ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 1. The Contractor submits a detailed environmental management plan for Supervision Design Consultant’s approval (management plans include erosion control plan, dust and noise control plan, etc.) 2. The Contractor employs staffs with qualification and experience to supervise the implementation of safety measures and minimize environmental impacts as specified in EMP.
A GENERAL ENVIRONEMENTATL POLICY FRAMEWORK Some regulations and laws on environment applicable to operations including construction of roads/bridges to which the contractor needs to pay attention include: Law on Environmental Protection 2014 promulgated by the National Assembly on June 23rd, 2014, and coming into effect since January 1st, 2015 Decree No 18/2015/ND-CP promulgated by the Government on February 14 th, 2015 stipulating the environmental planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plans Circular No 26/2011/TT-BTNMT detailing a number of articles of Decree No 29/2011/ND-CP Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) of Asia Development Bank in 2009 Lasted standards of the Government on pollution management and environmental protection in accordance with regulations of Law on Environmental Protection Standards on Air Quality: Circular No 28/2011/TT-BTNMT Circular No 32/2013/TT-BTNMT QCVN 05: 2013/ BTNMT QCVN 06: 2009/BTNMT Stipulating technical process for monitoring ambient air environment Promulgation of national technical regulations on environment Air Quality – Ambient Air Quality Standard Air Quality – Maximum allowable concentration of hazardous substances in ambient air Standards on noise and vibration level: TT Circular No 28/2011/TT-BTNMT Quy QCVN26: 2010/BTNMT QCVN 27:2010/BTNMT Stipulating technical process for monitoring ambient air environment National Technical Regulation on Noise National Technical Regulation on Vibration Standards on quality of surface water and underground water: Circular No 29/2011/TT-BTNMT Circular No 30/2011/TT-BTNMT 10 QCVN 08:2008 11 QCVN 09:2008 Stipulating the technical process for monitoring continental surface water environment Stipulating the process for monitoring techniques of monitoring underground water environment National Technical Regulation on Surface Water National Technical Regulation on 12 QCVN 14:2008 13 QCVN 25: 2009/BTNMT 14 QCVN 40:2011 Standards on solid wastes: 15 TCVN 6696:2000 16 QCVN 07: 2009/BTNMT Underground Water National Technical Regulation on Domestic Wastewater National Technical Regulation on Wastewater of the Solid Waste Landfill Sites National Technical Industrial Wastewater Regulation on Solid wastes - Sanitary landfills - General requirements for environmental protection National Technical Regulation on Hazardous Waste Thresholds B ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Summary of all environmental issues of the project and proposal of mitigation measures to minimize adverse impacts of the project activities Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures issues 1.Environmental Articles of EMP The Contractor submits a detailed environmental responsibility in shall be fully management plan for Supervision Design the bidding implemented by Consultant’s approval (management plans include phase successful erosion control plan, dust and noise control plan, Contractor etc.) The Contractor employs staffs with qualification and experience to supervise the implementation of safety measures and minimize environmental impacts as specified in EMP CONSTRUCTION PHASE Implementation of management plans and application for granting a license Environmental issues Avoid impacts Update and implement management of unplanned plans/SEMPs for wasteland and rubbish treatment activities areas, manage materials, water drainage system, control the erosion, cut off and re-plant, ensure traffic safety, re-supply hydraulic system and facilities, control dust, noise and safety issues for workers and residents SEMPs must have no conflicts with any articles of EMP Contractors and suppliers comply with all requirements in accordance with regulations of law on license issued by Department of Natural Resources and Environment permitting to use equipment, machinery, establish and operate construction workshops such as concrete and cement mixing station, material warehouse, waste landfill sites, etc Objectives Mitigation measures Orientation for the Contractor and workers about social and environmental management Contractor and workers are trained to implement mitigation measures and promote to implementation of EMP Loss of Minimize vegetation and its impacts impact on animals animals Environmental issues Objectives Contractors assign tasks to their staffs to control the implementation of measures to minimize adverse impacts on environment Contractors are required to furnish full name of staffs who are assigned to supervise environmental management plan Implement to control malaria, programs for education and prevention of HIV-AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (SDT) in accordance with social plans Work collaboratively with local staff and rangers on to update the draft of TREE REPLANTING PLAN (TRP) before cutting down trees The plan must include details of the terms that Contractor must comply with to ensure to avoid cutting trees uncontrolledly by specifying areas needing to be cleared up based on the requirements of the project and give details of clearance program (location, schedule, trees being cut, etc.) Updated plan must be approved in writing By Supervision Design Consultant one (01) month prior to construction The Contractor shall perform the terms of the TRP Observe and mark trees which shall not be chopped down with the consent of rangers prior to construction Rangers accept the replacement of chopped trees basing on TRP Minimize the clearance basing on TRP Prohibit to chop down trees for firewood or for the Project In the process of re-planting / re-vegetation, it is not allowed to use strange varieties (seeds currently not grown in the country or the project area) unless re-planting / re-vegetation is performed in a certain framework with introduction purposes Trees tending to invade new environment must not be planted Workers are prohibited to hunt wild animals, fish, or raise, lock, buy and sell wild animals for any purpose, or keep wild animals illegal