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WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

2.0 DEFINITIONS OF WASTE

3.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

4.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE

APPENDICES

1.0 DEFINITION OF SPECIAL WASTES

2.0 PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION WASTES

3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
1.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

1.1 Scope

The Waste Management Plan provides guidance relating to all activities


undertaken by NOVEL Engineering Limited which are likely to result in
waste arising. All wastes and unwanted materials arising from the works
shall be disposed of in accordance with the waste management
procedure.

The plan covers

Segregation and storage of waste;


Disposal of waste to Registered Carriers;
Waste documentation;
Checking and monitoring of final waste disposal arrangements;
Arrangements for the storage and disposal of Special Wastes.

Pesticides are not covered by this plan - disposal of waste pesticides will
be the responsibility of the relevant specialist contractor.

1.2 Purpose

The objective of the Waste Management Plan is to define Waste


Management procedures to ensure that waste is stored and disposed of in
accordance with legal requirements.

However, it is also the intention of NOVEL Engineering Limited to


prevent, or if not possible, to minimize the generation of waste, and
where this is not practical, to recycle or re-use wastes where cost effective
schemes exist.

2.0 DEFINITIONS OF WASTE

2.1 Waste

The legal definition of waste is

Any substance or object which the producer discards or intends or is


required to discard.

The official definition of waste also covers substances or objects which fall
out of the commercial cycle or out of the chain of utility. In particular,
most items which are sold or taken off-site for recycling are wastes as
they require treatment before they can be re-sold or re-used.
In practical terms, all materials required to be removed by NOVEL
Engineering approved contractor for disposal, reuse or recycling are
legally classified as waste. They can be divided into the categories
detailed below. They may be further segregated on site to allow for
differing disposal options and to take advantage of recycling
opportunities.

Non-Controlled Controlled

Agricultural Special Non-Special


Mines and Quarries (General)
Radioactive
Explosive
Duty of Care
Specific Special Waste
Legislation Regulations

2.2 Controlled Waste

Controlled waste is waste arising from commercial or industrial


operations and is governed by the legislation covering the storage,
treatment and disposal of wastes. All the waste produced by NOVEL
Engineering limited is Controlled Waste.

2.3 Special Waste

Special wastes are those wastes which are considered so difficult or


dangerous to keep that special provision needs to be made for their
management and disposal.

2.4 General Waste

General waste is the non legal term given to controlled waste which is not
classified as special waste.

3.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

There are a large number of Regulations covering waste management


The key legal requirements are briefly summarized below.
3.1 Duty of Care

The Duty of Care Regulations 1991 state that anyone in possession of any
waste must:

(i) Prevent illegal disposal, treatment or storage of


waste.

(ii) Prevent the escape of wastes.

(iii) Ensure transfer to an authorized person.

(iv) Provide an accurate written description of the waste on


Controlled Waste Transfer Notes (which control the transfer of
waste between parties) so others handling the waste can manage it
properly

(v) All those subject to the Duty of Care should be able to confirm
conformance by others handling the waste in the chain to the
requirements of the Duty of Care. Confirmation should be to an
extent which is reasonable in circumstances. All breaches of the
Duty should be reported to the EA (Waste Regulation Section).

3.2 Registration of Carriers

Under the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 it is a criminal


offence for anyone not registered as a carrier to transport controlled
waste. The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of
Vehicles) Regulations 1991, details a system for the registration of carriers
and also specifies procedures for the seizure and disposal of vehicles used
for illegal waste disposal.

3.3 Waste Management Licensing

The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 require sites where


waste is processed, treated or disposed to hold a valid Waste
Management License (WML) issued by the Environment Agency.

The Regulations also include a Schedule of activities which are exempt


from the requirement for licensing. Most exemptions from the need for
licensing must be registered with the Environment Agency.

However, a WML is not required where waste is stored on the site where
it is produced prior to off-site disposal and this exemption does not need
to be registered with the Environment Agency.
3.4 Special Waste

The Special Waste Regulations 1996 require that the Environment Agency
is notified of the disposal of Special Wastes at least 3 working days in
advance of disposal. A system of consignment notes, which replace the
need for a Controlled Waste Transfer Note, must be used to document the
disposal of Special Wastes. The other provisions of the Duty of Care
Regulations still apply.

4.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE

4.1 Identification of Potential Wastes

Appendix 3.0 contains a list of wastes that NOVEL Engineering limited


are usually generated by construction activities together with intended
method of disposal (subject to the existence of cost-effective recycling
schemes where this is proposed).

