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10.1.2 Objectives
Capacity building and training requirements are also described, where these
relate to specific skills required to deliver the ESMP action in question.
General training, which will be provided to staff (and contractors’ staff as
appropriate), is not indicated in the plan. An example of training that is not
listed here is the general worker health and safety training that all staff will
receive.
The ESMP is essential for successfully implementing the Project’s social and
environmental performance throughout the life of the Project. Having this
framework in place ensures a systematic approach to bringing environmental
and social considerations into decision making and day-to-day operations. It
establishes a framework for tracking, evaluating and communicating
environmental and social performance and helps ensure that environmental
risks and liabilities are identified, minimised and managed. The ESMP will be
a living document, and will continue to develop during the design and
construction phase to enable continuous improvement of the Project’s social
and environmental performance.
In particular, the objectives of the ESMP are to:
• promote environmental management and communicate the aims and
goals of the ESMP;
• ensure that all workers, subcontractors and others involved in the Project
meet legal and other requirements with regard to environmental
management;
• incorporate environmental management into project design and operating
procedures;
• address concerns and issues raised in the EIA’s stakeholder consultation
process and those that will likely continue to arise during the Project’s
lifetime;
• serve as an action plan for environmental management for the Project;
• provide a framework for implementing project environmental
commitments (ie mitigation measures identified in the EIA); and
• prepare and maintain records of project environmental performance (ie
monitoring, audits and non compliance tracking).
10.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
Azura Power is committed to provide resources essential to the
implementation and control of the ESMP. Resources include the appropriate
human resources and specialised skills. Azura Power will have dedicated
personnel competent on the basis of appropriate education, training, and
experience that will manage and oversee the EHS aspects of project
construction.
AZURA EDO IPP
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