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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT
ASSESMENT STUDY (ESIA)
Governmental Complex in Ramtha Municipality
Irbid Governorate
Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project
(MSSRP)
Date: May 2019
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Chapter 1: Executive Summary
1.1 Introduction 6
1.2 Project Objectives 6
1.3 ESIA Methodology 6
1.4 Legal and Institutional Framework 7
1.5 Baseline Data and Project Existing Environment 7
1.6 Environmental and Social Impacts 8
1.7 Analysis of Sub-Project Alternatives 9
1.8 Environmental and Social Management Plan –ESMP 9
1.9 Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures 10
1.10 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan 27
1.11 Public Consultations 27
Chapter 2: Sub-project Description 2.1 Sub-project objectives 32
2.2 Location 32
2.3 Project Size & Land Requirements 33
2.4 Land Ownership & Current Land Use 33
2.5 Project Activities &Expected Equipment 35
2.6 Environmental & Social Assessment and Review Process 37
Chapter 3: Existing Environment and Baseline Data Geology & Soils 3.1 Water Resources & Hydrogeology 39
3.2 Air Quality & Noise level 39
3.3 Flora & Fauna 39
3.4 Wetlands & Protected Areas 40
3.5 Population 40
3.6 Services & Facilities 40
3.7 History, Heritage, and Touristic Sites 40
3.8 Climate & Topography 41
Chapter 4: Legal and Institutional Framework
4.1 Jordanian Environmental Regulations 43
4.2 Jordanian Environmental Impact Assessment Policy 43
4.3World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards Policies 43
4.4 Gap analysis between Jordanian Legislations and the WB Policies 44
Chapter 5: Environmental and Social Impacts 5.1Scope of Impact Assessment and Methodology 47
5.2 Potential Impacts during Construction Stage 49
5.2.1 Removal of Existing Debris and Standing Trees 49
5.2.2 Impact of Site Leveling and Excavation Works 49
5.2.3 Impact of Constructing the Building Floors & Main Components 50
5.2.4 Potential Impact during Finishing & Indoor Works 50
5.2.5 Potential Impact on Social &Economic Conditions 51
5.2.6 Potential Social Impacts 51
5.3 Potential Impacts during Operation 52
5.3.1 Impact of Waste’s Generation& Poor Disposal Plan 52
5.3.2 Safety of Workers & Employees 52
5.3.3. Impact on Health Condition of Employees 53
5.3.4 Impact on Landscape &General View of Site 53
5.3.5Impact on Soil & Green Spaces 53
5.3.6 Potential Impact of Materials Handling& Storage 53
TABLE OFCONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES,, AND ABBREVIATIONS
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5.3.7 Impact on Socio-economic Condition 53
Chapter6: General Analysis of Project Alternatives 6.1 Sub-Project Location Alternatives 55
6.2 ‘No Project’ Alternative 55
Chapter 7: Environmental & Social Management Plan ESMP, and Mitigation Measures
7.1 General 58
7.2 Responsibilities & Procedures 58
7.3.1 Mitigation Measures During Preparation & Construction 80
7.3.2 Mitigation Measures During Operation Stage 89
Chapter 8: Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan
8.1 Monitoring Arrangement 107
8.2 Reporting 107
Chapter 9: Social Study 9.1 Social Consultation Program 114
9.2 Findings of Social Study & General Recommendations 115
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No.
Figure (1): the location of the proposed land using the Department of Land And Survey website 10
Figure (2): Front view of the expected sub-project 41
Figure (3): The locationof the proposed landusing the Department of Land And Survey website 42
Figure (4): View of sub-project construction area 44
Figure (5): Electrical convertor in the land of the sub-project 44
Figure (6): Bushes and existing species in the site 50
Figure (7): ESIA Community Consultations 136
Figure (8): Letter of Designation from Department of Land and Survey to Ramtha Municipality 154
Figure (9): Community Consultations for the Design of the sub-project 158
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LIST OF TABLES
Table No.
Table (1): ESMP Detailed Tables. 14
Table (2): Sub-Project’s Land Basic Information 43
Table (3):Sub-Project’sActivities and Equipment
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Table (4): Environmental and Social Assessment and Review Process 47
Table (5): Safeguards Policies of the Bank 54
Table (6):E&S Impact Assessment Matrix for Constructing a New Governmental Complex in Ramtha
Municipality
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Table (7): ESMP Detailed Tables 72
Table (8): Mitigation Measures Detailed Plan 107
Table (9): Detailed Monitoring Plan 129
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Abbreviations
MSSRP Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project
MOMA Ministry of Municipal Affairs
CVDB Cities and Village Development Bank
WB World Bank
PMU Project Management Unit
ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework
ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism
OP Operational Policy
PAPs Project Affected Persons
PMU Project Management Unit
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
RPF Resettlement Policy Framework
ARRAP Abbreviated Remedial Resettlement Action Plan
MoEnv Ministry of Environment
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Chapter 1
Executive Summary
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1.1 Introduction This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA is conducted for Ramtha municipality sub-project,
the construction of a governmental complex, under the Municipal and Social Resilience Project funded by
a number of donors and administered by the World Bank. More than five years of violent conflict in Syria
has resulted in massive movements of people within Syria, as well as into neighboring countries. The
displacement crisis has put enormous pressure on basic service delivery and social resilience in Jordan.