4.2 Schematic of Waste Disposal Procedure

EXEMPTION ORIGIN/SOURCE RE-USE ON


REGISTRATION CONSTRUCTION SITE
SITE

REGISTERED
CARRIER

RECYCLING DISPOSAL SITE

4.3 Exemption Registration

NOVEL ENGINEERING will ensure that the requirement for a Waste


Management Licence for any activity involving the sorting, processing,
treatment or storage of waste is checked with the Environment Agency
and all necessary exemptions registered.

4.4 Storage at the Construction Site Base


Wherever possible Waste produced in the operational sites during
construction operations will be collected and returned to the site yard
prior to removal by a registered waste management contractor.

If not possible skips and containers will be used to store waste at


appropriate locations on the construction site or pipeline spread.

NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will ensure that waste is stored


securely so as to prevent the generation of litter, water and groundwater
pollution, theft and vandalism. The waste storage area will be sited, so far
as practical, to avoid damage by site traffic.

Skips or containers provided by the waste management contractor will be


used to segregate the waste as appropriate to its disposal requirements.
This is expected to be as follows:

General Waste

Scrap Metal

Special Waste

Provision for further segregation will be made if there are efficient


alternative methods of re-cycling or disposal.

Covered skips or containers will be used where necessary to prevent


waste escaping and skips and containers shall be labeled adequately to
enable correct segregation.

4.5 Registered Carrier

NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will ensure that all haulers employed


for waste collection and transport are registered carriers. Copies of their
Certificates of Registration will be obtained and maintained at the
Company Offices.

4.6 Recycling

NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will investigate the opportunities for


the recycling of materials and implement any which prove practical and
cost-effective.
4.7 Disposal Sites

Waste generated will be disposed of via a registered waste carrier to


either:

(i) Licensed landfill site


(ii) Licensed treatment or storage plant
(iii) Licensed incineration plant
(iv) Site exempt from the need for a license

NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will check with the Environmental


Agency that all disposal sites to be used are licensed to receive the type
and quantity of waste to be disposed of. Copies of Site Licenses will be
obtained from the Environment Agency and records maintained at the
Company Offices.

Certain disposal sites have identification numbers assigned. These


numbers are disposal authorization numbers which must appear on
official documents, e.g. drivers consignment note, route sheet.

Unless a carrier is able to produce official documents quoting the relevant


number he may not be permitted to use the facility.

NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will ensure that the appropriate


representatives of haulage companies are made fully aware of
requirements.

4.8 Waste Documentation

A Controlled Waste Dispatch Note (CWDN) shall be completed for all


wastes, except Special Wastes, disposed off-site.
EIS will ensure that an adequate description of the waste to be transferred
is included on the CWDN.

A copy of the CWTN will be retained by NOVEL ENGINEERING


approves waste contractor.
NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will maintain a register of all CWDN and
Special Waste Consignment Notes, this will be handed to the Client on
completion of construction to ensure that the documents are held for at least 2
years as required under the Duty of Care. A Waste Control Spreadsheet will be
used as a record of all waste transfer.

4.9 Monitoring and Auditing


NOVEL ENGINEERING LIMITED will undertake period checks to
confirm that waste is being disposed off to the sites listed on the CWDN
and Special Waste Consignment Notes.

4.10 Special Waste

A list of typical Special Wastes that can be produced on fabrication works


and pipeline projects is given below. Italic text denotes items for which
assessment of the actual materials used / encountered will be undertaken
to establish if they are Special Wastes:

Waste Fuel
Waste Oil
Waste Lubricants
Waste Solvents
Used spill kits/absorbents
Contaminated land
Shot blast
Weld coating materials
Welding Rods
Batteries
Fluorescent tubes
Brushes
Medicines

Used tins of the above substances are also Special Wastes.

In cases of doubtful identification, waste materials shall be treated as


Special Waste until proved otherwise - samples of un-categorized waste
will be taken for analysis to determine disposal methods.

Special Waste shall be kept separate from any other waste, adequately
labeled and covered where necessary to prevent escape.
The pre-notification procedure required by the Special Waste Regulations
shall be followed when Special Waste is disposed off-site and the
consignment note correctly completed and handed to the waste carrier.
All other requirements of the Duty of Care shall also be implemented as
legally required.

