SFG2335 V2 REP U B LIC OF IRAQ MIN IS TRY OF CON S TRU CTION , HOU S IN G, MU N ICIP ALITIES & P U B LIC WORKS ROAD S AN D B RID GES D IRECTORATE Em e rg e n c y Op e ra tio n D e v e lo p m e n t P ro je c t s (EOD P ) (P 155732) SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (Limited ESIA) For the Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of North Baghdad Bridge (Al-Muthana Bridge) 20 September 2016 Re v is io n His tory Re v is io n D e s crip tio n o r D is c ip lin e D ire c to r Ve rs ion Ap p ro v a l D a te Re a s o n fo r Ch a n ge Re v ie w Re v ie w 00 03/08/2016 In it ia l Release 01 08/08/2016 F ir st Revision Com m en t s a ddr essed pa r t ia lly Com m en t s 02 10/08/2016 Secon d Revision a ddr essed RSA 03 20/09/2016 Th ir d Revision com m en t s a ddr essed P re p a re d by: H u ssa in Ali Co n tribu to r: Lin da Kh a lil - Slim LIS T OF ACRON YMS AIM Au dit a nd In spect ion Ma n a ger EHS E n vir on m en t a l H ea lt h a n d Safet y E ODP E m er gen cy Oper a t ion for Developm en t P r oject E SIA E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Im pact Assessm ent E SMF E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Ma n a gem en t F r a m ewor k E SMP E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Ma n a gem en t pla n GOI Gover nm en t of Ir a q GRM Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism IE ODP Ir a qi E m er gency Oper at ion Developm ent P r oject MOCH P M Min ist r y of Const r uct ion , H ou sin g a n d P u blic Mu n icipalit ies MOE Min ist r y of E n vir onm ent MOST Min ist r y of Scien ce a nd Tech n ology MSDS Ma t er ial Safet y Dat a Sh eet s NBB Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge (Al-Mu t h a n a Br idge) OP Oper a t ion a l P olicy P AP s P r oject Affect ed P eoples P MT P r oject Ma n a gem en t Tea m PPE P er son a l P r ot ect ive E qu ipm en t RBD Roa d a n d Br idges Dir ect or a t e RE Resident E n gin eer TOR Ter m s of Refer en ce WB Wor ld Ba n k WH O Wor ld H ealt h Or ga n izat ion EXECU TIVE S U MMARY IN TROD U CTION Accor din g t o t h e E n vir on m en t al a n d Socia l Ma n a gem ent F r am ewor k (E SMF) wh ich was pr epar ed for t h e Em er gen cy Oper a t ion for Developm ent P r oject (E ODP ) a n d disclosed loca lly in Ir a q a n d on t h e Wor ld Ba n k’s In foSh op , a lim it ed sit e specific E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Im pact Assessm en t (E SIA) sh ou ld be pr epa r ed, clea r ed , pu blica lly consu lt ed a n d disclosed pr ior t o t h e com m en cem en t of a n y con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies for t h e r oa ds a nd br idges com pon ent . Th e Lim it ed/Sim plified E SIA st u dy was car r ied ou t a ccor din g t o r equ ir em en t s of t h e cur r ent en vir on m en t a l r egu la t ion s of t h e Wor ld Ba n k (WB) a n d Ir a qi r egu la t ion s. Th is E SIA wa s developed t o cover t h e a ct ivit ies a ssocia t ed wit h t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a nd r econ st r u ct ion of North Baghdad Bridge . The E SIA iden t ifies key en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l im pa ct s of t h e pr oject act ivit ies du r in g bot h t he r eh a bilit at ion a n d t h e oper a t ion a l ph ases, a nd defin es t he n ecessa r y m it iga t ion m easu r es addr essin g pot en t ia l nega t ive im pa ct s, a s well as m on it or in g pr ocedu r es du r in g const r uct ion a n d oper at ion. An E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Ma n a gem en t P la n (E SMP ) is pr epa r ed a nd em bedded in t h is Lim it ed E SIA wh ich shou ld be followed a n d im plem en t ed by all r eleva n t pa r t ies. P ROJ ECT D ES CRIP TION In tro d u c tio n Th e Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge (NBB) ca lled also Al-Mut h a n a Br idge is loca t ed in Ba gh da d Gover n or a t e. It con n ect s Ba gh da d t o Sa la h Ad-Din gover n or a t e a n d t he n or t h er n gover n or at es t o t he cent r a l a n d sout her n gover n or a t es. Th e NBB is h ea vily used for busin ess, com m er cia l a n d per son a l pu r poses. Ma n y st u den t s fr om t h e sur r ou n din g cit ies in t h e n or t h er n Gover n or a t es u se a lso NBB t o access t h e Un iver sit ies in t h e Cit y of Ba gh da d. NBB is con sider ed a s a st r at egic br idge for m ilit a r y pu r poses in t er m s of or ga n izin g , supplying a n d pr epa r in g for liber at ion a nd r eh a bilit at ion of cit ies close a n d a r ou n d Mosu l Gover n or at e. Cu rre n t Co n d itio n o f th e B rid g e Cu r r en t ly, t h e NBB is pa r t ia lly a ccessible t o t r a ffic t h r ou gh it s n on -da m a ged sect ion. Aft er t he bom bin g of t h e br idge, t h e Roa ds a n d Br idges Dir ect or at e (RBD), wit h a ssist a nce fr om on e of t h e St a t e Own ed com pan ies specia lized in br idge con st r uct ion, closed t he da m a ged sect ions a n d r em oved t h e obst r u ct ing debr is wh ile a llowing t r a ffic (in bot h dir ect ion s) t o pr oceed on t he r em a in in g segm en t of t h e br idge wh ich wa s fou n d safe for u sa ge. Wh ile t h is wa s a n u r gent an d im m edia t ely n eeded m ea sur e t o r ein st a t e t h e con n ect ivit y a cr oss t h e r iver , t he cu r r en t sit u a t ion is n ot su st a in a ble n ot on ly du e t o t h e safet y aspect s bu t du e t o t h e h ea vy t r affic cr ossin g t h e r iver usin g t h e NBB on da ily ba sis in bot h dir ect ions. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA i P ro je c t Lo c a tio n Th e Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge is loca t ed at t he Nor t h of t h e Cit y of Ba gh da d. It cr osses Tigr is r iver appr oxim a t ely a t poin t 33°25'42.74"N , 44°20'44.54"E . P u rp o s e o f th e p ro je ct Th e pu r pose of t he P r oject is t o r eh a bilit a t e/r epa ir t he NBB wh ich wa s da m a ged by a t er r or a t t a ck t h a t r esu lt ed in pa r t ia l dam a ge t o t h e br idge. Th is h as ca u sed sign ifica nt disr u pt ion t o h ea vy t r a ffic cr ossin g t h e br id ge on da ily basis. F ollowin g a r e t he a n t icipat ed con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies t h a t a r e expect ed t o t a ke a bout 7 m ont h s: 1. St r u ct u r a l eva lu a t ion of t h e a ffect ed gir der s t h at suppor t t h e spa ns. 2. Rem ova l of t wo da m a ged spa ns wh ich a r e sim ply su ppor t ed spa n s a n d t r a n spor t of r u bble t o a n a ssign ed du m pin g ar ea . 3. Repla cem en t of 14 dam a ged post t ension gir der s by st eel gir der s a nd 22 r u bber pads a n d r econ st r u ct ion of t h e dam a ged pier No. 3. 4. Ca st in g t he deck sla b an d side wa lk . 5. Su pply of 5,000 m ² of wea r in g sur face for dam aged spa n a nd r em a in ing br idge spa n s . 6. Repa ir of expa n sion join t s for t h e wh ole br idge wit h a ll a ccessor ies . 7. Su pply of 19,000 m ² of wea r in g su r fa ce for t h e br idge su r r ou n din gs. 8. Tr ea t m ent of pa r t ia lly da m a ged gir der s (cr a ck in ject ion), 9. E xecu t ion of r oa d m ar kin g a n d cu r bst on e. 10. In st a lla t ion of h a nd, gu a r d r a il a nd light in g poles, a n d oper a t ion a l light in g for br idge . 11. Reh a bilit a t ion for su r r ou n din gs (cast in g t h e cur bst one, m edia n a nd fixin g t h e sh ou lder s) 12. P u t t in g t h e u t ilit y lines in t o ser vice (t hr ee wa t er pipes , 900 m m diam et er ea ch ) a n d six power ca bles. Th e con st r u ct ion equipm en t t h a t will be used a r e m a in ly: 30 t on- cr a n e, com pr essor , ja ck – h a m m er , sh ovel, t ypica l lor r y wit h t ippin g, skippin g, body t o load of t r a n spor t t he dem olish ed m a t er ial, t r u ck m ixer , a sph a lt gr in der , bit u m en t a n ker , a sph a lt fin ish er , com pa ct or , weldin g m a ch in e, diesel gen er a t or , gr a der , picku ps a nd seda n ca r s, a ir shot , bell a n d bu gger . Th e con st r u ct ion sit e will in clu de offices a nd a ccom m odat ion for t h e wor ker s t h at will be equ ipped wit h a ir con dit ion in g a n d t oilet . P ot able wat er t a n ks will be pr ovided a n d sept ic t a nks will be const r uct ed for disposa l of h um a n sewage . All t h ese fa cilit ies will be inst a lled over st a t e own ed la n d a va ila ble ar ou n d t h e br idge; t h er efor e, t h er e will be n o n eed for la n d a cqu isit ion . As m ost of t h e wor ker s will be fr om loca l r esident s, t he n eed for st aff accom m oda t ion will be ver y lim it ed. Most of t h e wor ker s will r eside a t t h eir h om es. B AS ELIN E CON D ITION S Th e P ro je c t Are a Baghdad cit y a n d it s subu r ba n a r ea h a ve a long h ist or y t h a t da t es back t o t h e Mesopot a m ia n civiliza t ion. Alt h ou gh it is t h e ca pit a l of Ir aq a n d t h e in dust r ial sect or is t h e pilla r of it s econ om ic act ivit y, m a n y ot h er sect or s a r e a lso act ive in Ba gh da d such as a gr icu lt u r e. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA ii Th e pr oject is loca t ed at t h e Nor t h of Ba gh dad Cit y in a n u n con gest ed a r ea . To t he ea st a nd west of t h e Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge t h er e a r e fa r m s m a in ly cu lt iva t ed wit h pa lm t r ees. Th e t ou r ist ic ar ea (J a zir a ar ea ) is ju st a bou t 1 Km t o t he n or t h of t he br idge a n d t h e E a st Tigr is Dr inkin g Wat er t r eat m en t pla n t is a bou t 1.1 Km t o t he sou t h of t h e pr oject . En v iro n m e n ta l a n d S o c ia l B a s e lin e c o n d itio n s Th e en vir on m en t al ba selin e sect ion is pr esen t ed t o give clea r over view of t he en vir on m en t al a n d socia l condit ions in t h e vicin it y of t h e pr oject loca t ion pr ior t o com m en cem en t of wor ks. Clim ate Ba gh da d gover n or at e is loca t ed in t h e cen t er of Ir aq, a nd h as a subt r opica l deser t (Köppen - Geiger cla ssifica t ion : BWh ). Th e a ver a ge a n nu a l t em per at u r e is 22.8 degr ees Celsiu s. Th e H igh est t em per at u r es occu r in J u ly a n d Au gu st a n d r each over 48 degr ees Celsius wh ile low t em per a t ur es ca n dr op t o below 0 degr ees Celsiu s dur in g win t er . Ra in fa ll is n or m a lly r ecor ded du r in g t h e m on t h s of Decem ber t o J a nu a r y. Most of t h e r ain fa ll occu r s fr om Novem ber t h r u F ebr u a r y a n d a ver ages 156 m illim et er s a n nu a lly. Th e win d r egim e is ch ar a ct er ized by t h e win ds pr eva ilin g fr om t h e west er n a n d n or t h - west er n dir ect ion t h r ou gh ou t t he yea r . Mea n a n n u a l win d velocit y r ea din g 2.1-3.9 m /s. Air Quality Th er e a r e n o m on it or in g st a t ion s close t o t he sit e. As NBB is locat ed in a n open a r ea , t h e con cen t r a t ion of t h ese pollu t a n t s a r e expect ed t o be low du e t o t h e good ven t ila t ion a nd pot en t ia l disper sion of air pollu t a n t s. S ite T opograph y Th er e a r e n o n a t u r a l la n d obst acles in t h e pr oject a r ea as it is fr ee of m ou nt a in s, cliffs, a nd va lleys. L an d u se Th e la n d use of a r ea su r r ou ndin g t h e pr oject is m ain ly a gr icult u r a l. Th er e a r e a lso som e sca t t er ed h ouses wit h in a dist a nce ar ou n d 200 m et er s fr om t h e pr oject . S eism ic Activities No Seism ic a ct ivit ies h ad been r ecor ded for m or e t h a n 40 yea r s. Flood s Th e con st r u ct ion of r et a in in g st r u ct ur es on Tigr is u pst r ea m of Bagh da d h a s r educed t he su bst a n t ia lit y of floods. Du r in g wa r , br idges on Tigr is River wer e da m aged a n d la r ge pieces of con cr et e fell down in t he r iver . La r ge debr is wer e r em oved fr om t h e r iver bed bu t t h e sm all par t s t h at r em a in ed cr ea t ed obst a cles t o t h e flow wit h in t h e r iver a n d en h a nced t h e for m a t ion of islan ds . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA iii Recen t r esear ch es on Tigr is r iver , fr om Al-Mu t h a n a Br idge t o Diya la River pr edict ed t h a t in u n da t ion cou ld t ake pla ce a lon g appr oxim a t ely 9 km of t he r each su r veyed on ly if disch ar ges gr ea t er t h a n 3,500m 3/s a r e r ecor ded. T raffic L evel Th e t r affic level is cur r en t ly m oder a t e a s m a n y veh icles (especia lly h ea vy t r u cks) u se t h e a lt er n a t ive r oa d a r ou nd Ba gh da d wh ich is a bout 40 km lon g a n d passes t h r ou gh Al-Ka r kh side of t h e cit y. Du e t o t h e cu r r en t sit u a t ion of t he br idge, t h e t r a ffic m oves slowly especia lly befor e t h e br idge. N oise E xcept for t h e exist in g n or m a l t r a ffic, t h er e is n o ot h er m a jor sou r ce of n oise in t h e ar ea . Th e n ea r est sensit ive r ecept or s ar e t h e wor ker s a n d con t r act or st aff an d t h e in h a bit a nt s. Th e n ea r est r esiden t ia l u n it is a t 100 m fr om t h e br idge H eritage E nviron m en t F u r t h er t o sit e sur vey a n d con sult a t ion w it h t h e r eleva n t a u t h or it ies, t h er e ar e n o sit es of h ist or ica l or cu lt u r a l im por t a n ce in t h e a r ea of t h e br idge a nd it s sur r ou n din gs. Th er efor e, t h e r eh a bilit at ion a n d oper a t ion of t h e br idge will n ot h a ve a n y im pa ct on a r ch a eology or cu lt u r al h er it a ge. No cem et er ies, h ist or ica l-cu lt ur a l m on u m en t s, ch u r ch es, m osqu es t h a t exist in t he a r ea n eed t o be r em oved in or der t o r eh a bilit a t e t h e br idge. Flora & Fau na Sign ifica nt wild life a nd flor a species wer e n ot obser ved in t h e P r oject ar ea . L an d Acqu isition Th e br idge wa s bu ilt on a pu blic la n d. As t h e wor ks consist of r epa ir a n d r eh a bilit a t ion of a n exist in g br idge, t her e will be n o n eed for expr opr ia t ion . S ocial Aspects Th er e a r e n o villa ges, r esident ia l com plexes or com m u n it y st r u ct u r es in close pr oxim it y t o t he br idge. H owever , t h er e a r e sca t t er ed h ouses on Al-Ka r kh side wh ich is fa r fr om t h e da m a ged spa ns. Th er e ar en ’t a ny licen sed or u n licensed r oa dside vendor s t h at will be displa ced. The su r r ou ndin g a r ea s on bot h sides of t h e br idge a r e n ot set t led on or u t ilized by a n y of t h e loca l popu la t ion . Th er e a r e n o livelih oods in t h e pr oject vicin it y t h a t a r e likely t o be a dver sely a ffect ed by t h e pr oject , h en ce n eit h er in volu n t a r y n or volu n t a r ily r eloca t ion of people is n ecessa r y or expect ed. Th e n ea r est r esiden t ia l u n it is a t 100 m . dist a nce fr om NBB. T h e t ou r ist ic a r ea (J a zir a a r ea) is ju st a bou t 1 Km t o t h e n or t h of t h e br idge a nd t h e E a st Tigr is Dr in king Wa t er t r eat m ent pla nt is a bou t 1.1Km t o t h e sou t h of t h e p r oject . In a ddit ion , Ba gh da d Un iver sit y is a t 9.2 Km fr om t h e br idge, a n d Al-Mu st a n sir iya h Un iver sit y is a t 10.2 Km . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA iv Th er e a r e n o object ions r egist er ed fr om t h e local com m u n it y. In fa ct a ll in t er viewed per sons a r e ea ger for t h e wor ks t o be com plet ed. No in flu x of wor ker s t o t h e pr oject a r ea is expect ed wh ich cou ld r esult in a dver se im pa ct . Sin ce t h e r epa ir a n d r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies of t h e NBB will en t a il n eit h er per m a n en t n or t em por a r y la n d acqu isit ion a n d n o im pa ct is expect ed on t h e livelihood of t h e loca l people, t h er efor e, OP 4.12 does n ot a pply. LEGAL REQU IREMEN TS In a ddit ion t o t h e Ir a qi la ws a nd r egu lat ions t h e lim it ed E SIA follows t h e pr ocedu r es of t h e WB, in pa r t icu la r OP /BP 4.01 - cover in g t h e en vir on m en t a l assessm en t pr ocedu r e, OP /BP 4.12 descr ibin g t h e in volu n t a r y r eset t lem en t , t h e Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism s (GRM), a n d t h e WB Gr ou p E n vir on m ent a l H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y (E H S). IMP ACT AS S ES S MEN T AN D MITIGATION MEASU RES Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Th e en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l im pa ct s t h a t ar e likely t o r esu lt fr om t h e r e-con st r u ct ion a nd r eh a bilit at ion of Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge, a r e sum m a r ized in t he followin g t a ble. Ta ble E 1: Su m m a r y of Im pa ct Assessm en t Ma t r ix – Du r in g Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilit a t ion No. En v iro n m e n ta l Re c e p to r Im p a c t S ig n ific a n c e 1 Air Qu a lit y Low 2 Noise Low 3 Wa t er Resou r ces Mediu m 4 Soil Low 5 Solid a n d h a za r dou s wa st es Mediu m 6 F lor a & F a u n a In significa n t 7 Topogr a ph y a n d la n dfor m s In significa n t 8 Im pa ct s on loca l t r a ffic Mediu m 9 H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y H igh 10 Socio-E con om ic im pa ct s Mediu m 11 La n d In significa n t Op e ra tion a l P h a s e No sign ifica nt n ega t ive en vir on m en t a l or socia l im pa ct s ar e a nt icipat ed du r in g t h e oper at ion ph a se. E NVIRONME NTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEME NT P LAN Mitig a tio n m e a su re s, re s p o n s ibilitie s a n d e s tim a te d a s s o c ia te d c o s ts Th e Residen t E n gin eer (RE ) will be assist ed by a t ea m of en vir onm en t a l a n d socia l officer s who will be r espon sible for su per visin g t h e daily act ivit ies of t h e con t r act or a n d will r epor t n on - com plia n ces t o t h e RE in or der t o t a ke n ecessa r y a ct ion s t owa r ds t h e con t r act or . Regu la r su per vision sit e visit s will a lso be condu ct ed by t h e Roa d a n d Br idges Dir ect or a t e P r oject N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA v Ma n a gem en t Tea m (RBD P MT), in pa r t icu lar t h e en vir on m en t a l/socia l officer in a ssocia t ion wit h a qu alified en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l consu lt a n t wh o will pr ovide t ech n ical a dvice in ca se t h er e is a n eed t o m odify or add n ew m it iga t ion m easu r es as wor k n ecessit a t es. Th e followin g t a bles sum m a r ize t h e m it iga t ion m ea su r es wh ich a r e r equ ir ed t o be u n der t a ken t o a void a n y n ega t ive im pa ct s on t h e en vir onm en t . Responsibilit ies an d est im at ed cost s a r e a lso pr esen t ed. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA vi Ta ble E 2: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilita t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - Open m a t er ia ls st or a ge piles sh ou ld be wa t er ed t o in cr ea se of t h e m oist u r e level t h u s r edu cin g du st levels. - In a ct ive piles sh ou ld be pla ced in en closu r e or cover ed t o r edu ce win d er osion . - Loa ds in a ll t r u cks t r a n spor t in g du st -gen er a t in g m a t er ia ls h a ve t o be spr a yed wit h wa t er t o Residen t Con t r a ct or 3,000 su ppr ess du st , a s well a s wh eels of veh icles m ovin g in side a n d ou t side of t h e con st r u ct ion -sit e. en gin eer - Sign s a n d speed r edu ct ion bu m ps sh ou ld be inst a lled for veh icles a ppr oa ch in g t h e sit e a n d n ea r r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs a n d fa rm la n ds t o r edu ce t h eir speed below 40 km /h r . On sit e, speed sh ou ld n ot exceed 20 km /h r . Air 1 - E n gin es of veh icles a n d ot h er m a ch in er y sh a ll be kept t u r n ed on on ly if n ecessa r y, a voidin g a n y qu a lity u n n ecessa r y em ission . - Ma ch in es a n d equ ipm en t sh ou ld be per iodica lly ch ecked a n d m a in t a in ed t o en su r e t h eir good wor kin g con dit ion . In clu ded in Residen t - All equ ipm en t a n d m a ch in es m ust be m a in t a in ed a n d test ed for com plia n ce wit h sta n da r ds a n d Con t r a ct or con t r a ct or en gin eer t ech n ica l r egu la t ion s for t h e pr ot ect ion of t h e en vir on m en t a n d h a ve a ppr opr ia t e cer t ifica t ion s . cost - Act ivit ies sh ou ld be ca r r ied ou t u sin g t h e m in im um r equ ired n u m ber of m ea n s a t t h e sa m e t im e . - E lect r ic sm a ll-sca le m a ch in es a n d t ech n ica l t ools sha ll be u sed wh en a va ila ble a n d fea sible. - Con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies a r e t o t a ke pla ce wit h in r ea son a ble h ou r s du r in g t h e da y . - E qu ipm en t m u st be kept in good wor kin g or der a n d wh er e a ppr opr ia t e fit t ed wit h silen cer s wh ich a r e kept in good wor kin g or der . In clu ded in Con t r a ct or Residen t - E qu ipm en t m u st be r u n on ly wh en n ecessa r y. con t r a ct or en gin eer - Th e n oise sou r ces sh ou ld be pla ced in a con cea led a r ea wit h r espect t o a cou st ic r ecept or s, cost 2 N o is e con sist en t wit h t h e n eeds of t h e con st r u ct ion sit e. - P er son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t for wor ker s sh ou ld be u sed of especia lly t h ose wh o u se ja ck Con t r a ct or Residen t h a m m er s or wor k n ea r n oisy en gin es or com pr essor s. 2,000 en gin eer N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA v ii Ta ble E 2: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilita t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - Da m a ged sect ion s of t h e br idge wh ich a r e im m er sed in t h e r iver sh ou ld be ca r efu lly r em oved wit h ou t pollu t in g t h e r iver wa t er . - In ca se of u sin g sept ic t a n ks on sit e, t h e en gin eer in g dr a win gs of t h ese t a n ks sh ou ld be pr esen t ed t o t h e Residen t E n gin eer for a ppr ova l. - No solid wa st es a r e t o be t h r own in t o t h e r iver . In clu ded in - P a in t s or ch em ica ls sh ou ld be u sed a wa y fr om t h e r iver . H owever , if n on -a voida ble, excessive Con t r a ct or Residen t con t r a ct or pr eca u t ion s sh ou ld be u n der t a ken t o a void spilla ges in t o t h e r iver wa t er a n d t h e gr ou n d wa t er . en gin eer cost - Ma t er ia l st or a ge a r ea s sh ou ld be well isola t ed fr om st or m wa t er t o pr even t t h e con t a m in a tion of Wa te r t h e r u n off 3 - Con st r u ct ion veh icles a n d m a ch in er y sh a ll be wa sh ed on ly in design a t ed a r ea s wh er e r u n off will re s o u rc e s n ot pollu t e n a t u r a l wa t er bodies - Wa st ewa t er fr om t h e wor ker r est a r ea s or con st r u ct ion offices sh ou ld be con t a in ed in sept ic t a n k a n d sh ou ld be r em oved r egu la r ly fr om sit e by m ea n s of a u t h or ized con t r a ct or s a n d disposed in Al- Con t r a ct or Residen t 8,000 Ru st a m iya h wa st ewa t er t r ea t m en t pla n t WWTP which is a bou t 25 km fr om t h e sit e . en gin eer - In ca se of t h e n eed t o ch a n ge en gin e oils or r efu el som e con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t , a pr oper Con t r a ct or Residen t m a in t en a n ce wor ksh op or sh elt er sh ou ld be in st a lled t o en su r e con t a in m en t of a n y fu el or oil spills. 