The latest Jordan census records of 2016 indicate that Jordan is currently hosting nearly 1.3 million Syrian
refugees, 80 percent of whom live in host communities. This number represents about 13 percent of
Jordan’s population. During the first two years of the Syrian refugee crisis, the international community’s
response focused almost exclusively on providing humanitarian assistance to the refugees, including to
those who fled to Jordan. As the numbers of Syrian refugees living in host communities in Jordan gradually
increased, the country’s systems and structures have been strained, adding pressure on basic service
delivery in water, sanitation, electricity, solid waste management, and overstretching health and education
systems. Relevant to this, through the large influx into cities and its effects on service delivery, social
tensions are increasingly common in many communities.
The Government’s response has shifted from an emergency framework to longer-term resilience and
economic stability. In response to the growing pressures, the GOJ committed the Jordan Compact in
February 2016 which put forward a more holistic framework for addressing the crisis, that:
(i) addresses the wellbeing of the Syrian refugees while responding to the immediate needs of the host communities; (ii) supports Jordan’s growth agenda and longer-term resilience and economic stability. To help translate the commitments under the Jordan Compact, the GOJ has requested the World Bank to extend and scale up its support and prepare the Jordan: Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project (MSSRP). The project is a continuation and scale-up of an earlier emergency program, and has the project development objective (PDO) to support Jordanian municipalities affected by the influx of Syrian refugees in delivering services and employment opportunities for Jordanians and Syrians. The project is aligned with the Government’s commitment under the Jordan Compact, and aims to (iii) strengthen resilience of local governance systems and communities to crisis with a particular focus on social cohesion, and to create short-term employment opportunities in host communities. Based on the construction plan of the proposed governmental complex - the sub-project - this building consists of seven floors; the ground floor is proposed to be used as a multi-purpose hall to be utilized by the municipality for public meetings, and to be also let for the community to organize events, social occasions, etc… Such a facility does not exist in the city. The other six floors are proposed to be used:(i) to host the Municipality offices, as the municipality is currently renting some offices in one mall,(ii) and to host other governmental agencies that will be renting the space inside the governmental complex. Renting this space to government offices will combine the objective of bringing critical government services in one place for the benefit of the community, and also providing a source of revenue for the municipality (from rental fees).
1.2 Sub-project Objectives The sub-project main objective is to construct a governmental complex in Ramtha municipality in order to minimize the time and effort on citizens in achieving their paper work when these government offices are grouped in one place. In addition to that, the Municipality would move its offices to one of the floors, hereby creating savings that replace the rental fees being paid now from rental of the Municipality offices. .Moreover, this sub-project will provide an extra source of revenue to the municipality from renting the complex spaces to the government offices. This sub-project was ranked as the top priority among the various groups representing Ramtha community in the community consultations held earlier in the municipality as part of the requirements under MSSRP.
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1.3 ESIA Methodology
The sub-project location and area physical systems are studied in detail within this document. Collection of data included gathering available information from the technical reports and drawings draft of the building. In addition, information like climate and geography were collected from different sources like the official relevant websites. Moreover, the ESIA included conducting field visits and making visual observation for the site and data on existing debris, economical activities, and project area facilities were gathered and included in this document. As stated before, the sub-project was selected through conducting several community consultation sessions and was ranked number one priority for the citizens of Ramtha municipality. Screening forms for the sub-project were filled, and they indicated that the sub-project would have some environmental and social impacts during construction. On September 13th, 2018, a field visit was conducted by the PMU Safeguards specialist and the Feasibility Study specialist, to observe the site and its surroundings. According to baseline studies and field visit, two major problems were identified in the site of the project: 1. An existing kiosk owned by a number of Project Affected Persons (PAPs), for which an Abbreviated Remedial Resettlement Action Plan ARRAP was prepared and approved. 2.An electrical convertor nearly on the edge of the land, for which the design of the building was slightly modified to avoid any contact with the convertor. On October 2nd, 2018, another field visit was conducted to the municipality, by the PMU Safeguards specialist and the supervision engineer, to make sure that the design was modified in order to deal with the problem of existing electrical convertor. The engineering design also took into consideration accessibility of people with special needs and appropriate waiting spaces. Preliminary scoping of the site, based on the field visits, indicated the potential occurrence of some impacts that are considered site-specific and could be mitigated through applying an Impact Assessment Matrix, which is part of the ESIA document. Potential impacts include: - Impacts on natural Environment: such as air quality, soil compaction, agricultural lands, noise and vibration. - Socio-Economic Impacts: such as resettlement, job creation, health and safety. Those impacts are detailed in the Assessment Matrix, according to the sub-project activities, and determine whether the impact is negatively low, medium, high, or is positive. An environmental and social management plan (ESMP) was prepared to present all possible impacts of the sub-project construction and the appropriate mitigation measures for those impacts. Consultation sessions were also held for the community to have their feedback on the sub-project selection and implementation, as well as on the proposed design of the complex with the latter having the objective of ensuring the community, more specifically females, youth, and other marginalized groups, such as disabled persons, are able to optimally benefit from the proposed complex spaces and services. .
