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Environmental Monitoring Report
Semi-annual Report
(July – December 2018)
31 January 2019
PAK: National Motorway M-4 Gojra–Shorkot Project
Prepared by Renardet S.A, Geneva, Switzerland, External
Monitoring Agent (EMA) for the National Highway Authority, Ministry
of Communications, Government of Pakistan and the Asian Development
Bank.
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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 January 2019)
Currency unit – Pakistani rupee/s (PRs)
PRs1.00 = $0.00721 $1.00 = PRs 138.6000
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB - Asian Development Bank BMP - Best Management Practices BBS
- Behavior Based Safety CAPA - Corrective and Preventive actions
CBOs - Community Based Organizations CO - Carbon monoxide dB - deci
Bell DCP - Dry Chemical Powder DPO - District Police Officer DTR -
Daily Time Register EC - European Community EIA - Environmental
Impact Assessment EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPA -
Environmental Protection Agency HSE - Health, Safety and
Environment Leq - Loudness equivalent ND - Not detectable NEQS -
National Environmental Quality Standards NHA - National Highway
Authority
NOTE
(i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.
This semi-annual environment monitoring report is a document of
the borrower. The views
expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's
Board of Directors, Management,
or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any
project, or by making any
designation of or reference to a particular territory or
geographic area in this document, the
Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as
to the legal or other status
of any territory or area.
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Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
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4 1. INTRODUCTION
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5 2. Project Description and current Activities
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Environmental Safeguard Activities
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3.1. General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities
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Audits
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9 3.3. Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)
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Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks
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4. Results of Environmental Monitoring
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Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period
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4.1.1. Noise and Vibrations:
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12 4.1.2. Drinking Water Quality Analysis:
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12 4.1.3. Waste Water Analysis:
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12 4.1.4. Air Quality:
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12 4.1.5. Particulate Matter (PM10)
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4.2. Summary of Monitoring
Outcomes.........................................................................................
13 4.3. Material Resources Utilization
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13 4.3.1. Current Period
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13 4.4. Waste Management
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14 4.4.1. Current Period
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14 4.5. Health and Safety
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14 4.5.1. Workers and Community Health and Safety
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14 4.6 Training
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5. Functioning of the SEMP
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16 6. Good practice and opportunity for improvement
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6.1. Good Practice
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17 6.2. Opportunities for Improvement
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7. Summary and Recommendations
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7.1. Summary
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18 7.2. Recommendations
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Annexure I: Photographic Record
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19 Annexure II Environmental Monitoring
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Annexure III Tool Box Talks Record
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List of Abbreviations
ADB Asian Development Bank BOQ Bill of Quantity CAPA Corrective
and Preventive actions CO Carbon monoxide dB deci Bell DCP Dry
Chemical Powder DDR Due Diligence Report DPO District Police
Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental
Management Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency HSE Health,
Safety and Environment KM Kilometer Leq Loudness equivalent ND Not
detectable NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards NGVS No
guideline values NHA National Highway Authority NO2 Nitrogen
dioxide PAPs Project Affected Persons RoW Right of Way SC
Supervision Consultants SIMOP Simultaneous Operation SO2 Sulfur
dioxide SSEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan TDS Total
Dissolved Solids PM Particulate Matter PPE Personal Protective
Equipment RD Running Distance TRA Task Risk Assessment WHO World
Health Organization
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Preamble
This report represents the Semi - Annual Environmental
Monitoring Review (SAEMR) for the
four-lane motorway construction project from Faisalabad to
Khanewal (M-4), Package II
from Gojra to Shorkot.
This report is the 6th Environmental Monitoring Report for the
Package II of the M-4 project.
1.2 Headline Information
In section IIA, there are 7 grievances the Contractor has yet to
redress, pending since first
half of 2018. While 11 out of the 18 grievances have been
redressed by the Contractor
Section IIB; the remaining shall be resolved shortly. However,
the site restoration plans by
both Contractors are yet to be prepared. The Contractor Section
IIA environmental
compliance remained unsatisfactory; for instance, Environmental
Engineer and Paramedic
are not serving from March, 2018, ambulance vehicle and first
aid post at the main camp are
not available from April, 2018 as well. Moreover, environmental
monitoring has not been
conducted in section IIA.
