt
hrin
ate
[ISO
]70
124-
77-5
3352
PYL
I3
c67
JMPR
198
6b; s
ee n
ote
9, p
.8; A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n (s
ee n
ote
3)Fl
uoro
acet
amid
e [C
]64
0-19
-725
88S
R2
13IC
SC 1
434.
See
not
e 2
Form
etan
ate
[ISO
]22
259-
30-9
2757
CS
AC
221
Fura
thio
carb
6590
7-30
-429
92C
LI-
S2
42H
epte
noph
os [I
SO]
2356
0-59
-030
18O
PL
I3
96Ad
just
ed c
lass
ifica
tion
(see
not
e 3)
Isox
athi
on [I
SO]
1885
4-04
-830
18O
PL
I3
112
Adju
sted
cla
ssifi
catio
n (s
ee n
ote
3)Le
ad a
rsen
ate
[C]
7784
-40-
916
17A
SS
L2
c10
EHC
18,
224
; IA
RC
84;
ICSC
911
; JM
PR 1
969
Mec
arba
m [I
SO]
2595
-54-
230
18O
PO
ilI
236
JMPR
198
7aM
ercu
ric o
xide
[ISO
]21
908-
53-2
1641
HG
SO
218
ICSC
981
; CIC
AD
50.
See
not
e 2
Met
ham
idop
hos [
ISO
]10
265-
92-6
2783
OP
SI
230
HSG
79;
ICSC
176
; JM
PR 1
991,
200
3b; S
ee n
ote
2M
ethi
dath
ion
[ISO
]95
0-37
-830
18O
PL
I2
25JM
PR 1
998b
; IC
SC 1
659
Met
hioc
arb
[ISO
]20
32-6
5-7
2757
CS
I2
20JM
PR 1
999
Met
hom
yl [I
SO]
1675
2-77
-527
57C
SI
217
DS
55, E
HC
178
; HSG
97;
ICSC
177
, JM
PR 1
989,
200
2M
onoc
roto
phos
[ISO
]69
23-2
2-4
2783
OP
SI
214
See
note
2; H
SG 8
0; IC
SC 1
81; J
MPR
199
6bN
icot
ine
[ISO
]54
-11-
516
54L
1D
50IC
SC 5
19O
met
hoat
e [I
SO]
1113
-02-
630
18O
PL
I2
50JM
PR 1
997a
Oxa
myl
[ISO
]23
135-
22-0
2757
CS
I2
6D
S 54
; JM
PR 1
986b
, 200
3bO
xyde
met
on-m
ethy
l [IS
O]
301-
12-2
3018
OP
LI
365
JMPR
199
0, 2
003b
; Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
Paris
gre
en [C
]12
002-
03-8
1585
AS
SL
222
Cop
per-a
rsen
ic c
ompl
exPe
ntac
hlor
ophe
nol [
ISO
]87
-86-
531
55S
I,F,H
2D
80Se
e no
te 2
; Irr
itant
to sk
in; E
HC
71;
HSG
19;
IAR
C 2
0, 5
3; IC
SC 6
9
23
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Prop
etam
phos
[ISO
]31
218-
83-4
3018
OP
LI
310
6Ad
just
ed c
lass
ifica
tion
(see
not
e 3)
Sodi
um a
rsen
ite [C
]77
84-4
6-5
1557
AS
SR
210
EHC
224
; IA
RC
84;
ICSC
160
3So
dium
cya
nide
[C]
143-
33-9
1689
SR
26
ICSC
111
8; C
ICA
D 6
1St
rych
nine
[C]
57-2
4-9
1692
SR
216
ICSC
197
Teflu
thrin
7953
8-32
-233
49PY
SI-
S2
c22
See
note
9, p
. 8Th
alliu
m su
lfate
[C]
7446
-18-
617
07S
R2
11D
S 10
, EH
C 1
82; I
CSC
336
Thio
fano
x [I
SO]
3919
6-18
-427
57C
SI-
S2
8Th
iom
eton
[ISO
]64
0-15
-330
18O
PO
ilI
312
0D
S 67
; IC
SC 5
80; J
MPR
198
0; A
djus
ted
clas
sific
atio
n (s
ee n
ote
3)Tr
iazo
phos
[ISO
]24
017-
47-8
3018
OP
LI
382
JMPR
199
4, 2
003b
; Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
Vam
idot
hion
[ISO
]22
75-2
3-2
3018
OP
LI
310
3JM
PR 1
989;
ICSC
758
; Adj
uste
d cl
assi
ficat
ion
(see
not
e 3)
War
farin
[ISO
]81
-81-
230
27C
OS
R2
10D
S 35
, EH
C 1
75; H
SG 9
6; IC
SC 8
21Zi
nc p
hosp
hide
[C]
1314
-84-
717
14S
R2
45D
S 24
, EH
C 7
3; IC
SC 6
02
EHC
= E
nviro
nmen
tal H
ealth
Crit
eria
Mon
ogra
ph; D
S= P
estic
ide D
ata S
heet
; HSG
= H
ealth
and
Safe
ty G
uide
; IA
RC
= IA
RC
Mon
ogra
phs o
n th
e Eva
luat
ion
of C
arci
noge
nic
Ris
ks to
Hum
ans;
ICSC
= In
tern
atio
nal C
hem
ical
Saf
ety
Car
d; JM
PR =
Eva
luat
ion
by th
e Jo
int F
AO
/WH
O M
eetin
g on
Pes
ticid
e R
esid
ues.
Not
es to
Cla
ss Ib
1.
3-C
hlor
o-1,
2-pr
opan
edio
l in
nonl
etha
l dos
age
is a
ster
ilant
for m
ale
rats
. Thi
s com
poun
d is
als
o kn
own
as a
lpha
chl
orhy
drin
.2.
Th
e in
tern
atio
nal
trade
of
carb
ofur
an, D
NO
C, fl
uoro
acet
amid
e, m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, met
ham
idop
hos,
mon
ocro
toph
os a
nd p
enta
chlo
roph
enol
is
regu
late
d by
the
R
otte
rdam
con
vent
ion
on P
rior I
nfor
med
Con
sent
(see
http
://w
ww.
pic.
int/)
, whi
ch e
nter
ed in
to fo
rce
on 2
4 Fe
brua
ry 2
004.
See
Tab
le 7
, p. 5
1.3.
A
s a
prec
autio
nary
mea
sure
, the
cla
ssifi
catio
n of
cer
tain
liqu
id p
estic
ides
has
bee
n ad
just
ed to
avo
id th
ose
pest
icid
es b
eing
ass
igne
d to
a le
ss h
azar
dous
Cla
ss in
the
proc
ess o
f alig
ning
the W
HO
Cla
ssifi
catio
n w
ith th
e G
HS.