1.4 Legal and Institutional Framework The legal and institutional framework of this assessment depends on investigating and including national regulations and the World Bank policies that relate to environment and social safeguards. Jordanian Law of Environmental Protection, No. 52 of 2006 that went into effect on Oct. 16, 2006and the Bank operational policies are the legal foundation of this work and formed the general framework of this study. Actually, this sub-project –is under category B for World Bank, which is equivalent to category 2 in the Jordanian Environmental Law. The World Bank Operational Policy OP 4.01 on “Environmental Assessment” is triggered for this project. The “Involuntary Resettlement Policy OP/4.12”is another policy that is triggered for his project taking into
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account the project’s potential unconformity with existing regulations and possible impact causing any resettlement due to sub-project implementation for which an ARRAP document was prepared. In addition, the ESIA refers to some clauses in the FIDIC for Works, that are considered relevant to regulations and articles arranging construction activities and identifying required documents and construction work permission and safeguards issues. Chapter II, General Conditions, Section 4, Contractor Responsibilities, and Chapter III, Particular Conditions, as well as the Supplementary Particular Conditions, contains specific clauses that are directly related to applying safety measures in the site.
1.5 Baseline Data and Sub-Project Existing Environment The sub-project land is almost located in the middle of Ramtha city with 80 m along the main street of Alsakhrat Almusharifa. The availability of public transportation raises the strategic importance of the proposed land, which was assessed as the most suitable land for constructing such a complex. The municipality owns other lands but those are far away from the center of the city and hence are not appropriate for the proposed scheme. This specific site had been designated since 2011 for this purpose, and citizens would only need one transportation to get there minimizing the cost and effort. The existing Governmental agencies are spread out in different locations around the city in which travel time for citizens, travel costs, as well as traffic jam could be a serious problem. The location of the proposed land is also near very important public buildings that include two schools, a healthcare center, and a Public Park. The coordinate of the land is (32.55905815, 36.00076154).The selected Governmental Complex lies on a land in Abu AlBasal AlSharqi area, and is surrounded by the following governmental buildings: 1.Comprehensive health center. 2.Musab bin Omair Secondary School for Boys. 3.Ramtha Health Directorate. 4.IbnHazm Elementary School. 5.Public Park.
Figure (1): the location of the proposed land using the Department of Land And Survey website
In the sub-project site, there are no protected areas or unique species to be included in this report. Whereas, pollution sources that may deteriorate air quality or disturb noise normal levels are not found. The only activity that might be mentioned here is the traffic movement at AlSakhra al Mosharafa Street the nearest road to the sub-project area. Actually, there are no measures for emissions level caused by traffic,
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but air and noise levels are estimated to be within acceptable limits. Moreover, current economic activities are simple and they are not expected to cause significant impact on air and noise levels. Groceries, commercial shops, and a number of public entities including two schools, Directorate of Education, Directorate of Public Health, a comprehensive health center and an amusement park, are the main activities in the surroundings of the sub-project area. In addition, there are no touristic, cultural heritage assets in the sub-project area that might be affected by the sub-project's activities. As an urban area, services and facilities like water and sanitation networks, telecommunications, health services, and electricity connectivity are available in this location. The new building will be owned and operated by Ramtha municipality.
1.6 Environmental and Social Impacts All potential impacts of sub-project preparation, construction, and operation stages are deeply investigated in this assessment. Both positive and negative environmental and social impacts are addressed as well. The analysis under this ESIA indicates that this sub-project will cause temporary and localized environmental impact especially during construction stage. Those were already explained to the communities in the community consultations mentioned earlier. Moreover, social and economic long-term benefits of the sub-project are high compared to the current situation for the municipality, while concerns like creation of conflicts, land acquisition, resources competition, and project failure arenot evident in this project.Small scale socio-economic impacts to operators of a small kiosk on the subject site were evaluated and compensated through an Abbreviated Remedial Resettlement Action Plan that is publicly disclosed.
