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THE HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS FROM
THE PORT OF WALVIS BAY
UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Assessed by: Assessed for:
November 2020
Project: UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE
HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS FROM THE PORT
OF WALVIS BAY
Report
Version/Date
Version 2
November 2020
Prepared for: Logistics Support Services (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 4407
Walvis Bay
Namibia
Lead Consultant Geo Pollution Technologies (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 11073
Windhoek
Namibia
Main Project
Team
André Faul (Leader)
(B.Sc. Zoology, Biochemistry); (B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology); (M.Sc. Conservation
Ecology); (Ph.D. Medical Bioscience)
Pierre Botha
(B.Sc. Geology/Geography); (B.Sc. (Hons) Hydrology/Hydrogeology)
Wikus Coetzer
(B.Sc. Environmental and Biological Sciences); (B.Sc (Hons) Environmental
Sciences)
Cite this
document as:
Faul A, Botha P, Coetzer W. 2020. Updated Environmental Management
Plan for the Handling and Transport of Chemicals from the Port Of
Walvis Bay
Copyright Copyright on this document is reserved. No part of this document may be
utilised without the written permission of Geo Pollution Technologies (Pty)
Ltd.
Report
Approval
André Faul
Environmental Assessment Practitioner
Table of Contents
1 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................... 1
2 THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................... 1
2.1 OPERATIONS – IDENTIFIED IMPACTS ................................................................................................................ 1 2.2 OPERATIONS – MITIGATING MEASURES ........................................................................................................... 2
3 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................... 2
3.1 DECOMMISSIONING AND REHABILITATION..................................................................................................... 11
4 CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 11
5 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 11
List of Tables TABLE 1. PLANNING FOR OPERATIONS OF THE PROJECT ..................................................................... 3 TABLE 2. THE OPERATIONAL PHASE .................................................................................................... 5
1 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Logistics Support Services (Pty) Ltd requested Geo Pollution Technologies (Pty) Ltd to update their
existing environmental management plan (EMP) in order to renew their existing environmental
clearance certificate (ECC) that was issued on 20 September 2017. The renewed ECC is required for
the continued handling and transport of chemicals from the Port of Walvis Bay. The EMP provides
management options to ensure impacts related to the handling and transport of chemicals are
minimised. An EMP is a tool used to take pro-active action by addressing potential problems before
they occur. This should limit the corrective measures needed, although additional mitigation measures
might be included if necessary. The EMP acts as a stand-alone document, which can be used during
the various phases of any proposed activity or development.
As an international freight forwarding company, Logistics Support Services has a diverse array of
tasks related to the administrative aspects of shipping goods from international markets to local
clients. The clients being mostly in, but not limited to, the mining sector of Namibia, as well as other
southern African countries. Logistics Support Services does not own and operate cargo handling and
transport equipment (trucks, cranes, etc.), but rather arrange and administrate the entire process of
importing, handling, transporting and delivery of goods, including any incidental matters thereto,
otherwise referred to as supply chain management. However, all contractors and sub-contractors
taking part in the project should be made aware of the contents of the EMP, so as to plan the relevant
activities accordingly in an environmentally sound manner.
The objectives of the EMP are:
to include all components of the various activities;
to prescribe the best practicable control methods to lessen the environmental impacts associated
with the project;
to monitor and audit the performance of operational personnel in applying such controls; and
to ensure that appropriate environmental training is provided to responsible operational personnel.
Logistics Support Services may choose to implement an environmental management system. At the
heart of an environmental management system is the concept of continual improvement of
environmental performance with resulting increases in operational efficiency, financial savings and
reduction in environmental, health and safety risks. An effective environmental management system
would need to include the following elements:
A stated environmental policy which sets the desired level of environmental performance;
An environmental legal register;
An institutional structure which sets out the responsibility, authority, lines of communication and
resources needed to implement the environmental management system;
Identification of environmental, safety and health training needs;
An environmental program(s) stipulating environmental objectives and targets to be met, and work
instructions and controls to be applied in order to achieve compliance with the environmental
policy; and
Periodic (internal and external) audits and reviews of environmental performance and the
effectiveness of the environmental management system.
The EMP.
2 THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN The following general guidance for the EMP is based on the findings of the initial EIA and risk
assessment carried out by Geo Pollution Technologies (Faul & Botha, 2017).
2.1 Operations – Identified Impacts The following is the summary of the identified impacts:
The possibility of environmental pollution as a result of windblown chemical dust or spillage
is possible.
A risk to human health is possible due to the hazardous nature of some chemicals.
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During operations traffic impacts are expected.
The risk of groundwater and soil pollution is present.
The risk of fire and/or explosions exist.
2.2 Operations – Mitigating Measures The following is a summary of the proposed management plan, which will aid in mitigating /
preventing possible risk related to the operations and relevant activities. The measures provided
have taken into consideration all the risk perceptions raised by all stakeholders during the initial
EIA:
Environmental pollution must be prevented by preventing windblown chemical dust from
entering the environment and by appointing reputable and reliable contractors for transport.
All material safety data sheet instructions and IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous
Goods) Codes must be followed. Any spills must be cleaned immediately. All Namport
operation procedures as well as the EMP for the Port of Walvis Bay must be considered and
adhered to where applicable.
All relevant personal protective equipment should be a compulsory requirement.
Noise and traffic management must be conducted when required.
