Compiled by : Ruben de Klerk

Approved by : Deon Juckers

Document no. : RLG-hs- 118
Revision no : 02
Effective Date : 2017/08/02

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

1. Objectives :
The objective is to provide a procedure for Roadlab Laboratories (Pty) Ltd to handle,
contain, control and dispose of waste generated from activities, products and
services
to prevent pollution of the environment, to protect health, well-being and the
environment by providing reasonable measures for-
 safely disposing of waste as a last resort;
 preventing pollution and ecological degradation;
 to ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste on their health, well-being
and
the environment;
 to provide for compliance with the measures set out in this plan ; and
 Generally, to give effect to section 24 of the Constitution in order to secure an
environment that is not harmful to health and well-being.

2. Identification of Construction Waste

As a consequence of the project execution and start-up, waste may be generated
on the environment, which should be controlled and minimized by the
implementation
of a continuous control and follow-up system.
As a general rule, it is forbidden to mix different types of waste, particularly in the
case of
waste catalogued as hazardous, as well as the direct discharge thereof to the
ground
or any other place not conditioned for temporary storage.
The following different environmental aspects have been considered to define the
different operations to be performed under control, according to what is included
in
the rules of Roadlab Laboratories (Pty) Ltd.
Waste streams will include, but not limited to:
 Construction waste: Soil Stockpiles, debris, concrete, damaged material, etc.
 Hazardous waste: Plastic bags, spent chemicals, contaminated soil, oily waste,
sludge
Empty paint/chemical containers, etc.
 Domestic waste: Food waste, garbage, trash, Boxes, Paper, Plastic bags, etc.

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Effective Date : 2017/08/02

3. Definitions:

"Business waste" means waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or
mainly for commercial or retail purposes;

"hazardous waste" means any waste that contains organic or inorganic elements or
compounds that may, owing to the inherent physical, chemical or toxicological
characteristics of that waste, have a detrimental impact on health and the
environment;
Waste: Is identified as anything:
 discarded by any person; or
 is accumulated and stored by any person with the purpose of eventually discarding
it
with or without prior treatment connected with the discarding thereof; or
 is stored by any person with the purpose of recycling, re using or extracting a
usable
product from such matter.

4. Management of Construction Waste

Hazardous waste (HW)

All hazardous waste generated on construction items will be stored in approved

containers – 210 liter drum- with the appropriate characteristics (resistant to their
content and provided with anti-leak closures in a banded area) and particularly
labelled according to the current environmental legislation specifications.
The Laboratory manager together with the Laboratory Supervisor will obtain the exact
location of the storage area, which shall have the following characteristics:
- It shall be clearly signposted.
- Access shall be easy for collecting vehicles.
- It shall be roofed and, at ground level, waterproofed by a concrete and/or
geotextile layer.
- It shall have liquid retention bunds.
- Generated waste will be kept therein for the maximum period permitted
which is 90 days not more than 35 m3? On site the waste will be only
stored
temporally, not exceeding 90 days.
- It shall be kept in good condition.

Practices such as the elimination of hazardous waste by incineration, shall be

completely forbidden.
The transportation to the storage area, within the site limits, shall be performed under
the conditions required to avoid leaks and always supervised.
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Effective Date : 2017/08/02

It is important to clarify that all wastes produced on site by Roadlab will be managed
by the Laboratory manager.

Oil
A dedicated area must be demarcated and where all containers of used oils and
Toluene/Bitumen mix shall be kept. The storage of these drums shall be done to
specifications.
Under no circumstances may any oil be released directly onto the ground or into the
environment.
When transporting drums or containers containing oil or toluene due care shall be
exercised at all times to prevent pollution or contamination of the environment.
All used oil shall be held in storage in designated storage containers for the safe
storage and use thereof.
Suitable spill kits and absorbent materials shall be available at all times for the
containment and clearing of any spills.
Attention shall be given to:
 The risk of fire
 Contamination / Pollution
 Use of correct Personal Protective Equipment
9 In the event of a spillage the incident shall be reported immediately.
10 All used oil shall be disposed of by an authorised and permitted disposal
contractor.

2 Toluene mixed with Bitumen

This includes all dirty flammable liquids generated in Laboratories.