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2. Project Description and current Activities
2.1. Project Description
The environmental monitoring for the construction of Motorway M4
Package II Gojra to Shorkot
61 KM, commenced in the month of April 2016. The second package
of M4 project comprises of
two sections; section IIA and section IIB. The construction of
section IIA (Gojra to Jamani 31
KM) is being carried out by Xinjiang Beixin Road & Bridge
Group Co. Ltd., and the construction
of section IIB (Jamani to Shorkot 30 KM) is being carried out by
China Railway First Group Co.
Ltd., hereinafter called as “The Contractor section IIA” and
“The Contractor section IIB”
respectively, under the supervision of M/s Renardet S.A
Consulting Engineers Geneva
Switzerland hereinafter called as “The Consultant” or “The
Engineer”. The construction works
are in progress.
2.2. Project Contracts and Management
S. No
Name Designation Contact #
1 Mr. Muhammad Shouab Khattak
General Manager M-4 National Highway Authority
Office# +92-041-8459650 Email: [email protected]
2 Dr. Majed Asad Chief Resident Engineer / Team Leader M-4
Renardet SA (Supervision Consultant)
Cell# +92-0300-8553288 Email: [email protected]
3 Mr. Muhammad Luqman Warraich
Project Director Section IIA National Highway Authority
Cell# +92-0300-50580003 Email: [email protected]
4 Mr. Muhammad Anees Chowdhry
Project Director Section IIB National Highway Authority
Cell# +92-0333-6515561 Email: [email protected]
5 Mr. Riaz Ali Shah Assistant Director Environment National
Highway Authority
Cell# +92-0300-2416561 Email: [email protected]
6 Mr. Kifayat Ullah Environment Specialist M-4 Renardet SA
(Supervision Consultant)
Cell# +92-0300-3846531 Email: [email protected]
7 Mr. Liao Zhixiong Project Manager Contractor Section IIA
Email: [email protected]
8 Mr. Zhao Xiaowu Project Manager Contractor Section IIB
Cell# +92-0342-0051000 Email: [email protected]
9 Mr. Saad Yousaf Environmental Engineer Contractor Section
IIB
Cell# +92-03060220928 Email: [email protected]
2.3. Project Activities During Current Reporting Period
For section 2A all of major works upto Asphaltic layers almost
completed as a successive
activity after completing all the Culverts, Box Structures and
bridges including expansion Joints.
The Ancillary Works are underway at a good pace; only few are
balance as completed status is
on following pages. The activities for toll plazas and weigh
bridges are also in progress. For
section 2B also all major works i.e. Culverts, Box Structures
Bridges and Embankment
Aggregate Base and Asphaltic layers almost completed. The
Ancillary Works are underway at a
good pace. In the same manner, the Contractors are maintaining
the working main sequences
of work progressively in presence of the Work Schedule. Up to
end of December 2013, both of
the Contractors are lagging in presence of previously revised
Work Schedule i.e. Contractor 2A
is lagging by 16.329%, due to delay in start of Ancillary Works
i.e. the Toll Plazas, Weigh Bridge
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and Rest Area. Whereas Contractor section 2B is lagging by
14.438% which is due to delay in
start of Asphaltic Works and financial cash flow, on hold at the
Employer's end. 151 EOTs up-to
30 June 2018 and 31 July 2018 had already been awarded to
section 2A and 2B respectively,
but the Contractors failed to maintain the work progress. The
requests submitted by both
Contractors for 2nd EOT have been approved by the Employer on
12th November 2018, which is
6th October 2018 and 11th January 2019, for section IIA and IIB
respectively.
2.4. Description of Any Changes to Project Design
No major changes have been made to the project original
design.
2.5. Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction
methods
No changes were made to the pre-defined construction
methods.
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3. Environmental Safeguard Activities
3.1. General Description of Environmental Safeguard
Activities
The Contractors Section IIA and IIB had prepared Site Specific
Environmental Management
Plans (SSEMPs) separately for their respective sections which
were reviewed and approved by
NHA and ADB. Moreover, the Contractors prepared separate SSEMPs
for the temporary camps
and concrete batching plants, which too were reviewed and
approved by NHA and ADB. The
Contractor section IIB prepared an Environment Due Diligence
Report (DRR) for installation of
asphalt plants which was reviewed and approved by NHA and ADB in
the second half of year
2017. On Package II total 34 Affected Person Committees (APCs)
for the Grievance Redress
Committee were constituted. The Grievance Redress Committee for
section IIA had been
constituted in the first week of August 2016 and for section IIB
in the third week of August 2016.