Fire prevention and firefighting plans must be in place. All products to be handled and stored
according to material safety data sheets and IMDG Codes.
3 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN Table 1 and Table 2 outline the management of the environmental elements that may be affected by
the different activities, grouped in each phase of development. These groups are as follows:
Planning Phase
Operational Phase
Note that since Logistics Support Services performs a supply chain management function, no
construction phase is included and decommissioning is mainly administrative as infrastructure used is
usually the property of Namport and/or the contractors.
The EMP is a living document that must be prepared in detail, and regularly updated, by the proponent
as the project progress and evolve. The tables below act as a guideline for the EMP to be established
by the proponent. Impacts addressed and mitigation measures proposed are seen as minimum
requirements which have to be elaborated on. Delegation of mitigation and reporting activities should
be determined by the proponent and included in the EMP.
All monitoring results must be reported on as indicated. These are important for any future renewals of
the environmental clearance certificate and must be submitted to the Ministry of Environment,
Forestry and Tourism on a bi-annual basis. This is a requirement by the Ministry.
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Tab
le 1
.
Pla
nn
ing f
or
Op
erati
on
s of
the
Pro
ject
A
ctiv
ity
Ob
ject
ive
Act
ion
T
imin
g
Pro
of
of
Co
mp
lia
nce
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
Co
mp
lia
nce
T
o
com
ply
w
ith
all
leg
al
req
uir
em
ents
fo
r th
e p
roje
ct i
n
Nam
ibia
.
Ap
ply
fo
r th
e
nec
essa
ry
per
mit
s fr
om
th
e
var
ious
min
istr
ies,
lo
cal
auth
ori
ties
and
an
y
oth
er
bo
die
s th
at
go
ver
ns
the
pro
po
sed
acti
vit
y.
Fin
alis
e nego
tiat
ions
and
re
solv
e an
y
outs
tand
ing
issu
es,
if
an
y,
over
th
e
allo
cati
on o
f u
ser
righ
ts w
ith
in t
he
Po
rt o
f
Wal
vis
Bay.
Pri
or
to
com
mence
ment
and
duri
ng t
he
cours
e o
f
op
erat
ions
All
co
ntr
acts
, p
erm
its,
cert
ific
ates
and
o
ther
le
gal
do
cum
ents
on f
ile.
Pro
po
nen
t
Ap
po
intm
en
ts
To
appo
int
rep
uta
ble
contr
acto
rs
and
o
per
atio
nal
per
sonnel
an
d
esta
bli
sh
the
EM
P,
a le
gal
re
quir
em
ent
that
form
s p
art
of
the
contr
act
wit
h
the
contr
acto
r an
d e
mp
loyee
s.
Ap
po
int
con
trac
tors
an
d
emp
loyee
s and
ente
r in
to a
n a
gre
em
ent
wh
ich i
ncl
ud
es t
he
EM
P.
Ensu
re
that
th
e co
nte
nts
o
f th
e E
MP
ar
e
und
erst
oo
d
by
the
con
trac
tor,
su
b-
contr
acto
rs,
em
plo
yee
s and
al
l p
erso
nnel
wh
o w
ill
be
pre
sent
on s
ite.
Pri
or
to
com
mence
ment
and
duri
ng t
he
cours
e o
f
op
erat
ions
Co
ntr
acts
on f
ile
Pro
po
nen
t; C
ontr
acto
r
Ma
na
gem
en
t E
stab
lish
a m
anagem
ent
syst
em
to
imp
lem
ent
and
m
onit
or
hea
lth,
safe
ty a
nd
en
vir
on
ment
(HS
E).
Mak
e p
rovis
ion
s to
have
a heal
th,
safe
ty a
nd
env
iro
nm
enta
l co
ord
inat
or
to i
mp
lem
ent
the
EM
P an
d o
ver
see
occ
up
atio
nal
hea
lth and
safe
ty
as
well
as
gen
eral
en
vir
on
menta
l
rela
ted
co
mp
liance
duri
ng o
per
atio
ns.
Hav
e th
e fo
llo
win
g
em
ergen
cy
pla
ns,
equip
ment
and
p
erso
nnel
in
p
lace
to
dea
l
wit
h
all
em
ergen
cies:
E
MP
, ri
sk
manag
em
ent
pla
ns,
em
ergency
resp
onse
pla
ns
and
HS
E m
anuals
Ad
equat
e
pro
tect
ion
and
in
dem
nit
y
insu
rance
co
ver
fo
r in
cid
ents
;
Co
mp
ly w
ith t
he
pro
vis
ions
of
all
rele
van
t
safe
ty s
tand
ard
s;
Pro
ced
ure
s,
equip
men
t and
m
ater
ials
req
uir
ed f
or
emer
gen
cie
s.
Pri
or
to
com
mence
ment
and
duri
ng t
he
cours
e o
f
op
erat
ions
Do
cum
enta
tio
n o
n f
ile
Per
sonal
p
rote
ctiv
e
equip
ment
(PP
E)
avai
lab
le
Sig
nage
rela
ted
to
rest
rict
ed
area
s, d
anger
ou
s ar
eas,
and
PP
E r
equir
ements
on s
ite
Em
ergency
resp
on
se
mat
eria
l o
n s
ite
Pro
po
nen
t; C
ontr
acto
r
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Act
ivit
y
Ob
ject
ive
Act
ion
T
imin
g
Pro
of
of
Co
mp
lia
nce
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
Res
tora
tio
n
Fu
nd
/In
sura
nce
To
es
tab
lish
a
fund
/insu
ran
ce
for
futu
re
env
iro
nm
enta
l
rest
ora
tio
n
or
po
lluti
on
rem
edia
tio
n i
f ev
er r
equir
ed.
