Common use of Environmental Management System Clause in Contracts

Environmental Management System. ▪ All service providers appointed to render any services within Eskom ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station are required to comply with the station’s Environmental Management System requirements. ▪ All service providers appointed to render any services within Eskom ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station are required to comply with the station’s Environmental Management System requirements. ▪ NB: Before commencing with any work, the service providers are required to visit the station’s environmental section for evaluation. The station’s environmental practitioner will evaluate the services to be rendered by the service provider and therefore allocate relevant legal and other requirements documents which the contractor shall comply with during the works. The service provider together with Eskom’s Environmental practitioner shall sign in the Environmental Agreement Register to indicate that the agreement is reached. ▪ The service provider shall then commence with the works but paying inordinate attention towards implementing the relevant legal and other requirements measures as agreed in the register. Failure to comply with this agreement may ultimately lead to the termination of this contract. This requirement shall also be clearly stipulated in the NEC contracts between Eskom ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station and any service providers. ▪ It should always be noted that ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station is ISO14001 certified and therefore promotes Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) philosophy which aims to achieve a desirable balance between conservation and development. All activities taking place within ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station must consider section 28 of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) which makes provision for the duty of care approach. The contractor’s team must commit to review and to continually improve environmental management, with the objective of improving overall environmental performance. The Contractor must consult with Kriel Environmental section on a regular basis for on- going assistance and advices. The EMS shall clearly cover the following areas as per ISO 14001; ▪ Environmental policy ▪ Environmental legal and other requirements ▪ Risk Assessments/Aspects & Impacts Register ▪ Improved management of monitoring and measurement documentation (e.g. devices calibration certificates) ▪ Provision of necessary resources (e.g. computers, adequate human resource) and allocation of roles and responsibility (through clear appointments) to achieve effective implementation of the EMS. ▪ Continuous commitment towards complying with operational controls such as work instructions, operational procedures, etc. (either provided by the Contractor or by Eskom) as well as emergency preparedness and response procedures/plans. ▪ The contractor shall continually evaluate the compliance to legal requirements (e.g. sewage treatment plant permits and other applicable legislation); this should also be documented within the monthly environmental site inspections reports. ▪ ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station’s procedure for non-conformity, corrective action and preventive actions shall be followed in case of the environmental incidents. ▪ Setting of KPI’s and ▪ Contingency plans. Environmental Management Programmes o Environmental Management Programmes shall be established and maintained to ensure that objectives and targets are achieved. ▪ Audits Audits covering various Environmental aspects, Safety, Operational, IBI and Maintenance Management at the plant shall be carried out within an acceptable interval to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and Eskom’s policies, Directives, procedures etc. All waste introduced to and/or produced on the Employer’s premises, by the contractor, for this contract, must be handled in accordance with the minimum requirements for the Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Waste in terms of Government Legislation as proclaimed by the Department of Water Affairs and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Ref.:BN0621-16296-5. The contractor is responsible to appoint a waste coordinator to ensure that all waste produced is handled according to the applicable legislation. The contractor is required to ensure that all goods, services or work supplied in terms of the contract conform to all applicable environmental legislation. Where work is done on the Employer’s site, the goods, services or work supplied also conforms to the Employer’s environmental specifications. The contractor is responsible to contain all waste due to cleaning and maintenance of equipment and disposes of as described below. Waste is removed promptly to the designated deposit areas. No stockpiling is permitted. • The Service manager needs to approve all new appointments / persons / interviews of fix term contractors / temporary contractors / permanent employees / site management appointed at ▇▇▇▇▇ Power Station. Waste declared as hazardous substances in terms of the Hazardous Substances Act no 15 of 1973 is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure safe removal from the property to a registered Class 1 site.