RELEVANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR SUBSTATION AND …€¦ · generic EMPr is relevant to an application for EA , that generic EMPr must be applied by all parties involved in the EA process,

NOTICE OF IDENTIFICATION, IN TERMS OF SECTION 24(5) OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT ACT, 1998, OF A GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMERELEVANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR SUBSTATION AND OVERHEAD ELECTRICITYTRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTALAUTHORISATION AS IDENTIFIED IN TERMS OF SECTION 24(2) OF THE ACT

I, Nomvula Paula Mokonyane, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby publish, in terms of section 24(5)of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (the Act); Regulations 19(4)and 23(4) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended; as well asAppendix 4 to such Regulations, the generic environmental management programme relevant to anapplication for environmental authorisation for substation and overhead electricity transmission anddistribution infrastructure as identified in terms of section 24(2)(a) of the Act and which requireenvironmental authorisation for activity 11 or47 of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations ListingNotice 1 of 2014, as amended, or for activity 9 of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations ListingNotice 2 of 2014, as amended, and any other listed and specified activities necessary for the realisationof such infrastructure, as set out in the Schedule hereto.

NOMVULA PAULA MOKONYANEMINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

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Environmental Affairs, Department of/ Omgewingsake, Departement van

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

NO. 435 22 MARCH 2019435 National Environmental Management Act (107/1998): Generic EMPr for development and expansion for overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure 42323

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I hereby give Notice that applications for environmental authorisation for substation and overheadelectricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, when such facilities trigger-

activity 11 or 47 of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 1 of 2014, asamended, and any other listed and specified activities necessary for the realisation of suchfacilities; or

activity 9 of Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 2 of 2014, as amendedand any other listed or specified activities necessary for the realisation of such facilities;

must use the generic Environmental Management Programme, contemplated in Regulations 19(4), 23(4)and Appendix 4 to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended. The genericEnvironmental Management Programme for substation infrastructure for electricity transmission anddistribution is set out in Appendix 1 and the generic Environmental Management Programme for overhead

electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure is set out in Appendix 2.

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APPENDIX 1 GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (EMPr) FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF SUBSTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1. Background ............................................................................................................................... 1

2. Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 1

3. Objective ................................................................................................................................... 1

4. Scope ......................................................................................................................................... 1

5. Structure of this document ...................................................................................................... 2

6. Completion of part B: section 1: the pre-approved generic EMPr template ................... 4

7. Amendments of the impact management outcomes and impact management actions ................................................................................................................................................ 4

8. Documents to be submitted as part of part B: section 2 site specific information and declaration ........................................................................................................................................ 5

(i) Amendments to Part B: Section 2 – site specific information and declaration ................. 5

PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 6

1. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 6

2. ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................ 7

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (EMPr) IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................. 8

4. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE ............................. 14

4.1 Document control/Filing system .................................................................................... 14

4.2 Documentation to be available ................................................................................... 14

4.3 Weekly Environmental Checklist ................................................................................... 14

4.4 Environmental site meetings .......................................................................................... 15

4.5 Required Method Statements ....................................................................................... 15

4.6 Environmental Incident Log (Diary) .............................................................................. 16

4.7 Non-compliance ............................................................................................................. 16

4.8 Corrective action records .............................................................................................. 17

4.9 Photographic record ...................................................................................................... 17

4.10 Complaints register ......................................................................................................... 18

4.11 Claims for damages ....................................................................................................... 18

4.12 Interactions with affected parties ................................................................................. 18

4.13 Environmental audits ...................................................................................................... 19

4.14 Final environmental audits ............................................................................................. 19

PART B: SECTION 1: Pre-approved generic EMPr template ........................................................... 20

5. IMPACT MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS .................. 20

5.1 Environmental awareness training ............................................................................... 21



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5.2 Site Establishment development ............................................................................... 23

5.3 Access restricted areas .............................................................................................. 24

5.4 Access roads ............................................................................................................... 24

5.5 Fencing and Gate installation ................................................................................... 25

5.6 Water Supply Management ...................................................................................... 27

5.7 Storm and waste water management ..................................................................... 28

5.8 Solid and hazardous waste management .............................................................. 29

5.9 Protection of watercourses and estuaries ................................................................ 30

5.10 Vegetation clearing ................................................................................................... 31

5.11 Protection of fauna ..................................................................................................... 33

5.12 Protection of heritage resources ............................................................................... 34

5.13 Safety of the public ..................................................................................................... 34

5.14 Sanitation ..................................................................................................................... 35

5.15 Prevention of disease ................................................................................................. 36

5.16 Emergency procedures .............................................................................................. 37

5.17 Hazardous substances ................................................................................................ 38

5.18 Workshop, equipment maintenance and storage ................................................. 40

5.19 Batching plants ............................................................................................................ 41

5.20 Dust emissions .............................................................................................................. 42

5.21 Blasting ......................................................................................................................... 43

5.22 Noise ............................................................................................................................. 44

5.23 Fire prevention ............................................................................................................. 44

5.24 Stockpiling and stockpile areas ................................................................................. 45

5.25 Civil works ..................................................................................................................... 46

5.26 Excavation of foundation, cable trenching and drainage systems ..................... 47

5.27 Installation of foundations, cable trenching and drainage systems .................... 48

5.28 Installation of equipment (circuit breakers, current Transformers, Isolators, Insulators, surge arresters, voltage transformers, earth switches) ...................................... 48

5.30 Cabling and Stringing ................................................................................................. 49

5.31 Testing and Commissioning (all equipment testing, earthing system, system integration) .............................................................................................................................. 50

5.32 Socio-economic .......................................................................................................... 50

5.33 Temporary closure of site ........................................................................................... 51

5.34 Dismantling of old equipment ................................................................................... 52

5.35 Landscaping and rehabilitation ................................................................................ 53

6 ACCESS TO THE GENERIC EMPr .............................................................................................. 55

PART B: SECTION 2 ............................................................................................................................... 56



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7 SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DECLARATION ................................................................ 56

7.1 Sub-section 1: contact details and description of the project .................................. 56

7.2 Sub-section 2: Development footprint site map ......................................................... 56

7.3 Sub-section 3: Declaration ............................................................................................. 57

7.4 Sub-section 4: amendments to site specific information (Part B; section 2) ............ 57

PART C .................................................................................................................................................. 58

8 SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES .......................................................................... 58

APPENDIX 1: METHOD STATEMENTS ................................................................................................... 59

List of tables

Table 1: Guide to roles and responsibilities for implementation of a generic EMPr ..................... 8



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INTRODUCTION

1. Background

The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) requires that an environmental management programme (EMPr) be submitted where an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been identified as the environmental instrument to be utilised as the basis for a decision on an application for environmental authorisation (EA). The content of an EMPr must either contain the information set out in Appendix 4 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended (EIA Regulations) or must be a generic EMPr relevant to an application as identified and gazetted by the Minister in a government notice. Once the Minister has identified, through a government notice that a generic EMPr is relevant to an application for EA, that generic EMPr must be applied by all parties involved in the EA process, including but not limited to the applicant and the competent authority (CA).

2. Purpose This document constitutes a generic EMPr relevant to applications for the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity, and all listed and specified activities necessary for the realisation of such infrastructure.

3. Objective The objective of this generic EMPr is to prescribe and pre-approve generally accepted impact management outcomes and impact management actions, which can commonly and repeatedly be used for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity. The use of a generic EMPr is intended to reduce the need to prepare and review individual EMPrs for applications of a similar nature.

4. Scope The scope of this generic EMPr applies to the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity requiring EA in terms of NEMA. This generic EMPr applies to activities requiring EA, mainly activity 11 and 47 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 1 of 2014, as amended, and activity 9 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 2 of 2014, as amended, and all associated listed or specified activities necessary for the realization of such infrastructure.




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5. Structure of this document This document is structured in three parts with an Appendix as indicated in the table below:

Part Section Heading Content

A Provides general guidance and information and is not legally binding

Definitions, acronyms, roles & responsibilities and documentation and reporting.

B 1 Pre-approved generic EMPr template

Contains generally accepted impact management outcomes and impact management actions required for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity, which are presented in the form of a template that has been pre-approved. The template in this section is to be completed by the contractor, with each completed page signed and dated by the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. Where an impact management outcome is not relevant, the words “not applicable” can be inserted in the template under the “responsible persons” column. Once completed and signed, the template represents the EMPr for the activity approved by the CA and is legally binding. The template is not required to be submitted to the CA as once the generic EMPr is gazetted for implementation, it has been approved by the CA. To allow interested and affected parties access to the pre-approved EMPr template for consideration through the decision-making process, the EAP on behalf of the applicant /proponent must make the hard copy of this EMPr available at a public location and where the applicant has a website, the EMPr should also be made available on such publicly accessible website.

2 Site specific information Contains preliminary infrastructure layout and a declaration that the applicant/holder of the EA



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Part Section Heading Content will comply with the pre-approved generic EMPr template contained in Part B: Section 1, and understands that the impact management outcomes and impact management actions are legally binding. The preliminary infrastructure layout must be finalized to inform the final EMPr that is to be submitted with the basic assessment report (BAR) or environmental impact assessment report (EIAR), ensuring that all impact management outcomes and impact management actions have been either pre-approved or approved in terms of Part C. This section must be submitted to the CA together with the final BAR or EIAR. The information submitted to the CA will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, this Section forms part of the EMPr for the development and is legally binding.

C Site specific sensitivities/ attributes

If any specific environmental sensitivities/ attributes are present on the site which require site specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions, not included in the pre-approved generic EMPr, to manage impacts, these specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be included in this section. These specific environmental attributes must be referenced spatially and impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be provided. These specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be presented in the format of the pre-approved EMPr template (Part B: section 1)

This section will not be required should the site contain no specific environmental sensitivities or attributes. However, if Part C is applicable to the site, it is required to be submitted together with the BAR or EIAR, for consideration of, and decision on, the application for EA. The information in this section must be prepared by an EAP and must contain his/her name and expertise including a curriculum vitae. Once



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Part Section Heading Content approved, Part C forms part of the EMPr for the site and is legally binding.

This section applies only to additional impact management outcomes and impact management actions that are necessary for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the specific development or expansion and which are not already included in Part B: section 1.

Appendix 1 Contains the method statements to be prepared prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements are not required to be submitted to the competent authority.

6. Completion of part B: section 1: the pre-approved generic EMPr template The template is to be completed prior to commencement of the activity, by providing the following information for each environmental impact management action:

• For implementation - a ‘responsible person’, - a method for implementation, - a timeframe for implementation

• For monitoring - a responsible person - frequency - evidence of compliance.

The completed template must be signed and dated by the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements prepared and agreed to by the holder of the EA must be appended to the template as Appendix 1. Each method statement must be signed and dated on each page by the holder of the EA. This template once signed and dated is legally binding. The holder of the EA will remain responsible for its implementation.

7. Amendments of the impact management outcomes and impact management actions Once the activity has commenced, a holder of an EA may make amendments to the impact management outcomes and impact management actions in the following manner:

• Amendment of the impact management outcomes: in line with the process contemplated in Regulation 37 of the EIA Regulations; and

• Amendment of the impact management actions: in line with the process contemplated in Regulation 36 of the EIA Regulations.



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8. Documents to be submitted as part of part B: section 2 site specific information and declaration Part B: Section 2 has three distinct sub-sections. The first and third sub-sections are in a template format. Sub-section two requires a map to be produced.

Sub-section 1 contains the project name, the applicant’s name and contact details, the site information, which includes coordinates of the property or farm in which the proposed substation infrastructure is proposed as well as the 21-digit Surveyor General code of each cadastral land parcel and, where available, the farm name.

Sub-section 2 is to be prepared by an EAP and must contain his/her name and expertise including a curriculum vitae. This sub-section must include a map of the site sensitivity overlaid with the preliminary infrastructure layout using the national web based environmental screening tool, when available for compulsory use at: https://screening.environment.gov.za/screeningtool. The sensitivity map shall identify the nature of each sensitive feature e.g. threatened plant species, archaeological site, etc. Sensitivity maps shall identify features both within the planned working area and any known sensitive features and within 50 m from the development footprint.

Sub-section 3 is the declaration that the applicant (s)/proponent (s) or holder of the EA in the case of a change of ownership must complete which confirms that the applicant/EA holder will comply with the pre-approved ‘generic EMPr’ template in Section 1 and understands that the impact management outcomes and impact management actions are legally binding.

(a) Amendments to Part B: Section 2 – site specific information and declaration Should the EA be transferred, Part B: Section 2 must be completed by the new applicant/proponent and submitted with the application for an amendment of the EA in terms of regulations 29 or 31 of the EIA Regulations, whichever applies. The information submitted as part of such an application for an amendment to an EA will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: Section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, Part B: Section 2 forms part of the EMPr for the development and the EMPr becomes legally binding to the new EA holder.



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PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION

1. DEFINITIONS

In this EMPr any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the NEMA or EIA Regulations has that meaning, and unless the context requires otherwise –

”clearing” means the clearing and removal of vegetation, whether partially or in whole, including trees and shrubs, as specified; ”construction camp” is the area designated for key construction infrastructure and services, including but not limited to offices, overnight vehicle parking areas, stores, the workshop, stockpile and lay down areas, hazardous storage areas (including fuels), the batching plant (if one is located at the construction camp), designated access routes, equipment cleaning areas and the placement of staff accommodation, cooking and ablution facilities, waste and wastewater management; ”contractor” - The Contractor has overall responsibility for ensuring that all work, activities, and actions linked to the delivery of the contract, are in line with the Environmental Management Programme and that Method Statements are implemented as described.

“hazardous substance” is a substance governed by the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973) as well as the Hazardous Chemical and Substances Regulations, 1995;

“method statement” means a written submission by the Contractor to the Project Manager in response to this EMPr or a request by the Project Manager and ECO. The method statement must set out the equipment, materials, labour and method(s) the Contractor proposes using to carry out an activity identified by the Project Manager when requesting the Method Statement. This must be done in such detail that the Project Manager and ECO is able to assess whether the Contractor's proposal is in accordance with this specification and/or will produce results in accordance with this specification; The method statement must cover as a minimum applicable details with regard to: (i) Construction procedures; (ii) Plant, materials and equipment to be used; (iii) Transporting the equipment to and from site; (iv) How the plant/ material/ equipment will be moved while on site; (v) How and where the plant/ material/ equipment will be stored; (vi) The containment (or action to be taken if containment is not possible) of leaks or spills of any

liquid or material that may occur; (vii) Timing and location of activities; (viii) Compliance/ non-compliance; and (ix) Any other information deemed necessary by the Project Manager.

“slope” means the inclination of a surface expressed as one unit of rise or fall for so many horizontal units;

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“solid waste” means all solid waste, including construction debris, hazardous waste, excess cement/ concrete, wrapping materials, timber, cans, drums, wire, nails, food and domestic waste (e.g. plastic packets and wrappers); “spoil” means excavated material which is unsuitable for use as material in the construction works or is material which is surplus to the requirements of the construction works; “topsoil” means a varying depth (up to 300 mm) of the soil profile irrespective of the fertility, appearance, structure, agricultural potential, fertility and composition of the soil;

“works” means the works to be executed in terms of the Contract

2. ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS

CA Competent Authority cEO Contractors Environmental Officer dEO Developer Environmental Officer DPM Developer Project Manager DSS Developer Site Supervisor EAR Environmental Audit Report ECA Environmental Conservation Act No. 73 of

1989 ECO Environmental Control Officer EA Environmental Authorisation EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERAP Emergency Response Action Plan EMPr Environmental Management Programme

Report EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner FPA Fire Protection Agency HCS Hazardous chemical Substance NEMA National Environmental Management Act,

1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) NEMBA National Environmental Management:

Biodiversity Act ,2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) NEMWA National Environmental Management:

Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet RI&AP’s Registered Interested and affected parties




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ROLE

S A

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PON

SIBI

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ES F

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ENV

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AN

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EMEN

T PR

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ME

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MPL

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ON

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plem

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tion

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his

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ric E

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on

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s se

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n of

the

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giv

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nce

to th

e va

rious

env

ironm

enta

l rol

es a

nd re

porti

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nes,

how

ever

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ject

spe

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re

quire

men

ts w

ill ul

timat

ely

dete

rmin

e th

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ed fo

r the

app

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men

t of s

peci

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n(s)

to u

nder

take

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d or

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note

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pers

on, f

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xam

ple,

an

envi

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ffice

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the

EA re

mai

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spon

sible

for e

nsur

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that

the

dutie

s ind

icat

ed in

this

docu

men

t for

act

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by th

e EC

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re u

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take

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Tabl

e 1:

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de

to ro

les

and

resp

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ibilit

ies

for i

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n o

f an

EMPr

Re

spon

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son(

s)

Ro

le a

nd R

espo

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s

Dev

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ager

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PM)

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Th

e Pr

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elop

er is

acc

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able

for e

nsur

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com

plia

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with

the

EMPr

and

any

con

ditio

ns o

f app

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m t

he c

ompe

tent

aut

horit

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A).

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re r

equi

red,

an

envi

ronm

enta

l co

ntro

l of

ficer

(EC

O)

mus

t be

co

ntra

cted

by

the

Proj

ect

Dev

elop

er t

o ob

ject

ivel

y m

onito

r the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EM

Pr a

ccor

ding

to

rele

vant

env

ironm

enta

l leg

islat

ion,

and

the

con

ditio

ns o

f the

env

ironm

enta

l aut

horis

atio

n (E

A).

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Proj

ect

Dev

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s fu

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res

pons

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for

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ng a

nd g

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anda

te t

o en

able

the

EC

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o pe

rform

re

spon

sibilit

ies,

and

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ust e

nsur

e th

at th

e EC

O is

inte

grat

ed a

s pa

rt of

the

proj

ect t

eam

whi

le re

mai

ning

in

depe

nden

t.

Resp

onsib

ilitie

s -

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lly c

onve

rsant

with

the

cond

ition

s of t

he E

A;

- En

sure

that

all

stip

ulat

ions

with

in th

e EM

Pr a

re c

omm

unic

ated

and

adh

ered

to b

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e D

evel

oper

and

its

Con

tract

or(s

); -

Issui

ng o

f site

inst

ruct

ions

to th

e C

ontra

ctor

for c

orre

ctiv

e ac

tions

requ

ired;

-

Mon

itor

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EM

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hrou

ghou

t th

e pr

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t by

mea

ns o

f sit

e in

spec

tions

and

m

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gs. O

vera

ll man

agem

ent o

f the

pro

ject

and

EM

Pr im

plem

enta

tion;

and

-

Ensu

re

that

pe

riodi

c en

viro

nmen

tal

perfo

rman

ce

audi

ts

are

unde

rtake

n on

th

e pr

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plem

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tion.



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le P

erso

n(s)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

Dev

elop

er S

ite S

uper

viso

r (D

SS)

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e D

SS re

por

ts d

irect

ly to

the

DPM

, ove

rsee

s site

wor

ks, l

iaise

s with

the

cont

ract

or(s

) and

the

ECO

. Th

e D

SS is

re

spon

sible

for t

he d

ay

to d

ay

imp

lem

enta

tion

of th

e EM

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nd fo

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urin

g th

e co

mp

lianc

e of

all c

ontra

ctor

s w

ith th

e co

nditi

ons a

nd re

qui

rem

ents

stip

ula

ted

in th

e EM

Pr.

Resp

onsib

ilitie

s -

Ensu

re th

at a

ll con

tract

ors i

den

tify

a c

ontra

ctor

’s E

nviro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (cE

O);

- M

ust b

e fu

lly c

onve

rsa

nt w

ith th

e co

nditi

ons o

f the

EA

. Ove

rsee

s site

wor

ks, l

iaiso

n w

ith C

ontra

ctor

, DPM

a

nd E

CO

; -

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t ens

ure

tha

t all l

and

owne

rs h

ave

the

rele

vant

con

tact

det

ails

of t

he si

te st

aff,

EC

O a

nd c

EO;

- Iss

uing

of s

ite in

stru

ctio

ns to

the

Con

tract

or fo

r cor

rect

ive

act

ions

requ

ired

; -

Will

issue

all n

on-c

omp

lianc

es to

con

tract

ors;

and

-

Ratif

y th

e M

onth

ly E

nviro

nmen

tal R

epor

t. En

viro

nmen

tal C

ontro

l Offi

cer (

ECO

) Ro

le

The

ECO

sho

uld

ha

ve a

ppro

pria

te t

rain

ing

and

exp

erie

nce

in t

he i

mpl

emen

tatio

n of

env

ironm

enta

l m

ana

gem

ent

spec

ifica

tions

. The

prim

ary

role

of t

he E

CO

is

to a

ct a

s a

n in

dep

end

ent

qua

lity

cont

rolle

r a

nd m

onito

ring

ag

ent

rega

rdin

g a

ll en

viro

nmen

tal

conc

erns

and

ass

ocia

ted

env

ironm

enta

l im

pact

s. In

th

is re

spec

t, th

e EC

O i

s to

con

duc

t pe

riod

ic s

ite in

spec

tions

, a

ttend

reg

ula

r sit

e m

eetin

gs,

pre-

empt

pr

oble

ms

and

sug

gest

miti

gatio

n a

nd b

e a

vaila

ble

to a

dvi

se o

n in

cid

enta

l iss

ues

tha

t aris

e. T

he E

CO

is a

lso

requ

ired

to

cond

uct

com

plia

nce

aud

its, v

erify

ing

the

mon

itorin

g re

ports

sub

mitt

ed b

y th

e cE

O. T

he E

CO

pr

ovid

es fe

edba

ck t

o th

e D

SS a

nd P

roje

ct M

ana

ger r

ega

rdin

g a

ll en

viro

nmen

tal m

atte

rs. T

he C

ontra

ctor

, cE

O

and

d

EO

are

a

nsw

era

ble

to

the

Envi

ronm

enta

l C

ontro

l O

ffice

r fo

r no

n-co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith

the

Perfo

rma

nce

Spec

ifica

tions

as s

et o

ut in

the

EA a

nd E

MPr

. Th

e EC

O p

rovi

des

feed

back

to

the

DSS

and

Pro

ject

Ma

nage

r, w

ho in

tur

n re

ports

ba

ck t

o th

e C

ontra

ctor

a

nd p

oten

tial a

nd R

egist

ered

Inte

rest

ed &

Affe

cted

Pa

rties

’ (RI

&A

P’s)

, as r

equi

red

. Iss

ues o

f non

-com

plia

nce

raise

d b

y th

e EC

O m

ust b

e ta

ken

up b

y th

e Pr

ojec

t Ma

nage

r, a

nd re

solv

ed w

ith th

e C

ontra

ctor

as

per t

he

cond

ition

s of

his

cont

ract

. Dec

ision

s re

gard

ing

envi

ronm

enta

l pro

ced

ures

, spe

cific

atio

ns a

nd re

quire

men

ts

whi

ch h

ave

a c

ost

impl

ica

tion

(i.e.

tho

se t

hat

are

dee

med

to

be a

va

riatio

n, n

ot a

llow

ed f

or i

n th

e



10 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n(s)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

Perfo

rma

nce

Spec

ifica

tion)

mus

t be

end

orse

d b

y th

e Pr

ojec

t Ma

nage

r. Th

e EC

O m

ust a

lso, a

s sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e EA

, rep

ort t

o th

e re

leva

nt C

A a

s and

whe

n re

qui

red

. Re

spon

sibilit

ies

The

resp

onsib

ilitie

s of t

he E

CO

will

incl

ude

the

follo

win

g:

- Be

aw

are

of t

he fi

ndin

gs a

nd c

oncl

usio

ns o

f all E

A re

late

d to

the

dev

elop

men

t; -

Be fa

milia

r with

the

reco

mm

end

atio

ns a

nd m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s of t

his E

MPr

; -

Be

conv

ersa

nt

with

re

leva

nt

envi

ronm

enta

l le

gisla

tion,

po

licie

s a

nd

proc

edur

es,

and

en

sure

co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith th

em;

- Un

der

take

regu

lar a

nd c

ompr

ehen

sive

site

insp

ectio

ns /

aud

its o

f the

con

stru

ctio

n sit

e a

ccor

din

g to

th

e ge

neric

EM

Pr a

nd a

ppl

ica

ble

licen

ses i

n or

der

to m

onito

r com

plia

nce

as

req

uire

d;

- Ed

uca

te t

he c

onst

ruct

ion

tea

m a

bout

the

ma

nage

men

t m

easu

res

cont

ain

ed i

n th

e EM

Pr a

nd

envi

ronm

enta

l lic

ense

s; -

Com

pila

tion

and

ad

min

istra

tion

of a

n en

viro

nmen

tal m

onito

ring

pla

n to

ens

ure

tha

t the

env

ironm

enta

l m

ana

gem

ent m

easu

res a

re im

plem

ente

d a

nd a

re e

ffect

ive;

-

Mon

itorin

g th

e p

erfo

rma

nce

of t

he C

ontra

ctor

s a

nd e

nsur

ing

com

plia

nce

with

the

EM

Pr a

nd

ass

ocia

ted

Met

hod

Sta

tem

ents

; -

In c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith t

he D

evel

oper

Site

Sup

ervi

sor o

rder

the

rem

ova

l of

pers

on(s

) a

nd/o

r eq

uipm

ent

whi

ch a

re in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

spec

ifica

tions

of t

he E

MPr

and

/or e

nviro

nmen

tal l

icen

ses;

- Lia

ison

betw

een

the

DPM

, Con

tract

ors,

aut

horit

ies

and

oth

er le

ad

sta

keho

lder

s on

all

envi

ronm

enta

l co

ncer

ns;

- C

ompi

le a

reg

ula

r en

viro

nmen

tal

aud

it re

port

high

light

ing

any

non

-com

plia

nce

issue

s a

s w

ell

as

satis

fact

ory

or e

xcep

tiona

l com

plia

nce

with

the

EMPr

; -

Va

lida

ting

the

regu

lar

site

insp

ectio

n re

ports

, w

hich

a

re

to

be

prep

are

d

by

the

cont

ract

or

Envi

ronm

enta

l Offi

cer (

cEO

); -

Che

ckin

g th

e cE

O’s

reco

rd o

f env

ironm

enta

l inci

den

ts (s

pills

, im

pact

s, le

gal t

rans

gres

sions

etc

.) a

s wel

l a

s cor

rect

ive

and

pre

vent

ive

act

ions

take

n;

- C

heck

ing

the

cEO

’s p

ublic

com

pla

ints

regi

ster

in w

hich

all

com

pla

ints

are

reco

rded

, as w

ell a

s act

ion

take

n;



11 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n(s)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

- A

ssist

ing

in th

e re

solu

tion

of c

onfli

cts;

- Fa

cilit

ate

train

ing

for

all p

erso

nnel

on

the

site

– th

is m

ay r

ang

e fro

m c

arry

ing

out

the

train

ing,

to

revi

ewin

g th

e tra

inin

g pr

ogra

mm

es o

f the

Con

tract

or;

- In

cas

e of

non

-com

plia

nces

, the

EC

O m

ust

first

com

mun

icat

e th

is to

the

Sen

ior S

ite S

uper

viso

r, w

ho

has t

he p

ower

to e

nsur

e th

is m

atte

r is a

ddr

esse

d. S

houl

d n

o a

ctio

n or

insu

ffici

ent a

ctio

n be

take

n, th

e EC

O m

ay re

port

this

ma

tter t

o th

e au

thor

ities

as n

on-c

ompl

ianc

e;

- M

aint

enan

ce, u

pda

te a

nd re

view

of t

he E

MPr

; -

Com

mun

icat

ion

of a

ll mod

ifica

tions

to t h

e EM

Pr to

the

rele

vant

stak

ehol

ders

.

dev

elop

er E

nviro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (d

EO)

Role

Th

e dE

Os

will

repo

rt to

the

Pro

ject

Man

ager

and

are

res

pons

ible

for

im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he E

MPr

, en

viro

nmen

tal

mon

itorin

g an

d r

epor

ting,

pro

vidi

ng e

nviro

nmen

tal

inpu

t to

the

Pro

ject

Man

ager

and

C

ontra

ctor

’s M

anag

er, l

iaisi

ng w

ith c

ontra

ctor

s an

d th

e la

ndow

ners

as

wel

l as

a ra

nge

of e

nviro

nmen

tal

coor

dina

tion

resp

onsib

ilitie

s. R

espo

nsib

ilitie

s -

Be fu

lly c

onve

rsan

t with

the

EMPr

; -

Be f

amilia

r w

ith t

he r

ecom

men

datio

ns a

nd m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s of

thi

s EM

Pr,

and

impl

emen

t th

ese

mea

sure

s; -

Ensu

re t

hat

all

stip

ulat

ions

with

in t

he E

MPr

are

com

mun

icat

ed a

nd a

dher

ed t

o by

the

Em

ploy

ees,

Con

tract

or(s

) ;

- C

onfin

e th

e d

evel

opm

ent s

ite to

the

dem

arca

ted

are

a;

- C

ondu

ct e

nviro

nmen

tal in

tern

al a

udits

with

rega

rds t

o EM

Pr a

nd a

utho

risat

ion

com

plia

nce

(on

cEO

); -

Ass

ist th

e co

ntra

ctor

s in

addr

essin

g en

viro

nmen

tal c

halle

nges

on

site;

-

Ass

ist in

inci

den

t man

age

men

t: -

Repo

rting

env

ironm

enta

l inc

iden

ts t

o de

velo

per

and

ens

urin

g th

at c

orre

ctiv

e ac

tion

is ta

ken,

and

le

sson

s lea

rnt s

hare

d;

- A

ssist

the

cont

ract

or in

inve

stig

atin

g en

viro

nmen

tal in

cide

nts a

nd c

ompi

le in

vest

igat

ion

repo

rts;

- Fo

llow

-up

on p

re-w

arni

ngs,

defe

cts,

non-

conf

orm

ance

repo

rts;



12 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n(s)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

- M

easu

re a

nd c

omm

unic

ate

env

ironm

enta

l per

form

anc

e to

the

Con

tract

or;

- C

ondu

ct e

nviro

nmen

tal a

wa

rene

ss tr

ain

ing

on si

te to

get

her w

ith E

CO

and

cEO

; -

Ensu

re th

at t

he n

eces

sary

lega

l per

mits

and

/ o

r lic

ense

s are

in p

lace

and

up

to d

ate

; -

Act

ing

as

Dev

elop

er’s

Env

ironm

enta

l Rep

rese

nta

tive

on s

ite a

nd w

ork

toge

ther

with

the

EC

O a

nd

cont

ract

or;

