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Potential impact<br />

3.12 Potential<br />

workplace health<br />

and safety impacts:<br />

• Accidents in the<br />

and around site<br />

(operation of<br />

machinery,<br />

accidental slips,<br />

explosions/spill<br />

ages from the<br />

gas pipeline etc)<br />

;<br />

• Traffic related<br />

accidents on<br />

site; and<br />

• <strong>Impact</strong>s to<br />

physical health<br />

due to<br />

infectious<br />

disease.<br />

Desired<br />

Outcome<br />

Minimise<br />

the<br />

likelihood<br />

of incidents<br />

occurring in<br />

the<br />

workplace.<br />

In addition<br />

protecting<br />

the health<br />

of<br />

employees<br />

from<br />

contracting<br />

infectious<br />

diseases.<br />

Description of mitigation<br />

• Routine safety checks in line with standard safety<br />

procedures for power plants;<br />

• The provision and use of PPE at all times during<br />

operation;<br />

• Warning signs in place, including those for the electrical<br />

and mechanical equipment safety warning, and chemical<br />

hazard warning;<br />

• Specific H&S training programmes should be provided<br />

for workers assigned to tasks associated with particular<br />

H&S risks;<br />

• Mandatory health and safety training programmes<br />

(including awareness-raising of disease vectors) will be<br />

provided to all employees, including contractors to<br />

ensure staff are aware of the health and safety guidelines;<br />

• Develop and maintain emergency and spill prevention<br />

and response/countermeasures plans for all phases of the<br />

project; and<br />

• Toolbox talks or health and safety meeting on a weekly<br />

basis - ensure that procedures are being adhered to, and<br />

to discuss any incidents that have occurred.<br />

Performance<br />

Indicator<br />

Nigerian<br />

H&S law<br />

(Nigerian<br />

Institute of<br />

Safety<br />

Professionals,<br />

Factories Act<br />

1990), the<br />

adherence to<br />

the <strong>IFC</strong><br />

Occupational<br />

Health and<br />

Safety<br />

Guideline<br />

and incidents<br />

record<br />

Monitoring<br />

Emergency<br />

Response<br />

Plan,<br />

Occupational<br />

Health and<br />

Safety<br />

Management<br />

Plan,<br />

Employment<br />

and<br />

Workforce<br />

Policy and<br />

Spill<br />

Response<br />

Plan<br />

will set out<br />

monitoring<br />

requirements<br />

Timing/<br />

Frequency<br />

Througho<br />

ut<br />

Operation<br />

Responsibility Estimated<br />

Cost (USD)<br />

<strong>Azura</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />

will have the<br />

responsibility<br />

to prepare the<br />

plans, within<br />

the plans<br />

individual<br />

responsibilities<br />

will be<br />

detailed<br />

As part of<br />

normal<br />

operations

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