The GRC in each section comprises of representatives one each
from the 17 APCs, Concerned
Contractor Environmental Engineer, the consultant Environment
Specialist and headed by the
concerned Project Director NHA for section IIA and IIB
respectively. The Contractor Section IIA
and IIB have provided complaints registers in all camps. In
section IIA 1 grievance received in
the second half and six in the first half of the year 2018, and
redress of all of them is awaited.
While in section IIB, 20 grievances received, and 17 of them
have been redressed, redress of
the remaining grievances along with 3 pending from the first
half of 2018; are in progress and
shall be redressed shortly. The pending grievances were
regarding leveling of borrow pits, and
as the Contractor machinery was engaged in construction works
therefore leveling of all borrow
pits prolonged, however these grievances shall hopefully be
redressed by February 2019.
The Contractor section IIA had employed one Environmental
Engineer, who worked till March,
2018, while the Contractor section IIB has employed
Environmental Engineer since
commencement of the project and working till to date. The
Contractor IIB environmental team
has been regularly inspecting fire extinguishers, hand and power
tools, machinery, PPEs,
housekeeping, and in addition delivers safety tool box talks at
camps, plant and active
construction sites. In the reporting period 49 tool box talk
sessions were delivered by the
Contractor section IIB environment team, while no sessions were
arranged by the Contractor
section IIA, as contractor’s environmental engineer is not on
boards from March 2018.
The service road on left side of the carriageway been utilized
till May 2018; however,
construction vehicles are using the main carriageway for the
time being. The service road is
being maintained to a certain extent in both sections. Safety
signboards at the construction’s
sites, plants, workshops and traffic signboards on the service
road were installed. Earth material
for embankments was borrowed from approved borrow pits 500
meters away from the RoW. In
section IIA, 122 borrows pits had been approved, utilized and
101 have been rehabilitated, while
in section IIB ,236 borrows pits had been approved and 228 have
been leveled and
rehabilitated.
Waste water treatment and solid waste management is being done
as per the SSEMP, in all
camps, concrete and asphalt batching plants. In the camps waste
water is being collected in the
septic tanks and disposed in the soakage pits. Solid waste is
being collected primarily in the
waste drums provided at necessary locations, and then collected
to waste collection points for
segregation; the reusable and recyclable materials are collected
and the remaining wastes are
disposed in the municipal solid waste dumping sites. Fire
extinguishers have been installed at
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the offices, camps and plants. They are inspected and refilled
regularly. Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) including high visibility vests, safety helmets
are being provided to all the staff
and workers, working at camps and construction sites,
furthermore they are instructed regularly
regarding their proper use and importance. The provision and use
of PPE by Contractor section
IIA are weak while Contractor at section IIB is satisfactory.
Provision of safe drinking water is
being maintained for the workers and staff at site camps and
construction sites. The quality
analysis of drinking water at section IIA has been conducted in
the month of March, 2018 for
camp 1. The quality analysis of drinking water at section IIB
has been conducted in the month of
July and November, 2017 for camp 1 and camp 2 respectively. The
drinking water provided at
both camps is fit for drinking. The ambient air quality and
stack gases analysis of the asphalt
plant 1 and 2 have been conducted in the month of February and
July 2018, respectively. While
in section IIA the ambient air quality and stack gases analysis
of asphalt plant was conducted in
the month of February 2018.
The overall occupational health and safety measures implemented
by the Contractor section IIA
remained reasonable, while unsatisfactory by Contractor section
IIA.
3.2. Site Audits
The Supervision Consultant Environment Specialist is regularly
visiting Contractors camps,
construction sites; borrow pits along with concerned Contractor
environment team. Moreover,
visiting for environmental monitoring, safety audits, grievances
redress and joint safety tool box
talks. The Contractors environment teams are checking
construction sites, camps, borrows pits,
delivering safety tools box talks, and orientation sessions to
workers, staff and following up
grievances redress, on daily basis. The frequency of
Consultant’s environment specialist
monitoring visits varies from month to month but ranges from 3
to 5 times each section every
month. Same is the frequency section IIB Contractor’s
environment team between 20 to 25
times per month, almost one visit daily in a month. However, the
Contractor section IIA
environmental engineer is not available from March 2018.
