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CHAPTER 9
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)
9.1
INTRODUCTION
Management of soil erosion and streams siltation during road construction, felling and
transportation;
Regulation of the types of activities allowed during land clearing phase and rubber tree
plantation phase;
Management of liquid, solid and hazardous wastes generated from the project;
Responsibilities and the role of the project proponent in the protection of the
environment.
9.2
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
As mentioned in the earlier chapters, the proposed project is located in a forest reserve with
no settlement found around the project site. Hence, the proposed environmental monitoring
will be only surface water quality monitoring. The details of the monitoring are explained in
below.
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However, during the rubber tree plantation phase, monitoring is essential to be conducted for
the sediment basin and the receiving streams. Testing parameter recommended for the
sediment basin is total suspended solid (TSS) and turbidity (NTU) as these are the main
function of provision of the sediment basin to control the suspended solid. Meanwhile, the
testing parameters recommended for the streams monitoring (upstream and downstream) are
biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solid
(TSS), dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, pH, ammoniacal nitrogen (AN), nitrate, E.coli and
Oil & Grease.
The monitoring shall be carried out every month with quarterly report submission. The
monitored results shall comply with Interim National Water Quality Standard for Malaysia.
The Figure 9.1 shows the location of the surface water quality samplings. The table below
shows the summary of the proposed environmental monitoring.
Table 9.1: Summary of Proposed Environmental Monitoring
Monitoring
component
Water quality
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Compliance
level
Final discharge
point from silt trap
pond
TSS (mg/L)
NTU
Standard A: 50mg/l
260 NTU
Upstream and
downstream
INWQS
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9.3
Emergency response plan (ERP) is a crucial document that provides strategic and appropriate
guidance involving unexpected accident during the proposed operation. The application of
safety and emergency response plans or procedures (ERP) is basically a prevention and cure
program aimed at controlling the advent of abnormal incidences and to mitigate such
incidences if they occur. The probable abnormal incidence and mitigating measures shall be
adopted in the operation to quell such incidences and to identify logistic of the situation. The
main objectives of ERP are as follows:
To save life
To protect environment
Emergency response procedure is made available to cater for all kinds of emergencies at the
project area. This includes accident or incident response plan, fire fighting, general
evacuation and rescue operation. The successful administration and implementation of safety
measures and ERP is not an easy task. It requires a systematic approach including
organization, management and training of a special task force to carry out specific duties and
responsibilities.
9.4
Environmental auditing is a very important component of EMP. There are various types of
auditing but compliance audit is the most relevant to EIA. This type of audit requires
reviewing the project as well as judging the prediction and recommendation made compared
to actual experiences. The purpose of auditing is to determine whether impacts were
accurately predicted and to identify additional significant effects that are not anticipated and
thus warrant corrective measures. This type of audit shall check compliance with relevant
government agencies and internal requirements. An effective auditing program shall have the
following elements:
Independence
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Procedures
Quality assurance
To ensure independence, the project proponent should engage qualified external auditor to
carry out the auditing, which shall depend on the requirement by the authorities and
company management. The company may also develop in-house auditing expertise to carry
out voluntary and continuous auditing. The auditing should comply with the present
environmental regulations.
The proposed environmental audit checklists are separated into 2 categories; the planning
stage and operation stage.
Planning Stage
i.
Has the proposed project in line with authoritys regulations and state policies?
ii.
Has the proposed project received approval and permit from authorities for
relevant activities related to the operation?
iii.
Has the planning carry out for the layout of the operation?
iv.
Has the planning comply with project proponent budget for the operation?
Operation Stage
i.
ii.
Site office
Are site office and other facilities being kept clean and tidy for aesthetic and
hygienic purpose?
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Has all precautions been taken to avoid damages and interference to water
courses, drainage system, structure, road and public vehicular accesses?
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v.
vi.
Has appropriate remedial action been taken for any damage to structures, roads?
Access
Has the access been provided if interference with existing public to enable
works to be carried out?
Are all necessary precautions been taken to protect structures or working being
carried out by others within the site from the effect of activities arising from the
work?
Has the same precaution be taken nearby adjacent interests along the boundary?
Slope Stability
Noise Control
If any noise level gives rise to public complaints, has action taken immediate
steps to mitigate the problem?
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Dust Control
Has the operation site and site office entrance maintained in such a way as to
minimize dust emission?
Have tyres cleaning facilities provided before the vehicles enter the paved
public road?
Water Quality
Is water containing soil particles or muddy water flowing as surface runoff from
the work site being drained into suitably designed structures, such as
sedimentation ponds before it is discharged into downstream drains or streams?
Is water drained from water control structures being frequently monitored for
TSS and other relevant parameters?
Are all the drainage system regularly cleared to prevent stagnation of pool of
water or other situation that may endanger the public?
Is the disposal site for dumping of waste materials approved by the local
authorities?
Has the debris, spoil material, rubbish and other wastes generated being cleared
regularly from the site and disposed at approved location?
Is access to the work sites free of all debris, wastes and excavated materials and
other obstructions?
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If there is any damage to the roads, public and private properties, has action
been taken to repair it?
Erosion Control
Is provision being made for control of surface water runoff in order to prevent
erosion?
Are exposed surface soils being replanted as soon as practicable with vegetation
cover?
Socio-economy
Has the project proponent given employment and sub-contracting jobs priority
to the local?
Has the project give suitable income to workers, state and developer?
Safety
Has contractors ensure that all workers understand and comply with standard
safety procedures for handling heavy machinery, vehicles and equipment?
Is there a safety officer to oversee overall compliance has been adhered to?
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Public Information
Has the public been adequately inform about the project especially those that
have impact
Has notice been placed to inform public whom to contact should they require
information about the project or forward their complaints.
Has the public been adequately informed of operation work schedule and other
issues pertaining to traffic flow disturbance or closure.
The scopes of auditing criteria are subjected to change upon objective and intention of
environmental auditing.
9.5
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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