E4011 V2 rev World Bank-financed Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Demonstration Project Environmental Codes of Practice For Small Civil Works Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics Beijing Huaqing Lishui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd Environmental Work Technology Development Center, Jiangxi Academy of Science September 2012 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Table of Contents 1. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2 PURPOSE OF PREPARING ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE ...................................... 2 1.3 APPLICABLE LAWS AND WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ........................................... 3 2. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE .. 4 2.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 DUTIES OF THE AGENCIES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .................. 7 2.3 PERSONNEL ALLOCATION REQUIRED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ................. 12 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE 13 3.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION DRAWING DESIGN AND BID DOCUMENT PREPARATION ........................................................... 13 3.2 PREPARATION BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK......................................................... 14 3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE....................................... 15 3.4 RECTIFICATION MEASURES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE ................................................................................... 16 3.5 MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS .................................. 16 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION PERIOD18 4.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................... 18 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE .................................. 19 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF PRACTICE FOR POLLUTION CONTROL ............................... 20 4.4 PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL RELICS ................................................................................ 26 4.5 CEMETERY PROTECTION ..................................................................................................... 29 4.6 VEGETATION PROTECTION .................................................................................................. 29 4.7 RISK PREVENTION................................................................................................................ 29 4.8 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ..................................................................................................... 29 4.9 TRAFFIC SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 30 4.10 HYGIENE & DISEASE CONTROL ........................................................................................ 30 i Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 1. Overview 1.1 Project Background According to the requirements for environment screening and classification in Environment Evaluation under World Bank Safeguard Policies (OP4.01) and through environment screening to the type, location, sensitivity and scale of the project and the characteristic and size of potential environmental impacts, this project is determined as class B project and requires the preparation of Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP), this annex is the environmental codes of practice for small civil works, which is applicable for all civil works under World Bank-financed Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Demonstration Project (JPESTP) (except for EMP type works and road works), and is composed of environmental codes of practice for each type of civil works. In preparing this ECOP, we made reference to Detailed Rules of Jiangxi Province on Safe Construction, EHS Guidelines, operational policies and safeguard polices of the World Bank and other materials. 1.2 Purpose of Preparing Environmental Codes of Practice The purpose of formulating ECOP is to provide a set of detailed, technically feasible and financially sustainable and operational environment countermeasures for inevitable potential adverse effects on the environment in small civil works, specifying the measures and arrangements taken by project management department, project owner, construction unit, supervision unit and environmental management department for implementing environmental management and body construction in the period of project bidding, design and construction, to eliminate or make up for as far as possible the adverse effects caused by project construction on the environment and society and to reduce such effects to an acceptable level. The specific targets include: (1) Specifying environmental management obligation of related project departments Project management department, project owner, design unit and environmental assessment unit conduct detailed field verification and confirmation to environmental protection target, confirming the rationality of the location selected and putting forward effective environmental impact mitigation measures. In project bidding stage, implementing the requirements in Environmental Codes of Practice shall be clearly specified as the obligation that the bid winner must perform, the requirements in Environmental Codes of Practice shall be incorporated into the actual work design and project construction activities. (2) Taken as operational guidance for environmental management 2 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Environmental Codes of Practice specifies both environmental management system of small civil works project and the duties and roles of all units under environmental management system of the project, and puts forward the procedure and way for communication and exchange among departments. This document will be submitted to work design unit winning the bid as important basis for work design, at the same time, provided to work construction unit as code of conduct for environmental management during construction period so as to effectively guarantee smooth implementation of environmental impact mitigation measures presented. 1.3 Applicable Laws and World Bank Safeguard Policies (1) Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (December 26, 1989); (2) Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People’s Republic of China (September 1, 2003); (3) Law of the People’s Republic of China on Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control (September 1, 2000); (4) Law of the People’s Republic of China on Water Pollution Prevention and Control (February 28, 2008); (5) Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Ambient Noise Pollution (October 29, 1996); (6) Law of the People’s Republic of China on Soil and Water Conservation (March 1, 2011); (7) Law of the People’s Republic of China on Land Administration (August 29, 1998); (8) Forest Law of the People’s Republic of China (revision, 1998); (9) Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics (December 29, 2007); (10) Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife (November 8, 1988); (11) Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Plants (January 1, 1997); (12) Regulations on Basic Farmland Protection (State Council Decree No.257); (13) City Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China (April 1, 1990); (14) Regulations on Administration of Environmental Protection in Construction Projects (State Council Decree No. 253, November 29, 1998); (15) Classification Management Directory of Environmental Impact Assessment for Construction Projects (Ministry of Environmental Protection Decree No.2, October 1, 2008); (16) Management Regulations on "Three Simultaneities� Supervision & Inspection and Environmental Protection Acceptance Upon Completion of Construction Projects by Ministry of Environmental Protection (trial implementation) (December 17, 2009); (17) Measures for the Administration of Environmental Protection Acceptance Upon Completion of Construction Projects (February 1, 2002); (18) Measures for the Administration of Environmental Protection of Construction 3 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Projects of Jiangxi Province (Provincial Government Decree No.215, October 1, 2007); (19) Regulations on Environmental Protection of Jiangxi Province (implemented in June 4, 1997); (20) Regulations on Environmental Protection of Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone (21) Circular on Certain Issues Concerning Strengthening Environmental Protection Management of Small Construction Projects (Huan Fa [2002] No.85); (22) World Bank Safeguard Policies; (23) Guidelines on Environment, Health and Safety of International Financial Corporation 2.Management System for Environmental Codes of Practice 2.1 Establishment of Management System for Environmental Codes of Practice In accordance with relevant provisions and the actual work needs, small civil works involved in the JSESTP shall set up special environmental management organization being responsible for environmental management and environmental supervision of the work. A set of environmental management system including supervision agency, implementing agency and consulting agency is established for JSESTP under the Project Management Office (PMO) of Jiangxi Development and Reform Commission, as shown in Table 2-1 and Figure 2-1. Table 2-1 Agency Composition of Environmental Management System Nature of Name of Agency Main Responsibilities Agency Assign special environment administrator to be responsible for environmental protection in the stages of project planning, design and implementation; determine that working procedures meet environmental assessment and environmental management requirements of domestic PMO of JPESTP competent authorities and the World Bank; ensure that environmental protection measures in ECOP are incorporated Management into civil works tender and the contract and implemented Agency smoothly, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for details; supervise smooth implementation of ECOPs in operation period. County Assign special persons in charge of environmental protection, implementing the main task of whom are to ensure effective implementation agency of Environmental Codes of Practice in work implementation 4 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Nature of Name of Agency Main Responsibilities Agency and operation period, and to reduce adverse impacts of the construction on the environment to the minimal or acceptable level, while at the same time making environmental benefits of the work into full play; implementing all the funds required for environmental protection; and being responsible for sorting and archiving of relevant documents, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for details. Assign environmental specialists to supervise and inspect the Supervision implementation of Environmental Codes of Practice, see “2.2 mission of the Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management World Bank System� for details. Competent administrative departments supervise and inspect Competent whether working procedures of the project meet administrative environmental management requirements stipulated by the departments for Supervision government, whether pollution prevention & control measures environmental agency are in compliance with environmental protection requirements