3,000 en gin eer - Con t r a ct or t o pr esen t a cciden t s a n d spill r espon se a n d clea n u p pla n t o t h e r esiden t E n gin eer for a ppr ova l pr ior t o con st r u ct ion wor ks a ct ivit ies. - Soil con t a m in a t ion by oil/gr ea se spills, lea ka ges or r elea ses, a ll m a n ipula t ion s of oil der iva t ives in t h e pr ocess of con st r u ct ion a r e t o be pr even t ed. In clu ded in - P r ovision of t h e fu el t o t h e m a ch in es sh ou ld be per for m ed wit h m a xim um ca r e . Con t r a ct or Residen t 4 S o il con t r a ct or - Lea k pr oof con t a in er s sh ou ld be u sed for st or a ge a n d t r a n spor t a t ion of oil/gr ea se a n d wa sh off fr om en gin eer cost t h e oil/gr ea se h a n dlin g a r ea sh a ll be dr a in ed t h r ou gh dr a in s a n d t r ea t ed a ppr opr ia t ely b efor e disposa l. - Con st r u ct ion wa st e a n d debr is sha ll be collect ed on a r egu la r ba sis a n d disposed of a t design a t ed la n dfills which is a bou t 30Km t o t h e n or t h of t h e pr oject a r ea . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA v iii Ta ble E 2: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilita t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - On ly a u t h or ized qu a r r ies sh a ll be u sed for pu r ch a sin g soil t o be u sed for em ba n km en t , pa ddin g, beddin g, ba ckfillin g du r in g con st r u ct ion . - Oper a t ion of equ ipm en t a n d veh icles ou t side t h e design a t ed wor k a r ea s a n d r oa ds m u st be pr oh ibit ed. - No h a za r dou s wa st e st or a ge sh a ll t a ke pla ce dir ect ly on soils. Appr opr ia t e a n d en closed con t a in er s Con t r a ct or Residen t sh ou ld be u t ilized a n d disposed of in design a t ed loca t ion s in cooper a t ion wit h MOST wh o in ch a r ge 1,000 en gin eer for h a za r d wa st e disposa l. - On sit e wa st e gen er a t ion sh a ll be m in im ized. - Sim ple wa st e m a n a gem en t pla n for specific wa st e st r ea m s m u st be developed. - Gen er a l wa st e m u st be collect ed a n d t r a n spor t ed t o loca l cou n cil a ppr oved disposa l sit es. - F ood wa st es m u st be collect ed, wh er e pr a ct ica ble, con sider in g h ea lt h a n d h ygien e issu es, for disposa l off-sit e t h r ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s. - Wa st e con t a in er s m u st be loca t ed a t ea ch wor ksit e. Residen t - Ch em ica l wa st es m u st be collect ed in 200 lit er dr u m s (or sim ila r sea led con t a in er ), a ppr opr ia t ely en gin eer in la beled, for sa fe t r a n spor t t o a n a ppr oved ch em ica l wa st e depot or collect ion by a liquid wa st e coor din a t ion t r ea t m en t ser vice. wit h t h e loca l - St or a ge, t r a n spor t a n d h a ndlin g of a ll ch em ica ls m u st be con du ct ed in a ccor da n ce wit h a ll S o lid a n d a u t h or it y a n d legisla t ive r equ ir em en t s, t h r ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s a n d in coor din a t ion wit h t h e loca l a u t h or it y. Con t r a ct or 5 h a za rd o u s m in ist r y of 6,000 - All h a za r dou s wa st es m u st be a ppr opr ia t ely st or ed in bou n ded a r ea s a n d sh ou ld be clea r ly w a s te s scien ce a n d iden t ified a s “ha za r dou s�. t ech n ology - Tr a n spor t a t ion a n d disposa l of h a za r dou s wa st es sh ou ld be don e t h r ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s a n d r ega r din g in close coor din a t ion wit h t h e r eleva n t loca l a u t h or it y a n d in com plia n ce wit h t h e lega l h a za r dou s r equ ir em en t s a n d in st r u ct ion s of t h e coor din a t ion wit h t h e a s m in ist r y of scien ce a n d t ech n ology. wa st es - H a za r dou s liqu ids, su ch a s solven t s, r u st pr oofin g a gen t s a n d pr im er m u st be m a n a ged in a ccor da n ce wit h t h e r equ ir em en t s of r eleva n t legisla t ion a n d in dust r y st a n da r ds. - A h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls in ven t or y for t h e con st r u ct ion per iod m u st be pr epa r ed. - Ma t er ia l Sa fet y Da t a Sh eet s (MSDS) for h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls m u st be a va ila bl e on -sit e du r in g con st r u ct ion a n d m a de a va ila ble a n d expla in ed t o wor ker s. - H ydr oca r bon wa st es, in clu din g lu be oils, m u st be collect ed for sa fe t r a n spor t off-sit e for r eu se, N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA ix Ta ble E 2: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilita t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ r ecyclin g, t r a n spor t or disposa l a t a ppr oved loca t ion s. Not 6 F lo ra & F a u n a Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Applica ble To p o g ra p h y & Not 7 Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Not Applica ble la n d fo rm s Applica ble - P r ovide in for m a t ion , t o t h e br idge u ser s t o u se t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e t h r ou gh a ppr opr ia t e sign a ge. Con t r a ct or in - Upgr a de t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e t o be a ble t o r eceive t h e a ddit ion a l n um ber of veh icles. coor din a t ion wit h - Clea r t r a ffic sign s a n d sign s sign a ls m u st be in st a lled on -sit e t o pr ovide for sa fe t r a ffic. Residen t 8 Tra ffic the 500 - Wh er e pr a ct ica ble, t r u ck deliver ies m u st be r est r ict ed t o da yt im e wor kin g h ou r s. E n gin eer Loca l Tr a ffic - Da n ger ou s goods m u st be t r a n spor t ed a lon g r ou t es pr efer r ed for da n ger ou s goods . Depa r t m en t - Clea r t r a ffic sign s a n d sign s sign a ls m u st be in st a lled on -sit e t o pr ovide for sa fe t r a ffic. Loca l t r a ffic - Th e speed of t h e con st r u ct ion veh icles sh ou ld be lim it ed. Con t r a ct or depa r t m en t & - Roa d sign a ge for dr iver s a n d loca l com m u n it y sh ou ld be pr ovided. 1,000 Residen t en gin eer - Qu a lified per son n el m u st be em ployed for t h e con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t , a n d per son n el m u st be t r a in ed for h ea lt h a n d sa fet y issu es. Con t r a ct or Residen t - P er son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t su ch a s eyegla sses, gloves, h a r d h ea ds, sa fet y belt s a n d slip- 3,000 en gin eer r esist a n t sa fet y foot wea r m u st be su pplied a n d con t inu ou sly u sed by a ll wor ker s, t ech n icia n s, He a lth & 9 en gin eer s a n d sit e visit or s. S a fe ty - Th e con t r a ct or sh ou ld com ply wit h in t er n a t ion a l st a n da r ds for good con st r u ct ion pr a ct ices; - Th e con t r a ct or sh ou ld a dh er e t o loca l a n d in t er n a t ion a l gu ida n ce a n d codes of pr a ct ice on E H S m a n a gem en t du r in g con st r u ct ion ; especia lly a s con cer n s m a n a gem en t , su per vision , m on it or in g a n d In clu ded in r ecor d-keepin g; Con t r a ct or Residen t con t r a ct or - E H S pr ocedu r es sh ou ld be pa r t of t h e con dit ion s of con t r a ct wit h con t r a ct or s a n d t h eir su b - en gin eer cost con t r a ct or s; - Th er e sh ou ld be a clea r defin it ion of t h e E H S r oles a n d r espon sibilit ies of t h e com pa n ies in volved in con st r u ct ion a n d of in dividu a l st a ff (in clu din g t h e E H S su per visor s du r in g con st r u ct ion a n d a n N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x Ta ble E 2: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilita t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ E H S coor din a t or du r in g oper a t ion ); - Th er e sh ou ld be a pr e-con st r u ct ion a ssessm en t of t h e E H S r isks a n d h a za r ds a ssocia t ed wit h con st r u ct ion a n d oper a t ion , in clu din g con sid er a t ion of loca l cu lt u r a l a t t it u des, edu ca t ion level of wor kfor ce a n d loca l wor k pr a ct ices; - Th er e sh ou ld be a r egu la r in spect ion , r eview a n d r ecor din g of E H S per for m a n ce ; - P r esen t det a iled H &S Ma n u a l t o be im plem en t ed - Im plem en t H &S m ea su r es a s det a iled in Ch a pt er 5 in t h e E SIA. - St a ff wor kin g a t t h e sides of t h e br idges sh a ll pu t on a sa fet y h a r n ess a n d con n ect it , via a n en er gy- a bsor bin g la n ya r d, t o a su it a ble a n ch or poin t . - A h igh st a n da r d of h ou sekeepin g sh a ll be m a in t a in ed a t a ll t im es. - An y a cciden t s sh a ll be r epor t ed a n d t r ea t ed wit h in sit e a s a fir st a id pr ocedu r e. - Appr opr ia t e t r a in in g on E H S issu es for a ll con st r u ct ion a n d oper a t ion wor ker s, in clu din g in itia l Residen t in du ct ion a n d r egu la r r efr esh er t r a in in g, t a kin g in t o a ccou n t loca l cu lt u r a l issu e s sh ou ld be en gin eer in pr ovided coor din a t ion Con t r a ct or 2,500 - F u el a n d oil ch a n gin g sh elt er s sh ou ld be equ ipped wit h n ecessa r y fir efigh t in g a n d sa fet y wit h h ea lt h equ ipm en t a n d sa fet y - F ir st a id it em s sh ou ld be a va ila ble a ll t im es on sit e a n d t r a in ed st a ff on em er gen cy a ids sh ou ld be officia ls. iden t ified. Ha n d lin g - A com pla in t s r egist er will be kept on sit e a n d t h is will feed in t o t h e GRM. Det a ils of com pla in ts In clu ded in Residen t 10 Co m p la in ts r eceived will be in cor por a t ed in t o t h e a u dit s a s pa r t of t h e m on it or in g pr ocess. RBD/P MT con t r a ct or E n gin eer cost To ta l Co s t (Re h a bilita tio n p h a s e ) 30,000 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xi Ta ble E 3: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d du r in g Oper a t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Op e ra tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - Du r in g t h e licen se issu a n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r a ffic a u t h or it ies t o en su r e t h a t Tr a ffic Tr a ffic 1 Air qu a lity No dir ect cost a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good con dit ion s. Depa r t m en t Depa r t m en t - Du r in g t h e licen se issu a n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r a ffic a u t h or it ies sh ou ld en su r e 2 N o is e t h a t a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good con dit ion s. Tr a ffic Tr a ffic No dir ect cost - Speed lim it s sh ou ld be r edu ced especia lly n ea r r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs. Depa r t m en t Depa r t m en t - Lim it t r u cks m ovem en t especia lly a t nigh t in coor din a t ion wit h t h e loca l t r a ffic a u t h or it ies. Wa te r N/A N/A N/A 3 - E n su r e t h a t a n y clogged dr a in s a r e r egu la r ly clea n ed especia lly befor e a n d du r in g t h e r a iny Re s o u rc e s sea son 4 S o il N/A N/A N/A - Not a pplica ble S o lid a n d - Du r in g t h e oper a t ion a l per iod, som e lit t er in g a n d wa st e gen er a t ion r esu lt in g fr om t h e Loca l Loca l Wit h in 5 h a za rd o u s r epa ir a ct ivit ies will occu r . Lit t er in g m a y occu r du e t o win d a ct ion . Au t h or it y Au t h or it y m u n icipa l w a s te s (Mu n icipa lit y) (Mu n icipa lit y) bu dget Tr a ffic Tr a ffic - Speed lim it s a n d r oa d sign s sh ou ld be in pla ce t o pr even t or m in im ize t h e r oa d a cciden t s. No dir ect cost 6 Tra ffic Depa r t m en t Depa r t m en t - Th e br idge m u st be pr ovided wit h su it a ble post ligh t in g a t n igh t t o r edu ce t h e pr oba bilit y of Wit h in RBD RBD RBD r oa d a cciden t s. bu dget 7 F lo ra & F a u n a N/A N/A - Not Applica ble N/A To p o g ra p h y N/A N/A 8 a n d la n d fo rm s - Not Applica ble N/A 9 Tra ffic Loca l Tr a ffic Residen t - Im pr oved t r a ffic con dit ion s No Cost Depa r t m en t E n gin eer Ha n d lin g - Th e con t in u ed oper a t ion of a GRM for on e yea r followin g open in g of t h e br idge for u se will 10 RBD/P MT Loca l a u t h or it ies No cost Co m p la in ts en su r e t h a t loca l com m u n it y m em ber s h a ve a n a ccessible, fa ir a n d t r a n spa r en t m ea n s of r epor t in g a n y em er gin g a dver se im pa ct s, a n d a m ea n s of obt a in in g m it iga t ion . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x ii Ta ble E 3: Mit iga t ion Mea su res for Nor t h Ba gh da d du r in g Oper a t ion P h a se To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s d u rin g Op e ra tio n P h a s e Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ To ta l Co s t (Op e ra tio n p h a s e ) N o Co s t N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x iii EN VIRON MEN TAL AN D S OCIAL MON ITORIN G P LAN In or der t o en su r e fu ll com plia n ce of t h e per for m ed a ct ivit ies t o t h e en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l r equ ir em ent s, r egu la r m on it or in g sh ou ld be per for m ed. F or t h is pu r pose, an en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l m on it or in g pr ogr a m h a s been est a blish ed for t h e const r uct ion ph a se a s sh own in t h e followin g Ta ble. ES MP In s titu tion a l Arra n g e m e n ts In or der t o ensu r e fu ll com plia n ce wit h t h e en vir on m en t al a n d socia l r equ ir em ent s wh ich a r e descr ibed below, RBD PMT n om ina t ed a qu a lified con sult a n t t o a ct as t h e foca l point for en vir onm en t a l a n d socia l affa ir s at t he cent r a l level. On t he field level, RBD P MT n om in at ed en gin eer s t o a ct a s en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l officer s. Th ose en gin eer s will be t r a in ed on m on it or in g a n d r epor t in g of en vir onm en t a l a n d social im pa ct s a nd h ow t o fill t h e ch ecklist t o be used du r in g field visit s befor e im plem en t at ion st a r t s. RBD Resident E n gin eer will be t h e officia lly r esponsible st a ff m em ber for en su r ing en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l com plia n ce. S/H e will be as sist ed by t h e design at ed en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l field officer s. In a ddit ion, a qu a lified con sult a n t is r ecr u it ed by t h e P MT t o pr ovide t ech n ica l a ssist a n ce a n d ca pa cit y bu ildin g t o t h e en vir on m en t al a n d socia l t ea m bot h a t t he cen t r a l level a n d a t t h e field level. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x iv Ta ble E 4: Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - Open m a t er ia l st or a ge piles a r e t o be in spect ed - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily - Visu a l in spect ion of veh icles a n d equ ipm en t - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily oper a t in g or en t er in g t h e sit e - In vest iga t e du st com pla in t s fr om wor ker s a n d - Recor ded and - Da ily visu a l r esiden t s docu m en t ed com pla in t s in spect ion - Sign s a n d speed r edu ct ion bu m ps in st a lled - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily n ea r t h e sit e a n d n ea r r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs a n d 1 Air qu a lity fa r m la n ds - Mea su r em en t s of exh a u st em ission s (CO, SOx, - Resu lt s of exh a u st - Mon t h ly E n gin eer P MT 12,000 NOx, P M10, P M2.5) em ission s m ea su r em en t s m ea su r em en t s - E n gin es of veh icles a n d ot h er m a ch in er y - Recoded st a t u s of - Mea su r em en t s per iodica lly ch ecked a n d m a in t a in ed equ ipm en t a n d veh icles m on t h ly du r in g on sit e (excessive bla ck or im plem en t a t ion wh it e sm oke) per iod. - In vest iga t e n oise com pla in t s fr om wor ker s a n d - Recor ded and - Weekly in spect ion n eigh bor in g com m u n it ies in t h e a ffect ed docu m en t ed com pla in t s of com pla in t s loca t ion s N o is e - Silen cer s ch ecked a n d pla cem en t of n oise - Visu a l in spect ion - Weekly 2 E n gin eer P MT 6,000 sou r ced in con cea led a r ea - Use of per son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t effect ive - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily - Mea su r e a m bien t n oise n ea r sen sit ive r ecept or s - Recor ded t est s r esu lt s - In ca se of (dB) com pla in t - In vest iga t e im plem en t a t ion of m it iga t ion - Da ily 3 Wa te r m ea su r es Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t In vest iga t ion E n gin eer P MT 12,000 re s o u rc e s - Da m a ged im m er sed sect ion s r em oved wit h ca r e N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xv Ta ble E 4: Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - In vest iga t e som e wa st ewa t er disposa l like - Mon t h ly m ea su r es Mea su r em en t - In st a ll lit t er bin s a n d m a ke su r e n o wa st es a r e t h r own in t h e r iver - In st a lla t ion of a pr oper m a in t en a n ce sh elt er for pa in t s a n d ch em ica ls a n d obser ve a n y oil or fu el spills. - Wa t er sa m ples (pH , TDS, TSS, BOD, COD) - Mon it or t h e fillin g u p m a ch in e wit h oil - Mon it or the oil/gr ea se con t a in er s and h a za r dou s wa st e loca t ion a n d disposa l - Mon it or t h e disposa l of wa st e a n d debr is - Assu r e t h e or igin of pu r ch a sed soil is fr om a n 4 S o il Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t Mon t h ly E n gin eer P MT No cost a u t h or ized qu a r r y - F or bid t h e oper a t ion of m a ch in er y ou t side t h e design a t ed a r ea - Obser ve a n y soil con t a m in a t ion wit h oil or fu el - Obser ve a n y a ccu m u la t ion of wa st es - Ma in t a in r ecor ds on wa st e t ypes a n d qu a n tit ies - Wa st e m a n a gem en t - Weekly con t r a ct s wit h a u t h or ized con t r a ct or s S o lid a n d - Obser ve a n y wa st e a ccu m u la t ion in u n - Wa st e deliver y r eceipt s - Weekly 5 h a za rd o u s E n gin eer P MT No cost a ppr oved loca t ion s fr om loca l a u t h or it ies. w a s te s - Ch eck t h a t t h e Ma t er ia l Sa fet y Da t a Sh eet s - Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t - Weekly (MSDS) for h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls is a va ila ble on -sit e a n d expla in ed t o wor ker s. F lo ra & - Recor d a n y obser va t ion a bou t wild a nim a ls or 6 Obser va t ion r epor t Upon occu r r en ce E n gin eer P MT No cost Fauna pla n t s on sit e or n ea r by a n d r epor t t o t h e N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xvi Ta ble E 4: Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ E n vir on m en t a l Au t h or it y To p o g ra p h y - No m on it or in g r equ ir ed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7 & la n d fo rm s - E n su r e speed lim it s a n d wa r n in g sign s a r e in st a lled - Mon it or t h e u pgr a de t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e a n d t h e sign s in for m in g t h e veh icles t o u se 8 Tra ffic Roa d sign s a r e in st a lled. H a lf a n n u a l E n gin eer P MT No cost a lt er n a t ive r ou t es. - E n su r e da n ger ou s goods a r e t r a n spor t ed a lon g select ed - Speed lim it a n d dir ect ion a l sign s in st a lled - P er son n el t r a in ed for h ea lt h a n d sa fet y issu es - E n su r e com plia n ce of wor ker s t o H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y r equ ir em en t s a n d r espon sibilit ies a ssign ed - EHS per for m a n ce; r egu la r ly inspect ed, He a lth and 9 r eviewed a n d r ecor ded Acciden t s r epor t Weekly E n gin eer P MT No cost s a fe ty - Mon it or t h e good h ou sekeepin g - Ma in t a in log on a cciden t s - F ir efigh t in g a n d sa fet y equ ipm en t r egu la r ly ch ecked - F ir st a id kit it em s r egu la r ly ch ecked Ha n d lin g - E n su r e t h a t t h e GRM is effect ive a n d well Nu m ber of com pla in t s 10 com m u n ica t ed r eceived, a n a lyzed a n d Weekly E n gin eer P MT No cost Co m p la in ts N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x v ii Ta ble E 4: Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ r espon ded t o. To ta l c o s t (Op e ra tio n p h as e ) 30,000 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x v iii An in st it u t ion a l fr a m ewor k a nd st r at egy for t h e in volved officia l in st it ut ions wer e su ggest ed in or der t o st r en gt h en t h e ca pacit y bu ildin gs in t h e field of t h e en vir on m en t al m on it or in g a n d r epor t in g pr ocedu r es a n d m et h odologies. Th e su ggest ed capa cit y developm en t r equ ir em en t is a consolida t ed t r a in in g for a ll RBD/P MT en vir on m en t a l/socia l field su per visor s t o sa ve on t h e t r a in in g cost s. Ta ble E 5: Ca pa cit y developm en t r equ ir em en t for RBD Ca p a c ity d e v e lo p m e n t to pic P ro v id e r(s ) D u ra tio n Es tim a te d Co s t (U S $) E n vir on m en t a l and socia l Im pa ct Assessm en t 1 Con su lt a n t 3 Da ys 3,000 E n vir on m en t a l and socia l Ma n a gem en t in Con st r u ct ion Sit es Ir a qi E n vir on m en t a l Lega l Min ist r y of 2 1 Da y 2,000 Requ ir em en t s E n vir on m en t Wor ld Ba n k E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l 10,000 Sa fegu a r ds Th e Wor ld (in t er n a t ion a l t r a vel a n d 3 2 Da ys Ba n k a ccom m oda t ion cost for RBD t r a in ees) To ta l Es tim a te d Co s t $15,000 P U B LIC CON SU LTATION RES U LTS Obje c tive s o f th e Co n s u lta tio n s Wor ld Ba nk policies r equ ir e t h a t br oa d a n d open pu blic consu lt a t ions be h eld wit h t he pr oject a ffect ed peoples (P AP s) on t h e pr oject . Th ese consu lt at ions ar e t o ensu r e t h a t P AP s a r e pr ovided wit h t h e oppor t u n it y t o en ga ge in t h e r eh a bilit a t ion pla n n in g pr ocess, t o r a ise qu est ion s a n d r eceive in put a n d r espon ses t o t h eir con cer n s. H owever , du e t o t h e cu r r ent secu r it y sit u a t ion in t he pr oject a r ea a n d t akin g in t o u t m ost con sider a t ion t h e sa fet y of t h e people a s public m eet in gs m a y be t a r get ed by t er r or ist , t h e pu blic m eet in g a ppr oa ch wa s n ot a ch ieva ble. Co n s u lta tio n P ro c e s s In or der t o fu lfil t he WB r equ ir em ent s, a on e on on e in t er views wit h bot h m en a nd wom en wa s a dopt ed t o obt a in sou n d in for m at ion on t h e possible im pa ct s on t h e loca l com m u nit ies. Accor din gly, a qu est ion n a ir e wa s for m a t t ed t o cover t h e key en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l a spect s r ela t ed t o t h e pr oject . Th e qu est ion n a ir e was t hen a ddr essed t o a n u m ber of t h e loca l in dividu a ls in t h e sur r ou n din g com m u n it y r a n dom ly t o h a ve t h eir opin ion s an d t h ou gh t s r ega r din g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies. In a ddit ion, t h e dr a ft ESIA a n d it s t r a nslat ed execu t ive sum m a r y wer e pu blish ed on t he RBD’s websit e t o a llow for feedback a n d wider dissem in at ion of in for m a t ion r elat ed t o t h e pla n n ed a ct ivit ies un der t h is pr oject . F u r t h er m or e, a n d du e t o t h e im por t a nce of t h e NBB, m a n y differ en t pr ogr am s on differ en t TV br oa dca st in g n et wor ks h a ve a ddr essed t h e im por t a nce of r eh a bilit a t ion of t h e NBB in or der t o en cou r a ge t he decision m a ker s t o st a r t