in tent area Bridge construction activities should be performed in the dry season as many as possible to reduce the negative impacts on the fishery, water quality and other aquatic resources The Contractor shall not use or permit the use of wood as fuel for any phase of the construction, including but not limited to the boiling of tar and Mitigation measures asphalt mixtures, and a more practical issue is to ensure the use of fuel, other than use of wood for cooking and boiling water at all tents and residential areas 10 The Contractor shall not purchase or use wood from illegal sources (illegally imported) 11 Do not build up the tents, asphalt mixing plant, material stockpile areas in forest areas 12 The Contractor shall comply with all necessary guidelines to ensure not to cause any damages to vegetation due to fire and explosion from construction activities If there is a fire in the process of working, the Contractor shall immediately put out the fire and replant destroyed trees Water drainage and impacts on hydrological regime Environmental issues Reducing the damages caused by the flood and riverbank erosion Examine technical design of drainage works crossing the road, assess and agree with the Employer/Supervision Design Consultant in case of re-design, new work construction or point out some existing problem that needs to be remedied Before commencement, update the draft of DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN (DMP) of Supervision Design Consultant in technical design phase The plan should include detailed provisions with which the contractor needs to comply to ensure that construction activities not result in stagnant water in the area of construction, tents, material mine area and other areas used for activities related to the project and the adjoining areas Updated plan must be approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing prior to the commencement The contractor shall perform terms of the DMP Implement the design of bridges and box culverts that have been approved to be suitable to flood control such as absorption design to avoid erosion Protect or install irrigation channels across the project area Quickly repair damaged irrigation channels Protecting natural streams that may be deposited with sediment due to the flow of the construction process, production factory and washing area of vehicles and machinery Minimize the selection of methods of draining surface water in the project corridor Need to build sewers to divert the flow of the Objectives Mitigation measures Public utilities Avoid to interrupt the supply of facilities such as water, electricity during the removal of wiring Repair broken service roads Exploitation of materials and management of quarries and Environmental issues Minimize impacts of exploitation, transportation waste streams from the parking out of from sensitive receipt sources Ensure the sewer system at time of storm occurrence, and sewers and bridge for drainage must be cleaned periodically to be able to release flood in the construction process Before commencement of construction, it is required to update the draft of UTILITIES AND IRRIGATION REPROVISIONING PLAN (UIRP) prepared by Supervision Design Consultant in technical design phase The plan should detail the arrangement, location, and schedule, coordination with local authorities to minimize interruption of power, water, communications and irrigation systems Updated plan must be approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing prior to the construction The contractor shall perform terms of UIRP Reconfirm supply sources of water, electricity, telecommunications, hydraulic systems that are interrupted due to the construction Contact local authorities concerned about the services of electricity, water and the surrounding villages to conduct planning for re-supplying power, water, telecommunications and irrigation systems Installation and re-connection of electricity and water services must be performed immediately prior to commencement of construction The Contractor shall cooperate with companies that provide electricity and water services electricity and water services to repair and install Give prior notices to affected neighborhoods Re-connection of electricity and water services should be done immediately before commencing construction as soon as possible Notify Supervision Design Consultant and management unit of electricity and water services to repair and rehabilitate immediately damaged power and water supply systems during construction Damaged service roads due to transport of construction materials and activities related to the project must be restored immediately after the completion of construction activities in each area Update the draft of MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (MMP) (including volume chart that is moved) prepared by Supervision Design Consultant in the design phase Objectives Mitigation measures open-pit mines Environmental issues and storage of The plan must detail the arrangement (as well as materials the location and capacity of relevant institutions) to facilitate timely action and provide construction materials to avoid effects due to activities of storing unnecessary materials outside the project area Updated plan must be approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing prior to the construction The Contractor shall perform the terms of the MMP Balance the excavation and embankment materials to mitigate impacts of aggregate mining operations Prioritize the use of appropriate materials in existing mines Update on monthly basis the list of quarries and material mines in MMP to report to the Employer / Supervision Design Consultant and mitigate impacts on other resources of the locality Only buy materials from mines that have been issued a certificate by Department of Natural Resources and Environment The Contractor must obtain a license on environmental protection before mining rock/material mines Implement a plan of compensation for cultivated crops in case of destroying these crops Store the topsoil for future use Make fence and fence walls around the mine site after use Remove, store excavated soil, topsoil and low quality materials near the site and store them for renovation Use quarries with the highest exploitation rate (in terms of quality) while retaining its best natural state Use mines