4.11 Explosives

If the use of explosives is required, a licensed approved contractor shall


be employed who will be required to fully comply with the relevant
legislation concerning the use, transport, handling and storage of
explosives. The disposal of failed or leaking explosives will be carried
out by a specialist in accordance with recommended codes of practice,
and where possible, such explosives will be returned to the supplier.

APPENDIX 1.0

DEFINITION OF SPECIAL WASTES

The Special Waste Regulations define special waste as controlled waste:


The following are the list of waste considered to be special:

explosive,
oxidising,
highly flammable,
flammable,
irritant,
harmful,
toxic,
carcinogenic,
corrosive,
infectious,
teratogenic,
mutagenic,
substances which release toxic or very toxic gases on contact with water,
air or acid,
substances which may yield another substance after disposal e.g.
leachate which possesses any of the characteristics listed above,
ecotoxic.

Comprises liquid substances having a flash point below 21C or any


substance with irritant, harmful, toxic, very toxic, carcinogenic or corrosive
properties, in concentrations over the thresholds listed for those properties in
Part III of Schedule 2 of the Regulations;

APPENDIX 2.0

FABRICATION, WELDING AND PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION WASTES

Activity Waste Generation Disposal Recommendation


Fabrication, welding and Pipeline Construction Base
Site preparation Likely to be negligible -
Operation Office rubbish, paper, Recycling, if practicable and cost effective
packaging,
Canteen refuse etc. Collected in skips and send to a licensed
Rubbish from yard and waste disposal site
site
Workshop waste e.g. Collect in skips and send to a licensed
paints, oil etc. waste disposal site. Some items (e.g. paint ,
waste oils, batteries will be Special Wastes)
Scrap metal Sell as scrap, if cost effective local
arrangements available
Site reinstatement Concrete foundations Collected in covered skips and send to a
etc. licensed waste disposal site
Pipeline Construction out stations
Working width Hedges, fence posts and Disposal to be agreed with landowner
Preparation wire, brush etc. concerned. Hedge material will be chipped,
so far as practical, and used as a mulch
during re-instatement
Timber Property of landowner
Pipe-stringing & Pipe-bands and end Collected in covered skips and send to a
bending caps licensed waste site
Welding, testing Spent welding rods, Collected in covered skips and send to a
& coating grinding wheels, visors, licensed waste site. Some items will be
shot-blast, weld coating Special Wastes
Trenching & Landfill (domestic/ Collected in enclosed skips and send to a
Lower & Lay industrial waste) licensed waste disposal site. Analyze to
determine if Special Waste
Backfilling & Surplus spoil and rock Disposal to be agreed with the landowner
Grading concerned: EA to be contacted to determine
need for Waste Management License if re-
used elsewhere within landholding.
Reinstatement Temporary stone roads; Re-use elsewhere within landholding,
Temporary fencing, subject to EA requirements, otherwise re-
gates, troughs etc. use if possible or collect and dispose off-site
Mess huts, misc., Canteen refuse, safety Collected in covered skips and send to a
etc. equipment etc. licensed waste disposal site
Mobile site toilets Sewage Disposal by appointed waste management
contractor
Directional Drilling mud. Dispose off-site to a licensed waste disposal
drilling and other Cuttings site
non open-cut
crossings

APPENDIX 3.0

Responsibilities for Waste Management

ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE RECORD WHERE HELD


PERSON
Advice on waste Environmentalist None N/A
management,
training, etc
Auditing of waste Environmentalist Site inspection reports Head Office
carriers and Audit reports
disposal sites, Copies of licenses and
licenses: site Transfer Notes
inspections, etc
Site waste Environmentalist
management
Supervision of Environmentalist Obtain copies of waste Head Office
carriers carriers licenses
Raising and Environmentalist Raising Controlled Head Office
copying of Waste Transfer Notes
documentation and
Special Waste
Consignment Notes
Training of local Environmentalist Toolbox talks records Head Office
staff
ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE RECORD WHERE HELD
PERSON
Site waste Materials Controller
management
Supervision of Environmentalist Obtain copies of waste Site + Offices
carriers carriers licenses
Raising and Environmentalist Raising Controlled Site + Offices
copying of Waste Transfer Notes
documentation and
Special Waste
Consignment Notes
Training of local Environmentalist Toolbox talks records Site +Offices
staff

WASTE CONTROL SPREADSHEET

Site __________________________ Type of waste__________________________


DATE CARRIER CARRIER CWDN NO. DISPOSAL LOC
REGISTRATION NO.

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