C

ontra

ctor

Ro

le

The

Con

tract

or a

ppoi

nts

the

cEO

and

ha

s ov

era

ll re

spon

sibilit

y fo

r ens

urin

g th

at a

ll w

ork,

act

iviti

es, a

nd

act

ions

link

ed to

the

del

iver

y of

the

cont

ract

are

in li

ne w

ith th

e EM

Pr a

nd th

at M

etho

d S

tate

men

ts a

re

impl

emen

ted

as d

escr

ibed

. Ext

erna

l con

tract

ors m

ust e

nsur

e co

mp

lianc

e w

ith th

is EM

Pr w

hile

per

form

ing

the

onsit

e a

ctiv

ities

as p

er th

eir c

ontra

ct w

ith th

e Pr

ojec

t Dev

elop

er. T

he c

ontra

ctor

s are

req

uire

d, w

here

sp

ecifi

ed,

to p

rovi

de

Met

hod

Sta

tem

ents

set

ting

out

in d

eta

il ho

w t

he im

pa

ct m

ana

gem

ent

act

ions

co

nta

ined

in

the

EMPr

will

be

imp

lem

ente

d d

urin

g th

e d

evel

opm

ent

or e

xpa

nsio

n of

sub

sta

tion

infra

stru

ctur

e fo

r the

tra

nsm

issio

n a

nd d

istrib

utio

n of

ele

ctric

ity a

ctiv

ities

. Re

spon

sibilit

ies

- p

roje

ct d

eliv

ery

and

qua

lity

cont

rol f

or th

e d

evel

opm

ent s

ervi

ces a

s per

ap

poi

ntm

ent;

-

emp

loy

a su

itab

ly q

ualif

ied

per

son

to m

onito

r and

rep

ort t

o th

e Pr

ojec

t Dev

elop

er’s

ap

poi

nted

per

son

on th

e d

aily

act

iviti

es o

n-sit

e d

urin

g th

e co

nstru

ctio

n p

erio

d;

- en

sure

tha

t sa

fe, e

nviro

nmen

tally

acc

epta

ble

wor

king

met

hod

s and

pra

ctic

es a

re im

ple

men

ted

and

th

at

equi

pm

ent

is p

rop

erly

op

era

ted

and

ma

inta

ined

, to

faci

lita

te p

rop

er a

cces

s a

nd e

nab

le a

ny

oper

atio

n to

be

carri

ed o

ut sa

fely

; -

atte

nd o

n sit

e m

eetin

g(s)

prio

r to

the

com

men

cem

ent

of a

ctiv

ities

to

conf

irm t

he p

roce

dur

e a

nd

des

igna

ted

act

ivity

zon

es;

- en

sure

tha

t con

tract

ors’

sta

ff re

pa

ir, a

t the

ir ow

n co

st, a

ny e

nviro

nmen

tal d

am

age

as

a re

sult

of a

co

ntra

vent

ion

of th

e sp

ecifi

catio

ns c

onta

ined

in E

MPr

, to

the

satis

fact

ion

of th

e EC

O.

http://www.greengazette.co.za/acts/electricity-act_1958-040



13 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n(s)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

cont

ract

or E

nviro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (c

EO)

Role

Ea

ch

Con

tract

or

affe

cted

by

th

e EM

Pr

shou

ld

app

oint

a

cE

O,

who

is

resp

onsib

le

for

the

on-s

ite

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EMPr

(or

rele

vant

sec

tions

of t

he E

MPr

). Th

e C

ontra

ctor

’s re

pres

enta

tive

can

be th

e sit

e a

gent

; site

eng

inee

r; a

ded

ica

ted

env

ironm

enta

l offi

cer;

or a

n in

depe

nden

t con

sulta

nt. T

he C

ontra

ctor

m

ust e

nsur

e th

at t

he C

ontra

ctor

’s R

epre

sent

ativ

e is

suita

bly

qua

lifie

d to

per

form

the

nece

ssa

ry ta

sks

and

is

app

oint

ed a

t a

leve

l suc

h th

at

she/

he c

an

inte

ract

effe

ctiv

ely

with

oth

er s

ite C

ontra

ctor

s, la

bou

rers

, the

En

viro

nmen

tal C

ontro

l Offi

cer a

nd th

e p

ublic

. As a

min

imum

the

cEO

sha

ll mee

t the

follo

win

g cr

iteria

: Re

spon

sibilit

ies

- Be

on

site

thro

ugho

ut th

e du

ratio

n of

the

proj

ect a

nd b

e de

dica

ted

to th

e pr

ojec

t; -

Ensu

re a

ll th

eir

sta

ff a

re a

wa

re o

f th

e en

viro

nmen

tal r

equi

rem

ents

, co

nditi

ons

and

con

stra

ints

with

re

spec

t to

all o

f the

ir ac

tiviti

es o

n sit

e;

- Im

plem

entin

g th

e en

viro

nmen

tal c

ondi

tions

, gui

delin

es a

nd re

qui

rem

ents

as s

tipul

ate

d w

ithin

the

EA,

EMPr

and

Met

hod

Sta

tem

ents

; -

Atte

nd th

e En

viro

nmen

tal S

ite M

eetin

g;

- Un

derta

king

co

rrect

ive

act

ions

w

here

no

n-co

mpl

ianc

es

are

re

gist

ered

w

ithin

th

e st

ipul

ate

d

timef

ram

es;

- Re

port

back

form

ally

on

the

com

plet

ion

of c

orre

ctiv

e a

ctio

ns;

- A

ssist

the

ECO

in m

ain

tain

ing

all

the

site

docu

men

tatio

n;

- Pr

epa

re th

e sit

e in

spec

tion

repo

rts a

nd c

orre

ctiv

e a

ctio

n re

ports

for s

ubm

issio

n to

the

ECO

; -

Ass

ist th

e EC

O w

ith th

e pr

epa

ring

of th

e m

onth

ly re

port;

and

-

Whe

re m

ore

tha

n on

e C

ontra

ctor

is

unde

rtaki

ng w

ork

on s

ite,

each

com

pany

app

oint

ed a

s a

C

ontra

ctor

will

app

oint

a c

EO re

pres

entin

g th

at c

ompa

ny.



14 | P a g e

4. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE

To ensure accountable and demonstrated implementation of the EMPr, a number of reporting systems, documentation controls and compliance mechanisms must be in place for all substation infrastructure projects as a minimum requirement.

4.1 Document control/Filing system

The holder of the EA is solely responsible for the upkeep and management of the EMPr file. As a minimum, all documentation detailed below will be stored in the EMPr file. A hard copy of all documentation shall be filed, while an electronic copy may be kept where relevant. A duplicate file will be maintained in the office of the DSS (where applicable). This duplicate file must remain current and up-to-date. The filing system must be updated and relevant documents added as required. The EMPr file must be made available at all times on request by the CA or other relevant authorities. The EMPr file will form part of any environmental audits undertaken as prescribed in the EIA Regulations.

4.2 Documentation to be available

At the outset of the project the f o l l o w i n g preliminary list of documents shall be placed in the filing system and be accessible at all times:

• Full copy of the signed EA from the CA in terms of NEMA, granting approval for the development or expansion;

• Copy of the generic and site specific EMPr as well as any amendments thereof; • Copy of declaration of implementing generic EMPr and subsequent approval of

site specific EMPr and amendments thereof; • All method statements; • Completed environmental checklists; • Minutes and attendance register of environmental site meetings; • An up-to-date environmental incident log; • A copy of all instructions or directives issued; • A copy of all corrective actions signed off. The corrective actions must be filed in

such a way that a clear reference is made to the non-compliance record; • Complaints register.

4.3 Weekly Environmental Checklist

The ECOs are required to complete a Weekly Environmental Checklist, the format of which is to be agreed prior to commencement of the activity. The ECOs are required to sign and date the checklist, retain a copy in the EMPr file and submit a copy of the completed checklist to the DSS on a weekly basis.

The checklists will form the basis for the Monthly Environmental Reports. Copies of all completed checklists will be attached as Annexures to the Environmental Audit Report as required in terms of the EIA Regulations.



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4.4 Environmental site meetings Minutes of the environmental site meetings shall be kept. The minutes must include an attendance register and will be attached to the Monthly Report that is distributed to attendees. Each set of minutes must clearly record “Matters for Attention” that will be reviewed at the next meeting.

4.5 Required Method Statements The method statement will be done in such detail that the ECOs are enabled to assess whether the contractor's proposal is in accordance with the EMPr. The method statement must cover applicable details with regard to:

• development procedures; • materials and equipment to be used; • getting the equipment to and from site; • how the equipment/ material will be moved while on site; • how and where material will be stored; • the containment (or action to be taken if containment is not possible) of leaks

or spills of any liquid or material that may occur; • timing and location of activities; • compliance/ non-compliance with the EMPr; and • any other information deemed necessary by the ECOs.

Unless indicated otherwise by the Project Manager, the Contractor shall provide the following method statements to the Project Manager no less than 14 days prior to the commencement date of the activity:

• Site establishment – Camps, Lay-down or storage areas, satellite camps, infrastructure; • Batch plants; • Workshop or plant servicing; • Handling, transport and storage of Hazardous Chemical Substance’s; • Vegetation management – Protected, clearing, aliens, felling; • Access management – Roads, gates, crossings etc.; • Fire plan; • Waste management – transport, storage, segregation, classification, disposal

(all waste streams); • Social interaction – complaints management, compensation claims, access to

properties etc.; • Water – use (source, abstraction and disposal), access and all related information,

crossings and mitigation; • Emergency preparedness – Spills, training, other environmental emergencies; • Dust and noise management methodologies; • Fauna interaction and risk management – only if the risk was identified – wildlife

interaction especially on game farms; and • Heritage and palaeontology management.



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The ECOs shall monitor and ensure that the contractors perform in accordance with these method statements. Completed and agreed method statements between the holder of the EA and the contractor shall be captured in Appendix 1.

4.6 Environmental Incident Log (Diary)

The ECOs are required to maintain an up-to-date and current Environmental Incident Log (environmental diary). The Environmental Incident Log is a means to record all environmental incidents and/or all non-compliance notice would not be issued. An environmental incident is defined as:

• Any deviation from the listed impact management actions (listed in this EMPr) that may be addressed immediately by the ECOs. (For example a contractor’s staff member littering or a drip tray that has not been emptied);

• Any environmental impact resulting from an action or activity by a contractor in contravention of the environmental stipulations and guidelines listed in the EMPr which as a single event would have a minor impact but which if cumulative and continuous would have a significant effect (for example no toilet paper available in the ablutions for an afternoon); and

• General environmental information such as road kills or injured wildlife.

The ECOs are to record all environmental incidents in the Environmental Incident Log. All incidents regardless of severity must be reported to the Developer. The Log is to be kept in the EMPr file and at a minimum the following will be recorded for each environmental incident:

• The date and time of the incident; • Description of the incident; • The name of the Contractor responsible; • The incident must be listed as significant or minor; • If the incident is listed as significant, a non-compliance notice must be issued, and

recorded in the log; • Remedial or corrective action taken to mitigate the incident; and • Record of repeat minor offences by the same contractor or staff member.

The Environmental Incident Log will be captured in the EAR.

4.7 Non-compliance

A non-compliance notice will be issued to the responsible contractor by the ECOs via the DSS or Project Manager. The non-compliance notice will be issued in writing; a copy filed in the EMPr file and will at a minimum include the following:

• Time and date of the non-compliance; • Name of the contractor responsible; • Nature and description of the non-compliance; • Recommended / required corrective action; and • Date by which the corrective action to be completed. • The contractors shall act immediately when a notice of non-compliance is received

and correct whatever is the cause for the issuing of the notice. Complaints received regarding activities on the development site pertaining to the environment shall be



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recorded in a dedicated register and the response noted with the date and action taken. The ECO should be made aware of any complaints. Any non-compliance with the agreed procedures of the EMPr is a transgression of the various statutes and laws that define the manner by which the environment is managed. Failure to redress the cause shall be reported to the relevant CA for them to deal with the transgression, as it deems fit. The contractor is deemed not to have complied with the EMPr if, inter alia, There is a deviation from the environmental conditions, impact management outcomes and impact management actions activities, as approved in generic and site specific EMPr as relevant as set out in the EMPr, which deviation has, or may cause, an environmental impact.

4.8 Corrective action records

For each non-compliance notice issued, a documented corrective action must be recorded. On receiving a non-compliance notice from the DSS, the contractor’s cEO will ensure that the corrective actions required take place within the stipulated timeframe. On completion of the corrective action the cEO is to issue a Corrective Action Report in writing to the ECOs. If satisfied that the corrective action has been completed, the ECOs are to sign-off on the Corrective Action Report, and attach the report to the non-compliance notice in the EMPr file. A corrective action is considered complete once the report has signed off by the ECOs.

4.9 Photographic record

A digital photographic record will be kept. The photographic record will be used to show before, during and post rehabilitation evidence of the project as well used in cases of damages claims if they arise. Each image must be dated and a brief description note attached.

The Contractor shall:

1. Allow the ECOs access to take photographs of all areas, activities and actions.

The ECOs shall keep an electronic database of photographic records which will include:

1. Pictures of all areas designated as work areas, camp areas, development sites and storage areas taken before these areas are set up;

2. All bunding and fencing; 3. Road conditions and road verges; 4. Condition of all farm fences; 5. Topsoil storage areas; 6. All areas to be cordoned off during construction; 7. Waste management sites; 8. Ablution facilities (inside and out); 9. Any non-conformances deemed to be “significant”; 10. All completed corrective actions for non-compliances; 11. All required signage; 12. Photographic recordings of incidents; 13. All areas before, during and post rehabilitation; and 14. Include relevant photographs in the Final Environmental Audit Report.



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4.10 Complaints register

The ECOs shall keep a current and up-to-date complaints register. The complaints register is to be a record of all complaints received from communities, stakeholders and individuals. The Complaints Record shall:

1. Record the name and contact details of the complainant; 2. Record the time and date of the complaint; 3. Contain a detailed description of the complaint; 4. Where relevant and appropriate, contain photographic evidence of the complaint

or damage (ECOs to take relevant photographs); and 5. Contain a copy of the ECOs written response to each complaint received and keep

a record of any further correspondence with the complainant. The ECO’s written response will include a description of any corrective action to be taken and must be signed by the Contractor, ECO and affected party. Where a damage claim is issued by the complainant, the ECOs shall respond as described in (section 4.11) below.

4.11 Claims for damages

In the event that a Claim for Damages is submitted by a community, landowner or individual, the ECOs shall:

1. Record the full detail of the complaint as described in (section 4.10) above; 2. The DPM will evaluate the claim and associated damage and submit the

evaluation to the Senior Site Representative for approval; 3. Following consideration by the DPM, the claim is to be resolved and settled

immediately, or the reason for not accepting the claim communicated in writing to the claimant. Should the claimant not accept this, the ECO shall, in writing report the incident to the Developer’s negotiator and legal department; and

4. A formal record of the response by the ECOs to the claimant as well as the rectification of the method of making payments not amount will be recorded in the EMPr file.

4.12 Interactions with affected parties Open, transparent and good relations with affected landowners, communities and regional staff are an essential aspect to the successful management and mitigation of environmental impacts. The ECOs shall:

1. Ensure that all queries, complaints and claims are dealt within an agreed timeframe; 2. Ensure that any or all agreements are documented, signed by all parties and a

record of the agreement kept in the EMPr file; 3. Ensure that a complaints telephone numbers are made available to all

landowners and affected parties; and 4. Ensure that contact with affected parties is courteous at all times;



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4.13 Environmental audits

Internal environmental audits of the activity and implementation of the EMPr must be undertaken. The findings and outcomes included in the EMPr file and submitted to the CA at intervals as indicated in the EA. The ECOs must prepare a monthly EAR. The report will be tabled as the key point on the agenda of the Environmental Site Meeting. The Report is submitted for acceptance at the meeting and the final report will be circulated to the Project Manager and filed in the EMPr file. At a frequency determined by the EA, the ECOs shall submit the monthly reports to the CA. At a minimum the monthly report is to cover the following:

• Weekly Environmental Checklists; • Deviations and non-compliances with the checklists; • Non-compliances issued; • Completed and reported corrective actions; • Environmental Monitoring; • General environmental findings and actions; and • Minutes of the Bi-monthly Environmental Site Meetings.

4.14 Final environmental audits

On final completion of the rehabilitation and/or requirements of the EA a final EAR is to be prepared and submitted to the CA. The EAR must comply with Appendix 7 of the EIA Regulations.



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PART B: SECTION 1: Pre-approved generic EMPr template

5. IMPACT MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS This section provides a pre-approved generic EMPr template with aspects that are common to the development of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity. There is a list of aspects identified for the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity, and for each aspect a set of prescribed impact management outcomes and associated impact management actions have been identified. Holders of EAs are responsible to ensure the implementation of these outcomes and actions for all projects as a minimum requirement, in order to mitigate the impact of such aspects identified for the development or expansion of substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity.

The template provided below is to be completed by providing the information under each heading for each environmental impact management action. The completed template must be signed and dated on each page by both the contractor and the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements prepared and agreed to by the holder of the EA must be appended to the template as Appendix 1. Each method statement must also be duly signed and dated on each page by the contactor and the holder of the EA. This template, once signed and dated, is legally binding. The holder of the EA will remain responsible for its implementation.



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5.1

En

viro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: A

ll ons

ite st

aff a

re a

war

e an

d un

derst

ands

the

indi

vidu

al re

spon

sibilit

ies i

n te

rms o

f thi

s EM

Pr.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l sta

ff m

ust r

ecei

ve e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g pr

ior t

o co

mm

ence

men

t of t

he a

ctiv

ities;

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t al

low

for

suf

ficie

nt s

essio

ns t

o tra

in a

ll pe

rsonn

el w

ith n

o m

ore

than

20

perso

nnel

atte

ndin

g ea

ch

cour

se;

- Re

fresh

er e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g is

avai

labl

e as

and

w

hen

requ

ired;

-

All s

taff

are

awar

e of

the

cond

itions

and

con

trols

linke

d to

the

EA a

nd w

ithin

the

EMPr

and

mad

e aw

are

of th

eir i

ndiv

idua

l rol

es

and

resp

onsib

ilitie

s in

ach

ievi

ng c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith t

he E

A an

d EM

Pr;

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ere

ct a

nd m

aint

ain

info

rmat

ion

poste

rs at

ke

y lo

catio

ns o

n sit

e , a

nd th

e po

sters

mus

t inc

lude

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n as

a m

inim

um:

a) S

afet

y no

tific

atio

ns; a

nd

b) N

o litt

erin

g.

- En

viro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g m

ust

incl

ude

as a

min

imum

th

e fo

llow

ing:

a)

D

escr

iptio

n of

sign

ifican

t env

ironm

enta

l impa

cts,

actu

al o

r pot

entia

l, re

late

d to

thei

r wor

k ac

tivitie

s; b)

Mitig

atio

n m

easu

res

to b

e im

plem

ente

d w

hen

carry

ing

out s

peci

fic a

ctiv

ities;



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ge

c)

Em

erge

ncy

prep

ared

ness

an

d re

spon

se

proc

edur

es;

d)

Em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es;

e)

Pro

cedu

res t

o be

follo

wed

whe

n w

orkin

g ne

ar o

r w

ithin

sens

itive

area

s; f)

W

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t pro

cedu

res;

g)

Wat

er u

sage

and

con

serv

atio

n;

h)

Sol

id w

aste

man

agem

ent p

roce

dure

s; i)

S

anita

tion

proc

edur

es;

j)

Fire

pre

vent

ion;

and

k)

D

iseas

e pr

even

tion.

- A

re

cord

of

all

envi

ronm

enta

l aw

aren

ess

train

ing

cour

ses

unde

rtake

n as

par

t of t

he E

MPr

mus

t be

avai

labl

e;

- Ed

ucat

e w

orke

rs on

the

dan

gers

of o

pen

and/

or u

natte

nded

fir

es;

- A

sta

ff at

tend

ance

reg

ister

of

all

staff

to h

ave

rece

ived

en

viro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g m

ust b

e av

aila

ble.

-

Cou

rse

mat

eria

l m

ust

be

avai

labl

e an

d pr

esen

ted

in

appr

opria

te la

ngua

ges t

hat a

ll sta

ff ca

n un

derst

and.



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5.2

Site

Est

ablis

hmen

t dev

elop

men

t

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Impa

cts

on th

e en

viro

nmen

t are

min

imise

d du

ring

site

esta

blish

men

t and

the

deve

lopm

ent f

ootp

rint a

re k

ept t

o de

mar

cate

d de

velo

pmen

t are

a.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

A m

etho

d sta

tem

ent m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed b

y th

e co

ntra

ctor

prio

r to

any

ons

ite a

ctiv

ity th

at in

clud

es th

e la

yout

of t

he c

onstr

uctio

n ca

mp

in t

he f

orm

of

a pl

an s

how

ing

the

loca

tion

of k

ey

infra

struc

ture

and

serv

ices

(whe

re a

pplic

able

), in

clud

ing

but n

ot

limite

d to

offi

ces,

over

nigh

t ve

hicl

e pa

rkin

g ar

eas,

store

s, th

e w

orks

hop,

sto

ckpi

le a

nd la

y do

wn

area

s, ha

zard

ous

mat

eria

ls sto

rage

are

as (

incl

udin

g fu

els)

, th

e ba

tchi

ng p

lant

(if

one

is lo

cate

d at

the

cons

truct

ion

cam

p), d

esig

nate

d ac

cess

rout

es,

equi

pmen

t cl

eani

ng

area

s an

d th

e pl

acem

ent

of

staff

acco

mm

odat

ion,

coo

king

and

ablu

tion

faci

lities

, w

aste

and

w

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t; -

Loca

tion

of c

amps

mus

t be

with

in a

ppro

ved

area

to e

nsur

e th

at

the

site

does

not

impa

ct o

n se

nsiti

ve a

reas

iden

tifie

d in

the

en

viro

nmen

tal a

sses

smen

t or s

ite w

alk

thro

ugh;

-

Sites

mus

t be

loca

ted

whe

re p

ossib

le o

n pr

evio

usly

distu

rbed

ar

eas;

- Th

e ca

mp

mus

t be

fen

ced

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

5:

Fenc

ing

and

gate

inst

alla

tion;

and

-

The

use

of e

xistin

g ac

com

mod

atio

n fo

r con

tract

or st

aff,

whe

re

poss

ible

, is e

ncou

rage

d.



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5.3

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Acc

ess t

o re

stric

ted

area

s pre

vent

ed.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

Iden

tific

atio

n of

acc

ess

restr

icte

d ar

eas

is to

be

info

rmed

by

the

envi

ronm

enta

l as

sess

men

t , sit

e w

alk

thro

ugh

and

any

addi

tiona

l are

as id

entif

ied

durin

g de

velo

pmen

t; -

Erec

t, de

mar

cate

and

mai

ntai

n a

tem

pora

ry b

arrie

r w

ith

clea

r sig

nage

aro

und

the

perim

eter

of a

ny a

cces

s res

trict

ed

area

, col

our c

odin

g co

uld

be u

sed

if ap

prop

riate

; and

-

Unau

thor

ised

acce

ss a

nd d

evel

opm

ent r

elat

ed a

ctiv

ity in

side

acce

ss re

stric

ted

area

s is p

rohi

bite

d.

5.4

Acc

ess r

oads

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: M

inim

ise im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t thr

ough

the

plan

ned

and

restr

icte

d m

ovem

ent o

f veh

icle

s on

site.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

n ac

cess

agr

eem

ent m

ust b

e fo

rmal

ised

and

signe

d by

the

DPM

, Con

tract

or a

nd la

ndow

ner

befo

re c

omm

enci

ng w

ith

the

activ

ities

;



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ag

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- A

ll pr

ivat

e ro

ads

used

for

acc

ess

to t

he s

ervi

tude

mus

t be

m

aint

aine

d an

d up

on c

ompl

etio

n of

the

wor

ks, b

e le

ft in

at

leas

t the

orig

inal

con

ditio

n -

All

cont

ract

ors

mus

t be

mad

e aw

are

of a

ll th

ese

acce

ss

rout

es.

- A

ny

acce

ss

rout

e de

viat

ion

from

th

at

in

the

writ

ten

agre

emen

t m

ust

be c

lose

d an

d re

-veg

etat

ed im

med

iate

ly,

at th

e co

ntra

ctor

’s ex

pens

e;

- M

axim

um u

se o

f bot

h ex

istin

g se

rvitu

des

and

exist

ing

road

s m

ust

be m

ade

to m

inim

ize f

urth

er d

istur

banc

e th

roug

h th

e de

velo

pmen

t of n

ew ro

ads ;

- In

circ

umsta

nces

whe

re p

rivat

e ro

ads

mus

t be

use

d, t

he

cond

ition

of th

e sa

id ro

ads m

ust b

e re

cord

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

sec

tion

4.9:

pho

togr

aphi

c re

cord

; prio

r to

use

and

the

cond

ition

ther

eof a

gree

d by

the

land

owne

r, th

e D

PM, a

nd

the

cont

ract

or;

- A

cces

s roa

ds in

flat

tish

area

s mus

t fol

low

fenc

e lin

es a

nd tr

ee

belts

to a

void

frag

men

tatio

n of

veg

etat

ed a

reas

or c

ropl

ands

-

Acc

ess r

oads

mus

t onl

y be

dev

elop

ed o

n a

pre-

plan

ned

and

appr

oved

road

s.

5.5

Fenc

ing

and

Gat

e in

stal

latio

n

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: M

inim

ise im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t and

ens

ure

safe

and

con

trolle

d ac

cess

to th

e sit

e th

roug

h th

e er

ectio

n of

fenc

ing

and

gate

s w

here

requ

ired.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce



26 | P

ag

e

- Us

e ex

istin

g ga

tes p

rovi

ded

to g

ain

acce

ss to

all p

arts

of th

e ar

ea a

utho

ri sed

for d

evel

opm

ent,

whe

re p

ossib

le;

- Ex

istin

g an

d ne

w g

ates

to b

e re

cord

ed a

nd d

ocum

ente

d in

ac

cord

ance

with

sect

ion

4.9:

pho

togr

aphi

c re

cord

; -

All g

ates

mus

t be

fitte

d w

ith lo

cks

and

be k

ept l

ocke

d at

all

times

du

ring

the

deve

lopm

ent

phas

e,

unle

ss

othe

rwise

ag

reed

with

the

land

owne

r; -

At p

oint

s whe

re th

e lin

e cr

osse

s a fe

nce

in w

hich

ther

e is

no

suita

ble

gate

with

in t

he e

xten

t of

the

line

ser

vitu

de, o

n th

e in

struc

tion

of t

he D

PM,

a ga

te m

ust

be i

nsta

lled

at t

he

appr

oval

of t

he la

ndow

ner;

- C

are

mus

t be

take

n th

at th

e ga

tes m

ust b

e so

ere

cted

that

th

ere

is a

gap

of n

o m

ore

than

100

mm

bet

wee

n th

e bo

ttom

of

the

gate

and

the

grou

nd;

- W

here

gat

es a

re in

stalle

d in

jack

al p

roof

fenc

ing,

a s

uita

ble

rein

forc

ed c

oncr

ete

sill m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed b

enea

th th

e ga

te;

- O

rigin

al te

nsio

n m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d in

the

fenc

e w

ires;

- Al

l gat

es in

stalle

d in

ele

ctrif

ied

fenc

ing

mus

t be

re-e

lect

rifie

d;

- Al

l dem

arca

tion

fenc

ing

and

barri

ers m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d in

go

od w

orkin

g or

der

for

the

dura

tion

of t

he d

evel

opm

ent

activ

ities;

- Fe

ncin

g m

ust b

e er

ecte

d ar

ound

the

cam

p, b

atch

ing

plan

ts,

haza

rdou

s sto

rage

ar

eas,

and

all

desig

nate

d ac

cess

re

stric

ted

area

s, w

here

app

licab

le;

- An

y te

mpo

rary

fenc

ing

to re

stric

t the

mov

emen

t of l

ife-st

ock

mus

t onl

y be

ere

cted

with

the

perm

issio

n of

the

land

ow

ner.

-

All

fenc

ing

mus

t be

dev

elop

ed o

f hi

gh q

uality

mat

eria

l be

arin

g th

e SA

BS m

ark;

-

The

use

of ra

zor w

ire a

s fen

cing

mus

t be

avoi

ded;



27 |

Pa

ge

- Fe

nced

are

as w

ith g

ate

acce

ss m

ust

rem

ain

lock

ed a

fter

hour

s, du

ring

wee

kend

s and

on

holid

ays i

f sta

ff is

away

from

sit

e. S

ite se

curit

y w

ill be

requ

ired

at a

ll tim

es;

- O

n co

mpl

etio

n of

the

dev

elop

men

t ph

ase

all

tem

pora

ry

fenc

es a

re to

be

rem

oved

; -

The

cont

ract

or m

ust

ensu

re t

hat

all

fenc

e up

right

s ar

e ap

prop

riate

ly re

mov

ed, e

nsur

ing

that

no

uprig

hts

are

cut a

t gr

ound

leve

l but

rath

er re

mov

ed c

ompl

etel

y.

5.6

Wat

er S

uppl

y M

anag

emen

t

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: U

nder

take

resp

onsib

le w

ater

usa

ge.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll abs

tract

ion

poin

ts or

bor

e ho

les m

ust b

e re

giste

red

with

the

DW

S an

d su

itabl

e w

ater

met

ers

insta

lled

to e

nsur

e th

at t

he

abstr

acte

d vo

lum

es a

re m

easu

red

on a

dai

ly ba

sis;

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

the

follo

win

g:

a.

The

vehi

cle

abstr

actin

g w

ater

from

a ri

ver d

oes n

ot e

nter

or

cro

ss it

and

doe

s not

ope

rate

from

with

in th

e riv

er;

b.

No

dam

age

occu

rs to

the

river

bed

or b

anks

and

that

the

abstr

actio

n of

w

ater

do

es

not

enta

il str

eam

di

versi

on

activ

ities;

and

c.