located near routes easy to travel and with less steep hills 10 Do not quarry in areas having natural forests and near the river – areas supplying nutrients and residence to birds and animals 11 Do not choose quarries, soil mines, and materials in the fertile lands and forest areas 12 In the process of quarrying, exploiting soil and materials, it is required to provide adequate drainage system and avoid stagnancy 13 Avoid or reduce the exploitation of the mines located in the riverbed If it is obligatory to put the quarry in the riverbed, avoid streams or small rivers Prioritize the use of the land created by alluvial deposit or silt in the middle of the river, Objectives Mitigation measures but not submerged in water in the condition of normal water level 14 In mines in hills or steep terrain, hedge exploited land areas, and construct drainage systems and plant trees to improve these areas 15 Make sure that the remaining mines are clean, the slope is stable and drainage system is good in order to prevent flooding – a condition for mosquito breeding 16 After completion of the exploitation of materials, tunnels and quarries must be drained and fenced, and carefully protected to avoid impacts on health and safety of people 17 To avoid flooding when mines are flooded in, it is required to fence and equip with life buoys Environmental issues Waste dump Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures Control the treatment area of construction waste, hazardous waste and grease Update the management of hazardous waste in Objectives Mitigation measures the draft of WASTE ROCK AND SOIL, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (VVMSDP) prepared by Supervision Design Consultant Updated plan includes all issues about cleaning up, storing, treating and monitoring waste rock and soil The plan also includes process of transportation, storage and treatment methods and equipment, routes and transportation vehicles, treatment location and capacity of solid and liquid waste substances, hazardous materials, hazardous substances and excavated rock and soil The plan must be approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing (01) month prior to construction Contractor shall have to implement the terms of VVMSDP Disposal areas must be approved by landowners and checked by Department of Natural Resources and Environment The Employer / Supervision Design Consultant shall acknowledge and monitor Supervision Design Consultant recorded and monitored Waste soil storage areas must be renovated, managed, listed and marked Do not treat waste in banks of rivers or streams or natural drainage ditches Do not treat waste in weak slopes, roads for flood drainage, wetlands, farms, and forests, areas of religion, sensitive cultural areas or areas of people's livelihood Excess materials will be used in places suitable issues Treatment of Minimize, reuse general and recycle construction wastes and wastes contaminating substances due to uncontrolled waste dump Environmental issues Objectives to local repairs to fill eroded ditches, degraded land in consultation with the local community Waste rock and soil are only dumped in areas allowed by local governments The contractor may dump waste materials in the quarry that no longer works and in relevant fallow mines Waste rock and soil must be spread into a layer with thickness of 15cm and compacted at optimum moisture level and covered with topsoil, landscaped and protected by drainage ditches; grass must be grown in this area to prevent erosion in accordance with reality 10 Treatment area of waste rock and soil must not cause sediment and obstruction to water flow, causing damage to agricultural land and areas with dense vegetation cover 11 Do not pour waste soil to water resources {rivers, streams, drainage ditches, irrigation canals, etc.) in any circumstance 12 Treatment area of waste rock and soil must not form steep slopes and more trees must be planted in this area to prevent erosion Update the management of hazardous waste in the draft of WASTE ROCK AND SOIL, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (VVMSDP) prepared by Supervision Design Consultant Updated plan must be done (01) month prior to construction including all issues about storage, waste treatment and abnormal incidents, and approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing Contractor shall have to implement the terms of VVMSDP 2.Disposal areas must be approved by landowners and checked by Department of Natural Resources and Environment The Employer/ Supervision Design Consultant shall acknowledge and monitor Waste soil dumps must be renovated, managed, listed and marked Track the process of sorting garbage The trees, grasses that have been cut off should be provided for the local people to use as fertilizer or firewood Collect organic waste, and not incinerate at construction site Collect the waste that can be recycled and sold for recyclers Mitigation measures Excess waste must be disposed of in landfills permitted by the local government Tent areas for workers and construction site must have garbage containers Prohibit burning of construction waste and household waste Prohibit dumping solid waste into the canals, lakes, and other water sources of public areas 10 The entire solid waste must be collected and transported out from the site and dumped into landfills of the locality 11 Solid waste generated from construction activities and from tents must be treated and safely buried in the landfills outside the site certified and approved by Supervision Design Consultant/the Employer, community and local government Use of Minimize Update the management of hazardous waste in hazardous pollution from the draft of waste rock and soil, and waste substances and use and storage management plan (VVMSDP) prepared by hazardous waste of hazardous Supervision Design Consultant Updated plan must disposal substances be done (01) month prior to construction and approved by Supervision Design Consultant in writing Contractor shall have to implement the terms of VVMSDP Ensure safe storage for fuel and other hazardous substances and bulky materials approved by the Employer / Supervision Design Consultant and necessary license/confirmation issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and local governments Hydrocarbons, explosive and toxic materials need dumps that have been properly