t h e r epa ir of t h e NBB as N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x ix soon as possible. Th e t alk sh ows em ph a sized how t h e r ein st a t em en t of n or m al t r a ffic on t h e NBB will im pr ove t h e t r affic m a n a gem en t in t h e loca l a r ea an d in Ba gh dad in gen er a l. Sim ila r ly, m a ny websit es a n d cam pa ign s in t h e socia l m edia like F a cebook h a ve fea t u r es r em a r ks fr om t h e loca l r esident s an d NBB u ser s expr essin g t h eir opin ion, su ggest ions, a nd con cer n s r ega r din g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies. Th er efor e, t h e socia l m edia r epr esen t a ver y good in dica t ion a n d r ela t ively good qu est ion n a ir e a bout t he r eh a bilit at ion of t h e NBB. F in d in g s o f th e Co n su lta tio n s It ca n be con cluded fr om t h ese pr ogr a m s , socia l m edia webpa ges a n d in dividu a l in t er views t h a t t h e r eha bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies will h a ve a st r on g posit ive im pact fr om t h e socia l per spect ives on t h e loca ls a n d a posit ive im pa ct on t h eir social da ily life. Non e of t h e people r ecor ded or a lleged r ega r din g t h e own er sh ip of t h e la n d wer e t h e br idge in con st r u ct ed or m en t ioned t o a n y r em ovin g t o veget a t ion cover s, cr ops, pla n t s, t r ees. All t h e com m ent s m ent ioned t h a t t h e r econst r u ct ion of t h e br idge will en h a n ce t h e socia l r ela t ionsh ip a m on g t h e loca ls, im pr ovin g t h eir t r a nspor t . F in a lly, m ost people a gr eed t h a t t h e br idge will n eed som e a ddit ion a l sa fet y sign s a n d in st r uct ions in or der t o keep t h e m ovem ent on t h e br idge wit h in sa fe con dit ion s. P lea se r efer t o an n ex (3) for m or e det a ils. GRIEVAN CE RED RES S MECHAN IS M (GRM) Obje c tive s o f th e GRM Ba n k pr ocedu r es r equ ir e t h a t Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism s (GRMs) be est a blish ed a n d oper a t ion a l pr ior t o com m encem ent of t h e pr oject , a n d t h a t t h ey con t in u e t o oper at e for on e yea r followin g com plet ion of t h e wor ks for t h ir d pa r t y set t lem en t of dispu t es a r isin g fr om r eset t lem en t . Th is GRM sh ou ld t ake in t o a ccou nt t h e a va ila bilit y of ju dicial r ecou r se as well as t r a dit ion a l a nd com m u n it y disput e r esolu t ion m echa n ism s. Accor din gly, a GRM will be est a blish ed a t t h e pr oject level t o ensu r e a n y gr ieva n ce ca n be a ddr essed in a n a m ica ble m a n n er . Resolvin g com plain t s a t com m u n it y level is a lwa ys en cou r a ged t o addr ess t h e pr oblem t h a t a per son m a y h a ve du r ing im plem ent a t ion a n d/or oper a t ion a l ph a se. In a n y ca se, t h e PMT m u st m a int a in r ecor ds of gr ieva n ces a n d com pla in t s, in clu din g m in u t es of discu ssions, r ecom m en dat ions a nd r esolu t ion s m ade. D is tribu tio n o f GRM F o rm s Du r in g in dividu a l in t er views, in for m at ion a bou t a gr ieva n ce m ech a n ism wa s in t r odu ced t o in t er viewed in dividu a ls a n d a t r a nsla t ed GRM for m wa s a lso pr ovided. All in t er viewed people wer e in for m ed t h a t t h ey ca n su bm it t h eir com pla in t t o eit h er sit e en gin eer , or t o com m u n it y lea der or t o PMT du r in g const r uct ion . Th e com m u n it y lea der s’ cont a ct infor m at ion (m obile ph one n u m ber ) a n d P MT con t a ct in for m at ion (office a n d m obile ph on e n um ber s) will be a va ila ble befor e im plem ent a t ion st ar t s. Th er e will be sign s post ed a t t h e en t r a n ce of t he br idges (Refer t o An n ex 1 for m or e det a ils). N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xx CON CLU S ION AN D RECOMMEN D ATION S Th e E IA con clu des t h a t t h e pr oposed r eha bilit a t ion a nd r econst r u ct ion of Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge will h a ve a n over a ll sign ifica n t posit ive im pact on t h e affect ed popu la t ion . Th e im plem en t a t ion of t h e r ecom m ended m it iga t ion m ea sur es especia lly du r in g t h e const r uct ion ph a se will ensu r e t h a t pot en t ia l n ega t ive en vir onm en t al im pa ct s a r e a ddr essed. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xxi CON TEN TS LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................ iii E XE CUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... i CONTE NTS ..................................................................................................................... xxii 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 2. P ROJ E CT DE SCRIP TION .............................................................................................. 3 2.1 In t r odu ct ion ................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 P r oject Loca t ion .......................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Tech nica l Descr ipt ion of t h e Br idge .......................................................................... 5 2.4 An t icipat ed const r uct ion act ivit ies, equ ipm en t a n d facilit ies ................................... 6 2.4.1 Con st r u ct ion act ivit ies ......................................................................................... 6 2.4.2 Con st r u ct ion equipm en t ...................................................................................... 7 2.4.3 Con st r u ct ion sit e fa cilit ies ................................................................................... 7 3. BASE LINE CONDITIONS.............................................................................................. 8 3.1 Th e P r oject Ar ea ......................................................................................................... 8 3.2 E n vir onm en t a l a n d Socia l Ba selin e condit ion s ......................................................... 8 3.2.1Clim a t e .................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.2 Air Qu a lit y ........................................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 Sit e Topogr a ph y ................................................................................................. 10 3.2.4 La n d use ............................................................................................................. 10 3.2.5 Seism ic Act ivit ies ............................................................................................... 10 3.2.6 F loods ................................................................................................................. 10 3.2.7 Tr a ffic Level ....................................................................................................... 10 3.2.8 Noise .................................................................................................................. 11 3.2.9 H er it a ge E n vir onm en t ....................................................................................... 11 3.2.12 Socia l Aspect s .................................................................................................. 11 4. LE GAL RE QUIRE ME NTS ........................................................................................... 13 4.1 Ir a qi en vir onm en t a l legislat ions .............................................................................. 13 4.2 Th e Wor ld Ba nk Safegu a r ds P olicies ...................................................................... 14 4.2.1 OP /BP 4.01 - E n vir onm en t a l assessm ent pr ocedu r e ................................... 14 4.2.2 OP/BP 4.12 - In volu n t ar y r eset t lem ent ....................................................... 14 4.3 Wor ld Ba n k Gr ou p E n vir on m en t a l, H ea lt h a n d Safet y (E H S) ............................... 15 4.4 Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism ................................................................................ 15 5. IMP ACT ASSE SSMENT AND MITIGATION ME ASURE S ........................................ 16 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x x ii 5.1 Const r uct ion/Reh a bilit a t ion P h a se .......................................................................... 16 5.1.1 Im pact s on Air Qua lit y ...................................................................................... 16 5.1.2 Noise im pact s ..................................................................................................... 17 5.1.3 Im pact s on wat er r esou r ces ............................................................................... 18 5.1.4 Im pact s on soil ................................................................................................... 20 5.1.5 Solid a nd h a za r dou s wa st es .............................................................................. 21 5.1.6 F lor a & F a u n a ................................................................................................... 22 5.1.7 Topogr aph y a n d la n dfor m s ................................................................................ 22 5.1.8 Im pact s on loca l t r a ffic ...................................................................................... 23 5.1.8 H ealt h a nd Sa fet y .............................................................................................. 23 5.1.9 Socio – E con om ic Im pa ct s ................................................................................. 29 5.1.10 La n d Acqu isit ion .............................................................................................. 29 5.1.11 Su m m a r y of Im pa ct s........................................................................................ 29 5.2 Oper a t ion a l P h a se .................................................................................................... 30 5.2.1 Air Qu a lit y ......................................................................................................... 30 5.2.2 Noise .................................................................................................................. 30 5.2.3 Wa t er r esour ces ................................................................................................. 30 5.2.4 Soil ..................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.5 Solid a nd h a za r dou s wa st es .............................................................................. 31 5.2.6 F lor a & F a u n a ................................................................................................... 31 5.2.7 Topogr aph y a n d la n dfor m s ................................................................................ 31 5.2.8 Im pact s on loca l t r a ffic ...................................................................................... 31 5.2.9 H ealt h a nd Sa fet y .............................................................................................. 31 5.2.10 Socio-E conom ic im pa ct s ................................................................................... 31 6. E NVIRONME NTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGE ME NT P LAN ...................................... 32 6.1 Responsibilit ies for im plem en t at ion of m it iga t ion m ea sur es ................................. 32 6.2 Cost of m it iga t ion m ea su r es .................................................................................... 32 6.3 E SMP ........................................................................................................................ 32 7. E NVIRONME NTAL AND SOCIAL MONITORING P LAN ......................................... 40 7.1 E n vir onm en t a l a n d Socia l Mon it or in g .................................................................... 40 7.2 E SMP In st it u t ion a l Ar r a n gem en t s ......................................................................... 44 7.3 Repor t in g r equ ir em en t s ........................................................................................... 44 7.4 Ca pacit y Developm en t a n d Resour ces Requ ir em en t s ............................................. 45 7.4.1 Ca pa cit y Developm en t ....................................................................................... 45 7.4.2 Requ ir ed Resou r ces ........................................................................................... 45 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x x iii 8. P UBLIC CONSULTATION RE SULTS ........................................................................ 46 8.1 Object ives of t h e Con su lt a t ion s ............................................................................... 46 8.2 Consu lt a t ion P r ocess ................................................................................................ 46 8.3 F in din gs of t h e Consu lt a t ion s .................................................................................. 46 9. GRIE VANCE RE DRE SS ME CH ANISM ...................................................................... 48 10.CONCLUSION AND RE COMME NDATIONS ............................................................ 49 ANNE XE S ......................................................................................................................... 50 An n ex (1): Gr ieva n ce For m ............................................................................................ 50 An n ex (2): Sit e ph ot os .................................................................................................... 51 An n ex (3): In dividu a l Int er views ................................................................................... 53 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA x x iv List of F igu r es Figure 1: Aerial photo of North Baghdad Bridge location (Google Earth) .................................. 4 Figure 2: North Baghdad Bridge – Side View .......................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Surroundings of North Baghdad Bridge ................................................................... 6 Figure 4: Aerial photo showing the surrounding environmental and social setup (Google Earth) ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 5: Alternative route for heavy vehicles of North Baghdad Bridge ................................ 12 Figure 6: Damaged span in the Bridge .................................................................................. 51 Figure 7: Damaged span in Bridge ....................................................................................... 51 Figure 8: Da m a ged spa n in t he Br idge bein g r em oved clea r t h e w a y for t r affic .............. 52 Lis t o f Ta ble s Ta ble 1: E qu ipm en t t o be u sed in t h e r eh a bilit at ion of NBB ............................................. 7 Ta ble 2: Mont h ly Mea n Win d Velocit y ................................................................................ 9 Ta ble 3: Mont h ly Tem per a t u r e ........................................................................................... 9 Ta ble 4: Ma xim u m per m issible con cen t r at ion s for SO 2 , NO 2 a n d CO .............................. 10 Ta ble 5: Wor ld Ba nk lim it s for a m bient n oise levels ........................................................ 11 Ta ble 6: Applica ble E n vir on m ent a l Laws a n d Regu la t ion s in Ir a q ................................. 13 Ta ble 7: E xpect ed Noise levels of m a ch in er y t o be u sed in NBB Pr oject ......................... 18 Ta ble 8: Sum m a r y of Im pa ct Assessm en t Mat r ix – Du r in g Con st r u ct ion / Reh a bilit at ion ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Ta ble 9: Mit iga t ion Measu r es for Nor t h Ba gh dad Br idge Reh a bilit a t ion P h a se. ............ 33 Ta ble 10: Mit iga t ion Mea su r es for Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge Oper a t ion P ha se. ................. 39 Ta ble 11: Monit or in g Act ivit ies for Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge Reh a bilit a t ion P h a se. ......... 41 Ta ble 12: Ca pa cit y Developm ent Requ ir em en t s for RBD ................................................ 45 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA xxv 1. IN TROD U CTION Accor din g t o t h e E SMF wh ich h a s been pr epa r ed for t h e EODP a nd disclosed locally in Ir a q a n d on t h e Wor ld Ba n k’s In foSh op , sim plified E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l Im pa ct Assessm ent (E SIA) sh ou ld be pr epar ed, clea r ed a n d pu blica lly con su lt ed upon pr ior t o t h e com m encem en t of a n y con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies for t he r oa ds a n d br idges com pon ent . Th e con cept of t h e E nvir on m en t a l a nd Socia l Im pa ct Assessm en t is t o pr opose m easu r es t o pr ot ect t h e en vir onm ent a l, social a n d socio-econ om ic sit u at ion of t he com m u n it ies t h a t m a y be a dver sely a ffect ed by developm ent of t h e pr oject , a n d t o assist t h e com pet en t a ut h or it ies in t a kin g decisions r ega r din g t h e a ppr ova l con dit ion s for t h e pr oject . Th is E SIA wa s developed t o cover t h e act ivit ies a ssocia t ed wit h t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a n d oper at ion of North Baghdad Bridge . Th e E SIA iden t ifies key en vir on m en t al a n d socia l im pa ct s of t he p r oject a ct ivit ies dur in g bot h t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a n d t h e oper at ion a l pha ses, a n d defin es t h e n ecessa r y m it iga t ion m easu r es a ddr essin g pot ent ia l nega t ive im pa ct s, a s well a s m on it or in g pr ocedu r es du r in g const r u ct ion a n d oper a t ion . Th e ESIA st u dy was ca r r ied ou t accor din g t o r equir em ent s of t h e cu r r ent en vir on m en t a l r egu la t ion s of t h e Wor ld Ba n k (OP 4.01), a n d Ir a qi r egu la t ion s. In t h is r epor t t h e WB, a n d Ir a qi en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l st an da r ds a n d r egu la t ions wer e followed t o ensu r e t h e n a t ion a l a n d in t er na t ion a l a ccept a n ce a n d com plia n ces of t h e E SIA. An E n vir on m en t a l an d Socia l Ma n a gem en t P la n (E SMP ) is pr epa r ed a n d em bedded in t h is E SIA wh ich sh ou ld be followed a n d im plem en t ed by all r eleva n t pa r t ies. Th e object ives of t h is sit e specific E SIA a r e t o pr ovide:  P r a ct ica l a nd a ch ieva ble a ct ion s t o en sur e t h a t t h e pr oject ’s adver se en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l im pa ct s a r e pr oper ly m it iga t ed.  An in t egr a t ed pla n for m on it or in g, a ssessin g an d cont r ollin g pot en t ia l im pa ct s.  Su ppor t t o Loca l a n d St a t e a u t h or it ies t o en a ble set t in g a ppr ova l con dit ions for t he pr oject based on r elevan t st a n da r ds a n d pr ocedu r es.  F ocu s on posit ive a spect s a n d ben efit s, m it iga t e n ega t ive im pa ct s a n d a void ser ious a n d ir r ever sible dam a ge t o t h e en vir onm en t a n d people  An oppor t u n it y for h oldin g con su lt a t ion wit h t h e com m u n it ies t o get t h eir in pu t on t h e pr oject a ct ivit ies.  In for m a t ion t o t h e loca l com m u n it y a bou t t h e r evised pr oject a ct ivit ies a n d t he en vir on m en t a l m ea sur es, socio-econ om ic m easu r es , infor m a t ion on r esident s’ r igh t s for t h ose who m igh t be n ega t ively a ffect ed by som e pr oject a ct ivit ies a n d br idge oper at ion s,  In for m a t ion t o t h e loca l com m u n it y of t h e exist en ce of a Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mecha n ism (GRM) syst em t h r ou gh wh ich t h ey m igh t lodge com pla int s a n d expect pr om pt a n d fa ir con sider a t ion . Th is E SIA est a blish es a fr a m ewor k for t he iden t ificat ion of envir on m en t a l a n d socia l pr ot ect ion, m it iga t ion , m on it or in g m ea su r es t o be t aken du r in g r eh a bilit a t ion a n d oper at ion al ph a ses of t h e pr oject . Th e E SIA in clu des pr oject descr ipt ion, m it iga t ion m ea su r es, m on it or ing pla n , m a n a gem en t plan s sch edu le, inst it u t ion a l a r r a n gem en t s, a n d pu blic con sult a t ion . Th e E SIA will a im t o a ch ieve a good en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l per for m a n ce du r in g con st r u ct ion a nd m a in t en a n ce. To m eet t h is goa l, t h e followin g a ct ivit ies, m easu r es a n d pr ogr a m s m ust be followed: N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 1  E n vir on m en t a l r egu lat ion s  Applica t ion of all en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m it iga t ion a n d m a n a gem ent m ea su r es.  E n vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m on it or in g pla n.  E m er gen cy a nd con t in gen cy pla n.  In st it u t ion a l pla n .  E n vir on m en t a l a n d safet y m easu r es.  E ffect ive a nd open con su lt a t ions wit h local com m u n it ies. E n vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m on it or in g is a n im por t a nt com pon ent of t h e E SIA. It pr ovides t he in for m a t ion for per iodic r eview a nd r efin em en t m odifica t ion of t h e E SIA a s n ecessar y, ensu r ing t h a t en vir onm en t al a n d social pr ot ect ion is opt im ized in a ll pr oject ph ases t h r ou gh m on it or ing a n d ea r ly det ect ion a nd effect ive r em edia t ion of u n wa nt ed en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l im pact s. La st ly, it will a lso dem on st r a t e com plia n ce w it h n a t ion a l a n d in t er n a t ion al r egu la t or y r equ ir em en t s. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 2 2. P ROJ ECT D ES CRIP TION 2.1 In t r odu ct ion Th e Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge (NBB) ca lled a lso Al-Mu t h a n a Br idge is loca t ed wit h in Ba gh dad Gover n or a t e. It con nect s t h e nor t h er n gover n or a t es t o t h e cent r a l a nd sout h er n gover nor a t es via a h igh wa y. In a ddit ion t o t h a t , it con n ect s bot h sides of Ba gh da d Ka r kh a n d Ru sa fa t o t h e n or t h er n dist r ict s. Th e NBB is h ea vily used for busin ess, com m er cia l a n d per son a l pu r poses. Ma n y st u den t s fr om t h e sur r ou n din g cit ies in t h e n or t h er n Gover n or a t es u se a lso NBB t o access t h e Un iver sit ies in t h e Cit y of Ba gh da d. NBB is con sider ed a s a st r at egic br idge for m ilit a r y pu r poses in t er m s of or ga n izin g , supplying a n d pr epa r in g for t h e liber a t ion a n d t h e r eh a bilit a t ion of cit ies close a nd a r ou nd Mosul Gover n or a t e. Cu rre n t Co n d itio n o f th e B rid g e Cu r r en t ly, t h e NBB is pa r t ia lly a ccessible t o t r a ffic t h r ou gh it s n on -da m a ged sect ion. Aft er t he bom bin g of t h e br idge, t h e Roa ds a nd Br idges Dir ect or a t e, wit h assist an ce fr om one of t h e St a t e Owned com pa n ies specia lized in br idge const r uct ion , closed t h e dam a ged sect ions a n d r em oved t h e obst r u ct in g debr is wh ile a llowin g t r affic (in bot h dir ect ions) t o pr oceed on t h e r em a in ing segm en t of t h e br idge wh ich was fou n d safe for u sa ge. Wh ile t his wa s a n u r gen t a nd im m edia t ely n eeded m ea sur e t o r ein st a t e t h e con n ect ivit y a cr oss t h e r iver , t he cu r r en t sit u a t ion is n ot su st a in a ble n ot on ly du e t o t h e safet y aspect s bu t du e t o t h e h ea vy t r affic cr ossin g t h e r iver usin g t h e NBB on da ily ba sis in bot h dir ect ions. 2.2 P r oject Loca t ion Th e Nor t h Ba gh dad Br idge is loca t ed a t t h e Nor t h of t h e Cit y of Ba gh da d as ca n be sh own in t h e F igu r e below. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 3 Figure 1: Aerial photo of North Baghdad Bridge location (Google Earth) N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 4 2.3 Tech nica l Descr ipt ion of t h e Br idge Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge h a s a t ot a l len gt h a bout 314m a n d a widt h a bou t 22.5m . Th e br idge is divided int o t wo ca r r ia gewa ys a n d t wo sidewa lks, ea ch ca r r ia gewa ys h a s a bou t 7.2m an d con sist s of t wo la nes, wh ile ea ch sidewa lk h as a n a ver a ge widt h of a bou t 1.5m . Th e t ot a l len gt h of t h e appr oa ch es of t he br idge is a bou t 1200m . Th e su per st r u ct ur e of t h e br idge con sist s of 9 spa ns wit h post t en sion con cr et e gir der s, eigh t of t h ese a r e a bou t 37m lon g a n d on ly on e h a s a len gt h of a bou t 18.5m wit h sim ply suppor t ed for loadin g. Th e subst r uct u r e of t h e br idge con sist s of (8) con cr et e open wa lled pier s based on 10 piles (1.5m in dia m et er ) a n d of t wo con cr et e a but m ent s wh ich a r e ba sed on piles. Th e followin g F igu r es sh ow gen er a l views of t he br idge a n d it s su r r ou ndin gs. Figure 2: North Baghdad Bridge – Side View N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 5 Figure 3: Surroundings of North Baghdad Bridge U tility lin e s Th er e a r e t wo m a jor u t ilit y lin es t h at cr oss t h e br idge a n d t h a t n eed t o be r epa ir ed in coor din at ion wit h t h e r eleva n t a u t h or it ies n a m ely:  Th r ee pot a ble wa t er pipes, ea ch 900 m m in diam et er t h a t supply wa t er t o m a jor pa r t s of Ba gh da d.  Six elect r ic ca bles. 2.4 An t icipa t ed con st r uct ion act ivit ies, equ ipm en t a n d facilit ies 2.4.1 Construction activities Th e a n t icipat ed dur a t ion of const r uct ion t o fin ish t h e pr oject is a bou t 7 m on t hs, t he r eh a bilit at ion wor ks for NBB will in clu de: 1. St r u ct u r a l eva lu a t ion for t h e affect ed gir der s a t t h e t wo dam a ged spa ns (t h ir d a nd fou r t h spa n ) a n d in t er m edia t e pier (p3) wh ich su ppor t s t h ese spa ns. 2. Rem ova l of t wo da m a ged spa n s (t h ir d a nd fou r t h ) which a r e sim ply suppor t ed spa ns a nd t r a n spor t of r u bble t o an a ssign ed du m pin g ar ea . 3. Repla cem en t of 14 dam a ged post t ension gir der s by st eel gir der s a nd 22 r u bber pads a n d r econ st r u ct ion of t h e dam a ged pier No. 3. 4. Ca st in g t he deck sla b (0.25 m t hick) a n d side wa lk . 5. Su pply of 5,000 m ² of wea r in g sur face for dam aged spa n a nd r em a in ing br idge spa n s . 6. Repa ir of expa n sion join t s for t h e wh ole br idge wit h a ll a ccessor ies . 7. Su pply of 19,000 m ² of wea r in g su r fa ce for t h e br idge su r r ou n din gs. 8. Tr ea t m ent of pa r t ia lly da m a ged gir der s (cr a ck in ject ion ). 9. E xecu t ion of r oa d m ar kin g a n d cu r bst on e. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 6 10. In st a lla t ion of h a nd, gu a r d r a il a nd light in g poles, a n d oper a t ion a l light in g for br idge . 11. Reh a bilit a t ion for su r r ou n din gs (cast in g t he cu r bst on e, m edia n a n d fixin g t he sh ou lder s). 12. P u t t in g t h e u t ilit y lin es in t o ser vice (t h r ee wa t er pipes – 900m m dia m et er ea ch - a n d six power ca bles). 2.4.2 Construction equipment Th e followin g is a descr ipt ion of t h e t ypes a nd n u m ber s of const r uct ion equ ipm ent t h a t a r e expect ed t o be u sed du r in g t h e execu t ion of wor ks a n d t h eir r eleva n t oper a t ion per iod. Ta ble 1: Equ ip m e n t to be u s e d in th e re h a bilita tio n o f N B B Ite m Ty p e o f Equ ip m e n t Qu a n tity Op e ra tio n No. P e rio d 1 30 – t on cr a n e 2 60da ys 2 Com pr essor (diesel) 370 Airm a n 2 60 da ys 3 J a ck – h a m m er (low n oise) 2 20 da ys 4 Sh ovel (Ka wa sa ki 70) or equ iva len t 2 6 m on t h s 5 Typica l lor r y wit h t ippin g, skippin g Body t o loa d of t r a n spor t t h e 4 7 da ys dem olish ed m a t er ia l 6 Tr u ck m ixer 4 7 da ys 7 Asph a lt gr in der 1 7 da ys 8 Bit u m en t a n ker 1 7 da ys 9 Asph a lt finish er 1 10 da ys 10 Com pa ct or (st eel & r u bber t u be) 2 10 da ys 11 Weldin g m a chin e (set ) 2 7 m on t h s 12 Diesel gen er a t or 30 K.V.A 2 7 m on t h s 13 Gr a der (Kom a t su ) 1 2 m on t h s 14 P icku ps & seda n ca r s 3 7 m on t h s 15 Air sh ot , bell, bu gger 3 7 m on t h s 2.4.3 Construction site facilities Th e con st r u ct ion sit e will in clu de offices a nd a ccom m odat ion for t h e wor ker s t h at will be equ ipped wit h a ir con dit ion in g a n d t oilet . P ot able wat er t a n ks will be pr ovided a n d sept ic t a nks will be const r uct ed for disposa l of h um a n sewage . All t h ese fa cilit ies will be inst a lled over st a t e own ed la n d a va ila ble ar ou n d t he br idge; t h er efor e, t h er e will be n o need la n d a cqu isit ion . As m ost of t h e wor ker s will be fr om loca l r esident s, t he n eed for st aff accom m oda t ion will be ver y lim it ed. Most of t h e wor ker s will r eside a t t h eir h om es. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 7 3. B AS ELIN E CON D ITION S 3.1 Th e P r oject Ar ea Baghdad cit y a n d it s subu r ba n a r ea h a ve a long h ist or y t h a t da t es back t o t h e Mesopot a m ia n civiliza t ion. Alt h ou gh it is t h e ca pit a l of Ir aq a n d t h e in dust r ial sect or is t h e pilla r of it s econ om ic act ivit y, m a n y ot h er sect or s a r e a lso act ive in Ba gh da d such as a gr icu lt u r e. Th e pr oject is loca t ed at t h e Nor t h of Ba gh dad Cit y in a n u n con gest ed a r ea . To t he ea st a nd west of t h e Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge t h er e a r e fa r m s m a in ly cu lt iva t ed wit h pa lm t r ees. Th e t ou r ist ic a r ea (J a zir a a r ea ) is a bou t 1 Km t o t h e n or t h of t h e br idge a n d t h e E ast Tigr is Dr inkin g Wat er t r eat m en t pla n t is a bou t 1.1Km t o t he sou t h of t h e pr oject . Th e followin g F igu r e shows t h e differ en t la n d uses in t h e dir ect a r ea a r ou n d t he br idge. Figure 4: Aerial photo show ing the surrounding environmental and social setup (Google Earth) 3.2 E n vir onm en t a l a n d Socia l Ba selin e condit ion s Th e sect ion below gives a clea r over view of t h e en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l condit ions in t he vicin it y of t h e pr oject loca t ion pr ior t o com m en cem ent of wor ks. Th e elem en t s of t h e en vir on m en t in clu de: clim a t e a nd m et eor ology, a ir qu a lit y, su r fa ce a nd gr ou n dwa t er qu a lit y, soil, t opogr a ph y, n oise an d vibr a t ion levels, t r affic, r iver s a nd wa t er ways, biodiver sit y inclu ding flor a, fa u n a, r a r e or enda n ger ed species, a nd sen sit ive h a bit a t s. It a lso in clu des consider a t ion of socio-econom ic ch ar a ct er ist ics such as popu lat ion a n d la n d-u se. Th e followin g sect ions pr esent su ch infor m a t ion . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 8 3.2.1Climate Ba gh da d gover n or at e is loca t ed in t h e cen t er of Ir aq, a nd h as a subt r opica l deser t (Köppen - Geiger classifica t ion : BWh ) Ra in fa ll Ba gh da d is su bject ed t o a n a ver a ge of 156 m m (6.1 in ) of r a infa ll per yea r , or 13 m m (0.5 in ) per m on t h . On a ver a ge t h er e a r e 34 da ys per yea r wit h m or e t h a n 0.1 m m (0.004 in ) of r a in fa ll (pr ecipit a t ion) or 2.8 da ys wit h a qu a n t it y of r a in , sleet , sn ow et c. per m on t h . Th e dr iest wea t h er is in J u n e, J uly & Au gu st , Sept em ber wh en a n a ver a ge of 0 m m (0 in) of r a in fall (pr ecipit a t ion) occur s wh ile; t h e wet t est wea t h er is in F ebr u a r y & Mar ch wh en a n a ver a ge of 28 1 m m (1.1 in) of r a in fa ll (pr ecipit a t ion ) occu r s. Win d v e lo c ity Th e win d r egim e is ch ar a ct er ized by t h e win ds pr eva ilin g fr om t h e west er n a n d n or t h - west er n 2 dir ect ion t h r ou gh ou t t he yea r . Mea n a n n u a l win d velocit y r ea din g 2.1 -3.9 m et er per secon d, . Mon t h ly m ea n wind velocit y r ecor ds in r ecent yea r s a r e sh own in t he followin g Ta ble 1. Ta ble 2: Mo n th ly Me a n Win d Ve lo c ity Mo n th J AN F EB MAR AP R MAY J UN J UL AU G S EP OCT N OV D EC Ve lo c ity m /s e c 2.0 2.2 3.0 2.8 3.1 5.4 3.2 5.0 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.8 Te m p e ra tu re Th e a ver a ge a n n u a l t em per at u r e is 22.8 degr ees Celsius. Th e H igh est t em per a t u r es occur in J u ly a n d Au gu st a n d r ea ch over 48 degr ees Celsiu s wh ile low t em per a t u r es ca n dr op t o below 0 degr ees Celsiu s dur in g win t er . 2 Mon t hly m ea n t em per at u r e r ecor ds in r ecen t yea r s a r e sh own in t he followin g Ta ble . Ta ble 3: Mo n th ly Te m p e ra tu re Mo n th J AN F EB MAR AP R MAY J UN J UL AU G S EP OCT N OV D EC Av e ra g e 10 13 16 22 28 32 34 35 31 25 18 12 ( °C) Av e ra g e 16 19 22 29 36 41 43 44 40 34 25 18 Ma x (°C ) 3.2.2 Air Quality Th er e a r e n o m onit or ing st a t ions close t o t h e sit e. As Nor t h Ba gh dad Br idge is loca t ed in a n open a r ea , concen t r a t ion s of pollut a n t s a r e n ot expect ed beca u se of t h e good ven t ila t ion a nd pot en t ia l disper sion of a ir pollu t a nt s. Th e Ta ble below gives in dica t ion s of t h e m a xim um per m issible con cent r a t ion for SO 2 , NO 2 a n d CO a ccor din g t o WB a nd Ir a qi St a nda r d. 1 h ttp ://w w w .ba g h d a d .c lim a te m p s .c o m /p re c ip ita tio n .p h p N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 9 Ta ble 4: Ma x im u m p e rm is s ible c o n c e n tra tio n s fo r SO 2 , N O 2 a n d CO Re fe re n c e Tim e S O2 N O2 CO [p p m ] [p p m ] [p p m ] Wo rld B a n k 24 h 125 - 2- Ira q 8:00:00 AM 0.0023 0.011 0.548 12:00:00 AM 0.0036 0.038 1.211 3.2.3 Site Topography Th e pr oject sit e ar ea pr esen t s a n ext ension of t h e fla t ar ea s t h a t st a r t fr om t h e cent er of Ir aq a n d ext end t o t he cen t er -sout h er n pa r t s of t h e cou n t r y. Th er e a r e n o na t u r a l la nd obst acles in t h e pr oject a r ea su ch as m ou n t a in s, cliffs, a nd va lleys. 3.2.4 Land use Th e la n d u se of a r ea sur r ou n din g t h e pr oject is u sed m ain ly for a gr icu lt u r a l pu r poses a lt h ou gh , a n u m ber of sca t t er ed h ou ses wer e n ot iced wit h in a dist a n ce less or equ a l t o 200m fr om Al- Ka r kh side. 3.2.5 Seismic Activities No Seism ic a ct ivit ies wer e r ecor ded for m or e t ha n 40 yea r s. 3.2.6 Floods Th e con st r u ct ion of r et a in in g st r u ct ur es on Tigr is u pst r ea m of Bagh d a d h a s r educed t he su bst a n t ia lit y of floods. Du r in g wa r , br idges on Tigr is River wer e da m aged a n d la r ge pieces of con cr et e fell down in t he r iver . La r ge debr is wer e r em oved fr om t h e r iver bed bu t t h e sm all par t s t h at r em a in ed cr ea t ed obst a cles t o t h e flow wit h in t h e r iver a n d en h a nced t h e for m a t ion of islan ds.2 Recen t r esear ch es on Tigr is r iver , fr om Al-Mu t h a n a Br idge t o Diya la River pr edict ed t h a t in u n da t ion cou ld t ake pla ce a lon g appr oxim a t ely 9 km of t he r each su r veyed on ly if disch ar ges 3 gr ea t er t h a n 3500m /s ar e r ecor ded 3 3.2.7 Traffic Level Cu r r en t ly t h e t r a ffic is m oder a t e beca u se m a n y veh icles (especia lly h ea vy t r u cks) u se t h e a lt er n a t ive r oa d a r ou nd Ba gh da d t h at passes t h r ou gh Al-Ka r kh a n d t h a t h a s a len gt h of a bou t 40km . Du e t o t h e cu r r en t sit u a t ion of t h e br idge, t h e t r a ffic m oves slowly especia lly a t it s sides. 2 Al-Shahrabaly, Q. M.: River discharges for Tigris and Euphrates ga u gin g st a t ion s, Minist r y of Wa t er Resou r ces, Ba gh da d, 2008. A,Ali, N.A.Al-Ansari and S.Knutsson (Morphology of Tigris River within Baghdad City) , H ydr ol. E a r t h Syst . Sci., 16, 3783 – 3 3790, 2012 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 10 3.2.8 Noise E xcept for t h e exist ing n or m a l t r affic, no ot h er sou r ce of sign ifican t n oise gen er at ion was iden t ified in t he a r ea. Th e n ea r est sensit ive r ecept or s ar e t he wor ker s a n d cont r a ct or st aff a nd t h e in h a bit a n t s. Th e n ea r est r esiden t ia l u n it is a t 100 m fr om t h e br idge. Ta ble 5: Wo rld B a n k lim its fo r a m bie n t n o is e le v e ls WB Requ ir em en t s On e h ou r L Aeq (dBA) Recept or Da y Nigh t 07:00 – 22:00 22:00 - 07:00 Residen t ia l; 55 45 In st it u t ion a l; edu ca t ion a l In du st r ia l; com m er cia l 70 70 3.2.9 Heritage Environment F u r t h er t o sit e su r vey a n d con su lt at ion wit h t h e r eleva n t a u t h or it ies, it wa s n ot ed t h at t h er e a r e n o sit es of h ist or ica l or cu lt ur a l im por t a nce in t h e a r ea of t h e br idge a n d it s su r r ou n dings, a n d t h er efor e t h e r eha bilit a t ion a nd oper at ion of t h e br idge will n ot h a ve a n y im pa ct on a r ch a eology or cu lt u r al h er it a ge. No cem et er ies, h ist or ica l-cu lt u r a l m on u m en t s, ch u r ch es, m osqu es t h a t exist in t h e a r ea n eed t o be r em oved in or der t o r eh a bilit a t e t he br idge. 3.2.10 F lo ra & F a u n a Sign ifica nt wild life a nd flor a species wer e n ot obser ved in t h e P r oject ar ea . 3.2.11 La n d Ac qu is itio n As t h e wor ks consist of t h e r epair a n d r eh a bilit a t ion of a n exist in g br idge, t h er e will be n o n eed t o pur ch ase addit ion a l la n d. 3.2.12 Social Aspects Th er e a r e n o villa ges, r esident ia l com plexes or com m u n it y st r u ct u r es in close pr oxim it y t o t he br idge. H owever , t h er e a r e sca t t er ed h ou ses on AL-Ka r kh side wh ich is far fr om t h e da m a ged spa ns. Th er e ar en ’t a ny licen sed or u n licensed r oa dside vendor s t h at will be displa ced. The su r r ou ndin g a r ea s on eit h er side of t h e br idge a r e n ot set t led on or u t ilized by a n y of t h e loca l popu la t ion . Th er e a r e n o livelih oods in t h e pr oject vicin it y t h a t a r e likely t o be a dver sely a ffect ed by t h e pr oject , h en ce n eit h er in volu n t a r y n or volu n t a r ily r eloca t ion of people is n ecessa r y or expect ed. Th e n ea r est r esiden t ia l u n it is a t 100 m for m t h e br idge a nd t h e t ou r ist ic a r ea (J a zir a ar ea ) is a bou t 1 Km t o t h e n or t h of t h e br idge. Th e E a st Tigr is Dr in kin g Wa t er t r ea t m en t pla nt is a bou t 1.1Km t o t h e sou t h of t h e pr oject . Ba gh da d Un iver sit y is a t 9.2 Km , a n d Al-Must a nsir iya h Un iver sit y is at 10.2 Km . It a lso im por t a n t t o m en t ion t h a t t h e br idge is t h e on ly wa y a llowed t o be u sed by t h e hea vy com m er cial t r ucks fr eigh t er wit h food, m edicine su pplies a n d ot h er m a t er ia ls t o Sa la h AL -Din N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 11 gover n or a t e. In a ddit ion , t h e br idge is t he m a in wa y t h a t lea ds t o a ll cit ies of Nin nwa gover n or a t e wh ich wou ld put t he n eed t o r eh a bilit a t ion of it a t h igh ly pr ior it y. Du r in g con st r u ct ion wor ks, alt er n at ive r ou t es ca n be u sed su ch as t h e on es sh own in t he followin g F igu r e a n d t ha t a r e cu r r en t ly t aken by t h e h ea vy veh icles. Figure 5: Alternative route for heavy vehicles of North Baghdad Bridge Th er e a r e n o object ions r egist er ed fr om t h e loca l com m u n it y wh ich is ea ger for t he wor ks t o be com plet ed. Th e const r uct ion will need a bou t 30 -40 wor ker s. As pr ior it y will be given t o loca l wor ker s fr om villa ges a r ou n d t h e br idges, it is expect ed t h a t t h e n eeds for wor ker s’ a ccom m odat ion will be ver y lim it ed beca use m ost of t he wor ker s will be st a yin g wit h t h eir fa m ilies. Th ose la bor s a r e a n t icipat ed t o be on goin g for t h e du r a t ion of t h e im plem ent a t ion (7 m on t hs). No in flu x of wor ker s t o t h e pr oject a r ea is expect ed wh ich cou ld r e su lt in a dver se im pa ct . Applica t ion of OP 4.12: Sin ce t h e r epa ir a n d r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies of Nor t h Ba gh da d Br idge will n ot en t a il per m a nen t n or t em por a r y la n d a cqu isit ion a nd n o im pa ct is expect ed on t h e livelih ood of t h e loca l people, t h er efor e, OP 4.12 does n ot a pply. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 12 4. LEGAL REQU IREMEN TS 4.1 Ir a qi en vir onm en t a l legislat ions Th e wor k dur in g r eh a bilit a t ion a nd oper a t ion m u st follow t h e Ir a qi la ws a nd r egu lat ion s for t h e en vir on m en t a l st a nda r ds. Th ese a r e:  La ws of t h e en vir onm en t pr ot ect ion No.3 issued in 1997 a n d t he pu blish ed r egu la t ion s. Th e en vir on m en t a l r egu la t ion s for gaseou s em issions, n oise a n d ot h er a ir pollu t ion st a n dar ds a r e not in for ce a n d lega lly bin din g. H owever , lim it s for wat er disposa l in a n y su r face wat er s a n d m a in sewer s a r e su bject t o r egu la t ion n o. (25)/1967 a n d it s m odifica t ion s pu blish ed by t he Min ist r y of H ea lt h (MOH ) a nd t h e Min ist r y of E n vir on m en t (MOE).  La w of h er it a ge a n d a nt iqu es no. (55) Issu ed in 2002 . Th is la w defin es a ll m ova ble a nd im m ova ble a n t iqu it ies, a r ch a eologica l pr oper t ies a nd a r t ifact s in Ir a q. It r egu la t es com m u nica t ion ch a n n els bet ween t he pu blic a nd t h e a u t h or it ies for ea ch t ype of Cont a ct bet ween t he pu blic a n d t h e r evealed a n d n on -r evea led a r ch a eologica l sit es.  New en vir onm en t a l fr am ewor k La w No. 27 of 2009 for t h e Ir a qi n a t ion a l gover n m ent . Th is La w wa s int r odu ced bu t it s execut ive decr ees r em a in t o be pr epar ed. Th e r equ ir em en t s for en vir on m en t a l a ssessm en t a r e n ot lega lly bindin g.  Regu la t ion s gover n in g con t a ct wit h a r ch a eologica l sit es ext en d a lso t o en com pa ss developm en t a l a ct ivit ies like r oa d const r uct ion a n d r eh a bilit a t ion wh er ever t h ese developm en t a l a ct ivit ies lie wit h in a r ch aeologica l vicin it y.  Regu la t ion s of t h e MOE on sa n it ar y wa st e m u st be followed, a nd for t he r u bbles (con st r u ct ion & dem olit ion wa st e) t h e r egu la t ion s, legislat ions a n d in st r u ct ion of MOH E a n d (Min ist r y of Con st r u ct ion , H ou sin g a n d P u blic Mu n icipalit ies ) MOCH P M. Th e followin g Ta ble p r esen t s t he Ir a qi’s laws applic a ble t o t h e pr oject 's a ct ivit y. Ta ble 6: Ap p lic able En v iro n m e n ta l La w s a n d Re g u la tio n s in Ira q Ap p lic a ble Ira qi La w S u bje c t La w n o . 37 o f 2008 o f MOE Descr ibes in st it u t ion a l a r r a n gem en t s of t h e Min ist r y of E n vir on m en t a n d Ou t lin es policies a n d r oles a n d r espon sibilit ies t owa r d pr ot ect in g t h e en vir on m en t . In s tru c tio n s is s u e d by th e Min is try o f Con t a m in a t ion Lim it s a n d Pr ot ect ion of River s. He a lth p u rs u a n t o f La w n o . 25 o f 1967 La w n o . 27 o f 2009 P r ot ect ion a n d Im pr ovem en t of E n vir on m en t la w s N o .3 is s u e d in 1997 of t h e en vir on m en t pr ot ect ion Re g u la tio n s n o . 2 o f 2001 P r eser vin g wa t er r esou r ces. Lega lly, t h e wor k s u nder r eh a bilit a t ion a n d oper a t ion m ust follow t h e Ir a qi la ws a n d t h e r egu la t ions for t h e E nvir on m en t a l St a n dar ds. Th ese a r e laws of t he en vir on m en t pr ot ect ion No.3 issu ed in 1997 a n d t h e pu blish ed r egu la t ion s. Th e followin g sh ou ld be n ot ed: N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 13  Th er e a r e n o en vir onm en t a l r egu la t ions for ga seou s em issions, noise a nd ot her air pollu t ion st a n dar ds t h at a r e a n d lega lly bin ding.  Wa t er disposa l in t o a ny su r fa ce wa t er s a nd m a in sewer s is r egu la t ed by r egu la t ion by r egu la t ion n o. (25)/1967 a n d it s m odifica t ions r elea sed by t h e Min ist r y of H ea lt h a n d t he Min ist r y of t h e E n vir onm en t .  Th e La w of h er it a ge a nd a n t iques n o. (55) was Issu ed in 2002,  Th e sa n it a r y wa st e (m un icipa l) disposa l shou ld follow t h e r egu la t ions of t h e MOE  F or r u bbles (con st r u ct ion &dem olit ion wast e) t he r egu lat ion s, legisla t ion s a nd in st r uct ion of bot h MOH E a n d MOCH PM m u st be followed. It sh ou ld be n ot ed t h a t legisla t ion r ela t ed t o socia l safegu a r ds issu ed in Ir a q sin ce 2003 has focu sed pr im a r ily on t h e r a t ifica t ion of int er n at ion a l con ven t ions a n d pr ot ocols on issu es su ch a s cu lt u r a l h er it a ge. Cu r r en t ly, t her e a r en 't Law r ela t ed t o socia l a n d en vir onm en t a l a ssessm en t . 4.2 Th e Wor ld Ba nk Safegu a r ds P olicies In a ddit ion t o t h e Ir a qi la ws a n d r egu la t ion s t he E SIA follows t h e policies a nd pr ocedu r es of t he Wor ld Ba n k. Th e followin g sect ion pr esen t s t h e WB oper a t ion a l policies t h a t a r e r eleva n t t o t he r eh a bilit at ion of t h e br idges t h a t ensu r e t h a t pr oject s pr oposed for Ba n k fin a n cin g a r e en vir on m en t a lly a n d socia lly sou n d a n d sust a in a ble. 4.2.1 OP/BP 4.01 - Environmental assessment procedure Th e Ba n k r equ ir es envir on m en t a l assessm ent of pr oje ct s pr oposed for Ba n k fin a n cin g. The object ives of t he E A ar e t o:  In for m decision m aker s of t h e n a t u r e of en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l r isks.  In cr ea se t r a nspar en cy a n d par t icipa t ion of st akeh older s in t h e decision -m akin g pr ocess. 