protection at all in implementation process, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies levels Under Environmental Management System� for details. Conduct site supervision and inspection for pollutant discharge from pollution source and ecological destruction Environmental events during construction according to law, and participate in monitoring agency relevant treatment, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for details. Implement environmental protection measures in ECOP, meet the requirements of the World Bank and local competent administrative department of environmental protection on Civil works Implementing environmental protection, prepare and submit monthly contractor Agency environment report during construction period, see “Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for details. Entrusted to prepare Environmental Codes of Practice Environmental specially designed for small civil works and all kinds of civil impact assessment works projects (except EMP class work and road work), see and consulting unit “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for details. Consulting Entrusted to prepare feasible research report and construction Agency design scheme; ensure the measures and schemes in Design institute Environmental Codes of Practice to be implemented in preparation results. See "2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System�. Environmental Entrusted to supervise and manage day-to-day production 5 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Nature of Name of Agency Main Responsibilities Agency supervision unit activities of the construction unit according to Environmental Codes of Practice under the contract, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System�. Responsible for environmental monitoring in project construction and operation period; provide scientific basis for Environmental environmental pollution control, environmental management monitoring unit and regional environmental protection during subproject construction and operation. Monitoring Responsible for soil and water conservation monitoring work Agency in project construction and operation period; guarantee work Soil and water construction safety; timely grasp dynamic changes in soil conservation erosion during construction; understand the implementation monitoring unit situation and control effects of various soil and water conservation measures; and reduce newly increased soil erosion to the lowest level. 6 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Supervision mission Environmental experts Design institute of the World Bank of the World Bank JPEST PMO EIA Institute Competent administrative departments of environmental protection at all levels Environmental Administrator Competent administrative department County (City) PMO of environmental protection of places where subprojects are located Designated person responsible for environmental protection Environmental Civil works contractor supervision unit Figure 2-1 Frame Diagram for Environmental Management Organization of the Project 2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System Environmental management system of JPESTP involves project management agency, supervision agency, implementing agency, monitoring agency and consulting agency, these agencies together constitute complete environmental management system of the project, but each bears different working content and has different scope of duties. The project is carried out under the organization and leadership of the provincial PMO (PPMO) and county (city) PMOs; design institute and EIA institute accept entrustment from PPMO to provide consulting services; environmental monitoring unit accepts entrustment from County PMO or project contractor to monitor environmental sensitive factors and affected environmental sensitive sites in project operation and implementation period; environmental supervision unit accepts entrustment from County PMO to conduct day-to-day supervision for the implementation of environmental protection measures in civil works construction period; environmental experts of the World Bank, competent administrative departments of environmental protection at all levels and environmental monitoring agency supervise management agency and implementing agency of this project according to law to ensure the construction of the project meet relevant requirements 7 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works of the Chinese government and the World Bank in working procedures, the implementation of pollution control measures and other aspects. 2.2.1 Management Agency (1) PPMO PPMO is the organization responsible for overall plan of the project, including environmental protection of the project in planning, design and implementation stages, ensuring that working procedures meet environmental impact assessment and environmental management requirements of domestic competent authorities and the World Bank, and ensuring the requirements of environmental protection measures. PPMO assigns special environmental administrators (composed of leaders in charge and environmental consultants), the main responsibilities of whom are as follows: · Check and coordinate the work of the person in charge of environmental management in each town. · Arrange investigation activities of environmental experts from the World Bank, report to the World Bank and implement environmental management requirements and suggestions by the World Bank. · Summarize semiannual report on environmental management progress, submit it to the World Bank for review, and coordinate with other relevant departments to solve major environmental problems. · Check the implementation of environmental protection measures, at least once for every half a year. (2) County PMO Each county PMO is the core organization for environmental management, the main tasks of which are to ensure effective implementation of Environmental Codes of Practice in work implementation and operation period, reduce adverse effects of the work on the environment to minimal or acceptable level, while at the same time making environmental benefits of the work into full play. County PMO assigns special persons in charge of environmental protection (composed of leaders in charge and environmental consultants), the main tasks of whom include: · Prepare, supervise and implement relevant rules and regulations on environmental management. · Implement all the funds required for environmental protection · Urge and ensure that environmental design measures required by Environmental Codes of Practice is implemented and that work design meets the requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice. · Supervise and ensure that work construction contract contains environmental 8 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works protection measures put forward in this Environmental Codes of Practice. · Check the implementation of environmental protection measures, at lease once for every one month. · Employ, supervise and coordinate environment supervisor. · Organize and implement environmental management training program. · Employ, organize, arrange and assist environmental panel of experts and other consulting work. · Special environment work (borrow area, spoil area treatment, etc.). · Record and sort complaints in work construction and operation process, report to the Project Management Office, reply treatment results to the public and solve the public’s complaints. · Review environmental supervision and environmental consulting report. · Impose a fine to the construction unit when environmental protection measures are not be properly taken. · Prepare summary or special report for environmental management stage. · Receive and accept inspection on environmental work. · Other matters (document management, inter-department coordination, publicity, report, etc. ). 2.2.2 Supervision Agency (1)Environmental Supervision of the World Bank According to the requirements of loan agreement signed by and between the Chinese government and the World Bank, the Bank will assign the supervision mission to conduct special inspection for work implementation every year, including the execution situation of project loan agreement, implementation situation of environmental management plan, etc., the specific work is being responsible for by environmental technology experts from the supervision mission. (2)Competent Administrative Departments of Environmental Protection at All Levels Competent administrative departments of environmental protection at all levels supervise and manage this project across the process according to law, including: examination and approval of environmental impact assessment report, environmental protection supervision and management in work construction, trial operation and operation period, meanwhile, competent administrative departments of environmental protection at all levels and their environmental monitoring agencies will conduct random inspection to environmental protection measures taken by the construction unit; checking on-site environmental supervision report; rectification measures should be put forward if environmental damage and the construction behavior not complying with environmental protection measures suggested according to environmental impact assessment and examination and approval requirements occur in construction process. (3)Environmental Monitoring Agency · Carry out relevant laws, regulations, policies and rules provided by the state and 9 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works local government on environmental protection. · Entrusted by competent department of environmental protection to conduct site supervision and inspection for the execution of environmental protection laws and regulations in work construction and operation process according to law and have them disposed in accordance with the provisions. · Collect pollutant charge and sewage charge for waste water, waste gas, solid waste, noise, radioactive substance exceeding standards. · Participate in investigation and handling of environmental pollution accident and disputes. 2.2.3 Implementing Agency Civil works contractor is the implementing agency of the work, and also the implementing agency of environmental protection measures in construction period. During the whole process of work construction, the construction unit shall carry out all formulated environmental protection measures in the construction period, and accept supervision and inspection from project management agency and supervision agency in terms of environmental protection. 