To e
stab
lish
a f
und
fo
r ec
olo
gic
al r
esto
rati
on
sho
uld
en
vir
on
menta
l d
am
ag
e
resu
lt
fro
m
pro
ject
act
ivit
ies.
Pri
or
to
com
mence
ment
and
duri
ng t
he
cours
e o
f
op
erat
ions
Fin
anci
al
stat
em
ents
o
f
rest
ora
tio
n
fund
/pro
of
of
insu
rance
Pro
po
nen
t;
Ind
epen
den
t S
pec
iali
st
Co
nsu
ltant
Rep
ort
ing
T
o e
stab
lish
a r
epo
rtin
g s
yst
em
to
rep
ort
o
n
mo
nit
ori
ng
and
com
pli
ance
asp
ects
o
f
op
erat
ions
as
outl
ined
in
th
e
EM
P.
Est
abli
sh
a re
po
rtin
g
syst
em
to
re
po
rt
on
asp
ects
o
per
atio
ns
as
outl
ined
in
th
e
env
iro
nm
enta
l m
anag
em
ent
pla
n.
Kee
p
mo
nit
ori
ng
rep
ort
s o
n
file
fo
r b
i-
ann
ual
su
bm
issi
on
to
the
Min
istr
y
of
Envir
on
ment,
F
ore
stry
and
T
ouri
sm
in
sup
po
rt o
f E
CC
renew
al a
pp
lica
tio
ns.
This
is
a re
quir
em
ent
by t
he
Min
istr
y.
Duri
ng o
per
atio
ns
Bi-
ann
ual
m
onit
ori
ng
rep
ort
s
Pro
po
nen
t; C
ontr
acto
r
En
vir
on
men
tal
Cle
ara
nce
Ren
ewa
l
To r
enew
the
EC
C e
ver
y t
hre
e
yea
rs.
Ap
po
int
a sp
ecia
list
en
vir
on
menta
l
consu
ltan
t to
up
dat
e th
e en
vir
on
menta
l
imp
act
ass
ess
men
t (i
f re
quir
ed)
and
E
MP
and
ap
ply
fo
r re
new
al o
f th
e E
CC
.
Pri
or
to
exp
iry
of
EC
C
Ren
ew
ed E
CC
P
rop
onen
t;
Ind
epen
den
t S
pec
iali
st
Co
nsu
ltant
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Tab
le 2
. T
he
Op
era
tio
nal
Ph
ase
C
rite
ria
N
atu
re
Mit
igati
on
M
on
itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
En
ha
nce
d
skil
ls
tra
nsf
er
an
d
tech
no
log
y
tra
nsf
er
to
Wa
lvis
B
ay
a
nd
sub
seq
uen
t
pro
mo
tio
n
of
eco
no
mic
dev
elo
pm
en
t
Peo
ple
need
sk
ills
to
perf
orm
th
eir
job
s.
The
tech
no
log
y t
o d
o s
om
eth
ing i
s o
ften
no
t fo
un
d
loca
lly.
Develo
pm
ent
of
peo
ple
an
d
tech
no
log
y
are
key
to
eco
no
mic
dev
elo
pm
en
t.
Tra
inin
g
mu
st
be
pro
vid
ed
to
Nam
ibia
ns
to
ult
imat
ely
em
plo
y a
pre
do
min
antl
y N
am
ibia
n w
ork
forc
e.
Co
pie
s o
f tr
ainin
g
cert
ific
atio
n
or
manager
ial
refe
rence
s o
n f
ile.
6 M
on
thly
su
mm
ary r
epo
rt
bas
ed o
n a
ctual
trai
nin
g a
nd
the
enhance
ment
of
skil
ls
and
tr
ansf
er
of
tech
no
log
y
sho
uld
be
com
pil
ed.
Pro
po
nen
t
Incr
ease
d
spre
ad
o
f H
IV/
AID
S;
Incr
ease
d i
nfl
ux
to
Wa
lvis
B
ay
;
Incr
ease
d
info
rm
al
sett
lem
en
t a
nd
ass
ocia
ted
pro
ble
ms;
Red
uce
d
pro
pert
y v
alu
es
New
and
ex
isti
ng d
evel
op
ments
at
trac
t
peo
ple
who
see
k w
ork
. T
his
in t
urn
can
incr
ease
th
e exte
nt
of
info
rmal
sett
lem
ents
and
its
ass
oci
ated
pro
ble
ms.
The
incr
ease
d t
ruckin
g a
nd
dis
trib
uti
on
of
go
od
s fr
om
W
alvis
B
ay
could
contr
ibute
to
the
spre
ad o
f H
IV /
AID
S.
It
is
po
ssib
le
that
th
ese
ca
n
aff
ect
pro
per
ty p
rice
s in
the a
rea
dep
end
ing
on
the
pro
xim
ity t
o a
res
iden
tial
sit
e.
Res
tric
ted
em
plo
ym
ent
for
loca
l p
eop
le
only
sh
ould
b
e
pra
ctic
ed.
Dev
iati
ons
fro
m t
his
pra
ctic
e s
ho
uld
be
just
ifie
d
appro
pri
atel
y.