All r

easo

nabl

e m

easu

res t

o lim

it po

llutio

n or

sedi

men

tatio

n of

the

dow

nstre

am w

ater

cour

se a

re im

plem

ente

d.

- En

sure

wat

er c

onse

rvat

ion

is be

ing

prac

ticed

by:

a.

M

inim

ising

wat

er u

se d

urin

g cl

eani

ng o

f equ

ipm

ent;



28 | P

ag

e

b.

Und

erta

king

regu

lar a

udits

of w

ater

syste

ms;

and

c.

Inc

ludi

ng a

disc

ussio

n on

wat

er u

sage

and

con

serv

atio

n du

ring

envi

ronm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing.

d.

The

use

of g

rey

wat

er is

enc

oura

ged.

5.7

Stor

m a

nd w

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: Im

pact

s to

the

envi

ronm

ent c

ause

d by

stor

m w

ater

and

was

tew

ater

disc

harg

es d

urin

g co

nstru

ctio

n ar

e av

oide

d.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Ru

noff

from

the

cem

ent/

con

cret

e ba

tchi

ng a

reas

mus

t be

stric

tly

cont

rolle

d,

and

cont

amin

ated

w

ater

m

ust

be

colle

cted

, sto

red

and

eith

er tr

eate

d or

disp

osed

of o

ff-sit

e, a

t a

loca

tion

appr

oved

by

the

proj

ect m

anag

er;

- Al

l spi

llage

of o

il on

to c

oncr

ete

surfa

ces

mus

t be

cont

rolle

d by

the

use

of a

n ap

prov

ed a

bsor

bent

mat

eria

l and

the

used

ab

sorb

ent

mat

eria

l di

spos

ed o

f at

an

appr

opria

te w

aste

di

spos

al fa

cility

; -

Natu

ral s

torm

wat

er

runo

ff n

ot

cont

amin

ated

du

ring

the

de

velo

pmen

t and

cle

an w

ater

can

be

disc

harg

ed d

irect

ly

to w

ater

cour

ses

and

wat

er b

odie

s, su

bjec

t to

the

Pro

ject

M

anag

er’s

appr

oval

and

supp

ort b

y th

e EC

O;

- W

ater

tha

t ha

s be

en c

onta

min

ated

with

sus

pend

ed s

olid

s, su

ch a

s so

ils a

nd s

ilt, m

ay b

e re

leas

ed in

to w

ater

cour

ses

or

wat

er b

odie

s on

ly on

ce a

ll su

spen

ded

solid

s ha

ve b

een

rem

oved

fro

m t

he w

ater

by

settl

ing

out

thes

e so

lids

in

settl

emen

t pon

ds.

The

rele

ase

of se

ttled

wat

er b

ack

into

the



29 | P

ag

e

envi

ronm

ent

mus

t be

sub

ject

to

the

Proj

ect

Man

ager

’s ap

prov

al a

nd su

ppor

t by

the

ECO

.

5.8

Solid

and

haz

ardo

us w

aste

man

agem

ent

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: W

aste

s are

app

ropr

iate

ly sto

red,

han

dled

and

safe

ly di

spos

ed o

f at a

reco

gnise

d w

aste

faci

lity.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l m

easu

res

rega

rdin

g w

aste

m

anag

emen

t m

ust

be

unde

rtake

n us

ing

an

inte

grat

ed

was

te

man

agem

ent

appr

oach

; -

Suffi

cien

t, co

vere

d w

aste

col

lect

ion

bins

(sc

aven

ger

and

wea

ther

proo

f) m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed;

- A

suita

bly

posit

ione

d an

d cl

early

de

mar

cate

d w

aste

co

llect

ion

site

mus

t be

iden

tifie

d an

d pr

ovid

ed;

- Th

e w

aste

col

lect

ion

site

mus

t be

mai

ntai

ned

in a

cle

an a

nd

orde

rly m

anne

r; -

Was

te m

ust

be s

egre

gate

d in

to s

epar

ate

bins

and

cle

arly

mar

ked

for e

ach

was

te ty

pe fo

r rec

yclin

g an

d sa

fe d

ispos

al;

- St

aff m

ust b

e tra

ined

in w

aste

segr

egat

ion;

- Bi

ns m

ust b

e em

ptie

d re

gula

rly;

- G

ener

al w

aste

pro

duce

d on

site

mus

t be

disp

osed

of

at

regi

stere

d w

aste

disp

osal

site

s/ re

cycl

ing

com

pany

; -

Haza

rdou

s w

aste

mus

t be

disp

osed

of a

t a re

giste

red

was

te

disp

osal

site

; -

Cer

tific

ates

of

safe

disp

osal

for

gen

eral

, ha

zard

ous

and

recy

cled

was

te m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d.



30 |

Pa

ge

5.9

Prot

ectio

n of

wat

erco

urse

s and

est

uarie

s

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: P

ollu

tion

and

cont

amin

atio

n of

the

wat

erco

urse

env

ironm

ent a

nd o

r estu

ary

eros

ion

are

prev

ente

d.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll w

ater

cour

ses

mus

t be

pro

tect

ed f

rom

dire

ct o

r in

dire

ct

spills

of p

ollu

tant

s su

ch a

s so

lid w

aste

, sew

age,

cem

ent,

oils,

fu

els,

ch

emic

als,

ag

greg

ate

ta

ilings

,

was

h

and

co

ntam

inat

ed w

ater

or

orga

nic

mat

eria

l res

ultin

g fr

om t

he

Con

tract

or’s

act

iviti

es;

- In

the

even

t of a

spill,

pro

mpt

act

ion

mus

t be

take

n to

cle

ar

the

pollu

ted

or a

ffect

ed a

reas

; -

Whe

re p

ossib

le,

no d

evel

opm

ent

equi

pmen

t m

ust

trave

rse

any

seas

onal

or p

erm

anen

t wet

land

-

No

retu

r n f

low

into

the

estu

arie

s m

ust

be a

llow

ed a

nd n

o di

sturb

ance

of t

he E

stuar

ine

func

tiona

l Zon

e sh

ould

occ

ur;

- D

evel

opm

ent o

f per

man

ent w

ater

cour

se o

r estu

ary

cros

sing

mus

t on

ly be

und

erta

ken

whe

re n

o al

tern

ativ

e ac

cess

to

tow

er p

ositi

on is

ava

ilabl

e;

- Th

ere

mus

t no

t be

an

y im

pact

on

th

e lo

ng

term

m

orph

olog

ical

dyn

amic

s of w

ater

cour

ses o

r estu

arie

s; -

Exist

ing

cros

sing

poin

ts m

ust b

e fa

vore

d ov

er th

e cr

eatio

n of

ne

w c

ross

ings

(inc

ludi

ng te

mpo

rary

acc

ess)

-

Whe

n w

orkin

g in

or

near

any

wat

erco

urse

or

estu

ary,

the

fo

llow

ing

envi

ronm

enta

l con

trols

and

cons

ider

atio

n m

ust b

e ta

ken:

a)

W

ater

leve

ls du

ring

the

perio

d of

con

struc

tion;



31 |

Pa

ge

No

alte

ring

of th

e be

d, b

anks

, cou

rse o

r cha

ract

erist

ics

of a

w

ater

cour

se

b )

Dur

ing

the

exec

utio

n of

the

wor

ks, a

ppro

pria

te m

easu

res

to

prev

ent

pollu

tion

and

co

ntam

inat

ion

of

the

ripa

rian

envi

ronm

ent

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted

e.g.

incl

udin

g en

surin

g th

at c

onstr

uctio

n eq

uipm

ent i

s wel

l mai

ntai

ned;

c)

W

here

ear

thw

ork

is be

ing

unde

rtake

n in

clo

se p

roxim

ity

to a

ny w

ater

cour

se, s

lope

s m

ust

be s

tabi

lised

usin

g su

itabl

e m

ater

ials,

i.e.

sand

bags

or g

eote

xtile

fabr

ic, t

o pr

even

t san

d an

d ro

ck fr

om e

nter

ing

the

chan

nel;

and

d )

App

ropr

iate

reha

bilit

atio

n an

d re

-veg

etat

ion

mea

sure

s fo

r the

wat

erco

urse

ban

ks m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d tim

eous

ly. In

th

is re

gard

, th

e ba

nks

shou

ld

be

appr

opria

tely

and

incr

emen

tally

stab

ilised

as s

oon

as d

evel

opm

ent a

llow

s.

5.10

Ve

geta

tion

clea

ring

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: V

eget

atio

n cl

earin

g is

restr

icte

d to

the

auth

orise

d de

velo

pmen

t foo

tprin

t of t

he p

ropo

sed

infra

struc

ture

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

Gen

eral

: -

Indi

geno

us v

eget

atio

n w

hich

doe

s no

t in

terfe

re

with

th

e

deve

lopm

ent

mus

t be

lef

t und

istur

bed;

-

Prot

ecte

d or

end

ange

red

spec

ies m

ay o

ccur

on

or n

ear t

he

deve

lopm

ent

site.

Spe

cial

car

e sh

ould

be

take

n no

t to

da

mag

e su

ch sp

ecie

s;



32 |

Pa

ge

- Se

arch

, re

scue

an

d re

plan

ting

of

all

prot

ecte

d an

d en

dang

ered

spe

cies

like

ly to

be

dam

aged

dur

ing

proj

ect

deve

lopm

ent

mus

t be

iden

tifie

d by

the

rel

evan

t sp

ecia

list

and

com

plet

ed p

rior t

o an

y de

velo

pmen

t or c

lear

ing;

-

Perm

its fo

r rem

oval

mus

t be

obta

ined

from

the

rele

vant

CA

pr

ior t

o th

e cu

tting

or c

lear

ing

of th

e af

fect

ed s

peci

es, a

nd

they

mus

t be

filed;

-

The

Envi

ronm

enta

l A

udit

Repo

rt m

ust

conf

irm

that

al

l id

entif

ied

spec

ies h

ave

been

resc

ued

and

repl

ante

d an

d th

at

the

loca

tion

of r

epla

ntin

g is

com

plia

nt w

ith c

ondi

tions

of

appr

oval

s ; -

Trees

fel

led

due

to c

onstr

uctio

n m

ust

be d

ocum

ente

d an

d fo

rm p

art o

f the

Env

ironm

enta

l Aud

it Re

port;

-

Rive

rs an

d w

ater

cour

ses

mus

t be

kep

t cl

ear o

f fe

lled

trees

, ve

geta

tion

cutti

ngs a

nd d

ebris

; -

Onl

y a

regi

stere

d pe

st co

ntro

l ope

rato

r may

app

ly he

rbic

ides

on

a c

omm

erci

al b

asis

and

com

mer

cial

app

licat

ion

mus

t be

carri

ed o

ut u

nder

the

supe

rvisi

on o

f a re

giste

red

pest

cont

rol

oper

ator

, sup

ervi

sion

of a

regi

stere

d pe

st co

ntro

l ope

rato

r or

is ap

prop

riate

ly tra

ined

; -

A d

aily

regi

ster m

ust b

e ke

pt o

f all r

elev

ant d

etai

ls of

her

bici

de

usag

e;

- N

o he

rbic

ides

mus

t be

used

in e

stuar

ies;

- A

ll pr

otec

ted

spec

ies

and

sens

itive

veg

etat

ion

not r

emov

ed

mus

t be

cle

arly

mar

ked

and

such

are

as f

ence

d of

f in

ac

cord

ance

to S

ectio

n 5.

3: A

cces

s res

trict

ed a

reas

. A

lien

inva

sive

vege

tatio

n m

ust b

e re

mov

ed a

nd d

ispos

ed o

f at

a lic

ense

d w

aste

man

agem

ent f

acilit

y.



33 | P

ag

e

5.11

Pr

otec

tion

of fa

una

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: D

istur

banc

e to

faun

a is

min

imise

d.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- No

int

erfe

renc

e w

ith l

ives

tock

mus

t oc

cur

with

out

the

la

ndow

ner’s

writ

ten

con

sent

and

with

the

land

owne

r or

a

perso

n re

pres

entin

g th

e la

ndow

ner b

eing

pre

sent

; -

The

bree

ding

site

s of r

apto

rs an

d ot

her w

ild b

irds s

peci

es m

ust

be t

aken

int

o co

nsid

erat

ion

durin

g th

e pl

anni

ng o

f th

e de

velo

pmen

t pro

gram

me;

-

Bree

ding

site

s m

ust

be k

ept

inta

ct a

nd d

istur

banc

e to

br

eedi

ng b

irds m

ust b

e av

oide

d. S

peci

al c

are

mus

t be

take

n w

here

nes

tlings

or f

ledg

lings

are

pre

sent

; -

Spec

ial r

ecom

men

datio

ns o

f th

e av

ian

spec

ialis

t m

ust

be

adhe

red

to a

t all t

imes

to p

reve

nt u

nnec

essa

ry d

istur

banc

e of

bi

rds;

- No

poa

chin

g m

ust b

e to

lera

ted

unde

r any

circ

umsta

nces

. All

anim

al d

ens

in c

lose

pro

ximity

to

the

wor

ks a

reas

mus

t be

m

arke

d as

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as;

- No

del

iber

ate

or in

tent

iona

l killi

ng o

f fau

na is

allo

wed

; -

In a

reas

whe

re sn

akes

are

abu

ndan

t, sn

ake

dete

rrent

s to

be

depl

oyed

on

the

pylo

ns to

pre

vent

snak

es c

limbi

ng u

p,

bein

g el

ectro

cute

d an

d ca

usin

g po

wer

out

ages

; and

-

No Th

reat

ened

or P

rote

cted

spec

ies (

ToPs

) and

/or p

rote

cted

fa

una

as li

sted

acco

rdin

g N

EMBA

(A

ct N

o. 1

0 of

200

4) a

nd

rele

vant

pro

vinc

ial

ordi

nanc

es m

ay b

e re

mov

ed a

nd/o

r re

loca

ted

with

out a

ppro

pria

te a

utho

risat

ions

/per

mits

.



34 | P

ag

e

5.12

Pr

otec

tion

of h

erita

ge re

sour

ces

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: Im

pact

to h

erita

ge re

sour

ces i

s min

imise

d.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Id

entif

y,

dem

arca

te

and

prev

ent

impa

ct

to

all

know

n se

nsiti

ve h

erita

ge fe

atur

es o

n sit

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

No-

Go

proc

edur

e in

Sec

tion

5.3:

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as;

- C

arry

out

gen

eral

mon

itorin

g of

exc

avat

ions

for

pot

entia

l fo

ssils

, arte

fact

s and

mat

eria

l of h

erita

ge im

porta

nce;

-

All

wor

k m

ust

ceas

e im

med

iate

ly, i

f an

y hu

man

rem

ains

an

d/or

oth

er a

rcha

eolo

gica

l, pal

aeon

tolo

gica

l and

hist

oric

al

mat

eria

l are

unc

over

ed. S

uch

mat

eria

l, if

expo

sed,

mus

t be

repo

rted

to

the

near

est

mus

eum

, ar

chae

olog

ist/

pala

eont

olog

ist (o

r the

Sou

th A

fric a

n Po

lice

Serv

ices

), so

that

a

syste

mat

ic

and

prof

essio

nal

inve

stiga

tion

can

be

unde

rtake

n.

Suffi

cien

t tim

e m

ust

be

allo

wed

to

re

mov

e/co

llect

su

ch

mat

eria

l be

fore

de

velo

pmen

t re

com

men

ces.

5.13

Sa

fety

of t

he p

ublic

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: A

ll pre

caut

ions

are

take

n to

min

imise

the

risk

of in

jury

, har

m o

r com

plai

nts.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g



35 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Id

entif

y fir

e ha

zard

s, de

mar

cate

and

restr

ict p

ublic

acc

ess t

o th

ese

area

s as

wel

l as

not

ify t

he l

ocal

aut

horit

y of

any

po

tent

ial t

hrea

ts e.

g. la

rge

brus

h sto

ckpi

les,

fuel

s etc

.; -

All

unat

tend

ed

open

ex

cava

tions

m

ust

be

adeq

uate

ly fe

nced

or d

emar

cate

d;

- A

dequ

ate

prot

ectiv

e m

easu

res

mus

t be

im

plem

ente

d to

pr

even

t un

auth

orise

d ac

cess

to

an

d cl

imbi

ng

of

partl

y co

nstru

cted

tow

ers a

nd p

rote

ctiv

e sc

affo

ldin

g;

- En

sure

stru

ctur

es v

ulne

rabl

e to

hig

h w

inds

are

secu

red;

-

Mai

ntai

n an

inci

dent

s an

d co

mpl

aint

s re

giste

r in

whi

ch a

ll in

cide

nts o

r com

plai

nts i

nvol

ving

the

publ

ic a

re lo

gged

.

5.14

Sa

nita

tion

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: C

lean

and

wel

l mai

ntai

ned

toile

t fac

ilitie

s ar

e av

aila

ble

to a

ll sta

ff in

an

effo

rt to

min

imise

the

risk

of d

iseas

e an

d im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- M

obile

che

mic

al to

ilets

are

insta

lled

onsit

e if

no o

ther

abl

utio

n fa

cilit

ies a

re a

vaila

ble;

-

The

use

of a

blut

ion

faci

litie

s and

or m

obile

toile

ts m

ust b

e us

ed

at a

ll tim

es a

nd n

o in

disc

rimin

ate

use

of t

he v

eld

for

the

purp

oses

of

ab

lutio

ns

mus

t be

pe

rmitt

ed

unde

r an

y ci

rcum

stanc

es;



36 |

Pa

ge

- W

here

mob

ile c

hem

ical

toi

lets

are

requ

ired,

the

fol

low

ing

mus

t be

ensu

red:

a)

Toile

ts ar

e lo

cate

d no

clo

ser t

han

100

m to

any

wat

erco

urse

or

wat

er b

ody;

b)

Toi

lets

are

secu

red

to t

he g

roun

d to

pre

vent

the

m f

rom

to

pplin

g du

e to

w

ind

or a

ny o

ther

cau

se;

c) N

o sp

illage

occ

urs w

hen

the

toile

ts ar

e cl

eane

d or

em

ptie

d an

d th

e co

nten

ts ar

e m

anag

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

EMPr

; d)

Toile

ts ha

ve a

n ex

tern

al c

losin

g m

echa

nism

and

are

clo

sed

and

secu

red

from

the

outsi

de w

hen

not i

n us

e to

pre

vent

toile

t pa

per f

rom

bei

ng b

low

n ou

t; e)

Toi

lets

are

empt

ied

befo

re lo

ng w

eeke

nds

and

wor

kers

holid

ays,

and

mus

t be

lock

ed a

fter w

orkin

g ho

urs;

f) To

ilets

are

serv

iced

reg

ular

ly an

d th

e EC

O m

ust

insp

ect

toile

ts to

ens

ure

com

plia

nce

to h

eal th

stan

dard

s; -

A c

opy

of th

e w

aste

disp

osal

cer

tific

ates

mus

t be

mai

ntai

ned.

5.15

Pr

even

tion

of d

iseas

e

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t out

com

e: A

ll nec

essa

ry p

reca

utio

ns lin

ked

to th

e sp

read

of d

iseas

e ar

e ta

ken.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Un

derta

ke e

nviro

nmen

tally

-frie

ndly

pest

cont

rol i

n th

e ca

mp

area

; -

Ensu

re th

at th

e w

orkf

orce

is se

nsiti

sed

to th

e ef

fect

s of s

exua

lly

trans

mitt

ed d

iseas

es, e

spec

ially

HIV

AID

S;



37 |

Pa

ge

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

that

info

rmat

ion

poste

rs on

AID

S ar

e di

spla

yed

in th

e C

ontra

ctor

Cam

p ar

ea;

- In

form

atio

n an

d ed

ucat

ion

rela

ting

to s

exua

lly t

rans

mitt

ed

dise

ases

to b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e to

bot

h co

nstru

ctio

n w

orke

rs an

d lo

cal c

omm

unity

, whe

re a

pplic

able

; -

Free

con

dom

s mus

t be

mad

e av

aila

ble

to a

ll sta

ff on

site

at

cent

ral p

oint

s; -

Med

ical

supp

ort m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e;

- Pr

ovid

e ac

cess

to

Volu

ntar

y HI

V Te

sting

and

Cou

nsel

ling

Serv

ices

.

5.16

Em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: E

mer

genc

y pr

oced

ures

are

in p

lace

to e

nabl

e a

rapi

d an

d ef

fect

ive

resp

onse

to a

ll typ

es o

f env

ironm

enta

l em

erge

ncie

s. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- C

ompi

le a

n Em

erge

ncy

Resp

onse

Act

ion

Plan

(ERA

P) p

rior t

o th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of t

he p

ropo

sed

proj

ect;

- Th

e Em

erge

ncy

Plan

mus

t de

al w

ith a

ccid

ents,

pot

entia

l sp

illage

s and

fire

s in

line

with

rele

vant

legi

slatio

n;

- A

ll sta

ff m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es a

s pa

rt of

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing;

-

The

rele

vant

loca

l aut

horit

y m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

a fi

re a

s so

on a

s it s

tarts

; -

In th

e ev

ent o

f em

erge

ncy

nece

ssar

y m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s to

cont

ain

the

spill

or le

ak m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d (s

ee H

azar

dous

Su

bsta

nces

sect

ion

5.17

).



38 |

Pa

ge

5.17

Ha

zard

ous s

ubst

ance

s

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: S

afe

stora

ge, h

andl

ing,

use

and

disp

osal

of h

azar

dous

subs

tanc

es.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Th

e us

e an

d sto

rage

of h

azar

dous

subs

tanc

es to

be

min

imise

d an

d no

n-ha

zard

ous

and

non-

toxic

alte

rnat

ives

sub

stitu

ted

whe

re p

ossib

le;

- A

ll haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nces

mus

t be

store

d in

suita

ble

cont

aine

rs as

def

ined

in th

e M

etho

d St

atem

ent;

- C

onta

iner

s m

ust

be c

lear

ly m

arke

d to

ind

icat

e co

nten

ts,

quan

titie

s and

safe

ty re

quire

men

ts;

- A

ll sto

rage

are

as m

ust b

e bu

nded

. Th

e bu

nded

are

a m

ust b

e of

suffi

cien

t cap

acity

to c

onta

in a

spill

/ le

ak fr

om th

e sto

red

cont

aine

rs;

- Bu

nded

are

as to

be

suita

bly

lined

with

a S

ABS

app

rove

d lin

er;

- A

n A

lpha

betic

al

Haza

rdou

s C

hem

ical

Su

bsta

nce

(HC

S)

cont

rol s

heet

mus

t be

draw

n up

and

kep

t up

to d

ate

on a

co

ntin

uous

bas

is;

- A

ll ha

zard

ous

chem

ical

s th

at w

ill be

use

d on

site

mus

t hav

e M

ater

ial S

afet

y D

ata

Shee

ts (M

SDS)

; -

All

empl

oyee

s w

orkin

g w

ith H

CS

mus

t be

train

ed in

the

safe

us

e of

the

subs

tanc

e an

d ac

cord

ing

to th

e sa

fety

dat

a sh

eet;

- Em

ploy

ees

hand

ling

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

/ m

ater

ials

mus

t be

aw

are

of t

he p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts

and

follo

w a

ppro

pria

te

safe

ty m

easu

res.

App

ropr

iate

per

sona

l pro

tect

ive

equi

pmen

t m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e;



39 |

Pa

ge

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

that

die

sel a

nd o

ther

liqu

id fu

el,

oil a

nd h

ydra

ulic

flui

d is

store

d in

app

ropr

iate

stor

age

tank

s or

in b

owse

rs;

- Th

e ta

nks/

bo

wse

rs m

ust

be

situa

ted

on

a sm

ooth

im

perm

eabl

e su

rface

(con

cret

e) w

ith a

per

man

ent b

und.

The

impe

rmea

ble

linin

g m

ust e

xten

d to

the

cres

t of t

he b

und

and

the

volu

me

insid

e th

e bu

nd m

ust

be 1

30%

of

the

tota

l ca

paci

ty o

f al

l the

sto

rage

tan

ks/

bow

sers

(110

% s

tatu

tory

re

quire

men

t plu

s an

allo

wan

ce fo

r rai

nfal

l);

- Th

e flo

or o

f th

e bu

nd m

ust

be s

lope

d, d

rain

ing

to a

n oi

l se

para

tor;

- Pr

ovisi

on m

ust b

e m

ade

for r

efue

ling

at th

e sto

rage

are

a by

pr

otec

ting

the

soil w

ith a

n im

perm

eabl

e gr

ound

cove

r. W

here

di

spen

sing

equi

pmen

t is

used

, a d

rip t

ray

mus

t be

use

d to

en

sure

smal

l spi

lls a

re c

onta

ined

; -

All e

mpt

y ex

tern

ally

dirty

dru

ms m

ust b

e sto

red

on a

drip

tray

or

with

in a

bun

ded

area

; -

No

unau

thor

ised

acce

ss

into

th

e ha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es

stora

ge a

reas

mus

t be

perm

itted

; -

No

smok

ing

mus

t be

allo

wed

with

in t

he v

icin

ity o

f th

e ha

zard

ous s

tora

ge a

reas

; -

Ade

quat

e fir

e-fig

htin

g eq

uipm

ent m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e at

al

l haz

ardo

us st

orag

e ar

eas;

- W

here

refu

elin

g aw

ay fr

om th

e de

dica

ted

refu

elin

g sta

tion

is re

quire

d, a

mob

ile re

fuel

ing

unit

mus

t be

used

. App

ropr

iate

gr

ound

pro

tect

ion

such

as d

rip tr

ays m

ust b

e us

ed;

- A

n ap

prop

riate

ly siz

ed sp

ill kit

kep

t ons

ite re

leva

nt to

the

scal

e of

the

activ

ity/s

invo

lvin

g th

e us

e of

haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nce

mus

t be

ava

ilabl

e at

all t

imes

; -

The

resp

onsib

le o

pera

tor m

ust h

ave

the

requ

ired

train

ing

to

mak

e us

e of

the

spill

kit in

em

erge

ncy

situa

tions

;



40 |

Pa

ge

- A

n ap

prop

riate

num

ber o

f spi

ll kits

mus

t be

avai

labl

e an

d m

ust

be lo

cate

d in

all a

reas

whe

re a

ctiv

ities

are

bei

ng u

nder

take

n ;

- In

the

even

t of a

spill,

con

tam

inat

ed so

il mus

t be

colle

cted

in

cont

aine

rs an

d sto

red

in a

cen

tral l

ocat

ion

and

disp

osed

of

acco

rdin

g to

th

e N

atio

nal

Envi

ronm

enta

l M

anag

emen

t: W

aste

Act

59

of 2

008.

Ref

er t

o Se

ctio

n 5.

7 fo

r pr

oced

ures

co

ncer

ning

sto

rm a

nd w

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t and

5.8

for

solid

and

haz

ardo

us w

aste

man

agem

ent.

5.18

W

orks

hop,

equ

ipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce a

nd st

orag

e

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: S

oil,

surfa

ce w

ater

and

gro

undw

ater

con

tam

inat

ion

is m

inim

ised.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- W

here

pos

sible

and

pra

ctic

al a

ll m

aint

enan

ce o

f ve

hicl

es

and

equi

pmen

t mus

t tak

e pl

ace

in th

e w

orks

hop

area

; -

Dur

ing

serv

icin

g of

veh

icle

s or

equ

ipm

ent,

espe

cial

ly w

here

em

erge

ncy

repa

irs a

re e

ffect

ed o

utsid

e th

e w

orks

hop

area

, a

suita

ble

drip

tray

mus

t be

used

t o p

reve

nt sp

ills o

nto

the

soil.

The

rele

vant

loca

l aut

horit

y m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

a fi

re a

s so

on a

s it s

tarts

; -

Leak

ing

equi

pmen

t m

ust

be r

epai

red

imm

edia

tely

or b

e re

mov

ed fr

om si

te to

faci

litat

e re

pair;

-

Wor

ksho

p ar

eas m

ust b

e m

onito

red

for o

il and

fuel

spills

; -

App

ropr

iate

ly siz

ed sp

ill kit

kep

t ons

ite re

leva

nt to

the

scal

e of

th

e ac

tivity

takin

g pl

ace

mus

t be

avai

labl

e;

- Th

e w

orks

hop

area

mus

t hav

e a

bund

ed c

oncr

ete

slab

that

is

slope

d to

faci

litat

e ru

noff

into

a c

olle

ctio

n su

mp

or su

itabl

e oi

l



41 |

Pa

ge

/ w

ater

sepa

rato

r whe

re m

aint

enan

ce w

ork

on v

ehic

les a

nd

equi

pmen

t can

be

perfo

rmed

; -

Wat

er d

rain

age

from

the

wor

ksho

p m

ust b

e co

ntai

ned

and

man

aged

in a

ccor

danc

e Se

ctio

n 5.

7: S

torm

and

was

te w

ater

m

anag

emen

t.

5.19

Ba

tchi

ng p

lant

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Min

imise

spilla

ges a

nd c

onta

min

atio

n of

soil,

surfa

ce w

ater

and

gro

undw

ater

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- C

oncr

ete

mixi

ng m

ust

be c

arrie

d ou

t on

an

impe

rmea

ble

surfa

ce;

- Ba

tchi

ng p

lant

s ar

eas

mus

t be

fitt

ed w

ith a

con

tain

men

t fa

cilit

y fo

r the

col

lect

ion

of c

emen

t lad

en w

ater

. -

Dirt

y w

ater

fro

m t

he b

atch

ing

plan

t m

ust

be c

onta

ined

to

prev

ent s

oil a

nd g

roun

dwat

er c

onta

min

atio

n -

Bagg

ed c

emen

t mus

t be

store

d in

an

appr

opria

te fa

cilit

y an

d at

leas

t 10

m a

way

from

any

wat

er c

ourse

s, gu

llies a

nd d

rain

s; -

A w

asho

ut fa

cilit

y m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r was

hing

of c

oncr

ete

asso

ciat

ed e

quip

men

t. W

ate r

use

d fo

r w

ashi

ng m

ust

be

restr

icte

d;

- Ha

rden

ed c

oncr

ete

from

the

was

hout

fac

ility

or c

oncr

ete

mixe

r can

eith

er b

e re

used

or d

ispos

ed o

f at a

n ap

prop

riate

lic

ence

d di

spos

al fa

cilit

y;

- Em

pty

cem

ent b

ags m

ust b

e se

cure

d w

ith a

dequ

ate

bind

ing

mat

eria

l if th

ese

will

be te

mpo

rarily

stor

ed o

n sit

e;



42 | P

ag

e

- Sa

nd a

nd a

ggre

gate

s co

ntai

ning

cem

ent

mus

t be

kep

t da

mp

to p

reve

nt th

e ge

nera

tion

of d

ust (

Refe

r to

Sect

ion

5.20

: Du

st e

miss

ions

) -

Any

exce

ss s

and,

sto

ne a

nd c

emen

t m

ust

be r

emov

ed o

r re

used

fro

m s

ite o

n co

mpl

etio

n of

con

struc

tion

perio

d an

d di

spos

ed a

t a re

giste

red

disp

osal

faci

lity;

- Te

mpo

rary

fenc

ing

mus

t be

erec

ted

arou

nd b

atch

ing

plan

ts in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sect

ion

5.5:

Fenc

ing

and

gate

inst

alla

tion.