Generally, the ESIA investigation indicates several potential impacts of this sub-project as the following:
During Construction Stage
1. Temporary deterioration of Air quality caused by increasing dust concentration and small emission produced from work place involved trucks; 2. Temporary increase in noise levels due to construction activities and noise of involved equipment; 3. Temporary accumulation & scatter of waste during construction activities; 4. Temporary obstruction of traffic & mobility pattern; and 5. Temporary exposure to work place hazards and accidents. 6. Temporary community exposure to hazards and accidents During Operation Period 1. Mismanagement of waste &poor disposal techniques; 2. Negative visual impact; 3. Normal wear and tear and deterioration of facilities, including wall paint, doors, toiled facilities, etc... 4. Lack of following up and implementing workplace safety measures; and 5. Poor storage of materials and equipment.
1.7 Analysis of Sub-Project Alternatives Sub-project alternatives’ investigation shows that the selected location, construction activities, construction materials, involved equipment, and social & economic aspects comport with the ESIA study considerations to construct this sub-project in this exact location. As it was stated before, Ramtha municipality offices are rented within a commercial mall, and this sub-project shall give the municipality a chance to have its own offices while using the rent paid in some other useful infrastructure sub-projects for better services of the citizens. Extra revenue will also be available for the municipality budget from renting other governmental entities in the complex, as well as using the multi-purpose hall which is intended to be built in the ground floor for different occasions. The social and economic benefits of the sub-project implementation are expected to be high.
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Alternatives were considered to use another piece of land owned by the municipality, but was rejected by the municipality, as the land of the sub-project was already designated for the construction of this governmental complex and is highly favored by Ramtha citizens due to its strategic location in the center of the city, which was clearly shown in the Community Consultations conducted earlier when prioritization of sub-projects was done. Hence, this document presents the current alternative as this site reflects high Socio-economic benefits and its temporary and localized environmental impact can be controlled through the implementation of mitigation measures included in this document. Other reasons for choosing the sub-project land include: - The municipality staff are currently renting a building on the main street that connects Amman with
Damascus, for a total amount of 39,000 JDs (almost US$56,000) per year. The intended governmental
complex project shall have offices owned by the municipality, so as to save the amount of rent when they
move there.
- The sub-project is supposed to generate revenue for the municipality and provide one location for the
citizens in Ramtha, hence minimizing the time and effort needed to accomplish any governmental paper
work for the citizens in Ramtha. Parking space is also planned to provide more convenience to citizens
and to employees working in this complex.
- Providing employment opportunities and providing better municipal services are core objectives of
MSSRP, which is the key purpose of building this governmental complex in Ramtha municipality.
The “No Project Alternative” means that all the above mentioned advantages would not be achieved.
Thus, the land alternative provided by the municipality is considered most suitable for the sub-project
construction.
1.8 Environmental and Social Management Plan –ESMP The ESMP is an effective means to manage and monitor the implementation of the mitigation measures for the potential negative impacts of the project. Generally, ESMP consists of five components;
• Potential impact of the project
• Mitigation measures
• Monitoring activities
• Institutional arrangements & responsibility
• Implementation cost & required budget. All those contents are detailed in the ESMP Table (1) below. These tables are prepared to cover construction and operation stage of the project and, therefore, to guide the contractor and responsible agency how to apply mentioned measures & treatment methods. The cost of implementing the construction ESMP will be borne by the contractor and will be incorporated into the construction budget. The cost of supervision of the contractor’s performance will be borne by the Municipality. The cost of implementing the measures during operations phase will be part of Ramtha municipality responsibilities to include it within its maintenance and monitoring plans over operations phase. During this period, short training for employees is recommended to follow measures and procedures included in this document.
Overall, implementation of the ESMP is the responsibility of the contractor and the subcontractors who
implement the work activities in accordance with their contractual obligations, along with the municipal
engineer who provides oversight against the contractual requirements. The contractor and municipal
engineer must have appropriate environmental and health & safety qualifications and will be supported by
the Safeguards specialist in the PMU. . Work’s methodology and monitoring procedures are explained in
detail within ESMP’s tables and will be defined in the contractor’s site-specific ESMP to be prepared by
the contractor and approved by the Municipal Engineer and PMU Safeguard Specialist.
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Regular Construction Progress Reports prepared by the Contractor and submitted to the Municipal Engineer for review, shall contain a section on Environmental, Social and Health and Safety. . An ESHS section of the Progress Report, as well as site monitoring reports will be prepared periodically by the PMU in every site visit conducted and will be revised by the safeguards specialist in the PMU, and submitted to the World Bank (WB) team who will follow up progress of the sub-project.
