5.

2QuarryandBarrowAreaOperationandMaterialsHauling

ClearingandGrubbing
Thistaskinvolvestheclearingandremovaloftreesandgrassto
designatedareasidentifiedbytheengineer.
Theborrowpitareaistobesurveyedbeforeanyworkcommences
TherelevantdataisthensubmittedtotheEnvironmentalOfficer
forapprovaloftheborrowarea
EnvironmentalguidelinesaccordingtotheEMPwillbeadheredto
Alltreesandgrassistoberemovedandgrubbedmaterialisdozed
intostockpiles
Loadersandtippersremovethegrubbedmaterialtothe
designatedstockpileareaidentifiedbythe
Engineer
StrippingofTopsoil
Thistaskinvolvestheremovaloftopsoilmaterialtostockpile,identifiedby
theengineer,forfutureuse.

: Theborrowpitareaistobesurveyedbeforeanyworkcommences
: Thetopsoilistobedozedorgradedtostockpileortotheedgeoftheborrow
pitareaasspecifiedbytheengineer

Topsoilismovedtodesignatedstockpilearewiththeuseofloaders
andtippers

Thesizeandquantityofequipmenttobeusedisdeterminedbythe
conditionsonsite

StockpilingproceduresaretobefollowedaspertheEMP

Watercartstobeusedfordustsuppression

ManagementofBorrowPit
Thistaskinvolvesthemanagementofthefaceofexcavations,barricading
andprovidingaccesstotheborrowpit.
Sideslopesoftheborrowpittobetrimmedtocorrectslopeangle
exceptfortheliveborrowpitface

Floorofborrowpittobecheckedregularlytoensuresmoothand
safedrivingsurfaces

Bermstobeconstructedontheedgesoftheborrowpit

Drainagemeasurestobeputinplacetopreventdammingofwater

Watercartstobeusedfordustsuppression

Testingofmaterialsistobedoneinaccordancewithqualityplan

GuidelinesaccordingtotheEMPmustbeadheredto

 Excavationsshouldavoidbushclumpsasfaraspossible,
Restricti
particularlythosecontainingprotectedtree
on tothe
species.
Works
Wherebushclumpscannotbeavoided,asearchandrescue
exercisewillberequired.



Personn
GeotechnicalContractorwhowillusethefollowingequipment:
el, Plant
and
Excavators
Equipment
Dozers
TipperTrucksallcapacities
140HGraders
WaterTrucks(14kl)

LowedTruck(Fortransportingmachinesonandoffsite)
SearchandRescueContractorwhowillusethefollowingequipment:
Handtools(pick,fork,screwdriveretc).

: RockMaterialsexcavationshandlingandstockpiling:

Excavationinrocksoilaccordingtotypeofrocksandprofileswilluseordinary
excavatoranddrillerswhereneedsmoreadvancedinstrumentsblastingalsowill
beused.
Allexcavatedmaterialswillbetranslatedtoacurtainedstockpilingareas,
crushingplantsordisposalareas.
: Excavatedmaterialswillbeclassifiedaccordingtospecificationsinthecontract,
andwillbestockpiledinareasclosetobarrowpitsordumpedareasintheside
whenneeded.thematerialswillbetranslatedbyusingtipperswithdifferent
capacitiesanddumptrucksfordifferenttypesofsoil.
: Aggregatesandcrushedstoneswillbetransportedfromdifferentsourcesand
plantstothestationbytipperandtrucks.
: Lengthofshiftminimum8hoursdayandnightabout100hoursperweek.
: Waterformoistringdrysoilmaterialwillbesuppliedfromdungedwellsand
availablewaterstations.Drysoilwillneedtobemoisturedtotheoptimum
contentaccordingtospecifications.wetexcavatedmaterialsneedtobe
hydratedtothesufficientandrequiredmoisturecontentbyaddingdrymaterials
tothewetmaterialsorsparedthewetmaterialsandletitundersunandopen
space.
: Environmentalimpactwillbemanagedasfollow:

Toreducepotentialincreasesinflowsintothedrainagesystemand
downstreamTurloughsduringconstruction,theperiodofexposureofbareareas
anduncontrolledrunofffromnewhardstandingareaswillbelimited.Early
covering/seeding/plantingofexposedsurfaceswillbeundertaken.

Thegrassedsurfacewaterchannel,interceptorditchandfilterdrainwith
25mcenteroutfallsandpetrolinterceptor.
Materialstockpileswillbekepttoaminimumsize,coveredandlocatedat
least10mfromthedrainagesystemand100mfromwatersourcesandbarrow
area.

TopreventcontaminatedorsiltladenrunofffromenteringtheTurloughs,a
rangeoftemporarymeasureswillbeimplemented,includingsiltfences,cutoff
ditches,silttraps,strawbales,entrapmentmattinganddrainagetovegetated
areas.

Runoffwillbecontrolledand,ifrequired,directedtosettlementpondsor
sumps.Anytemporaryattenuationandtreatmentfacilitieswillbedesignedand
implementedinaccordancewithCIRIAC697(2007).Alltemporarytreatment
systemswillberegularlyinspectedandmaintained.

Theextentofconstructionactivitieswillbecontrolledtolimitvegetation
removalandtheexposureand/orcompactionofsoils.Landsurroundingthe
immediateconstructionareawillbefencedoff,orotherwisedemarcated,to
preventinadvertentintrusionfromconstructionplant.

Safeguardssuchasdriptraysforrefuelingofmachinery,machineservicing,
concretemixing,etc.shallbeutilised.
Excavatedsoilswillbereusedtominimiseimportationofmaterials.

AllmitigationcontainedwithintheN60EnvironmentalAssessmentReport
andNATURAImpactStatementshallbeimplementedinfull.











 Short Descriptionofhowpotentialenvironmentalimpactswillbepreventedormanaged:

Activity Impact Mitigation Monitoring

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excavation Hampernatural immediately disposed
revegetationof afterthesoil ofbyburningor
plants. profilehas burying.
Accidental beenrecorded.
removalof Donot Allgeneralwaste
compactsoilonce generatedshall
sensitivespecies. ithas be
disposedofata
beenbackfilled. licensed