5.20

Du

st e

miss

ions

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Dus

t pre

vent

ion

mea

sure

s are

app

lied

to m

inim

ise th

e ge

nera

tion

of d

ust.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Ta

ke a

ll re

ason

able

mea

sure

s to

min

imise

the

gene

ratio

n of

du

st as

a r

esul

t of

pro

ject

dev

elop

men

t ac

tivitie

s to

the

sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

ECO

; -

Rem

oval

of v

eget

atio

n m

ust b

e av

oide

d un

til su

ch ti

me

as so

il str

ippi

ng is

requ

ired

and

simila

rly e

xpos

ed su

rface

s mus

t be

re-

vege

tate

d or

stab

ilised

as s

oon

as is

pra

ctic

ally

poss

ible

; -

Exca

vatio

n, h

andl

ing

and

trans

port

of e

rodi

ble

mat

eria

ls m

ust

be a

void

ed u

nder

hig

h w

ind

cond

itions

or w

hen

a vi

sible

dus

t pl

ume

is pr

esen

t; -

Dur

ing

high

win

d co

nditio

ns,

the

ECO

mus

t ev

alua

te t

he

situa

tion

and

mak

e re

com

men

datio

ns a

s to

whe

ther

dus

t-da

mpi

ng m

easu

res

are

adeq

uate

, or

whe

ther

wor

king

will

ceas

e al

toge

ther

un

til th

e w

ind

spee

d dr

ops

to

an

acce

ptab

le le

vel;



43 | P

ag

e

- W

here

pos

sible

, soi

l sto

ckpi

les

mus

t be

loca

ted

in s

helte

red

area

s whe

re th

ey a

re n

ot e

xpos

ed to

the

eros

ive

effe

cts o

f the

w

ind;

-

Whe

re e

rosio

n of

sto

ckpi

les

beco

mes

a p

robl

em,

eros

ion

cont

rol m

easu

res

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted

at th

e di

scre

tion

of

the

ECO

; -

Vehi

cle

spee

ds m

ust n

ot e

xcee

d 40

km

/h a

long

dus

t roa

ds o

r 20

km

/h w

hen

trave

rsing

unc

onso

lidat

ed a

nd n

on-v

eget

ated

ar

eas;

- St

raw

sta

bilis

atio

n m

ust b

e ap

plie

d at

a ra

te o

f one

bal

e/10

m² a

nd h

arro

wed

into

the

top

100

mm

of t

op m

ater

ial,

for a

ll co

mpl

eted

ear

thw

orks

; -

For s

igni

fican

t are

as o

f exc

avat

ion

or e

xpos

ed g

roun

d, d

ust

supp

ress

ion

mea

sure

s mus

t be

used

to m

inim

ise th

e sp

read

of

dust.

5.21

Bl

astin

g Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Impa

ct to

the

envi

ronm

ent i

s min

imise

d th

roug

h a

safe

bla

sting

pra

ctic

e.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ny b

lasti

ng a

ctiv

ity m

ust

be c

ondu

cted

by

a su

itabl

y lic

ense

d bl

astin

g co

ntra

ctor

; and

-

Not

ificat

ion

of s

urro

undi

ng la

ndow

ners,

em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

sit

e pe

rsonn

el o

f bla

sting

act

ivity

24

hour

s prio

r to

such

act

ivity

ta

king

plac

e on

Site

.



44 |

Pa

ge

5.22

N

oise

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Pre

vent

unn

eces

sary

noi

se to

the

envi

ronm

ent b

y en

surin

g th

at n

oise

from

dev

elop

men

t act

ivity

is m

itiga

ted.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t kee

p no

ise le

vel w

ithin

acc

epta

ble

limits

, Re

stric

t th

e us

e of

so

und

ampl

ificat

ion

equi

pmen

t fo

r co

mm

unic

atio

n an

d em

erge

ncy

only;

-

All

vehi

cles

and

mac

hine

ry m

ust

be f

itted

with

app

ropr

iate

sil

enci

ng te

chno

logy

and

mus

t be

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned;

-

Any

com

plai

nts

rece

ived

by

the

Con

tract

or re

gard

ing

noise

m

ust

be r

ecor

ded

and

com

mun

icat

ed.

Whe

re p

ossib

le o

r ap

plic

able

, pro

vide

tran

spor

t to

and

from

the

site

on a

dai

ly

basis

for c

onstr

uctio

n w

orke

rs;

- D

evel

op a

Cod

e of

Con

duct

for

the

con

struc

tion

phas

e in

te

rms

of b

ehav

iour

of c

onstr

uctio

n sta

ff. O

pera

ting

hour

s as

de

term

ined

by

the

envi

ronm

enta

l aut

horis

atio

n ar

e ad

here

d to

dur

ing

the

deve

lopm

ent p

hase

. Whe

re n

ot d

efin

ed, i

t mus

t be

ens

ured

tha

t de

velo

pmen

t ac

tiviti

es m

ust

still

mee

t th

e im

pact

m

anag

emen

t ou

tcom

e re

late

d to

no

ise

man

agem

ent.

5.23

Fir

e pr

even

tion

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: P

reve

ntio

n of

unc

ontro

llabl

e fir

es.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring



45 | P

ag

e

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

Des

igna

te s

mok

ing

area

s w

here

the

fire

haz

ard

coul

d be

re

gard

ed a

s ins

igni

fican

t; -

Firef

ight

ing

equi

pmen

t m

ust

be a

vaila

ble

on a

ll ve

hicl

es

loca

ted

on si

te;

- Th

e lo

cal F

ire P

rote

ctio

n A

genc

y (F

PA)

mus

t be

info

rmed

of

cons

truct

ion

activ

ities

; -

Con

tact

num

bers

for t

he F

PA a

nd e

mer

genc

y se

rvic

es m

ust

be c

omm

unic

ated

in e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g an

d di

spla

yed

at a

cen

tral lo

catio

n on

site

; -

Two

way

swop

of c

onta

ct d

etai

ls be

twee

n EC

O a

nd F

PA.

5.24

St

ockp

iling

and

stoc

kpile

are

as

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: R

educ

e er

osio

n an

d se

dim

enta

tion

as a

resu

lt of

stoc

kpilin

g.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll mat

eria

l tha

t is e

xcav

ated

dur

ing

the

proj

ect d

evel

opm

ent

phas

e (e

ither

dur

ing

pilin

g (if

requ

ired)

or e

arth

wor

ks) m

ust b

e sto

red

appr

opria

tely

on s

ite in

ord

er t

o m

inim

ise im

pact

s to

w

ater

cour

ses,

wat

erco

urse

s and

wat

er b

odie

s; -

All s

tock

pile

d m

ater

ial m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d an

d ke

pt c

lear

of

wee

ds a

nd a

lien

vege

tatio

n gr

owth

by

unde

rtakin

g re

gula

r w

eedi

ng a

nd c

ontro

l met

hods

;



46 |

Pa

ge

- To

psoi

l sto

ckpi

les m

ust n

ot e

xcee

d 2

m in

hei

ght;

- D

urin

g pe

riods

of s

trong

win

ds a

nd h

eavy

rain

, the

stoc

kpile

s m

ust

be c

over

ed w

ith a

ppro

pria

te m

ater

ial

(e.g

. cl

oth,

ta

rpau

lin e

tc.);

-

Whe

re p

ossib

le, s

andb

ags (

or si

mila

r) m

ust b

e pl

aced

at t

he

base

s of t

he st

ockp

iled

mat

eria

l in o

rder

to p

reve

nt e

rosio

n of

th

e m

ater

ial.

5.25

C

ivil

wor

ks

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: Im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t min

imise

d du

ring

civi

l wor

ks to

cre

ate

the

subs

tatio

n te

rrace

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- W

here

ter

raci

ng is

req

uire

d, t

opso

il m

ust

be c

olle

cted

and

re

tain

ed

for

the

purp

ose

of

re-u

se

late

r to

re

habi

litat

e di

sturb

ed a

reas

not

cov

ered

by

yard

ston

e;

- A

reas

to b

e re

habi

litat

ed in

clud

e te

rrace

em

bank

men

ts an

d ar

eas o

utsid

e th

e hi

gh v

olta

ge y

ards

; -

Whe

re re

quire

d, a

ll slo

ped

area

s mus

t be

stabi

lised

to e

nsur

e pr

oper

reha

bilit

atio

n is

effe

cted

and

ero

sion

is co

ntro

lled;

-

Thes

e ar

eas

can

be s

tabi

lised

usin

g de

sign

struc

ture

s or

ve

geta

tion

as s

peci

fied

in t

he d

esig

n to

pre

vent

ero

sion

of

emba

nkm

ents.

The

con

tract

des

ign

spec

ificat

ions

mus

t be

ad

here

d to

and

impl

emen

ted

stric

tly;

- Re

habi

litat

ion

of t

he d

istur

bed

area

s m

ust

be m

anag

ed in

ac

cord

ance

w

ith

Sect

ion

5.35

: La

ndsc

apin

g an

d re

habi

litat

ion;



47 | P

ag

e

- A

ll exc

ess s

poil g

ener

ated

dur

ing

terra

cing

act

ivitie

s mus

t be

disp

osed

of i

n an

app

ropr

iate

man

ner a

nd a

t a re

cogn

ised

land

fill si

te; a

nd

- Sp

oil c

an h

owev

er b

e us

ed f

or la

ndsc

apin

g pu

rpos

es a

nd

mus

t be

co

vere

d w

ith

a la

yer

of

150

mm

to

psoi

l fo

r re

habi

litat

ion

purp

oses

.

5.26

Ex

cava

tion

of fo

unda

tion,

cab

le tr

ench

ing

and

drai

nage

syst

ems

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: N

o en

viro

nmen

tal d

egra

datio

n oc

curs

as a

resu

lt of

exc

avat

ion

of fo

unda

tion,

cab

le tr

ench

ing

and

drai

nage

syste

ms.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll exc

ess s

poil g

ener

ated

dur

ing

foun

datio

n ex

cava

tion

mus

t be

disp

osed

of i

n an

app

ropr

iate

man

ner a

nd a

t a li

cens

ed

land

fill si

te, i

f not

use

d fo

r bac

kfilli

ng p

urpo

ses;

- Sp

oil c

an h

owev

er b

e us

ed f

or la

ndsc

apin

g pu

rpos

es a

nd

mus

t be

co

vere

d w

ith

a la

yer

of

150

mm

to

psoi

l fo

r re

habi

litat

ion

purp

oses

; -

Man

agem

ent o

f equ

ipm

ent f

or e

xcav

atio

n pu

rpos

es m

ust b

e un

derta

ken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

18:

Wor

ksho

p,

equi

pmen

t mai

nten

ance

and

stor

age;

and

-

Haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

sp

ills

from

eq

uipm

ent

mus

t be

m

anag

ed

in

acco

rdan

ce

with

Se

ctio

n 5.

17:

Haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

.



48 | P

ag

e

5.27

In

stal

latio

n of

foun

datio

ns, c

able

tren

chin

g an

d dr

aina

ge sy

stem

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

No

envi

ronm

enta

l deg

rada

tion

occu

rs du

ring

the

insta

llatio

n of

foun

datio

n, c

able

tren

chin

g an

d dr

aina

ge sy

stem

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Ba

tchi

ng o

f ce

men

t to

be

unde

rtake

n in

acc

orda

nce

with

Se

ctio

n 5.

19: B

atch

ing

plan

ts; a

nd

- Re

sidua

l sol

id w

aste

mus

t be

disp

osed

of i

n ac

cord

ance

with

Se

ctio

n 5.

8: S

olid

was

te a

nd h

azar

dous

man

agem

ent.

5.28

In

stal

latio

n of

equ

ipm

ent (

circ

uit b

reak

ers,

curre

nt Tr

ansfo

rmer

s, Iso

lato

rs, I

nsul

ator

s, su

rge

arre

ster

s, vo

ltage

tran

sform

ers,

earth

switc

hes)

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: N

o en

viro

nmen

tal d

egra

datio

n oc

curs

as a

resu

lt of

insta

llatio

n of

equ

ipm

ent.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- M

anag

emen

t of d

ust m

ust b

e co

nduc

ted

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

20:

Dus

t em

issio

ns;

- M

anag

emen

t of

equ

ipm

ent

used

for i

nsta

llatio

n m

ust

be

cond

ucte

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5.18

: W

orks

hop,

eq

uipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce a

nd st

orag

e;

- M

anag

emen

t haz

ardo

us s

ubsta

nces

and

any

ass

ocia

ted

spills

mus

t be

cond

ucte

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5.17

: Ha

zard

ous s

ubst

ance

s; an

d



49 | P

ag

e

- Re

sidua

l sol

id w

aste

mus

t be

rec

ycle

d or

disp

osed

of

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

8: S

olid

was

te a

nd h

azar

dous

m

anag

emen

t.

5.29

St

eelw

ork

Ass

embl

y an

d Er

ectio

n Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

No

envi

ronm

enta

l deg

rada

tion

occu

rs as

a re

sult

of st

eelw

ork

asse

mbl

y an

d er

ectio

n.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- D

urin

g as

sem

bly,

car

e m

ust

be t

aken

to

ensu

re t

hat

no

was

ted/

unus

ed m

ater

ials

are

left

on si

te e

.g. b

olts

and

nuts

- Em

erge

ncy

repa

irs d

ue to

bre

akag

es o

f equ

ipm

ent m

ust

be m

anag

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5. 1

8: W

orks

hop,

eq

uipm

ent

mai

nten

ance

and

sto

rage

and

Sec

tion

5.16

: Em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es.

5.30

C

ablin

g an

d St

ringi

ng

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: N

o en

viro

nmen

tal d

egra

datio

n oc

curs

as a

resu

lt of

strin

ging

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce



50 | P

ag

e

- Re

sidua

l so

lid w

aste

(of

f cu

ts et

c.)

shal

l be

rec

ycle

d or

di

spos

ed o

f in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith S

ectio

n 6.

8: S

olid

was

te a

nd

haza

rdou

s Man

agem

ent;

- M

anag

emen

t of

equ

ipm

ent

used

for

ins

talla

tion

shal

l be

co

nduc

ted

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

18:

Wor

ksho

p,

equi

pmen

t mai

nten

ance

and

stor

age;

-

Man

agem

ent

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

and

any

ass

ocia

ted

spills

sha

ll be

con

duct

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5.17

: Ha

zard

ous s

ubst

ance

s.

5.31

Te

stin

g an

d C

omm

issio

ning

(all

equi

pmen

t tes

ting,

ear

thin

g sy

stem

, sys

tem

inte

grat

ion)

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

No

envi

ronm

enta

l deg

rada

tion

occu

rs as

a re

sult

of Te

sting

and

Com

miss

ioni

ng.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Re

sidua

l sol

id w

aste

mus

t be

rec

ycle

d or

disp

osed

of

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

8: S

olid

was

te a

nd h

azar

dous

m

anag

emen

t.

5.32

So

cio-

econ

omic

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

enh

ance

d so

cio-

econ

omic

dev

elop

men

t. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g



51 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- D

evel

op

and

impl

emen

t co

mm

unic

atio

n str

ateg

ies

to

faci

litat

e pu

blic

par

ticip

atio

n;

- D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent

a co

llabo

rativ

e an

d co

nstru

ctiv

e ap

proa

ch t

o co

nflic

t re

solu

tion

as p

art

of t

he e

xter

nal

stake

hold

er e

ngag

emen

t pro

cess

; -

Susta

in

cont

inuo

us

com

mun

icat

ion

and

liaiso

n w

ith

neig

hbor

ing

owne

rs an

d re

siden

ts -

Cre

ate

wor

k an

d tra

inin

g op

portu

nitie

s for

loca

l sta

keho

lder

s; an

d -

Whe

re fe

asib

le, n

o w

orke

rs, w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of se

curit

y pe

rsonn

el, m

ust b

e pe

rmitt

ed to

stay

ove

r-nig

ht o

n th

e sit

e.

This

wou

ld re

duce

the

risk

to lo

cal f

arm

ers.

5.33

Te

mpo

rary

clo

sure

of s

ite

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: M

inim

ise th

e ris

k of

env

ironm

enta

l impa

ct d

urin

g pe

riods

of s

ite c

losu

re g

reat

er th

an fi

ve d

ays.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Bu

nds m

ust b

e em

ptie

d (w

here

app

licab

le) a

nd n

eed

to b

e un

derta

ken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith t

he im

pact

man

agem

ent

actio

ns in

clud

ed in

sec

tions

5.1

7: H

azar

dous

sub

stan

ces

and

5.18

: Wor

ksho

p, e

quip

men

t mai

nten

ance

and

stor

age;

-

Haza

rdou

s sto

rage

are

as m

ust b

e w

ell v

entil

ated

;



52 | P

ag

e

- Fir

e ex

tingu

isher

s m

ust

be s

ervi

ced

and

acce

ssib

le. S

ervi

ce

reco

rds t

o be

file

d an

d au

dite

d at

last

serv

ice;

-

Emer

genc

y an

d co

ntac

t det

ails

disp

laye

d m

ust b

e di

spla

yed;

-

Secu

rity

perso

nnel

mus

t be

brie

fed

and

have

the

faci

lities

to

cont

act

or b

e co

ntac

ted

by r

elev

ant

man

agem

ent

and

emer

genc

y pe

rsonn

el;

- Ni

ght h

azar

ds su

ch a

s ref

lect

ors,

light

ing,

traf

fic si

gnag

e et

c.

mus

t hav

e be

en c

heck

ed;

- Fir

e ha

zard

s ide

ntifie

d an

d th

e lo

cal a

utho

rity

mus

t hav

e be

en

notif

ied

of a

ny p

oten

tial t

hrea

ts e.

g. la

rge

brus

h sto

ckpi

les,

fuel

s etc

.; -

Stru

ctur

es v

ulne

rabl

e to

hig

h w

inds

mus

t be

secu

red;

-

Win

d an

d du

st m

itigat

ion

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted;

-

Cem

ent a

nd m

ater

ials

store

s mus

t hav

e be

en se

cure

d;

- To

ilets

mus

t hav

e be

en e

mpt

ied

and

secu

red;

-

Refu

se b

ins m

ust h

ave

been

em

ptie

d an

d se

cure

d;

- D

rip tr

ays m

ust h

ave

been

em

ptie

d an

d se

cure

d.

5.34

Di

sman

tling

of o

ld e

quip

men

t

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: Im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t to

be m

inim

ised

durin

g th

e di

sman

tling,

stor

age

and

disp

osal

of o

ld e

quip

men

t com

miss

ioni

ng.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l old

equ

ipm

ent

rem

oved

dur

ing

the

proj

ect

mus

t be

sto

red

in s

uch

a w

ay a

s to

pre

vent

pol

lutio

n of

the

en

viro

nmen

t;



53 | P

ag

e

- O

il co

ntai

ning

equ

ipm

ent

mus

t be

sto

red

to p

reve

nt

leak

ing

or b

e sto

red

on d

rip tr

ays;

- Al

l scr

ap st

eel m

ust b

e sta

cked

nea

tly a

nd a

ny d

isuse

d an

d br

oken

insu

lato

rs m

ust b

e sto

red

in c

onta

iner

s; -

Onc

e m

ater

ial h

as b

een

scra

pped

and

the

cont

ract

has

be

en p

lace

d fo

r re

mov

al,

the

disp

osal

Con

tract

or m

ust

ensu

re t

hat

any

equi

pmen

t co

ntai

ning

pol

lutio

n ca

usin

g su

bsta

nces

is d

isman

tled

and

trans

porte

d in

such

a w

ay a

s to

pre

vent

spilla

ge a

nd p

ollu

tion

of th

e en

viro

nmen

t; -

The

Con

tract

or m

ust

also

be

equi

pped

to

cont

ain

and

clea

n up

any

pol

lutio

n ca

usin

g sp

ills; a

nd

- D

ispos

al o

f unu

sabl

e m

ater

ial m

ust b

e at

a lic

ense

d w

aste

di

spos

al si

te.

5.35

La

ndsc

apin

g an

d re

habi

litat

ion

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Are

as d

istur

bed

durin

g th

e de

velo

pmen

t pha

se a

re re

turn

ed to

a st

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PART B: SECTION 2

7 SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DECLARATION 7.1 Sub-section 1: contact details and description of the project

7.1.1 Details of the applicant:

Name of applicant:

Tel No:

Fax No:

Postal Address:

Physical Address:

7.1.2 Details and expertise of the EAP:

Name of applicant:

Tel No:

Fax No:

E-mail address:

Expertise of the EAP (Curriculum Vitae included):

7.1.3 Project name:

7.1.4 Description of the project:

7.1.5 Project location:

NO FARMNAME(ifapplicable)

FARMNUMBER(ifapplicable)

PORTIONNAME

PORTIONNUMBER LATITUDE LONGITUDE

7.2 Sub-section 2: Development footprint site map

This sub-section must include a map of the site sensitivity overlaid with the preliminary infrastructure layout. The sensitivity map must be prepared from the national web based environmental screening tool, when available for compulsory use at: https://screening.environment.gov.za/screeningtool. The sensitivity map shall identify the nature of each sensitive feature e.g. threatened plant species, archaeological site, etc. Sensitivity maps shall identify features both within the planned working area and any known sensitive features within 50 m from the development footprint.



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7.3 Sub-section 3: Declaration

The proponent/applicant or holder of the EA affirms that he/she will abide and comply with the prescribed impact management outcomes and impact management actions as stipulated in part B: section 1 of the generic EMPr and have the understanding that the impact management outcomes and impact management actions are legally binding. The proponent/applicant or holder of the EA affirms that he/she will provide written notice to the CA 14 day prior to the date on which the activity will commence of commencement of construction to facilitate compliance inspections.

Signature Proponent/applicant/ holder of EA Date:

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7.4 Sub-section 4: amendments to site specific information (Part B; section 2)

Should the EA be transferred to a new holder, Part B: Section 2 must be completed by the new holder and submitted with the application for an amendment of the EA in terms of Regulations 29 or 31 of the EIA Regulations, whichever applies. The information submitted for an amendment to an environmental authorisation will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: Section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, Part B: Section 2 forms part of the EMPr for the development and the EMPr becomes legally binding to the new EA holder.



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PART C

8 SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES

If any specific environmental sensitivities/attributes are present on the site which require more specific impact management outcomes and actions, not included in the pre-approved generic EMPr template, to manage impacts, those impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be included in this section. These specific management controls must be referenced spatially, and must include impact management outcomes and impact management actions. The management controls including impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be presented in the format of the pre-approved generic EMPr template. This applies only to additional impact management outcomes and impact management actions that are necessary.

If Part C is applicable to the development as authorised in the EA, it is required to be submitted to the CA together with the BAR or EIAR, for consideration of, and decision on, the application for EA. The information in this section must be prepared by an EAP and the name and expertise of the EAP, including the curriculum vitae are to be included. Once approved, Part C forms part of the EMPr for the site and is legally binding.

This section will not be required should the site contain no specific environmental sensitivities or attributes.



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APPENDIX 1: METHOD STATEMENTS

To be prepared by the contractor prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements are not required to be submitted to the CA.


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APPENDIX 2 GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (EMPr) FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1. Background ............................................................................................................................... 1

2. Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 1

3. Objective ................................................................................................................................... 1

4. Scope ......................................................................................................................................... 1

5. Structure of this document ...................................................................................................... 2

6. Completion of part B: section 1: the pre-approved generic EMPr template ................... 4

7. Amendments of the impact management outcomes and impact management actions ................................................................................................................................................ 4

8. Documents to be submitted as part of part B: section 2 site specific information and declaration ........................................................................................................................................ 4

(a) Amendments to Part B: Section 2 – site specific information and declaration ............. 5

PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 6

1. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 6

2. ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................ 7

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act ,2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) ............. 7

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (EMPr) IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................. 8

4. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE ............................. 14

4.1 Document control/Filing system .................................................................................... 14

4.2 Documentation to be available ................................................................................... 14

4.3 Weekly Environmental Checklist ................................................................................... 14

4.4 Environmental site meetings .......................................................................................... 15

4.5 Required Method Statements ....................................................................................... 15

4.6 Environmental Incident Log (Diary) .............................................................................. 16

4.7 Non-compliance ............................................................................................................. 16

4.8 Corrective action records .............................................................................................. 17

4.9 Photographic record ...................................................................................................... 17

4.10 Complaints register ......................................................................................................... 18

4.11 Claims for damages ....................................................................................................... 18

4.12 Interactions with affected parties ................................................................................. 18

4.13 Environmental audits ...................................................................................................... 19

4.14 Final environmental audits ............................................................................................. 19

PART B: SECTION 1: Pre-approved generic EMPr template ........................................................... 20

5. IMPACT MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS .................. 20

5.1 Environmental awareness training ............................................................................... 21



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5.2 Site Establishment development ............................................................................... 22

5.3 Access restricted areas .............................................................................................. 24

5.4 Access roads ............................................................................................................... 24

5.5 Fencing and Gate installation ................................................................................... 26

5.6 Water Supply Management ...................................................................................... 27

5.7 Storm and waste water management ..................................................................... 28

5.8 Solid and hazardous waste management .............................................................. 29

5.9 Protection of watercourses and estuaries ................................................................ 30

5.10 Vegetation clearing ................................................................................................... 31

5.11 Protection of fauna ..................................................................................................... 34

5.12 Protection of heritage resources ............................................................................... 35

5.13 Safety of the public ..................................................................................................... 36

5.14 Sanitation ..................................................................................................................... 36

5.15 Prevention of disease ................................................................................................. 38

5.16 Emergency procedures .............................................................................................. 39

5.17 Hazardous substances ................................................................................................ 40

5.18 Workshop, equipment maintenance and storage ................................................. 42

5.19 Batching plants ............................................................................................................ 43

5.20 Dust emissions .............................................................................................................. 44

5.21 Blasting ......................................................................................................................... 45

5.22 Noise ............................................................................................................................. 46

5.23 Fire prevention ............................................................................................................. 46

5.24 Stockpiling and stockpile areas ................................................................................. 47

5.25 Finalising tower positions ............................................................................................ 48

5.26 Excavation and Installation of foundations ............................................................. 48

5.27 Assembly and erecting towers .................................................................................. 49

5.28 Stringing ........................................................................................................................ 51

5.29 Socio-economic .......................................................................................................... 53

5.30 Temporary closure of site ........................................................................................... 54

5.31 Landscaping and rehabilitation ................................................................................ 55

6 ACCESS TO THE GENERIC EMPr .............................................................................................. 57

PART B: SECTION 2 ............................................................................................................................... 58

7 SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DECLARATION ................................................................ 58

7.1 Sub-section 1: contact details and description of the project .................................. 58

7.2 Sub-section 2: Development footprint site map ......................................................... 59

7.3 Sub-section 3: Declaration ............................................................................................. 59



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7.4 Sub-section 4: amendments to site specific information (Part B; section 2) ............ 60

PART C .................................................................................................................................................. 61

8 SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES .......................................................................... 61

APPENDIX 1: METHOD STATEMENTS ................................................................................................... 62

List of figures

Figure 1: Example of an environmental sensitivity map in the context of a final overhead transmission and distribution profile............................................................................................................59 List of tables

Table 1: Guide to roles and responsibilities for implementation of an EMPr .................................. 8



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INTRODUCTION

1. Background

The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) requires that an environmental management programme (EMPr) be submitted where an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been identified as the environmental instrument to be utilised as the basis for a decision on an application for environmental authorisation (EA). The content of an EMPr must either contain the information set out in Appendix 4 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended, (EIA Regulations) or must be a generic EMPr relevant to an application as identified and gazetted by the Minister in a government notice. Once the Minister has identified, through a government notice, that a generic EMPr is relevant to an application for EA, that generic EMPr must be applied by all parties involved in the EA process, including, but not limited to, the applicant and the competent authority (CA).

2. Purpose This document constitutes a generic EMPr relevant to applications for the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, and all listed and specified activities necessary for the realisation of such infrastructure.

3. Objective The objective of this generic EMPr is to prescribe and pre-approve generally accepted impact management outcomes and impact management actions, which can commonly and repeatedly be used for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. The use of a generic EMPr is intended to reduce the need to prepare and review individual EMPrs for applications of a similar nature.

4. Scope The scope of this generic EMPr applies to the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure requiring EA in terms of NEMA, i.e. with a capacity of 33 kilovolts or more. This generic EMPr applies to activities requiring EA, mainly activity 11 and 47 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 1 of 2014, as amended, and activity 9 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations Listing Notice 2 of 2014, as amended, and all associated listed or specified activities necessary for the realisation of such infrastructure.




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5. Structure of this document This document is structured in three parts with an Appendix as indicated in the table below:

Part Section Heading Content

A Provides general guidance and information and is not legally binding

Definitions, acronyms, roles & responsibilities and documentation and reporting.

B 1 Pre-approved generic EMPr template

Contains generally accepted impact management outcomes and impact management actions required for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are presented in the form of a template that has been pre-approved. The template in this section is to be completed by the contractor, with each completed page signed and dated by the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. Where an impact management outcome is not relevant, the words “not applicable” can be inserted in the template under the “responsible persons” column. Once completed and signed, the template represents the EMPr for the activity approved by the CA and is legally binding. The template is not required to be submitted to the CA as once the generic EMPr is gazetted for implementation, it has been approved by the CA. To allow interested and affected parties access to the pre-approved EMPr template for consideration through the decision-making process, the EAP on behalf of the applicant /proponent must make the hard copy of this EMPr available at a public location and where the applicant has a website, the EMPr should also be made available on such publicly accessible website.