4.2.2 OP/BP4.12 - Involuntary resettlement OP /BP 4.12 focuses on t h e followin g pr in ciples:  In volu n t a r y r eset t lem en t is a voided wh er ever fea sible, or m in im ized, explor in g a ll via ble a lt er n a t ive pr oject designs;  Wh er e it is n ot fea sible t o a void in volu n t a r y r eset t lem en t , a ct iv it ies a r e con ceived a n d execu t ed as su st a in able developm ent pr ogr a m s. Displa ced per son s ar e t o be m ea n in gfu lly consu lt ed a n d h a ve oppor t u n it ies t o par t icipa t e in t h e pla n n in g a n d im plem en t in g of r eset t lem en t pr ogr a m s affect in g t h em ; a nd  Displa ced per son s a r e assist ed in t h eir effor t s t o im pr ove t heir livelih oods a nd st a n dar ds of livin g, or at least t o r est or e t h em , in r ea l t er m s, t o pr e -displa cem en t levels or t o levels pr eva ilin g pr ior t o t h e begin n in g of pr oject im plem ent a t ion, wh ichever is h igh er . The m ech a n ism of assist ing displa ced per sons is ba sed on full a n d pr ior m it iga t ion a nd com pen sa t ion for loss of a sset s or livelih oods.  OP 4.12 a pplies wh en ever , in a Ba n k -fin a n ced pr oject , la n d is a cqu ir ed in volu n t a r ily or a ccess is r est r ict ed in lega lly design a t ed pa r ks or pr ot ect ed a r ea s. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 14  H owever , in t h is specific pr oject , OP 4.12 will n ot be a pplied for t h e r epa ir a n d r eh a bilit at ion of t h is br idge a s a ll r epa ir a n d r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies will be wit h in t h e exist in g foot pr int a n d n o a ddit ion al la n d a cqu isit ion is n eeded eit her per m a n en t ly or t em por a r ily. 4.3 Wor ld Ba n k Gr ou p E n vir on m en t a l, H ea lt h a n d Safet y (E H S) Th e Ir a qi r equ ir em en t s on E H S a r e qu it e st r in gent a n d m a t ch , t o a la r ge ext en t , t h e in t er n a t ion a l best pr a ct ices on E H S. Th e Wor ld Ba n k Gr ou p E n vir onm en t a l H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y (E H S) Gu idelin es (Gen er a l E H S Gu idelines: Con st r uct ion a nd Decom m ission in g) pr ovide specific gu ida n ce on EH S r equ ir em en t s for con st r uct ion r ela t ed a ct ivit ies (Ch a pt er 4). This in clu des EH S aspect s r ela t ed t o: a . E n vir on m en t  Noise a n d Vibr a t ion  Soil E r osion  Air Qu alit y  Solid Wa st e  H a za r dous Ma t er ia ls  Wa st ewa t er Disch a r ges  Con t a m in a t ed La nd b. Occupa t ion a l H ea lt h a nd Safet y c . Com m u n it y H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y  Gen er a l Sit e H a za r ds  Disea se P r even t ion  Tr a ffic Safet y 4.4 Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism Ba n k pr ocedu r es r equ ir e t h a t GRMs be est a blish ed a n d oper a t ion a l pr ior t o com m en cem en t of t h e pr oject , a n d t ha t t hey con t in u e t o oper a t e for on e yea r followin g com plet ion of t h e wor ks. A ch ecklist of issues t o be con sider ed in t h e design of t h e GRMs in cludes t h e followin g:  An in ven t or y of a n y r elia ble con flict m ediat ion or ga n iza t ion s or pr ocedu r es in t h e pr oject a r ea is u n der t aken a nd a n a ssessm en t m a de t o det er m in e if a n y of t h ese en t it ies or pr ocedu r es m igh t be u sed, ensu r in g t h at com pla in t s wer e r eceived a nd a ddr essed in a n effect ive, t im ely a n d t r an spa r ent m a n n er .  Good pr a ct ice is t o en su r e t h at P r oject Affect ed P eople (P AP ) ca n a pply or a lly a nd in t he loca l la n gu a ge a n d t o im pose explicit t im e lim it s for r espon din g t o gr ieva n ces r eceiv ed. Appea l pr ocedur es need t o be specified, a n d t h is in for m at ion is m a de pu blicly a va ila ble t h er efor e, a llow for bot h ver ba l a n d wr it t en gr ieva n ces t o be lodged wit h t h e loca l pr oject a u t h or it ies, wh o will t r a n sm it t h ese t o t h e loca l level com m it t ee for r e view, consider a t ion a n d r esponse. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 15 5. IMP ACT AS S ES S MEN T AN D MITIGATION MEAS U RES 5.1 Const r uct ion/Reh a bilit a t ion P h a se Th is sect ion of t h e r epor t descr ibes t he en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l im pa ct s t h at a r e likely t o r esu lt fr om t he con st r u ct ion a n d r eh a bilit a t ion of t h e NBB, a n d t h e m it iga t ion m ea su r es a ddr essin g t h em . Th e E n vir on m en t a l a ct ion s, pr ocedu r es a n d r espon sibilit ies a s r equir ed du r in g t h e const r uct ion ph a se m ust com ply wit h t h e a va ila ble specificat ion s, legisla t ion , laws issu ed by t h e M OH E. Th e con st r u ct ion con t r a ct or (s) will be r esponsible for com plia nce wit h t h e E SIA pr ovisions du r in g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion ph a se of t h e pr oject . Th e con t r a ct or will be a lso in ch a r ge of u n der t akin g wor k in a m a n n er wh ich com plies wit h a ll r eleva n t envir on m en t a l pr ocedu r es, a dh er es t o a ll legislat ive r equ ir em ent s, a nd en sur es t h a t a ll en vir on m en t a l object ives a ssocia t ed wit h t h e con t r a ct a r e a ch ieved. Th e key en vir on m ent a l a n d socia l im pa ct s ar e descr ibed below. 5.1.1 Impacts on Air Quality Im p a c ts Th e m a in im pa ct s on air qu a lit y will r esu lt fr om t h e em issions of t he con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t a n d t r ucks used t o t r an spor t const r u ct ion m at er ia ls. In addit ion , dust will be gen er at ed fr om t h e m ovem ent of veh icles a n d equ ipm en t on u n pa ved r oa ds a s well a s t h e dem olit ion a nd r em ova l of con cr et e blocks. Th e du st a nd pa r t icu lat e m a t t er s m a y occu r also fr om a ccu m u lat ed piles of st or ed iner t wa st e m a t er ial (st ockpiles of gr ou n d a sph a lt , r u bble, gr a vel, a n d a lso sa nd ) a t / or n ea r t h e sit e pr ior t o t h eir r em ova l for disposa l, As t h e sur r ou n din gs of t h e NBB br idge a r e ch a r a ct er ized by a gr icu lt u r a l la nds a nd few sca t t er ed h ou ses, t h e im pa ct s on a ir qu a lit y will be t em por a r y (on ly for few da ys du r in g t h e r eh a bilit at ion per iod wh ich is 7 m ont h s) a n d will be r ever sed on ce t he r eh a bilit at ion wor ks ar e com plet ed. Th er efor e, t h e im pa ct s on a ir qu a lit y a r e a ssessed t o be of low s ig n ific a n c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Mit iga t ion m ea sur es shou ld inclu de, but n ot lim it ed t o, t h e followin g pr a ct ices a n d a ct ion s:  E n gin es of veh icles a nd ot h er m ach in er y ar e kept t u r ned on on ly if n ecessa r y, a voidin g a n y u n n ecessa r y em ission ;  Ma ch in es a n d equ ipm en t a r e per iodica lly ch ecked a n d m ain t a in ed t o en su r e t h eir good wor kin g con dit ion ;  All equ ipm en t a n d m a ch in es m ust be m a in t a in ed a n d t est ed for com plia nce wit h st a n dar ds a n d t ech n ica l r egu la t ion s for t he pr ot ect ion of t h e en vir on m ent a n d h a ve a ppr opr ia t e cer t ifica t ion s; N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 16  Act ivit ies a r e ca r r ied ou t u sin g t h e m in im um r equ ir ed n um ber of m ea n s at t h e sa m e t im e; a nd  E lect r ic sm a ll-sca le m ech a n iza t ion a n d t echn ica l t ools a r e u sed wh en a va ila ble a n d fea sible . Con cer n in g dust con t r ol m et hods a n d m ea sur es, t h e followin g a ct ion s a r e t o be t a ken in t o a ccou n t t o r educe t h e gen er a t ion of dust :  Reh a bilit a t e u npa ved r oa ds, (e.g. det our s t o access t h e con st r u ct ion sit e, which m a y be u t ilized for const r uct ion veh icles m ovem en t or t r a n spor t a t ion of const r u ct ion m a t er ia ls ) in a wa y t o a void du st em issions. A su b base la yer of 15 cm a nd wet com pa ct ion sh ou ld t ake pla ce t o get su fficien t com pa ct ion t o a void du st em issions.  Ma in t a in t h e det ou r (s) in good con dit ions.  Wa t er in g or in cr ea sin g t h e m oist u r e level of t h e open m a t er ia ls st or a ge piles t o r edu ce du st levels;  E n close or cover in a ct ive piles t o r educe wind er osion;  Spr a y wit h wat er a ll t r u cks loa ds t r a n spor t in g du st -gen er at in g m at er ia ls t o su ppr ess du st , as well as wh eels of m ea n s m ovin g in side a n d ou t side of t h e con st r u ct ion -sit e; a n d  Redu ce speed for veh icles appr oach in g t he sit e t o less t h a n 40 km /h r . On sit e, speed sh ou ld n ot exceed 20 km /h r . 5.1.2 Noise impacts Im p a c ts Cu r r en t ly t h e on ly sour ce of n oise is t h e r oad t r a ffic. On ce t h e r eh abilit a t ion wor ks st ar t t h e n ea r est sensit ive r ecept or s a r e t h e wor ker s a nd con t r a ct or st a ff. On -sit e t h e n oise level will be expect ed t o exceed t h e per m issible lim it s. Th e im pa ct of t h e n oise on t h e in h a bit a n t s will be low du e t o a t t en u a t ion . Th e n oisiest equ ipm ent t h at will be u sed du r in g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion bein g t h e scr aper a n d t h e leveler . Th ey gen er a t e a n oise of 111 dB. By a pplyin g t h e sim ple in ver se squ a r e la w, a nd con sider in g t h a t t h er e is n o ba r r ier bet ween t he br idge a nd t h e n ea r est r esident ia l u n it , t h e n oise level t ha t will r ea ch t h e r esiden t ia l u n it is est im a t ed a t 51 dB. F or com par ison pu r poses, t h e Wor ld H ea lt h Or ga n iza t ion (WH O) Noise level gu idelines for r esident ia l a r eas is 55 dB. H owever , t h e noise will n ot be con t in uou s a nd n oisy a ct ivit ies will n ot be a llowed t o t a ke place a t n igh t t o pr event a n y in con ven ien ce for t h e n ea r est com m u n it y. As for on -sit e wor ker s, t he per son a l pr ot ect ive equ ipm en t sh ou ld be u sed in or der t o r edu ce t h e im pa ct of t h e n oise a n d for t h e a ll per iod of wor k. Th er efor e, t h e n oise level will h a ve m in im a l im pa ct s on t h e wor ker s a nd con t r a ct or st aff fr om t he em ission sour ces ident ified a n d it will be expect ed t o be less t h a n 70 db. Th e followin g will be expect ed t o be t h e m ain sou r ces for n oise im pa ct s on t h e su r r ou n ding r ecept or s:  Noise em issions fr om t h e equ ipm en t en gin es u sed dur in g t h e const r u ct ion a ct ivit ies (ea r t h wor ks, br ea kin g of da m a ged blocks, u se of ja ck h a m m er s, cu t t ing of st eel, et c.);  Movem ent of t r u cks a nd ot her equ ipm en t fr om a n d t o t h e con st r u ct ion sit e. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 17 Noise im pa ct was eva lu a t ed consider in g t h e equ ipm ent t h a t cou ld oper a t e sim u lt a n eously in t h e const r u ct ion sit e. In t h e followin g Ta ble equ ipm ent t ypologies a nd sou n d power levels a r e r epor t ed. Ta ble 7: Ex p e c te d N o is e le v e ls o f m a c h in e ry to be u s e d in N B B P ro je c t Ma c h in e ry N o is e Le v e l Lw (d B ) E xca va t or s 105.9 Tr u ck 105.9 Scr a per s a n d leveler s 111 Roller s 99.2 Asph a lt in g m a ch in es 100 Tr u ck cr a n es 108.3 Gen er a t in g set s 97.3 Mot or -dr iven com pr essor s 99.2 F or k lift s 101 Th e Lw va lu es wer e det er m in ed based on t he equ ipm en t m odel based on equ ipm en t wit h sim ilar feat u r es a n d com pa r a ble power . Noise im pa ct s will m a in ly a ffect t h e con st r u ct ion wor ker s a nd m a y a lso affect t h e n ear by h ouses. Th e n oise im pa ct s will be t em por a r y, sh or t t er m a n d loca lized t h er efor e it is assessed t o be of lo w s ig n ific a n c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Mit iga t ion m ea sur es shou ld inclu de, but n ot lim it ed t o, t h e followin g pr a ct ices a n d a ct ion s:  P er for m con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies wit h in r ea son a ble h ou r s du r in g t h e da y. Nigh t -t im e a ct iva t es n ear n oise sensit ive a r eas, such as r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs, should n ot be a llowed.  Keep equ ipm en t in good wor kin g or der a n d wh er e a ppr opr ia t e fit t ed wit h silencer s t h at sh ou ld a lso be kept in good wor kin g or der .  Ru n equ ipm en t on ly when n ecessar y;  P osit ion t h e n oise sou r ces in a con cea led a r ea wit h r espect t o a cou st ic r ecept or s, con sist ent wit h t h e n eeds of t h e const r uct ion sit e.  Im plem en t a n effect ive Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism (GRM) t o a llow n ea r by com m u nit ies t o com pla in a bou t a n y n oise im pact s. 5.1.3 Impacts on water resources Im p a c ts Th e pot en t ia l im pa ct s on t h e wa t er en vir onm en t der ived fr om t h e NBB con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies a r e pr esen t ed in t h is sect ion wit h par t icu la r r efer en ce t o:  Im p a c ts re la te d to Wa te r Co n s u m p tion Du r in g con st r u ct ion pha se, wat er will be n eeded for dom est ic a nd p ot a ble use of t h e st aff (est im at ed at 60 l/d per wor ker ), for soil wat er in g a n d spr a yin g t o su ppr ess dust a nd t o clean t h e equ ipm ent a n d t h e wor k sit e offices. Th e wa t er u sed for dom est ic pu r poses a r e pr ovided N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 18 by licen sed ser vice pr ovider s via t r ucks. Th e sou r ce of t h is wa t er is via t h e loca l wa t er n et wor k in loca t ions iden t ified by t h e m u n icipa lit y. Nor m a lly, t h e sam e sour ce of wa t er is u sed for spr a yin g a n d equ ipm ent clea n in g. Dr in kin g wa t er is pr ovided a s pu r ified bot t led wa t er . Sign a ge for wa t er conser va t ion will be placed on sit e t o en cour a ge wor ker s t o con ser ve wat er con su m pt ion .  Im p a c ts re la te d to Gro u n d Wa te r Th e con st r uct ion sit es will be equ ipped wit h wor ker /en gin eer 's car a va n s t h a t will be h a vin g la va t or y fa cilit ies (t oilet s a n d sinks). Im pr oper wa st ewat er disposa l on soils m a y per cola t e t o gr ou n d wa t er a nd t h us ca u s es con t a m in a t ion of su bsu r face/gr ou n d wat er t a ble. Con t a m in a t ed wa st ewat er by en gin e oils or lu br ica n t aft er wa sh in g of equipm en t or b y a ccident a l spills m a y per cola t e t o t h e soil t h u s pollu t in g t h e gr ou n d wa t er s a n d a ffect in g it s ecosyst em .  Im p a c ts re la te d to S u rfa c e Wa te r Con t a m in a t ed wa st ewat er by en gin e oils or lu br ica n t m a y a lso fin d it s wa y t o t h e r iver st r eam t h u s pollu t in g it s wa t er s a n d a ffect in g it s ecosyst em . If t h e dam a ged con cr et e blocks, cu r r en t ly im m er sed in t h e r iver st r ea m , a r e br oken in t o sm a ll pieces t o be able t o lift t hem ou t of t h e r iver , t h e gen er a t ed dust will fa ll in t o t h e wat er st r eam a n d will in cr ease t h e susp ended solids wh ich will in t ur n a ffect t he su r fa ce wa t er qu a lit y. H owever , t h e r em ova l of t h e r em ain ing debr is will r edu ce t h e r isk of floods . In a ddit ion, im pr oper disposa l of a n y liqu id or solid wa st es int o t he r iver m a y pollu t e it s wa t er s or block t h e wa t er flow. If wa st ewat er collect ed fr om const r u ct ion sit e is disch ar ged in t o t he wa t er st r eam , it will ca u se pollut ion t o t h e r iver sur fa ce wa t er . E r osion a nd r u noff du e t o pr ecipit at ion is consider ed of low im pa ct du e t o t h e low r a t e of pr ecipit a t ion a nd r a in fall. Ma t er ial st or a ge a r eas sh ou ld be well isola t ed fr om st or m wat er t o pr even t t he con t a m in at ion of t h e r un off Con st r u ct ion veh icles an d m a ch in er y sh all be wa sh ed on ly in design at ed a r eas wh er e r u n off will n ot pollut e n at u r a l wa t er bodies Th e over a ll im pa ct r ela t ed t o su r fa ce wa t er is t em por ar y a n d r ever sible a n d is con sider ed n egligible beca use t h e qu a n t it ies of wa t er in volved a r e r elat ively sm a ll, a n d t h ey will be r equ ir ed over a sh or t per iod of t im e. H owever , alt h ou gh t he r eha bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies a r e t em por a r y, t h e pollut ion of t h e r iver wa t er an d u n der gr ou n d wat er is assessed t o be of m e d iu m s ig n ific a n c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Mit iga t ion m ea sur es shou ld inclu de, but n ot lim it ed t o, t h e followin g pr a ct ices a n d a ct ion s: N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 19  Rem ove dam a ged sect ion s of t h e br idge wh ich ar e im m er sed in t h e r iver ca r efu lly wit h out pollu t in g t h e r iver wat er .  In ca se of big volu m es of t he dam a ged sect ions wh ich need t o be br oken in t o sm a ller size blocks, use geot ext ile m esh es or ot h er su it a ble m ea n s t o pr even t t h e disper sion of cem en t du st in t o t h e wa t er st r ea m .  Mon it or t h e wat er qu a lit y in specific loca t ion s u pst r ea m a n d downst r ea m of t h e sit e t o en su r e t h a t wa t er qu a lit y is n ot a dver sely a ffect ed.  Ma ke sur e wa st ewa t er fr om t h e wor ker r est ar ea s or con st r u ct ion offices is con t ain ed in solid bot t om cont a in er s a n d r em oved r egu la r ly fr om sit e by m ea n s of a ut h or ized con t r a ct or s. Th e wa st ewa t er sh ou ld be disposed in wa st ewa t er t r ea t m en t pla nt s a s det er m in ed by t h e m u n icipa lit y.  Usin g sept ic t a nks on sit e, t h e en gin eer in g dr awin gs of t h ese t a n ks shou ld be pr esent ed t o t h e Resident E n gin eer for a ppr ova l.  In st a ll a n d m a in t a in a pr oper wor ksh op t o m a in t a in t h e en gin es (ch a n ge lu br ica n t or r efu el) a nd a sh elt er ensu r e con t a inm en t of a ny fu el or oil spills.  St r ict ly for bid disposa l of s olid wa st es in t h e r iver .  Use of pa int s or ch em ica ls sh ou ld be don e away fr om t h e r iver . H owever , if n on -a voida ble, excessive pr eca ut ion s sh ou ld be u n der t aken t o a void spilla ges int o t h e r iver wa t er .  Th e con t r a ct or sh a ll pr esen t a ccident s a nd spill r espon se a nd clea n up pla n t o t h e r esident E n gin eer for appr ova l pr ior t o con st r u ct ion wor ks a ct ivit ies.  Th e con t r act or t o su bm it t o t h e Resident E n gin eer for a ppr ova l a com pr eh en sive em er gen cy pla n in cludin g a ll t h e n eeded st eps a n d pr ocedu r es in or der t o h a ve a good con fin em en t of a n y em er gen cy sit u a t ion r ela t ed t o a cciden t s a nd spilla ges.  Isola t e m a t er ia l st or a ge a r eas t o pr even t t h e con t a m in a t ion of t h e r u n off  Wa sh const r u ct ion veh icles a n d m a ch in er y on ly in design a t ed a r eas wh er e r u n off will n ot pollu t e n a t u r al wa t er bodies 5.1.4 Impacts on soil Im p a c ts Th e r em ova l of veget a t ion a n d la r ge-sca le exca va t ion a ct ivit ies for t h e con st r u ct ion m a y in cr ea se of soil er osion. H owever , t h er e a r en 't a n y veget a t ion in t h e Pr oject 's s it e h en ce im pact r ela t ed t o soil er osion is in sign ifica nt . F u r t h er m or e, t h e con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies will n ot ca u se ch a n ges in geom or phologic la n dfor m s a n d sit e set t in g. Im pr oper disposa l of solid or liquid wa st es m a y pollu t e t h e su r r ou ndin g soils. Accident a l oil a nd fu el spills m a y also r esult in con t am in a t in g soils. Du e t o t h e t em por a r y a n d lim it ed r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies, soil con t a m in a t ion im pa ct s ar e a ssessed t o be of low s ig n ific a n c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 20 Mit iga t ion m ea sur es shou ld inclu de, but n ot lim it ed t o, t h e followin g pr a ct ices a n d a ct ion s:  Use appr opr iat e a n d en closed con t a in er s for h a za r dous wa st e st or a ge. Do n ot place h a za r dou s wa st e dir ect ly on soils.  P r even t soil cont a m in at ion by oil/gr ea se spills, lea ka ges or r eleases . All m a n ipula t ions of oil der iva t ives in t h e pr ocess of con st r u ct ion a n d pr ovision of t h e fuel t o t h e m ach in es sh ou ld be per for m ed wit h m a xim u m car e; leak pr oof con t a in er s sh ou ld be u sed for st or a ge a n d t r a nspor t a t ion of oil/gr ease a n d wa sh off fr om t h e oil/gr ea se h a ndlin g a r ea sh a ll be dr a in ed t hr ou gh dr a in s a n d t r ea t ed appr opr iat ely befor e disposal;  Collect const r uct ion wa st e a n d debr is on a r egu la r ba sis a n d dispose t h em of at design a t ed la n dfills;  Use a u t h or ized qu a r r ies on ly wh en pu r cha sin g soil t o be u s ed for em ba n km ent , paddin g, beddin g, ba ckfillin g dur in g con st r u ct ion ;  Do not oper at e equ ipm en t a n d veh icles ou t side t h e design a t ed wor k a r ea s a nd r oa ds.  Th e con t r a ct or sh a ll pr esen t a ccident s a nd spill r espon se a nd clea n up pla n t o t h e r esident E n gin eer for appr ova l pr ior t o con st r u ct ion wor ks a ct ivit ies . 5.1.5 Solid and hazardous wastes Im p a c ts Th e pr esen t sect ion discusses t h e pot ent ia l en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l im pact s of wa st e a ssocia t ed wit h t h e P r oject const r u ct ion ph ase t h r ou gh ou t t h e st a ges of t h e wast e m a n a gem ent pr ocess, du r in g t em por a r y st or a ge on t he sit e ar ea a n d a t t h e disposa l of wa st es. Th e con st r u ct ion ph ase will be ca r r ied ou t t h r ou gh differ ent a ct ivit ies as civil, m ech a n ica l, pipin g elect r ica l, et c. wh ich in t u r n will gen er at e volu m es of wa st e wit h t ypology ch a r a ct er ist ic of t he n at u r e of ea ch a ct ivit y. In gen er a l, wast e gen er a t ed du r in g con st r u ct ion ph a se sh a ll be divided in t o:  Con st r u ct ion wast e;  Mu n icipal solid wa st e;  Ot h er wa st e r ela t ed t o t h e m a int en a n ce a ct ivit ies of m a ch in es. Solid const r uct ion wa st e t ypica lly in cludes concr et e, a sph a lt , wood, pla st ic, gla ss, m et a ls a nd ot h er com posit e m at er ia ls. H a za r dous wa st e pot en t ia lly gen er at ed dur in g con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies inclu des em pt y pa in t s/ch em ica l cont a iner s, equ ipm ent ba t t er ies, a n d t r ash su ch a s oil con t a m in a t ed m a t er ia l, a n d sim ilar . Rem oved a sph a lt will a lso be consider ed a s h a za r dous wa st es. Th e qu a n t it ies of solid a n d h a za r dous wast es a r e expect ed t o be m oder a t e bu t du e t o t h e weakn esses in t h e ca pacit y of t h e loca l a u t h or it ies in m a n a gin g solid an d h a za r dous wa st es and la ck of wast e m a n a gem en t fa cilit ies, t h e im pa ct s of solid a n d h a za r dou s wast es a r e assessed t o be of m e d iu m s ig n ifica n c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 21  Min im ize wa st e gen er a t ion on sit e.  Develop sim ple wast e m a n a gem en t pla n for specific wast e st r eam s.  Collect a n d t r a nspor t gen er a l wast e t o disposa l sit es a ppr oved by t h e loca l m u n icipa lit y  Wh er e r ealist ic, collect food wast es, consider in g h ea lt h a n d h ygien e issues, for disposal off-sit e t h r ou gh licensed con t r a ct or s.  Loca t e wast e con t ain er s a t ea ch wor ksit e.  