2.2.4 Consulting Agency (1)EIA institute Accept entrustment to prepare Environmental Codes of Practice and other EIA documents in combination of the actual project conditions. (2)Design institute Accept entrustment to prepare feasible research report and construction design scheme, and ensure that the measures and schemes in Environmental Codes of Practice are implemented into preparation results. (3)Environmental Supervision Agency Environmental supervision agency is entrusted by County PMO to conduct site supervision and management to the construction unit in the construction area and living camp, ensure that the construction unit complies with relevant Chinese laws and regulations on environmental protection in the construction process, and ensure that the construction unit implements all environmental protection measures provided in Environmental Codes of Practice. The main responsibilities include: · After accepting entrustment, environmental supervision agency shall formulate technical scheme on environmental supervision according to the requirements of consulting agencies and competent administrative department of environmental protection, and report environmental supervision staff, technical scheme and entrustment contract to competent administrative department of environmental 10 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works protection for filing. · Inspect whether environmental protection design scheme for construction project meets the requirements of consulting unit and competent administrative department of environmental protection and relevant technical specifications, and put forward written modification opinions to the construction unit and design unit. · Examine and approve on-site environmental management plan formulated by the contractor. · Supervise and inspect the measures on domestic sewage treatment, production wastewater treatment and soil erosion prevention, measures on exhaust gas, dust and noise control, measures on production and domestic garbage treatment, and hygiene and disease control measures, etc. in the construction area. · Fill in the checklist in the annex to Environmental Codes of Practice (at lease once a week). · Put forward rectification scheme for relevant environmental protection problems encountered in the construction activities carried out by the construction unit and follow up its implementation. · Prevent the contractor from conducting activities or behavior in violation of environmental protection. · Once it is found that the construction behavior of civil works contractor is not compliance with environmental protection requirements, resulting in adverse environmental impacts or receiving complaints on environmental protection in the project area, it shall carry out corresponding investigation, report to the county implementing agency and seek for solution. At the same time, issue environmental rectification notice to the contractor (see Annex 3), and supervise the contractor to take appropriate corrective measures. · Ensure the construction unit prepares and submits monthly environmental report for construction period. · Inspect monthly environmental report, put forward disposal considerations as for various problems encountered in the work, where environmental protection measures for the construction meet ECOP requirements, monthly environmental report is reported directly to the county implementing agency for filing. Where the requirements are not met, the rectification opinion shall be given to the construction unit. Where the rectification meets the requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice, the inspection for the current month may be passed, and monthly environmental report may be completed and reported to the county implementing agency for filing; where the rectification fails to meet the requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice, it shall be reported to the implementing agency at provincial level to coordinate rectification measures. · Observe whether the construction activities affect the normal life of the people surrounding the construction area, and determine whether the construction unit needs to take additional protection measures. · In case the construction unit does not take appropriate measures, it is suggested that the county implementing agency imposes a fine to the construction unit 11 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 2.2.5 Monitoring Agency (1)Environmental Monitoring Agency Environmental monitoring agency is local environmental protection monitoring station entrusted by PMO to be responsible for environmental monitoring work in project construction and operation period, and provide scientific basis for environmental pollution control, environmental management as well as regional environmental protection in work construction and operation period. (2) Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Agency Soil and water conservation monitoring agency is the qualified unit entrusted by PMO to be responsible for soil and water conservation monitoring work in project construction and operation period, ensuring work construction safety, timely grasping dynamic changes in soil erosion during construction, understand the implementation and control results of various water and soil conservation measures, and reduce newly increased soil erosion to the lowest level. 2.3 Personnel Allocation Required for Environmental Management To better perform environmental management responsibilities, it is suggested that all management agencies allocate relevant personnel according to the requirements of Table 2-2. Table 2-2 List of Personnel in Charge of Environmental Management Agency Personnel Setting and Qualification Requirements Leader in charge: one person, shall be held concurrently by the person chiefly in PPMO charge of project management office; project environment administrator: one person, shall hold senior professional post in environmental science-related specialty Leader in charge: one person, may be held concurrently by the person chiefly in charge of the county implementing agency County PMO Designated person responsible for environmental protection of the project, shall have basic knowledge on environmental protection and management Site environment engineer: 1-2 persons/construction site, shall obtain Civil works Contractor corresponding operation qualification Environmental Supervision Environmental supervisor: 1-2 persons/construction site, shall obtain Unit corresponding qualification 12 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 3. General Requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice In the process of project construction, civil works contractor plays a key role in the implementation of environmental management and pollution control and prevention measures, etc.. In order to enforce Environmental Codes of Practice, the contents listed in this section are applicable to general requirements of all main units during construction. The construction unit is urged to execute all environmental measures presented in ECOP under the coordination, supervision and management of all management agencies. 3.1 Implementation of Environmental Measures in the Process of Construction Drawing Design and Bid Document Preparation In project implementation stage, relevant procurement activities will be carried out in accordance with the Procurement Guidelines of the World Bank. All government organizations at county/city level involved in the project shall, under the coordination, guidance and supervision of PPMO, require bid preparation units to incorporate mitigation measures put forward for potential adverse environmental impacts in Environmental Codes of Practice into technical specifications of the bid document and construction drawing design. In bid documents, the tenderer is required to make the following commitments as for environmental management requirements and to have them incorporated into civil works contract. · Civil works contractor is required to allocate 1-2 site environment engineers for each construction area in order to implement environmental protection measures across the whole construction period, to ensure work construction activities and the construction activities of subcontractor (if any) meet all the requirements of this Codes of Practice, and to ensure necessary environmental protection measures are taken in the construction process. · In the construction process, contractor shall communicate and negotiate with the public in the area where the project locates, with bulletin board being placed at the access of each construction area to inform the public exact construction content and time. Meanwhile, contact person and phone number shall also be provided so that the public is able to make complaints and provide suggestions. · The contractor shall actively cooperate with environmental supervision unit entrusted by the owner to carry out all environmental supervision work during construction period. · The contractor must incorporate “Management Plan for Construction Site� into its 13 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works construction scheme after signing the contract and before commencing the construction. · The contractor must follow relevant local regulations on safe and civilized construction. · Civil works contractor and construction supervision unit are required to accept relevant training on environmental protection and management before commencement of the construction. · For severe environmental impacts arising from the failure to comply with environmental protection measures put forward in Environmental Codes of Practice, environmental supervisor or civil works contractor must take timely remedial measures and inform corresponding County PMO within 24 hours. The county implementing agency shall supervise and assist civil works contractor to take remedial measures while the latter must record the implementation of the measures and report them to construction supervision unit and the county implementing agency. · The contractor shall reserve in project contract fund the deposit relating to environmental management as per annual budget, the amount shall be accounted for about 3% of the budget. 3.2 Preparation Before Commencement of Work After awarding the bid and before commencing the construction of civil works, The implementing agencys of all counties and cities shall, under the coordination, guidance and supervision of PPMO, provide the text of Environmental Codes of Practice for civil works contractor and implement environmental supervision agency. After completing bidding work and signing the contract, civil works contractor shall conduct research on construction site before commencement of work, the purpose of the research is to identify environmental restrictive factors in this work area. Prior to the construction of civil works, construction site checklist must be made and filled in to check the sensitivity of all environmental factors in construction site as an important basis for environmental protection in future civil works. The purpose of construction site checklist is to identify relevant environmental safety problems, identify and screen out environmentally sensitive problems needing special protection, see Annex 2 to the Codes of Practice for the contents that shall be included for details. According to the inspection results for construction site, civil works contractor shall prepare Environmental Management Plan for Construction Site, which shall implement the requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP), and obtain the permission from environmental supervision agency. 