1.9 Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures (ESMM) for the potential impacts of the proposed sub-project consist of short-term procedures and long-term precautions. For instance, preparation stage may require reviewing and making slight correction on the design in order to incorporate safety requirements for office buildings and public constructions. Actually, such additions may reflect on quantity tables, work contract, and maybe on the total cost of the project. This is just a case if such considerations have not been addressed on project designs. Concerning preparation and construction stage, it is the most expected phase to make adverse impact on surrounding environment despite its short implementation time in comparison with sub-project designed age. Therefore, ESIA focuses more on this critical period and suggests particular mitigation measures to minimize and control potential impacts. Potential impacts and mitigation measures are listed, but are not limited to those in the table below. The contractor is required to prepare a site-specific ESMP (includes health and safety) as well as Traffic Management Plan and these plans will be approved by the Municipal Engineer and the PMU Safeguard Specialist:
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Table (1): ESMP Detailed Tables
IMPACT MITIGATION
MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
Preparation, Excavation,
and General Waste of
Work Site
1. The
contractor must
follow & implement
waste
management
measures included
within ESMP
documents
whenever needed.
2. Re-use of
construction waste
within the work
site, if possible.
3. Collection
of undesired
construction waste
and debris in
specific collection
points in the site
within special
receptacles.
Selection of waste
collection site
must be pre
agreed with the
site supervisor
engineer.
• There
must be a
previous list of
expected waste
during
construction
stage based on
used materials
and involved
equipment.
Decision must
be made about
the most critical
waste to be
monitored
• Waste
collection points
should be
clearly identified
before
launching the
construction
work
• Determin
e which waste
can be left and
The Municipal Engineer will monitor works on a regular basis and prepare weekly progress reports
The
environment
al specialist
in CVDB/ the
Municipal
engineer
- Cost of carrying out
Mitigation Measures by the
Contractor would be already
included in the Bill of
Quantities according to the
different items of
construction, and shall be
monitored by the municipal
engineer and the Safeguards
specialist in CVDB.
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IMPACT MITIGATION
MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
4. Constructio
n work may be
avoided during
rainy periods in
order to avoid
transmitting of
waste and debris.
Whereas all work
materials must be
covered with
proper sheets.
5. Scatter of
waste should be
avoided. While
workers temporary
room in the site
should be supplied
with waste
garbage and
disposal of such
waste must be
done based on
waste type and
quantity, and in
cooperation with
municipal
engineer.
6. Disposal of
all waste must be
done in the landfill
and follow
re-used on site
and which must
be taken
• Monitorin
g form to
include date,
contractor
abidance by
Health and
Safety
measures, any
excavations
found in the site
and any
emerging
matters to be
filled regularly
by the site
engineer and
spot checks by
the
environmental
Safeguards
specialist in
CVDB.
• Monitor
and inspect the
contractor
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
instruction of
construction
permission and
landfill
management
requirements.
7. Liquid
waste like water
needed during
construction
should be
collected on a
separate tank and
water should not
accumulate on
site. Besides,
drainage of water
to outside area is
forbidden.
compliance with
ESIA report
• Recordin
g all work sites,
activity location,
date, time, work
expected period
in each site
• Transpor
tation line and
times of waste
disposal must
be mentioned in
the report, in
collaboration
with the Traffic
Management if
necessary
• Review
all documents
relating to waste
management
and disposal
including
construction
permission
• All
hazardous
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
waste and
disposal
methods should
be mentioned.
Whereas, time
to occur and
sites should be
explained
• Consider
climate
influence and
waste scattering
• Identifyin
g used
equipment,
construction
materials,
trucks, volume
of water
requirement,
and manual
work tools
• Decide
about PPEs
required within
each activity of
waste disposal
and handling.
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IMPACT MITIGATION
MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
• Record
any spill,
accidents,
waste poor
management
during
supervision
visits
• Counting
of workers &
trucks number
and identify their
different waste.
Cost of disposal
must be
mentioned
• Make
photographic
documentation
Soil Compaction &
Contamination
1. Surface
soil can be kept
aside to be used
later within green
spaces
2. Trucks and
involved vehicles
should follow
specific &
identified truck
ways
• Make
sure that soil top
surface has
been removed
aside to be used
later on for
green spaces
purpose
• Identify
the most sites
The Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
The
environment
al specialist
in CVDB/
Municipal
supervisor
engineer
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IMPACT MITIGATION
MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
3. Spill
accidents must be
prohibited. If any
spill accidents
occurs, it should
be cleaned
immediately and
collected in
separate disposal
container.
subject to soil
compaction or
contamination.