Det
ails
of h
ow th
e WH
O C
lass
ifica
tion
has b
een
alig
ned
with
the
GH
S A
cute
Tox
icity
Haz
ard
Cat
egor
ies a
re
desc
ribed
in th
e in
trodu
ctor
y no
tes f
or P
art I
I.
THE
FIN
AL
CLA
SSIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN
Y P
RO
DU
CT
DEP
END
S O
N IT
S FO
RM
ULA
TIO
NSe
e Pa
ges 7
& 8
, and
the A
nnex
24
Tabl
e 3.
Mod
erat
ely
haza
rdou
s (C
lass
II) t
echn
ical
gra
de a
ctiv
e in
gred
ient
s in
pes
ticid
es
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Ace
phat
e [I
SO]
3056
0-19
-1O
PS
I4
945
JMPR
199
1, 2
003b
, 200
6b; I
CSC
748
Aci
fluor
fen
[ISO
]50
594-
66-6
SH
413
70St
rong
irrit
ant t
o ey
esA
lach
lor [
ISO
]15
972-
60-8
2588
SH
493
0Se
e no
te 1
; DS
86; I
AR
C 1
9, 3
6, 6
3; IC
SC 3
71A
lany
carb
[ISO
]83
130-
01-2
CS
I4
330
Alle
thrin
[ISO
]58
4-79
-2PY
Oil
I4
c685
See
note
9, p
age
8; E
HC
87;
HSG
24;
ICSC
212
; JM
PR 1
965a
Am
etry
n [I
SO]
834-
12-8
TS
H4
110
Am
itraz
[ISO
]33
089-
61-1
SA
C4
800
ICSC
98;
JMPR
199
9A
nilo
fos [
ISO
]64
249-
01-0
OP
SH
447
2A
zaco
nazo
le60
207-
31-0
SF
430
8A
zam
ethi
phos
[ISO
]35
575-
96-3
OP
SI
410
10A
zocy
clot
in [I
SO]
4108
3-11
-827
86O
TS
AC
380
JMPR
199
0, 1
995b
, 200
6bB
endi
ocar
b [I
SO]
2278
1-23
-327
57C
SI
355
DS
52B
enfu
raca
rb [I
SO]
8256
0-54
-129
92C
LI
320
5B
ensu
lide
[ISO
]74
1-58
-229
02L
H3
270
ICSC
383
Ben
sulta
p [I
SO]
1760
6-31
-4S
I4
1100
Ben
tazo
ne [I
SO]
2505
7-89
-0S
H4
1100
HSG
48;
ICSC
828
; JM
PR 1
999,
200
5B
ifent
hrin
8265
7-04
-333
49PY
SI
3c5
5JM
PR 1
993
Bila
nafo
s [IS
O]
7104
8-99
-2S
H3
268
Bio
alle
thrin
[C]
584-
79-2
PYL
I4
c700
See
note
2; n
ote
9, p
. 8; I
CSC
227
Bro
mox
ynil
[ISO
]16
89-8
4-5
2588
SH
319
0B
rom
ucon
azol
e11
6255
-48-
2S
F4
365
ICSC
126
4B
rono
pol
52-5
1-7
SB
325
4IC
SC 4
15B
utam
ifos [
ISO
]36
335-
67-8
OP
LH
463
0B
utra
lin [I
SO]
3362
9-47
-9S
H4
1049
25
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
But
roxy
dim
[ISO
]13
8164
-12-
2S
H4
1635
But
ylam
ine
[ISO
]13
952-
84-6
1992
LF
438
0Ir
ritan
t to
skin
; IC
SC 4
01; J
MPR
198
2, 1
985b
Car
bary
l [IS
O]
63-2
5-2
2757
CS
I3
c300
DS
3; E
HC
153
; HSG
78;
IAR
C 1
2, S
uppl
.7; I
CSC
121
; JM
PR
1997
b, 2
002
Car
bosu
lfan
[ISO
]55
285-
14-8
2992
CL
I3
250
JMPR
198
7a, 2
004
Car
tap
[ISO
]15
263-
53-3
SI
432
5EH
C 7
6; JM
PR 1
996a
Chl
oral
ose
[C]
1587
9-93
-3S
R4
400
Chl
orda
ne [I
SO]
57-7
4-9
2996
OC
LI
446
0Se
e no
tes 3
and
4; D
S 36
; EH
C 3
4; H
SG 1
3; IA
RC
79;
ICSC
740
; JM
PR 1
995a
Chl
orfe
napy
r [IS
O]
1224
53-7
3-0
SI,M
T4
441
Chl
orm
equa
t (ch
lorid
e) [I
SO]
999-
81-5
SPG
R4
670
ICSC
781
; JM
PR 2
000
Chl
oroa
cetic
aci
d [C
]79
-11-
817
51S
H4
650
Irrit
ant t
o sk
in a
nd e
yes;
dat
a re
fer t
o so
dium
salt;
ICSC
235
Chl
orph
oniu
m c
hlor
ide
[ISO
]11
5-78
-625
88S
PGR
317
8Ir
ritan
t to
skin
and
eye
sC
hlor
pyrif
os [I
SO]
2921
-88-
227
83O
PS
I3
135
DS
18; I
CSC
851
; JM
PR 2
000
Clo
maz
one
[ISO
]81
777-
89-1
LH
413
69C
oppe
r hyd
roxi
de [C
]20
427-
59-2
CU
SF
410
00C
oppe
r oxy
chlo
ride
[C]
1332
-40-
7C
US
F4
1440
Cop
per s
ulfa
te [C
]77
58-9
8-7
CU
SF
330
0IC
SC 7
514-
CPA
[ISO
]12
2-88
-3PA
AS
PGR
485
0C
upro
us o
xide
[C]
1317
-39-
1C
US
F4
470
ICSC
421
, EH
C 2
00C
yana
zine
[ISO
]21
725-
46-2
TS
H3
288
ICSC
391
Cya
noph
os [I
SO]
2636
-26-
2O
PL
I4
610
Cyh
alot
hrin
[ISO
]68
085-
85-8
3352
PYO
ilIx
3c1
44Se
e no
te 9
, p. 8
; EH
C 9