Ed
uca
tio
nal
p
rogra
ms
on
H
IV/A
IDs.
C
ontr
acti
ng
of
tran
spo
rt c
om
panie
s w
ith e
du
cati
onal
pro
gra
mm
es
for
truck
dri
ver
s is
im
per
ativ
e.
6 M
on
thly
su
mm
ary r
epo
rt
bas
ed
on
educa
tio
nal
pro
gra
mm
es
and
tr
ainin
g
cond
uct
ed.
6
Mo
nth
ly
rep
ort
an
d
revie
w
of
em
plo
yee
dem
ogra
phic
s.
Pro
po
nen
t
Em
plo
ym
en
t T
he
pro
ject
w
ill
pro
vid
e em
plo
ym
ent
and
res
ult
in m
an
y i
nd
irec
t em
plo
ym
ent
op
port
unit
ies.
If
skil
ls
exis
t lo
call
y
Nam
ibia
ns
mu
st
be
em
plo
yed
.
Alt
ernat
ivel
y tr
ainin
g
mu
st
be
pro
vid
ed to
N
amib
ians
to
ult
imat
ely
em
plo
y
a p
red
om
inan
tly
Nam
ibia
n
wo
rkfo
rce.
Dev
iati
ons
fro
m
this
p
ract
ice
sho
uld
b
e ju
stif
ied
app
rop
riat
ely.
6 M
on
thly
su
mm
ary r
epo
rt
bas
ed o
n e
mp
loyee
rec
ord
s.
Pro
po
nen
t
Ch
em
ica
l
Su
pp
ly
an
d
Eco
no
mic
Inje
ctio
n
Rel
iab
le
sup
ply
o
f ch
em
icals
to
lo
cal
ind
ust
ries
such a
s m
ines
and
to
so
uth
ern
Afr
ica.
Eco
no
mic
inje
ctio
n i
nto
Wal
vis
Bay a
nd
Nam
ibia
as
a w
ho
le.
Use
lo
cal
Nam
ibia
n
contr
act
ors
. D
evia
tio
ns
fro
m
this
pra
ctis
e sh
ou
ld b
e ju
stif
ied
.
6 M
on
thly
su
mm
ary r
epo
rt
bas
ed
on
contr
acto
rs
reco
rds.
Pro
po
nen
t
Tra
ffic
In
crea
sed
tr
affi
c le
adin
g
to
traf
fic
conges
tio
n,
acci
dents
an
d
incr
ease
d
Ad
her
e to
al
l lo
cal,
re
gio
nal
an
d
nat
ional
reg
ula
tio
ns
per
tain
ing t
o t
he
truck
ing i
nd
ust
ry a
nd
ro
ad u
sage.
An
y
com
pla
ints
re
ceiv
ed
regar
din
g
traff
ic
issu
es
Pro
po
nen
t
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teria
N
atu
re
Mit
igati
on
M
on
itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
det
erio
rati
on o
f ro
ads.
P
rio
r to
th
e tr
ansp
ort
o
f hazar
do
us
or
exp
losi
ve
carg
o a
journ
ey p
lan m
ust
be
pre
par
ed w
hic
h i
ncl
ud
e ro
ute
s w
ith
min
imu
m
po
tenti
al
traf
fic
(and
o
ther
) im
pac
ts.
This
incl
ud
es t
he
use
of
the
C3
4 (
M0
04
4)
road
beh
ind
the
du
nes
bet
wee
n W
alvis
Bay a
nd
Sw
ako
pm
und
.
Tru
cks
may
no
t o
ver
load
ed
an
d
must
re
po
rt
at
the
wei
ghb
rid
ge
exce
pt
if
exem
pte
d
as
the
case
m
ay
be
for
exp
losi
ve
carg
os.
Tru
cks
sho
uld
no
t b
e all
ow
ed
to
par
k,
outs
ide
des
ignate
d
area
s o
uts
ide
po
rt
lim
its
for
exte
nd
ed
per
iod
s o
f ti
me,
nei
ther
sho
uld
they o
bst
ruct
nei
ghb
ouri
ng b
usi
ness
es.
sho
uld
b
e re
cord
ed
and
rem
edia
l ac
tio
n
imp
lem
ente
d.
A r
egis
ter
sho
uld
be
kep
t o
f
all
carg
o t
ransp
ort
ed.
A r
epo
rt s
ho
uld
be
com
pil
ed
ever
y
6
mo
nth
s o
f al
l
inci
den
ts
rep
ort
ed,
com
pla
ints
re
ceiv
ed,
rem
edia
l ac
tio
n
taken
and
carg
o t
ransp
ort
ed.
Fir
e
an
d
Ex
plo
sio
ns
So
me
pro
duct
s to
b
e hand
led
ar
e
flam
mab
le a
nd
/or
exp
losi
ve.
Fo
r ex
plo
sive
chem
ical
s p
redet
erm
ined
ro
ute
s an
d t
imes
of
tran
spo
rt s
ho
uld
be
foll
ow
ed.
Sto
rage
and
han
dli
ng o
f fl
am
mab
le o
r ex
plo
sive
pro
duct
s
sho
uld
b
e ac
cord
ing
to
th
eir
mat
eria
l sa
fety
d
ata
shee
t
inst
ruct
ion
s w
hic
h i
nclu
des
th
e se
gre
gat
ion o
f in
com
pat
ible
pro
duct
s.