2 Site specific information Contains preliminary infrastructure layout and a declaration that the applicant/holder of the EA will comply with the pre-approved generic EMPr template contained in Part B: Section 1, and understands that the impact management



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Part Section Heading Content outcomes and impact management actions are legally binding. The preliminary infrastructure layout must be finalized to inform the final EMPr that is to be submitted with the basic assessment report (BAR) or environmental impact assessment report (EIAR), ensuring that all impact management outcomes and actions have been either pre-approved or approved in terms of Part C. This section must be submitted to the CA together with the final BAR or EIAR. The information submitted to the CA will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, this Section forms part of the EMPr for the development and is legally binding.

C Site specific sensitivities/ attributes

If any specific environmental sensitivities/ attributes are present on the site which require site specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions, not included in the pre-approved generic EMPr, to manage impacts, these specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be included in this section. These specific environmental attributes must be referenced spatially and impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be provided. These specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be presented in the format of the pre-approved EMPr template (Part B: section 1)

This section will not be required should the site contain no specific environmental sensitivities or attributes. However, if Part C is applicable to the site, it is required to be submitted together with the BAR or EIAR, for consideration of, and decision on, the application for EA. The information in this section must be prepared by an EAP, and must contain his/her name and expertise including a curriculum vitae. Once approved, Part C forms part of the EMPr for the site and is legally binding.

This section applies only to additional impact management outcomes and impact



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Part Section Heading Content management actions that are necessary for the avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts and risks associated with the specific development or expansion and which are not already included in Part B: section 1.

Appendix 1 Contains the method statements to be prepared prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements are not required to be submitted to the competent authority.

6. Completion of part B: section 1: the pre-approved generic EMPr template The template is to be completed prior to commencement of the activity, by providing the following information for each environmental impact management action:

• For implementation - a ‘responsible person’, - a method for implementation, - a timeframe for implementation

• For monitoring - a responsible person - frequency - evidence of compliance.

The completed template must be signed and dated by the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements prepared and agreed to by the holder of the EA must be appended to the template as Appendix 1. Each method statement must be signed and dated on each page by the holder of the EA. This template, once signed and dated, is legally binding. The holder of the EA will remain responsible for its implementation.

7. Amendments of the impact management outcomes and impact management actions Once the activity has commenced, a holder of an EA may make amendments to the impact management outcomes and impact management actions in the following manner:

• Amendment of the impact management outcomes: in line with the process contemplated in regulation 37 of the EIA Regulations; and

• Amendment of the impact management actions: in line with the process contemplated in regulation 36 of the EIA Regulations.

8. Documents to be submitted as part of part B: section 2 site specific information and declaration Part B: Section 2 has three distinct sub-sections. The first and third sub-sections are in a template format. Sub-section two requires a map to be produced.



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Sub-section 1 contains the project name, the applicant’s name and contact details, the site information, which includes coordinates of the corridor in which the proposed overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure is proposed as well as the 21-digit Surveyor General code of each cadastral land parcel and, where available, the farm name.

Sub-section 2 is to be prepared by an EAP and must contain his/her name and expertise including a curriculum vitae. This sub-section must include a map of the site sensitivity overlaid with the preliminary infrastructure layout using the national web based environmental screening tool, when available for compulsory use at: https://screening.environment.gov.za/screeningtool. The sensitivity map shall identify the nature of each sensitive feature e.g. raptor nest, threatened plant species, archaeological site, etc. Sensitivity maps must identify features both within the planned working area and any known sensitive features in the surrounding landscape within 50m from the development footprint. The overhead transmission and distribution profile must be illustrated at an appropriate resolution to enable fine scale interrogation. It is recommended that <20 km of overhead transmission and distribution length is illustrated per page in A3 landscape format. Where considered appropriate, photographs of sensitive features in the context of tower positions must be used.

Sub-section 3 is the declaration that the applicant/proponent or holder of the EA in the case of a change of ownership must complete, which confirms that the applicant/EA holder will comply with the pre-approved generic EMPr template in Section 1 and understands that the impact management outcomes and actions are legally binding.

(a) Amendments to Part B: Section 2 – site specific information and declaration Should the EA be transferred, Part B: Section 2 must be completed by the new applicant/proponent and submitted with the application for an amendment of the EA in terms of Regulations 29 or 31 of the EIA Regulations, whichever applies. The information submitted as part of such an application for an amendment to an EA will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: Section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, Part B: Section 2 forms part of the EMPr for the development and the EMPr becomes legally binding to the new EA holder.



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PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION

1. DEFINITIONS In this EMPr any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the NEMA or EIA Regulations has that meaning, and unless the context requires otherwise –

”clearing” means the clearing and removal of vegetation, whether partially or in whole, including trees and shrubs, as specified; ”construction camp” is the area designated for key construction infrastructure and services, including but not limited to offices, overnight vehicle parking areas, stores, the workshop, stockpile and lay down areas, hazardous storage areas (including fuels), the batching plant (if one is located at the construction camp), designated access routes, equipment cleaning areas and the placement of staff accommodation, cooking and ablution facilities, waste and wastewater management;

”contractor” - The Contractor has overall responsibility for ensuring that all work, activities, and actions linked to the delivery of the contract, are in line with the Environmental Management Programme and that Method Statements are implemented as described.

“hazardous substance” is a substance governed by the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973) as well as the Hazardous Chemical and Substances Regulations, 1995; “method statement” means a written submission by the Contractor to the Project Manager in response to this EMPr or a request by the Project Manager and ECO. The method statement must set out the equipment, materials, labour and method(s) the Contractor proposes using to carry out an activity identified by the Project Manager when requesting the Method Statement. This must be done in such detail that the Project Manager and ECO is able to assess whether the Contractor's proposal is in accordance with this specification and/or will produce results in accordance with this specification; The method statement must cover applicable details with regard to: (i) Construction procedures; (ii) Plant, materials and equipment to be used; (iii) Transporting the equipment to and from site; (iv) How the plant/ material/ equipment will be moved while on site; (v) How and where the plant/ material/ equipment will be stored; (vi) The containment (or action to be taken if containment is not possible) of leaks or spills of any

liquid or material that may occur; (vii) Timing and location of activities; (viii) Compliance/ non-compliance; and (ix) Any other information deemed necessary by the Project Manager.

“slope” means the inclination of a surface expressed as one unit of rise or fall for so many horizontal units;

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“solid waste” means all solid waste, including construction debris, hazardous waste, excess cement/ concrete, wrapping materials, timber, cans, drums, wire, nails, food and domestic waste (e.g. plastic packets and wrappers); “spoil” means excavated material which is unsuitable for use as material in the construction works or is material which is surplus to the requirements of the construction works; “topsoil” means a varying depth (up to 300 mm) of the soil profile irrespective of the fertility, appearance, structure, agricultural potential, fertility and composition of the soil; and

“works” means the works to be executed in terms of the Contract

2. ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS

CA Competent Authority cEO Contractors Environmental Officer dEO Developer Environmental Officer DPM Developer Project Manager DSS Developer Site Supervisor EAR Environmental Audit Report ECA Environmental Conservation Act No. 73 of

1989 ECO Environmental Control Officer EA Environmental Authorisation EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERAP Emergency Response Action Plan EMPr Environmental Management Programme

Report EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner FPA Fire Protection Agency HCS Hazardous chemical Substance NEMA National Environmental Management Act,

1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) NEMBA National Environmental Management:

Biodiversity Act ,2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) NEMWA National Environmental Management:

Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet RI&AP’s Registered interested and affected parties




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effe

ctiv

e im

plem

enta

tion

of t

his

gene

ric E

MPr

is d

epen

dent

on

esta

blish

ed a

nd c

lear

rol

es,

resp

onsib

ilitie

s an

d re

porti

ng li

nes

with

in a

n in

stitu

tiona

l fra

mew

ork.

Thi

s se

ctio

n of

the

EMPr

giv

es g

uida

nce

to th

e va

rious

env

ironm

enta

l rol

es a

nd re

porti

ng li

nes,

how

ever

, pro

ject

spe

cific

re

quire

men

ts w

ill ul

timat

ely

dete

rmin

e th

e ne

ed fo

r the

app

oint

men

t of s

peci

fic p

erso

n(s)

to u

nder

take

spe

cific

role

s an

d or

resp

onsib

ilitie

s. A

s su

ch, i

t mus

t be

note

d th

at in

the

even

t tha

t no

spec

ific

perso

n, fo

r exa

mpl

e, a

n en

viro

nmen

tal c

ontro

l offi

cer (

ECO

) is a

ppoi

nted

, the

hol

der o

f th

e EA

rem

ains

resp

onsib

le fo

r ens

urin

g th

at th

e du

ties i

ndic

ated

in th

is do

cum

ent f

or a

ctio

n by

the

ECO

are

und

erta

ken.

Tabl

e 1:

Gui

de

to ro

les

and

resp

ons

ibilit

ies

for i

mp

lem

ent

atio

n o

f an

EMPr

Re

spon

sible

Per

son

(s)

Ro

le a

nd R

espo

nsib

ilitie

s

Dev

elop

er’s

Pro

ject

Man

ager

(D

PM)

Role

Th

e Pr

ojec

t Dev

elop

er is

acc

ount

able

for e

nsur

ing

com

plia

nce

with

the

EMPr

and

any

con

ditio

ns o

f app

rova

l fro

m t

he c

ompe

tent

aut

horit

y (C

A).

Whe

re r

equi

red,

an

envi

ronm

enta

l co

ntro

l of

ficer

(EC

O)

mus

t be

co

ntra

cted

by

the

Proj

ect

Dev

elop

er t

o ob

ject

ivel

y m

onito

r the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EM

Pr a

ccor

ding

to

rele

vant

env

ironm

enta

l leg

islat

ion,

and

the

con

ditio

ns o

f the

env

ironm

enta

l aut

horis

atio

n (E

A).

The

Proj

ect

Dev

elop

er i

s fu

rther

res

pons

ible

for

pro

vidi

ng a

nd g

ivin

g m

anda

te t

o en

able

the

EC

O t

o pe

rform

re

spon

sibilit

ies,

and

he m

ust e

nsur

e th

at th

e EC

O is

inte

grat

ed a

s pa

rt of

the

proj

ect t

eam

whi

le re

mai

ning

in

depe

nden

t.

Resp

onsib

ilitie

s -

Be fu

lly c

onve

rsant

with

the

cond

ition

s of t

he E

A;

- En

sure

t hat

all

stip

ulat

ions

with

in th

e EM

Pr a

re c

omm

unic

ated

and

adh

ered

to b

y th

e D

evel

oper

and

its

Con

tract

or(s

); -

Issui

ng o

f site

inst

ruct

ions

to th

e C

ontra

ctor

for c

orre

ctiv

e ac

tions

requ

ired;

-

Mon

itor

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EM

Pr t

hrou

ghou

t th

e pr

ojec

t by

mea

ns o

f sit

e in

spec

tions

and

m

eetin

gs. O

vera

ll man

agem

ent o

f the

pro

ject

and

EM

Pr im

plem

enta

tion;

and

-

Ensu

re

that

pe

riodi

c en

viro

nmen

tal

perfo

rman

ce

audi

ts

are

unde

rtake

n on

th

e pr

ojec

t im

plem

enta

tion.

D

evel

oper

Site

Sup

ervi

sor (

DSS

) Ro

le



9 | P

ag

e

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n (s

)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

The

DSS

rep

orts

dire

ctly

to th

e D

PM, o

vers

ees s

ite w

orks

, lia

ises w

ith th

e co

ntra

ctor

(s) a

nd th

e EC

O.

The

DSS

is

resp

onsib

le fo

r the

da

y to

da

y im

ple

men

tatio

n of

the

EMPr

and

for e

nsur

ing

the

com

plia

nce

of a

ll con

tract

ors

with

the

cond

ition

s and

req

uire

men

ts st

ipul

ate

d in

the

EMPr

. Re

spon

sibilit

ies

- En

sure

tha

t all c

ontra

ctor

s id

entif

y a

con

tract

or’s

Env

ironm

enta

l Offi

cer (

cEO

); -

Mus

t be

fully

con

vers

ant

with

the

cond

ition

s of t

he E

A. O

vers

ees s

ite w

orks

, lia

ison

with

Con

tract

or, D

PM

and

EC

O;

- M

ust e

nsur

e th

at a

ll la

ndow

ners

ha

ve th

e re

leva

nt c

onta

ct d

eta

ils o

f the

site

sta

ff, E

CO

and

cEO

; -

Issui

ng o

f site

inst

ruct

ions

to th

e C

ontra

ctor

for c

orre

ctiv

e a

ctio

ns re

quire

d;

- W

ill iss

ue a

ll non

-com

plia

nces

to c

ontra

ctor

s; a

nd

- Ra

tify

the

Mon

thly

Env

ironm

enta

l Rep

ort.

Envi

ronm

enta

l Con

trol O

ffice

r (EC

O)

Role

Th

e EC

O s

houl

d h

ave

app

ropr

iate

tra

inin

g a

nd e

xper

ienc

e in

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of e

nviro

nmen

tal

ma

nag

emen

t sp

ecifi

catio

ns. T

he p

rima

ry ro

le o

f the

EC

O i

s to

act

as

an

inde

pend

ent

qua

lity

cont

rolle

r a

nd m

onito

ring

ag

ent

rega

rdin

g a

ll en

viro

nmen

tal

conc

erns

and

ass

ocia

ted

env

ironm

enta

l im

pact

s. In

th

is re

spec

t, th

e EC

O i

s to

con

duct

per

iodi

c sit

e in

spec

tions

, a

ttend

reg

ula

r sit

e m

eetin

gs,

pre-

empt

pr

oble

ms

and

sug

gest

miti

gatio

n a

nd b

e a

vaila

ble

to a

dvise

on

inci

dent

al i

ssue

s th

at a

rise.

The

EC

O is

also

re

quire

d t

o co

nduc

t co

mpl

ianc

e a

udits

, ver

ifyin

g th

e m

onito

ring

repo

rts s

ubm

itted

by

the

cEO

. The

EC

O

prov

ides

feed

back

to

the

DSS

and

Pro

ject

Ma

nage

r reg

ard

ing

all

envi

ronm

enta

l ma

tters

. The

Con

tract

or,

cEO

and

dEO

are

ans

wer

abl

e to

the

Env

ironm

enta

l C

ontro

l O

ffice

r fo

r no

n- c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith t

he

Perfo

rma

nce

Spec

ifica

tions

as s

et o

ut in

the

EA a

nd E

MPr

. Th

e EC

O p

rovi

des

feed

back

to

the

DSS

and

Pro

ject

Ma

nage

r, w

ho in

turn

repo

rts b

ack

to

the

Con

tract

or

and

pot

entia

l and

Reg

ister

ed In

tere

sted

&A

ffect

ed P

arti

es’ (

RI&

AP’

s), a

s req

uire

d. Is

sues

of n

on-c

ompl

ianc

e ra

ised

by

the

ECO

mus

t be

take

n up

by

the

Proj

ect M

ana

ger,

and

reso

lved

with

the

Con

tract

or a

s pe

r the

co

nditi

ons

of h

is co

ntra

ct. D

ecisi

ons

rega

rdin

g en

viro

nmen

tal p

roce

dure

s, sp

ecifi

catio

ns a

nd re

quire

men

ts

whi

ch h

ave

a c

ost

impl

ica

tion

(i.e.

tho

se t

hat

are

dee

med

to

be a

va

riatio

n, n

ot a

llow

ed f

or i

n th

e Pe

rform

anc

e Sp

ecifi

catio

n) m

ust b

e en

dors

ed b

y th

e Pr

ojec

t Ma

nage

r. Th

e EC

O m

ust a

lso, a

s sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e EA

, rep

ort t

o th

e re

leva

nt C

A a

s and

whe

n re

qui

red.



10 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n (s

)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

Resp

onsib

ilitie

s Th

e re

spon

sibilit

ies o

f the

EC

O w

ill in

clud

e th

e fo

llow

ing:

-

Be a

wa

re o

f the

find

ings

and

con

clus

ions

of a

ll EA

rela

ted

to th

e d

evel

opm

ent;

- Be

fam

iliar w

ith th

e re

com

men

datio

ns a

nd m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s of t

his E

MPr

; -

Be

conv

ersa

nt

with

re

leva

nt

envi

ronm

enta

l le

gisla

tion,

po

licie

s a

nd

proc

edur

es,

and

en

sure

co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith th

em;

- Un

derta

ke re

gula

r and

com

preh

ensiv

e sit

e in

spec

tions

/ a

udits

of t

he c

onst

ruct

ion

site

acc

ordi

ng to

th

e ge

neric

EM

Pr a

nd a

ppl

ica

ble

licen

ses i

n or

der t

o m

onito

r com

plia

nce

as

req

uire

d;

- Ed

uca

te t

he c

onst

ruct

ion

tea

m a

bout

the

ma

nage

men

t m

easu

res

cont

ain

ed i

n th

e EM

Pr a

nd

envi

ronm

enta

l lic

ense

s; -

Com

pila

tion

and

a

dmin

istra

tion

of

an

envi

ronm

enta

l m

onito

ring

pla

n to

en

sure

th

at

the

envi

ronm

enta

l ma

nage

men

t mea

sure

s are

impl

emen

ted

and

are

effe

ctiv

e;

- M

onito

ring

the

per

form

ance

of

the

Con

tract

ors

and

ens

urin

g co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith t

he E

MPr

and

a

ssoc

iate

d M

etho

d S

tate

men

ts;

- In

con

sulta

tion

with

the

Dev

elop

er S

ite S

uper

viso

r ord

er th

e re

mov

al o

f per

son(

s) a

nd/o

r eq

uipm

ent

whi

ch a

re in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

spec

ifica

tions

of t

he E

MPr

and

/or e

nviro

nmen

tal li

cens

es;

- Lia

ison

betw

een

the

DPM

, Con

tract

ors,

aut

horit

ies

and

oth

er le

ad

sta

keho

lder

s on

all

envi

ronm

enta

l co

ncer

ns;

- C

ompi

le a

reg

ula

r en

viro

nmen

tal

aud

it re

port

high

light

ing

any

non

-com

plia

nce

issue

s a

s w

ell a

s sa

tisfa

ctor

y or

exc

eptio

nal c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith th

e EM

Pr;

- V

alid

atin

g th

e re

gula

r sit

e in

spec

tion

repo

rts,

whi

ch

are

to

be

pr

epa

red

by

th

e co

ntra

ctor

En

viro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (cE

O);

- C

heck

ing

the

cEO

’s re

cord

of e

nviro

nmen

tal in

cide

nts (

spills

, im

pact

s, le

gal t

rans

gres

sions

etc

) as w

ell

as c

orre

ctiv

e a

nd p

reve

ntiv

e a

ctio

ns ta

ken;

-

Che

ckin

g th

e cE

O’s

pub

lic c

ompl

ain

ts re

gist

er in

whi

ch a

ll com

pla

ints

are

reco

rded

, as w

ell a

s act

ion

take

n;

- A

ssist

ing

in th

e re

solu

tion

of c

onfli

cts;

- Fa

cilit

ate

tra

inin

g fo

r al

l per

sonn

el o

n th

e sit

e –

this

ma

y ra

nge

from

ca

rryin

g ou

t th

e tra

inin

g, t

o re

view

ing

the

train

ing

prog

ram

mes

of t

he C

ontra

ctor

; -

In c

ase

of n

on-c

ompl

ianc

es, t

he E

CO

mus

t firs

t com

mun

ica

te t

his

to th

e Se

nior

Site

Sup

ervi

sor,

who

ha

s th

e po

wer

to

ensu

re t

his

ma

tter i

s a

ddr

esse

d. S

houl

d n

o a

ctio

n or

insu

ffici

ent

act

ion

be t

ake

n,

the

ECO

ma

y re

port

this

ma

tter t

o th

e a

utho

ritie

s as n

on-c

ompl

ianc

e;

- M

ain

tena

nce,

up

date

and

revi

ew o

f the

EM

Pr;

- C

omm

unic

atio

n of

all m

odifi

catio

ns to

the

EMPr

to th

e re

leva

nt st

ake

hold

ers.



11 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n (s

)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

dev

elop

er E

nviro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (d

EO)

Role

Th

e dE

Os

will

repo

rt to

the

Pro

ject

Ma

nage

r a

nd a

re r

espo

nsib

le f

or i

mpl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EM

Pr,

envi

ronm

enta

l m

onito

ring

and

rep

ortin

g, p

rovi

ding

env

ironm

enta

l in

put

to t

he P

roje

ct M

ana

ger

and

C

ontra

ctor

’s M

ana

ger,

liaisi

ng w

ith c

ontra

ctor

s a

nd t

he la

ndow

ners

as

wel

l as

a r

ang

e of

env

ironm

enta

l co

ordi

natio

n re

spon

sibilit

ies.

Resp

onsib

ilitie

s -

Be fu

lly c

onve

rsa

nt w

ith th

e EM

Pr;

- Be

fa

milia

r w

ith t

he r

ecom

men

da

tions

and

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

of t

his

EMPr

, and

impl

emen

t th

ese

mea

sure

s; -

Ensu

re t

hat

all

stip

ula

tions

with

in t

he E

MPr

are

com

mun

ica

ted

and

adh

ered

to

by t

he E

mpl

oyee

s, C

ontra

ctor

(s) ;

-

Con

fine

the

dev

elop

men

t site

to th

e de

ma

rca

ted

are

a;

- C

ondu

ct e

nviro

nmen

tal in

tern

al a

udits

with

rega

rds t

o EM

Pr a

nd a

utho

risa

tion

com

plia

nce

(on

cEO

); -

Ass

ist th

e co

ntra

ctor

s in

ad

dres

sing

envi

ronm

enta

l cha

lleng

es o

n sit

e;

- A

ssist

in in

cid

ent m

ana

gem

ent:

- Re

porti

ng e

nviro

nmen

tal i

ncid

ents

to

deve

lope

r a

nd e

nsur

ing

tha

t co

rrect

ive

act

ion

is ta

ken,

and

le

sson

s lea

rnt s

hare

d;

- A

ssist

the

cont

ract

or in

inve

stig

atin

g en

viro

nmen

tal in

cide

nts a

nd c

ompi

le in

vest

iga

tion

repo

rts;

- Fo

llow

-up

on

pre-

wa

rnin

gs, d

efec

ts, n

on-c

onfo

rma

nce

repo

rts;

- M

easu

re a

nd c

omm

unic

ate

env

ironm

enta

l per

form

anc

e to

the

Con

tract

or;

- C

ondu

ct e

nviro

nmen

tal a

wa

rene

ss tr

ain

ing

on si

te to

get

her w

ith E

CO

and

cEO

; -

Ensu

re th

at t

he n

eces

sary

lega

l per

mits

and

/ o

r lic

ense

s are

in p

lace

and

up

to d

ate

; -

Act

ing

as

Dev

elop

er’s

Env

ironm

enta

l Rep

rese

nta

tive

on s

ite a

nd w

ork

toge

ther

with

the

EC

O a

nd

cont

ract

or;

C

ontra

ctor

Ro

le

The

Con

tract

or a

ppoi

nts

the

cEO

and

ha

s ov

era

ll re

spon

sibilit

y fo

r en

surin

g th

at

all

wor

k, a

ctiv

ities

, and

a

ctio

ns li

nked

to

the

del

iver

y of

the

con

tract

are

in li

ne w

ith t

he E

MPr

and

tha

t M

etho

d S

tate

men

ts a

re

impl

emen

ted

as

desc

ribed

. Ext

erna

l con

tract

ors

mus

t ens

ure

com

plia

nce

with

this

EMPr

whi

le p

erfo

rmin

g th

e on

site

act

iviti

es a

s p

er th

eir c

ontra

ct w

ith th

e Pr

ojec

t Dev

elop

er. T

he c

ontra

ctor

s a

re re

qui

red

, whe

re



12 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n (s

)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

spec

ified

, to

pro

vide

Met

hod

Stat

emen

ts s

ettin

g ou

t in

det

ail h

ow t

he im

pact

man

agem

ent

actio

ns

cont

aine

d in

the

EMPr

will

be im

plem

ente

d du

ring

the

deve

lopm

ent o

r exp

ansio

n fo

r ove

rhea

d e

lect

ricity

tra

nsm

issio

n a

nd d

istrib

utio

n in

frast

ruct

ure

activ

ities

. Re

spon

sibilit

ies

- pr

ojec

t del

iver

y an

d qu

ality

con

trol f

or th

e de

velo

pmen

t ser

vice

s as p

er a

ppoi

ntm

ent;

-

empl

oy a

suita

bly

qual

ified

per

son

to m

onito

r and

repo

rt to

the

Proj

ect D

evel

oper

’s a

ppoi

nted

per

son

on th

e da

ily a

ctiv

ities

on-

site

durin

g th

e co

nstru

ctio

n pe

riod;

-

ensu

re th

at sa

fe, e

nviro

nmen

tally

acc

epta

ble

wor

king

met

hods

and

pra

ctic

es a

re im

plem

ente

d an

d th

at e

quip

men

t is

prop

erly

ope

rate

d an

d m

aint

aine

d, t

o fa

cilit

ate

prop

er a

cces

s an

d en

able

any

op

erat

ion

to b

e ca

rried

out

safe

ly;

- at

tend

on

site

mee

ting(

s) p

rior

to t

he c

omm

ence

men

t of

act

iviti

es t

o co

nfirm

the

pro

cedu

re a

nd

desig

nate

d ac

tivity

zon

es;

- en

sure

that

con

tract

ors’

sta

ff re

pair,

at t

heir

own

cost

, any

env

ironm

enta

l dam

age

as a

resu

lt of

a

cont

rave

ntio

n of

the

spec

ifica

tions

con

tain

ed in

EM

Pr, t

o th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

ECO

.

cont

ract

or E

nviro

nmen

tal O

ffice

r (c

EO)

Role

Ea

ch

Con

tract

or

affe

cted

by

th

e EM

Pr

shou

ld

appo

int

a cE

O,

who

is

resp

onsib

le

for

the

on-s

ite

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

EMPr

(or

rele

vant

sec

tions

of t

he E

MPr

). Th

e C

ontra

ctor

’s re

pres

enta

tive

can

be th

e sit

e ag

ent;

site

engi

neer

; a d

edic

ated

env

ironm

enta

l offi

cer;

or a

n in

depe

nden

t con

sulta

nt. T

he C

ontra

ctor

m

ust e

nsur

e th

at th

e C

ontra

ctor

’s R

epre

sent

ativ

e is

suita

bly

qual

ified

to p

erfo

rm th

e ne

cess

ary

task

s an

d is

app

oint

ed a

t a

leve

l suc

h th

at s

he/h

e ca

n in

tera

ct e

ffect

ivel

y w

ith o

ther

site

Con

tract

ors,

labo

urer

s, th

e En

viro

nmen

tal C

ontro

l Offi

cer a

nd th

e pu

blic

. As a

min

imum

the

cEO

shal

l mee

t the

follo

win

g cr

iteria

: Re

spon

sibilit

ies

- Be

on

site

thro

ugho

ut th

e du

ratio

n of

the

proj

ect a

nd b

e de

dica

ted

to th

e pr

ojec

t; -

Ensu

re a

ll th

eir

staf

f ar

e aw

are

of t

he e

nviro

nmen

tal r

equi

rem

ents

, co

nditi

ons

and

cons

train

ts w

ith

resp

ect t

o al

l of t

heir

activ

ities

on

site;

-

Impl

emen

ting

the

envi

ronm

enta

l con

ditio

ns, g

uide

lines

and

req

uire

men

ts a

s stip

ulat

ed w

ithin

the

EA,

EMPr

and

Met

hod

Stat

emen

ts;

- A

ttend

the

Envi

ronm

enta

l Site

Mee

ting;



13 |

Pa

ge

Resp

onsib

le P

erso

n (s

)

Role

and

Res

pons

ibili

ties

- Un

derta

king

co

rrect

ive

actio

ns

whe

re

non-

com

plia

nces

ar

e re

gist

ered

w

ithin

th

e st

ipul

ated

tim

efra

mes

; -

Repo

rt ba

ck fo

rmal

ly o

n th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

cor

rect

ive

actio

ns;

- A

ssist

the

ECO

in m

aint

aini

ng a

ll th

e sit

e do

cum

enta

tion;

-

Prep

are

the

site

insp

ectio

n re

ports

and

cor

rect

ive

actio

n re

ports

for s

ubm

issio

n to

the

ECO

; -

Ass

ist th

e EC

O w

ith th

e pr

epar

ing

of th

e m

onth

ly re

port;

and

-

Whe

re m

ore

tha

n on

e C

ontra

ctor

is

unde

rtaki

ng w

ork

on s

ite,

each

com

pany

app

oint

ed a

s a

Con

tract

or w

ill a

ppoi

nt a

cEO

repr

esen

ting

that

com

pany

.



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4. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE

To ensure accountable and demonstrated implementation of the EMPr, a number of reporting systems, documentation controls and compliance mechanisms must be in place for all overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure projects as a minimum requirement.

4.1 Document control/Filing system

The holder of the EA is solely responsible for the upkeep and management of the EMPr file. At a minimum, all documentation detailed below will be stored in the EMPr file. A hard copy of all documentation shall be filed, while an electronic copy may be kept where relevant. A duplicate file will be maintained in the office of the DSS (where applicable). This duplicate file must remain current and up-to-date. The filing system must be updated and relevant documents added as required. The EMPr file must be made available at all times on request by the CA or other relevant authorities. The EMPr file will form part of any environmental audits undertaken as prescribed in the EIA Regulations.

4.2 Documentation to be available

At the outset of the project the following preliminary list of documents shall be placed in the filing system and be accessible at all times:

• Full copy of the signed EA from the CA in terms of NEMA, granting approval for the development or expansion;

• Copy of the generic and site specific EMPr as well as any amendments thereof; • Copy of declaration of implementing generic EMPr and subsequent approval of

site specific EMPr and amendments thereof; • All method statements; • Completed environmental checklists; • Minutes and attendance register of environmental site meetings; • An up-to-date environmental incident log; • A copy of all instructions or directives issued; • A copy of all corrective actions signed off. The corrective actions must be filed in

such a way that a clear reference is made to the non-compliance record; • Complaints register.