9; H
SG 3
8; IC
SC 8
58; J
MPR
198
5c;
JEC
FA 2
000b
Cyh
exat
in [I
SO]
1312
1-70
-5O
TS
AC
326
5EH
C 1
5; JM
PR 1
995b
, 200
6bC
ymox
anil
[ISO
]57
966-
95-7
SF
411
96
26
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Cyp
erm
ethr
in [I
SO]
5231
5-07
-833
52PY
LI
3c2
50Se
e no
te 9
, p. 8
; DS
58; E
HC
82;
HSG
22;
ICSC
246
; JEC
FA 1
996
Alp
ha-c
yper
met
hrin
[ISO
]67
375-
30-8
3349
PYS
I3
c79
See
note
9, p
8; E
HC
142
; JEC
FA 1
996;
JM
PR 2
008
Cyp
heno
thrin
[(1R
)-is
omer
s]
[ISO
]39
515-
40-7
3352
PYL
I4
318
Cyp
roco
nazo
le94
361-
06-5
SF
410
202,
4-D
[ISO
]94
-75-
733
45PA
AS
H4
375
DS
37; E
HC
29,
84;
HSG
5; I
AR
C 4
1, S
uppl
. 7; I
CSC
33;
JMPR
19
98b
Daz
omet
[ISO
]53
3-74
-4S
F-S
464
0Ir
ritan
t to
skin
and
eye
s; IC
SC 7
862,
4-D
B94
-82-
6S
H4
700
DD
T [I
SO]
50-2
9-3
2761
OC
SI
311
3Se
e no
tes 3
and
4; D
S 21
; EH
C 9
, 83;
IAR
C 5
3; IC
SC 3
4; JM
PR
1985
c, 2
001
Del
tam
ethr
in [I
SO]
5291
8-63
-533
49PY
SI
3c1
35Se
e no
te 9
, p. 8
; DS
50; E
HC
97;
HSG
30;
IAR
C 5
3; IC
SC 2
47;
JMPR
200
1D
iazi
non
[ISO
]33
3-41
-530
18O
PL
I4
300
DS
45, E
HC
198
; IC
SC 1
37; J
MPR
199
4, 2
002,
200
8D
icam
ba [I
SO]
1918
-00-
9S
H4
1707
ICSC
139
Dic
hlor
oben
zene
[C]
106-
46-7
SFM
450
0-50
00M
ixtu
re o
f iso
mer
s: o
rtho
(3) 9
5-50
-1, m
eta
(3) 5
41-7
3-1,
par
a (2
B)
106-
46-7
; IC
SC 3
7D
ichl
orop
hen
[ISO
]97
-23-
4O
CS
F4
1250
Dic
hlor
prop
[ISO
]75
47-6
6-2
SH
480
0IC
SC 3
8D
iclo
fop
[ISO
]40
483-
25-2
SH
456
5D
icof
ol [I
SO]
115-
32-2
OC
SA
C4
c690
DS
81; I
AR
C 3
0; IC
SC 7
52; J
MPR
199
3D
ifeno
cona
zole
[ISO
]11
9446
-68-
3S
F4
1453
JMPR
200
9bD
ifenz
oqua
t [IS
O]
4322
2-48
-625
88S
H4
470
Dim
epip
erat
e [I
SO]
6143
2-55
-1TC
SH
494
6D
imet
hach
lor [
ISO
]50
563-
36-5
SH
416
00D
imet
hipi
n [I
SO]
5529
0-64
-7S
H4
1180
JMPR
200
0, 2
005
27
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Dim
ethe
nam
id [I
SO]
8767
4-68
-8L
H4
371
LD50
of P
isom
er is
429
mg/
kg b
w; J
MPR
200
6bD
imet
hyla
rsin
ic a
cid
[C]
75-6
0-5
1572
AS
SH
413
50D
imet
hoat
e [I
SO]
60-5
1-5
2783
OP
SI
3c1
50D
S 42
; EH
C 9
0; H
SG 2
0; IC
SC 7
41; J
MPR
199
7b, 2
004
Din
icon
azol
e [I
SO]
8365
7-24
-3S
F4
639
Din
obut
on [I
SO]
973-
21-7
2779
NP
SA
C,F
314
0D
inoc
ap [I
SO]
3930
0-45
-3N
PS
AC
,F4
980
ICSC
881
; JM
PR 1
999
Dip
hena
mid
[ISO
]95
7-51
-7S
H4
970
ICSC
763
Diq
uat [
ISO
]27
64-7
2-9
2781
BP
SH
323
1Ir
ritan
t to
skin
and
eye
s and
dam
ages
nai
ls; D
S 40
; EH
C 3
9; H
SG
52; J
MPR
199
4; IC
SC 1
363
Dith
iano
n [I
SO]
3347
-22-
6S
F4
640
JMPR
199
3D
odin
e [I
SO]
2439
-10-
3S
F4
1000
JMPR
200
1En
dosu
lfan
[ISO
]11
5-29
-727
61O
CS
I3
80D
S 15
; EH
C 4
0; H
SG 1
7; IC
SC 7
42; J
MPR
199
9En
doth
al-s
odiu
m [(
ISO
)]12
5-67
-925
88S
H3
51EP
TC [I
SO]
759-
94-4
TCL
H4
1652
ICSC
469
Esfe
nval
erat
e [I
SO]
6623
0-04
-433
49PY
SI
387
JMPR
200
3b; I
CSC
151
6Et
hion
[ISO
]56
3-12
-230
18O
PL
I3
208
ICSC
888
; JM
PR 1
991
Fena
zaqu
in [I
SO]
1209
28-0
9-8
2588
SA
C3
134
Feni
troth
ion
[ISO
]12
2-14
-5O
PL
I4
503
DS
30; E
HC
133
; HSG
65;
ICSC
622
; JM
PR 2
001
Feno
buca
rb37
66-8
1-2
CS
I4
620
Feno
thio
carb
[ISO
]62
850-
32-2
CS
L4
1150
Fenp
ropi
din
[ISO
]67
306-
00-7
LF
414
40Fe
npro
path
rin [I
SO]
6425
7-84
-733
49PY
SI
3c6
6Se
e no
te 9
, p. 8
; JM
PR 1
994
Fenp
yrox
imat
e [I
SO]
1340
98-6
1-6
SAC
324
5H
ighl
y to
xic
by in
hala
tion
(LC
50 =
0.2
1-0.