The ADB environment specialists Ms. Safia Shafiq and Ms. Shazia
Shahid visited M-4 project
Package II and III on November, 12, 2018; to inspect
construction sites, camps and compliance
of environmental management plan. The significant observations/
non-compliances during the
visit are outlined below, with relevant advice/ suggestion.
1. It was observed that workers in the main camp and active
construction sites on the main
carriageway were working without Personal Protective Equipments
both in section IIA and
IIB. The mission advised that PPEs should be provided to all
staff and workers.
2. Housekeeping in the main camps was found unsatisfactory
especially in the workshop area
and steelyard, therefore proper housekeeping was advised.
3. The mission observed that adequate safety measures/
barricades were not in place at active
construction zones, workers and staffs were exposed to hazards
due to vehicles commuting
on the main carriageway. It was advised that proper safety
measures need to be
implemented including barricades, signboards, flagmen, etc.
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4. The mission advised that site restoration plans for the
camps, pug- mills and batching plants
or wherever the Contractor had acquired land for temporary
facilities, should be prepared
separately for both sections.
5. The mission advised that the vacant positions of
environmental engineer and paramedic
with the section IIA Contractor should be filled at the
earliest.
The common issues/ non-compliances being observed over the
current year are non-availability
of PPEs and safety signboards, in both sections.
3.3. Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices)
Following is the status of compliances and non-compliances in
sections IIA and IIB respectively.
20%
20%
40%
20%
Number of Non-compliances/ issues Section IIA
Environment (oil spillage in the campworkshop area)
Social (redress of pending grievances)
Safety 1. PPEs 2. Safety Signboards
Filling vacant positions ofenvironmental engineer
andparamedic
16%
16%
3%
65%
Compliance % age Contractor Section IIA
Total Number of Issues Section IIA
Number of Open Issues
Number of Closed Issues
Percentage Closed
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3.4. Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks
No such unanticipated environmental impacts or risks, other than
those mentioned in the
Environmental Impact Assessment, have been observed during the
reporting period.
25%
25%
50%
Number of Non-compliances/ issues Section IIB
Environment (oil spillage in thecamp workshop area)
Social (redress of pendinggrievances)
Safety 1. PPEs 2. Safety Signboards
4%
0% 4%
92%
Compliance % age Contractor Section IIB
Total No of Issues Section IIB
Number of Open Issues
Number of Closed Issues
Percentage Closed
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4. Results of Environmental Monitoring
4.1. Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period
The qualitative environmental monitoring is being carried out
during construction activities and
verifies that they are undertaken in compliance with the
requirements set forth in EIA/EMP and
Site Specific Environmental Management Plans (SSEMP). In package
II the service road is no
longer utilized since June 2018 by the project vehicles and
machinery and instead is using the
main carriageway. Therefore, the PM10 has not been conducted in
the reporting period;
however, the service road on the left side is leveled and
maintained from time to time for public
use. Moreover, the noise monitoring has also been conducted
regularly by section Contractor.
Due to unavailability of environmental engineer with Contractor
IIA, environmental monitoring
has not been conducted from March 2018.
4.1.1. Noise and Vibrations: Noise monitoring is being done on a
monthly basis at four different locations in section IIB.
Noise level results show that most of the activities are done in
its permissible limits. The result
of noise monitoring is attached as Annexure II.
4.1.2. Drinking Water Quality Analysis: Mineral drinking water
is provided to main office and residential facilities at Para
Colony Toba
Tek Singh in section IIA. While at the main camp and
construction sites drinking water is taken
from a deep well near camp. The drinking water quality analysis
for main camp source was
conducted in the month of July, 2017. At the Contractor section
IIB camp 1 and 2 bottled
drinking water are being provided, while at the construction
sites drinking water are taken from
any nearby sources. Drinking water quality analysis for section
IIB has been done in 2016 and
2017.
4.1.3. Waste Water Analysis: Waste water from washrooms and
kitchens are collected and treated through septic tanks and
soakage pits at all camps in both sections. Currently no waste
water is discharged into
agriculture fields or irrigation water channels from any
camp.