4.3 Weekly Environmental Checklist

The ECOs are required to complete a Weekly Environmental Checklist, the format of which is to be agreed prior to commencement of the activity. The ECOs are required to sign and date the checklist, retain a copy in the EMPr file and submit a copy of the completed checklist to the DSS on a weekly basis.

The checklists will form the basis for the Monthly Environmental Reports. Copies of all completed checklists will be attached as Annexures to the Environmental Audit Report as required in terms of the EIA Regulations.



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4.4 Environmental site meetings Minutes of the environmental site meetings shall be kept. The minutes must include an attendance register and will be attached to the Monthly Report that is distributed to attendees. Each set of minutes must clearly record “Matters for Attention” that will be reviewed at the next meeting.

4.5 Required Method Statements The method statement will be done in such detail that the ECOs are enabled to assess whether the contractor's proposal is in accordance with the EMPr. The method statement must cover applicable details with regard to:

• development procedures; • materials and equipment to be used; • getting the equipment to and from site; • how the equipment/ material will be moved while on site; • how and where material will be stored; • the containment (or action to be taken if containment is not possible) of leaks

or spills of any liquid or material that may occur; • timing and location of activities; • compliance/ non-compliance with the EMPr; and • any other information deemed necessary by the ECOs.

Unless indicated otherwise by the Project Manager, the Contractor shall provide the following method statements to the Project Manager no less than 14 days prior to the commencement date of the activity:

• Site establishment – Camps, Lay-down or storage areas, satellite camps, infrastructure; • Batch plants; • Workshop or plant servicing; • Handling, transport and storage of Hazardous Chemical Substance’s; • Vegetation management – Protected, clearing, aliens, felling; • Access management – Roads, gates, crossings etc.; • Fire plan; • Waste management – transport, storage, segregation, classification, disposal

(all waste streams); • Social interaction – complaints management, compensation claims, access to

properties etc.; • Water – use (source, abstraction and disposal), access and all related information,

crossings and mitigation; • Emergency preparedness – Spills, training, other environmental emergencies; • Dust and noise management methodologies; • Fauna interaction and risk management – only if the risk was identified – wildlife

interaction especially on game farms; and • Heritage and palaeontology management.



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The ECOs shall monitor and ensure that the contractors perform in accordance with these method statements. Completed and agreed method statements between the holder of the EA and the contractor shall be captured in Appendix 1.

4.6 Environmental Incident Log (Diary)

The ECOs are required to maintain an up-to-date and current Environmental Incident Log (environmental diary). The Environmental Incident Log is a means to record all environmental incidents and/or all non-compliance notice would not be issued. An environmental incident is defined as:

• Any deviation from the listed impact management actions (listed in this EMPr) that may be addressed immediately by the ECOs. (For example a contractor’s staff member littering or a drip tray that has not been emptied);

• Any environmental impact resulting from an action or activity by a contractor in contravention of the environmental stipulations and guidelines listed in the EMPr which as a single event would have a minor impact but which if cumulative and continuous would have a significant effect (for example no toilet paper available in the ablutions for an afternoon); and

• General environmental information such as road kills or injured wildlife.

The ECOs are to record all environmental incidents in the Environmental Incident Log. All incidents regardless of severity must be reported to the Developer. The Log is to be kept in the EMPr file and at a minimum the following will be recorded for each environmental incident:

• The date and time of the incident; • Description of the incident; • The name of the Contractor responsible; • The incident must be listed as significant or minor; • If the incident is listed as significant, a non-compliance notice must be issued, and

recorded in the log; • Remedial or corrective action taken to mitigate the incident; and • Record of repeat minor offences by the same contractor or staff member.

The Environmental Incident Log will be captured in the EAR.

4.7 Non-compliance

A non-compliance notice will be issued to the responsible contractor by the ECOs via the DSS or Project Manager. The non-compliance notice will be issued in writing; a copy filed in the EMPr file and will at a minimum include the following:

• Time and date of the non-compliance; • Name of the contractor responsible; • Nature and description of the non-compliance; • Recommended / required corrective action; and • Date by which the corrective action to be completed. • The contractors shall act immediately when a notice of non-compliance is received

and correct whatever is the cause for the issuing of the notice. Complaints received regarding activities on the development site pertaining to the environment shall be



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recorded in a dedicated register and the response noted with the date and action taken. The ECO should be made aware of any complaints. Any non-compliance with the agreed procedures of the EMPr is a transgression of the various statutes and laws that define the manner by which the environment is managed. Failure to redress the cause shall be reported to the relevant CA for them to deal with the transgression, as it deems fit. The contractor is deemed not to have complied with the EMPr if, inter alia, There is a deviation from the environmental conditions, impact management outcomes and impact management actions , as approved in generic and site specific EMPr as relevant as set out in the EMPr, which deviation has, or may cause, an environmental impact.

4.8 Corrective action records

For each non-compliance notice issued, a documented corrective action must be recorded. On receiving a non-compliance notice from the DSS, the contractor’s cEO will ensure that the corrective actions required take place within the stipulated timeframe. On completion of the corrective action the cEO is to issue a Corrective Action Report in writing to the ECOs. If satisfied that the corrective action has been completed, the ECOs are to sign-off on the Corrective Action Report, and attach the report to the non-compliance notice in the EMPr file. A corrective action is considered complete once the report has signed off by the ECOs.

4.9 Photographic record

A digital photographic record will be kept. The photographic record will be used to show before, during and post rehabilitation evidence of the project as well used in cases of damages claims if they arise. Each image must be dated and a brief description note attached.

The Contractor shall:

1. Allow the ECOs access to take photographs of all areas, activities and actions.

The ECOs shall keep an electronic database of photographic records which will include:

1. Pictures of all areas designated as work areas, camp areas, development sites and storage areas taken before these areas are set up;

2. All bunding and fencing; 3. Road conditions and road verges; 4. Condition of all farm fences; 5. Topsoil storage areas; 6. All areas to be cordoned off during construction; 7. Waste management sites; 8. Ablution facilities (inside and out); 9. Any non-conformances deemed to be “significant”; 10. All completed corrective actions for non-compliances; 11. All required signage; 12. Photographic recordings of incidents; 13. All areas before, during and post rehabilitation; and 14. Include relevant photographs in the Final Environmental Audit Report.



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4.10 Complaints register

The ECOs shall keep a current and up-to-date complaints register. The complaints register is to be a record of all complaints received from communities, stakeholders and individuals. The Complaints Record shall:

1. Record the name and contact details of the complainant; 2. Record the time and date of the complaint; 3. Contain a detailed description of the complaint; 4. Where relevant and appropriate, contain photographic evidence of the complaint

or damage (ECOs to take relevant photographs); and 5. Contain a copy of the ECOs written response to each complaint received and keep

a record of any further correspondence with the complainant. The ECO’s written response will include a description of any corrective action to be taken and must be signed by the Contractor, ECO and affected party. Where a damage claim is issued by the complainant, the ECOs shall respond as described in (section 4.11) below.

4.11 Claims for damages

In the event that a Claim for Damages is submitted by a community, landowner or individual, the ECOs shall:

1. Record the full detail of the complaint as described in (section 4.10) above; 2. The DPM will evaluate the claim and associated damage and submit the

evaluation to the Senior Site Representative for approval; 3. Following consideration by the DPM, the claim is to be resolved and settled

immediately, or the reason for not accepting the claim communicated in writing to the claimant. Should the claimant not accept this, the ECO shall, in writing report the incident to the Developer’s negotiator and legal department; and

4. A formal record of the response by the ECOs to the claimant as well as the rectification of the method of making payments not amount will be recorded in the EMPr file.

4.12 Interactions with affected parties Open, transparent and good relations with affected landowners, communities and regional staff are an essential aspect to the successful management and mitigation of environmental impacts. The ECOs shall:

1. Ensure that all queries, complaints and claims are dealt within an agreed timeframe; 2. Ensure that any or all agreements are documented, signed by all parties and a

record of the agreement kept in the EMPr file; 3. Ensure that a complaints telephone numbers are made available to all

landowners and affected parties; and 4. Ensure that contact with affected parties is courteous at all times;



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4.13 Environmental audits

Internal environmental audits of the activity and implementation of the EMPr must be undertaken. The findings and outcomes must be included in the EMPr file and be submitted to the CA at intervals as indicated in the EA. An Environmental Audit Report must be prepared monthly. The report will be tabled as the key point on the agenda of the Environmental Site Meeting. The Report is submitted for acceptance at the meeting and the final report will be circulated to the Project Manager and filed in the EMPr file. At a frequency determined by the EA, the ECOs shall submit the monthly reports to the CA. At a minimum the monthly report is to cover the following:

• Weekly Environmental Checklists; • Deviations and non-compliances with the checklists; • Non-compliances issued; • Completed and reported corrective actions; • Environmental Monitoring; • General environmental findings and actions; and • Minutes of the Bi-monthly Environmental Site Meetings.

4.14 Final environmental audits

On final completion of the rehabilitation and/or requirements of the EA a final EAR is to be prepared and submitted to the CA. The EAR must comply with Appendix 7 of the EIA Regulations.



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PART B: SECTION 1: Pre-approved generic EMPr template

5. IMPACT MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS

This section provides a pre-approved generic EMPr template with aspects that are common to the development of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. There is a list of aspects identified for the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, and for each aspect a set of prescribed impact management outcomes and associated impact management actions have been identified. Holders of EAs are responsible to ensure the implementation of these outcomes and actions for all projects as a minimum requirement, in order to mitigate the impact of such aspects identified for the development or expansion of overhead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.

The template provided below is to be completed by providing the information under each heading for each environmental impact management action. The completed template must be signed and dated on each page by both the contractor and the holder of the EA prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements prepared and agreed to by the holder of the EA must be appended to the template as Appendix 1. Each method statement must also be duly signed and dated on each page by the contactor and the holder of the EA. This template, once signed and dated, is legally binding. The holder of the EA will remain responsible for its implementation.



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ag

e

5.1

En

viro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s tra

inin

g Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

All o

nsite

staf

f are

aw

are

and

unde

rstan

ds th

e in

divi

dual

resp

onsib

ilitie

s in

term

s of t

his E

MPr

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

All s

taff

mus

t rec

eive

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing

prio

r to

com

men

cem

ent o

f the

act

ivitie

s ; -

The

Con

tract

or m

ust

allo

w f

or s

uffic

ient

ses

sions

to

train

all

perso

nnel

with

no

mor

e th

an 2

0 pe

rsonn

el a

ttend

ing

each

co

urse

; -

Refre

sher

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing

is av

aila

ble

as a

nd

whe

n re

quire

d;

- A

ll sta

ff ar

e aw

are

of th

e co

nditio

ns a

nd c

ontro

ls lin

ked

to th

e EA

and

with

in th

e EM

Pr a

nd m

ade

awar

e of

thei

r ind

ivid

ual r

oles

an

d re

spon

sibilit

ies

in a

chie

ving

com

plia

nce

with

the

EA

and

EM

Pr;

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ere

ct a

nd m

aint

ain

info

rmat

ion

poste

rs at

ke

y lo

catio

ns o

n sit

e , a

nd th

e po

sters

mus

t inc

lude

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n as

a m

inim

um:

a)Sa

fety

not

ificat

ions

; and

b)

No

litter

ing.

-

Envi

ronm

enta

l aw

aren

ess

train

ing

mus

t in

clud

e as

a m

inim

um

the

follo

win

g:

a)

Des

crip

tion

of si

gnific

ant e

nviro

nmen

tal im

pact

s, ac

tual

or p

oten

tial,

rela

ted

to th

eir w

ork

activ

ities;

b)

M

itigat

ion

mea

sure

s to

be

impl

emen

ted

whe

n ca

rryin

g ou

t spe

cific

act

ivitie

s;



22 |

Pa

ge

c)

Em

erge

ncy

prep

ared

ness

an

d re

spon

se

proc

edur

es;

d)

Em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es;

e)

Pro

cedu

res t

o be

follo

wed

whe

n w

orkin

g ne

ar o

r w

ithin

sens

itive

area

s; f)

W

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t pro

cedu

res;

g)

Wat

er u

sage

and

con

serv

atio

n;

h)

Sol

id w

aste

man

agem

ent p

roce

dure

s; i)

S

anita

tion

proc

edur

es;

j)Fire

pre

vent

ion;

and

k)

Dise

ase

prev

entio

n.

-

A

reco

rd

of a

ll en

viro

nmen

tal

awar

enes

s tra

inin

g co

urse

s un

derta

ken

as p

art o

f the

EM

Pr m

ust b

e av

aila

ble;

-

Educ

ate

wor

kers

on t

he d

ange

rs of

ope

n an

d/or

una

ttend

ed

fires

; -

A s

taff

atte

ndan

ce r

egist

er o

f al

l sta

ff to

ha

ve r

ecei

ved

envi

ronm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing

mus

t be

avai

labl

e.

- C

ourse

m

ater

ial

mus

t be

av

aila

ble

and

pres

ente

d in

ap

prop

riate

lang

uage

s tha

t all s

taff

can

unde

rstan

d.

5.2

Site

Est

ablis

hmen

t dev

elop

men

t Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Impa

cts

on th

e en

viro

nmen

t are

min

imise

d du

ring

site

esta

blish

men

t and

the

deve

lopm

ent f

ootp

rint a

re k

ept t

o de

mar

cate

d de

velo

pmen

t are

a.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e



23 | P

ag

e

- A

met

hod

state

men

t mus

t be

prov

ided

by

the

cont

ract

or p

rior

to a

ny o

nsite

act

ivity

that

incl

udes

the

layo

ut o

f the

con

struc

tion

cam

p in

the

for

m o

f a

plan

sho

win

g th

e lo

catio

n of

key

in

frastr

uctu

re a

nd se

rvic

es (w

here

app

licab

le),

incl

udin

g bu

t not

lim

ited

to o

ffice

s, ov

erni

ght

vehi

cle

park

ing

area

s, sto

res,

the

wor

ksho

p, s

tock

pile

and

lay

dow

n ar

eas,

haza

rdou

s m

ater

ials

stora

ge a

reas

(in

clud

ing

fuel

s),

the

batc

hing

pla

nt (

if on

e is

loca

ted

at th

e co

nstru

ctio

n ca

mp)

, des

igna

ted

acce

ss ro

utes

, eq

uipm

ent

clea

ning

ar

eas

and

the

plac

emen

t of

sta

ff ac

com

mod

atio

n, c

ookin

g an

d ab

lutio

n fa

ciliti

es,

was

te a

nd

was

tew

ater

man

agem

ent;

- Lo

catio

n of

cam

ps m

ust b

e w

ithin

app

rove

d ar

ea to

ens

ure

that

th

e sit

e do

es n

ot im

pact

on

sens

i tive

are

as id

entif

ied

in t

he

envi

ronm

enta

l ass

essm

ent o

r site

wal

k th

roug

h;

- Sit

es m

ust

be lo

cate

d w

here

pos

sible

on

prev

ious

ly di

sturb

ed

area

s; -

The

cam

p m

ust

be f

ence

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5.5:

Fe

ncin

g an

d ga

te in

stal

latio

n; a

nd

- Th

e us

e of

exis

ting

acco

mm

odat

ion

for c

ontra

ctor

staf

f, w

here

po

ssib

le, i

s enc

oura

ged.



24 |

Pa

ge

5.3

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Acc

ess t

o re

stric

ted

area

s pre

vent

ed.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

Iden

tific

atio

n of

acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as is

to b

e in

form

ed b

y th

e en

viro

nmen

tal

asse

ssm

ent ,

site

wal

k th

roug

h an

d an

y ad

ditio

nal a

reas

iden

tifie

d du

ring

deve

lopm

ent;

- Er

ect,

dem

arca

te a

nd m

aint

ain

a te

mpo

rary

bar

rier

with

cl

ear s

igna

ge a

roun

d th

e pe

rimet

er o

f any

acc

ess r

estri

cted

ar

ea, c

olou

r cod

ing

coul

d be

use

d if

appr

opria

te; a

nd

- Un

auth

orise

d ac

cess

and

dev

elop

men

t rel

ated

act

ivity

insid

e ac

cess

restr

icte

d ar

eas i

s pro

hibi

ted.

5.4

Acc

ess r

oads

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Min

imise

impa

ct to

the

envi

ronm

ent t

hrou

gh th

e pl

anne

d an

d re

stric

ted

mov

emen

t of v

ehic

les o

n sit

e.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

cces

s to

th

e se

rvitu

de

and

tow

er

posit

ions

m

ust

be

nego

tiate

d w

ith th

e re

leva

nt la

ndow

ner a

nd m

ust f

all w

ithin

th

e as

sess

ed a

nd a

utho

rised

are

a;



25 | P

ag

e

- An

acc

ess a

gree

men

t mus

t be

form

alise

d an

d sig

ned

by th

e D

PM, C

ontra

ctor

and

land

owne

r be

fore

com

men

cing

with

th

e ac

tivitie

s; -

The

acce

ss ro

ads t

o to

wer

pos

itions

mus

t be

signp

oste

d af

ter

acce

ss

has

been

ne

gotia

ted

and

befo

re

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f the

act

ivitie

s; -

All p

rivat

e ro

ads

used

for

acc

ess

to t

he s

ervi

tude

mus

t be

m

aint

aine

d an

d up

on c

ompl

etio

n of

the

wor

ks, b

e le

ft in

at

leas

t the

orig

inal

con

ditio

n -

All

cont

ract

ors

mus

t be

mad

e aw

are

of a

ll th

ese

acce

ss

rout

es.

- An

y ac

cess

ro

ute

devi

atio

n fro

m

that

in

th

e w

ritte

n ag

reem

ent

mus

t be

clo

sed

and

re-v

eget

ated

imm

edia

tely,

at

the

cont

ract

or’s

expe

nse;

-

Max

imum

use

of b

oth

exist

ing

serv

itude

s an

d ex

istin

g ro

ads

mus

t be

mad

e to

min

imize

fur

ther

dist

urba

nce

thro

ugh

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f new

road

s; -

In c

ircum

stanc

es w

here

priv

ate

road

s m

ust

be u

sed,

the

co

nditio

n of

the

said

road

s mus

t be

reco

rded

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith s

ectio

n 4.

9: p

hoto

grap

hic

reco

rd; p

rior t

o us

e an

d th

e co

nditio

n th

ereo

f agr

eed

by t

he la

ndow

ner,

the

DPM

, and

th

e co

ntra

ctor

; -

Acce

ss ro

ads i

n fla

ttish

are

as m

ust f

ollo

w fe

nce

lines

and

tree

be

lts to

avo

id fr

agm

enta

tion

of v

eget

ated

are

as o

r cro

plan

ds

- Ac

cess

road

s m

ust o

nly

be d

evel

oped

on

pre-

plan

ned

and

appr

oved

road

s.



26 |

Pa

ge

5.5

Fenc

ing

and

Gat

e in

stal

latio

n Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Min

imise

impa

ct to

the

envi

ronm

ent a

nd e

nsur

e sa

fe a

nd c

ontro

lled

acce

ss to

the

site

thro

ugh

the

erec

tion

of fe

ncin

g an

d ga

tes

whe

re re

quire

d.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Us

e ex

istin

g ga

tes p

rovi

ded

to g

ain

acce

ss to

all p

arts

of th

e ar

ea a

utho

rised

for d

evel

opm

ent,

whe

re p

ossib

le;

- Ex

istin

g an

d ne

w g

ates

to b

e re

cord

ed a

nd d

ocum

ente

d in

ac

cord

ance

with

sect

ion

4.9:

pho

togr

aphi

c re

cord

; -

All

gate

s m

ust b

e fit

ted

with

lock

s an

d be

kep

t loc

ked

at a

ll tim

es

durin

g th

e de

velo

pmen

t ph

ase,

un

less

ot

herw

ise

agre

ed w

ith th

e la

ndow

ner;

- A

t poi

nts

whe

re th

e lin

e cr

osse

s a

fenc

e in

whi

ch th

ere

is no

su

itabl

e ga

te w

ithin

the

ext

ent

of t

he li

ne s

ervi

tude

, on

the

instr

uctio

n of

the

DPM

, a

gate

mus

t be

ins

talle

d at

the

ap

prov

al o

f the

land

owne

r; -

Car

e m

ust b

e ta

ken

that

the

gate

s m

ust b

e so

ere

cted

that

th

ere

is a

gap

of n

o m

ore

than

100

mm

bet

wee

n th

e bo

ttom

of

the

gate

and

the

grou

nd;

- W

here

gat

es a

re in

stalle

d in

jack

al p

roof

fenc

ing,

a s

uita

ble

rein

forc

ed c

oncr

ete

sill m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed b

enea

th th

e ga

te;

- O

rigin

al te

nsio

n m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d in

the

fenc

e w

ires;

- A

ll gat

es in

stalle

d in

ele

ctrif

ied

fenc

ing

mus

t be

re-e

lect

rifie

d;

- A

ll de

mar

catio

n fe

ncin

g an

d ba

rrier

s mus

t be

mai

ntai

ned

in

good

wor

king

orde

r for

the

dura

tion

of o

verh

ead

trans

miss

ion

and

distr

ibut

ion

elec

trici

ty

infra

struc

ture

de

velo

pmen

t ac

tiviti

es;



27 | P

ag

e

- Fe

ncin

g m

ust b

e er

ecte

d ar

ound

the

cam

p, b

atch

ing

plan

ts,

haza

rdou

s sto

rage

ar

eas,

and

all

desig

nate

d ac

cess

re

stric

ted

area

s, w

here

app

ropr

iate

and

wou

ld n

ot c

ause

ha

rm to

the

sens

itive

flor

a;

- An

y te

mpo

rary

fenc

ing

to re

stric

t the

mov

emen

t of l

ife-st

ock

mus

t onl

y be

ere

cted

with

the

perm

issio

n of

the

land

ow

ner.

-

All

fenc

ing

mus

t be

dev

elop

ed o

f hi

gh q

uality

mat

eria

l be

arin

g th

e SA

BS m

ark;

-

The

use

of ra

zor w

ire a

s fen

cing

mus

t be

avoi

ded;

-

Fenc

ed a

reas

with

gat

e ac

cess

mus

t re

mai

n lo

cked

afte

r ho

urs,

durin

g w

eeke

nds a

nd o

n ho

liday

s if s

taff

is aw

ay fr

om

site.

Site

secu

rity

will

be re

quire

d at

all t

imes

; -

On

com

plet

ion

of t

he d

evel

opm

ent

phas

e al

l te

mpo

rary

fe

nces

are

to b

e re

mov

ed;

- Th

e co

ntra

ctor

mus

t en

sure

tha

t al

l fe

nce

uprig

hts

are

appr

opria

tely

rem

oved

, ens

urin

g th

at n

o up

right

s ar

e cu

t at

grou

nd le

vel b

ut ra

ther

rem

oved

com

plet

ely.

5.6

Wat

er S

uppl

y M

anag

emen

t Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Und

erta

ke re

spon

sible

wat

er u

sage

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l abs

tract

ion

poin

ts or

bor

e ho

les m

ust b

e re

giste

red

with

the

DW

S an

d su

itabl

e w

ater

met

ers

insta

lled

to e

nsur

e th

at t

he

abstr

acte

d vo

lum

es a

re m

easu

red

on a

dai

ly ba

sis;

- T h

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

the

follo

win

g:



28 | P

ag

e

a.

The

vehi

cle

abstr

actin

g w

ater

from

a ri

ver d

oes n

ot e

nter

or

cro

ss it

and

doe

s not

ope

rate

from

with

in th

e riv

er;

b.

No d

amag

e oc

curs

to th

e riv

er b

ed o

r ban

ks a

nd th

at th

e ab

strac

tion

of

wat

er

does

no

t en

tail

strea

m

dive

rsion

ac

tivitie

s; an

d c.

Al

l reas

onab

le m

easu

res t

o lim

it po

llutio

n or

sedi

men

tatio

n of

the

dow

nstre

am w

ater

cour

se a

re im

plem

ente

d.

- En

sure

wat

er c

onse

rvat

ion

is be

ing

prac

ticed

by:

a.

M

inim

ising

wat

er u

se d

urin

g cl

eani

ng o

f equ

ipm

ent;

b.

Und

erta

king

regu

lar a

udits

of w

ater

syste

ms;

and

c.

Incl

udin

g a

disc

ussio

n on

wat

er u

sage

and

con

serv

atio

n du

ring

envi

ronm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing.

d.

The

use

of g

rey

wat

er is

enc

oura

ged.

5.7

Stor

m a

nd w

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Impa

cts t

o th

e en

viro

nmen

t cau

sed

by st

orm

wat

er a

nd w

aste

wat

er d

ischa

rges

dur

ing

cons

truct

ion

are

avoi

ded.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Ru

noff

from

the

cem

ent/

con

cret

e ba

tchi

ng a

reas

mus

t be

stric

tly

cont

rolle

d,

and

cont

amin

ated

w

ater

m

ust

be

colle

cted

, sto

red

and

eith

er tr

eate

d or

disp

osed

of o

ff-sit

e, a

t a

loca

tion

appr

oved

by

the

proj

ect m

anag

er;

- Al

l spi

llage

of o

il on

to c

oncr

ete

surfa

ces

mus

t be

cont

rolle

d by

the

use

of a

n ap

prov

ed a

bsor

bent

mat

eria

l and

the

used

ab

sorb

ent

mat

eria

l di

spos

ed o

f at

an

appr

opria

te w

aste

di

spos

al fa

cility

;



29 | P

ag

e

- N

atur

al s

torm

wat

er r

unof

f n

ot

cont

amin

ated

du

ring

the

de

velo

pmen

t and

cle

an w

ater

can

be

disc

harg

ed d

irect

ly

to w

ater

cour

ses

and

wat

er b

odie

s, su

bjec

t to

the

Pro

ject

M

anag

er’s

app

rova

l and

supp

ort b

y th

e EC

O;

- W

ater

tha

t ha

s be

en c

onta

min

ated

with

sus

pend

ed s

olid

s, su

ch a

s so

ils a

nd s

ilt, m

ay b

e re

leas

ed in

to w

ater

cour

ses

or

wat

er b

odie

s on

ly on

ce a

ll su

spen

ded

solid

s ha

ve b

een

rem

oved

fro

m t

he w

ater

by

settl

ing

out

thes

e so

lids

in

settl

emen

t pon

ds.

The

rele

ase

of se

ttled

wat

er b

ack

into

the

envi

ronm

ent

mus

t be

sub

ject

to

the

Proj

ect

Man

ager

’s ap

prov

al a

nd su

ppor

t by

the

ECO

.

5.8

Solid

and

haz

ardo

us w

aste

man

agem

ent

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: W

aste

is a

ppro

pria

tely

store

d, h

andl

ed a

nd sa

fely

disp

osed

of a

t a re

cogn

ised

was

te fa

cilit

y.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll m

easu

res

rega

rdin

g w

aste

m

anag

emen

t m

ust

be

unde

rtake

n us

ing

an

inte

grat

ed

was

te

man

agem

ent

appr

oach

; -

Suffi

cien

t, co

vere

d w

aste

col

lect

ion

bins

(sc

aven

ger

and

wea

ther

proo

f) m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed;

- A

su

itabl

y po

sitio

ned

and

clea

rly

dem

arca

ted

was

te

colle

ctio

n sit

e m

ust b

e id

entif

ied

and

prov

ided

; -

The

was

te c

olle

ctio

n sit

e m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d in

a c

lean

and

or

derly

man

ner;

- W

aste

mus

t be

seg

rega

ted

into

sep

arat

e bi

ns a

nd c

lear

ly m

arke

d fo

r eac

h w

aste

type

for r

ecyc

ling

and

safe

disp

osal

;



30 | P

ag

e

- St

aff m

ust b

e tra

ined

in w

aste

segr

egat

ion;

- Bi

ns m

ust b

e em

ptie

d re

gula

rly;

- G

ener

al w

aste

pro

duce

d on

site

mus

t be

disp

osed

of

at

regi

stere

d w

aste

disp

osal

site

s/ re

cycl

ing

com

pany

; -

Haza

rdou

s w

aste

mus

t be

disp

osed

of a

t a re

giste

red

was

te

disp

osal

site

; -

Cer

tific

ates

of

safe

disp

osal

for

gen

eral

, ha

zard

ous

and

recy

cled

was

te m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d.

5.9

Prot

ectio

n of

wat

erco

urse

s and

est

uarie

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Pol

lutio

n an

d co

ntam

inat

ion

of th

e w

ater

cour

se e

nviro

nmen

t and

or e

stuar

y er

osio

n ar

e pr

even

ted.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l wat

erco

urse

s m

ust

be p

rote

cted

fro

m d

irect

or

indi

rect

sp

ills o

f pol

luta

nts

such

as

solid

was

te, s

ewag

e, c

emen

t, oi

ls,

fuel

s,

chem

ical

s,

aggr

egat

e

tailin

gs,

w

ash

an

d

cont

amin

ated

wat

er o

r or

gani

c m

ater

ial r

esul

ting

from

the

C

ontra

ctor

’s ac

tivitie

s; -

In th

e ev

ent o

f a sp

ill, p

rom

pt a

ctio

n m

ust b

e ta

ken

to c

lear

th

e po

llute

d or

affe

cted

are

as;

- W

here

pos

sible

, no

dev

elop

men

t eq

uipm

ent

mus

t tra

verse

an

y se

ason

al o

r per

man

ent w

etla

nd

- No

ret

urn

flow

into

the

estu

arie

s m

ust

be a

llow

ed a

nd n

o di

sturb

ance

of t

he E

stuar

ine

Func

tiona

l Zon

e sh

ould

occ

ur;

- D

evel

opm

ent o

f per

man

ent w

ater

cour

se o

r estu

ary

cros

sing

mus

t on

ly be

und

erta

ken

whe

re n

o al

tern

ativ

e ac

cess

to

tow

er p

ositio

n is

avai

labl

e;



31 |

Pa

ge

- Th

ere

mus

t no

t be

an

y im

pact

on

th

e lo

ng

term

m

orph

olog

ical

dyn

amic

s of w

ater

cour

ses o

r estu

arie

s; -

Exist

ing

cros

sing

poin

ts m

ust b

e fa

vore

d ov

er th

e cr

eatio

n of

ne

w c

ross

ings

(inc

ludi

ng te

mpo

rary

acc

ess)

-

Whe

n w

orkin

g in

or

near

any

wat

erco

urse

or

estu

ary,

the

fo

llow

ing

envi

ronm

enta

l con

trols

and

cons

ider

atio

n m

ust b

e ta

ken:

a)

W

ater

leve

ls du

r ing

the

perio

d of

con

struc

tion;

N

o al

terin

g of

the

bed,

ban

ks, c

ourse

or c

hara

cter

istic

s of

a

wat

erco

urse

b )

Dur

ing

the

exec

utio

n of

th

e w

orks

, a

ppro

pria

te

mea

sure

s to

pre

vent

pol

lutio

n a

nd c

onta

min

atio

n o

f th

e

ripar

ian

envi

ronm

ent

mus

t be

im

plem

ente

d e.

g. i

nclu

ding

en

surin

g th

at c

onstr

uctio

n eq

uipm

ent i

s wel

l mai

ntai

ned;

c )

W

here

ear

thw

ork

is be

ing

unde

rtake

n in

clo

se p

roxim

ity

to a

ny w

ater

cour

se, s

lope

s m

ust b

e sta

bilis

ed u

sing

suita

ble

mat

eria

ls, i.

e. sa

ndba

gs o

r geo

text

ile fa

bric

, to

prev

ent s

and

and

rock

from

ent

erin

g th

e ch

anne

l; an

d d)

A

ppro

pria

te re

habi

litat

ion

and

re-v

eget

atio

n m

easu

res

for t

he w

ater

cour

se b

anks

mus

t be

impl

emen

ted

timeo

usly.