36 m
g/l);
JM
PR 2
007
Fent
hion
[ISO
]55
-38-
930
18O
PL
I,L3
D58
6D
S 23
; IC
SC 6
55; J
MPR
199
8bFe
ntin
ace
tate
[(IS
O)]
900-
95-8
2786
OT
SF
312
5D
S 22
; EH
C 1
5; JM
PR 1
992;
CIC
AD
13
28
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Fent
in h
ydro
xide
[(IS
O)]
76-8
7-9
2786
OT
SF
310
8D
S 22
; EH
C 1
5; IC
SC 1
283;
JMPR
199
2; C
ICAD
13
Fenv
aler
ate
[ISO
]51
630-
58-1
3352
PYL
I4
c450
See
note
9, p
. 8; D
S 90
; EH
C 9
5, H
SG 3
4; IA
RC
53;
ICSC
273
; JM
PR 1
986c
Ferim
zone
[ISO
]89
269-
64-7
SF
472
5Fi
pron
il12
0068
-37-
325
88S
I3
92JM
PR 1
998b
, 200
1; IC
SC 1
503
Fluc
hlor
alin
[ISO
]33
245-
39-5
SH
415
50Fl
ufen
acet
[ISO
]14
2459
-58-
3S
H4
600
May
cau
se sk
in se
nsiti
zatio
nFl
uoro
glyc
ofen
7750
1-60
-1S
H4
1550
Flur
prim
idol
[ISO
]56
425-
91-3
SPG
R4
709
Flus
ilazo
le85
509-
19-9
SF
467
2JM
PR 1
996b
, 200
9bFl
utria
fol [
ISO
]76
674-
21-0
SF,
FST
411
40Fl
uxof
enim
[ISO
]88
485-
37-4
oil
H4
670
Fom
esaf
en [I
SO]
7217
8-02
-0O
CS
H4
1250
Fube
ridaz
ole
[ISO
]38
78-1
9-1
SF
433
6Fu
rala
xyl [
ISO
]57
646-
30-7
SF
494
0G
amm
a-H
CH
[ISO
], Li
ndan
e58
-89-
927
61O
CS
I3
88IC
SC 5
3; JM
PR 2
003b
; See
not
e 3
Glu
fosi
nate
[ISO
]53
369-
07-6
SH
416
25JM
PR 2
000
Gua
zatin
e10
8173
-90-
6S
FST
323
0LD
50 v
alue
refe
rs to
tria
ceta
te; J
MPR
199
8bH
alox
yfop
6980
6-34
-4S
H4
300
JMPR
199
6b, 2
008
(incl
udes
Hal
oxyf
op-R
and
est
ers)
HC
H [I
SO]
608-
73-1
2761
OC
SI
310
0Se
e no
tes 3
, 4 a
nd 5
; EH
C 1
23; I
AR
C 5
, 20,
42;
ICSC
487
; JM
PR
1974
Hex
azin
one
[ISO
]51
235-
04-2
SH
416
90H
ydra
met
hyln
on67
485-
29-4
SI
412
00Im
azal
il [I
SO]
3555
4-44
-025
88S
F3
227
ICSC
130
3; JM
PR 2
001,
200
2, 2
006b
Imid
aclo
prid
[ISO
]13
8261
-41-
3S
I4
450
JMPR
200
2; IC
SC 1
501
29
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Imin
octa
dine
[ISO
]13
516-
27-3
SF
330
0Ey
e irr
itant
Indo
xaca
rb [I
SO]
1735
84-4
4-6
SI
326
8JM
PR 2
006b
; LD
50 a
pplie
s to
3:1
mix
ture
of i
som
ers i
n co
mm
erci
al
use
Ioxy
nil [
ISO
]16
89-8
3-4
2588
SH
311
0IC
SC 9
00Io
xyni
l oct
anoa
te [(
ISO
)]38
61-4
7-0
SH
439
0Ip
robe
nfos
2608
7-47
-8S
F4
600
Isop
roca
rb [I
SO]
2631
-40-
527
57C
SI
440
3Is
opro
thio
lane
[ISO
]50
512-
35-1
SF
411
90Is
opro
turo
n [I
SO]
3412
3-59
-6S
H4
1800
Isou
ron
[ISO
]55
861-
78-4
SH
463
0La
mbd
a-cy
halo
thrin
2164
-08-
133
49PY
SI
3c5
6Se
e no
te 9
, p. 8
; EH
C 1
42; H
SG 3
8; J
MPR
200
9b; I
CSC
859
MC
PA [I
SO]
94-7
4-6
PAA
SH
470
0IA
RC
30,
41;
ICSC
54
MC
PA-th
ioet
hyl [
ISO
]25
319-
90-8
PAA
SH
479
0M
CPB
[ISO
]94
-81-
5S
H4
680
Mec
opro
p [I
SO]
7085
-19-
0S
H4
930
ICSC
55
Mec
opro
p-P
[ISO
]16
484-
77-8
SH
410
50M
eflui
dide
[ISO
]53
780-
34-0
SH
419
20M
epiq
uat [
ISO
]15
302-
91-7
SPG
R4
1490
Mer
curo
us c
hlor
ide
[C]
1011
2-91
-120
25H
GS
F3
210
See
note
3; I
CSC
984
; CIC
AD 5
0M
etal
axyl
[ISO
]57
837-
19-1
SF
467
0JM
PR 1
983,
200
3bM
etal
dehy
de [I
SO]
108-
62-3
SM
322
7D
S 93
Met
amitr
on [I
SO]
4139
4-05
-2S
H4
1183
ICSC
136
1M
etam
-sod
ium
[(IS
O)]
137-
42-8
2771
SF-
S3
285
Met
cona
zole
[ISO
]12
5116
-23-
6S
F4
660
Met
hacr
ifos [
ISO
]62
610-
77-9
OP
LI
467
8JM
PR 1
991
30
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Met
hasu
lfoca
rb [I
SO]
6695
2-49
-627
57S
F3
112
Met
hyla
rson
ic a
cid
[ISO
]12
4-58
-3A
SS
H4
1800
ICSC
755
; EH
C 2
24M
ethy
l iso
thio
cyan
ate
[ISO
]55
6-61
-625
88S
F-S
372
Skin
and
eye
irrit
ant;
see
note
6M
etol
carb
[ISO
]11
29-4
1-5
CS
I3
268
Met
ribuz
in [I
SO]
2108
7-64
-9S
H4
322
ICSC
516
Mol
inat
e [I
SO]
2212
-67-
1TC
LH
472
0M
yclo
buta
nil
8867
1-89
-0S
F4
1600
JMPR
199
3N
abam
[ISO
]14
2-59
-627
71S
F4
395
Goi
troge
nic
in ra
tsN
aled
[ISO
]30
0-76
-530
18O
PL
I4
430
DS
39; I
CSC
925
2-N
apth
ylox
yace
tic a
cid
[ISO
]12
0-23
-0S
PGR
460
0N
itrap
yrin
[ISO
]19
29-8
2-4
SB
-S4
1072
ICSC
165
8N
uarim
ol [I
SO]
6328
4-71
-9S
F4
1250
Oct
hilin
one
[ISO
]26
530-
20-1
SF
414
70O
xadi
xyl
7773
2-09
-3S
F4
1860
Pacl
obut
razo
l [IS
O]
7673
8-62
-0S
PGR
413
00JM
PR 1
989
Para
quat
[ISO
]19
10-4
2-5
2781
BP
SH
315
0Se
e no
te 7
; DS
4; E
HC
39;
HSG
51;
ICSC
5; J
MPR
198
7a, 2
004
Pebu
late
[ISO
]11
14-7
1-2
TCL
H4
1120
Pend