4.1.4. Air Quality: Ambient air quality monitoring and stack gas
analysis for section IIA asphalt plant have been
conducted in the month of March 2018, while for section IIB
asphalt plants it has been
conducted in the month of February and July 2018. The results of
ambient air quality monitoring
and stack gas analysis monitoring are attached as Annexure
II.
4.1.5. Particulate Matter (PM10) The particulate matter
monitoring has not been conducted since April, 2018, in both
sections
except for the asphalt plant 2 in section IIB, which was
conducted in the month of July, 2018.
The monitoring results are attached as Annexure II.
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4.2. Summary of Monitoring Outcomes The asphalt plants in both
sections are no longer operational. Service road is not used,
project
vehicles and machinery are utilizing the main carriageway;
therefore there is no need of ambient
air quality and stack gases analysis. Noise monitoring is being
done regularly.
4.3. Material Resources Utilization 4.3.1. Current Period
Average number of workers and staff, Contractors and Supervision
Consultant, Section IIA & IIB
Number of staff and workers (Contractors + Supervision
Consultant Section IIA & IIB)
Electricity utilization July to December 2018
The electricity utilization during the reporting period cannot
be estimated at this time, however
data regarding the same shall be maintained for the months to
come.
Water utilization July to December 2018
Water utilization (Contractors + Supervision Consultant Section
IIA & IIB)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
July August September October November December
Section IIA
Section IIB
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
1400000
Water utilization in liters permonth Section IIA
Water utilization in liters permonth Section IIB
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(This utilization is based on (minimum 30 litres and max 50
litres) average 40 litres per capita
per day X 25 days per month)
4.4. Waste Management 4.4.1. Current Period
Solid waste is being managed in both sections IIA and IIB as per
the respective SSEMPs.t. The
wastewater is being managed as per the SSEMP, for instance waste
water collected in septic
tanks and then disposed in the soakage pit. Currently no waste
water is disposed into irrigation
water channels and/ or agriculture fields. All the solid waste
(garbage and trash) generated in
the camps is being collected in waste drums and shifted to a
primary waste collection point
inside the camp. After collection it is segregated, the reusable
and recyclable are collected. The
remaining waste is disposed of properly at the nearest
designated municipal solid waste
dumping sites. Following is the estimated data of solid waste
generation in both sections.
However, the data and amount of construction waste i.e. steel,
waste concrete, wooden
shuttering waste, used vehicles filters, mobile oil, cement bags
etc., is not being maintained by
Contractors, and hence cannot be estimated at this time. But it
shall be maintained and
recorded for the coming months.
Solid waste generation (in Kilogram per month) all camps and
facilities section IIA and IIB.
4.5. Health and Safety 4.5.1. Workers and Community Health and
Safety The construction activities have certain impacts on the
occupational and public health. At the
work sites hazards are eliminated/ minimized through engineering
controls and administrative
controls, if the controls do not eliminate the hazards
appropriate PPEs are being provided to the
workers. Workers are being trained and equipped with the
appropriate Personnel Protective
Equipment’s (PPEs). The Contractors Environmental Staff are
regularly visiting the construction
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
July August September October November December
Solid waste generation in KgSection IIA
Solid waste generation in KgSection IIB
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sites and plants, inspecting workplaces, hand and power tools,
working platforms and delivers
safety tool box talks. The Contractor section IIB is
comparatively better than the Contractor
section IIA in implementation of safety measures and provision
of PPE. It is ensured that the
workers wear the required PPE according to their nature of work.
They are being motivated to
wear safety helmets, safety shoes, hand gloves, dust mask etc.
and other necessary protective
equipment while working at site, plant, workshops. The provision
and use of PPE by workers
and staff of Contractor section IIA is poor while that of
Contractor IIB is comparatively better and
satisfactory. A first aid facility with paramedic provided first
aid to workers and staff till March
2018 in section IIA while in section IIB it is still serving. A
great number of workers and staff
were served first aid in these first aid facilities in both
sections.
For the health and safety of surrounding communities’ certain
measures are implemented. For
instance; safety and traffic control signboards are installed on
the service road and road
crossing where necessary, in addition to flagmen deployment.
Moreover, water sprinkling is
maintained on service road to suppress dust. Several safety,
caution and informatory
signboards have been installed near community houses at the edge
of service road.