Collect ch em ica l wast es in 200 lit er dr um s (or sim ila r sea led con t a in er ), appr opr ia t ely la beled, for safe t r a nspor t t o a n a ppr oved ch em ica l wast e depot or collect ion by a liqu id wa st e t r ea t m en t ser vice.  Con du ct st or a ge, t r a n spor t a n d h a ndlin g of a ll ch em ica ls in a ccor da n ce wit h a ll legislat ive r equ ir em en t s, t h r ou gh licen sed con t r act or s a n d in coor din a t ion wit h t he loca l a u t h or it y.  St or e a ll h a zar dous wast es a ppr opr iat ely in bou n ded a r eas a n d clea r ly iden t ify t h em a s “ha zar dous�.  Tr a n spor t a n d dispose of h a za r dou s wa st es t h r ou gh licensed cont r a ct or s a n d in close coor din at ion wit h t h e r eleva n t loca l a ut h or it y a n d in com plia nce wit h t h e legal r equ ir em en t s a n d in st r u ct ion s of t h e coor din at ion wit h t h e a s Min ist r y of Science a n d Tech n ology (MOST).  Ma n a ge h a za r dou s liqu ids, su ch as solven t s, r u st pr oofin g a gent s a nd pr im er in a ccor da nce wit h t he r equ ir em ent s of r eleva n t legisla t ion a n d in dust r y st a n da r ds.  P r epa r e a h a zar dous m a t er ia ls in vent or y for t he const r uct ion per iod.  E xpla in t o wor ker s a nd m a ke t h e Mat er ia l Sa fet y Dat a Sh eet s (MSDS) for h a za r dous m a t er ials a va ila ble on -sit e du r in g con st r u ct ion  Collect h ydr oca r bon wast es, in cludin g lu be oils, for sa fe t r a n spor t off-sit e a n d pot ent ial r eu se, r ecyclin g, t r a n spor t or disposal a t a ppr oved locat ions.  Th e con t r a ct or sh a ll pr esen t a cciden t s a n d spill r esponse a n d clea n up pla n of h a za r dou s wa t er t o t he r esiden t E n gin eer for appr ova l pr ior t o const r u ct ion wor ks a ct ivit ies .  Repor t a cciden t s du e t o t h e h a za r dou s wa st e disper sion r esponse t o r esiden t E n gin eer 5.1.6 Flora & Fauna E xcept for a gr icu lt ur a l cr ops, fr u it t r ees a n d far m la n d a n im a ls, t h er e is n o obser ved wild life or sign ifica nt n at u r a lly gr own pla n t s or flor a species du e t o t h e h um a n a ct ivit ies a nd pr esen ce in t h e a r ea . No r ar e or enda n ger ed species wer e ident ified wit h in or n ea r by t h e pr oject sit e. 5.1.7 Topography and landforms Th e loca l t opogr a ph y will n ot be a lt er ed by t h e pr oject a ct ivit ies N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 22 5.1.8 Impacts on local traffic Im p a c ts Th e r eh a bilit a t ion of t h e br idge will r equ ir e t h e blocka ge of t h e t r affic over t h is br idge. This will r esu lt in in cr easin g t r a ffic levels in ot h er loca t ions wh ich will be used a s alt er n at ive r out es. Th er efor e, it is expect ed t h a t a ir pollu t ion a n d n oise levels will in cr ea se in t h e a lt er n at ive r ou t es. In a ddit ion, a n in cr ea se in t h e t r a vel t im e du e t o t h e t r affic diver sion m a y occur wh ich m a y r esu lt in in cr ea sed t r a nspor t a t ion cost s of goods a n d passen ger s. In a ddit ion , dist u r ba nce a n d in con venien ce t o t he loca l popu la t ion m a y r esu lt du e t o t h e r out e diver sion. Th e r ou t e diver sion will be t em por a r y u nt il t h e r eh a bilit at ion act ivit ies a r e com plet ed. Also t he a lt er n a t ive r ou t e wh ich is select ed t o be a n a lt er n a t ive for t h is br idge is n ot fa r fr om t h e exist in g br idge. F u r t h er m or e, t h e su ggest ive r ou t e diver sion will n ot be close t o a n y fa r m la n ds, or passin g t h r ou gh a n y pr iva t e t er r it or ies, t h er efor e t h e over a ll im pact s of t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies on t he loca l t r a ffic is expect ed t o be of lo w s ig n ific an c e . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Sin ce it is u n a voida ble t o st op t r a ffic on t h e br idge du r in g r eh a bilit a t ion wor ks, t h e following m ea sur es ca n be t a ken t o m it iga t e t h e n ega t ive im pa ct s of t h e r ou t e diver sion:  P r ovide infor m a t ion, t h r ou gh a ppr opr ia t e sign a ge, t o t h e br idge u ser s t o u se t he a lt er n a t ive r out e;  Upgr a de t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e t o be a ble t o r eceive t h e a ddit ion a l n u m ber of veh icles. In or der t o m in im ize a ir a n d n oise im pa ct s associa t ed wit h t r a ffic gen er a t ed by t h e pr oject ’s m a ch in er y a n d equ ipm en t , t h e followin g m easur es m ust be im plem en t ed:  Wh er e pr a ct ica ble, t r u ck deliver ies m ust be r est r ict ed t o da yt im e wor kin g h ou r s.  Da n ger ous goods m ust be t r a nspor t ed a lon g r ou t es pr efer r ed for da n ger ou s goods,  Clea r t r a ffic sign s a n d sign s sign a ls m ust be inst a lled on -sit e t o pr ovide for sa fe t r affic. 5.1.8 Health and Safety Im p a c ts Du r in g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion ph a se of t h e pr oject , t h er e a r e r isks t o h u m a n h ea lt h P ot en t ia l h a za r ds for wor ker s in con st r u ct ion in clu de:  F a lls (fr om h eigh t s);  Tr en ch colla pse;  Sca ffold collapse;  E lect r ic sh ock a nd a r c fla sh /a r c blast ;  F a ilu r e t o use pr oper per son a l pr ot ect ive equipm en t ; a n d  Repet it ive m ot ion in ju r ies. Th e a bove r isks a r e consider ed of h igh im por t an ce a n d n eed a ppr opr iat e m it iga t ion m ea sur es. As for t h e em ission of pollu t a n t s in t h e a ir , t he pot ent ia l im pa ct of r eha bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies was N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 23 fou n d t o be low . If com pa r ed t o t h e r egu lat ion lim it s, t h e expect ed concen t r at ions of t h e va r iou s pollut a n t s t h a t cou ld be gen er a t ed fr om t h e sit e, a r e n ot expect ed t o over com e t h e lim it s over com in g h as occu r r ed. Sim ila r ly, t h e levels of n oise t h at a r e expect ed fr om t h e sit e wor ks a r e expect ed t o be wit hin a ccept a ble lim it s a n d t he im pa ct is expect ed t o be lo w . Th er e a r e n o r isks or im pa ct s r elat ed t o wor ker s’ a ccom m odat ion, public h ea lt h /com m u n ica ble disease, or wor kin g a t h eigh t s t h a t a r e expect ed a s a ll t h e n eeded logist ics for t h e pr oper an d h ea lt h y wor kin g en vir on m en t will be pr ovided by t h e con t r act or on -sit e. Mitig a tio n m e a su re s In or der t o m in im ize t hese r isks , t h e followin g m it iga t ion m ea sur es a r e pr oposed :  Lim it speed of const r u ct ion veh icles a n d pr ovide r oa d sign a ge for dr iver s a nd loca l com m u nit y.  E m ploy qu a lified per son n el for t h e u se of con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t , a n d t r a in t h em for h ea lt h a nd sa fet y r ela t ed issu es.  Su pply per son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t such a s eyegla sses, gloves, h a r d h ea ds a n d sa fet y belt s a n d con t in u ously m on it or t h eir use by a ll wor ker s, t ech n icia ns, en gin eer s a n d sit e visit or s.  Com ply wit h in t er n a t ion a l st a n da r ds for good con st r uct ion pr act ices;  Adh er e t o loca l a n d in t er n a t ion al gu ida n ce a n d codes of pr a ct ice on E n vir on m en t a l H ea lt h a nd Safet y (E H S) m a n a gem en t dur in g con st r u ct ion in clu din g m a n a gem ent , su per vision, m on it or in g a n d r ecor d-keepin g;  Im plem en t EH S pr ocedu r es a s a con dit ion of con t r a ct wit h cont r a ct or s a n d t h eir su b - con t r a ct or s;  Clea r ly defin e t h e E H S r oles a nd r esponsibilit ies of t h e com pa n ies in volved in con st r u ct ion a n d t o individu a l st a ff (inclu din g t h e n om ina t ion of EH S su per visor s dur in g con st r u ct ion a n d a n E H S coor din at or du r in g oper a t ion);  In t h e P r e-con st r u ct ion ph a se, assess t h e E H S r isks a nd h a za r ds associa t ed wit h con st r u ct ion a n d oper at ion , inclu din g consider a t ion of loca l cult u r a l at t it udes, educa t ion level of wor kfor ce a n d loca l wor k pr a ct ices;  P r ovide a ppr opr ia t e t r a in in g on E H S issu es for a ll const r uct ion a nd oper a t ion wor ker s, in clu din g in it ia l in duct ion a n d r egu la r r efr esh er t r a in in g, t a kin g in t o a ccou n t loca l cu lt u r a l issu es;  P r ovide h ealt h a nd sa fet y in for m at ion ;  Regu la r ly in spect , r eview a nd r ecor d EH S per for m a n ce;  P u t t in g on a sa fet y h a r n ess a n d con n ect in g it , via a n en er gy-a bsor bin g la n ya r d, t o a su it a ble a n ch or poin t for st a ff wor kin g at t h e sides of t h e br idges�  P r ovide a com pr eh en sive H ea lt h a nd Safet y Ma n u a l for a ppr ova l by t h e E n gin eer a n d im plem en t at ion by a ll wor ker s a nd en gin eer s. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 24  Ma in t a in st a n da r d of hou sekeepin g a t a ll t im es.  P r epa r e a n em er gen cy pla n t h a t cover s a ll t h e pot ent ia l r isks t h at m a y r esu lt fr om differ en t civil wor k act ivit ies. Such pla n m u st dea l wit h t h e followin g it em s:  Repor t in g on acciden t s  Tr ea t m in or in ju r ies on sit e u sin g a fir st a id pr ocedu r e  Tr a in t h e wor ker s on safet y  E qu ip fu el a n d oil cha n gin g sh elt er s wit h n ecessa r y fir efigh t in g a n d safet y equ ipm ent . Specific h ea lt h a n d safet y m it iga t ion m easu r es in clu de: 1. Sca ffoldin g  Sca ffold m ust be sou n d, r igid a n d sufficien t t o ca r r y it s own weigh t plus fou r t im es t h e m a xim um int en ded loa d wit h ou t set t lin g or displa cem ent . It m u st be er ect ed on solid foot in g.  Un st a ble object s, su ch as ba r r els, boxes, loose br icks or con cr et e blocks m u st n ot be u sed t o su ppor t sca ffolds or pla nks.  Sca ffold m ust n ot be er ect ed, m oved, dism a n t led or a lt er ed except u n der t h e su per vision of a com pet en t per son .  Sca ffold m ust be equ ipped wit h gu a r dr a ils, m idr a ils a n d t oeboar ds.  Sca ffold a ccessor ies su ch a s br a ces, br acket s, t r u sses, scr ew legs or la dder s t h at a r e dam a ged or wea kened fr om a n y ca u se m ust be im m edia t ely r epa ir ed or r epla ced.  Sca ffold plat for m s m u st be t igh t ly pla n ked wit h scaffold pla nk gr ade m a t er ia l or equ iva len t .  A "com pet en t per son " m u st in spect t h e sca ffoldin g a n d, a t design a t ed in t er va ls, r ein spect it .  Riggin g on suspension sca ffolds m u st be in spect ed by a com pet en t per son befor e ea ch sh ift a n d a ft er a n y occur r en ce t h at cou ld affect st r uct u r al in t egr it y t o en su r e t h a t a ll con n ect ion s ar e t igh t a nd t h a t no dam a ge t o t he r iggin g h a s occu r r ed sin ce it s la st use.  Syn t h et ic a n d n a t u r a l r ope used in suspension sca ffoldin g m ust be pr ot ect ed fr om h ea t -pr odu cin g sou r ces.  E m ployees m u st be in st r u ct ed a bout t he h a za r ds of usin g dia gon a l br a ces as fa ll pr ot ect ion.  Sca ffold ca n be accessed by u sin g la dder s a nd st a ir wells.  Sca ffolds m u st be a t least 10 feet fr om elect r ic power lines a t a ll t im es. 2. F a ll pr ot ect ion  Con sider usin g a er ia l lift s or eleva t ed pla t for m s t o pr ovide sa fer eleva t ed wor kin g su r fa ces;  E r ect gu ar dr a il syst em s wit h t oeboa r ds a n d war n in g lin es or inst a ll con t r ol lin e syst em s t o pr ot ect wor ker s n ea r t h e edges of floor s a n d r oofs;  Cover floor holes; a n d/or N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 25  Use safet y net syst em s or per son a l fa ll ar r est syst em s (body h a r n esses 3. E leva t ed Su r faces  Sign s ar e post ed, wh en a ppr opr ia t e, sh owin g t he eleva t ed su r fa ce loa d ca pa cit y.  Su r fa ces eleva t ed m or e t h a n 48 in ch es a bove t he floor or gr ou n d ha ve st a n da r d gu a r dr a ils.  All eleva t ed su r fa ces (ben ea t h wh ich people or m a ch in er y cou ld be exposed t o fa llin g object s) h a ve st an da r d 4-inch t oeboa r ds.  A per m a n en t m ea n s of en t r y a n d exit wit h h a ndr a ils is pr ovided t o eleva t ed st or a ge a n d wor k su r faces.  Ma t er ial is piled, st acked or r a cked in a wa y t ha t pr even t s it fr om t ippin g, fa llin g, collapsin g, r ollin g or spr ea din g. 4. La dder s  Use t h e cor r ect la dder for t h e t ask.  H a ve a com pet en t per son visu a lly in spect a la dder befor e use for a n y defect s su ch a s:  St r u ct u r a l da m a ge, split /ben t side r a ils, br oken or m issin g r u n gs/st eps/clea t s a n d m issin g or da m a ged safet y devices;  Gr ease, dir t or ot h er con t a m in a n t s t h a t cou ld ca u se slip s or fa lls;  P a in t or st icker s (except wa r n in g la bels) t h a t cou ld h ide possible defect s  .  Ma ke sur e t h a t la dder s a r e lon g en ou gh t o sa fely r ea ch t h e wor k a r ea.  Ma r k or t a g ("Do Not Use") dam a ged or defect ive la dder s for r epa ir or r epla cem en t , or dest r oy t h em im m edia t ely.  Never loa d la dder s beyon d t h e m a xim u m in t ended loa d or beyon d t h e m a n u fa ct u r er 's r a t ed ca pa cit y.  Be su r e t he load r a t in g ca n suppor t t h e weight of t he user , inclu din g m a t er ia ls a n d t ools.  Avoid u sin g la dder s wit h m et a llic com pon ent s n ea r elect r ica l wor k a nd over h ead power lines. 5. H ea d pr ot ect ion  Be su r e t h at wor ker s wea r h a r d h at s wh er e t h er e is a pot en t ia l for object s fa llin g fr om a bove, bum ps t o t h eir h eads fr om fixed object s, or acciden t a l h ead cont a ct wit h elect r ica l h a za r ds. 6. H a za r d com m u n ica t ion  A list of h a za r dou s su bst a n ces u sed in t he wor kpla ce is m a int a in ed a n d r ea dily a va ila ble a t t h e wor ksit e.  Th er e is a wr it t en h a zar d com m u n ica t ion pr ogr a m a ddr essin g Mat er ia l Sa fet y Da t a Sh eet s (MSDS), labelin g a n d em ployee t r ain in g. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 26  E a ch con t ain er of a h a za r dou s subst a nce (va t s, bot t les, st or a ge t a nks) is la beled wit h pr odu ct iden t it y an d a h a zar d war n in g(s) (com m u n icat in g t he specific h ea lt h h a za r ds a n d ph ysica l h a za r ds).  Ma t er ial Safet y Dat a Sh eet s a r e r eadily a va ilable a t a ll t im es for each h a za r dou s su bst a n ce used.  Th er e is a n effect ive em ployee t r a in in g pr ogr am for h a zar dous su bst an ces. 7. Cr a n e Safet y  Cr a n es a nd der r icks a r e r est r ict ed fr om oper a t in g wit hin 10 feet of a n y elect r ica l power line.  Th e u pper r ot a t in g st r uct u r e suppor t in g t he boom a nd m a t er ia ls bein g h a n dled is pr ovided wit h a n elect r ica l gr ou nd wh ile wor kin g n ea r ener gized t r a nsm it t er t ower s.  Ra t ed loa d ca pa cit ies, oper a t in g speed a n d in st r u ct ions ar e post ed a n d visible t o t h e oper a t or .  Cr a n es ar e equ ipped wit h a loa d ch a r t .  Th e oper a t or u n der st a nds a nd uses t he load cha r t .  Th e oper a t or ca n det er m in e t h e a n gle a n d len gt h of t h e cr a n e boom a t a ll t im es.  Cr a n e m ach in er y a n d ot h er r iggin g equ ipm en t is inspect ed da ily pr ior t o use t o m a ke sur e t h a t it is in good con dit ion .  Accessible a r eas wit h in t h e cr a n e's swin g r a dius a r e ba r r icaded.  Ta g lin es a r e u sed t o pr even t da n ger ou s swin g or spin of m at er ia ls when r a ised or lower ed by a cr a n e or der r ick.  Illu st r a t ion s of h a n d sign a ls t o cr a n e a n d der r ick oper at or s a r e post ed on t h e job sit e.  Th e sign a l per son u ses cor r ect sign a ls for t h e cr a n e oper a t or t o follow.  Cr a n e ou t r igger s a r e ext en ded wh en r equ ir ed.  Cr a n e plat for m s a nd wa lkwa ys h a ve a n t iskid su r fa ces.  Br oken, wor n or dam a ged wir e r ope is r em oved fr om ser vice.  Gu a r dr a ils, h a n d holds a n d st eps ar e pr ovided for sa fe a n d ea sy a ccess t o a n d fr om a ll a r eas of t h e cr an e.  Loa d t est in g r epor t s/cer t ificat ions a r e a va ila ble.  Tower cr a n e m a st bolt s a r e pr oper ly t or qu ed t o t h e m a n u fa ct u r er 's specifica t ion s.  Over load lim it s ar e t est ed a n d cor r ect ly set .  Th e m a xim um accept a ble loa d a n d t h e last t est r esu lt s a r e post ed on t he cr a n e.  In it ia l a n d a n n u a l in spect ions of a ll h oist in g an d r iggin g equipm en t ar e per for m ed a nd r epor t s a r e m a in t a in ed.  On ly pr oper ly t r a in ed an d qu a lified oper a t or s ar e a llowed t o wor k wit h h oist in g a n d r iggin g equipm en t . 8. F or klift s  F or klift t r u ck oper a t or s a r e com pet en t t o oper at e t hese veh icles safely a s dem onst r at ed by t heir su ccessfu l com plet ion of t r a in in g a nd eva lu at ion.  No em ployee u n der 18 yea r s old is a llowed t o oper a t e a for klift .  F or klift s a r e inspect ed da ily for pr oper con dit ion of br akes, hor n s, st eer in g, for ks a n d t ir es. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 27  P ower ed indu st r ia l t r ucks (for klift s) m eet t he design a nd const r u ct ion r equ ir em en t s est a blished in Am er ica n Na t ion al St a nda r ds Inst it ut e (ANSI) for P ower ed In dust r ia l Tr ucks, P a r t II ANSI B56.1-1969.  Wr it t en a ppr ova l fr om t h e t r uck m a n ufa ct ur er is obt a in ed for a n y m odifica t ion or a ddit ion s wh ich affect ca pa cit y a n d sa fe oper at ion of t h e veh icle.  Ca pa cit y, oper a t ion a n d m a int en a n ce in st r u ct ion pla t es, t a gs or deca ls a r e ch a n ged t o indica t e a n y m odifica t ions or addit ion s t o t h e veh icle.  Ba t t er y ch a r gin g is condu ct ed in a r eas specifica lly design a t ed for t h a t pu r pose.  Ma t er ial h a n dlin g equ ipm en t is pr ovided for ha n dlin g ba t t er ies, in cludin g con veyor s, over h ea d h oist s or equ iva lent devices.  Rein st a lled bat t er ies a r e pr oper ly posit ion ed a nd secu r ed in t h e t r u ck.  Sm okin g is pr oh ibit ed in ba t t er y ch ar gin g a r eas.  P r eca u t ions ar e t a ken t o pr even t open flam es, spa r ks or elect r ic a r cs in ba t t er y ch a r gin g a r eas.  Refr esher t r a in in g is pr ovided a n d a n eva lu a t ion is condu ct ed wh en ever a for klift oper a t or h as been obser ved oper a t in g t h e veh icle in a n u n safe m a n n er a n d wh en a n oper a t or is assign ed t o dr ive a differ en t t ype of t r uck.  Loa d a n d for ks a r e fu lly lower ed, con t r ols n eu t r a lized, power sh u t off an d br akes set wh en a power ed indu st r ia l t r u ck is left u n at t en ded.  Th er e is su fficient h eadr oom for t he for klift a nd oper a t or u nder over h ea d in st a llat ion s, ligh t s, pipes, spr inkler syst em s, et c.  Over h ea d gu a r ds a r e in pla ce t o pr ot ect t h e oper a t or a ga in st fa llin g object s.  Tr u cks a r e oper at ed a t a safe speed.  All loa ds ar e kept st a ble, sa fely a r r a n ged a nd fit wit h in t h e r a t ed ca pacit y of t h e t r u ck.  Un sa fe a n d defect ive t r u cks a r e r em oved fr om ser vice. 9. E lect r ica l Safet y  Wor k on new a n d exist in g en er gized (h ot ) elect r ica l cir cuit s is pr oh ibit ed u n t il a ll power is sh u t off a nd gr ou n ds a r e a t t ach ed.  An effect ive Lockou t /Tagou t syst em is in pla ce.  F r a yed, da m a ged or wor n elect r ica l cor ds or cables ar e pr om pt ly r eplaced.  All ext ension cor ds h a ve gr ou n din g pr on gs.  P r ot ect flexible cor ds a nd ca bles fr om da m a ge. Sh a r p cor n er s a n d pr oject ion s sh ou ld be a voided.  Use ext ension cor d set s u sed wit h por t a ble elect r ic t ools a n d a pplia n ces t h a t ar e t h e t hr ee-wir e t ype a nd design ed for h a r d or ext r a -h a r d ser vice. (Look for som e of t h e followin g let t er s im pr in t ed on t h e casin g: S, ST, SO, STO.)  All elect r ica l t ools a n d equ ipm ent a r e m a in t a ined in safe con dit ion a n d ch ecked r egu la r ly for defect s a nd t aken ou t of ser vice if a defect is fou n d.  Do not bypa ss a n y pr ot ect ive syst em or device design ed t o pr ot ect em ployees fr om cont a ct wit h elect r ica l en er gy.  Over h ea d elect r ica l power lin es ar e loca t ed a n d iden t ified.  E n su r e t h a t la dder s, sca ffolds, equipm en t or m a t er ia ls n ever com e wit h in 10 feet of elect r ica l power lin es. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 28  All elect r ica l t ools m ust be pr oper ly gr ou n ded un less t h ey a r e of t h e dou ble in su la t ed t ype.  Mu lt iple plu g a dapt er s a r e pr oh ibit ed. Det a ils on t h e a bove m ea su r es sh ou ld be in cluded in t h e H &S m a n u al t o be pr esen t ed by t he Con t r a ct or a nd appr oved by t h e E n gin eer . 5.1.9 Socio – Economic Impacts It is expect ed t h a t t h e loca l com m u n it y m em ber s over wh elm ingly su ppor t t h e br idge r eh a bilit at ion beca u se of it s pot en t ia lly ver y sign ifica nt cont r ibut ion t o local t r a nspor t at ion, m a r ket in g of loca l pr odu ce, a nd st im u la t ion of loca l bu sin ess oppor t un it ies fr om n ew passing t r a ffic. On t he sh or t t er m , du r in g t h e r eh a bilit at ion ph a se, t h e P r oject will gen er a t e n ew em ploym en t oppor t u n it ies for loca l com m u n it y r esident s. Th ese will be for bot h skilled a nd u nskilled wor ker s. It is a gr eed t h a t , for bot h wor k cat egor ies, fir st pr efer en ce will be given t o loca l r esiden t s. An ywa y, in ca se a n y im pa ct was n ot ident ified by t h e pr esen t assessm en t , t h e loca l com m u nit y will be a ble t o com m u n ica t e com pla int s t hr ou gh a Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism (GRM) wh ich will be developed by t h e pr oject a n d will be ea sily a ccessible (see An n ex 1). 5.1.10 Land Acquisition It is not a nt icipa t ed t h at in volu n t ar y la n d a cq uisit ion will be r equ ir ed. Th er e will be n o need t o expr opr ia t e or r en t a n y la n d. Th e exist in g st a t e la n d a r ea ca n be u sed by t h e con t r a ct or and ca n a ccom m oda t e h is fa cilit ies a nd const r u ct ion sit e offices ca n be pla ced in t h e bu ffer zon e of t h e r oads su r r ou ndin g t h e br idge a n d cu r r en t ly u n occupied. 5.1.11 Summary of Impacts Ba sed on t h e a bove sect ion , t h e followin g t a ble pr esen t s a su m m a r y of t h e im pact s of t h e wor ks on t h e en vir onm en t du r in g oper at ion a l a n d t h eir r eleva n t im pact s Ta ble 8: S u m m a ry o f Im p a c t As s e s s m e n t Ma trix – D u rin g Co n s tru c tio n / Re h a bilita tio n No. En v iro n m e n ta l Re c e p to r Im p a c t S ig n ific a n c e 1 Air Qu a lit y Low 2 Noise Low 3 Wa t er Resou r ces Mediu m 4 Soil Low 5 Solid a n d h a za r dou s wa st es Mediu m 6 F lor a & F a u n a In significa n t 7 Topogr a ph y a n d la n dfor m s In significa n t N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 29 8 Im pa ct s on loca l t r a ffic Mediu m 9 H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y H igh 10 Socio-E con om ic im pa ct s Mediu m 11 La n d In significa n t 5.2 Oper a t ion a l P h a se 5.2.1 Air Quality Im p a c ts Wh en t h e r eh a bilit a t ion wor ks a r e com plet ed, t h e br idge will ent er in oper a t ion a n d t h e t r affic is expect ed t o in cr ease a n d t h e a ir em issions fr om veh icles. It is im por t a n t t o m en t ion t h a t t he in cr ea se in velocit y will h owever r edu ce t h e a ir em issions . Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Du r in g t h e license issua n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r a ffic a ut h or it ies sh ould en sur e t h a t a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good con dit ions. 5.2.2 Noise Im p a c ts Th e oper at ion of t h e br idge a ft er r eha bilit at ion will incr ease t he t r affic volum e wh ich in t u r n will in cr ease n oise levels fr om veh icles. Mitig a tio n m e a su re s  Du r in g t h e licen se issu a n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r affic a u t h or it ies sh ou ld en su r e t h a t a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good condit ion s.  Redu ce speed lim it s especia lly n ear r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs.  Lim it t r u cks m ovem en t especia lly a t n ight in coor din at ion wit h t h e loca l t r a ffic a u t h or it ies. 5.2.3 Water resources Du r in g r a in y sea sons, r u n off wat er con t am in a t ed wit h oil a n d gr ea se m a y ca use pollu t ion of t h e r iver . Sin ce m a int en an ce of br oken veh icles on t h e br idge is u n likely, t h e gener a t ion of pollu t ion u n less in t h e ca se of ext r em e em er gen cy su ch as oil spills fr om t a nker s wou ld be m in im a l H owever , t h e in st a lled dr a in s (condu it s a n d pipes) for r u n -off wa t er sh ou ld be r egu la r ly clean ed especia lly pr ior t o a n d du r in g t h e r a in y season . 5.2.4 Soil Th er e a r e n o im pa ct s expect ed on soil du r in g oper a t ion. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 30 5.2.5 Solid and hazardous wastes Im p a c ts Du r in g t h e oper a t ion a l per iod, som e lit t er in g a n d wast e gener a t ion r esu lt in g fr om t h e r epair a ct ivit ies will occu r . Lit t er in g m a y occu r du e t o wind act ion. Mitig a tio n m e a su re s Collect solid wast e a n d dispose it u sin g m u n icipa l t r u cks a n d veh icles. 5.2.6 Flora & Fauna Th er e a r e n o im pa ct s expect ed on flor a or fa u n a du r in g oper a t ion. 5.2.7 Topography and landforms Th e loca l t opogr a ph y will n ot be a lt er ed by t h e pr oject oper a t ion . 5.2.8 Impacts on local traffic It is expect ed t h a t t h e loca l t r affic con dit ions will sign ifica n t ly im pr ove du e t o t h e oper at ion of t h e br idge. 5.2.9 Health and Safety Im p a c ts Roa d a ccident s m a y r esu lt du e t o t he oper a t ion of t h e br idge a n d in cr ea sed t r affic volum e. Mitig a tio n m e a su re s  Lim it t h e speed a n d place r oad sign s t o pr even t or m in im ize t h e r oa d accident s.  P r ovide ligh t in g of t h e br idge t o r edu ce t he pr oba bilit y of r oa d a cciden t s. 5.2.10 Socio-Economic impacts Du r in g t h e oper at ion al per iod, t h e pr oject is expect ed t o r esult in posit ive socio-econ om ic ou t com es for t h e loca l com m u n it ies. H owever , t h e GRM will be kept in con t in u ed oper at ion for on e yea r aft er com plet ion of wor ks a n d will h elp a ddr ess t h e com plain t s of t h e loca l com m u n it y t h r ou gh a n a ccessible, fa ir a n d t r a n spa r en t m ea n s of r epor t in g a n y em er gin g a dver se im pa ct s, a n d a m ea ns of obt a in ing m it igat ion . N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 31 6. EN VIRON MEN TAL AN D S OCIAL MAN AGEMEN T P LAN 6.1 Responsibilit ies for im plem en t at ion of m it iga t ion m ea sur es In t h is sect ion, t h e iden t ified m it iga t ion m ea su r es will be su m m a r ized. Th e r esponsibilit y for im plem en t at ion of t h e m it iga t ion m easu r es will be m ost ly u pon t h e con t r a ct or . H owever , t he su per vision a n d assur a n ce t h a t t h e m it iga t ion m ea sur es a r e im plem ent ed will be t he r espon sibilit y of t h e Residen t E n gin eer wh o r epr esent s t h e RBD as t h e P r oject Own er . Th e Residen t E n gin eer will be assist ed by a t ea m of en vir on m ent a l an d socia l officer s wh o will be r espon sible for su per visin g t h e da ily act ivit ies of t he con t r a ct or a n d will r epor t n on - com plia n ces t o t h e Residen t E n gin eer in or der t o t ake n ecessa r y a ct ions t owa r ds t he con t r a ct or . Regu la r su per vision sit e visit s will a lso be con du ct ed by t h e RBD P MT en vir on m ent a l/socia l officer in associa t ion wit h a qu a lified en vir onm en t a l a nd socia l con su lt a n t wh o will pr ovide t ech n ica l advice in ca se t h er e is a n eed t o m odify or a dd n ew m it iga t ion m easu r es a s wor k n ecessit at es. 6.2 Cost of m it iga t ion m ea su r es Th e cost s of m it iga t ion m ea sur es a r e est im a t ed ba sed on t h e a ver a ge m a r ket r a t es for sim ila r a ct ivit ies in Ir a q a n d ca n be u sed as in dicat ive cost s. It is t h e sole r esponsibilit y of t h e con t r a ct or t o est im at e t h e cost s associa t ed wit h t h e r ecom m ended m it iga t ion m easu r es based on h is wor k exper ien ce. Th e est im at ed cost of t he m it iga t ion m easu r es is 30,000 US$. 6.3 E SMP Th e followin g t a bles sum m a r ize t h e m it iga t ion m ea su r es wh ich a r e r equ ir ed t o be u n der t a ken t o a void a n y n ega t ive im pa ct s on t h e en vir onm en t . Responsibilit ies an d est im at ed cost s a r e a lso pr esen t ed. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 32 Ta ble 9: Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $  Open m a t er ia ls st or a ge piles sh ou ld be wa t er ed t o in cr ea se of t h e m oist u r e level t h u s r edu cin g du st levels;  In a ct ive piles sh ou ld be pla ced in en closu r e or cover ed t o r edu ce win d er osion ;  Loa ds in a ll t r u cks t r a n spor t in g du st -gen er a t in g m a t er ia ls h a ve t o be spr a yed wit h wa t er t o Residen t su ppr ess du st , a s well a s wheels of veh icles m ovin g in side a n d ou t side of t h e con st r u ct ion -sit e; Con t r a ct or 3,000 en gin eer and  Sign s a n d speed r edu ct ion bu m ps sh ou ld be in st a lled for veh icles a ppr oa ch in g t h e sit e a n d n ea r r esiden t ia l buildin gs a n d fa rm la n ds t o r edu ce t h eir speed below 40 km /h r . On sit e, speed sh ou ld Air n ot exceed 20 km /h r . 1 - E n gin es of veh icles a n d ot h er m a ch in er y sh a ll be kept t u r n ed on on ly if n ecessa r y, a voidin g a n y qu a lity u n n ecessa r y em ission ; - Ma ch in es a n d equ ipm en t shou ld be per iodica lly ch ecked a n d m a in t a in ed t o en su r e th eir good wor kin g con dit ion ; In clu ded in - All equ ipm en t a n d m a ch in es m u st be m a in t a in ed a n d t est ed for com plia n ce wit h st a n da r ds a n d Residen t Con t r a ct or con t r a ct or t ech n ica l r egu la t ion s for t h e pr ot ect ion of t h e en vir on m en t a n d h a ve a ppr opr ia t e cer t ifica t ion s; en gin eer cost - Act ivit ies sh ou ld be ca r r ied ou t u sin g t h e m in im u m r equ ir ed n u m ber of m ea n s a t t h e sa m e t im e; a n d - E lect r ic sm a ll-sca le m a ch in es a n d t ech n ica l t ools sha ll be u s ed wh en a va ila ble a n d fea sible; - Con st r u ct ion a ct ivit ies a r e t o t a ke pla ce wit h in r ea son a ble h ou r s du r in g t h e da y. - E qu ipm en t m u st be kept in good wor kin g or der a n d wh er e a ppr opr ia t e fit t ed wit h silen cer s wh ich a r e kept in good wor kin g or der . In clu ded in Residen t - E qu ipm en t m u st be r u n on ly wh en n ecessa r y; Con t r a ct or con t r a ct or en gin eer - Th e n oise sou r ces sh ou ld be pla ced in a con cea led a r ea wit h r espect t o a cou st ic r ecept or s, cost 2 N o is e con sist en t wit h t h e n eeds of t h e con st r u ct ion sit e.. - per son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t for wor ker s sh ou ld be u sed of especia lly t h ose wh o u se ja ck Con t r a ct or Residen t h a m m er s or wor k n ea r n oisy en gin es or com pr essor s 2,000 en gin eer - Da m a ged sect ion s of t h e br idge wh ich a r e im m er sed in t h e r iver sh ou ld be ca r efu lly r em oved Con t r a ct or Residen t In clu ded in 3 Wa te r wit h ou t pollu t in g t h e r iver wa t er . en gin eer con t r a ct or N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 33 To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ re s o u rc e s - Usin g sept ic t a n ks on sit e, th e en gin eer in g dr a win gs of t h ese t a n ks sh ou ld be pr esen t ed t o t h e cost Residen t E n gin eer for a ppr ova l. - No solid wa st es a r e t o be t h r own in t o t h e r iver . - P a in t s or ch em ica ls sh ou ld be u sed a wa y fr om t h e r iver a n d soils. H owever , if n on -a voida ble, excessive pr eca u t ion s sh ou ld be u n der t a ken t o a void spilla ges in t o t h e r iver wa t er a n d t h e gr ou n d wa t er . - Ma t er ia l st or a ge a r ea s sh ou ld be well isola t ed fr om st or m wa t er t o pr even t t h e con t a m in a t ion of t h e r u n off - Con st r u ct ion veh icles a n d m a ch in er y sh a ll be wa sh ed on ly in design a t ed a r ea s wh er e r u n off will n ot pollu t e n a t u r a l wa t er bodies - Wa st ewa t er fr om t h e wor ker r est a r ea s or con st r u ct ion offices sh ou ld be con t a in ed in sept ic t a n k a n d sh ou ld be r em oved r egu la r ly fr om sit e by m ea n s of a u t h or ized con t r a ct or s a n d Con t r a ct or Residen t 8,000 disposed in Al-Ru st a m iya h wa st ewa t er t r ea t m en t pla n t wh ich is a bou t 25Km fr om t h e sit e. en gin eer - In ca se of t h e n eed t o ch a n ge en gin e oils or r efu el som e con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t , a pr oper m a in t en a n ce wor ksh op or sh elt er sh ou ld be in st a lled t o en su r e con t a in m en t of a n y fu el or oil Con t r a ct or Residen t 3,000 spills. en gin eer - Con t r a ct or t o pr esen t a cciden t s a n d spill r espon se a n d clea n u p pla n t o t h e r esiden t E n gin eer for a ppr ova l pr ior t o con st r u ct ion wor ks a ct ivit ies. - Soil con t a m in a t ion by oil/gr ea se spills, lea ka ges or r elea ses, a ll m a n ipula t ion s of oil der iva t ives in t h e pr ocess of con st r u ct ion a r e t o be pr even t ed; - P r ovision of t h e fu el t o t h e m a ch in es sh ou ld be per for m ed wit h m a xim um ca r e; - Lea k pr oof con t a in er s sh ou ld be u sed for st or a ge a n d t r a n spor t a t ion of oil/gr ea se a n d wa sh off In clu ded in Con t r a ct or Residen t 4 S o il fr om t h e oil/gr ea se h a n dlin g a r ea sh a ll be dr a in ed t h r ou gh dr a in s a n d t r ea t e d a ppr opr ia t ely con t r a ct or en gin eer befor e disposa l cost - Con st r u ct ion wa st e a n d debr is sh a ll be collect ed on a r egu la r ba sis a n d disposed of a t design a t ed la n dfills; wh ich is a bou t 30Km t o t h e n or t h of t h e pr oject a r ea . - On ly a u t h or ized qu a r r ies sh a ll be u sed for pu r ch a sin g soil t o be u sed for em ba n km en t , pa ddin g, beddin g, ba ckfillin g du r in g con st r u ct ion ; a n d - Oper a t ion of equ ipm en t a n d veh icles ou t side t h e design a t ed wor k a r ea s a n d r oa ds. Mu st be N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 34 To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ pr oh ibit ed - No h a za r dou s wa st e st or a ge sh a ll t a ke pla ce dir ect ly on soils. Appr opr ia t e a n d en closed Con t r a ct or Residen t con t a in er s sh ou ld be u tilized a n d disposed of in design a t ed loca t ion s in cooper a t ion wit h MOST 1,000 en gin eer wh o in ch a r ge for h a za r d wa st e disposa l. - Wa st e gen er a t ion on sit e sh a ll be m in im ized - Sim ple wa st e m a n a gem en t pla n for specific wa st e st r ea m s m u st be developed. - Gen er a l wa st e m u st be collect ed a n d t r a n spor t ed t o loca l cou n cil a ppr oved disposa l sit es. - F ood wa st es m u st be collect ed, wh er e pr a ct ica ble, con sider in g h ea lt h a n d h ygien e issu es, for disposa l off-sit e t h r ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s. - Wa st e con t a in er s m u st be loca t ed a t ea ch wor ksit e. - Ch em ica l wa st es m u st be collect ed in 200 lit er dr u m s (or sim ila r sea led con t a in er ), a ppr opr ia t ely la beled, for sa fe t r a n spor t t o a n a ppr oved ch em ica l wa st e depot or collect ion by a Residen t liquid wa st e t r ea t m en t ser vice. en gin eer in - St or a ge, t r a n spor t a n d h a ndlin g of a ll ch em ica ls m u st be con du ct ed in a ccor da n ce wit h a ll coor din a t ion legisla t ive r equ ir em en t s, t hr ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s a n d in coor din a t ion wit h t h e loca l wit h t h e loca l S o lid a n d a u t h or it y. a u t h or it y a n d Con t r a ct or 5 h a za rd o u s - All h a za r dou s wa st es m u st be a ppr opr ia t ely st or ed in bou n ded a r ea s a n d sh ou ld be clea r ly m in ist r y of 6,000 w a s te s iden t ified a s “ha za r dou s�. scien ce a n d - Tr a n spor t a t ion a n d disposa l of h a za r dou s wa st es sh ou ld be don e t h r ou gh licen sed con t r a ct or s t ech n ology a n d in close coor din a t ion wit h t h e r eleva n t loca l a u t h or it y a n d in com plia n ce wit h t h e lega l r ega r din g r equ ir em en t s a n d in st r u ct ion s of t h e coor din a t ion wit h t h e a s m in ist r y of scien ce a n d h a za r dou s t ech n ology. wa st es - H a za r dou s liqu ids, su ch a s solven t s, r u st pr oofin g a gen t s a n d pr im er m u st be m a n a ged in a ccor da n ce wit h t h e r equ ir em en t s of r eleva n t legisla t ion a n d in dust r y st a n da r ds. - A h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls in ven t or y for t h e con st r u ct ion per iod m u st be pr epa r ed. - Ma t er ia l Sa fet y Da t a Sh eet s (MSDS) for h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls m ust be a va ila bl e on -sit e du r in g con st r u ct ion a n d m a de a va ila ble a n d expla in ed t o wor ker s. - H ydr oca r bon wa st es, in clu din g lu be oils, m u st be collect ed for sa fe t r a n spor t off-sit e for r eu se, r ecyclin g, t r a n spor t or disposa l a t a ppr oved loca t ion s. F lo ra & Not Applica ble N/A 6 N/A N/A Fauna N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 35 To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n Es tim a te d Co s t in U S $ To p o g ra p h Not Applica ble N/A 7 y & N/A N/A la n d fo rm s N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 36 To ta l Re s p o n s ibility Es tim a te d Re c e p to r - Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s S u p e rv is io n Co s t in US$ - P r ovide in for m a t ion , t h r ou gh a ppr opr ia t e sign a ge, t o t he br idge u ser s t o u se t h e a lter n a t ive r ou t e; Con t r a ct or in - Upgr a de t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e t o be a ble t o r eceive t h e a ddit ion a l n um ber of veh icles. coor din a t ion Residen t 8 Tra ffic - Clea r t r a ffic sign s a n d sign s sign a ls m u st be in st a lled on -sit e t o pr ovide for sa fe t r a ffic wit h t h e 500 E n gin eer - Wh er e pr a ct ica ble, t r u ck deliver ies m u st be r est r ict ed t o da yt im e wor kin g h ou r s. Loca l Tr a ffic - Da n ger ou s goods m u st be t r a n spor t ed a lon g r ou t es pr efer r ed for da n ger ou s goods, Depa r t m en t - Clea r t r a ffic sign s a n d sign s sign a ls m u st be in st a lled on -sit e t o pr ovide for sa fe t r a ffic. Loca l t r a ffic - Th e speed of t h e con st r u ct ion veh icles sh ou ld be lim it ed Con t r a ct or depa r t m en t & 1,000 - Roa d sign a ge for dr iver s a n d loca l com m u n it y sh ou ld be pr ovided. Residen t en gin eer - Qu a lified per son n el m u st be em ployed for t h e con st r u ct ion equ ipm en t , a n d per son n el m u st be t r a in ed for h ea lt h a n d sa fet y issu es. Con t r a ct or Residen t - P er son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t su ch a s eyegla sses, gloves, h a r d h ea ds , sa fet y belt s a n d slip- 3,000 en gin eer r esist a n t sa fet y foot wea r m u st be su pplied a n d con t in u ously u sed by a ll wor ker s, t ech n icia n s , en gin eer s a n d sit e visit or s. - Th e con t r a ct or sh ou ld com ply wit h in t er n a t ion a l st a n da r ds for good con st r u ct ion pr a ct ices; - Th e con t r a ct or sh ou ld a dh er e t o loca l a n d in t er n a t ion a l gu ida n ce a n d codes of pr a ct ice on E H S m a n a gem en t du r in g con st r u ct ion ; especia lly a s con cer n s m a n a gem en t , su per vision , m on it or in g a n d r ecor d-keepin g; - E H S pr ocedu r es sh ou ld be pa r t of t h e con dit ion s of con t r a ct wit h con t r a ct or s a n d t h eir su b - con t r a ct or s; 9 He a lth & - Th er e sh ou ld be a clea r defin it ion of t h e E H S r oles a n d r espon sibilit ies of t h e com pa n ies S a fe ty In clu ded in in volved in con st r u ct ion a nd of in dividua l st a ff (in cludin g t h e E H S su per visor s du r in g Con t r a ct or Residen t con t r a ct or con st r u ct ion a n d a n E H S coor din a t or du r in g oper a t ion ); en gin eer cost - Th er e sh ou ld be a pr e-con st r u ct ion a ssessm en t of t h e E H S r isks a n d ha za r ds a ssocia t ed wit h con st r u ct ion a n d oper a t ion , in clu din g con sider a t ion of loca l cu lt u r a l a t t it u des, edu ca t ion level of wor kfor ce a n d loca l wor k pr a ct ices; - Th er e sh ou ld be a r egu la r in spect ion , r eview a n d r ecor din g of E H S per for m a n ce; - P u t t in g on a sa fet y h a r n ess a n d con n ect in g it , via a n en er gy-a bsor bin g la n ya r d, t o a su it a ble a n ch or poin t for st a ff wor kin g a t t h e sides of t h e br idges - P r esen t det a iled H &S Ma n u a l t o be im plem en t ed N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 37 To ta l Re s p o n s ibility Es tim a te d Re c e p to r - Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s S u p e rv is io n Co s t in US$ - Im plem en t H &S m ea su r es a s det a iled in Ch a pt er 5 in t h e E SIA. - A h igh st a n da r d of h ou sekeepin g sh a ll be m a in t a in ed a t a ll t im es. - An y a cciden t s sh a ll be r epor t ed a n d t r ea t ed wit h in sit e a s a fir st a id pr ocedu r e. - Appr opr ia t e t r a in in g on E H S issu es for a ll con st r u ct ion a n d oper a t ion wor ker s, in clu din g Residen t in it ia l in du ct ion a n d r egu la r r efr esh er t r a in in g, t a kin g in t o a ccou n t loca l cu lt u r a l issu e s en gin eer in sh ou ld be pr ovided coor din a t ion Con t r a ct or 2,500 9 He a lth &- F u el a n d oil ch a n gin g sh elter s sh ou ld be equ ipped wit h n ecessa r y fir efigh t in g a n d sa fet y wit h h ea lt h S a fe ty equ ipm en t a n d sa fet y - F ir st a id it em s sh ou ld be a va ila ble a ll t im es on sit e a n d t r a in ed st a ff on em er gen cy a ids sh ou ld officia ls. be iden t ified. - A com pla in t s r egist er will be kept on sit e a n d t h is will feed in t o t h e GRM. Det a ils of In clu ded in Ha n d lin g Residen t 10 com pla in t s r eceived will be in cor por a t ed in t o t h e a u dit s a s pa r t of t h e m on it or in g pr ocess. RBD/P MT con t r a ct or Co m p la in ts E n gin eer cost To ta l (re h a bilita tio n p h a se ) 30,000 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 38 Ta ble 10: Mitig a tio n Me a su re s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Op e ra tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mitig a tio n Me a s u re s Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ Du r in g t h e licen se issu a n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r a ffic a u t h or it ies sh ou ld ensu r e Tr a ffic No a ddit ion a l 1 Air qu a lity Tr a ffic Depa r t m en t t h a t a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good con dit ion s. Depa r t m en t cost Du r in g t h e licen se issu a n ce or r en ewa l pr ocess of veh icles, t r a ffic a u t h or it ies sh ou ld ensu r e t h a t a ll veh icle en gin es a r e in good con dit ion s. Tr a ffic No a ddit ion a l 2 N o is e Tr a ffic Depa r t m en t Speed lim it s sh ou ld be r edu ced especia lly n ea r r esiden t ia l bu ildin gs. Depa r t m en t cost Lim it t r u cks m ovem en t especia lly a t nigh t in coor din a t ion wit h t h e loca l t r a ffic a u t h or it ies. Wa te r E n su r e t h a t a n y clogged dr a in s a r e r egu la r ly clea n ed especia lly befor e a n d du r in g t h e r a in y Wit h in RBD 3 RBD RBD re s o u rc e s sea son . bu dget 4 S o il Not a pplica ble Not a pplica ble Not a pplica ble Not a pplica ble S o lid a n d Du r in g t h e oper a t ion a l per iod, som e lit t er in g a n d wa st e gen er a t ion r esu lt in g fr om t h e Wit h in r epa ir a ct ivit ies will occu r . Lit t er in g m a y occu r du e t o win d a ct ion . Loca l Au t h or it y Loca l Au t h or it y 5 h a za rd o u s m u n icipa l (Mu n icipa lit y) (Mu n icipa lit y) w a s te s bu dget Tr a ffic Speed lim it s a n d r oa d sign s sh ou ld be in pla ce t o pr even t or m in im ize t h e r oa d a cciden t s. Tr a ffic Depa r t m en t No cost Depa r t m en t 6 Tra ffic Th e br idge m u st be pr ovided wit h su it a ble post ligh t in g a t n igh t t o r edu ce t h e pr oba bilit y of Wit h in RBD RBD RBD r oa d a cciden t s. bu dget F lo ra & Not 7 Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Fauna Applica ble To p o g ra p h y Not 8 and Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Not Applica ble Applica ble la n d fo rm s Loca l Tr a ffic Residen t 9 Tra ffic Im pr oved t r a ffic con dit ion s No Cost Depa r t m en t E n gin eer Ha n d lin g Th e con t in u ed oper a t ion of a GRM for on e yea r followin g open in g of t h e br idge for u se will 10 Co m p la in s en su r e t h a t loca l com m u n it y m em ber s h a ve a n a ccessible, fa ir a n d t r a n spa r en t m ea n s of RBD/P MT Loca l a u t h or it ies No cost r epor t in g a n y em er gin g a dver se im pa ct s, a n d a m ea n s of obt a in in g m it iga t ion . To ta l c o s t U S $ (Op e ra tio n p h a s e ) N o Co s t N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 39 7. EN VIRON MEN TAL AN D S OCIAL MON ITORIN G P LAN 7.1 E n vir onm en t a l a n d Socia l Mon it or in g In or der t o ensu r e fu ll com plia n ce of t h e per for m ed a ct ivit ies t o t h e en vir on m en t a l a n d social r equ ir em en t s, r egu la r m on it or in g sh ou ld be per for m ed. In t h is sect ion, t h e en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l m on it or in g a ct ivit ies will be pr esen t ed, t h e in st it ut ion a l r esponsibilit ies will be det er m in ed in a ddit ion t o t h e n ecessa r y r esour ces wh ich n eed t o be in pla ce t o per for m t h e m on it or in g a ct ivit ies. Th e object ives of t h e m on it or in g a r e a s follows:  To m easu r e t h e com plian ce wit h t h e E SMP m it iga t ion m ea su r es  To ver ify t h e r esu lt s of t h e pr oject ’s en vir onm ent a l a n d socia l im pa ct assessm en t  To st u dy t he t r end of con st r uct ion va lu es of t he pa r a m et er s, wh ich h ave been iden t ified a s cr it ica l.  