National Norms and Standards relating to Environmental Health

1.3 The premises in compliance with environmental health and occupational hygiene requirements.1.4 Emission level in compliance with Ambient air quality standards specified in terms of the NationalEnvironmental Management; Air Quality Act 30 of 2004.1.5 Potable water and sanitation services available within 200m of the premises.2. ENVROINMENTAL HEALTH MONITORING STANDARDS2.1 Environmental health inspections on industry premises should be conducted to assess dangerous,dirty and other unsatisfactory conditions. The risk profile of the premises should inform the frequencyof inspections of specific premises.2.2 Inspections should include the assessment of aspects such as ventilation, indoor air quality, lighting,moisture-proofing, thermal quality and structural safety.2.3 Inspection checklists should be designed and utilized during all inspections to guide and ensurecomplete assessment. An inspection report, indicating the conditions of the premises as well as therecommendations applicable, should be provided to the owner or person in charge after everyinspection.2.4 Health education should form an integral part of all environmental health compliance monitoringinspections.3. STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIESAll industry premises must comply with the following requirements:3.1 Waste managementa) The collection, handling, storage and disposal of waste on the premises must be in compliance withthe National Environmental Management, Waste Act 59 of 2008, the National Building Regulationsand conform to the requirements as set out in the Section 2-5 of the Norms and Standards for WasteManagement.3.2 Water qualitya) Adequate supply of running free potable water that is in compliance with the SANS 241 with regardsto its chemical, microbiological and physical quality must be available on the premises.b) If water tankers are used, care must be taken to ascertain that they are suitable for delivering potablesafe water and it must first be disinfected before used for potable water distribution.c) For industry that have either direct or indirect discharge of process wastewater, wastewater fromutility operations or storm water to the environment, and industrial discharges to sanitary sewers, andthe treatment thereof must conform to the requirements as specified by the Water Services Act 108 of1997, and its Regulations to ensure prevention of pollution.d) Discharges of process wastewater, sanitary wastewater, wastewater from utility operations or stormwater to surface water should not result in contaminant concentrations in excess of local water qualitycriteria.e) Discharges of industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, wastewater from utility operations or stormwater into public or private wastewater treatment systems should: meet the pre-treatment andmonitoring requirements of the sewer treatment system into which it discharges and not interfere,directly or indirectly, with the operation and maintenance of the collection and treatment systems, orpose a risk to worker health and safety.3.3 Air emissions and ambient air qualitya) For industry that generates emissions to air at any stage of the project life-cycle, emissions must bein compliance with the standards as specified by the National Environmental Management, Air QualityAct 39 of 2004, to protect environmental health.3.4 Hazardous substances managementDOH. Norms and standards for environmental health in South Africa Feb 2013 69