protected under the provisions of state and local government to prevent contamination of soil and water Areas providing fuels and vehicle/machine maintenance must be within the designed construction sit to contain spilled oil and fuel These areas must have a drainage system to a place where there is a system to separate grease out of water to ensure the effectiveness of the work Fuel and hazardous substances must be stored in a covered place with partitions to avoid grease, fuel spillage Classify hazardous waste (waste oil, used batteries, fuel tanks) and ensure that the storage, transportation and disposal not cause pollution and performed in accordance with the local and Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures issues national provisions Store hazardous materials above the flood level Strictly prohibit to dispose of wastewater containing oil Used oil and other hazardous materials shall be disposed of in areas outside the construction site as prescribed 10 Perform the appropriate precautions to prevent oil, grease and hydrocarbon from contaminating bed of canals 11 If oil spillage happens, it is required to immediately clean up with timely preventive measures to avoid leaving traces 12 The waste in the process of oil spillage must be have dumped in places permitted by local authorities and Supervision Design Consultant 13 Places for containing hazardous materials must be checked and equipped with appropriate equipment for dealing with emergencies in accordance with the law on this issue (QCVN 07:2009 BTNMT) 14 The Contractor shall specify each individual in the management plan / SEMP responsible for management in these areas and ensure they are properly trained for controlling people entering and leaving these areas and this entry must be permitted by a competent person 10 Asphalt Avoid air Avoid placing asphalt plant, stone crusher, pollution, noise, asphalt tanks on roads and away from sensitive Concrete traffic batching plant, points (schools, hospitals, residential areas, etc.) stone crusher, use congestion and and rivers, and also install, and maintain de-dusting pollution of asphalt and equipment soil pollution Failure to use asphalt as fuels Failure to use wood as fuel for cooking asphalt Asphalt tanks must be located in a dedicated area, avoid placing them along National Highway 217 Failure to let asphalt flow into empty or water rivers but, must bring it to the small ditches or waste yards prepared by Contractor Asphalt storage and mixing area must be protected from spills and handled contaminated soil in accordance with the Government and local authorities’ regulations and laws At least, these areas must be compacted so that any asphalt spills can be collected and cleaned immediately Any petroleum products used for the preparation of mixing asphalt must be carefully managed to avoid spills and local water pollution Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures Issues and educate HIV-AIDS/ Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) with the social plans of project Perform programs to raise awareness and prevent HIV-AIDS / STD with social plans of project 19.Occupational Ensure workers Contractor updates the draft of WORK PLACE safety for to be safe SAFETY PLAN (WPSP) provided by Supervision workers Design Consultant and instruct workers for health and safety issues The plan must include details of provisions (specific mitigation measures, terms on safety, responsibilities, etc.) of Contractor to ensure worker and community’s safety and avoid occurrence of accidents due to construction activities Updated plan must be approved in writing by Supervision Design Consultant one (01) month prior to construction Contractor performs the terms of WPSP Establish safety measures as required by the laws and practical experience in construction Supply medical equipment for workers to able to access easily Schedule regularly (eg weekly talk) to orient workers in terms of health and safety issues related to their activities as well as proper use of protective equipment Set up fence around the dug area, material mines and areas with a temporary bridge Provide employees with full free protective equipment such as safety shoes, hard helmets, goggles, earplugs, gloves etc In the areas where workers work entirely in conditions of direct contact with transport activities, barriers must be arranged to protect workers to avoid being affected by means of transport Other measures are to install traffic directional distribution devices (eg cone and cylinder beacons) for delimiting site Supply reliable clean water for workers Arrange adequate drainage channels for camp area to avoid water accumulation Provide sanitation equipment/toilets to camp area in accordance with local regulations to prevent any harm to the community’s health or soil, surface water and groundwater pollution These devices must be maintained well in order to use effectively 10 Ensure to set up reverse signals for all vehicles in the site 11 Provide equipment / instructions for Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures Issues 20 Public safety 21 Traffic conditions Environmental Issues firefighting at worker camps, equipment areas, fuel areas Avoid accidents 1.WPSP plan must include installation of barriers for local people for the site (eg: temporary fence) to restrict pedestrians to go in site except for designed intersection locations Do not allow local people (especially children) to be present in high-risk areas Such as the dug areas with machines which are operating In such areas there must be people to lookout Restrict speed of vehicles and machines while they circulate in the project at least 50 meters from sensitive areas (including residential areas, schools, temple-pagoda etc.) After completion of construction, material mine areas must be filled (if appropriate materials such as soil excavation are available) or it is imperative to form a fence Minimize Before starting construction, update and disturbance and implement TEMPORARY TRAFFIC traffic MANAGEMENT PLAN (TTMP) prepared by congestion Supervision Design Consultant during the detailed design stage The plan includes details of provisions which Contractor needs perform to minimize disturbance of traffic activities and pedestrians during construction Arrangement of Frontage roads for vehicles through the site should be proposed to