14 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 3.3 Environmental Management of the Construction Site In the construction of civil works, civil works contractor shall be subject to the supervision of environmental supervision agency entrusted by corresponding the county implementing agency. Civil works contractor shall carry out various environmental protection measures according to environmental management requirements in the contract and by referring to Environmental Management Plan for Construction Site permitted by environmental supervisor. Environmental supervision agency shall conduct direct whole-course environmental supervision for the implementation of environmental protection measures taken by the contractor, meanwhile, competent administrative department of environmental protection of the place where the project locates and its environmental monitoring agency and the public involved in the project will carry out external environmental management and supervision. Throughout the construction period, civil works contractor shall actively cooperate with environmental supervision agency and environmental monitoring agency in performing their duties, see “2.2 Duties of the Agencies Under Environmental Management System� for the duties of environmental monitoring agency. The construction unit shall closely cooperate with local government departments and other departments to ensure that it is in full compliance with the requirements of the Chinese policies and regulations, and provide enough information to the public within the scope affected, especially the residents surrounding the project area who may be directly affected by project construction, the specific measures that shall be taken are as follows: · Bulletin board is set at the entrance of the construction site, indicating project name, main construction content, construction time and other information, as well as contact information for complaints and suggestions. · In case nighttime continuous construction is required, relevant formalities shall be dealt with and public announcement shall be given to the residents surrounding the area, the information in the announcement include duration of continuous operation and nighttime construction license issued by competent department of environmental protection. · If municipal services (including water, electric power, telephone line and bus line) need to be interrupted due to the construction, notice shall be given at the project site and to affected residents and enterprises at lease five days in advance, indicating the duration of service interruption. All the opinions and questions from the public shall be recorded and archived, the 15 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works questions put forward by the public shall be timely answered, and the results of all answers and replies to the opinions and questions shall be recorded and archived and subject to the inspection of supervision agency. 3.4 Rectification Measures for Non-compliance with the Requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice Civil works contractor and its subcontractor (if any) must abide by the requirements presented in Environmental Codes of Practice, where environmental pollution arising from the failure to abide by environmental protection measures presented in Environmental Codes of Practice occurs: · Civil works contractor shall immediately take measures to eliminate pollution sources and treat environmental pollution produced. · Civil works contractor shall inform environmental monitoring agency and project management agency within 24 hours, and the latter shall assist the construction unit to take remedial measures to eliminate adverse environmental impacts. · Civil works contractor shall record the implementation of pollution treatment measures, put forward rectification measures and submit it to environmental supervision agency and the county implementing agency for filing, and the county implementing agency shall report implementation of remedial measures to the PPMO. · Civil works contractor shall analyze in depth the cause of environmental pollution, formulate preventive measures, perfect construction design scheme and completely eradicate the reoccurrence of similar accident, the preventive measures formulated shall be recognized by environmental supervision agency and the county implementing agency and filed. · The county implementing agency shall punish civil works contractor based on the nature of pollution accident and scope and degree of influence according to the provisions of the contract. 3.5 Management of Environmental Management Documents Proper management of environmental management documents has an important significance for the implementation of Environmental Codes of Practice, Table 2-3 makes a list of main environmental management documents. 16 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Table 2-3 List of Main Environmental Management Documents Document Preparation List of Documents Remarks Unit The inspection contents shall include record of environmental protection inspection carried out by the county Inspection Record on the Implementation of PPMO implementing agency, record of Environmental Protection Measures for the environmental supervision checklist, Project archival of environmental rectification notice and feedback information, etc. once for every half a year The inspection contents shall include Record on the Implementation of record of environmental supervision County PMO Environmental Protection Measures for the checklist, archival of environmental Project rectification notice and feedback information, etc., once a month Checklist of Construction Site before Filled in before commencement of the Commencement of Work construction Checklist of Construction Site Environment Once a week Environmental Environmental Rectification Notice and Periodically scheduled Supervision Agency Rectification Record Checklist for Environmental Protection Checklist for environmental protection before Completion and Delivery of the before completion and delivery of the Project project Monthly Environmental Report for Construction Unit Once a month Construction Period 1. Carry out monitoring plan in Environmental Management Plan, and timely submit the monitoring report to the contractor (operator) and environmental supervision engineer after completing the monitoring work; The monitoring report is submitted Environmental 2. Include the monitoring report into project along with project progress report of the Monitoring Agency progress report and timely submit it to current month PPMO and corresponding management departments (environmental protection bureau and soil and water conservation bureau) for their timely understanding of the implementation situation and effects of environmental protection measures. 17 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 4. Environmental Codes of Practice for Construction Period 4.1 General Requirements The purpose of formulating Environmental Codes of Practice for construction period is to guarantee operating personnel’s health and life safety, improve their working environment and living conditions, protect ecological environment, prevent soil erosion in the process of construction, and prevent and control the pollution of construction process on the environment and the occurrence of various diseases in the process of construction. This chapter puts forward environmental protection measures that civil works contractor shall take in the process of small civil works construction, mainly including environmental management for construction site, dust pollution control, harmful gas emission and control, water pollution control, noise pollution control, solid construction waste control, soil erosion control, etc. General requirements of Environmental Codes of Practice for construction period are as follows: (1)Effective measures for prevention and control of atmosphere pollution, waster pollution, noise pollution, solid waste pollution and waster loss and soil erosion and for improvement of environmental sanitation should be in place in work construction organization design. (2)Environmental protection measures in construction organization design should be implemented in the process of construction to ensure that ambient air, surface water, acoustic environment and ecological environment quality in project area meet the requirements of functional zone, and should be subject to the supervision of environmental supervision agency and environmental management agency. (3)Construction site must establish environmental protection, environmental hygiene management and inspection system, and shall make inspection record well. (4)The construction unit shall take effective occupational-disease-prevention measures, provide necessary protective equipment for operating personnel and conduct regular physical examination and training for the personnel engaged in occupational-disease-inductive operation (at lease once a year). (5)The construction unit shall make well preparation in operating personnel’s dietetic hygiene, sunstroke prevention, cooling, cold protection, warmth keeping, gas 18 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works poisoning prevention and epidemic prevention in consideration of seasonal characteristics. (6)Education training and assessment for operating personnel at construction site should include relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection and environmental sanitation, etc. (7)The construction unit shall formulate the plan for public health emergencies at construction site in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations. 4.2 Environmental Codes of Practice for Construction Site 4.2.1 Site Layout and Temporary Facilities Construction The scope of construction site includes construction area, office area and living area. (1) The construction area at construction site should be clearly separated from office area and living area, and corresponding isolation measures should be taken to ensure neat and orderly construction area. (2) The construction area and living area should be equipped with corresponding environmental protection facilities or take measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, for example, the construction area is set with wastewater sedimentation tank, dust prevention and noise reduction measures are taken, etc.; the living area is set with treatment facilities for domestic sewage, canteen wastewater and domestic garbage, etc., see “4.3 Implementation of Environmental Codes of Practice for Pollution Control� for the specific implementation requirements for reference. (3) Enterprise name or enterprise logo shall be marked at the access of the construction site. The obvious place at main access shall be set with project profile plate, within the entrance door there should have general layout plan of construction site and system plates for safety production, fire control and security, environmental protection and civilized construction. (4) If municipal services (including water, electric power, telephone line and bus line, etc.) need to be interrupted due to the construction, notice should be posted at project site and to affected residents and enterprises at lease five days in advance, indicating the duration of service interruption. (5) The construction site should set such temporary facilities as office, dormitory, canteen, toilet, shower room, hot water house, meeting room, closed refuse storage area(or container) and toilet facilities, the existing houses should be utilized first, if temporary houses for construction purpose need to be built, land use should be optimized to reduce the occupation of land resources, clay bricks are not allowed for the construction of temporary facilities at construction site, and safety and fire control requirements and relevant provisions of the state should be abided by. 19 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works (6) Oil and chemical solvent and other items stored at the construction site shall set special warehouse, with warming sign being in pace, the ground should conduct anti-seepage treatment, with absorption bags/sands/bits of wood and other emergency materials being prepared. (7) Collective staff dormitory is strictly prohibited in the buildings not yet finished. (8) Temporary construction facilities should be completely removed within one month upon completion of the construction project. 