National Norms and Standards relating to Environmental Health

a) The premises used for recycling shall be located, designed, constructed in accordance with approvedbuilding plans and in such a manner that a public health hazard will not occur.b) The premises must have an approved fire protection plan in terms of the National BuildingRegulations and National Building Standards Act, 1977, to show fire protection measures.c) The premises must be provided with adequate ventilation and lighting as prescribed in the NationalBuilding Regulations and National Building Standards Act, 1977.d) The floors of the premises must be constructed of cement concrete or similar impervious material.The floors must be adequately graded and drained for the disposal of effluent to an approveddisposal system.e) The inside walls must be smooth and painted with a light coloured washable paint, except whereglazing, glass bricks or glazed tiles are used.f) The surface of the open space on the yard of the premises shall be paved with paving bricks or withconcrete or similar impervious material brought to a smooth finish.g) Adequate supply of portable water shall be provided.h) Adequate sanitary fixtures for use by workers and patrons shall be provided as prescribed in theNational Building Regulations and National Building Standards Act, 1977.i) The perimeter wall around the premises shall be made of bricks, concrete or steel palisade, or otherdurable material, with a minimum height of 2 meters.j) The gates to the premises shall be of solid construction with a minimum height of 2 meters.SECTION 2: OBLIGATIONS FOR GENERAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE HANDLINGEHPs should monitor to ensure that the below obligations with regard to general and hazardous wastehandling are adhered to:a) Waste generators are responsible for their waste from point of generation to final disposal;b) The generation, recycling, storage, collection, treatment, transportation and disposal of waste shall bemanaged so as not to endanger the health of the public or the environment or become a nuisance;c) All waste generators shall ensure that they have adequate, approved storage waste receptacles orcontainers.d) All waste generators of the following classes of waste must have Waste Management Plans in place,such plans must be submitted to the local authority environmental health department for evaluation,monitoring implementation, approval and record keeping to ensure that waste is managed in a soundmanner to protect the health of the public.• Business waste;• Industrial waste;• Building waste;• Event waste;• Hazardous waste.e) The Waste Management Plan shall include-:• an assessment of the quantity of waste that will be generated;• type or characteristic of waste that will be generated;• a description of the services provided to store, collect, transport and dispose of such waste;• a contract with the service provider for collection and final disposal to the licensed waste disposalfacility; and• a description on the separation of recyclable and non-recyclable waste at the point of source;• the waste minimization measures through reduction, reuse, reuse and recovery• pollution prevention measures; the impact or potential impact on the environment and the healthof the public and any workers, that can be created by the waste generated;• remedial measures that are to be implemented on the impacts identified; and• Any additional information that the local council or municipality may require.f) All generators of hazardous waste shall have a safety data sheet as prescribed in SANS 10234;g) All waste management activities (storage, reuse, recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal ofgeneral and hazardous waste) as listed in the attached schedule (Appendix A), must apply forenvironmental authorization in terms of the NEMA: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)Regulations 543 of 2010.DOH. Norms and standards for environmental health in South Africa Feb 2013 117