Waste Managemnet

WASTE MANAGEMENT

By Rahul Rajeevan

PURPOSE
To define a general procedure for reducing the adverse impact of construction and related activities on sensitive environmental resources – air, water, land & living creatures (both flora and fauna);

SCOPE
Applicable to all projects of XXX Division, including the
 workshop,
 labour accommodation
 HO

DEFINITION
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics .

RESPONSIBILITIES
•Respective Managers (PM/DM) are responsible for implementing the requirements of this procedure in their projects.

•All the supervisors are responsible to ensure that waste/ scrap materials is not accumulated in their work areas.
• It is the responsibility of the site/ workshop storekeeper to ensure that the rubbish/ scrap materials are periodically removed from the site/ workshop through approved contractor/agencies.
• HSE Engineer/ Officer shall monitor the effectiveness of the arrangements and provide feedback to the Project Manager for his necessary action.

GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Environmental aspect impact assessment shall be carried out based on the standard procedure OHSEMSP – 4.3.1(E) by:
 Identifying

the significant aspects that are related to the organization’s activities and impact on environment.  Assessing their impacts;
Placing control measures to mitigate the impact;
 Monitoring and reviewing the procedure wherever necessary. COMMON MEASURES
Air quality
 Dust reduction measures in the construction area include:
 Control of emissions from machinery, equipments and vehicles
 Daily, fortnightly and monthly checks

Flora and fauna
 Defined work areas.
Proper and separate storage for chemicals and other hazardous materials.  Spillages control/ mock drill
 Taking all measures as per the local regulations to protect the living creatures in the habitat.

Noise
 Operating power tools/equipments are the major source of vibration and noise and hence care shall be taken to carry out operation only during day time and minimize or control sound during night through effective engineering controls.

Water
 Wastage of water shall be prevented by repairing any leaking taps/ pipes promptly and through regular monitoring.
 Chemicals and other hazardous materials shall not be discharged into water streams.
 General waste water from toilets and wash rooms shall be disposed through municipality drainage facilities or through septic tank and soak pits.

WASTE MANAGEMENT
Objective:
 Enable identification of the various waste categories (solid, liquid, recyclable, hazardous and nonhazardous); Ensure waste generated can be quantified and classified with appropriate custody of documentation;  Promote the policy of reduction, reuse and recycle whenever possible;

CLASSIFICATION

Recyclable (Non-hazardous):

Scrap metal pieces,
Metal containers,
Equipment (metallic) parts, Paper, cardboard,
Packaging Plastics,
Glass,
Aluminum cans,
General recyclable waste (food packaging, clothes, containers etc.)

Non-hazardous (Non-recyclable):

Concrete,
Timber & wooden pallets, Welding rods,
Bio degradable wastes like waste from workmen’s food, canteen etc.

Hazardous:
Oil (lubricating, hydraulic), Grease,
Oily rags,
Contaminated soil and oil,
Contaminated cleanup materials, Batteries,
Thinner & paint cans,
Adhesives and other chemical containers,
Glass/ rock wool remains,
Corrosive, explosive or toxic materials etc

WASTE MANAGEMENT METHODS
The following hierarchy shall be followed while managing the waste materials:

 Source reduction;
 Reuse;
 Recycling/ recovery;
 Temporary storage;
 Treatment;
 Disposal.
 Recording & reporting
Related documents & records
OHSEMSP - 4.3.1(E) Environmental aspect and impact Identification
OHSEMS-FR-07-Impact Assessment