8        WASTE MONITORING AND AUDIT

 

The aims and objectives of waste management audit are:

 

Ÿ             To ensure that the waste arising from works are handled, stored, collected, transported and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner;

Ÿ             To ensure that the handling, storage, collection and disposal of waste arising from the demolition works comply with the relevant requirements under the Waste Disposal Ordinance and its regulations, and this WMP; and

Ÿ             To encourage the reuse and recycling of materials.

 

The ET, with assistance from the Project Manager, would audit the waste management practices during the weekly environmental site inspection to evaluate the overall performance of the implementation of the WMP and ensure the appropriate control measures are properly implemented. The results of the waste management audits would be reported in the monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit reports.

 

In the event of any non-compliance or complaint against the provisions of this WMP, actions would be taken according to the event and Action Plan for non-compliance and complaints as shown in the following tables.

Step

Day

Action

Contractor / ET

ER

IEC /

ENPO

1

1

Create a new non-compliance record within 1 working day after making an observation during a site audit accompanied by Project Manager or his delegate.  ET sends a Notice of Non-Compliance (NC) to the Contractor, ER and IEC/ENPO.  The NC would include the observations and the reasons for non-compliance.

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2

2

Propose corrective actions within 1 working day after the receipt for the NC.

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□

 

 

3

3

Review and agree with the proposed corrective actions and make additional recommendations as required.

 

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□

 

■

□

 

4

2

Implement the proposed corrective actions once they have been agreed.

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5

-

Check the implementation of the corrective actions at the next site audit.  Close the non-compliance record if the implementation of the corrective actions is satisfactory/

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□

 

■

□

 

■

□

 

6

-

Propose preventive actions within 3 working days after the closure of the non-compliance record.

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□

 

 

 

Table 8.1: Event Action Plan for Non-compliance

 

■ action party

□ comments on the non-compliance record where applicable

 

Step

Day

Action

Contractor / ET

ER

IEC / ENPO

1

1

Investigate validity of complaint and to assess whether the source of problem is due to site activity. If complaint is valid and due to site activity, log complaint into Complaint Record Form.

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2

2

Propose mitigation measures

■

□

 

3

3

Review and agree with the proposed mitigation measures and propose further mitigation measures if required.

 

■

□

 

■

□

 

4

2

Implement the proposed mitigation measures once they have been agreed.

■

 

 

 

5

-

Check the implementation of the mitigation measures at the next site audit. Close out the complaint case if the implementation of the mitigation measures is satisfactory.

■

□

 

■

□

 

■

□

 

6

-

Propose prevention measures within 3 working days after closure of the complaint case.

■

 

□

 

 

           

Table 8.2: Event Action Plan for Complaint

 

■ action party

□ comments on the non-compliance record where applicable