In

this

rega

rd,

the

bank

s sh

ould

be

ap

prop

riate

ly an

d in

crem

enta

lly st

abilis

ed a

s soo

n as

dev

elop

men

t allo

ws.

5.10

Ve

geta

tion

clea

ring

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: V

eget

atio

n cl

earin

g is

restr

icte

d to

the

auth

orise

d de

velo

pmen

t foo

tprin

t of t

he p

ropo

sed

infra

struc

ture

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce



32 |

Pa

ge

Gen

eral

: -

Indi

geno

us v

eget

atio

n w

hich

doe

s no

t in

terfe

re w

ith t

he

deve

lopm

ent

mus

t be

lef

t und

istur

bed;

-

Prot

ecte

d or

end

ange

red

spec

ies m

ay o

ccur

on

or n

ear t

he

deve

lopm

ent

site.

Spe

cial

car

e sh

ould

be

take

n no

t to

da

mag

e su

ch sp

ecie

s; -

Sear

ch,

resc

ue

and

repl

antin

g of

al

l pr

otec

ted

and

enda

nger

ed s

peci

es li

kely

to b

e da

mag

ed d

urin

g pr

ojec

t de

velo

pmen

t m

ust

be id

entif

ied

by t

he r

elev

ant

spec

ialis

t an

d co

mpl

eted

prio

r to

any

deve

lopm

ent o

r cle

arin

g;

- Pe

rmits

for r

emov

al m

ust b

e ob

tain

ed fr

om th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Agr

icul

ture

, Fo

restr

y an

d Fis

herie

s pr

ior

to t

he c

uttin

g or

cl

earin

g of

the

affe

cted

spec

ies,

and

they

mus

t be

filed;

-

The

Envi

ronm

enta

l A

udit

Repo

rt m

ust

conf

irm

that

al

l id

entif

ied

spec

ies h

ave

been

resc

ued

and

repl

ante

d an

d th

at

the

loca

tion

of r

epla

ntin

g is

com

plia

nt w

ith c

ondi

tions

of

appr

oval

s ; -

Trees

fel

led

due

to c

onstr

uctio

n m

ust

be d

ocum

ente

d an

d fo

rm p

art o

f the

Env

ironm

enta

l Aud

it Re

port;

-

Rive

rs an

d w

ater

cour

ses

mus

t be

kep

t cl

ear o

f fe

lled

trees

, ve

geta

tion

cutti

ngs a

nd d

ebris

; -

Onl

y a

regi

stere

d pe

st co

ntro

l ope

rato

r may

app

ly he

rbic

ides

on

a c

omm

erci

al b

asis

and

com

mer

cial

app

licat

ion

mus

t be

carri

ed o

ut u

nder

the

supe

rvisi

on o

f a re

giste

red

pest

cont

rol

oper

ator

, sup

ervi

sion

of a

regi

stere

d pe

st co

ntro

l ope

rato

r or

is ap

prop

riate

ly tra

ined

; -

A d

aily

regi

ster m

ust b

e ke

pt o

f all r

elev

ant d

etai

ls of

her

bici

de

usag

e;

- N

o he

rbic

ides

mus

t be

used

in e

stuar

ies;

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33 | P

ag

e

- Al

l pro

tect

ed s

peci

es a

nd s

ensit

ive

vege

tatio

n no

t rem

oved

m

ust

be c

lear

ly m

arke

d an

d su

ch a

reas

fen

ced

off

in

acco

rdan

ce to

Sec

tion

5.3:

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as.

Serv

itude

: -

Vege

tatio

n th

at d

oes

not

grow

hig

h en

ough

to

caus

e in

terfe

renc

e w

ith

over

head

tra

nsm

issio

n an

d di

strib

utio

n in

frastr

uctu

res,

or c

ause

a fi

re h

azar

d to

any

pla

ntat

ion,

mus

t no

t be

cut o

r trim

med

unl

ess i

t is g

row

ing

in th

e ro

ad a

cces

s ar

ea, a

nd th

en o

nly

at th

e di

scre

tion

of th

e Pr

ojec

t Man

ager

; -

Whe

re c

lear

ing

for a

cces

s pur

pose

s is e

ssen

tial, t

he m

axim

um

wid

th

to

be

clea

red

with

in

the

serv

itude

m

ust

be

in

acco

rdan

ce to

dist

ance

as a

gree

d be

twee

n th

e la

nd o

wne

r an

d th

e EA

hol

der

- Al

ien

inva

sive

vege

tatio

n m

ust b

e re

mov

ed a

ccor

ding

to a

pl

an

(in

line

with

re

leva

nt

mun

icip

al

and

prov

inci

al

proc

edur

es, g

uide

lines

and

reco

mm

enda

tion s

) and

disp

osed

of

at a

reco

gnise

d w

aste

disp

osal

faci

lity;

- Ve

geta

tion

mus

t be

trim

med

whe

re it

is lik

ely

to in

trude

on

the

min

imum

veg

etat

ion

clea

ranc

e di

stanc

e (M

VCD

) or

will

intru

de o

n th

is di

stanc

e be

fore

the

next

sche

dule

d cl

eara

nce.

M

VCD

is d

eter

min

ed fr

om S

ANS

1028

0;

- D

ebris

resu

lting

from

cle

arin

g an

d pr

unin

g m

ust b

e di

spos

ed

of

at

a re

cogn

ised

was

te

disp

osal

fa

cility

, un

less

th

e la

ndow

ners

wish

to re

tain

the

cut v

eget

atio

n;

- In

the

case

of t

he d

evel

opm

ent o

f new

ove

rhea

d tra

nsm

issio

n an

d di

strib

utio

n in

frastr

uctu

res,

a on

e m

etre

“tra

ce-lin

e” m

ust

be c

ut th

roug

h th

e ve

geta

tion

for s

tring

ing

purp

oses

onl

y an

d no

veh

icle

acc

ess

mus

t be

cle

ared

alo

ng t

he ”

trace

-line”

. Al

tern

ativ

e m

etho

ds o

f str

ingi

ng w

hich

lim

it im

pact

to

the

envi

ronm

ent m

ust a

lway

s be

cons

ider

ed.



34 |

Pa

ge

5.11

Pr

otec

tion

of fa

una

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Min

imise

dist

urba

nce

to fa

una.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- N

o in

terfe

renc

e w

ith li

vesto

ck

mus

t o

ccur

w

ithou

t t

he

land

owne

r’s w

ritte

n c

onse

nt a

nd w

ith t

he la

ndow

ner

or a

pe

rson

repr

esen

ting

the

land

owne

r bei

ng p

rese

nt;

- Th

e br

eedi

ng si

tes o

f rap

tors

and

othe

r wild

bird

s spe

cies

mus

t be

tak

en i

nto

cons

ider

atio

n du

ring

the

plan

ning

of

the

deve

lopm

ent p

rogr

amm

e;

- Br

eedi

ng s

ites

mus

t be

kep

t in

tact

and

dist

urba

nce

to

bree

ding

bird

s mus

t be

avoi

ded.

Spe

cial

car

e m

ust b

e ta

ken

whe

re n

estli

ngs o

r fle

dglin

gs a

re p

rese

nt;

- N

estin

g sit

es o

n ex

istin

g pa

ralle

l line

s mus

t doc

umen

ted;

-

Spec

ial

reco

mm

enda

tions

of

the

avia

n sp

ecia

list

mus

t be

ad

here

d to

at a

ll tim

es to

pre

vent

unn

eces

sary

dist

urba

nce

of

bird

s; -

Bird

gua

rds a

nd d

iver

ters

mus

t be

insta

lled

on th

e ne

w lin

e as

pe

r the

reco

mm

enda

tions

of t

he sp

ecia

list;

- N

o po

achi

ng m

ust b

e to

lera

ted

unde

r any

circ

umsta

nces

. All

anim

al d

ens

in c

lose

pro

ximity

to

the

wor

ks a

reas

mus

t be

m

arke

d as

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as;

- N

o de

liber

ate

or in

tent

iona

l killi

ng o

f fau

na is

allo

wed

; -

In a

reas

whe

re sn

akes

are

abu

ndan

t, sn

ake

dete

rrent

s to

be

depl

oyed

on

the

pylo

ns to

pre

vent

snak

es c

limbi

ng u

p,

bein

g el

ectro

cute

d an

d ca

usin

g po

wer

out

ages

; and

-

No

Thre

aten

ed o

r Pro

tect

ed sp

ecie

s (To

Ps) a

nd/o

r pro

tect

ed

faun

a as

liste

d ac

cord

ing

NEM

BA (

Act

No.

10

of 2

004)

and



35 |

Pa

ge

rele

vant

pro

vinc

ial

ordi

nanc

es m

ay b

e re

mov

ed a

nd/o

r re

loca

ted

with

out a

ppro

pria

te a

utho

risat

ions

/per

mits

.

5.12

Pr

otec

tion

of h

erita

ge re

sour

ces

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: M

inim

ise im

pact

to h

erita

ge re

sour

ces.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Id

entif

y,

dem

arca

te

and

prev

ent

impa

ct

to

all

know

n se

nsiti

ve h

erita

ge fe

atur

es o

n sit

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

No-

Go

proc

edur

e in

Sec

tion

5.3:

Acc

ess r

estri

cted

are

as;

- C

arry

out

gen

eral

mon

itorin

g of

exc

avat

ions

for

pot

entia

l fo

ssils

, arte

fact

s and

mat

eria

l of h

erita

ge im

porta

nce;

-

All

wor

k m

ust

ceas

e im

med

iate

ly,

if an

y hu

man

rem

ains

an

d/or

oth

er a

rcha

eolo

gica

l, pal

aeon

tolo

gica

l and

hist

oric

a l

mat

eria

l are

unc

over

ed. S

uch

mat

eria

l, if

expo

sed,

mus

t be

repo

rted

to

the

near

est

mus

eum

, ar

chae

olog

ist/

pala

eont

olog

ist (o

r the

Sou

th A

frica

n Po

lice

Serv

ices

), so

that

a

syste

mat

ic

and

prof

essio

nal

inve

stiga

tion

can

be

unde

rtake

n.

Suffi

cien

t tim

e m

ust

be

allo

wed

to

re

mov

e/co

llect

su

ch

mat

eria

l be

fore

de

velo

pmen

t re

com

men

ces.



36 |

Pa

ge

5.13

Sa

fety

of t

he p

ublic

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

All p

reca

utio

ns a

re ta

ken

to m

inim

ise th

e ris

k of

inju

ry, h

arm

or c

ompl

aint

s.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Met

hod

of

impl

emen

tatio

n Tim

efra

me

for

impl

emen

tatio

n Re

spon

sible

pe

rson

Freq

uenc

y Ev

iden

ce o

f co

mpl

ianc

e -

Iden

tify

fire

haza

rds,

dem

arca

te a

nd re

stric

t pub

lic a

cces

s to

thes

e ar

eas

as w

ell

as n

otify

the

loc

al a

utho

rity

of a

ny

pote

ntia

l thr

eats

e.g.

larg

e br

ush

stock

pile

s, fu

els e

tc.;

- A

ll un

atte

nded

op

en

exca

vatio

ns

mus

t be

ad

equa

tely

fenc

ed o

r dem

arca

ted;

-

Ade

quat

e pr

otec

tive

mea

sure

s m

ust

be i

mpl

emen

ted

to

prev

ent

unau

thor

ised

acce

ss

to

and

clim

bing

of

pa

rtly

cons

truct

ed to

wer

s and

pro

tect

ive

scaf

fold

ing;

-

Ensu

re st

ruct

ures

vul

nera

ble

to h

igh

win

ds a

re se

cure

d;

- M

aint

ain

an in

cide

nts

and

com

plai

nts

regi

ster

in w

hich

all

inci

dent

s or c

ompl

aint

s inv

olvi

ng th

e pu

blic

are

logg

ed.

5.14

Sa

nita

tion

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: C

lean

and

wel

l mai

ntai

ned

toile

t fac

ilitie

s ar

e av

aila

ble

to a

ll sta

ff in

an

effo

rt to

min

imise

the

risk

of d

iseas

e an

d im

pact

to th

e en

viro

nmen

t. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce



37 |

Pa

ge

- M

obile

che

mic

al to

ilets

are

insta

lled

onsit

e if

no o

ther

abl

utio

n fa

cilit

ies a

re a

vaila

ble;

-

The

use

of a

blut

ion

faci

litie

s and

or m

obile

toile

ts m

ust b

e us

ed

at a

ll tim

es a

nd n

o in

disc

rimin

ate

use

of t

he v

eld

for

the

purp

oses

of

ab

lutio

ns

mus

t be

pe

rmitt

ed

unde

r an

y ci

rcum

stanc

es;

- W

here

mob

ile c

hem

ical

toi

lets

are

requ

ired,

the

fol

low

ing

mus

t be

ensu

red:

a)

Toile

ts ar

e lo

cate

d no

cl

oser

th

an

100

m

to

any

wat

erco

urse

or w

ater

bod

y;

b)

To

ilets

are

secu

red

to th

e gr

ound

to p

reve

nt th

em fr

om

topp

ling

due

to

win

d or

any

oth

er c

ause

; c)

No

spilla

ge o

ccur

s w

hen

the

toile

ts ar

e cl

eane

d or

em

ptie

d an

d th

e co

nten

ts ar

e m

anag

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

th

e EM

Pr;

d)

To

ilets

have

an

exte

rnal

clo

sing

mec

hani

sm a

nd a

re

clos

ed a

nd s

ecur

ed f

rom

the

out

side

whe

n no

t in

use

to

prev

ent t

oile

t pap

er fr

om b

eing

blo

wn

out;

e)

Toi

lets

are

empt

ied

befo

re lo

ng w

eeke

nds

and

wor

kers

holid

ays,

and

mus

t be

lock

ed a

fter w

orkin

g ho

urs;

f)

Toi

lets

are

serv

iced

regu

larly

and

the

ECO

mus

t ins

pect

to

ilets

to e

nsur

e co

mpl

ianc

e to

hea

lth st

anda

rds;

- A

cop

y of

the

was

te d

ispos

al c

ertif

icat

es m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d.



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38 |

Pa

ge

5.15

Pr

even

tion

of d

iseas

e Im

pact

Man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

All n

eces

sary

pre

caut

ions

linke

d to

the

spre

ad o

f dise

ase

are

take

n.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Un

derta

ke e

nviro

nmen

tally

-frie

ndly

pes

t con

trol i

n th

e ca

mp

area

; -

Ensu

re th

at th

e w

orkf

orce

is se

nsiti

sed

to th

e ef

fect

s of s

exua

lly

trans

mitt

ed d

iseas

es, e

spec

ially

HIV

AID

S;

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

that

info

rmat

ion

poste

rs on

AID

S ar

e di

spla

yed

in th

e C

ontra

ctor

Cam

p ar

ea;

- In

form

atio

n an

d ed

ucat

ion

rela

ting

to s

exua

lly t

rans

mitt

ed

dise

ases

to b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e to

bot

h co

nstru

ctio

n w

orke

rs an

d lo

cal c

omm

unity

, whe

re a

pplic

able

; -

Free

con

dom

s mus

t be

mad

e av

aila

ble

to a

ll sta

ff on

site

at

cent

ral p

oint

s; -

Med

ical

supp

ort m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e;

- Pr

ovid

e ac

cess

to

Volu

ntar

y HI

V Te

sting

and

Cou

nsel

ling

Serv

ices

.



39 | P

ag

e

5.16

Em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: E

mer

genc

y pr

oced

ures

are

in p

lace

to e

nabl

e a

rapi

d an

d ef

fect

ive

resp

onse

to a

ll typ

es o

f env

ironm

enta

l em

erge

ncie

s. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- C

ompi

le a

n Em

erge

ncy

Resp

onse

Act

ion

Plan

(ERA

P) p

rior t

o th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of t

he p

ropo

sed

proj

ect;

- Th

e Em

erge

ncy

Plan

mus

t de

al w

ith a

ccid

ents,

pot

entia

l sp

illage

s and

fire

s in

line

with

rele

vant

legi

slatio

n;

- A

ll sta

ff m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

em

erge

ncy

proc

edur

es a

s pa

rt of

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing;

-

The

rele

vant

loca

l aut

horit

y m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

a fi

re a

s so

on a

s it s

tarts

; -

In th

e ev

ent o

f em

erge

ncy

nece

ssar

y m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s to

cont

ain

the

spill

or le

ak m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d (s

ee H

azar

dous

Su

bsta

nces

sect

ion

5.17

).



40 |

Pa

ge

5.17

Ha

zard

ous s

ubst

ance

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Saf

e sto

rage

, han

dlin

g, u

se a

nd d

ispos

al o

f haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nces

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Th

e us

e an

d sto

rage

of h

azar

dous

subs

tanc

es to

be

min

imise

d an

d no

n-ha

zard

ous

and

non-

toxic

alte

rnat

ives

sub

stitu

ted

whe

re p

ossib

le;

- A

ll haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nces

mus

t be

store

d in

suita

ble

cont

aine

rs as

def

ined

in th

e M

etho

d St

atem

ent;

- C

onta

iner

s m

ust

be c

lear

ly m

arke

d to

ind

icat

e co

nten

ts,

quan

titie

s and

safe

ty re

quire

men

ts;

- A

ll sto

rage

are

as m

ust b

e bu

nded

. Th

e bu

nded

are

a m

ust b

e of

suffi

cien

t cap

acity

to c

onta

in a

spill

/ le

ak fr

om th

e sto

red

cont

aine

rs;

- Bu

nded

are

as to

be

suita

bly

lined

with

a S

ABS

app

rove

d lin

er;

- A

n A

lpha

betic

al

Haza

rdou

s C

hem

ical

Su

bsta

nce

(HC

S)

cont

rol s

heet

mus

t be

draw

n up

and

kep

t up

to d

ate

on a

co

ntin

uous

bas

is;

- A

ll ha

zard

ous

chem

ical

s th

at w

ill be

use

d on

site

mus

t hav

e M

ater

ial S

afet

y D

ata

Shee

ts (M

SDS)

; -

All

empl

oyee

s w

orkin

g w

ith H

CS

mus

t be

train

ed in

the

safe

us

e of

the

subs

tanc

e an

d ac

cord

ing

to th

e sa

fety

dat

a sh

eet;

- Em

ploy

ees

hand

ling

haza

rdou

s su

bsta

nces

/ m

ater

ials

mus

t be

aw

are

of t

he p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts

and

follo

w a

ppro

pria

te

safe

ty m

easu

res.

App

ropr

iate

per

sona

l pro

tect

ive

equi

pmen

t m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e;



41 |

Pa

ge

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t ens

ure

that

die

sel a

nd o

ther

liqu

id fu

el,

oil a

nd h

ydra

ulic

flui

d is

store

d in

app

ropr

iate

stor

age

tank

s or

in b

owse

rs;

- Th

e ta

nks/

bo

wse

rs m

ust

be

situa

ted

on

a sm

ooth

im

perm

eabl

e su

rface

(con

cret

e) w

ith a

per

man

ent b

und.

The

impe

rmea

ble

linin

g m

ust e

xten

d to

the

cres

t of t

he b

und

and

the

volu

me

insid

e th

e bu

nd m

ust

be 1

30%

of

the

tota

l ca

paci

ty o

f al

l the

sto

rage

tan

ks/

bow

sers

(110

% s

tatu

tory

re

quire

men

t plu

s an

allo

wan

ce fo

r rai

nfal

l);

- Th

e flo

or o

f th

e bu

nd m

ust

be s

lope

d, d

rain

ing

to a

n oi

l se

para

tor;

- Pr

ovisi

on m

ust b

e m

ade

for r

efue

ling

at th

e sto

rage

are

a by

pr

otec

ting

the

soil w

ith a

n im

perm

eabl

e gr

ound

cove

r. W

here

di

spen

sing

equi

pmen

t is

used

, a d

rip t

ray

mus

t be

use

d to

en

sure

smal

l spi

lls a

re c

onta

ined

; -

All e

mpt

y ex

tern

ally

dirt

y dr

ums m

ust b

e sto

red

on a

drip

tray

or

with

in a

bun

ded

area

; -

No

unau

thor

ised

acce

ss

into

th

e ha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es

stora

ge a

reas

mus

t be

perm

itted

; -

No

smok

ing

mus

t be

allo

wed

with

in t

he v

icin

ity o

f th

e ha

zard

ous s

tora

ge a

reas

; -

Ade

quat

e fir

e-fig

htin

g eq

uipm

ent m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

labl

e at

al

l haz

ardo

us st

orag

e ar

eas;

- W

here

refu

elin

g aw

ay fr

om th

e de

dica

ted

refu

elin

g sta

tion

is re

quire

d, a

mob

ile re

fuel

ing

unit

mus

t be

used

. App

ropr

iate

gr

ound

pro

tect

ion

such

as d

rip tr

ays m

ust b

e us

ed;

- A

n ap

prop

riate

ly si

zed

spill

kit k

ept o

nsite

rele

vant

to th

e sc

ale

of th

e ac

tivity

/s in

volv

ing

the

use

of h

azar

dous

subs

tanc

e m

ust

be a

vaila

ble

at a

ll tim

es;

- Th

e re

spon

sible

ope

rato

r mus

t hav

e th

e re

quire

d tra

inin

g to

m

ake

use

of th

e sp

ill kit

in e

mer

genc

y sit

uatio

ns;



42 |

Pa

ge

- A

n ap

prop

riate

num

ber o

f spi

ll kits

mus

t be

avai

labl

e an

d m

ust

be lo

cate

d in

all a

reas

whe

re a

ctiv

ities

are

bei

ng u

nder

take

n ;

- In

the

even

t of a

spill,

con

tam

inat

ed so

il mus

t be

colle

cted

in

cont

aine

rs an

d sto

red

in a

cen

tral l

ocat

ion

and

disp

osed

of

acco

rdin

g to

th

e N

atio

nal

Envi

ronm

enta

l M

anag

emen

t: W

aste

Act

59

of 2

008.

Ref

er t

o Se

ctio

n 5.

7 fo

r pr

oced

ures

co

ncer

ning

sto

rm a

nd w

aste

wat

er m

anag

emen

t and

5.8

for

solid

and

haz

ardo

us w

aste

man

agem

ent.

5.18

W

orks

hop,

equ

ipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce a

nd st

orag

e

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: S

oil,

surfa

ce w

ater

and

gro

undw

ater

con

tam

inat

ion

is m

inim

ised.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- W

here

pos

sible

and

pra

ctic

al a

ll m

aint

enan

ce o

f ve

hicl

es

and

equi

pmen

t mus

t tak

e pl

ace

in th

e w

orks

hop

area

; -

Dur

ing

serv

icin

g of

veh

icle

s or

equ

ipm

ent,

espe

cial

ly w

here

em

erge

ncy

repa

irs a

re e

ffect

ed o

utsid

e th

e w

orks

hop

area

, a

suita

ble

drip

tray

mus

t be

used

to p

reve

nt sp

ills o

nto

the

soil.

The

rele

vant

loca

l aut

horit

y m

ust b

e m

ade

awar

e of

a fi

re a

s so

on a

s it s

tarts

; -

Leak

ing

equi

pmen

t m

ust

be r

epai

red

imm

edia

tely

or b

e re

mov

ed fr

om si

te to

faci

litat

e re

pair;

-

Wor

ksho

p ar

eas m

ust b

e m

onito

red

for o

il and

fuel

spills

; -

Ap p

ropr

iate

ly siz

ed sp

ill kit

kep

t ons

ite re

leva

nt to

the

scal

e of

th

e ac

tivity

takin

g pl

ace

mus

t be

avai

labl

e;

- Th

e w

orks

hop

area

mus

t hav

e a

bund

ed c

oncr

ete

slab

that

is

slope

d to

faci

litat

e ru

noff

into

a c

olle

ctio

n su

mp

or su

itabl

e oi

l



43 |

Pa

ge

/ w

ater

sepa

rato

r whe

re m

aint

enan

ce w

ork

on v

ehic

les a

nd

equi

pmen

t can

be

perfo

rmed

; -

Wat

er d

rain

age

from

the

wor

ksho

p m

ust b

e co

ntai

ned

and

man

aged

in a

ccor

danc

e Se

ctio

n 5.

7: st

orm

and

was

te w

ater

m

anag

emen

t.

5.19

Ba

tchi

ng p

lant

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Min

imise

spilla

ges a

nd c

onta

min

atio

n of

soil,

surfa

ce w

ater

and

gro

undw

ater

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- C

oncr

ete

mixi

ng m

ust

be c

arrie

d ou

t on

an

impe

rmea

ble

surfa

ce;

- Ba

tchi

ng p

lant

s ar

eas

mus

t be

fitt

ed w

ith a

con

tain

men

t fa

cilit

y fo

r the

col

lect

ion

of c

emen

t lad

en w

ater

. -

Dirt

y w

ater

fro

m t

he b

atch

ing

plan

t m

ust

be c

onta

ined

to

prev

ent s

oil a

nd g

roun

dwat

er c

onta

min

atio

n -

Bagg

ed c

emen

t mus

t be

store

d in

an

appr

opria

te fa

cilit

y an

d at

leas

t 10

m a

way

from

any

wat

er c

ourse

s, gu

llies a

nd d

rain

s; -

A w

asho

ut fa

cilit

y m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r was

hing

of c

oncr

ete

asso

ciat

ed e

quip

men

t. W

ater

use

d fo

r w

ashi

ng m

ust

be

restr

icte

d;

- Ha

rden

ed c

oncr

ete

from

the

was

hout

fac

ility

or c

oncr

ete

mixe

r can

eith

er b

e re

used

or d

ispos

ed o

f at a

n ap

prop

riate

lic

ence

d di

spos

al fa

cilit

y;

- Em

pty

cem

ent b

ags m

ust b

e se

cure

d w

ith a

dequ

ate

bind

ing

mat

eria

l if th

ese

will

be te

mpo

rarily

stor

ed o

n sit

e;



44 |

Pa

ge

- Sa

nd a

nd a

ggre

gate

s co

ntai

ning

cem

ent

mus

t be

kep

t da

mp

to p

reve

nt th

e ge

nera

tion

of d

ust (

Refe

r to

Sect

ion

5.20

: Du

st e

miss

ions

) -

Any

exc

ess

sand

, sto

ne a

nd c

emen

t m

ust

be r

emov

ed o

r re

used

fro

m s

ite o

n co

mpl

etio

n of

con

struc

tion

perio

d an

d di

spos

ed a

t a re

giste

red

disp

osal

faci

lity;

-

Tem

pora

ry fe

ncin

g m

ust b

e er

ecte

d ar

ound

bat

chin

g pl

ants

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

5: Fe

ncin

g an

d ga

te in

stal

latio

n.

5.20

Du

st e

miss

ions

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Dus

t pre

vent

ion

mea

sure

s are

app

lied

to m

inim

ise th

e ge

nera

tion

of d

ust.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Ta

ke a

ll re

ason

able

mea

sure

s to

min

imise

the

gene

ratio

n of

du

st as

a r

esul

t of

pro

ject

dev

elop

men

t ac

tiviti

es t

o th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

ECO

; -

Rem

oval

of v

eget

atio

n m

ust b

e av

oide

d un

til su

ch ti

me

as so

il str

ippi

ng is

requ

ired

and

simila

rly e

xpos

ed su

rface

s mus

t be

re-

vege

tate

d or

stab

ilised

as s

oon

as is

pra

ctic

ally

pos

sible

; -

Exca

vatio

n, h

andl

ing

and

trans

port

of e

rodi

ble

mat

eria

ls m

ust

be a

void

ed u

nder

hig

h w

ind

cond

ition

s or w

hen

a vi

sible

dus

t pl

ume

is pr

esen

t; -

Dur

ing

high

win

d co

nditi

ons,

the

ECO

mus

t ev

alua

te t

he

situa

tion

and

mak

e re

com

men

datio

ns a

s to

whe

ther

dus

t-da

mpi

ng m

easu

res

are

adeq

uate

, or

whe

ther

wor

king

will



45 |

Pa

ge

ceas

e al

toge

ther

un

til

the

win

d sp

eed

drop

s to

an

ac

cept

able

leve

l; -

Whe

re p

ossib

le, s

oil s

tock

pile

s m

ust

be lo

cate

d in

she

ltere

d ar

eas w

here

they

are

not

exp

osed

to th

e er

osiv

e ef

fect

s of t

he

win

d;

- W

here

ero

sion

of s

tock

pile

s be

com

es a

pro

blem

, er

osio

n co

ntro

l mea

sure

s m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d at

the

disc

retio

n of

th

e EC

O;

- Ve

hicl

e sp

eeds

mus

t not

exc

eed

40 k

m/h

alo

ng d

ust r

oads

or

20 k

m/h

whe

n tra

versi

ng u

ncon

solid

ated

and

non

-veg

etat

ed

area

s; -

Stra

w s

tabi

lisat

ion

mus

t be

appl

ied

at a

rate

of o

ne b

ale/

10

m² a

nd h

arro

wed

into

the

top

100

mm

of t

op m

ater

ial,

for a

ll co

mpl

eted

ear

thw

orks

; -

For s

igni

fican

t are

as o

f exc

avat

ion

or e

xpos

ed g

roun

d, d

ust

supp

ress

ion

mea

sure

s mus

t be

used

to m

inim

ise th

e sp

read

of

dust.