4.2.2 Operating Conditions and Environmental Safety (1) The construction site must adopt enclosed color steel fence, with the height of no less than 2.5m, at the sensitive section, the height shall be no less than 3m. (2) The construction site shall set bulletin board, indicating site layout and the system for safe production, fire control and security, environmental protection and civilized construction, as well as flow chart for emergency treatment. (3) The construction unit shall take protective measures to ensure the safety of the buildings, structures and underground pipelines adjacent to construction work. (4) Tall scaffold, tower crane and other large mechanical equipment at construction site shall keep a safe distance from overhead transmission conductor, high voltage line should use insulating materials for safety protection. (5) Sidewalks and vehicle access surrounding the construction site shall adopt mandatory safety protection measures during the construction period, and lighting indicating device shall be installed in the nighttime. (6) Such dangerous places as construction site entrance and exit, the places where construction hoisting machinery, temporary electricity facilities and scaffolding locate, access passage, stairs, elevator wellhead and the places storing harmful and dangerous gas and liquid shall set visible safety warning signs. The safety warning sign must comply with national standard. (7)In different stages and seasons of construction, when climate and environment change, the construction site shall take appropriate technical safety measures to achieve civilized and safe construction. (8)Fire extinguishing equipment shall be properly maintained, escape way shall not set or be piled up with obstacles. 4.3 Environmental Codes of Practice for Pollution Control 4.3.1 Dust Pollution Control The main sources of construction dust are: the dust produced by the vehicles to and fro the road at construction site, the dust produced by piling up of building materials 20 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works and earthwork, the dust produced in the process of earthwork, construction waste and construction garbage transportation, the dust produced due to house demolition work, and the dust produced in the process of concrete and mortar mixing operation. In view of the above dust pollution sources, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following dust pollution control measures: (1)The main roads at construction site shall first of all consider the use of the existing or proposed roads at the construction site or surrounding the construction site, when building new construction road, hardening treatment should be made based on its usage. For example, the road used for heavy duty vehicle can be treated using reusable load-bearing bricks (constructional element); for general walkway, reusable permeable bricks can be laid, while at the same time, the road section producing dust shall sprinkle water for dust suppression. (2)Material stacking at construction site should be compact, the construction road should be laid out by combining permanent road with temporary road to reduce land occupation; if the area of the construction site is narrow, and the second site needs to be chosen for material stacking and processing, waste land, refuse site or idle land should be considered first. (3)The material storage area, processing area and large moulding storage area at construction site should be flat and solid. (4)Fine particle materials and the granular materials that are easy to float in the sky at construction site should adopt sealed storage, handling operation should take shielding measures. (5)Earth shall be piled up together, with covering, solidifying or greening measures being taken. For the spoil excavated, if there is a place to pile up, dig-fill balance calculation should be made in advance, or resource allocation is adopted with the earth of adjacent construction site, it shall use original soil for backfill as far as possible to achieve dig-fill balance in earthwork volume, the spoil (if any) shall be transported to designated disposing place. (6)The bare site at office area and living area should sprinkle water for dust suppression, and take greening and beautifying measures in combination with the actual situation. (7)The transportation of earth, waste and construction garbage must use closed vehicle. The access of the construction site shall set the facilities to wash the vehicles 21 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works driving out of the site, the road between vehicle cleaning equipment and the exit of the site must pave concrete, asphalt or broken brick hardcore, to prevent bringing sediment out of the site. (8)Before house demolition operation, civil works contractor shall formulate demolition construction scheme and obtain approval from construction supervision unit and the county implementing agency, the demolition construction shall take such dust suppression measures as dust retention cleaning, dismantling body sprinkling, isolating fence setting. The demolition construction site shall set a place for garbage and waste storage, which shall be timely transported to designated disposing place for dumping in accordance with approved route and time. (9)Using ready-mixed concrete and ready-mixed mortar at construction site is encouraged. (10)Dust prevention and dust removal measures shall be taken when conducting concrete and mortar mixing operation. (11)In case of above force four wind, earth backfill, transport and other construction that may produce dust pollution are not allowed. 4.3.2 Harmful Gas Emission Control Harmful gas in the process of small civil works construction are mainly produced from exhaust gas emitted by construction machinery and transportation vehicle and cooking fume from worker canteen in living area, in view of the above waste gas, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following emission control measures: (1)Burning of all kinds of wastes at construction site is strictly prohibited. (2)Construction vehicle and mechanical equipment should be regularly maintained to be kept in good condition, the emission of exhaust gas should meet the emission standard stipulated by the state. (3)The catering at construction camp shall use natural gas, electric power and other clean energy sources according to the regulations of local environmental protection department. (4)Wood board and other wood materials used for interior decoration shall not use asphalt, coal tar type anticorrosive and moisture-proof finishing agent. (5)Kitchen lampblack should use lampblack treatment equipment according to the 22 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works requirements of local environmental protection department. 4.3.3 Water Pollution Control Waste water produced in the process of small civil works construction mainly comes from construction production wastewater and the workers’ domestic sewage, of which, construction production wastewater mainly include wastewater for washing concrete mixer foreground and vehicles, etc., in view of the above waste water, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following discharge control measures: (1)Construction site mixer foreground and transport vehicle cleaning area shall set sedimentation tank. Wastewater shall not be drained directly into municipal sewage pipe network or river, but recycled or used for dust suppression through sprinkling after secondary precipitation, sediment disposal shall be conducted when the sediment in sedimentation tank reaching 1/4 depth of the tank, the sediment shall be transported to the place designated by local environmental protection department and shall not be abandoned arbitrarily. (2)The canteen shall set oil separation tank, which shall be timely cleared away by cleaning unit entrusted, the cleaning unit must hold waste disposal qualification and business certificate approved by relevant authority. (3)Closed waste food bin shall be set outside the canteen and timely cleared and transported. (4)The septic tank of temporary toilet set at the construction site shall conduct anti-seepage treatment. (5)The construction site shall set drainage ditch, sedimentation tank, canteen and washroom, sewer pipe in shower enclosure shall set filter screen, the construction sewage can be drained into municipal sewage pipe network or river only after precipitation, while at the same time neat drainage ditch and smooth drainage shall be maintained. 4.3.4 Noise Pollution Control Noise pollution during the construction period are mainly produced by construction machinery and transporting vehicles, acoustic environment affecting the surrounding area of the construction site and passing through both sides of the road, in view of the characteristics of noise pollution of small civil works project, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following emission control measures: (1)The construction time shall be strictly controlled to be during 8:00 – 20:00, of 23 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works which, the construction work shall be stopped during lunch break (12:00 -14:00), noting that the in-out time of construction vehicles must comply with the requirements of local government. In case of nighttime continuous construction, public notice shall be given to surrounding residents, relevant formalities shall be handled and mitigation measures be taken to reduce the impacts on the residents. (2)Shielding, enclosing and greening measures shall be taken for the construction site for sound absorption and insulation purposes. (3)Adopt advanced construction process and choose construction machinery and equipment with low noise level; necessary noise elimination, vibration isolation and vibration attenuation measures shall be taken for machinery and equipment, while at the same time daily maintenance work being conducted for machinery and equipment well. (4)The equipment producing noise at construction site shall be set at the side far away from the residential area, such noise reduction measures as enclosing can be taken for the equipment producing noise. (5)The speed of the vehicles transporting materials shall not exceed 20km/h when entering the construction site, honking is strictly prohibited. (6)The equipment producing noise (air compressor, generator, etc.) shall be kept in closed type equipment room. 4.3.5 Waste Control Solid wastes produced during the construction period include building waste, abandoned oil, chemical solvent and domestic garbage, etc., among them, building waste is the main solid waste, the main elements of which are: soil, construction waste, scattered mortar and concrete, masonry and concrete fragments produced due to chiseling, reinforced concrete pile head, metal and bamboo wood cutting from pile driving, waste materials produced from decoration, all kinds of packaging materials and other wastes, etc., in view of the solid wastes produced before project construction, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following waste control measures: (1)The construction site shall set enclosed refuse storage area, with construction waste and domestic garbage being stored separately and cleaned away timely according to the regulations. (2)The construction waste in buildings must be cleaned and transported through corresponding container or pipe, throwing high up in the air is strictly prohibited. 