Unauthorized trespassing particularly of children is strictly
monitored. In the beginning of the
project dissemination sessions regarding health and safety had
been delivered in the
surrounding communities of the motorway. Furthermore,
community’s grievances are also being
registered and redressed positively.
4.6 Training Workers are being trained in order to impart
awareness to them about the actual and potential
hazards in their workplaces and prepare them for safe work
practices. In this regard tool box
talk sessions are being delivered on regular basis. The list and
details of tool box talk sessions
delivered by Contractor’s environment team in section IIB from
July to December, 2018 is
attached as Annexure III. The conspicuous topics covered in the
tool box talks are about use
and importance of PPEs, working at height safety, housekeeping,
hand and power tools safety,
electrical safety etc. the duration of tool box talks is usually
10 to 15 minutes.
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5. Functioning of the SSEMP
The overall performance and implementation of SSEMP by
Contractor Section IIA is
unsatisfactory. Provision and use of PPE was poor, solid and
liquid waste management in the
camps is unsatisfactory, working platforms found unsafe and
safety measures at active
construction sites and camps not up to the requirements. The
partial implementation of SSEMP
and poor work zone safety is due to Contractor’s low
understanding level of the importance of
safety requirements. However the implementation of SSEMP, the
health & safety measures
implemented by the Contractor Section IIB is satisfactory. PPEs
are provided to all workers/
staff and are being used. The health & safety measures
implemented at the active construction
sites and in the camps are satisfactory.
The mitigation measures outlined in the EIA and SSEMP are
sufficient however their
implementation remained weak especially Contractor paid least
attention to the health, safety
and environment.
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6. Good practice and opportunity for improvement
6.1. Good Practice
The provision and use of personal protective equipments, safe
working platforms by Contractor
section IIB from start of the project till to date remained
adequate. A first aid qualified paramedic
staff and an ambulance vehicle have been in place on section
IIB. The health and safety
measures resulted in a safe working environment, negligible
incidents and injuries. Contractor
section IIB environment team arranged safety tool box talk and
orientation sessions regularly.
Environmental monitoring being conducted regularly, to date.
Solid and liquid waste
management has been carried out as per the SSEMP, which
subsequently caused in least harm
to the environment.
6.2. Opportunities for Improvement
The Contractors environmental engineers were not qualified and
experienced enough for the job
they were appointed. Contractors should consult and hire
environmental engineers with consent
of the supervision consultant. Contractors should submit written
method statements prior to
every major construction activity to the supervision consultant
and implement them accordingly.
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7. Summary and Recommendations
7.1. Summary
The health, safety measures and implementation of the SSEMP by
Contractor section IIA has
been unsatisfactory while implementation of SSEMP by Contractor
section IIB was satisfactory.
7.2. Recommendations
Health, safety and environment is a vital part of the
construction projects, where prior to every
construction activity proper procedure i.e. work permits, risk
assessments, method statements
etc., are set and implemented, however the Contractors are yet
not familiar with these concepts.
These aspects should be kept an integral part of the bidding
contract. Moreover, there is lack of
penalty procedures in the contract in case of major
non-compliance by Contractors; therefore
Contractors are least interested in the environmental and health
& safety compliance. In light of
the above it is recommended that;
• A practical penalty should be incorporated in the project
contract and must be applied in case of non-compliance, depending
upon severity of the non-compliance.
• A specific amount for environmental and health & safety
compliance should be allocated in the BOQ.
• The amount allocated for environmental and health & safety
compliance should be paid to the Contractor, if complied otherwise
deducted and vice versa.
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Annexure I: Photographic Record Section IIA
Due to unavailability of Environmental Engineer with section IIA
Contractor, no photographic
record provided, for the reposting period.