imet
halin
[ISO
]40
487-
42-1
SH
410
50Pe
rmet
hrin
[ISO
]52
645-
53-1
3352
PYL
I4
c500
See
note
9, p
. 8; D
S 51
; EH
C 9
4; H
SG 3
3; IA
RC
53;
ICSC
312
; JM
PR 2
000
Phen
thoa
te [I
SO]
2597
-03-
730
18O
PL
I4
c400
DS
48; J
MPR
198
5cPh
osal
one
[ISO
]23
10-1
7-0
2783
OP
SI
312
0IC
SC 7
97; J
MPR
199
8b, 2
002
Phos
met
[ISO
]73
2-11
-627
83O
PS
I,AC
311
3IC
SC 5
43; J
MPR
199
9, 2
004
Phox
im [I
SO]
1481
6-18
-3O
PL
I4
D19
75D
S 31
; JEC
FA 2
000a
Pipe
roph
os [I
SO]
2415
1-93
-730
18O
Poi
lH
432
4
31
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Pirim
icar
b [I
SO]
2310
3-98
-227
57C
SA
P3
147
JMPR
198
3, 2
005
Pirim
ipho
s-m
ethy
l [IS
O]
2923
2-93
-7O
PL
I4
1667
DS
49; J
MPR
199
3, 2
008
Pral
leth
rin [I
SO]
2303
1-36
-933
52PY
oil
I4
460
Proc
hlor
az [I
SO]
6774
7-09
-5S
F4
1600
JMPR
198
5aPr
ofen
ofos
[ISO
]41
198-
08-7
3018
OP
LI
435
8JM
PR 1
991,
200
8Pr
opac
hlor
[ISO
]19
18-1
6-7
SH
415
00D
S 78
; EH
C 1
47; H
SG 7
7; JM
PR 2
002
Prop
anil
[ISO
]70
9-98
-8S
H4
c140
0IC
SC 5
52Pr
opic
onaz
ole
[ISO
]60
207-
90-1
LF
415
20JM
PR 1
988,
200
5Pr
opox
ur [I
SO]
114-
26-1
2757
CS
I3
95D
S 25
; IC
SC 1
91; J
MPR
199
0Pr
osul
foca
rb [I
SO]
5288
8-80
-9TC
LH
418
20Pr
othi
ofos
[ISO
]34
643-
46-4
OP
LI
492
5Py
racl
ofos
[ISO
]77
458-
01-6
3018
OP
LI
323
7Py
razo
phos
[ISO
]13
457-
18-6
2784
SF
443
5JM
PR 1
993
Pyra
zoxy
fen
[ISO
]71
561-
11-0
SH
416
44Py
reth
rins [
C]
8003
-34-
7L
I4
500-
1000
See
note
8; D
S 11
; JM
PR 2
000,
200
4; IC
SC 1
475
Pyrid
aben
[ISO
]96
489-
71-3
SA
C4
820
Pyrid
aphe
nthi
on11
9-12
-0O
PS
I4
769
Pyro
quilo
n [I
SO]
5736
9-32
-1S
F4
320
Qui
nalp
hos [
ISO
]13
593-
03-8
2783
OP
SI
362
Qui
nocl
amin
e [I
SO]
2797
-51-
5S
H4
1360
Qui
zalo
fop
7657
8-12
-6S
H4
1670
Qui
zalo
fop-
p-te
fury
l [IS
O]
1197
38-0
6-6
LH
410
12R
oten
one
[C]
83-7
9-4
2588
SI
313
2-15
00Se
e no
te 9
; HSG
73;
ICSC
944
Sim
etry
n [I
SO]
1014
-70-
6T
SH
418
30So
dium
chl
orat
e [I
SO]
7775
-09-
914
95S
H4
1200
ICSC
111
7
32
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Spiro
xam
ine
[ISO
]11
8134
-30-
8L
F4
500
Der
mal
LD
50 1
068
mg/
kg; m
ay c
ause
skin
sens
itisa
tion
Sulfl
uram
id [I
SO]
4151
-50-
2S
I4
543
2,3,
6-TB
A [I
SO]
50-3
1-7
SH
415
00TC
A [I
SO] (
acid
)76
-03-
918
39S
440
0Se
e no
te 5
to T
able
4, p
. 38;
ICSC
586
Tebu
cona
zole
[ISO
]10
7534
-96-
3S
F4
1700
JMPR
199
5bTe
bufe
npyr
ad [I
SO]
1191
68-7
7-3
SM
T4
595
Tebu
thiu
ron
[ISO
]34
014-
18-1
SH
464
4Te
rbum
eton
[ISO
]33
693-
04-8
TS
H4
483
Tetra
cona
zole
[ISO
]11
2281
-77-
3O
ilF
410
31Th
iacl
oprid
1119
88-4
9-9
SI
439
6JM
PR 2
008
Thio
benc
arb
[ISO
]28
249-
77-6
TCL
H4
1300
Thio
cycl
am [I
SO]
3189
5-22
-4S
I4
310
Thio
dica
rb [I
SO]
5966
9-26
-027
57C
SI
366
JMPR
200
1Th
iram
[ISO
]13
7-26
-8S
F4
560
DS
71; E
HC
78;
IAR
C 1
2, 5
3; IC
SC 7
57; J
MPR
199
3; S
ee n
ote
3Tr
alko
xydi
m [I
SO]
8782
0-88
-0S
H4
934
Tral
omet
hrin
6684
1-25
-633
49PY
SI
3c8
5Tr
iadi
mef
on [I
SO]
4312
1-43
-3S
F4
602
JMPR
198
6b, 2
005
Tria
dim
enol
[ISO
]55
219-
65-3
SFS
T4
900
JMPR
199
0, 2
005
Tria
zam
ate
[ISO
]11
2143
-82-
525
88S
AP
350
-100
Tric
hlor
fon
[ISO
]52
-68-
6O
PS
I3
250
DS
27; E
HC
132
; HSG
66;
IAR
C 3
0, S
uppl
7; I
CSC
585
; JM
PR
1979
; JEC
FA 2
000b
, 200
3Tr
iclo
pyr [
ISO
]55
335-
06-3
SH
471
0Tr
icyc
lazo
le [I
SO]
4181
4-78
-2S
F4
305
Trid
emor
ph [I
SO]
8141
2-43
-3O
ilF
465
0Tr
iflum
izol
e99
387-
89-0
SF
469
5IC
SC 1
252
33
Com
mon
nam
eC
AS
noU
N
noC
hem
ty
pePh
ys
stat
eM
ain
use
GH
SL
D50
m
g/kg
Rem
arks
Uni
cona
zole
[ISO
]83
657-
22-1
SPG
R4
1790
XM
C26
55-1
4-3
CS
I4
542
Xyl
ylca
rb24
25-1
0-7
CS
I4
380
Zira
m [I
SO]
137-
30-4
SF
414
00Ir
ritan
t to
skin
; DS
73; E
HC
78;
IAR
C 1
2, 5
3; IC
SC 3
48; J
MPR
19
97b
EHC
= E
nviro
nmen
tal H
ealth
Crit
eria
Mon
ogra
ph; D
S= P
estic
ide D
ata S
heet
; HSG
= H
ealth
and
Safe
ty G
uide
; IA
RC
= IA
RC
Mon
ogra
phs o
n th
e Eva
luat
ion
of C
arci
noge
nic
Ris
ks to
Hum
ans;
ICSC
= In
tern
atio
nal C
hem
ical
Saf
ety
Car
d; JE
CFA
= E
valu
atio
n by
the
Join
t FA
O/W
HO
Exp
ert C
omm
ittee
on
Food
Add
itive
s; JM
PR =
Eva
luat
ion
by
the
Join
t FA
O/W
HO
Mee
ting
on P
estic
ide
Res
idue
s.