avoid affecting and separating local community and also retain at least a small road along the entire route to use during construction Updated plan must be approved in writing by Supervision Design Consultant one (01) month prior to commencement Contractor performs the terms of TTMP Through the local government, contact and inform people of scope and progress of construction, as well as some construction activities interrupting or restricting travelling Coordinate with local agencies of Transportation and Public Works, perform plans for redirecting traffic to avoid inconvenience to people in traffic caused by project activities Ensure smooth traffic and avoid or reduce accidents, traffic jams Coordinate with local agencies of Transportation and Public Works with respect to the plan for transportation of materials to avoid congestion Install clear signs and signposts at the Objectives Mitigation measures road going in and out construction road and bridge to minimize traffic congestion Create a safe frontage road for pedestrians and vehicles around the site Install bold turn signs, visible at night and the person holding warning flag in traffic in hazardous conditions is available (24/24 when necessary) Provide adequate light at night within and in surrounding areas of site Arrange traffic staff at sites 22 Preserve Site employees are instructed for keeping Archaeological opportunities to the field of relics unchanged artifacts and find the cultural When any purposes are determined, culture and immediately contact Supervision Design Consult archeological at the site and stop all construction activities in Relics, such area identified If Site Supervisor determines that such items are during very important, the staff of Department of Culture, construction Sports and Tourism must be invited to check the field and all construction activities must be stopped 4.Until Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism replies the invitation, all works will not continue in this area unless the agreement between Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Department of Natural Resources and Environment is obtained on necessary mitigation measures, including excavation activities 23 Full preparation Contractor shall confirm and implement Environmental for improvement measures (rehabilitation of improvements environmental landscaping, planting trees etc.), identified in the improvement detailed design stage for the project 24 Property Avoid, Immediately repair and/or compensate for damages minimize or damages caused by construction or contractor/ compensate for subcontractor’s activities damages caused 2.2 Avoid damages to existing property, by contractor or improvements and public services: (i) at or near the subcontractor’s site, and (ii) a third party’s adjacent property, the activities locations that Contractor has known or should know Contractor shall repair any damages to these projects, including the third party’s property caused by non-compliance with contractual requirements or lack of experience in construction activities If Contractor fails or refuses to repair damages promptly, Investor may have necessary Environmental Objectives Mitigation measures Issues 25.Other negative impacts caused by activities related to construction Make sure all negative impacts caused by construction and contractor/ subcontractor’s related activities must be solved requirements or charge Contractor’s cost Apart from mitigation measures as above and detailed measures in Report on environmental impact assessment and in the bid, Contractor must perform in accordance with and/or add measures to avoid, reduce or compensate the negative impacts on environment caused by construction and other activities of project performed by contractor or subcontractor C FIRE PREVENTION & EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN The Contractor shall prepare and submit a safety action plan for the Project Activities to the CS Consultant and PMU1 to review and approval This action plan shall include actions response with environmental incident related to sudden leakage, unforeseen toxic gas release, unfavorable weather conditions or fire incidents The plan shall be evaluated and updated if necessary - In case of sudden leakage or spills of oil/chemicals/chemical waste, the following reactive procedures must be complied by the Contractor: The person who detects the leakage/effusion of chemicals shall immediately check the injured persons and informs the Contractor, Consultant and PMU1; The Contractor shall guarantee that any injured persons shall be treated, and what is spilled/leaked must be identified; In case of sudden issues causing critical environmental pollution, the Safety and Environmental Officer of the Contractor shall immediately notify PMU1 In this case, the Contractor shall have simultaneous actions to stop spillage/leakage and direct the spilled/leaked fluid to the invulnerable nearby; The Contractor shall appoint the maintenance staff with suitable protective equipment to clean such chemical waste/ chemicals Cleaning may attain its effeciency by immerse sawdust (in case of minor spillage/leakage), or sand bag (in case of considerable spillage/leakage), and/or use the shovel to scoop up the surface soil (in case leakage/spillage appears in the open ground); Depending on the nature and severity level of chemical spillage, it may be deemed necessary to evacuate the site for safety; It is not allowed to pour down the spilled chemicals into the surface water drainage system of the locality Use the sawdust or sand bag to clean instead and the chemical contaminated soil shall be treated by complying with drainage procedure and waste treatment procedures Environmental incidents may occur in the course of work execution and operation phases of the Project, which is unpredictable Therefore, the Contractor shall act, depending on specific case, to handle these incidents and implement proper measures for each specific case The Contractor shall prepare a detail report on the environmental incident, including detailed description of accidents, cleaning activities performed any pollution issues and proposed measures to prevent similar incidents from occurence in the future Afterwards, such report shall be submitted to the Consultant and PMU1 for consideration and records Report on these issues shall also submitted