Section IIB
Safety tool box talks at active construction sites KM 93+700 and
103+600 November and
August 2018, respectively
Safety tool box talks at active construction sites KM 109+800
and 93+500 August and October
2018, respectively
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Safety tool box talks at active construction sites KM 118+900
and 99+900 August, September
2018 respectively
Safety tool box talks at active construction sites KM 114+400
and 99+900 July and September
2018 respectively
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Safety tool box talks at active construction sites KM 110+600
and 98+300 July and December
2018 respectively
Monthly safety orientations camp 1 July and August 2018
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Workers working at site wearing Personal Protective Equipment at
KM 116+350 and 118+900
August and September 2018 respectively
Noise Level monitoring at active construction sites July and
August 2018
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Boorow pits levelling KM 105+100 and 102+700
Boorow pits levelling KM 91+700 and 102+500
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Ambeint Air quality montiroing Asphalt plant 2, at KM 116+900
July 2018
Ambeint Air quality montiroing Asphalt plant 2, at KM 116+900
July 2018
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Annexure II Environmental Monitoring Noise Level Monitoring
The record of noise monitoring from July to December, 2018 is
given below. The results meet
the needs of Pak NEQs (Scanned copies of the test results are
attached as Annexure IV).
Section IIA:
In section IIA noise monitoring was not conducted during the
reporting period.
Section IIB
S. No
Month Location Results NEQs Remarks
December 2018
1 December 2018 118+600 61.4 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 December 2018 116+100 72.1 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 December 2018 102+500 56.7 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 December 2018 90+900 69.2 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
November 2018
1 November 2018 109+900 64.2 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 November 2018 92+200 74.3 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 November 2018 98+700 63.6 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 November 2018 114+300 57.8 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
October 2018
1 October 2018 89+700 73.0 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 October 2018 100+900 65.2 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 October 2018 112+800 78.1 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 October 2018 118+500 77.9 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
September 2018
1 September 2018 93+500 75.2 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 September 2018 118+700 51.9 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 September 2018 112+200 58.2 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 September 2018 92+900 70.6 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
August 2018
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1 August 2018 90+500 70.1 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 August 2018 103+600 54.5 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 August 2018 118+200 60.9 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 August 2018 98+200 73.3 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
July 2018
1 July 2018 93++000 68.0dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
2 July 2018 97+500 71.5 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
3 July 2018 103+600 47.4 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
4 July 2018 109+400 65.4 dB (A) 80 dB (A) Within limit
Ambient Air Quality
PM10 monitoring record is below. The results meet the needs of
Pak/ Punjab Environmental
Quality Standards (Scanned copies of the test results are
attached as Annexure IV).
Section IIA:
Ambient air quality monitoring was not conducted in section IIA
during the reporting period.
Section IIB:
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Asphalt Plant 2 at KM 116+900
July 2018
The ambient air quality monitoring of asphalt plant 2 at KM
116+900 (L/s) was conducted on
28th July 2018, using HORIBA 360 analyzer for 8 Hours.
Sr. No.
Parameters PEQS Limits Concentration Method/ Instruments
Used
Remarks
1 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 120 µg/m3 18.86 µg/m
3 UV fluorescence (UVF) Within limit
2 Oxides of Nitrogen as (NO2) 80 µg/m3 21.29 µg/m
3 Chemiluminescence Within limit
3 Oxides of Nitrogen as (NO) 40 µg/m3 15.95 µg/m
3 Chemiluminescence Within limit
4 PM 2.5 35 µg/m3 35.95 µg/m
3 B-Ray Absorption Method Slightly
above limit
5 PM 10 150 µg/m3 128.21 µg/m
3 B-Ray Absorption Method Within limit
6 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 10 µg/m3 0.8311 µg/m
3 Non-Dispersive Infrared
Absorption(NSIR) Within limit
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Stack Emission Monitoring
Stack Emission monitoring of asphalt plant 2 electric generators
was conducted on 28th July
2018. The results meet the Punjab Environmental Quality
Standards. Following are the test
results measured by Testo 350 Flue Gas Analyzer Germany (O2,
CO2, CO, NO, NO2, NOx,
SO2.