5.21

Bl

astin

g Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Impa

ct to

the

envi

ronm

ent i

s min

imise

d th

roug

h a

safe

bla

sting

pra

ctic

e.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ny b

lasti

ng a

ctiv

ity m

ust

be c

ondu

cted

by

a su

itabl

y lic

ense

d bl

astin

g co

ntra

ctor

; and

-

Not

ificat

ion

of s

urro

undi

ng la

ndow

ners,

em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

sit

e pe

rsonn

el o

f bla

sting

act

ivity

24

hour

s prio

r to

such

act

ivity

ta

king

plac

e on

Site

.



46 | P

ag

e

5.22

N

oise

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Unn

eces

sary

noi

se is

pre

vent

ed b

y en

surin

g th

at n

oise

from

con

struc

tion

activ

ities i

s mitig

ated

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Th

e C

ontra

ctor

mus

t kee

p no

ise le

vel w

ithin

acc

epta

ble

limits

, Re

stric

t th

e us

e of

so

und

ampl

ificat

ion

equi

pmen

t fo

r co

mm

unic

atio

n an

d em

erge

ncy

only;

-

All v

ehic

les

and

mac

hine

ry m

ust

be fi

tted

with

app

ropr

iate

sil

enci

ng te

chno

logy

and

mus

t be

prop

erly

mai

ntai

ned;

-

Any

com

plai

nts

rece

ived

by

the

Con

tract

or re

gard

ing

noise

m

ust

be r

ecor

ded

and

com

mun

icat

ed.

Whe

re p

ossib

le o

r ap

plic

able

, pro

vide

tran

spor

t to

and

from

the

site

on a

dai

ly ba

sis fo

r con

struc

tion

wor

kers;

-

DevelopaCo

deofC

ondu

ctfo

rthe

constru

ctionph

aseinte

rmso

fbe

havio

urofc

onstructionstaff. O

pera

ting

hour

s as d

eter

min

ed

by th

e en

viro

nmen

tal a

utho

risat

ion

are

adhe

red

to d

urin

g th

e de

velo

pmen

t pha

se. W

here

not

def

ined

, it m

ust b

e en

sure

d th

at

deve

lopm

ent

activ

ities

mus

t sti

ll m

eet

the

impa

ct

man

agem

ent o

utco

me

rela

ted

to n

oise

man

agem

ent.

5.23

Fir

e pr

even

tion

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: P

reve

ntio

n of

unc

ontro

llabl

e fir

es.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring



47 | P

ag

e

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- D

esig

nate

sm

okin

g ar

eas

whe

re t

he f

ire h

azar

d co

uld

be

rega

rded

as i

nsig

nific

ant;

- Fir

efig

htin

g eq

uipm

ent

mus

t be

ava

ilabl

e on

all

vehi

cles

lo

cate

d on

site

; -

The

loca

l Fire

Pro

tect

ion

Agen

cy (

FPA)

mus

t be

info

rmed

of

cons

truct

ion

activ

ities;

- C

onta

ct n

umbe

rs fo

r the

FPA

and

em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

mus

t be

com

mun

icat

ed in

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess t

rain

ing

and

disp

laye

d at

a c

entra

l loca

tion

on si

te;

- Tw

o w

ay sw

op o

f con

tact

det

ails

betw

een

ECO

and

FPA

.

5.24

St

ockp

iling

and

stoc

kpile

are

as

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: E

rosio

n an

d se

dim

enta

tion

as a

resu

lt of

stoc

kpilin

g ar

e re

duce

d.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l mat

eria

l tha

t is e

xcav

ated

dur

ing

the

proj

ect d

evel

opm

ent

phas

e (e

ither

dur

ing

pilin

g (if

requ

ired)

or e

arth

wor

ks) m

ust b

e sto

red

appr

opria

tely

on s

ite in

ord

er t

o m

inim

ise im

pact

s to

w

ater

cour

ses,

wat

erco

urse

s and

wat

er b

odie

s; -

All s

tock

pile

d m

ater

ial m

ust b

e m

aint

aine

d an

d ke

pt c

lear

of

wee

ds a

nd a

lien

vege

tatio

n gr

owth

by

unde

rtakin

g re

gula

r w

eedi

ng a

nd c

ontro

l met

hods

; -

Tops

oil s

tock

pile

s mus

t not

exc

eed

2 m

in h

eigh

t;



48 |

Pa

ge

- D

urin

g pe

riods

of s

trong

win

ds a

nd h

eavy

rain

, the

stoc

kpile

s m

ust

be c

over

ed w

ith a

ppro

pria

te m

ater

ial

(e.g

. cl

oth,

ta

rpau

lin e

tc.);

-

Whe

re p

ossib

le, s

andb

ags (

or si

mila

r) m

ust b

e pl

aced

at t

he

base

s of t

he st

ockp

iled

mat

eria

l in o

rder

to p

reve

nt e

rosio

n of

th

e m

ater

ial.

5.25

Fin

alisi

ng to

wer

pos

ition

s Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

No

envi

ronm

enta

l deg

rada

tion

occu

rs as

a re

sult

of th

e su

rvey

and

peg

ging

ope

ratio

ns.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- N

o ve

geta

tion

clea

ring

mus

t oc

cur

durin

g su

rvey

an

d pe

ggin

g op

erat

ions

; -

No

new

acc

ess r

oads

mus

t be

deve

lope

d to

faci

litat

e ac

cess

fo

r sur

vey

and

pegg

ing

purp

oses

; -

Proj

ect

man

ager

, bo

tani

cal

spec

ialis

t an

d co

ntra

ctor

to

agre

e on

fina

l tow

er p

ositi

ons b

ased

on

surv

ey w

ithin

ass

esse

d an

d ap

prov

ed a

reas

; -

The

surv

eyor

is t

o de

mar

cate

(pe

g) a

cces

s ro

ads/

track

s in

co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith E

CO

. No

devi

atio

ns w

ill be

allo

wed

with

out

the

prio

r writ

ten

cons

ent f

rom

the

ECO

.

5.26

Ex

cava

tion

and

Inst

alla

tion

of fo

unda

tions

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

No

envi

ronm

enta

l deg

rada

tion

occu

rs as

a re

sult

of e

xcav

atio

n or

insta

llatio

n of

foun

datio

ns.



49 | P

ag

e

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Al

l exc

ess s

poil g

ener

ated

dur

ing

foun

datio

n ex

cava

tion

mus

t be

di

spos

ed

of

in

an

appr

opria

te

man

ner

and

at

a re

cogn

ised

disp

osal

site

, if n

ot u

sed

for b

ackf

illing

pur

pose

s; -

Spoi

l can

how

ever

be

used

for

land

scap

ing

purp

oses

and

m

ust

be

cove

red

with

a

laye

r of

15

0 m

m

tops

oil

for

reha

bilita

tion

purp

oses

; -

Man

agem

ent o

f equ

ipm

ent f

or e

xcav

atio

n pu

rpos

es m

ust b

e un

derta

ken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith S

ectio

n 5.

18:

Wor

ksho

p eq

uipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce a

nd st

orag

e; a

nd

- Ha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es

spills

fro

m

equi

pmen

t m

ust

be

man

aged

in

ac

cord

ance

w

ith

Sect

ion

5.17

: Ha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es.

- Ba

tchi

ng o

f ce

men

t to

be

unde

rtake

n in

acc

orda

nce

with

Se

ctio

n 5.

19 :

Batc

hing

pla

nts;

- Re

sidua

l cem

ent

mus

t be

disp

osed

of

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

Sect

ion

5.8:

Sol

id a

nd h

azar

dous

was

te m

anag

emen

t.

5.27

A

ssem

bly

and

erec

ting

tow

ers

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: N

o en

viro

nmen

tal d

egra

datio

n oc

curs

as a

resu

lt of

ass

embl

y an

d er

ectin

g of

tow

ers.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Pr

ior t

o er

ectio

n, a

ssem

bled

tow

ers

and

tow

er s

ectio

ns m

ust

be s

tore

d on

ele

vate

d su

rface

(su

gges

t w

oode

n bl

ocks

) to

m

inim

ise d

amag

e to

the

unde

rlyin

g ve

geta

tion;



50 |

Pa

ge

- In

sens

itive

are

as, t

ower

ass

embl

y m

ust t

ake

plac

e of

f-site

or

away

from

sens

itive

pos

ition

s; -

The

cran

e us

ed f

or t

ower

ass

embl

y m

ust

be o

pera

ted

in a

m

anne

r whi

ch m

inim

ises i

mpa

ct to

the

envi

ronm

ent;

- Th

e nu

mbe

r of c

rane

trip

s to

each

site

mus

t be

min

imise

d;

- W

heel

ed c

rane

s m

ust

be u

tilise

d in

pre

fere

nce

to t

rack

ed

cran

es;

- C

onsid

erat

ion

mus

t be

give

n to

ere

ctin

g to

wer

s by

helic

opte

r or

by

hand

whe

re i

t is

war

rant

ed t

o lim

it th

e ex

tent

of

envi

ronm

enta

l impa

ct;

- A

cces

s to

tow

er p

ositi

ons

to b

e un

derta

ken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith a

cces

s re

quire

men

ts in

spe

cifie

d in

Sec

tion

8.4:

Acc

ess

Road

s; -

Vege

tatio

n c

lear

ance

to

be u

nder

take

n in

ac

cord

ance

w

ith g

ener

al v

eget

atio

n c

lear

ance

requ

irem

ents

spec

ified

in

Sect

ion

8.10

: Veg

etat

ion

clea

ring;

-

No

leve

lling

at to

wer

site

s mus

t be

perm

itted

unl

ess a

ppro

ved

by t

he D

evel

opm

ent

Proj

ect

Man

ager

or

Dev

elop

er S

ite

Supe

rviso

r; -

Tops

oil m

ust b

e re

mov

ed se

para

tely

from

subs

oil m

ater

ial a

nd

store

d fo

r lat

er u

se d

urin

g re

habi

litat

ion

of su

ch to

wer

site

s; -

Tops

oil m

ust b

e sto

red

in h

eaps

not

hig

her t

han

1m to

pre

vent

de

struc

tion

of th

e se

ed b

ank

with

in th

e to

psoi

l; -

Exca

vate

d slo

pes m

ust b

e no

gre

ater

that

1:3

, but

whe

re th

is is

unav

oida

ble,

app

ropr

iate

mea

sure

s mus

t be

unde

rtake

n to

sta

bilis

e th

e slo

pes;

- Fly

roc

k fro

m b

lasti

ng a

ctiv

ity m

ust

be m

inim

ised

and

any

piec

es g

reat

er th

an 1

50 m

m fa

lling

beyo

nd th

e W

orkin

g A

rea,

m

ust b

e co

llect

ed a

nd re

mov

ed;

- O

nly

exist

ing

distu

rbed

are

as a

re u

tilise

d as

spoi

l are

as;



51 |

Pa

ge

- D

rain

age

is pr

ovid

ed t

o co

ntro

l gro

undw

ater

exit

gra

dien

t w

ith t

he s

pill

area

s su

ch t

hat

mig

ratio

n of

fin

es is

kep

t to

a

min

imum

; -

Surfa

ce w

ater

runo

ff is

appr

opria

tely

chan

nele

d th

roug

h or

ar

ound

spoi

l are

as;

- D

urin

g ba

ckfill

ing

oper

atio

ns, c

are

mus

t be

take

n no

t to

dum

p th

e to

psoi

l at t

he b

otto

m o

f the

foun

datio

n an

d th

en p

ut sp

oil

on to

p of

that

; -

The

surfa

ce o

f th

e sp

oil

is a

ppro

pria

tely

reha

bilit

ated

in

ac

cord

ance

w

ith

the

requ

irem

ents

spe

cifie

d in

Se

ctio

n

5.29

: Lan

dsca

ping

and

reha

bilit

atio

n;

- Th

e re

tain

ed to

psoi

l mus

t be

spre

ad e

venl

y ov

er a

reas

to b

e re

habi

litat

ed

and

suita

bly

com

pact

ed

to

effe

ct

re-

vege

tatio

n of

suc

h ar

eas

to p

reve

nt e

rosio

n as

soo

n as

co

nstru

ctio

n ac

tiviti

es o

n th

e sit

e is

com

plet

e. S

prea

ding

of

tops

oil m

ust n

ot b

e un

derta

ken

at th

e be

ginn

ing

of th

e dr

y se

ason

.

5.28

St

ringi

ng

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: N

o en

viro

nmen

tal d

egra

datio

n oc

curs

as a

resu

lt of

strin

ging

. Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- W

here

pos

sible

, pre

viou

sly d

istur

bed

area

s m

ust b

e us

ed fo

r th

e sit

ing

of w

inch

and

tens

ione

r sta

tions

. In a

ll oth

er in

stanc

es,



52 | P

ag

e

the

sitin

g of

the

win

ch a

nd t

ensio

ner

mus

t av

oid

Acc

ess

restr

icte

d ar

eas a

nd o

ther

sens

itive

are

as;

- Th

e w

inch

and

tens

ione

r sta

tion

mus

t be

equi

pped

with

drip

tra

ys in

ord

er to

con

tain

any

fuel

, hyd

raul

ic fu

el o

r oil s

pills

and

le

aks;

- Re

fuel

ing

of

the

win

ch

and

tens

ione

r sta

tions

m

ust

be

unde

rtake

n in

acc

orda

nce

with

Sec

tion

5.17

: Ha

zard

ous

subs

tanc

es;

- In

the

case

of t

he d

evel

opm

ent o

f ove

rhea

d tra

nsm

issio

n an

d di

strib

utio

n in

frastr

uctu

re, a

one

met

re “

trace

-line”

may

be

cut t

hrou

gh th

e ve

geta

tion

for s

tring

ing

purp

oses

onl

y an

d no

ve

hicl

e ac

cess

m

ust

be

clea

red

alon

g ”t

race

-lines

”.

Vege

tatio

n cl

earin

g m

ust

be u

nder

take

n by

han

d, u

sing

chai

nsaw

s a

nd

hand

he

ld

impl

emen

ts,

with

ve

geta

tion

be

ing

cut

off

at

grou

nd l

evel

. N

o tr

acke

d o

r w

heel

ed

mec

hani

sed

equi

pmen

t mus

t be

used

; -

Alte

rnat

ive

met

hods

of

strin

ging

whi

ch li

mit

impa

ct t

o th

e en

viro

nmen

t mus

t alw

ays

be c

onsid

ered

e.g

. by

hand

or b

y us

ing

a he

licop

ter;

- W

here

the

strin

ging

ope

ratio

n cr

osse

s a p

ublic

or p

rivat

e ro

ad

or

railw

ay

line,

th

e ne

cess

ary

scaf

fold

ing/

pr

otec

tion

mea

sure

s m

ust

be in

stalle

d to

fac

ilitat

e ac

cess

. If,

for

any

re

ason

, suc

h ac

cess

has

to b

e cl

osed

for a

ny p

erio

d(s)

dur

ing

deve

lopm

ent,

the

perso

ns

affe

cted

m

ust

be

give

n re

ason

able

not

ice,

in w

ritin

g;

- N

o se

rvic

es (e

lect

rical

dist

ribut

ion

lines

, tel

epho

ne lin

es, r

oads

, ra

ilway

s lin

es,

pipe

lines

fen

ces

etc.

) m

ust

be d

amag

ed

beca

use

of st

ringi

ng o

pera

tions

. Whe

re d

isrup

tion

to se

rvic

es

is un

avoi

dabl

e, p

erso

ns a

ffect

ed m

ust b

e gi

ven

reas

onab

le

notic

e, in

writ

ing;



53 | P

ag

e

- W

here

strin

ging

ope

ratio

ns c

ross

cul

tivat

ed la

nd, d

amag

e to

cr

ops

is re

stric

ted

to t

he m

inim

um r

equi

red

to c

ondu

ct

strin

ging

ope

ratio

ns,

and

reas

onab

le n

otic

e (1

0 w

ork

days

m

inim

um),

in w

ritin

g, m

ust b

e pr

ovid

ed to

the

land

owne

r; -

Nec

essa

ry sc

affo

ldin

g pr

otec

tion

mea

sure

s mus

t be

insta

lled

to p

reve

nt d

amag

e to

the

struc

ture

s sup

porti

ng c

erta

in h

igh

valu

e ag

ricul

tura

l are

as su

ch a

s vin

eyar

ds, o

rcha

rds,

nurs e

ries.

5.29

So

cio-

econ

omic

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Soc

io-e

cono

mic

dev

elop

men

t is e

nhan

ced.

Im

pact

Man

agem

ent A

ctio

ns

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Mon

itorin

g

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- D

evel

op

and

impl

emen

t co

mm

unic

atio

n str

ateg

ies

to

faci

litate

pub

lic p

artic

ipat

ion;

-

Dev

elop

and

impl

emen

t a

colla

bora

tive

and

cons

truct

ive

appr

oach

to

conf

lict

reso

lutio

n as

par

t of

the

ext

erna

l sta

keho

lder

eng

agem

ent p

roce

ss;

- Su

stain

co

ntin

uous

co

mm

unic

atio

n an

d lia

ison

with

ne

ighb

orin

g ow

ners

and

resid

ents

- C

reat

e w

ork

and

train

ing

oppo

rtuni

ties f

or lo

cal s

take

hold

ers;

and

- W

here

feas

ible

, no

wor

kers,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

secu

rity

perso

nnel

, mus

t be

perm

itted

to st

ay o

ver-n

ight

on

the

site.

Th

is w

ould

redu

ce th

e ris

k to

loca

l far

mer

s.



54 | P

ag

e

5.30

Te

mpo

rary

clo

sure

of s

ite

Impa

ct m

anag

emen

t out

com

e: M

inim

ise th

e ris

k of

env

ironm

enta

l impa

ct d

urin

g pe

riods

of s

ite c

losu

re g

reat

er th

an fi

ve d

ays.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- Bu

nds m

ust b

e em

ptie

d (w

here

app

licab

le) a

nd n

eed

to b

e un

derta

ken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith t

he im

pact

man

agem

ent

actio

ns in

clud

ed in

sec

tions

5.1

7: m

anag

emen

t of h

azar

dous

su

bsta

nces

and

5.1

8 w

orks

hop,

equ

ipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce a

nd

stor

age;

-

Haza

rdou

s sto

rage

are

as m

ust b

e w

ell v

entila

ted;

-

Fire

extin

guish

ers

mus

t be

ser

vice

d an

d ac

cess

ible

. Ser

vice

re

cord

s to

be fi

led

and

audi

ted

at la

st se

rvic

e;

- Em

erge

ncy

and

cont

act d

etai

ls di

spla

yed

mus

t be

disp

laye

d;

- Se

curit

y pe

rsonn

el m

ust b

e br

iefe

d an

d ha

ve th

e fa

ciliti

es to

co

ntac

t or

be

cont

acte

d by

rel

evan

t m

anag

emen

t an

d em

erge

ncy

perso

nnel

; -

Nigh

t haz

ards

such

as r

efle

ctor

s, lig

htin

g, tr

affic

sign

age

etc.

m

ust h

ave

been

che

cked

; -

Fire

haza

rds i

dent

ified

and

the

loca

l aut

horit

y m

ust h

ave

been

no

tifie

d of

any

pot

entia

l thr

eats

e.g.

larg

e br

ush

stock

pile

s, fu

els e

tc.;

- St

ruct

ures

vul

nera

ble

to h

igh

win

ds m

ust b

e se

cure

d;

- W

ind

and

dust

mitig

atio

n m

ust b

e im

plem

ente

d;

- C

emen

t and

mat

eria

ls sto

res m

ust h

ave

been

secu

red;

-

Toile

ts m

ust h

ave

been

em

ptie

d an

d se

cure

d;

- Re

fuse

bin

s mus

t hav

e be

en e

mpt

ied

and

secu

red;

-

Drip

tray

s mus

t hav

e be

en e

mpt

ied

and

secu

red.



55 | P

ag

e

5.31

La

ndsc

apin

g an

d re

habi

litat

ion

Im

pact

man

agem

ent o

utco

me:

Are

as d

istur

bed

durin

g th

e de

velo

pmen

t pha

se a

re re

turn

ed to

a st

ate

that

app

roxim

ates

the

orig

inal

con

ditio

n.

Impa

ct M

anag

emen

t Act

ions

Im

plem

enta

tion

M

onito

ring

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n M

etho

d of

im

plem

enta

tion

Timef

ram

e fo

r im

plem

enta

tion

Resp

onsib

le

perso

n Fr

eque

ncy

Evid

ence

of

com

plia

nce

- A

ll are

as d

istur

bed

by c

onstr

uctio

n ac

tiviti

es m

ust b

e su

bjec

t to

land

scap

ing

and

reha

bilita

tion;

All s

poil a

nd w

aste

mus

t be

disp

osed

to a

regi

stere

d w

aste

site

and

cer

tific

ates

of d

ispos

al

prov

ided

; -

All

slope

s m

ust b

e as

sess

ed fo

r con

tour

ing,

and

to c

onto

ur

only

whe

n th

e ne

ed i

s id

entif

ied

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith t

he

Con

serv

atio

n of

Agr

icul

tura

l Res

ourc

es A

ct, N

o 43

of 1

983

- A

ll slo

pes m

ust b

e as

sess

ed fo

r ter

raci

ng, a

nd to

terra

ce o

nly

whe

n th

e ne

ed

is id

entif

ied

in

acco

rdan

ce

with

th

e C

onse

rvat

ion

of A

gric

ultu

ral R

esou

rces

Act

, No

43 o

f 198

3;

- Be

rms t

hat h

ave

been

cre

ated

mus

t hav

e a

slope

of 1

:4 a

nd

be r

epla

nted

with

ind

igen

ous

spec

ies

and

gras

ses

that

ap

prox

imat

es th

e or

igin

al c

ondi

tion;

-

Whe

re n

ew a

cces

s roa

ds h

ave

cros

sed

cultiv

ated

farm

land

s, th

at la

nds

mus

t be

reh

abilit

ated

by

rippi

ng w

hich

mus

t be

ag

reed

to b

y th

e ho

lder

of t

he E

A a

nd th

e la

ndow

ners;

-

Reha

bilit

atio

n of

tow

er s

ites

and

acce

ss r

oads

out

side

of

farm

land

; -

Indi

geno

us sp

ecie

s mus

t be

used

for w

ith sp

ecie

s and

/gra

sses

to

w

here

it

com

plim

ents

or

appr

oxim

ates

th

e or

igin

al

cond

ition;





56 |

Pa

ge

- St

ockp

iled

tops

oil m

ust

be u

sed

for

reha

bilit

atio

n (re

fer

to

Sect

ion

5.24

: Sto

ckpi

ling

and

stoc

kpile

d ar

eas)

; -

Stoc

kpile

d to

psoi

l mus

t be

eve

nly

spre

ad s

o as

to

faci

litat

e se

edin

g an

d m

inim

ise lo

ss o

f soi

l due

to e

rosio

n;

- Be

fore

pla

cing

tops

oil,

all v

isibl

e w

eeds

from

the

plac

emen

t ar

ea a

nd fr

om th

e to

psoi

l mus

t be

rem

oved

; -

Subs

oil m

ust b

e rip

ped

befo

re to

psoi

l is p

lace

d;

- Th

e re

habi

litat

ion

mus

t be

tim

ed s

o th

at r

ehab

ilitat

ion

can

take

pla

ce a

t the

opt

imal

tim

e fo

r veg

etat

ion

esta

blish

men

t; -

Whe

re i

mpa

cted

thr

ough

con

struc

tion

rela

ted

activ

ity,

all

slope

d ar

eas m

ust b

e sta

bilis

ed to

ens

ure

prop

er re

habi

litat

ion

is ef

fect

ed a

nd e

rosio

n is

cont

rolle

d ;

- Slo

ped

area

s sta

bilis

ed u

sing

desig

n str

uctu

res

or v

eget

atio

n as

spec

ified

in th

e de

sign

to p

reve

nt e

rosio

n of

em

bank

men

ts.

The

cont

ract

des

ign

spec

ificat

ions

mus

t be

adhe

red

to a

nd

impl

emen

ted

stric

tly;

- Sp

oil c

an b

e us

ed fo

r bac

kfilli

ng o

r lan

dsca

ping

as l

ong

as it

is

cove

red

by a

min

imum

of 1

50 m

m o

f top

soil.

- W

here

requ

ired,

re-v

eget

atio

n in

clud

ing

hydr

o-se

edin

g ca

n be

enh

ance

d us

ing

a ve

geta

tion

seed

mixt

ure

as d

escr

ibed

be

low

. A m

ixtur

e of

seed

can

be

used

pro

vide

d th

e m

ixtur

e is

care

fully

sele

cted

to e

nsur

e th

e fo

llow

ing:

a)

Ann

ual a

nd p

eren

nial

pla

nts a

re c

hose

n;

b) P

ione

er sp

ecie

s are

incl

uded

; c)

Spe

cies

cho

sen

mus

t be

indi

geno

us to

the

area

with

the

seed

s use

d co

min

g fro

m th

e ar

ea;

d) R

oot s

yste

ms m

ust h

ave

a bi

ndin

g ef

fect

on

the

soil;

e) Th

e fin

al p

rodu

ct m

ust n

ot c

ause

an

ecol

ogic

al im

bala

nce

in th

e ar

ea



57 |

Pa

ge

6 A

CC

ESS

TO TH

E G

ENER

IC E

MPr

O

nce

com

ple

ted

and

sig

ned

, to

allo

w th

e p

ublic

acc

ess t

o th

e g

ener

ic E

MPr

, the

hol

der

of t

he E

A m

ust m

ake

the

EMPr

ava

ilab

le to

the

pub

lic in

a

ccor

da

nce

with

the

req

uire

men

ts o

f reg

ula

tion

26(h

) of t

he E

IA R

egul

atio

ns.



58 | P a g e

PART B: SECTION 2

7 SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DECLARATION

7.1 Sub-section 1: contact details and description of the project

7.1.1 Details of the applicant:

Name of applicant:

Tel No:

Fax No:

Postal Address:

Physical Address:

7.1.2 Details and expertise of the EAP:

Name of applicant:

Tel No:

Fax No:

E-mail address:

Expertise of the EAP (Curriculum Vitae included):

7.1.3 Project name:

7.1.4 Description of the project:

7.1.5 Project location:

NO FARMNAME(ifapplicable)

FARMNUMBER(ifapplicable)

PORTIONNAME

PORTIONNUMBER LATITUDE LONGITUDE

7.16 Preliminary technical specification of the overhead transmission and distribution:

• Length• Tower parameters

- Number and types of towers- Tower spacing (mean and maximum)- Tower height (lowest, mean and height)- Conductor attachment height (mean)- Minimum ground clearance


¡ow %425 41'4 413 422 421 42D


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7.2 Sub-section 2: Development footprint site map

This sub-section must include a map of the site sensitivity overlaid with the preliminary infrastructure layout. The sensitivity map must be prepared from the national web based environmental screening tool, when available for compulsory use at: https://screening.environment.gov.za/screeningtool. The sensitivity map shall identify the nature of each sensitive feature e.g. raptor nest, threatened plant species, archaeological site, etc. Sensitivity maps shall identify features both within the planned working area and any known sensitive features in the surrounding landscape. The overhead transmission and distribution profile shall be illustrated at an appropriate resolution to enable fine scale interrogation. It is recommended that <20 km of overhead transmission and distribution length is illustrated per page in A3 landscape format. Where considered appropriate, photographs of sensitive features in the context of tower positions shall be used.

Figure 1: Example of an environmental sensitivity map in the context of a final overhead transmission and distribution profile

7.3 Sub-section 3: Declaration

The proponent/applicant or holder of the EA affirms that he/she will abide and comply with the prescribed impact management outcomes and impact management actions as stipulated in part B: section 1 of the generic EMPr and have the understanding that the impact management outcomes and impact management actions are legally binding. The proponent/applicant or holder of the EA affirms that he/she will provide written notice to the CA 14 days prior to the date on which the activity will commence of commencement of construction to facilitate compliance inspections.

Signature Proponent/applicant/ holder of EA Date:

------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------



60 | P a g e

7.4 Sub-section 4: amendments to site specific information (Part B; section 2)

Should the EA be transferred to a new holder, Part B: Section 2 must be completed by the new holder and submitted with the application for an amendment of the EA in terms of Regulations 29 or 31 of the EIA Regulations, whichever applies. The information submitted for an amendment to an environmental authorisation will be considered to be incomplete should a signed copy of Part B: Section 2 not be submitted. Once approved, Part B: Section 2 forms part of the EMPr for the development and the EMPr becomes legally binding to the new EA holder.



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PART C

8 SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES

If any specific environmental sensitivities/attributes are present on the site which require more specific impact management outcomes and impact management actions, not included in the pre-approved generic EMPr template, to manage impacts, those impact management outcomes and actions must be included in this section. These specific management controls must be referenced spatially, and must include impact management outcomes and impact management actions. The management controls including impact management outcomes and impact management actions must be presented in the format of the pre-approved generic EMPr template. This applies only to additional impact management outcomes and impact management actions that are necessary.

If Part C is applicable to the development as authorised in the EA, it is required to be submitted to the CA together with the BAR or EIAR, for consideration of, and decision on, the application for EA. The information in this section must be prepared by an EAP and the name and expertise of the EAP, including the curriculum vitae are to be included. Once approved, Part C forms part of the EMPr for the site and is legally binding.

This section will not be required should the site contain no specific environmental sensitivities or attributes.



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APPENDIX 1: METHOD STATEMENTS

To be prepared by the contractor prior to commencement of the activity. The method statements are not required to be submitted to the CA.