Fir
efig
hti
ng m
easu
res
as
per
the
mat
eria
l sa
fety
dat
a sh
eets
of
the
pro
duct
s sh
ould
be
adhere
d t
o.
In a
dd
itio
n t
o t
his
, al
l p
erso
nn
el h
ave
to b
e se
nsi
tise
d a
bo
ut
resp
onsi
ble
fir
e p
rote
ctio
n m
eas
ure
s an
d g
oo
d h
ou
sekee
pin
g
such
as
the
rem
oval
o
f fl
am
mab
le
mat
eria
ls
incl
ud
ing
rub
bis
h.
Reg
ula
r in
spec
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
carr
ied
out
to c
hec
k
for
thes
e m
ater
ials
at
the
site
.
A ho
list
ic
fire
p
rote
ctio
n an
d p
reven
tio
n p
lan is
nee
ded
.
This
p
lan
mu
st
incl
ud
e an
em
ergency
resp
onse
p
lan,
fire
fig
hti
ng p
lan a
nd
sp
ill
reco
ver
y p
lan.
Exp
erie
nce
has
sho
wn t
hat
the
bes
t ch
ance
to
rap
idly
pu
t
out
a m
ajo
r fi
re i
s in
the
firs
t 5
min
ute
s. I
t is
im
po
rtan
t to
reco
gnis
e th
at a
resp
onsi
ve
fire
p
reven
tio
n p
lan d
oes
no
t
sole
ly i
ncl
ud
e th
e avai
lab
ilit
y o
f fi
refi
ghti
ng e
quip
ment,
but
mo
re im
po
rtan
tly,
it in
vo
lves
pre
med
itat
ed m
easu
res
and
acti
vit
ies
to t
imeo
usl
y p
revent,
curb
and
avo
id c
ond
itio
ns
that
may r
esu
lt i
n f
ires
. A
n i
nte
gra
ted
fir
e p
reven
tio
n p
lan
A r
epo
rt s
ho
uld
be
com
pil
ed
ever
y
6
mo
nth
s o
f al
l
inci
den
ts
rep
ort
ed.
The
rep
ort
sh
ould
co
nta
in d
ates
wh
en
fire
d
rill
s w
ere
cond
uct
ed
and
w
hen
fire
fig
hti
ng
equip
ment
was
test
ed.
Pro
po
nen
t
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igati
on
M
on
itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
sho
uld
be
dra
fted
.
Hea
lth
, S
afe
ty
an
d S
ecu
rity
Ris
ks
incl
ud
e w
ork
re
late
d
inju
ries
o
r
exp
osu
res
to h
arm
ful
pro
duct
s, t
heft
and
sab
ota
ge.
Imp
lem
en
t an
d m
ain
tain
an
in
teg
rate
d h
ealt
h an
d sa
fety
man
ag
em
en
t sy
stem
, to
act
as a
mo
nit
ori
ng
an
d m
itig
ati
ng
too
l.
Co
mp
ly w
ith
all
healt
h a
nd
safe
ty s
tan
dard
s as
specif
ied
in
the L
ab
ou
r A
ct
an
d r
ela
ted
leg
isla
tio
n.
Cle
arl
y
lab
el
dan
gero
us
an
d
rest
ricte
d
are
as
as
well
as
dan
gero
us
eq
uip
men
t an
d p
rod
ucts
.
Lo
ck
aw
ay o
r st
ore
all
eq
uip
men
t an
d g
oo
ds
in a
man
ner
suit
ab
le t
o d
isco
ura
ge c
rim
inal
acti
vit
ies
(e.g
. th
eft
).
Pro
vid
e
all
em
plo
yees
wit
h
req
uir
ed
an
d
ad
eq
uate
pers
on
al
pro
tecti
ve e
qu
ipm
en
t (P
PE
) w
here
req
uir
ed.
En
sure
th
at
all
pers
on
nel
rece
ive a
deq
uate
tra
inin
g o
n t
he
op
erati
on
al
pro
ced
ure
s an
d
the
han
dli
ng
o
f h
azard
ous
sub
stan
ces.
Tra
in s
ele
cte
d p
ers
on
nel
in f
irst
aid
an
d e
nsu
re f
irst
aid
kit
s are
av
ail
ab
le.
Th
e
co
nta
ct
deta
ils
of
all
em
erg
en
cy
serv
ices
mu
st
be
read
ily a
vail
ab
le.
Ap
ply
an
d a
dh
ere
to
all
in
du
stry
sp
ecif
ic h
ealt
h a
nd
safe
ty
pro
ced
ure
s an
d r
eg
ula
tio
ns
ap
pli
cab
le t
o t
he h
an
dli
ng
of
hazard
ou
s su
bst
an
ces.
Tre
at
all
m
ino
r w
ork
re
late
d
inju
ries
imm
ed
iate
ly
an
d
ob
tain
pro
fess
ion
al
med
ical
treatm
en
t if
req
uir
ed
.
Ass
ess
an
y
healt
h
an
d
safe
ty
pro
ble
ms
an
d
imp
lem
en
t
co
rrecti
ve a
cti
on
to
pre
ven
t fu
ture
occu
rren
ces.
A r
epo
rt s
ho
uld
be
com
pil
ed
ever
y
6
mo
nth
s o
f al
l
inci
den
ts
rep
ort
ed.