to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Thanh Hoa Province if required - Responsing to fire: Establish the Professional Fire prevention Team, which is selected from the workers engaged in the construction Occupation training courses shall be offered for this team on Fire prevention Prior to construction, the Contractor (construction unit) shall have a working plan with PMU1 for the implementation of material and equipment protection works, as well as fire prevention and safety, including (1) the Contractor shall provide and install fire extinguisher in the site offices, stores and dangerous flamable sites; (2) water hoses, water tanks shall be allocated on the site plan at convenient locations, to avoid fire instance at the office, formwork workshop, camp site and other places, etc; (3) Workers are forbidden to set the fire-cracker or bring flammable substances or flux to the site; cooking is not allowed at the construction site; (4) at the site office, the number of the firemen must be available for contact in case of fire; (5) Regulations on fire prevention and control must be complied; (6) Steering Committee shall be established to periodically organize Training workshops of fire prevention and control; (7) Inspection and supervision of compliance with the Fire Plan shall be frequently conducted D TRAFFIC SAFETY AND LABOR SAFETY ENSURE METHODS Traffic safety Operation of traffic security in the construction including security of traffic vehicle in construction site and in haul road is clear that is an important content seriously abided by our Contractor In the process of base, pavement All jobs in base and pavement at non crossing sections are only implemented in a part of road; the remainder of minimum 3m is for vehicle and passengers and moved the next part of road only after completion In case it is not wide enough, it is forced to have bypass or wide-open embank for minimum lane For excavating road for new form, recovering works, enlarging road, recovering sink hole, mending old road…it í necessary to prepare carefully for excavating schedule in length to ensure daily return and not prolong that makes difficulty for safe travelling in the road In special case of excavation without immediate execution, upon out of time, unit shall have defensive methods like barrier that help people and vehicle not drop excavated point, have red light for signal at heads of excavated point in the night Do not lay material and motorcycle to displace road part for vehicle and passengers Construction road section’s length from 100m and over or narrow road section that is not enough width for cars need arrange traffic instructors to avoid cars jamming or displacing that results in traffic jam Material for construction is only laid out road in a few days and neatly arranged at one side of sidewalk, not laid parallel at both sides narrowing base of pavement So many soil, rock are used so many they are transferred out road in order to avoid dust if sunny, slip if rainy At locations of hidden sight distance like by-pass line, intersections, it it necessary to prioritize for early construction in order to ensure clear sight distance for traffic vehicle and need signals Arrange full labor force, equipment, rescue vehicle ensuring on 24/24 duty for timely rescue if traffic vehicle through construction area is sunk or happened accident In the process of bridge and culvert construction, works in line In the process of bridge and culvert construction, it is allowed to construct ½ length, ½ reminders is served for traffic clearance without by-pass In lengthwise foundation pit of channel, only digging one short section per construction shift, pouring foundation and body concrete immediate after digging Channel’s covers shall be readied, at its strength, installed to ensure people and vehicle’s safety System of by-pass and temporary bridge is ensured traffic safety and finished before construction of main works (i) By-pass and temporary bridge shall secure vehicle with size and load that old road permitted to travel safely (ii) Regularly arrange people, equipment and material to permanently mend by-pass, service road ensuring traffic clear even in rainy season (iii) Temporary bridges have handrail, barrier for people and vehicle’s safety Signal system such as road signs, signaling lamp is in accordance with Regulations of road traffic sign There are full barriers, site signals, speed restriction sign, signaling lamp in night, traffic coordinator In the process of bridge construction, big equipment (vibrating hammer, bridge crane, drill) can cause noise, vibration, shock affecting underground works, people’s houses round, it is necessary to have methods of minimum noise reduction for security of surrounding people’s works such as digging notch, building baffle, buffering magnetic and rubber equipment, construction in reasonable time Other works For out-guard: During construction process, Contractor arranges out-guard, traffic coordinator; in case of stopping construction, there are safe signs as ruled Out-guard, traffic coordinator are forced to carry red band on left hand, provided flag, hooter and light in night, reflective jacket For signal, insignia, clothing in construction process: In the process, Contractor pitches signals at heads of construction section, specifying project management unit’s name or unit in charge; construction unit’s name, construction schedule, Office’s address at site, contact phone number and work superintendent’s name For construction motorcycle: Construction motorcycle on the road has full safe equipment, paint tone and license plate registration in conformity with the law (i) In outside working hours, construction motorcycle is gathered into park In case of no (ii) Park, construction motorcycle is laid close roadside, at easy-to-detect places, and signaling clearly for road user (iii) Broken construction motorcycle shall find out method to lay close roadside and have signs as regulated For delivery and assembling of construction material: (i) Construction material is only laid out road from 2-3 construction sections and length of material bulk is not over 300m (ii) Before rain and flood, it is forced to completely construct, clean all unwanted material on the road and have method of road safety in case of bridge and road incident due to rain and flood in the scale of construction