Not
es to
Cla
ss II
1.
Ala
chlo
r was
pre
viou
sly
clas
sifie
d as
a C
lass
Ia p
estic
ide
due
to it
s ca
rcin
ogen
icity
in ra
ts. H
owev
er m
echa
nist
ic s
tudi
es h
ave
indi
cate
d th
at tu
mor
s ar
e in
duce
d by
a
mec
hani
sm n
ot re
leva
nt to
hum
ans.
2.
Bio
alle
thrin
, es
biot
hrin
, es
biol
, an
d es
depa
lléth
rine
are
mem
bers
of
a se
ries;
the
ir to
xici
ty v
arie
s co
nsid
erab
ly w
ithin
thi
s se
ries,
acco
rdin
g to
con
cent
ratio
ns o
f is
omer
s.3.
Th
e in
tern
atio
nal t
rade
of c
hlor
dane
, DD
T, G
amm
a-H
CH
(lin
dane
), H
CH
, mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
nd th
iram
is re
gula
ted
by th
e R
otte
rdam
con
vent
ion
on P
rior I
nfor
med
C
onse
nt (s
ee h
ttp://
ww
w.pi
c.in
t/), w
hich
ent
ered
into
forc
e on
24
Febr
uary
200
4. S
ee T
able
7, p
. 51.
4.
The
prod
uctio
n an
d us
e of
chl
orda
ne, D
DT,
Gam
ma-
HC
H (l
inda
ne) a
nd H
CH
(spe
cific
ally
alp
ha-H
CH
and
bet
a-H
CH
) are
stric
tly li
mite
d by
the
Stoc
khol
m c
onve
ntio
n on
per
sist
ent o
rgan
ic p
ollu
tant
s, w
hich
ent
ered
into
forc
e on
17
May
, 200
4 an
d ha
s sub
sequ
ently
bee
n am
ende
d. S
ee h
ttp://
ww
w.po
ps.in
t/.5.
H
CH
: The
LD
50 v
arie
s acc
ordi
ng to
the
mix
ture
of i
som
ers.
The
valu
e sh
own
has b
een
chos
en, a
nd th
e te
chni
cal p
rodu
ct p
lace
d in
Cla
ss II
, as a
resu
lt of
the
cum
ulat
ive
prop
ertie
s of t
he b
eta
isom
er.
6.
The
mel
ting
poin
t of m
ethy
l iso
thio
cyan
ate
(S) i
s 35°
C.
7.
Para
quat
has
serio
us d
elay
ed e
ffect
s if a
bsor
bed.
It is
of r
elat
ivel
y lo
w h
azar
d in
nor
mal
use
but
may
be
fata
l if t
he c
once
ntra
ted
prod
uct i
s tak
en b
y m
outh
or s
prea
d on
th
e sk
in.
8.
Mix
ture
of c
ompo
unds
pre
sent
in P
yret
hrum
cin
erae
foliu
m a
nd o
ther
flow
ers.
9.
Com
poun
ds fr
om ro
ots o
f Der
ris a
nd L
onch
ocar
pus s
pp.