The
rep
ort
sh
ould
co
nta
in d
ates
wh
en
trai
nin
g
was
cond
uct
ed a
nd
w
hen s
afe
ty
equip
ment
wer
e in
spec
ted
and
mai
nta
ined
.
Pro
po
nen
t
Nois
e
No
ise
wil
l b
e p
rod
uce
d b
y h
eav
y m
oto
r
veh
icle
s an
d
the
use
o
f fo
rkli
fts
and
rela
ted
mac
hin
ery.
The
Wal
vis
B
ay
Mun
icip
alit
y
has
no
re
gula
tio
ns
wit
h
regar
d t
o n
ois
e le
vel
s. A
sig
nif
icant
po
rtio
n o
f o
per
atio
ns
is
situ
ate
d i
n a
n i
nd
ust
rial
are
a so
ther
e is
no
res
tric
tio
n o
n t
he
tim
es
of
op
erat
ion.
The
Wo
rld
H
ealt
h
Org
aniz
atio
n
guid
elin
e o
n
maxim
um
n
ois
e le
vel
s (G
uid
elin
es
for
Co
mm
unit
y N
ois
e, 1
99
9)
to p
reven
t hea
ring
im
pai
rment
for
An
y
com
pla
ints
re
ceiv
ed
regar
din
g
exce
ssiv
e no
ise
sho
uld
b
e re
cord
ed
wit
h
no
tes
on
re
med
ial
acti
on
taken
.
Pro
po
nen
t
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atu
re
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igati
on
M
on
itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
wo
rker
s o
n s
ite c
an b
e fo
llo
wed
. T
his
lim
its
no
ise
level
s to
an a
ver
age
of
70
dB
over
a 2
4 h
our
per
iod
wit
h m
axim
um
no
ise
level
s no
t ex
ceed
ing 1
10
dB
duri
ng t
he
per
iod
.
The
nuis
ance
cre
ated
by a
ud
ible
war
nin
g s
ignal
s o
n t
ruck
s
and
fo
rkli
fts
at n
igh
t ca
n b
e p
reven
ted
by s
wit
chin
g t
o a
flas
hin
g l
ight
or
‘bro
adb
and
wh
ite
no
ise’
syst
em
inst
ead
of
the
no
rmal
aud
ible
w
arnin
g
sig
nal
s.
Duri
ng
dayti
me
the
aud
ible
war
nin
gs
may b
e use
d.
All
tr
ucks
and
m
ach
iner
y
must
b
e re
gula
rly
serv
iced
to
ensu
re m
inim
al n
ois
e p
rod
uct
ion.
All
co
mp
lain
ts,
rem
edia
l
acti
on
taken
an
d
addit
ional
dat
a,
if
avai
lable
, to
be
com
pil
ed i
n a
rep
ort
ever
y 6
mo
nth
s.
Wa
ste
Prod
uct
ion
Wast
e
can
b
e
of
do
mest
ic
ori
gin
o
r
hazard
ou
s w
ast
e
that
inclu
de
co
nta
min
ate
d
mate
rials
su
ch
as
pack
ag
ing
mate
rials
.
Wast
e s
ho
uld
be d
isp
ose
d o
f re
gu
larl
y a
nd
at
ap
pro
pri
ate
dis
po
sal
facil
itie
s.
Pro
du
cts
th
at
can
be r
e-u
sed
or
re-c
ycle
d s
ho
uld
be k
ep
t
sep
ara
te a
nd
tre
ate
d a
s su
ch
.
Du
e t
o t
he n
atu
re o
f so
me h
azard
ou
s m
ate
rials
th
ey s
ho
uld
be
dis
po
sed
o
f ap
pro
pri
ate
ly
an
d
at
an
ap
pro
pri
ate
ly
cla
ssif
ied
wast
e d
isp
osa
l fa
cil
ity.
See t
he m
ate
rial
safe
ty
data
sh
eets
av
ail
ab
le f
rom
su
pp
lier
s if
th
e u
ser
is n
ot
sure
ho
w t
o d
isp
ose
of
the s
ub
stan
ce.
A
reg
iste
r o
f h
azar
do
us
wast
e d
isp
osa
l sh
ould
b
e
kep
t.
Th
is
sho
uld
in
clu
de
typ
e
of
wast
e,
vo
lum
e
as
well
as
dis
po
sal
meth
od
/fac
ilit
y.
An
y
com
pla
ints
re
ceiv
ed
regar
din
g
wast
e sh
ould
b
e
reco
rded
w
ith
no
tes
on
acti
on t
aken.
All
dat
a to
be
com
pil
ed i
n a
6 m
on
th r
eport
.
Pro
po
nen
t
Grou
nd
wa
ter,
Su
rfa
ce
Wa
ter
an
d
So
il
Con
tam
ina
tio
n
Sp
ille
d o
r w
ind
blo
wn
pro
du
cts
en
teri
ng
the
en
vir
on
men
t
Po
rou
s su
rface
su
bst
rate
ca
n
allo
w
un
wan
ted
haza
rdo
us
and
ec
olo
gic
ally
det
rim
enta
l su
bst
ance
s to
see
p d
ow
n t
o
the
wat
er t
able
.
Em
ergency r
esp
onse
pla
ns
and
sp
ill
conti
ngency p
lans
mu
st
be
in p
lace
and
inclu
de
all
ch
em
icals
bei
ng h
and
led
. T
hes
e
sho
uld
b
e up
dat
ed as
new
chem
icals
ar
e ad
ded
to
th
ose
bei
ng h
and
led
.
