Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant Environmental Impact ... - IFC

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Potential impact
3.11 Impacts to
physical and
psychological
health will less
than during the
construction
phase, but may
include:
• Psychological
impacts
associate with
unmet
expectations for
local
employment
opportunities or
with
community
tension and
opposition to
the Project;
• Impacts to
physical health
due to
community
interactions
with foreign
workers;
• Safety risk
associated with
Project traffic
and
explosions/spill
ages from the
gas pipeline;
and
• Health impacts
associated with
Project
contamination
of surrounding
environment.
Desired
Outcome
Minimise
impacts to
physical
and
psychologic
al health as
a result of
worker and
jobseeker
influx
Description of mitigation
• Local Employment Strategy;
• Encourage the construction workforce to undergo testing
(Azura and contractors) for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs);
• Health awareness programme incorporating an
HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program which
will include voluntary testing, the provision of condoms,
and education of the workforce and local communities;
• Camp and workforce management protocols;
• Traffic Management Plan;
• Communicate Project transport plans;
• Grievance mechanism;
• Consider investing in local health care facilities, and
supporting them in carrying out ongoing monitoring of
the health profile in the area;
• Fire and explosion risk management including routine
safety checks, training, first aid boxes, emergency spill
prevention plans; and
• Conduct community safety awareness campaigns
regarding presence of the gas pipeline and the dangers of
sabotage and what to do in the event of an emergency.
Performance
Indicator
Adherence to
the IFC
Performance
Standards
Monitoring
The
Occupational
Health and
Safety
Management
Plan and
Community
Health and
Safety
Management
Plan will set
out
monitoring
requirements
.
Timing/
Frequency
Througho
ut
operation
Responsibility Estimated
Cost (USD)
The
Occupational
Health and
Safety
Management
Plan and
Community
Health and
Safety
Management
Plan will
define the
responsibility
for managing
the
performance.
Azura Power
will be
responsible for
the preparing
the concerned
plan.
Part of
normal
operations