site plan (iii) Do not stretch kinds of material out the road causing traffic jam or slippery resulting in traffic insecurity and environmental pollution or asphalt heating on the road in dense pollution In the process of chopping down trees in a roadside: There are signs and guards at heads and ensuring safe distance; not let trees fall into road-bed causing traffic jam In the process of old bridge, culvert repair: For bridge repair and construction, repairing while opening to traffic, should: pitch narrow signal, speed restriction signal, construction signal…in accordance with requirements; set up barriers and 24/24 traffic coordinator; company material, equipment are arranged neatly in barriers between construction part and traffic part; irrigation and power system for construction shall be checked regularly for avoiding accidents In case of construction without traffic safety or vice versa, contractor shall set up by-pass Labor safety All staff and workers in construction site shall be trained on labor safety courses that organized by Constructor and professional authority For each works, safety department prepares regulations and internal rules in construction site, organizes training courses to the staff and workers to seriously comply with regulations and internal rules as well as strictly obey the State safety regulations Safety department assigns the staff to follow, update weather news for flood fighting and prevention in rainy season Safety staffs have to appear in construction site, especially at dangerous places in order to remind, adjust timely workers’ violations of labor safety rules In case of labor un-safety, safety staff has to temporarily suspend jobs so that construction unit shall supplement safety method and then inform work superintendent Constructor shall outline slogan, draw pictures in order to propagandize, remind of labor safety Safety staffs are provided flag, hooter, and red band…in their duties Contractor organizes first aid force in construction site and cooperates with local health units to ready emergency aid and treatment timely as accident may be Arrange full forces to instruct the traffic in construction area Deploy to install signals, barriers at necessary locations for noticing people and vehicles participating in traffic and residents around construction area Provide full safety device such as security helmet, boot, glass, face mask for workers in direct construction In the process, mechanic device are watched, special purpose cars like lifting crane, excavating machine, ladder cars are down safety legs if used In case of erecting crane’s parts and lifting and lowering bridge beam, non-involved persons are not allowed to come in and out in the process of construction In the process of construction, it is forced to obey Close and Open regulations of power sector and watch absolutely Grid’s erection and usage are conformed to power sector’s regulations (TCVN 4036-85) All security devices are checked before usage in accordance with rules, with periodic quality certificate Drivers, machine operators and labors are trained and reminded of safety content before construction, especially construction condition in which combined between machine and labor-force Properly arrange machines and devices, secure safe usage and operation, regularly follow operation status and timely repair for failures, and plan periodic machine maintenance Organize reasonable haul road in internal site, avoid many crossings in haul road in order to restrain possible accidents Absolutely not use dump track for workers’ delivery E ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN AND REPORT Contractor will be prepare monthly environmental documents and reports to SC and Employer during construction stage During check on site, CS Consultant will inspect to implement on environmental minigatiom measure in accordance with the form of EMP checking list that approved by ADB Mission (please see appendix 1) CONTRACTOR APPENDIX EMP CHECKING LIST CHECKING LIST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Package No.: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Duration of inspects : from… …….to…… ……month…… … year……………………………… Implemented Ref No A A.1 Requirements SITE WORK Traffic safety Traffic supervisor and Traffic regulator Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No A.2 A.3 A.3 1 Requirements Guide sign, warning sign, barricade, cones, fence, warning light… for control traffic safety and protect other public facilities is installed Maintaining the exiting traffic around and pass through construction site (maintaining, install or prepared bypass for exiting road) Preventing and cleaning soil and other material spillage from construction activities to road or foot-paths Writing diary on the traffic safety Labor safety equipment and facilities Safety supervisor Periodic training on safety (works safety, electric safety, fire and explosive protect and other… ) Equipped personal safety (clothe, shoe, glass, hamlet, ear mud ….) and other equipment when required Fist aid base with fully equipment Regulations and poster and or warning signs of safety is posted up at site and construction camps Provide extinguish fire equipment Report on accident Writing diary on the safety Environmental protections Mitigation air pollution Washing plan for wheel and body of vehicle on the site and quarry Spraying water to reduce dust during dry season or upon request on the site and or destructive houses, or dig and move debits and or road to transport material and especially at local pass through residential areas or near by sensitive sites Collect all materials generated during the construction at surface of Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No A.3 2 A.3 Requirements approaches road and dumping at the regulated areas Putting cover on materials while transporting Switching off machines and equipment when not being in use Store material with retaining wall (in case of requirements) Daily inspections of change on the air quality (by visual inspection for dust content and write down on dairy of environment) Water pollution reduction Do not gather, maintenance or repair vehicles, machineries and store materials adjacent to water resources or water supply and drainage system within 50 meter1 (river, lake, drainage, ditch and irrigation channel ) Do not discharge into the water