THE
FIN
AL
CLA
SSIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN
Y P
RO
DU
CT
DEP
END
S O
N IT
S FO
RM
ULA
TIO
NSe
e Pa
ges 7
& 8
, and
the A
nnex
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Annex 5: Annexes A and B of Stockholm Convention
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Annex A
ELIMINATION
Part I
Chemical Activity Specific exemption Aldrin* CAS No: 309-00-2
Production None
Use Local ectoparasiticide Insecticide
Chlordane* CAS No: 57-74-9
Production As allowed for the Parties listed in the Register
Use Local ectoparasiticide Insecticide Termiticide Termiticide in buildings and dams Termiticide in roads Additive in plywood adhesives
Dieldrin* CAS No: 60-57-1
Production None
Use In agricultural operations Endrin* CAS No: 72-20-8
Production None
Use None Heptachlor* CAS No: 76-44-8
Production None
Use Termiticide Termiticide in structures of houses Termiticide (subterranean) Wood treatment In use in underground cable boxes
Hexachlorobenzene CAS No: 118-74-1
Production As allowed for the Parties listed in the Register
Use Intermediate Solvent in pesticide Closed system site limited intermediate
Mirex* CAS No: 2385-85-5
Production As allowed for the Parties listed in the Register
Use Termiticide Toxaphene* CAS No: 8001-35-2
Production None
Use None
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)*
Production None
Use Articles in use in accordance with the provisions of Part II of this Annex
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Notes:
(i) Except as otherwise specified in this Convention, quantities of a chemical occurring as unintentional trace contaminants in products and articles shall not be considered to be listed in this Annex;
(ii) This note shall not be considered as a production and use specific exemption for purposes
of paragraph 2 of Article 3. Quantities of a chemical occurring as constituents of articles manufactured or already in use before or on the date of entry into force of the relevant obligation with respect to that chemical, shall not be considered as listed in this Annex, provided that a Party has notified the Secretariat that a particular type of article remains in use within that Party. The Secretariat shall make such notifications publicly available;
(iii) This note, which does not apply to a chemical that has an asterisk following its name in
the Chemical column in Part I of this Annex, shall not be considered as a production and use specific exemption for purposes of paragraph 2 of Article 3. Given that no significant quantities of the chemical are expected to reach humans and the environment during the production and use of a closed-system site-limited intermediate, a Party, upon notification to the Secretariat, may allow the production and use of quantities of a chemical listed in this Annex as a closed-system site-limited intermediate that is chemically transformed in the manufacture of other chemicals that, taking into consideration the criteria in paragraph 1 of Annex D, do not exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants. This notification shall include information on total production and use of such chemical or a reasonable estimate of such information and information regarding the nature of the closed-system site-limited process including the amount of any non-transformed and unintentional trace contamination of the persistent organic pollutant-starting material in the final product. This procedure applies except as otherwise specified in this Annex. The Secretariat shall make such notifications available to the Conference of the Parties and to the public. Such production or use shall not be considered a production or use specific exemption. Such production and use shall cease after a ten-year period, unless the Party concerned submits a new notification to the Secretariat, in which case the period will be extended for an additional ten years unless the Conference of the Parties, after a review of the production and use decides otherwise. The notification procedure can be repeated;
(iv) All the specific exemptions in this Annex may be exercised by Parties that have
registered exemptions in respect of them in accordance with Article 4 with the exception of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls in articles in use in accordance with the provisions of Part II of this Annex, which may be exercised by all Parties.
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Part II
Polychlorinated biphenyls Each Party shall: (a) With regard to the elimination of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls in equipment (e.g. transformers, capacitors or other receptacles containing liquid stocks) by 2025, subject to review by the Conference of the Parties, take action in accordance with the following priorities:
(i) Make determined efforts to identify, label and remove from use equipment containing greater than 10 per cent polychlorinated biphenyls and volumes greater than 5 litres;
(ii) Make determined efforts to identify, label and remove from use equipment containing
greater than 0.05 per cent polychlorinated biphenyls and volumes greater than 5 litres; (iii) Endeavour to identify and remove from use equipment containing greater than
0.005 percent polychlorinated biphenyls and volumes greater than 0.05 litres;
(b) Consistent with the priorities in subparagraph (a), promote the following measures to reduce exposures and risk to control the use of polychlorinated biphenyls:
(i) Use only in intact and non-leaking equipment and only in areas where the risk from environmental release can be minimised and quickly remedied;
(ii) Not use in equipment in areas associated with the production or processing of food or
feed; (iii) When used in populated areas, including schools and hospitals, all reasonable measures
to protect from electrical failure which could result in a fire, and regular inspection of equipment for leaks;
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of Article 3, ensure that equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls, as described in subparagraph (a), shall not be exported or imported except for the purpose of environmentally sound waste management; (d) Except for maintenance and servicing operations, not allow recovery for the purpose of reuse in other equipment of liquids with polychlorinated biphenyls content above 0.005 per cent; (e) Make determined efforts designed to lead to environmentally sound waste management of liquids containing polychlorinated biphenyls and equipment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls having a polychlorinated biphenyls content above 0.005 per cent, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6, as soon as possible but no later than 2028, subject to review by the Conference of the Parties; (f) In lieu of note (ii) in Part I of this Annex, endeavour to identify other articles containing more than 0.005 per cent polychlorinated biphenyls (e.g. cable-sheaths, cured caulk and painted objects) and manage them in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6; (g) Provide a report every five years on progress in eliminating polychlorinated biphenyls and submit it to the Conference of the Parties pursuant to Article 15; (h) The reports described in subparagraph (g) shall, as appropriate, be considered by the Conference of the Parties in its reviews relating to polychlorinated biphenyls. The Conference of the Parties shall review progress towards elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls at five year intervals or other period, as appropriate, taking into account such reports.
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Annex B
RESTRICTION
Part I
Chemical Activity Acceptable purpose or specific exemption
DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane) CAS No: 50-29-3
Production Acceptable purpose: Disease vector control use in accordance with Part II of this Annex Specific exemption: Intermediate in production of dicofol Intermediate
Use Acceptable purpose: Disease vector control in accordance with Part II of this Annex Specific exemption: Production of dicofol
Intermediate Notes:
(i) Except as otherwise specified in this Convention, quantities of a chemical occurring as unintentional
trace contaminants in products and articles shall not be considered to be listed in this Annex;
(ii) This note shall not be considered as a production and use acceptable purpose or specific exemption for purposes of paragraph 2 of Article 3. Quantities of a chemical occurring as constituents of articles manufactured or already in use before or on the date of entry into force of the relevant obligation with respect to that chemical, shall not be considered as listed in this Annex, provided that a Party has notified the Secretariat that a particular type of article remains in use within that Party. The Secretariat shall make such notifications publicly available;
(iii) This note shall not be considered as a production and use specific exemption for purposes of
paragraph 2 of Article 3. Given that no significant quantities of the chemical are expected to reach humans and the environment during the production and use of a closed-system site-limited intermediate, a Party, upon notification to the Secretariat, may allow the production and use of quantities of a chemical listed in this Annex as a closed-system site-limited intermediate that is chemically transformed in the manufacture of other chemicals that, taking into consideration the criteria in paragraph 1 of Annex D, do not exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants. This notification shall include information on total production and use of such chemical or a reasonable estimate of such information and information regarding the nature of the closed-system site-limited process including the amount of any non-transformed and unintentional trace contamination of the persistent organic pollutant-starting material in the final product. This procedure applies except as otherwise specified in this Annex. The Secretariat shall make such notifications available to the Conference of the Parties and to the public. Such production or use shall not be considered a production or use specific exemption. Such production and use shall cease after a ten-year period, unless the Party concerned submits a new notification to the Secretariat, in which case the period will be extended for an additional ten years unless the Conference of the Parties, after a review of the production and use decides otherwise. The notification procedure can be repeated;
(iv) All the specific exemptions in this Annex may be exercised by Parties that have registered in respect
of them in accordance with Article 4.
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Part II
DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane)
1. The production and use of DDT shall be eliminated except for Parties that have notified the Secretariat of their intention to produce and/or use it. A DDT Register is hereby established and shall be available to the public. The Secretariat shall maintain the DDT Register.
