Appendix M - Event Action Plans

 

Event/Action Plan for Air Quality

 

 

ACTION

EVENT

ET

IEC

SUPERVISING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

CONTRACTOR

ACTION LEVEL

 

 

 

 

1.Exceedance for one sample

1.  Identify the source and investigate the causes and propose remedial measures

2.  Inform Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC

3.  Repeat measurement to confirm finding

4.  Increase monitoring frequency to daily

1. Check monitoring data submitted by ET

2.Check Contractor's working methods

1.Notify Contractor

 

1.Rectify any unacceptable practice

2.Amend working methods if appropriate

2.Exceedance for two or more consecutive samples

1. Identify the source

2. Inform Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC

3. Repeat measurements to confirm findings

4. Increase monitoring frequency to daily

5. Discuss with Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC for remedial actions required

6. If exceedance continues, arrange meeting with Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC

7. If exceedance stops, cease additional monitoring

1.Checking monitoring data submitted by ET

2. Check Contractor's working methods

3. Discuss with ET, IEC and Contractor on proposed remedial actions

4. Advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative & ET on the effectiveness of the proposed remedial measures

5.Supervise the implementation of the remedial measures

1.Confirm receipt of notification of failure in writing

2.Notify Contractor

3.Ensure remedial actions properly implemented

1.Submit proposals for remedial actions to Supervising Officer’s Representative within 3 working days of notification

2.Implement the agreed proposals

3.Amend proposal if appropriate

LIMIT LEVEL

 

 

 

 

1.Exceedance for one sample

    

1. Identify source,,investigate the causes and propose remedial measures

2. Inform Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC and EPD

3. Repeat measurement to confirm finding

4. Increase monitoring frequency to daily

5. Assess effectiveness of Contractor's remedial actions and keep EPD and Supervising Officer’s Representative & IEC informed of the results

1.Check monitoring data submitted by ET

2. Check Contractor's working methods

3. Discuss with ET and Contractor on proposed remedial actions

4. Advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative on the effectiveness of the proposed remedial measures

5.Supervise the implementation of the remedial measures

1.Confirm receipt of notification of failure in writing

2.Notify Contractor

3.Ensure remedial actions properly implemented

1.Take immediate action to avoid further exceedance

2.Submit proposals for remedial actions to Supervising Officer’s Representative within 3 working days of notification

3.Implement the agreed proposals

4.Amend proposal if appropriate

2.Exceedance for two or more consecutive samples

1. Identify source

2. Inform Supervising Officer’s Representative, IEC and EPD the causes & actions taken for the exceedances

3. Repeat measurement to confirm findings

4. Increase monitoring frequency to daily

5. Investigate the causes of exceedance

6. Arrange meeting with & IEC and Supervising Officer’s Representative to discuss the remedial actions to be taken

7. Assess effectiveness of Contractor's remedial actions and keep ER, IEC and EPD informed of the results

8. If exceedance stops, cease additional monitoring

1.Discuss amongst Supervising Officer’s Representative, ET and Contractor on the potential remedial actions

2.Review Contractor’s remedial actions to assure their effectiveness and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative accordingly

3.Supervise the implementation of the remedial measures

1.Confirm receipt of notification of failure in writing

2.Notify Contractor

3.In consultation with the IEC, agree with the Contractor on the remedial measures to be implemented

4.Ensure remedial measure are properly implemented

5.If exceedance continues, consider what portion of the work is responsible and instruct the Contractor to stop that portion of work until the exceedance is abated

1. Take immediate action to avoid further exceedance

2. Submit proposals for remedial actions to Supervising Officer’s Representative within 3 working days of notification

3. Implement the agreed proposals

4. Resubmit proposals if problem still not under control

5. Stop the relevant portion of works as determined by the ER until the exceedance is abated

Event/Action Plan for Construction Noise

EVENT

ACTION

 

ET

IEC

SUPERVISING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

Contractor

Action Level

1. Notify IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative and Contractor

2. carry our investigation by reviewing all the relevant monitoring data and the corresponding construction activities. Exceedances should also be confirmed by immediate verification in the field as far as practical.

3. Report the results of investigation to the IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative and Contractor

4. Discuss with the Contractor and formulate remedial measures

5. increase monitoring frequency to check mitigation effectiveness

1.Review the analysed results submitted by the ET

2. Review the proposed remedial measures by the Contractor and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative & ET accordingly

3.Supervise the implementation of remedial measures

 

1. Confirm receipt of notification of complaint in writing

2. Notify Contractor

3. require Contractor to proposed remedial measures for analyzed noise problem

4. Ensure remedial measures are properly implemented

1. Identify practicable measures to minimize the noise impact.  Submit noise mitigation proposals to ET, IEC and ET. 

2. Implement noise mitigation proposals

Limit Level

1. Notify IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative, EPD and Contractor

2. Identify the source(s) of impact by reviewing all the relevant monitoring data and the corresponding construction activities. Exceedances should also be confirmed by immediate verification in the field as far as practical.

