ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN COMPONENTS

The EMP and sub-plans should incorporate the following plans and mechanisms:

• Site management plan to show how the site will be managed during operation in accordance with the CEMP and the other conditions required in any approval documentation.

• Waste management plan to show that the proponent will minimize and manage the waste generated by the project through avoidance, resource recovery and disposal.

• Water management plan to help individual facilities set long and short-term water conservation goals. This also assures the equipment is run correctly and maintained properly to help prevent water waste from leaks or malfunctioning mechanical equipment.

• Stormwater management plan to accommodate drainage from the approved development and to protect other property during construction.

• Emergency response plan to provide details on the handling of emergencies and incidents.

• Air, odor, and dust monitoring and management planto ensure compliance with the emission standards and that all construction, operations and activities occurring at the project site, and construction traffic to the site, are carried out in a manner that minimizes dust, including the emission of wind-blown or traffic generated dust.

• Chemicals, fuels and hazardous materials management plan dealing with the Storage and Handling of Dangerous Materials. This will demonstrate the storage, manage, handle all chemicals, fuels and oils used on-site in accordance with all standards and good practice.

• Noise and vibration management plan to manage noise impacts during operation and to identify all feasible and reasonable noise mitigation measures.

• Traffic and pedestrian management plan to manage traffic conflicts that may be generated during construction both on-site and from construction traffic off-site. The plan shall address the requirements of the relevant road authority and shall also limit the potential for harm to pedestrians and workers through good planning.

• Water quality, soil, erosion, sediment management plan—An erosion and sediment control plan shall be prepared in accordance with good industry practice to prevent erosion and sediment runoff from the site, including from trucks and other vehicles entering and leaving this site with all relevant standards and good practice.

• Water use and energy management plan to help define and regularly review water and energy performance targets, which are adjusted to account for changes in major influencing factors.

• Operational grievance mechanism to establish a way for individuals, groups or communities affected by your business to contact you if they have an inquiry, a concern or a formal complaint.

• Community engagement management plan to identify external communication strategy to help the affected community access valuable information such as suggestions on project progress, advance warning in critical situations, feedback on interactions, and comments from regulators and individuals regarding your project’s environmental and social performance.

• Worker accommodation management plan to enable an employee to do his or her job in clean and healthy environment.

• Cleaner production plan to improve design by using clean energy and raw materials and clean technology and equipment to reduce pollution from the source and eliminate harm caused to human health and environment.

• Occupational health and safety management plan to provide details of worker and site safety and worker grievance and complaints mechanism.

• Detailed biodiversity plan that is site-specific and details immediate and long-term commitments to manage planting, protecting, and enhancing biodiversity in and around a new development site. In preparing the plan, the proponent shall consult with the local community and surrounding residents.