Entire Document - Chris Hani District Municipality

CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ANNUAL REPORT 2011 / 2012Waste Management – assistinglocal municipalities technically orfinancially in ensuring proper refusestorage, collection, transportation,transfer and processing, materialsrecovery, and final disposal.Health Surveillance of PremisesConducting environmental healthimpact assessments of, amongstothers, housing projects; assessingaspects such as ventilation andindoor air quality, lighting, moistureproofing, thermal quality, structuralsafety and floor space; assessingovercrowded, dirty or otherunsatisfactory health conditionson any residential, commercial,industrial or other occupiedpremises; monitoring all buildingsand all other permanent ortemporary physical structures usedfor residential, public or institutionalpurposes (including health careand other care, detainment, workand recreation, travel, tourism,holidaying and camping) and thefacilities in connection therewith andthe immediate precincts; ensuringthe prevention and abatement ofany condition on any premises,which is likely to constitute a healthhazard and ensuring compliancewith the principles of Local Agenda21 and the Healthy Cities approachto integrated service renderingand the practical minimising of anyenvironmental health risk.Environmental PollutionControl- includes and notlimited to, ensuring clean andsafe air externally (ambient andpoint sources) through emissioninventory monitoring, modellingand toxicological reports, reviewsand complaint investigations andtaking the required preventativemeasures to ensure that thegeneral environment is free fromhealth risks.Chemical Safety- monitoringand regulating all operators,fumigation firms and formal andinformal retailers that deal withthe manufacture, application,transport and storage of chemicals;permitting, licensing and auditingthe premises of the above, e.g. byissuing Scheduled Trade Permits;facilitating advice, education andtraining on pesticides and/orchemical safety350