Sr. No Parameters PEQS Limits Concentration (On Load)
Remarks
mg/Nm3 ppm
1. Oxygen (O2) - 19.49% 19.49% ---
2. Carbon Dioxide - 1.11% 1.11%
3. Carbon Monoxide (CO) 800 mg/Nm3 180.94 158 ---
4. Sulphur Oxides 1700 mg/Nm3 0 0 ---
5. Oxides of Nitrogen 600 mg/Nm3 94.25 50.1 ---
6. NO - 61.34 50 ---
7. NO2 - 0.188 0.1 ---
8. H2S 10 mg/Nm3 0 0 ---
PEQS: Punjab Environmental Quality Standards
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Annexure III Tool Box Talks Record Contractor Section IIB
S. No. Date Topics Location RD Participants
December 2018
1 03-12-2018 Traffic Management Importance of Personal
Protective
Equipment’s
111+00 08
2 05-12-2018 Electric Safety Importance of PPE’s
General Safety
119+100 10
3 08-12-2018 Awareness of PPE’s Mobile equipment safety
Housekeeping
107+100 07
4 11-12-2018 Importance of Personal Protective Equipment’s
General Safety
102+100 08
5 15-12-2018 Housekeeping General Safety
Bridge Construction Safety
113+400 06
6 18-12-2018 Use of PPE,S Electric Safety General Safety
97+800 10
7 21-12-2018 Mobile equipment safety Leveling the borrow
areas
Traffic Management
118+100 09
8 26-12-2018 Electric Safety Awareness of PPE’s
110+877 08
November 2018
1 02-11-2018 Awareness of PPE’s Mobile equipment safety
Housekeeping
93+600 08
2 05-11-2018 Electric Safety Awareness of PPE’s
Housekeeping
92+800 07
3 14-11-2018 General Safety Use of PPE,S
96+500 10
4 17-11-2018 Leveling the borrow areas Traffic Management
Mobile equipment safety
100+900 07
5 21-11-2018 General Safety Housekeeping
118+500 08
6 23-11-2018 Work at Height Use of PPE,S
100+800 11
7 25-11-2018 Housekeeping General Safety Work at Height
104+500 08
October 2018
1 03-10-2018 Work at Height Traffic Management
93+600 10
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Importance of Personal Protective Equipments
2 06-10-2018 Electric Safety Awareness of PPE’s
Housekeeping
100+100 08
3 07-10-2018 General Safety Use of PPE,S
111+036 12
4 11-10-2018 Housekeeping General Safety Work at Height
117+300 06
5 13-10-2018 General Safety Housekeeping
110+877 15
6 17-10-2018 Work at Height Use of PPE,S
104+800 09
7 21-10-2018 Leveling the borrow areas Traffic Management
Mobile equipment safety
114+500 06
8 24-102018 Awareness of PPE’s Mobile equipment safety
Housekeeping
119+100 10
September 2018
1 02-09-2018 Housekeeping Working at height Safety
93+600 17
2 04-09-2018 General Safety Housekeeping
100+100 05
3 07-09-2018 Use of PPE’S Electric Safety
111+036 08
4 11-09-2018 Traffic Management Importance of Personal
Protective
Equipments
117+300 10
5 14-09-2018 Awareness of PPE’s Electric Safety
110+877 12
6 17-09-2018 Scaffolding safety 104+800 10
7 24-09-2018 Mobile equipment safety Traffic Management
114+500 07
8 27-09-2018 Use and importance of PPE’s Mobile equipment
safety
Housekeeping
119+100 06
August 2018
1 02-08-2018 Mobile equipment safety Traffic Management
93+700 10
2 05-08-2018 Scaffolding safety 118+400 15
3 07-08-2018 Use of PPE’s Electric Safety
100+800 17
4 11-08-2018 Housekeeping General Safety
105+400 08
5 14-08-2018 Use and importance of PPE’s Mobile equipment
safety
Housekeeping
98+400 12
6 18-08-2018 Electric Safety 103+600 10
7 27-08-2018 Traffic Management Importance of Personal
Protective
104+200 15
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Equipments
8 31-08-2018 General Safety Housekeeping
102+100 12
July 2018
1 02-07-2018 Importance of Personal Protective Equipments
110+877 12
2 05-07-2018 Use of PPE’s Electric Safety
103+600 09
3 06-07-2018 Scaffolding Safety 116+900 11
4 07-07-2018 Housekeeping 93+650 10
5 10-07-2018 Electrical Safety Importance of PPE’s
118+600 15
6 12-07-2018 Mobile equipment safety Traffic Management
89+600 08
7 13-07-2018 Awareness of PPE’s Mobile equipment safety
Housekeeping
92+800 13
8 16-07-2018 Electrical Safety 111+100 12
9 21-07-2018 General Safety Housekeeping
117+800 07
10 28-07-2018 Traffic Management Use and Importance of PPE’s
116+200 10