24 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works (3)The wastes produced due to construction, demolishing and site cleaning shall be disposed separately, of which, the reusable and renewable materials shall be recovered separately and recycled, the rest of which shall be timely cleaned and transported by cleaning unit entrusted, the cleaning unit shall hold waste disposal qualification and business certificate approved by relevant authority. (4)Abandoned oil and chemical solvent shall be stored in a centralized way and disposed by qualified unit entrusted, and shall not be dumped arbitrarily. (5)The construction equipment shall be maintained to avoid being spattered by oil stain, special equipment maintenance area shall be set in the construction area to ensure that all equipment maintenance activities being carried out in designated maintenance area. (6)The construction camp shall set enclosed refuse storage area to collect the workers’ domestic garbage, which shall be timely transported and disposed in accordance with the provisions. (7)Enclosed waste food bin shall be set outside the canteen and timely cleaned and transported. (8)Septic tank shall be timely cleaned by cleaning unit entrusted and shall be buried with soil upon completion of the construction (9)Upon completion of the work, solid wastes produced in the process of construction must be completely cleared away. 4.3.6 Soil Erosion Control To prevent and control water erosion during the construction period, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following control measures: (1)The existing legal borrow area and waste abandoning place determined by local sanitation department shall be utilized first, building wastes shall be abandoned arbitrarily. (2)Newly constructed borrow area shall obtain approval from relevant authority, and attention shall be paid to protection of the side slope of the area, when taking earth, surface soil shall be cleaned and stored to be used for vegetation restoration upon completion of the construction. 25 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works (3)Intercepting ditch and headrace shall be built based on topographic condition to lead water flow formed in rainy season away so as to avoid the washout of surface runoff to the work. 4.4 Preservation of Cultural Relics According to related survey, there is no cultural relics in project construction area. In accordance with relevant provisions of Article 32 under Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (October 28, 2002) “In the process of construction work or agricultural production, any unit or individual, once discovering cultural relics, shall immediately report to local administrative department of cultural relics, the relevant department, upon receipt of the report and if no special circumstance, shall rush to the site within 20 hours and put forward disposal opinion in seven days. The administrative department of cultural relics can report to local people’s government and request it to notify public security organ to help protect the site; where important cultural relics are discovered, it shall immediately report to the administrative department of cultural relics of the State Council, and the latter shall put forward disposal opinions within 15 days upon receipt of the report. In accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the cultural relics found belong to the state, any unit or individual shall not plunder, privately distribute or hide.�, as well as Article 23 of Rules of Jiangxi Province on Protection of Cultural Relics (November 1, 2005) “any unit or individual, once discovering underground cultural relics in the process of work construction or production activities, shall immediately stop construction or production and protect the site, while at the same time reporting to the administrative department of cultural relics of local people’s government. The administrative department of cultural relics, upon receipt of the report, shall rush to the site within 24 hours and put forward disposal opinions within three days. � and Article 24 “any unit or individual shall not obstruct the personnel of the administrative department of cultural relics and archaeological excavation unit to conduct archaeological investigation, exploration and excavation. Before the end of archaeological excavation, any unit or individual shall not continue construction or production activities within archaeological excavation area without authorization. After the end of archaeological excavation, the administrative department of cultural relics organizing excavation work shall immediately notify in writing its disposal opinions to the construction unit.�, this Environmental Codes of Practice puts forward the following administration requirements for cultural relics accidentally found during the construction period: (1)If cultural relics are discovered during the construction period, the construction work shall be stopped immediately and the site shall be well protected rather than disposed arbitrarily, while at the same time immediately reporting to local administrative department of cultural relics. 26 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works (2)After the administrative department of cultural relics puts forward disposal opinions, the construction unit shall formulate special construction scheme for the section containing cultural relics according to the opinions issued by the administrative department of cultural relics, and may start construction only after obtaining the consent from relevant department, before the end of archaeological excavation, any unit or individual shall not continue construction or production activities in archaeological excavation area without authorization. (3)Any unit or individual shall not plunder, privately distribute or hide the cultural relics discovered. (4)See Figure 4-1 Disposal Process for Cultural Relics Discovered During Construction Period for details. 27 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Suspension of construction Suspected cultural relics found during construction period and protection of the site County (City) PMO PPMO county bureau of cultural relics Identification of cultural relics Putting forward disposal opinions within three days No Cultural relics Yes Protection of the site (may request assistance from public security authorities) Identification of the grade of cultural relics by provincial administrative department of cultural relics County/municipal/ provincial level Grade of cultural National level relics County/municipal/provincial State Administration Putting forward disposal bureau of cultural relics of Cultural Heritage opinions within 15 days Nature of cultural relics Movable cultural relics Immovable cultural relics Excavation and protection by professional staff Project Developing protection management requirements during construction office at country level Project Township PMO management office at The contractor resumes the province level Construction of construction after obtaining the order for resumption of work issued by the planned project bureau of cultural relics in other places � Figure 4-1 Procedure Chart for Disposal of Cultural Relics Found During Construction Period 28 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works 4.5 Cemetery Protection If it is found in the survey that some cemetery needs to be relocated, compensation shall be given in accordance with relevant requirements in General Report on Resettlement Plan for JPESTP. 4.6 Vegetation Protection To protect vegetation within and surrounding project area as well as ecological environment, the Codes of Practice puts forward the following vegetation protection measures: (1) Cutting down trees outside construction area arbitrarily is prohibited. (2) Reasonably optimizing the layout of the construction site, reducing the scope of construction activity area as far as possible and minimizing the damage of vegetation caused due to project implementation. (3) For the vegetation damaged or bare soil caused due to construction, effective measures must be timely taken to avoid soil erosion. For example, covering gravels, planting fast-growing grass, etc. (4) After the end of construction, original vegetation site destroyed must be restored or reasonably greened, when conducting ecological restoration and greening for vegetation, native species shall be adopted instead of introducing alien species. 4.7 Risk Prevention The construction unit shall pre-establish accident prevention plan and set corresponding responsible person, once accident occurs, it shall be timely disposed and reported to environmental supervision unit and the county implementing agency. 4.8 Occupational Health (1) The construction site shall set warning signs or warning instructions at operating post, equipment and place vulnerable to occupational hazards. (2) Regularly conduct occupational health training and physical exam for personnel engaged in poisonous and harmful operation, and guide operating personnel to correctly use occupational-disease-prevention equipment and individual labor protection articles (at least once a year). (3) The construction unit shall provide safety helmet, safety belt and safety shoes matching with the type of work that construction personnel are engaged in and other individual labor protection articles. (4) The construction site shall adopt low noise equipment, promote the use of automatic and closed type construction process, and reduce mechanical noise. When operating, the operating personnel shall wear ear plugs to protect hearing. (5) Anticorrosive and waterproof operation in basement where good natural 29 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works ventilation cannot be guaranteed shall be equipped with mandatory ventilation facilities. The operating personnel shall wear respirator or protective facial mask in the workplace with toxic or harmful gases. (6) In the workplace with dust, sprinkling and other facilities shall be taken to reduce dust concentration, the operating personnel shall wear dust protecting mask; when conducting welding operation, the operating personnel shall wear protective mask, safety goggles, gloves and other personal protective equipment. (7) When conducting high temperature operation, the construction site shall be equipped with sunstroke prevention and cooling items, with work-and-rest timetable being reasonably arranged. 4.9 Traffic Safety The traffic accident has become one of the reasons causing the most injuries and deaths in the world. All the project staff must maintain traffic safety on the way to and fro workplace as well as operating equipment on free road or public road. The safety measures to prevent and control injuries and deaths due to traffic accidents shall be designed to protect project workers, road users and injured people due to traffic accidents. The safety measures taken according to the size and nature of project activities shall include the following contents: (1) Emphasize on safe driving for drivers and regularly carry out safety education & training. (2) Limit driving time, the drivers shall take turns in driving to avoid fatigue driving. Driving on dangerous road and in dangerous time shall be avoided to reduce the occurrence of accidents as far as possible. (3) Periodically maintain vehicles and use the parts approved by the manufacturer, timely purchase parts for vehicle maintenance and avoid serious accidents due to equipment failure or premature failure of parts. (4) Achieve separation of pedestrians and vehicles (5) Adopt traffic safety restrictions and alert pedestrians and vehicles to note dangerous traffic conditions through road signs and signals; cooperate with local community and competent authority to improve road signs and enhance its visibility so as to enhance traffic safety. (6) Carry out traffic safety and pedestrian safety education in the communities surrounding project construction and the communities near school. (7) Coordinate with emergency personnel to ensure appropriate first aid in case any accident occurs. (8) Use the materials purchased locally as far as possible to shorten transportaion distance. (9) Improve driving skills, drivers must obtain driving license. 