And follow
mitigation
measures to
maintain such
impact
• Record
soil collection
containers and
available
garbage in work
site
• Monitorin
g identified
working paths
and workers
compliance to
avoid soil
compaction
• Refer to
ESIA and make
photos
documentation
of soil condition,
as soil tests
must be done
by the
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
contractor in the
design phase.
Air Quality & Noise
Levels
1. Spraying
water on
foundations before
excavation work
takes place. Water
must be used
when there is raise
up of dust like
sand lifting and
handling
2. Spraying of
water may take
place every day to
prevent dust
concentration.
This action might
be required in
many places in
work site
3. Dust and
fine particles
should be always
• Define
air pollution
sources, type,
locations,
remaining time,
weather main
drivers
• Ensure
water is used to
maintain dust
concentration
and scattering
of fine articles
• Ensure
all equipment
and trucks are
in a good
condition and
emission does
not exist
The Municipal Engineer will monitor works ion a regular basis
The
environment
al specialist
in CVDB/
Municipal
supervisor
engineer
Included above
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
within low level
during all
construction
activities
4. Transportat
ion trucks are
preferably
selected based on
motor
performance and
low emission or
filtered exhaust
presence. Old
vehicles & trucks
with high
emissions
shouldnot allowed
to be used
5. Truck
engine must be
switched off when
on site.
6. Noise
barrier should be
constructed
around work area
and should be
high to prevent
noise transmission
and taking
neighboring
• Identify
noise
disturbance
sources,
duration, time,
most affected
group, number
of affected
workers,
mitigation
requirement
(supply workers
with earplugs
when
necessary)
• Make
sure that noise
prevention
measures are
applied. For
instance, noise
barrier and
noise protective
equipment, and
to abide by
allowed time to
work in during
the day.
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
facilities attention,
in particular
nearby school
students.
7. Noise
within work site
can be minimized
by providing
workers with
special equipment
like ears protective
equipment and
masks. Workers in
stone quarry
location must be
provided with
PPEs as well.
8. Transportat
ion of materials
and waste might
be scheduled
during the
afternoon period in
order to avoid
disturbing
neighboring
facilities’ users, as
working hours are
restricted between
6:00 p.m. and 9:00
a.m., and noise
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MEASURES
MONITORING
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY
RESPONSIB
ILITY ESTIMATED COST
levels are NOT to
exceed 55
decibels during the
day and 45
decibels at night.
Transportation of Materials & Storage
1. Materials transferred to the site must be tight well to the truck and covered by an appropriate sheet. 2. Sand is liable to scatter during truck movement. So, water must be sprayed on it and it should be covered by appropriately. 3. Truck back door must be closed during transportation. 4. Materials and equipment storage location must be agreed previously with site engineer. It must not be far from work site location. 5. Separation of materials based
• Identify materials temporary storage locations and make sure such locations are not disturbing construction activities. Also, they must be away of truck & vehicles ways
• All transported materials & waste should be covered with proper sheet. And scattering of waste must be avoided
• Drivers should follow safety procedures when making this task. While all materials
The Municipal Engineerwill monitor activities on a regular basis and as needed.
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
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on their nature and type. 6. Flammable or oil components materials and machinery equipment should not be aggregated with construction or organic materials. Materials on storage location must be covered with suitable plastic wrap and surrounded by short stones wall to prevent weathering and rainfall effects
should be tight well to the truck
• Water might be used to prevent scattering of sand during transportation
• Identify truck routes, truck condition, materials type, applied safety procedures.
• Temporary storage location must address protection against rain & weather conditions. Materials should be covered and surrounded by short traditional wall and drainage channels
• Materials should be stored in compatible group. Flammable materials should
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be separate from other construction materials Smoking is not allowed in storage locations
Health and Safety Impacts
. Contractor
Prepares a site-
specific ESMP
(includes H&S) to
fulfill contractual
obligations to
protect workers
and the public and
to comply with
Jordanian Laws
2. The contractor is required to have a code of conduct covering worker interactions with the community, including children. The Code of Conduct is applicable to all of its workers as well as subcontractors. 3. All workers
including
subcontractors,
are required to
• Monitor implementation of the contractor’s plan that defines& anticipates work potential hazards, health hazards, and work place safety measures.
• Make sure all required PPEs are available and workers are assigned based on physical condition capacity
• Work site must provide protection against any risk and work hazards. Any
The Municipal Engineer will follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
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acknowledge that
training in the
code of conduct
has been
received.