The
ente
rin
g o
f chem
icals
in
to th
e e
nv
iro
nm
en
t m
ust
be
pre
ven
ted
at
all
co
sts.
If s
pil
ls o
ccu
r cle
an
-up
sho
uld
be
init
iate
d i
mm
ed
iate
ly.
Use
of
rep
uta
ble
and
well
tra
ined
co
ntr
acto
rs a
re e
ssenti
al.
Off
load
ing
bu
lk
car
go
d
uri
ng
stro
ng
win
ds
mu
st
be
pre
ven
ted
.
A r
epo
rt s
ho
uld
be
com
pil
ed
ever
y 6
mo
nth
s o
f al
l sp
ills
or
leak
ages
rep
ort
ed.
The
rep
ort
sh
ould
co
nta
in
the
foll
ow
ing i
nfo
rmat
ion
:
dat
e an
d
dura
tio
n
of
spil
l
pro
duct
sp
ille
d
vo
lum
e o
f sp
ill
rem
edia
l ac
tio
n t
aken
cop
y o
f d
ocu
menta
tio
n
in
wh
ich
spil
l w
as
Pro
po
nen
t
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igati
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itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
Use
o
f sp
ill
con
tro
l m
easu
res
wh
ere
ap
pro
pri
ate
(e
.g.
pla
stic
shee
tin
g)
Reg
ula
r in
spec
tio
n a
nd
main
ten
ance
of
all
eq
uip
men
t.
To
pre
vent
the
tear
ing o
f b
reak
bulk
bag
s a
lim
it s
ho
uld
be
pla
ced
o
n
stackin
g
hei
gh
t d
uri
ng
tran
spo
rt
and
st
ora
ge.
Only
sup
erio
r q
ual
ity b
ags
sho
uld
be
use
d.
rep
ort
ed
Eco
logic
al
Imp
act
The
imp
act
on
the
eco
logic
al
envir
on
ment.
The
ente
ring o
f ch
em
ical
s in
to th
e envir
on
ment
mu
st b
e
pre
ven
ted
at
all
cost
s.
Fo
r an
y
off
sho
re
po
lluti
on
the
up
dat
ed
Nat
ional
M
arin
e
Po
lluti
on C
on
tin
gency P
lan
must
be
consu
lted
.
Em
ergency r
esp
onse
pla
ns
and
sp
ill
conti
ngency p
lans
mu
st
be
in p
lace
and
incl
ud
e al
l ch
em
ical
s b
ein
g h
and
led
. T
hes
e
sho
uld
b
e up
dat
ed as
new
chem
ical
s ar
e ad
ded
to
th
ose
bei
ng h
and
led
.
If s
pil
ls o
ccur
clea
n-u
p s
ho
uld
be
init
iate
d i
mm
edia
tely
.
Use
of
rep
uta
ble
and
wel
l tr
ained
co
ntr
acto
rs a
re e
ssen
tial
.
Off
load
ing b
reak
bulk
ca
rgo
d
uri
ng st
ron
g w
ind
s m
ust
b
e
avo
ided
.
Use
of
spil
l co
ntr
ol
mea
sure
s w
her
e ap
pro
pri
ate
(e.g
. p
last
ic
shee
tin
g)
Reg
ula
r in
spec
tio
n a
nd
mai
nte
nan
ce o
f al
l eq
uip
men
t.
To
pre
ven
t th
e te
arin
g o
f b
reak
bulk
bag
s a
lim
it s
ho
uld
be
pla
ced
on s
tack
ing h
eig
ht
duri
ng t
ransp
ort
and
sto
rage.
Only
sup
erio
r q
ual
ity b
ags
sho
uld
be
use
d.
A r
eco
rd s
ho
uld
be k
ept
of
any
extr
aord
inar
y
fau
na
sig
hti
ngs
or
enco
unte
rs
on
site
.
All
dat
a to
be
com
pil
ed i
n a
6 m
on
thly
rep
ort
.
Pro
po
nen
t
Du
st/A
ir
Qu
ali
ty
Ch
em
ical
du
st b
ein
g b
low
n i
n t
he w
ind
O
fflo
ad
ing
b
ulk
carg
o
du
rin
g
stro
ng
w
ind
s m
ust
b
e
av
oid
ed
.
If s
pil
ls o
ccu
r cle
an
-up
sh
ou
ld b
e in
itia
ted
im
med
iate
ly.
Use
of
rep
uta
ble
an
d w
ell
tra
ined
co
ntr
acto
rs a
re e
ssen
tial.
Air
qu
ali
ty m
on
ito
rin
g i
f re
gu
lar
com
pla
ints
are
receiv
ed
.
If
air
qual
ity
rela
ted
com
pla
ints
ar
e re
ceiv
ed
then
ai
r q
uali
ty m
onit
ori
ng
sho
uld
b
e im
ple
mente
d
foll
ow
ing c
onsu
ltat
ion w
ith
a sp
ecia
list
in t
his
fie
ld.
A r
epo
rt s
ho
uld
be
com
pil
ed
Pro
po
nen
t
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Cri
teria
N
atu
re
Mit
igati
on
M
on
itori
ng
R
esp
on
sib
le B
od
y
ever
y
6
mo
nth
s o
f al
l
com
pla
ints
re
po
rted
an
d
mo
nit
ori
ng p
erfo
rmed
.