4.10 Hygiene & Disease Control 30 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works (1) Staff meals, drinking water and rest area at construction site shall conform to hygiene standards. (2) Dormitory, canteen, bathroom and toilet shall be equipped with ventilation and lighting facilities, daily maintenance shall be responsible for by special person. (3) The dormitory at construction site shall adopt open-type window, the beds in the dormitory shall not exceed two layers, a wide bed for a number of people is strictly prohibited. (4) The canteen shall obtain effective sanitary license issued by competent authority, all kinds of appliances are standard and clean. The canteen workers shall hold effective health certificate. (5) The canteen shall be set at the place far away from toilet, refuse storage area, toxic and harmful pollution sources. (6) The canteen shall set independent food preparation room and storage room, the lower part of door leaf shall set rat guard no less than 0.2m. (7) Toilet, sanitation facilities, drainage ditch and damp area shall be disinfected on a daily basis. (8) The living area shall set closed container, with daily fly killing and timely cleaning. (9) The construction site shall health center, equipped with health kit, commonly used drugs and bandage, tourniquet, net collar, stretcher and other emergency equipment. (10)When the construction personnel develop infectious diseases (statutory infectious diseases include: atypical pneumonia, plague, cholera, viral hepatitis, bacterial and amebic dysentery, typhoid and paratyphoid fever, HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, syphilis, polio, measles, pertussis, diphtheria, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, scarlet fever, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, rabies, leptospirosis, brucellosis, anthrax, epidemic and endemic typhus, epidemic encephalitis B, kala-azar, malaria, dengue fever, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, filariasis, hydatid disease, leprosy, influenza, epidemic parotitis, rubella, neonatal tetanus, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, infectious diarrhea disease ), food poisoning and acute occupational poisoning, it shall be timely reported to the epidemic prevention department and competent department in charge of construction of the place where the project locates, and disposed in accordance with relevant regulations of the epidemic prevention department. 31 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Appendix 1 Checklist of Construction Site before Commencement of Work Serial Check Result (Marked Environmental Problem Remark No. with “√) Whether the project involves natural habitat, material culture resources, involuntary Yes □ No □ Not Involve 1 resettlement and other World Bank safeguard □ policies Whether there are important vegetation and trees Yes □ No □ Not 2 within the scope of project land occupation Involve □ Whether project construction road will cause Yes □ No □ Not 3 significant impacts on going out of surrounding Involve □ residents Whether there are the public (residential community, school, hospital, office area, etc.) Yes □ No □ Not 4 vulnerable to the impacts of work construction Involve □ nearby the project May cause the deterioration in the quality of life Yes □ No □ Not 5 of nearby town Involve □ Whether project construction needs to interrupt Yes □ No □ Not 6 municipal services (including water, electric Involve □ power, telephone, bus line, etc.) Whether project construction needs demolition Yes □ No □ Not 7 Involve □ Whether rainy season will be affected by flood Yes □ No □ Not 8 Involve □ Whether land outside project areas is temporarily Yes □ No □ Not 9 occupied Involve □ Whether electric power, telecommunications and Yes □ No □ Not 10 other municipal service lines are involved within Involve □ and nearby the scope of project construction Whether there is surface water body within and Yes □ No □ Not 11 nearby the scope of project construction Involve □ Yes □ No □ Not Others Involve □ 32 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Appendix 2 Checklist of Construction Site Environment Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e 1.1 Whether effective measures for preventing and controlling atmospheric pollution, water and soil pollution and noise pollution as well as for improving environmental health are in place in construction organization design of the project 1.2 Whether environmental protection, environmental health I. General Requirements management and inspection system for construction site are established 1.3 Whether environmental protection, environmental health management and inspection for construction is recorded 1.4 Whether operating personnel are provided with necessary protective equipment and effective occupational-disease-prevention measures are taken 1.5 Whether the personnel engaged in occupational-disease-inductive operation are provided with regular physical exam and training (with relevant physical exam certificate and training record) 1.6 Whether diet health, sunstroke prevention, cooling, cold protection, warmth keeping, gas poisoning prevention and epidemic prevention for operating personnel are in place in combination of seasonal characteristics 1.7 Whether education training and assessment for operating personnel at construction site contain laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and environmental health (with related records and documents) Others (shall specify) 2.1 Whether the construction area at the construction site is Temporary Facilities II. Site Layout and clearly separated from office area and living area and relevant Construction isolation measures are taken 2.2 Whether the construction area is neat and orderly 2.3 Whether the access of the construction site is marked with enterprise name or enterprise logo, whether the visible place of 33 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e main access is set with project profile plate meeting the requirements? 2.4 Whether the public is informed in advance when the construction needs to interrupt municipal services (including water, electric power, telephone, bus line, etc.) 2.5 Whether the existing building and infrastructure are utilized as temporary facilities of the construction site 2.6 Whether newly built temporary house is reasonable in land occupation and meets safety and fire control requirements (with related certificates) 2.7 Whether the construction of temporary facilities uses clay bricks 2.8 Whether oil, chemical solvent and other items stored at the construction site set special warehouse and warning signs. 2.9 Whether anti-seepage treatment is made for the ground of oil and chemical warehouse, and whether such emergency treatment materials as absorption bas/sands/bits of wood are in pace in the warehouse 2.10 Whether collective staff dormitory is set in unfinished building 2.11 Whether temporary facilities are demolished within one month upon completion of the construction work Others (shall specify) 3.1 Whether enclosed color steel fence with the height of no III. Operating Conditions and Environmental less than 2.5m is set at the construction site, whether the height of sensitive section is no less than 3.m 3.2 Whether the construction site sets qualified bulletin board, indicating environmental protection and civilized construction Safety system, and disposal process for emergencies, etc. 3.3 Whether the construction unit takes protective measures to ensure the safety of buildings, structures and underground pipelines adjacent to construction work 3.4 Whether tall scaffolding, tower crane and other large machinery and equipment at construction site keep a safe 34 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e distance from overhead transmission conductor, whether high voltage line adopts insulating material for safety protection 3.5 Whether mandatory safety protection measures are taken for sidewalks and vehicle access surrounding construction work, whether lighting indicating device is set in the nighttime 3.6 Whether visible safety warning sign meeting national standard is set at dangerous section of the construction site 3.7 Whether the construction site adopts corresponding safety technology measures based on season change to achieve civilized and safe construction conditions 3.8 Whether fire extinguishing equipment is kept in good condition, and whether escape way is without obstruction Others (shall specify) 4.1 Whether construction site road reasonably utilizes the existing or proposed road in and surrounding the site 4.2 Whether hardening treatment is made based on its usage when constructing new road, and whether the road section producing dust controls dust by sprinkling 4.3 Whether materials are piled up together at construction site 4.4 Whether the second location selected to pile up materials is reasonable IV. Dust Pollution Control 4.5 Whether site material storage area, processing area and large moulding storage area are flat and solid 4.6 Whether fine particle granular materials and the materials easy to float in the air at construction site adopt sealed storage, whether shielding measures are taken for their handing and transportation 4.7 Whether covering, solidifying or greening measures are taken for earthwork piled up together 4.8 Whether spoil is utilized or transported to designated disposal sites 4.9 Whether bare ground at office area and living area of the construction site controls dust by sprinkling and is greened and beautified based on the actual situation 35 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e 4.10 Whether earth, waste and construction garbage are transported using closed vehicles 4.11 Whether the facilities washing vehicles are set at the access of the construction site, whether the road between vehicle washing facilities and the exit of the site is paved with concrete, asphalt, straw matress or broken brick hardcore to avoid bringing silt out of the site 4.12 Whether the construction site uses ready-mixed concrete and ready-mixed mortar 4.13 Whether dust prevention and dust removal measures are taken when conducting concrete and mortar mixing operation 4.14 Whether earth backfill, transportation and other construction that may produce dust pollution are prohibited in the weather with force four wind Others (shall specify) 5.1 Whether all kinds of wastes are burned at construction site 5.2 Whether construction vehicles and mechanical equipment are kept in good condition, whether the exhaust gas emitted v. Harmful Gas Emission Control meets the emission standard provided by the state 5.3 Whether decoration materials adopt building materials qualified through the verification of legal detection unit (with certificate of conformance) 5.4 Whether wood board and other wood materials used for interior decoration are prohibited from using asphalt, coal tar class anticorrosive and moisture-proof finishing agent. 