3. Repeat measurement to confirm findings

4. Increase monitoring frequency

5. Carry out analysis of Contractor’s working procedures to determine possible mitigation to be implemented.

6. inform IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative and EPD the cause & actions taken for the exceedances

7. Assess effectiveness of Contractor’s remedial actions and keep IEC, EPD and Supervising Officer’s Representative informed of the results

8. If exceedance stops, cease additional monitoring.

1. Discuss amongst Supervising Officer’s Representative, ET, and Contractor on the potential remedial actions

2. Review Contractor’s remedial actions to assure their effectiveness and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative &ET accordingly

3.Supervise the implementation of the remedial measures

 

1. Confirm receipt of notification of exceedance in writing

2. Notify Contractor

3. Require Contractor to propose remedial measures for the analyzed noise problem

4. Ensure remedial measures are properly implemented

5. If exceedance continuous, consider what portion of the work is responsible and instruct the Contractor to stop that portion of work until the exceedance is aborted

1. Take immediate action to avoid further exceedance

2. Identify practicable measures to minimize the noise impact.  Submit proposals for remedial actions to Supervising Officer’s Representative within three working days of notification

3. Implement the agreed proposals

4. Resubmit proposal if problem still not under control

5. Stop the relevant portion of works as determined by the Supervising Officer’s Representative until the exceedance is abated

Event/Action Plan for Water Quality

EVENT

ACTION

ET

IEC

SUPERVISING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

CONTRACTOR

ACTION LEVEL

 

 

 

 

Action level being exceeded by one sampling day

1.   Repeat in situ measurement to confirm findings;

2.   Identify source(s) of impact;

3.   Inform IEC, contractor and Supervising Officer’s Representative;

4.   Check monitoring data, all plant, equipment and Contractor’s working methods.

5.  Discuss mitigation measures with IEC and Contractor

6.   Repeat measurement on next day of exceedance.

1. Discuss with ET and Contractor on the mitigation measures.  Review proposals on mitigation measures submitted by Contractor and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative accordingly; and

2. Assess the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation measures.

1. Discuss with IEC on the proposed mitigation measures; and

2. Make agreement on the mitigation measures to be implemented.

1. Inform the Supervising Officer’s Representative and confirm notification of the non-compliance in writing;

2. Rectify unacceptable practice;

3. Check all plant and equipment;

4. Consider changes of working methods;

5. Discuss with ET and IEC and propose mitigation measures to IEC and Supervising Officer’s Representative;

6. Implement the agreed mitigation measures.

Action level being exceeded by more than one consecutive sampling days

 

1.  Repeat in-situ measurement to confirm findings;

2. Identify source(s) of impact;

3. Inform IEC, contractor;

4. Check monitoring data, all plant, equipment and Contractor’s working methods;

5. Discuss mitigation measures with IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative  and Contractor;

6. Ensure mitigation measures are implemented;

7. Prepare to increase the monitoring frequency to daily;

8.  Repeat measurement on next day of exceedance.

1. Discuss with ET and Contractor on the mitigation measures.  Review proposals on mitigation measures submitted by Contractor and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative accordingly; and

2. Assess the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation measures.

1. Discuss with IEC on the proposed mitigation measures; and

2. Make agreement on the mitigation measures to be implemented.

3. Assess the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation measures.

 

1. Inform the Supervising Officer and confirm notification of the non-compliance in writing;

2.  Rectify unacceptable practice;

3.  Check all plant and equipment and

4.  Consider changes of working methods;

5.   Discuss with ET and IEC and propose mitigation measures to IEC and Supervising Officer’s Representative within 3 working days;

6.  Implement the agreed mitigation measures.

LIMIT LEVEL

 

 

 

 

Limit level being exceeded by one sampling day

 

1. Repeat measurement on next of exceedance to confirm findings;

2. Identify source(s) of impact;

3. Inform IEC, contractor, Supervising Officer’s Representative and EPD;

4. Check monitoring data, all plant,

equipment and Contractor’s working

methods;

5. Discuss mitigation measures with IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative and Contractor.

1. Check monitoring data submitted by ET and Contractor’s working methods.

2.  Discuss with ET and Contractor on  possible mitigation measures;

3.  Review the proposed mitigation measures submitted by Contractor and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative accordingly;

 

1. Confirm receipt of notification of failure in writing

2. Discuss with IEC, ET and Contractor on the proposed mitigation.

3.  Request Contractor to view the working methods.

4.  Ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented.

 

 

1. Inform the Supervising Officer’s Representative and confirm notification of the non-compliance in writing;

2. Rectify unacceptable practice;

3  Check all plant and equipment and consider changes of working methods;

4.  Discuss with ET, IEC and Supervising Officer’s Representative and propose mitigation measures to Supervising Officer’s Representative and IEC within 3 working days;

5. Implement the agreed mitigation measures.

 

Limit level being exceeded by more than one consecutive sampling days

1. Repeat measurement on next of exceedance to confirm findings;

2. Identify source(s) of impact;

3. Inform IEC, contractor, Supervising Officer’s Representative and EPD;

4.  Check monitoring data, all plant,

equipment and Contractor’s working

methods;

5. Discuss mitigation measures with IEC, Supervising Officer’s Representative and Contractor;

6. Ensure mitigation measures are implemented;

7. Increase the monitoring frequency to daily until no exceedance of Limit level for two consecutive days.

 

1.  Check monitoring data submitted by ET and Contractor’s working methods.

2.  Discuss with ET and Contractor on possible mitigation measures;

3.  Review the proposed mitigation measures submitted by Contractor and advise the Supervising Officer’s Representative accordingly;

4.  Supervise the implementation of mitigation measures.

 

1.  Discuss with IEC, ET and Contractor on the proposed mitigation measures;

2.  Request Contractor to critically review the working methods;

3.  Make agreement on the mitigation measures to be implemented;

4.  Ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented;

5.  Consider and instruct, if necessary, the Contractor to slow down or to stop all or part of the construction activities until no exceedance of Limit level

1. Take immediate action to avoid further exceedance

2. Discuss with ET, IEC and Supervising Officer’s Representative and propose mitigation measures to Supervising Officer’s Representative and IEC within 3 working days;

3. Implement the agreed mitigation measures;

4. Resubmit proposals of mitigation measures if problem still not under control;

5. As directed by the Supervising Officer, to slow down or to stop all or part of the construction activities until no exceedance of Limit level.