Waterway Panorama - Antaq

Topics of the Local Agenda
Evaluation of the Development and Zoning Plan (PDZ) – it is aimed at the physical planning
of facilities and operations in the use of the port’s land, becoming an instrument of spatial organization
and cargo transit dynamics, with the rational planning of activities for its operation
in response the provisions of Article 4 of Administrative Rule 104 of April 29, 2009, the Special
Secretariat of Ports, which provides for the integration of the variables of environment, safety and
health in the planning of port development and zoning;
Evaluation of the Personal Emergency Plan (PEI) – it sets out specific control measures in the
safety area. Its priority is the reactive emergency action and should be articulated (via the
Agenda) with the organizational view of the PDZ; and
Evaluation of the Best Sanitary Practices in the Management of Solid Waste – it is a set of procedures
designed and implemented to minimize risks in waste generation and provide safe disposal
of waste, aiming at protecting workers and the preserving public health , natural resources
and the environment, with special attention to the requirements of the Specific Plan for the Prevention
of Influenza at Ports.
Referring to a few issues, it is possible to illustrate
the peculiarity of this Agenda, its role in
planning and coordinating activities and being
the organizing center of sectors, stakeholders
and various programs, with the common goal of
the articulation of environmental management,
health and safety actions.
First of all, the Port Environmental Agenda is
an institutional, trans-sector arrangement, which
acts as a tool in the strategic planning of port activities,
aiming at developing a governance structure
targeted at the achievement of environmental
quality, especially reducing risks, not only
caring for accidents and repair thereof, taking
into account the peculiarities of each unit.
The construction of schedules that are agreed
upon requires the organization of democratic
spaces for discussion, which should involve all
relevant stakeholders. The identification of these
stakeholders and their involvement in the process
is paramount to ensuring that the decisions made
will be effective in order to be acknowledged as
legitimate. Its implementation should express a
commitment to local quality targets that are
agreed upon and legally supported, assuming a
specific programming for this level of action.
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