5.5 Whether the kitchen in living area is installed with lampblack treatment facilities as required Others (shall specify) 6.1 Whether sedimentation tank is set at the place washing VI. Water Pollution mixer foreground and transport vehicles at construction site Control 6.2 Whether wastewater is directly drained into municipal sewage pipe network or river 6.3 Whether wastewater is recycled or used for dust 36 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e suppression through sprinkling after secondary precipitation 6.4 Whether sediment disposal is conducted when sediment in sedimentation tank reaching 1/4 depth of the tank, whether sediment in sedimentation tank is cleared and transported to designated place 6.5 Whether the canteen sets separation tank, whether qualified cleaning unit is entrusted to timely clear it away 6.6 Whether closed waste food bin is set outside the canteen and is cleared away in a timely manner 6.7 Whether septic tank of temporary toilet set at construction site conducts anti-seepage treatment 6.8 The construction site shall set drainage ditch, whether waste water is drained into municipal sewage pipe network or river after precipitation, whether drainage ditch is smooth Others (shall specify) 7.1 Whether the requirements of construction time is strictly followed 7.2 Whether surrounding residents are informed of nighttime continuous construction, whether related formalities for nighttime continuous construction are handled 7.3 Whether shielding, closing and greening measures for noise VII. Noise Pollution Control absorption and noise insulation purposes are taken for the construction site 7.4 Whether low noise equipment are adopted and maintenance for the equipment is well conducted 7.5 Whether the equipment producing noise are set at the side far away from residential community 7.6 Whether noise reduction measures such as enclosing are taken to the equipment producing noise 7.7 Whether such measures as speed limit and no honking are taken for construction vehicles 7.8 Whether the equipment (air compressor, electric generator, etc.) producing noise are placed in enclosed equipment room VIII Was Con trol te 8.1 Whether the construction site sets enclosed refuse storage . 37 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e area, whether construction waste and domestic garbage are stored separately and cleared away and disposed according to the provisions 8.2 Whether corresponding container or pipe transportation are adopted for the removal of construction waste in buildings 8.3 Whether wastes produced from construction, demolition and site cleaning are disposed separately, recovered and recycled 8.4 Whether construction waste cleaning unit holds waste disposal qualification and business license approved by relevant authority 8.5 Whether abandoned oil and chemical solvent are stored in a centralized way, and entrusted to qualified unit for disposal 8.6 Whether construction equipment has obvious oil spatter 8.7 The construction camp shall set enclosed refuse storage area to collect the workers’ domestic garbage, which shall be timely cleared away as required. 8.8 Septic tank shall be timely cleared and buried with land upon completion of the construction 8.9 Whether solid wastes produced in the process of construction are completely cleared away upon completion of the construction Others (shall specify) 9.1 Whether utilize the existing legal borrow area and the waste abandoning place determined by local sanitation department 9.2 Whether newly built borrow area obtains approval from relevant authority, whether protective measures are taken to the IX. Soil side slope of borrow area Erosion 9.3 Whether surface soil is cleaned and stored to ensure that it and is used for vegetation restoration upon completion of the Control construction 9.4 Whether intercepting ditch and headrace are built to lead water flow formed in rainy season away to avoid the washout of surface runoff to work 38 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e Others (shall specify) 10.1 In case cultural relics or suspected cultural relics is found X. Protection of Cultural during construction period, the construction shall be immediately stopped and the site shall be well protected, Relics while at the same time reporting to local administrative department of cultural relics for disposal, the construction can be resumed only after disposal of relevant department Others (shall specify) 11.1 Whether such behavior as cutting down trees outside construction site exists 11.2 Whether the layout of construction site is reasonable (judging from the point of the damage caused by work XI. Vegetation Protection implementation to vegetation ) 11.3 Whether effective measures are taken for the vegetation damaged and bare soil caused due to the construction to avoid soil erosion and loss (adopting such measures as covering with gravels, planting fast-growing grass, etc.) 11.4 Whether original vegetation area destroyed is restored or reasonably greened upon completion of the construction 11.5 Whether alien species are introduced when conducting ecological restoration and greening for vegetation Others (shall specify) XII. 12.1 Whether accident prevention plan is formulated. Risk Preventio Others (shall specify) n 13.1 Whether warning signs or warning instructions are set at XIII. Occupational Health operating post, equipment and place vulnerable to occupational hazards 13.2 Whether operating personnel wear ear plugs for hearing protection when conducting high noise construction work 13.3 Whether anticorrosive and waterproof operation in basement where good natural ventilation cannot be guaranteed are equipped with mandatory ventilation 39 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e facilities. Whether the operating personnel wear respirator or protective mask in the workplace with toxic or harmful gases 13.4 Whether the operating personnel wear dust mask in the workplace with dust 13.5 Whether the operating personnel wear protective mask, goggles, gloves and other personal protective equipment when conducting welding operation 13.6 Whether the construction site is equipped with sunstroke prevention and cooling supplies when conducting high temperature operation, and the work-and-rest timetable shall be reasonably arranged Others (shall specify) 14.1 Whether staff meals, drinking water and rest area at construction site are in compliance with health standards (with health certificate) 14.2 Whether dormitory, canteen, bathroom and toilet are equipped with ventilation and lighting facilities, and maintained by special personnel 14.3 Whether construction site dormitory meets the XIV. Hygiene and Disease Control requirement of setting open type window, the beds in the dormitory shall not exceed two layers, a wide bed for a number of people is strictly prohibited 14.4 Whether the canteen obtains effective sanitary license issued by relevant authority, whether canteen workers hold effective health certificate 14.5 Whether the canteen is located far away from toilet, refuse storage area, toxic and harmful pollution sources 14.6 Whether the canteen sets independent food preparation room and storage room, whether the lower part of door leaf sets rat guard no less than 0.2m 14.7 Whether toilet, sanitation facilities, drainage ditch and damp area are regularly disinfected (with related records) 14.8 Whether the living area sets closed container with regular fly killing and timely clearing 40 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e 14.9 Whether the construction site sets health center, equipped with health kit, commonly used drugs and bandage, tourniquet, neck collar, stretcher and other emergency equipment 14.10 When construction personnel develop infectious diseases, food poisoning and acute occupational poisoning, whether it is timely reported to the epidemic prevention department and competent department in charge of construction of the locality, and disposed according to relevant regulations stipulated by the epidemic prevention department Others (shall specify) 15.1 Whether safe driving is emphasized on drivers and safety education & training is carried out regularly 15.2 Whether driving time is limited, and drivers take turns in driving; whether driving on dangerous road and in dangerous time is avoided 15.3 Whether the parts used for vehicle maintenance are approved by the manufacturer, and whether vehicle parts are purchased timely for maintenance purpose 交 通 15.4 Whether separation of people and vehicles are achieved 安 15.5 Whether cooperate with local community and 全 competent authority to improve road signs and strengthen the visibility of road signs 15.6 Whether traffic safety and pedestrian safety education are carried out in the communities surrounding project construction and the communities nearby school 15.7 Whether materials are purchased locally as far as possible 15.8 Whether drivers operating the vehicles hold driving license Others (shall specify) Others (shall specify) The construction stage when inspecting: ______________________Date of inspection: __________________Time of inspection: ________________ We a t h e r r e c o r d :____________________________________________________________________________ 41 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Checklist of Construction Site Environment for Small Civil works Under JPESTP Name of Name of Work Site Subproject Contract Number Inspect Result and Name (Marked with“√�) Not Not Involve Inspect Item Yes No Involv e Signed by on-site inspector: _______________ Signed by environmental supervisor: ________________ Description: ①The problem observed, unqualified situation described, corrective and preventive actions and suggestions put forward can be filled in remark. ②If it is found through on-site inspection that measures are unqualified and need to be improved, environmental supervisor shall immediately issue “Environmental Rectification Notice� to the contractor and record the serial number of “Environmental Rectification Notice� in Remark. The detailed corrective actions carried out by the contractor shall be recorded separately. ③ This form is a general checklist of construction site environment for small civil works under JPESTP, as for the specific subproject and environmental problems, local environmental situation and construction content can be combined to make appropriate adjustment to this form and to adopt appropriate environmental protection measures. 42 Jiangxi General Environmental Codes of Practice for Small Civil Works Appendix 3 Environmental Rectification Notice Environmental Rectification Notice Serial No.:_________________________________________________________________ Contract number and name:_________________________________________________________________ Name of subproject:_________________________________________________________________ Name of work site:_________________________________________________________________ Current construction stage: _________________________________________________________________ The problems existing in on-site inspection: Inspected by: __________Date: __________ The contractor analyzes the reasons and formulates rectification plan: Responsible person on contractor side: __________Date:__________ Opinion of environmental supervisor: Responsible person on environmental supervisor side: __________Date:__________ Opinion of competent department of environmental protection (when necessary): Contact person:__________Date:__________ Modification deadline: Completed as of _______________ Responsible person on contractor side: __________Date: __________ Responsible person on environmental supervisor side:__________Date: __________ Conclusion after review: Reviewed by: __________Date: __________ 43