resource Do not wash machines and equipment in the nearby water resources Arrangement temporary drainage ditches or deposited pond for collect all water runoff from construction site to water sheet Maintaining all drainage or any exiting water body around of site specially at location of building bridge on the river (Clean all deposited material, stakes … ) Noise and reduction vibration Constructing from 7am – 18pm; night-time construction should be planned and approved (14 days in advance) - Not constructing at the sensitive locations (residential area; temples, pagodas ) where are gathering many people during their important events… Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No A.3 4 A.3 Requirements Machineries shall be equipped with noisereduction devices or welloperated exhaust pipes The constructor should be consult with local authority and people to make memorandum of exiting condition of structure or stabilization of dwelling or other facilities which can be affected by construction activities The memo will be use as evidence to discussion in case of claim of damagate from local people or local authority Mitigation soil contamination and waste Clearing all waste materials generated during the construction on site and dumping at the regulated areas Limited on store material or gather equipment on the land out side of the site (50 m from centre line to both side ) Building retaining wall for store material site Prevent lubricants leak or spill out around site All the discharge oils or leakage oil and lubricants, emulsion (in case of increasing from site) shall be collected and stored separately for destruction Other requirements Visual environmental monitoring Equip or arrange with related parties to enable workers to use mobile toilets (each for 20 person) Repair, maintenance of machinery and equipment shall be done in the workshop Liquid materials and fuels: shall be placed on impermeable ground which is surrounded with wall or ditch and catch basin Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No B B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 Requirements Contractor’s workers shall be informed and obey the legal regulations and local authority and site regulations Contractor’s workers shall not hunt for birds, animals; exploit or destroy trees and plants outside the site area Leveling and returning to previous conditions of the workers’ site huts, material stockpile areas (if any) MIXING PLANT Mixing plant shall be located at least 500 m away from the residential areas Labor safety equipment and facilities Air pollution reduction Ensuring smooth operation of dust filtering component of mixing plant Mixing plant shall not be put in operation if the dust filtering component is defected or being repaired Spaying water to reduce dust on the entrance and exit road during hot and dry weather or upon request Clearing all waste materials generated during the operation of the mixing plant and dumping at the regulated areas Putting cover on materials while transporting (in and out) Washing plan for wheel and body of vehicle on the mixing plan ( incase of the vehicle from mixing plan access public road before come to construction site) Noise reduction Machineries shall be equipped with noisereduction devices or welloperated exhaust pipes Install noise barriers at required location Water pollution reduction Do not gather vehicles, machineries and materials adjacent to water resources or water supply and drainage system (drainage, ditch, Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No B.6 C Requirements irrigation channel ) All waste water should be treated as meet permission limit for discharge, incase of suitable is shall be reused for dust filtering, spray water or other work Do not directly discharge waste water into the water resources Do not wash machines and equipment in the nearby water resources Weekly inspection for preventing oil and lubrication leak Other requirements Observation on change Environmental quality and writing on the daily report Repair, maintenance of machinery and equipment shall be done in a rigid and impermeable ground area Stockpile areas of materials, asphalt, and emulsion shall be located at least 50m away from the water resources Liquid materials: shall be placed on impermeable ground which is surrounded with wall or ditch and catch basin (including for the lubricant, fuel and asphalt containing components enclosed with the mixing plant) Loose materials: if the stockpile is 2m high, a retaining wall of 1m higher than the stockpile shall be needed All the leakage oil and lubricants, emulsion shall be collected and stored separately for destruction Site regulations shall be posted or placed at the visible area at the mixing plant Leveling and returning to previous conditions of the workers’ site huts, material stockpile areas (if any) CONTRACTOR SITE OFFICE AND WORKER SITE HUNTS Workers’ site huts shall be located not least than 250 m from site and ensured to be clean, airy and available with toilets Ye s N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline Implemented Ref No Ye s Requirements To provide clean water supply for daily activities of workers To equip medical cabinets and facilities for first-aid Collect and treated domestic waste (by contractor or contract with sub-contractor) Solid waste landfill (if any) should be located at least 500m to any watercourse N o Parti al Remarks/ Recommendation (Reason for not implementing) Deadline D.1 COMPLAINT FORM LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL PEOPLE Official complaints D.2 Unofficial complaints D3 Action done contractor D by the Other requirements/ recommendations…………………………………………………………… …………………, date … month … year 2015 Representative of Contractor Site Inspector ... the laws and practical experience in construction Supply medical equipment for workers to able to access easily Schedule regularly (eg weekly talk) to orient workers in terms of health and safety... (especially children) to be present in high-risk areas Such as the dug areas with machines which are operating In such areas there must be people to lookout Restrict speed of vehicles and machines... Drivers, machine operators and labors are trained and reminded of safety content before construction, especially construction condition in which combined between machine and labor-force Properly arrange