Provision shall be made that Hazardous waste will be disposed of into 210 liter
drums that shall be placed at the Flammable Liquid storage area for collection.
Suitable spill kits mops and absorbent materials shall be available at all times for
the containment and clearing of any spills.
No toluene mixed with bitumen shall be disposed into any domestic waste facility,
drain, storm water or sewer or in such a manner that it can contaminate the
environment.

All full 210 litre drums/containers of toluene mixed with bitumen shall be disposed
of by an authorised / permitted waste disposal contractor - Enviroserv to their
permitted waste disposal site.
Practice reasonable care and caution and avoid breathing vapours if generated.

Degreasers

No redundant / old or obsolete degreasers shall be poured into drains or sewerage

systems or washed into storm water systems.
Every effort shall be made to return any unopened / sealed containers of degreasers
to the original supplier or manufacturer.
Old or obsolete degreasers will be put into the old oil drums.

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Only an authorised and permitted waste removal contractor shall remove all
redundant old degreasers.

Paint and Cleaning Liquids

This includes: All left over paint that cannot be used, redundant and old paint,
cleaning liquids, such as turpentine or any other brush cleaners, rags and empty
paint tins.
No left over/old paint, liquid cleaners, cleaning rags or empty paint tins may be
placed in any scrap metal containers or domestic waste bins
No items (as above) may be buried or disposed of in any manner that could cause
pollution or Contamination to the environment

No empty containers, cleaning materials etc. are to be left in the field.

No paint or cleaning liquids are to be poured out onto the ground or disposed of into
any sewer, drain or storm water system.

All left over, redundant, old paint and cleaning materials shall only be disposed of to
a permitted toxic waste disposal site.
The drums for the disposal of such material must be marked and placed at a
demarcated area away from other demarcated disposal storage areas.

"NO NAKED LIGHT" and “NO-SMOKING” signs pictogram must be displayed at the
demarcated area.

Hot work, hot processes and smoking is prohibited within a 5m radius of the
demarcated area.
Attention shall be given to:

 The risk of fire.

 Correct ventilation.
 Use of correct Personal Protective Equipment

Solids

Used waste rags

Concrete cubes Waste from the Laboratory
Asphalt waste from the Asphalt Laboratory

Oily/Greasy rags

This includes all used rags containing grease and oil, or any other substance.
All discarded used rags shall be placed in drums with lids that are marked and are in
a demarcated area for correct disposal.
No used rags may be washed, buried or burned.
No used rags may be disposed of into scrap metal or domestic waste containers.
An authorised/permitted waste contractor shall remove the greasy/oily rags.

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At all times care shall be taken to eliminate any spills of oils still present in the
filters, to prevent any pollution to the environment or contamination of the ground.

4.1. Disposal Method

A register must be kept on site of all empty drums and empty containers and the
amount
of liters of Toluene/Bitumen sludge accumulating from the Asphalt Laboratory
This material should not be dumped, spilled, rinsed or washed into sewers or public
waterways.
Only an authorised and permitted waste removal contractor, Enviro-serve, shall
remove
all redundant hazardous waste.

5. General duty in respect to waste management

. Roadlab will take all reasonable measures to-
 avoid the generation of waste and where such generation cannot be avoided,
to minimize the toxicity and amounts of waste that is generated;
 reduce, re-use, recycle and recover waste;
 where waste must be disposed of, ensure that the waste is treated and
disposed of in an environmentally sound manner;
 manage the waste in such a manner that it does not endanger health or the
environment or cause a nuisance through noise, odor or visual impacts;
 prevent any employee or any person under his or her supervision from
contravening the Waste Act; and
 prevent the waste from being used for an unauthorized purposes,
The measures contemplated in this section may include measures to-
o investigate, assess and evaluate the impact of the waste in question on
health or the environment;
o cease, modify or control any act or process causing the pollution,
environmental degradation or harm to health;
o comply with any norm or standard or prescribed management practice;
o eliminate any source of pollution or environmental degradation; and
o remedy the effects of the pollution or environmental degradation.

6. Domestic waste
Roadlab will have in place, and apply, a written waste accumulation and removal
programme addressing all types of waste.
Sufficient waste bins, with lids, suitable for the type of waste will be placed in
positions where it will be easily accessible to both personnel and removal
companies.
Bins / containers must be labelled correctly with the contents.

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Revision no : 02
Effective Date : 2017/08/02

Bins and locations will be identified with the appropriate symbolic signs and will
indicate removal times.

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