1. 2. The location of electrical power line and cables must be determined before digging and excavation work takes place (in our case, the Electric Convertor in the site should by isolated by a wall to avoid any accidents) 3. Work sites must be clean and orderly. While all site surface must be kept dry. Otherwise, proper means might be taken to assure the surface is slip-resistant. 4. Items and materials that are not required during work hours must
indicator of potential injury exposure must be recorded
• Check out scaffolds, ladders, floors, openings, and machinery used in this construction
• Inspect any potential threat of involved equipment on project’s components. In addition , equipment must be checked up to make sure they are in a good condition and they are safe to be used
• Inspect the existence of firefighting agents and workers ability to handle fire extinguishers. Make sure First Aid Box is on site
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be removed from the work site 5. PPEs are necessary during all times of work. Hardhats, proper safety shoes, inspiration masks, and ear protective tools should be worn by workers. Moreover, safety devices during indoor work like electrical connection, painting, and plastering work are all required. 6. Storing debris and waste safely and removing them immediately from the construction site. 7. All construction safety requirements must be addressed in this project. Workplace injury must be avoided and the contractor is responsible to follow up safety
• Ensure the availability of PPEs for handling chemical & painting substances. While such materials should be labeled with explanation about its contents and use requirements
• All electrical connections and involved devices must be evaluated and protective measures of applying those devices must be attached to product boxes
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procedures, as well as providing basic medical services and supplies to workers 8. Workers must be careful when working near floor and ground openings. While, openings should be marked and easily identified by all workers and drivers. 9. Bending & forming of construction steel must be done with care and high safety measures application. Suitable manual tools and safety protective agents must be applied during this work 10. All aisles and passageways must be identified and marked. 11. Lifting and moving of heavy objects should be done by
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mechanical devices. 12. Ladders & scaffolds must be checked out each time before climbing. Damaged ladders & scaffolds should never be used. 13. If metal ladders & scaffolds are to be used, they must be checked up on corrosion and they must be isolated from communication with any electrical connections 14. There must be rain clear paths and proper drainage system to avoid accumulation of rain water on site. 15. All electrical power supplies and connections must be grounded while dangerous voltage and current must be isolated by
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covers & enclosures. 16. All painting and chemical containers must be labeled and workers must be aware how to handle those materials. Leaking containers should not be accepted while workers should not pour paint remaining onto ground. There must be sealed containers to collect and dispose such substances. 17. There must be a washing tank on site to wash manual and work tools at the end of each working day. 18. Firefighting equipment and fire extinguishers should be available while workers must be trained to handle fire prevention cylinders.
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19. Smoking is not allowed at site. Disposal of cigarettes may lead to break out of fire. 20. All drivers and workers must be trained about environment and safety measures
Safety of Transportation 1. All drivers
should drive safely
2. Transportat
ion’s instruction
and signs must be
posted on site,
and the contractor
shall ensure that
roads remain open
to traffic during
construction
activities.
3. Drivers
must follow a limit
speed. 30-45 km/
h might be a good
acceptable limit.
4. Drivers
must avoid driving
and transporting
materials & waste
during rush time.
• Make
sure drivers are
driving safely
and following
traffic safety
measures
• Ensuring
their compliance
towards
preventing
waste scattering
• Check
out trucks and
vehicles applied
speed based on
mitigation
measures
recommendatio
n and record
any violation on
this regard
The Municipal engineer will monitor works on a regular basis.
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Contractor shall submit a Traffic Management Plan to be approved by the municipal engineer and the Safeguards specialist in CVDB,
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5. Vehicles
must follow
specific routes and
avoid obstructing
traffic
6. During
transportation all
transported
materials and
equipment must
be tight well to the
truck and waste
scattering is not
accepted
7. Trucks &
vehicle must be
switched off when
on site
8. Drivers
should avoid
passing near to
flammable source
and smoking is not
recommended
when driving
9. All
materials should
be covered and
sand may require
spraying water
• Ensure
all requirements
mentioned on
mitigation
measures table
are followed
accordingly.
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before covering
with a sheet.
Management of Workers temporary room in the site
1. Management of workers room and all potential waste must be maintained through direct supervision of site engineer and the Environmental specialist in CVDB. 2. Room must be established on free space area and should be near project’s location 3. It must be supplied with solid waste storage tank that must be connected to the local network or to separate sink. Design of this system and disposal process should be discussed & agreed with municipal supervisor engineer.
• Ensure the room is equipped with suitable wastewater system and connected to local network or waste is disposed regularly through a special tank
• Identify waste produced from the room and number of residents
• Ensure hygienic condition of the room and the supply of adequate water sources for cooking and washing purposes
• Make sure workers are not using facilities of surrounding
The Municipal Engineerwill follow up on a regular basis.
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
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4. If kitchen to be included in this container, there must be gray tank to collect water of kitchen activities considering use of water for existing trees and nearby green spaces. While organic waste should be collected and disposed of outside the site in designated garbage containers. 5. There should be a temporary tank within the room area to be used for washing purpose.
6. All safety procedures of temporary establishment must be taken into account when constructing this room, such as adequate signage, lighting devices, barriers
employees and guards
• Identify waste disposal methods
• Identify garbage and containers used to collect waste.