Cu
mu
lati
ve
Imp
act
Th
ese
are
im
pacts
w
hic
h
resu
lt
fro
m
the
incre
men
tal
imp
act
of
the
acti
on
wh
en
ad
ded
to
oth
er
past
, p
rese
nt,
an
d
fore
seeab
le f
utu
re a
cti
on
s re
gard
less
of
wh
o
un
dert
ak
es
such
acti
on
s.
It
can
resu
lt
fro
m
ind
ivid
uall
y
min
or,
b
ut
co
llecti
vely
si
gn
ific
an
t acti
on
s ta
kin
g
pla
ce o
ver
a p
erio
d o
f ti
me.
In r
ela
tio
n
to a
n a
cti
vit
y,
it m
ean
s th
e i
mp
act
of
an
acti
vit
y
that
in
itse
lf
may
n
ot
be
sig
nif
ican
t,
may
b
eco
me
sig
nif
ican
t
wh
en
ad
ded
to
ex
isti
ng
an
d
po
ten
tial
imp
acts
re
sult
ing
fr
om
si
mil
ar
or
div
ers
e a
cti
vit
ies
or
un
dert
akin
gs
in t
he
are
a.
Po
ssib
le c
um
ula
tiv
e i
mp
acts
ass
ocia
ted
wit
h
the
op
era
tio
nal
ph
ase
in
clu
de
incre
ase
in
tr
aff
ic fr
eq
uen
tin
g th
e si
te
an
d a
lon
g t
he s
ecti
on
s o
f ro
ads
use
d f
or
tran
spo
rt.
An
in
cre
ase
in
em
issi
on
s
fro
m t
hese
veh
icle
s w
ill
decre
asi
ng
th
e
air
q
uali
ty
aro
un
d
the
facil
ity.
Wear
an
d
tear
on
th
e
road
s an
d
incre
ase
d
risk
s o
f ro
ad
tr
aff
ic
incid
ences
co
uld
incre
ase
. A
dd
itio
nal
traf
fic
an
d
op
erati
on
al
no
ise
wo
uld
fu
rth
er
incre
ase
n
ois
e
imp
acts
in
th
e
are
a.
Cu
mu
lati
ve e
nv
iro
nm
en
tal
imp
acts
are
po
ssib
le
form
a
vari
ety
o
f so
urc
es
in
the P
ort
of
Walv
is B
ay.
Th
is i
nclu
des
ship
re
pair
acti
vit
ies,
sp
ills
an
d
po
llu
tan
ts f
orm
sh
ips,
etc
.
Ad
dre
ssin
g e
ach o
f th
e in
div
idual
im
pac
ts a
s d
iscuss
ed a
nd
reco
mm
end
ed
in
the
envir
on
menta
l m
anagem
ent
pla
n
wo
uld
red
uce
the
cum
ula
tive
imp
act.
Rev
iew
ing b
ian
nual
and
an
nu
al r
epo
rts
for
any n
ew
or
re-
occ
urr
ing
im
pac
ts
or
pro
ble
ms
wo
uld
aid
in
id
enti
fyin
g
cum
ula
tive
imp
acts
and
hel
p
in
pla
nnin
g
if
the
exis
tin
g
mit
igat
ions
are
insu
ffic
ient.
.
6 m
on
thly
su
mm
ary re
port
bas
ed
on
all
oth
er
imp
acts
mu
st b
e cr
eate
d t
o g
ive
an
over
all
asse
ssm
ent
of
the
imp
act
of
the
Op
erat
ional
Phas
e.
Pro
po
nen
t
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3.1 Decommissioning and Rehabilitation Decommissioning is not foreseen during the validity of the ECC. Decommissioning was however
assessed as some activities may include modification and decommissioning. Decommissioning
will mainly be administrative and will require consultation with relevant stakeholder regarding
the termination of all business contracts and termination of employee contracts in line with labour
law requirements. Decommissioning may further require the rehabilitation of impacted areas, if
any. Any infrastructure including buildings and underground infrastructure forming part of the
operations should be removed of handed over to relevant parties. Any pollution caused by the
operations must be remediated. The impacts associated with this phase is mainly expected to be
of social nature, however may include noise and waste production if any structures of
infrastructure requires removal dismantled. Noise must be kept within WHO standards and waste
should be contained and disposed of at an appropriately classified and approved waste facility and
not dumped in the surrounding areas. Future land use after decommissioning should be assessed
prior to decommissioning and rehabilitation initiated if the land would not be used for future
purposes. The EMP for the facility may have to be reviewed at the time of decommissioning to
cater for changes made to the site and implement guidelines and mitigation measures.
4 CONCLUSIONS The above EMP, if properly implemented will continue to help minimise adverse impacts on the
environment. Where impacts occur, immediate action must be taken to reduce the escalation of effects
associated with these impacts. To ensure the relevance of this document to the specific stage of
project, it needs to be reviewed throughout all phases.
The EMP should continue to be used as an on-site reference document during all phases of the project,
and auditing should take place in order to determine compliance with the EMP for the operations.
Parties responsible for transgression of the EMP should be held responsible for any rehabilitation that
may need to be undertaken as a result thereof.
Monitoring reports must be submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism every six
months to allow for the future renewal of the ECC.
5 REFERENCES Faul A, Botha P. 2017. Environmental Impact Scoping Assessment for the Handling and Transport of
Chemicals from the Port of Walvis Bay
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