2. Each Party that produces and/or uses DDT shall restrict such production and/or use for disease vector control in accordance with the World Health Organization recommendations and guidelines on the use of DDT and when locally safe, effective and affordable alternatives are not available to the Party in question.
3. In the event that a Party not listed in the DDT Register determines that it requires DDT for disease vector control, it shall notify the Secretariat as soon as possible in order to have its name added forthwith to the DDT Register. It shall at the same time notify the World Health Organization.
4. Every three years, each Party that uses DDT shall provide to the Secretariat and the World Health Organization information on the amount used, the conditions of such use and its relevance to that Party’s disease management strategy, in a format to be decided by the Conference of the Parties in consultation with the World Health Organization.
5. With the goal of reducing and ultimately eliminating the use of DDT, the Conference of the Parties shall encourage:
(a) Each Party using DDT to develop and implement an action plan as part of the implementation plan specified in Article 7. That action plan shall include:
(i) Development of regulatory and other mechanisms to ensure that DDT use is restricted to disease vector control;
(ii) Implementation of suitable alternative products, methods and strategies, including resistance management strategies to ensure the continuing effectiveness of these alternatives;
(iii) Measures to strengthen health care and to reduce the incidence of the disease.
(b) The Parties, within their capabilities, to promote research and development of safe alternative chemical and non-chemical products, methods and strategies for Parties using DDT, relevant to the conditions of those countries and with the goal of decreasing the human and economic burden of disease. Factors to be promoted when considering alternatives or combinations of alternatives shall include the human health risks and environmental implications of such alternatives. Viable alternatives to DDT shall pose less risk to human health and the environment, be suitable for disease control based on conditions in the Parties in question and be supported with monitoring data.
6. Commencing at its first meeting, and at least every three years thereafter, the Conference of the Parties shall, in consultation with the World Health Organization, evaluate the continued need for DDT for disease vector control on the basis of available scientific, technical, environmental and economic information, including:
(a) The production and use of DDT and the conditions set out in paragraph 2;
(b) The availability, suitability and implementation of the alternatives to DDT; and
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(c) Progress in strengthening the capacity of countries to transfer safely to reliance on such alternatives.
7. A Party may, at any time, withdraw its name from the DDT Registry upon written notification to the Secretariat. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date specified in the notification.
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Annex 6: Monitoring Checklist
Monitoring Checklist for ESMP Implementation
No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
1. Air quality TSP, PM10, NOx, SOx, CO Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Quarterly Air Quality Monitoring
Expert/ Operations
Manager
2. Noise level Noise Rice mill
environment
(N 6.09441°;
E 0.14396°)
Quarterly Noise Level
Monitoring Expert/
Operations Manager
3. Waste water
quality
-Physicochemical parameters
Colour; Odour; Turbidity; Conductivity;
Total Dissolved Solids; Nitrate;
Phosphate; Biological Oxygen Demand;
Chemical Oxygen Demand; Grease/Oil
-Pesticide residue parameters
Alpha BHC; Beta BHC; Gamma BHC;
Delta BHC; Heptachlor; Aldrin;
Heptachlor Epoxide; Alpha-Endosulfan;
4,4’-DDE; Dieldrin Endrin; Beta-
Endosulfan; 4,4’-DDD; Endosulphan
Sulfate; Endrin Aldehyde; 4,4’-DDT;
Endrin Ketone; Methoxychlor
-Waste water
drain from rice
field
Biannually (Wet
and dry season)
Environmental
Consultant/
Operations Manager
4. Soil fertility and
quality
Texture; pH; organic carbon; total
nitrogen; available phosphorus;
available potassium; exchangeable
cations like Ca, Mg, Na, K; CEC
Within the farm Onset of project
and
subsequently
biennially
Soil Scientist/ Farm
Manager
5. Waste
Management
-Availability and use of separate labelled
bins
-Records on frequency and location of
waste disposal site of domestic and
construction waste.
-Records on agrochemical containers
collected and returned to suppliers for
recycling/proper disposal
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
6. Environmental
compliance
-Quarterly returns of Monitoring
Reports to EPA (in line with LI 1652)
- Quarterly Consultants/
Operations Manager
-Annual environmental, health and
safety audits
-Preparation of Annual Environmental
Reports (in line with LI 1652)
Annually
-Preparation of Environmental and
Social Management Plan (in line with LI
1652)
18 months after
receiving permit
and
Monitoring Checklist for ESMP Implementation
No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
subsequently
every 3 years
-EPA permit well displayed on premise Continuously
displayed
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC/SAFETY MONITORING
1. Occupational/
Public health and
safety
-Availability and proper use of PPEs
-Adherence to health and safety
procedures
-Records on frequency, type and source
of illness/accident/injury
-Records on trainings received on health
and safety
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
2. Fire risks -Creation of fire belt -Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
On set of dry
season
(October/
November)
Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman/ Operations
Manager
-Availability of firefighting equipment at
farm and warehouse (smoke detectors,
fire alarm, fire extinguishers)
-Maintenance records of machinery and
equipment, including firefighting
equipment
-Training records on fire prevention and
control
-Hanging/loose electrical wires
-Records on fire occurrence
Continuous
3. Pest/rodent
infestation and
contamination of
produce
-Cleaning roster
-Inspection records
-Chemical control/ Fumigation records
-Maintenance records
-Records on contaminated produce
-Warehouse Continuous Foreman/ Operations
Manager
4. Post-harvest
losses
-Adequate ventilation at warehouse
-Condition of warehouse environment
(cleanliness, weed growth, etc.)
-Arrangement of produce in the
warehouse
-Physical condition of produce
-Records on produce (including records
on quantity stored and records on
infested produce)
-Chemical control/ fumigation records
-Warehouse Continuous Foreman/ Operations
Manager
Monitoring Checklist for ESMP Implementation
No. Impact
issue/component
Monitoring Parameters/ Indicators Monitoring Site Frequency Responsibility
(Implementation/
Supervision)
5. Public
complaints/
Grievances
-Type and nature of complaints and
concerns;
-Complaint records (Record of grievance
and number resolved/unresolved)
-Management and Stakeholder
Meetings
Project
community
Continuous Operations Manager/
Managing Director
6. Sustainability of
farming venture
-Qualification of Farm Manager
-Training records for farmers/ workers
-Pricing of produce compared to
prevailing market prices
-Records on sales
-Records on resource consumption
(such as utility bills, use of
agrochemicals, etc.)
-Maintenance records
-Financial records
-Farm
-Warehouse/
mill
Continuous Farm Supervisor,
Chief Farmer,
Foreman, Operations
Manager/ Managing
Director