To en su r e t h at a ll safet y con cept s wer e im plem ent ed pr oper ly du r in g t h e br idge oper a t ion .  To en su r e n o h a r m is in cu r r ed by loca l com m u n it ies fr om br idge oper a t ion , inclu din g t o la n d, pr odu ct ive pla n t s, in fr ast r u ct ur es, a nd livelih oods. To en su r e t h e pr oper im plem en t at ion of t h e en vir on m en t a l a n d social m it iga t ion m easu r es, a n en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m on it or in g pr ogr a m h a s been est a blish ed for t h e con st r uct ion ph ase a s sh own in t h e Ta ble below. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 40 Ta ble 11: Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s fo r N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e Re h a bilita tio n P h a s e . To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - Open m a t er ia l st or a ge piles a r e t o be in spect ed - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily - Visu a l in spect ion of veh icles a n d equ ipm en t - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily oper a t in g or en t er in g t h e sit e - In vest iga t e du st com pla in t s fr om wor ker s a n d - Recor ded and - Da ily visu a l r esiden t s docu m en t ed com pla in t s in spect ion - Sign s a n d speed r edu ct ion bu m ps inst a lled n ea r - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily t h e sit e a n d n ea r r esiden t ia l buildin gs a n d fa r m la n ds 1 Air qu a lity - E n gin es of veh icles a n d ot h er m a ch in er y - Recoded st a t u s of - Mon t h ly E n gin eer P MT 12,000 per iodica lly ch ecked a n d m a in t a in ed equ ipm en t a n d veh icles m ea su r em en t s on sit e (excessive bla ck or wh it e sm oke) - Resu lt s of exh a u st - Mea su r em en t s - Mea su r em en t s of exh a u st em ission s (CO, SOx, em ission s m ea su r em en t s m on t h ly du r in g NOx, P M10, P M2.5) im plem en t a t ion per iod. - In vest iga t e n oise com pla in t s fr om wor ker s a n d - Recor ded and - Weekly in spect ion n eigh bor in g com m u n it ies in t h e a ffect ed docu m en t ed com pla in t s of com pla in t s loca t ion s - Silen cer s ch ecked a n d pla cem en t of n oise - Visu a l in spect ion - Weekly N o is e sou r ced in con cea led a r ea 2 E n gin eer P MT 6,000 - Use of per son a l pr ot ect ion equ ipm en t effect ive - Visu a l in spect ion - Da ily - Mea su r e a m bien t n oise n ea r sen sit ive r ecept or s - Recor ded t est s r esu lt s - Mon t h ly n oise (dB) m ea su r em en t - Mea su r e a m bien t n oise n ea r sen sit ive r ecept or s - Recor ded - In ca se of com pla in t N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 41 To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - In vest iga t e im plem en t a t ion of m it iga t ion m ea su r es a n d o - Da m a ged im m er sed sect ion s r em oved wit h ca r e Wa te r - In vest iga t e som e wa st ewa t er disposa l like DO 3 re s o u rc e s - In st a ll lit t er bin s a n d m a ke su r e n o wa st es a r e Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t Da ily In vest iga t ion E n gin eer P MT 12,000 t h r own in t h e r iver - In st a lla t ion of a pr oper m a in t en a n ce sh elt er for pa in t s a n d ch em ica ls a n d obser ve a n y oil or fu el spills. - Mon it or t h e fillin g u p m a ch in e wit h oil - Mon it or t h e oil/gr ea se con t a in er s a n d h a za r dou s wa st e loca t ion a n d disposa l - Mon it or t h e disposa l of wa st e a n d debr is - Assu r e t h e or igin of pu r ch a sed soil is fr om a n 4 S o il Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t Mon t h ly E n gin eer P MT No cost a u t h or ized qu a r r y - F or bid t h e oper a t ion of m a ch in er y ou t side t h e design a t ed a r ea - Obser ve a n y soil con t a m in a t ion wit h oil or fu el - Obser ve a n y a ccu m u la t ion of wa st es - Ma in t a in r ecor ds on wa st e t ypes a n d qu a n tit ies - Wa st e m a n a gem en t - Weekly con t r a ct s wit h a u t h or ized con t r a ct or s S o lid a n d - Obser ve a n y wa st e a ccu m u la t ion in u n a ppr oved - Wa st e deliver y r eceipt s - Weekly 5 h a za rd o u s E n gin eer P MT No cost loca t ion s fr om loca l a u t h or it ies. w a s te s - Ch eck t h a t t h e Ma t er ia l Sa fet y Da t a Sh eet s - Sit e In vest iga t ion r epor t - Weekly (MSDS) for h a za r dou s m a t er ia ls is a va ila ble on - sit e a n d expla in ed t o wor ker s. - Recor d a n y obser va t ion a bou t wild a n im a ls or 6 F lo ra & F a u n a pla n t s on sit e or n ea r by a n d r epor t t o t h e Obser va t ion r epor t Upon occu r r en ce E n gin eer P MT No cost E n vir on m en t a l Au t h or it y N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 42 To ta l Re c e p to r Mo n ito rin g Ac tiv itie s Mo n ito rin g In d ic a to rs F re qu e n c y Re s p o n s ibility S u p e rv is io n e s tim a te d Co s t in U S $ - No m on it or in g r equ ir ed Not To p o g ra p h y Not a pplica ble Not a pplica ble Not a pplica ble 7 Not a pplica ble a pplica ble a n d la n d fo rm s - E n su r e speed lim it s a n d wa r n in g sign s a r e in st a lled - Mon it or t h e u pgr a de t h e a lt er n a t ive r ou t e a n d t h e sign s in for m in g t h e veh icles t o u se 8 Tra ffic Roa d sign s a r e in st a lled. H a lf a n n u a l E n gin eer P MT No cost a lt er n a t ive r ou t es. - E n su r e da n ger ou s goods a r e t r a n spor t ed a lon g select ed - Speed lim it a n d dir ect ion a l sign s in st a lled - P er son n el t r a in ed for h ea lt h a n d sa fet y issu es - E n su r e com plia n ce of wor ker s t o H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y r equ ir em en t s a nd r espon sibilities a ssign ed - E H S per for m a n ce; r egu la r ly in spect ed, r eviewed He a lth and 9 a n d r ecor ded Acciden t s r epor t Weekly E n gin eer P MT No cost s a fe ty - Mon it or t h e good h ou sekeepin g - Ma in t a in log on a cciden t s - F ir efigh t in g a n d sa fet y equ ipm en t r egu la r ly ch ecked - F ir st a id kit it em s r egu la r ly ch ecked - E n su r e t h a t t h e GRM is effect ive a n d well Nu m ber of com pla in t s Ha n d lin g com m u n ica t ed r eceived, a n a lyzed a n d 10 Weekly E n gin eer P MT No cost Co m p la in ts r espon ded t o. To ta l c o s t (Op e ra tio n p h as e ) 30,000 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 43 7.2 E SMP In st it u t ion a l Ar r a n gem en t s In or der t o ensu r e fu ll com plia n ce wit h t he envir on m en t a l a n d socia l r equ ir em en t s wh ich a r e descr ibed a bove, RBD P MT n om in a t ed a consu lt a n t t o act as t h e foca l poin t for en vir on m ent al a n d socia l a ffa ir s a t t h e cen t r a l level. On t h e field level, RBD P MT n om in a t ed t wo en gin eer s t o a ct a s en vir on m ent a l an d social officer s. Th ose en gin eer s will be t r ain ed on m on it or in g a nd r epor t in g of en vir onm en t a l a n d social im pa ct s a n d h ow t o fill t h e checklist t o be used du r in g field visit s befor e im plem en t at ion st a r t s. RBD Residen t E n gin eer will be t he officia lly r espon sible st aff m em ber for en sur in g en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l com plia nce. S/H e will be a ssist ed by t h e design a t ed en vir on m ent a l a nd socia l field officer s. In a ddit ion, a qu a lified con su lt a nt is r ecr u it ed by t h e P MT t o pr ovide t ech n ica l assist a nce a nd ca pa cit y bu ildin g t o t h e en vir on m ent a l a nd socia l t ea m bot h at t he cent r a l level a nd a t t h e field level. 7.3 Repor t in g r equ ir em en t s To en su r e t h a t t h e m it iga t ion a n d m on it or in g m ea sur es a r e bein g ca r r ied ou t effect ively wit h t h e r equ ir ed fr equen cy, a clea r ly defin ed a n d r egu la r (m ont h ly) r epor t in g a n d r esponse syst em m u st be est a blish ed. All in spect ion a n d a u dit r epor t s of en vir on m en t a l per for m a n ce sh ou ld be st or ed in t h e Au dit a n d In spect ion Ma n a ger (AIM) syst em . Th e AIM is a n elect r on ic da t a ba se t h a t is u sed t o en a ble cor r ect ive act ion s iden t ified du r in g t h e in spect ion \ a udit in g pr ocess t o be r ecor ded, t r a cked a n d closed out . Th e in for m a t ion will be m a de a va ila ble t o t h e r eleva n t r egu la t or y a u t h or it ies a s r equ ir ed. In a ddit ion t o t h e m onit or in g a n d r epor t in g r equ ir em ent s docu m ent ed in t h e r eleva nt sect ion s of t he E SMP , t h e followin g r epor t in g r egim e will be im plem ent ed:  All in cident s or a ccident s dur in g t h e br idge r eh a bilit a t ion sh ou ld be r epor t ed im m edia t ely t o r eleva n t a ut h or it ies.  All cor r ect ive m ea sur es m u st be discussed t o ensu r e com plia n ce wit h laws a n d r egu la t ion s.  Repor t s for per son n el t r a in in g on en vir on m ent a l issu es or em er gen cy pr a ct ices m ust be pr oduced.  P r ogr ess r epor t s, en vir on m en t a l m on it or in g r epor t a nd ot h er in spect ion s r epor t s m u st be pr oduced per iodica lly. Th e RBD P MT en gin eer s will pr ovide t h e Residen t E n gin eer wit h a w eekly r epor t br iefin g t h eir obser va t ion s a n d r ecom m en da t ion s for a ct ion. Wh er ea s t h e Residen t E n gin eer sh a ll pr epa r e a n en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m a n a gem en t pr ogr ess r epor t on m on t hly ba sis t o RBD P MT in Ba gh da d. Th e en vir onm en t a l a n d socia l consu lt a n t will pr epa r e a m on t h ly en vir on m ent a l a n d socia l su per vision r epor t a ft er con duct in g m on t h ly sit e su per vision visit s. RBD P MT sh a ll pr epar e a qu a r t er en vir on m en t a l a nd socia l pr ogr ess r epor t wh ich will be su bm it t ed t o t h e WB for r eview a nd disclosur e. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 44 7.4 Ca pacit y Developm en t a n d Resour ces Requ ir em en t s 7.4.1 Capacity Development RBD P MT dedica t ed su fficien t h um a n r esou r ces t o u n der t ake t he en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m a n a gem en t r equir em en t s as expla in ed a bove. Th e a ssign ed RBD st aff a t t h e cen t r al a n d field levels ar e com pet ent in t h e field of en gin eer in g a n d h a ve va r ia ble pr a ct ica l exper ience. For RBD st a ff t h at will be r esponsible for u n der t akin g t h e en vir on m ent a l an d socia l t a sks, t h ey will n eed som e capa cit y developm ent . All con st r uct ion per son n el a n d con t r act or s a r e r equ ir ed t o u n der t ake a ppr opr ia t e en vir on m en t a l t r a in in g a n d in duct ion pr ogr a m s in clu din g, especia lly, on GRM pr ocedu r es. All m a n a ger s a nd su per visor s will be r esponsible for en sur in g t h at per son n el u n der t h eir con t r ol h a ve t h e r equ isit e com pet encies, skill an d t r a in in g t o ca r r y out t h eir assign ed t asks in a ccor da nce wit h t h e r equ ir em ent s of t h e E SMP . Th ey will a lso be r espon sible for iden t ifying a ddit ion a l t r a in in g a nd com pet en cy r equ ir em ent s. All pr oject super visor s a n d m a n a ger s will r eceive a ddit ion a l det a iled t r a in in g on t h e use a nd im plem en t at ion of t he E SMP . Th e followin g Ta ble pr esen t s t he pr oposed inst it u t iona l st r en gt hen in g pr ogr a m a n d ca pa cit y developm en t r equ ir em en t s. 4 Ta ble 12: Ca p a c ity D e v e lop m e n t Re qu ire m e n ts fo r RB D Ca p a c ity d e v e lo p m e n t to pic P ro v id e r(s ) D u ra tio n Es tim a te d Co s t (U S $) E n vir on m en t a l Im pa ct Assessm en t P r iva t e sect or con su lt a n t 3 Da ys 1 E n vir on m en t a l a n d socia l Ma n a gem en t $3000 in Con st r u ct ion Sit es Ir a qi E n vir on m en t a l Lega l 2 Min ist r y of E n vir on m en t 1 Da y $2000 Requ ir em en t s $10,000 Wor ld Ba n k E n vir on m en t a l a n d Socia l (in t er n a t ion a l t r a vel a n d 3 Th e Wor ld Ba n k 2 Da ys Sa fegu a r ds a ccom m oda t ion cost for RBD t r a in ees) To ta l Es tim a te d Co s t $15,000 7.4.2 Required Resources In or der t o ensu r e fu ll com plia n ce of t h e en vir on m en t a l a n d social r equ ir em ent s, r egu lar sit e visit s sh ou ld be con du ct ed. Dedica t ed office spaces, office equ ipm en t a nd su pplies in addit ion t o a dequ a t e m ea n s of t r an spor t a t ion sh ou ld be m a de a va ila ble for t he en vir on m en t a l a n d socia l m a n a gem en t t eam at t h e cent r a l level a nd m ost im por t a n t ly on t h e field level. RBD PMT sh ou ld en sur e t h e a lloca t ion of su fficien t budget r esour ces t o en sur e a va ilin g t h e r equ ir ed r esou r ces t o a ch ieve t he r equ ir ed t a sks. 4 Con solida t ed t r a in in g for a ll RBD/P MT en vir on m en t a l/socia l field su per visor s will be con du ct ed t o sa ve on t h e t r a in in g cost s. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 45 8. P U B LIC CON S U LTATION RES U LTS 8.1 Object ives of t h e Con su lt a t ion s Wor ld Ba n k policies r equ ir e t h a t br oad a n d open pu blic consu lt a t ion s be h eld wit h P AP s on t he pr oject . Th ese con su lt at ion s ar e t o en sur e t h at t h e pr oject affect ed peoples (P AP s) a r e pr ovided wit h t h e oppor t u n it y t o en ga ge in t h e r eh abilit a t ion pla n n in g pr ocess, t o r a ise qu est ion s a nd r eceive in pu t a n d r espon ses t o t h eir con cer ns. H owever , du e t o t h e cur r en t secur it y sit u at ion in t h e pr oject a r ea a n d t a kin g int o ut m ost con sider a t ion t h e safet y of t h e people as pu blic m eet in gs m a y be t a r get ed by t er r or ist , t h e pu blic m eet in g a ppr oa ch was n ot a chieva ble. 8.2 Consu lt a t ion P r ocess In or der t o fu lfil t h e WB r equ ir em en t s, a on e on on e int er views wit h bot h m en a n d wom en was a dopt ed t o obt a in soun d in for m a t ion on t he possible im pact s on t h e loca l com m u n it ies. Accor din gly, a qu est ionn a ir e was for m a t t ed t o cover t h e key en vir on m en t a l a n d soci a l a spect s r ela t ed t o t h e pr oject . Th e qu est ion n a ir e wa s t h en addr essed t o a n u m ber of t h e loca l in dividu a ls in t h e su r r ou n din g com m u n it y r a n dom ly t o h a ve t h eir opin ion s a n d t h ou gh t s r ega r din g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies. In a ddit ion , t he t r a nsla t ed execu t ive sum m ar y of t he dr a ft E SIA h a s been pu blish ed on t h e RBD’s websit e t o a llow for feedba ck a n d wider dissem in at ion of in for m a t ion r ela t ed t o t h e plan n ed a ct ivit ies u nder t his pr oject . F u r t h er m or e, a n d du e t o t h e im por t a n ce of t h e NBB, m a n y differ en t pr ogr a m s on differ ent TV br oa dcast in g n et wor ks h a ve a ddr essed t h e im por t a n ce of r eh a bilit a t ion of t h e NBB in or der t o en cou r a ge t h e decision m a ker s t o st ar t t h e r epa ir of t h e NBB a s soon a s possible. Th e t alk sh ows em ph a sized h ow t h e r ein st a t em en t of n or m a l t r affic on t h e NBB will im pr ove t h e t r a ffic m a n a gem en t in t h e loca l a r ea a n d in Ba gh da d in gen er a l. Sim ilar ly, m a n y websit es a n d ca m pa ign s in t h e social m edia like F a cebook h a ve fea t u r es r em a r ks fr om t h e loca l r esident s a n d NBB u ser s expr essin g t h eir opin ion , su ggest ion s, a n d con cer n s r ega r din g t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies. Th er efor e, t h e socia l m edia r epr esen t a ver y good in dicat ion a n d r ela t ively good qu est ion n a ir e a bou t t h e r eh a bilit a t ion of t he NBB. 8.3 F in din gs of t h e Consu lt a t ion s It ca n be con clu ded fr om t h ese pr ogr am s a nd social m edia webpa ges t h a t t h e r eh a bilit a t ion a ct ivit ies will h a ve a st r on g posit ive im pa ct fr om t h e socia l per spect ives on t h e loca ls a n d a posit ive im pa ct on t h eir social da ily life. In t h ese webpa ges, n on e of t h e people r ecor de d or a lleged r ega r din g t h e own er sh ip of t h e la n d wer e t h e br idge in con st r uct ed or m en t ion ed t o a ny r em ovin g t o veget at ion cover s, cr ops, pla nt s, t r ees. All t h e com m en t s wh er e m ent ion ed t h at t h e r econ st r u ct ion of t h e br idge will en h a nce t h e socia l r ela t ion sh ip a m on g t h e loca ls, im pr oving t h eir t r a n spor t . F in a lly, m ost people a gr eed t h a t t h e br idge will n eed som e a ddit iona l safet y sign s a n d inst r u ct ions in or der t o keep t h e m ovem en t on t h e br idge wit h in safe condit ions. P lea se r efer t o a n nex (3) for m or e det a ils. 8.4 Dist r ibut ion of t h e GRM F or m s Du r in g in dividu al in t er views, in for m at ion a bou t a gr ieva n ce m ech an ism wa s in t r odu ced t o in t er viewed in dividu a ls a n d a t r a n sla t ed GRM for m was a lso pr ovided. All in t er viewed people N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 46 wer e in for m ed t h a t t h ey ca n su bm it t h eir com pla in t t o eit h er sit e engin eer , or t o com m u n it y lea der or t o P MT du r in g con st r u ct ion. Th e com m u n it y lea der s’ infor m a t ion (m obile ph one n u m ber ) a nd P MT cont a ct in for m at ion (office a n d m obile ph one n u m ber s) will be a va ila ble befor e im plem en t a t ion st a r t s. Th er e will be sign s post ed at t h e en t r a nce of t h e br idges (R efer t o An n ex 1 for m or e det a ils). N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 47 9. GRIEVAN CE RED RES S MECHAN IS M Ba n k pr ocedu r es r equ ir e t h a t Gr ieva n ce Redr ess Mech a n ism s (GRMs) be est a blish ed a nd oper a t ion a l pr ior t o com m en cem ent of t h e pr oject , a n d t h at t h ey con t in u e t o oper at e for on e yea r followin g com plet ion of t h e wor ks for t h ir d pa r t y set t lem en t of dispu t es a r isin g fr om r eset t lem en t . Th is GRM sh ou ld t ake in t o accou n t t h e a va ila bilit y of ju dicia l r ecou r se a s well a s t r a dit ion a l a nd com m un it y disput e r esolut ion m ech a n ism s. Accor din gly, a GRM will be est a blish ed at t he pr oject level t o ensur e a n y gr ieva n ce ca n be a ddr essed in a n a m ica ble m a n n er . Resolvin g com pla in t s a t com m u n it y level is a lwa ys en cou r a ged t o a ddr ess t h e pr oblem t h at a per son m a y du r in g im plem en t a t ion a n d/or oper a t ion a l ph a se. Th e pr oject gr ieva n ce r edr essed syst em sh ou ld be developed in consu lt a t ion wit h com m u n it ies, wh ich m igh t in clude t he followin g for wr it t en com pla int s: 1. F ir st , t h e a ffect ed per son sen ds h is/h er gr ieva nce in wr it in g t o t h e com m u n it ies/com m u n it y lea der s. Th e gr ieva n ce n ot e sh ou ld be sign ed a n d da t ed by t h e a ggr ieved per son. Wh er e t h e a ffect ed per son is un a ble t o wr it e, s/h e sh ou ld obt a in assist a n ce fr om t h e com m u n it y t o wr it e t h e n ot e a n d m a r k t h e let t er wit h h is/h er t h u m bpr in t . Th e com m u n it y sh ould r espon d wit h in 14 da ys. 2. Secon d, if t he a ggr ieved per son does n ot r eceive a r esponse or is n ot sat isfied wit h t he solu t ion pr ovided by t he com m u n it y, s/he lodges h er or h is gr ieva n ce t o P MT wh ich sh ould r espon d wit h in 14 da ys. 3. Th ir d, if t he a ggr ieved per son is n ot sat isfied wit h t h e solu t ion of P MT, s/h e ca n go t o t he cou r t . In a n y ca se, t he P MT m u st m a in t ain r ecor ds of gr ieva n ces a n d com pla in t s, in cludin g m in u t es of discu ssion s, r ecom m en da t ions a n d r esolut ions m a de. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 48 10.CON CLU S ION AN D RECOMMEN D ATION S Th e E IA con clu des t ha t t h e pr oposed r eh a bilit a t ion a nd r econst r uct ion of N or t h Ba gh dad Br idge (Al-Mu t h a n a Br idge) will h a ve a n over a ll sign ifica n t posit ive im pa ct on t h e a ffect ed popu la t ion . Th e im plem en t a t ion of t h e r ecom m en ded m it iga t ion m easur es especia lly du r in g t he con st r u ct ion ph ase will en su r e t h a t pot en t ial nega t ive en vir onm en t al im pa ct s a r e a ddr essed. N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 49 AN N EXES An n ex (1): Gr ieva n ce For m Refer en ce No: F u ll Na m e My fir st n a m e _____________________ N o te : you ca n r em a i n a n on ym ou s i f My la st n a m e _____________________ you p r efer or r eq u est n ot t o d i scl ose I wish t o r a ise m y gr ieva n ce a n on ym ou sly you r i d en t i t y t o t h e t h i r d p a r t i es I r equ est n ot t o disclose m y iden t it y wit h ou t m y w i t h ou t you r con sen t con sen t Con t a ct in for m a t ion By P ost : P lea se pr ovide m a ilin g a ddr ess: P lea se m a r k h ow you wish t o be con t a ct ed (m a il, t eleph on e, e-m a il). By Teleph on e: _______________________ By E -m a il ____________________________ Descr ipt ion of In ciden t or Gr ieva n ce: Wh a t h a p p e n e d ? Wh e re d id it h a p p e n ? Wh o d i d it h a p p e n to ? Wh a t is th e re s u lt o f th e p ro ble m ? Da t e of In ciden t /Gr ieva n ce On e-t im e in ciden t /gr ieva n ce (da t e _______) H a ppen ed m or e t h a n on ce (h ow m a n y t im es? ___) On -goin g (cu r r en t ly exper ien cin g pr oblem ) Wh a t wou ld you like t o see h a ppen t o r esolve t h e pr oblem ? S ig n a tu re : _________ D a te : ___________ P lea se r et u r n t h is for m t o: [n a m e ], ______________[c o m p a n y n a m e ] ______________ Ad d re s s ____________: Te l.:______ o r E -m a il: ____________ N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 50 An n ex (2): Sit e ph ot os Figure 6: Damaged span in the Bridge ` Figure 7: Damaged span in Bridge N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 51 Figure 8: D a m a g e d s p a n in th e B rid g e be in g re m o v e d c le a r th e w a y fo r tra ffic N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 52 An n ex (3): In dividu a l Int er views N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 53 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 54 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 55 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 56 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 57 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 58 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 59 N o rth B a g h d a d B rid g e S ite S p e c ific ES IA 60