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and safe drinking water.
Public Health of Workers 1. Work assignment is preferably given based on physical condition and worker’s capability 2. The contractor must cover health insurance of workers during work 3. Temporary room in the site must be comfortable and hygienic conditions should be monitored by site engineer 4. Workers are prohibited to directly communicate with chemical substance like painting materials. Therefore, workers with allergy should not handle cement and concrete materials.
• Make sure worker is assigned based on physical condition and qualification
• First aid box availability
• Medical checkup is recommended
• Workers with allergy to any of materials of construction should not be working and if there is simple allergy to concrete or cement materials then worker must not communicate with such substances
• Make sure all workers are health ensured by the contractor.
The Municipal Engineerwill follow up on a regular basis.
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
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5. Smoking must be avoided when on work 6. First Aid Box should be available during all construction phases.
Socio-Economic Development
1. Nearby residents and work site near houses must be given priority when selecting local labors, within the labor intensive arrangements to be implemented under MSSRP project. This activity shall be monitored by the ILO specialist in the MSSRP project regularly. 2. Workers should not disturb employees of nearby agencies. 3. The contractor must follow engineering design of the project and use entrances pointed by the site engineer.
• Ensure the involvement of local labors in this project and nearby residents and workers should be given priority when handling this work
• Workers must not disturb nearby residents and employees
• Purchasing materials required during construction from nearby markets and shops.
The Municipal Site Engineer will follow up on a regular basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
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4. Materials required for work activities can be purchased from near shops and markets unless such materials are not available in this area or their prices are not reasonable.
Workplace Hazards &
Health
1. All electrical and
electronic cables,
and equipment
must be designed
to provide
personal
protection while
cables must be
covered and
prove high
resistance to
electricity
fluctuation and
voltage variations
2. Parking area
should be
identified with
marked lines and
blocks
• There must be
always an
inspection of
the following;
• Storage room
and storage
materials
condition
• Fire
extinguishers
and validation
of hydrants
• All electrical
cable and
uncovered
connections
• Stability of
involved
supplies and
materials
Over project designed age
Municipality No Cost. Measures should be applied only
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3. Municipalit
y should make
regular inspection
of firefighting
extinguishers.
This action might
be conducted
twice a year to
ensure validation
of fire
extinguishers
4. Handling and
storing of
chemical
substances &
cleaning
materials should
follow official
safety & health
precautions
5. It is always
recommended to
equip
constructions and
office building with
First Aid Box
Corridors and
aisles must not be
• First aid box
availability
• Following
other
procedures
mentioned in
ESIA.
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used for storage
purposes
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Implementation of mitigation measures during the construction phase is the responsibility of the contractor and cost of these interventions should be part of the Bill of Quantities tables and highlighted clearly in the special conditions of the contract prior to announcing project tender. Whereas, Ramtha municipality is fully responsible to carry out mitigation measures during the operation phase. In fact, these actions will not require a significant budget and such expenditures might be incorporated within the annual budget of the municipality. 1.10 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan Ensuring and monitoring the application of mitigation measures during preparation, construction, and operation phase is the responsibility of Ramtha municipality. Direct supervision of construction activities will be carried out by the municipal engineer, under the direct supervision of the safeguards specialist in the PMU who will be in charge to monitor and record work activities by following monitoring activities included in ESMP. The safeguards specialist will monitor the application of environmental and social mitigation measures and result of monitoring activities should be reflected in quarterly reports according to contract conditions and site works performance. In case monitoring report indicates neglect or careless behavior from the contractor side, direct suggestions and correction actions should be delivered to the contractor and labors as well. Such recommendations should follow ESIA and ESMP suggested measures included already in these documents.
Entity Responsibility Frequency
MoMA PMU overall supervision on sub-project implementation
Monthly
CVDB / Safeguards specialist and supervision engineers
monitoring of environmental, social and health and safety performance of contractor and municipal engineer including implementation of site-specific ESMP application in the site
Weekly
Ramtha Municipality / Engineers Oversight of contractor Environmental, Social Health and Safety Performance in accordance with contractual obligations and site-specific ESMPand preparation of progress reports
Daily
Contractor Implementation of sub-project in accordance with contractual obligations and site specific ESMP (includes HS) Plan
Daily
1.11 Public Consultations
Public consultations for the proposed sub-project could be categorized in three parts: (i) community
consultations with the purpose of achieving/confirming the top prioritized sub-projects for proposal to
receive funding for implementation under MSSRP Municipal Grants allocation; (ii) community consultations
to discuss potential social and environmental impacts during the construction phase and proposed
mitigation measures; and (iii) a consultation meeting to discuss with the community, especially
marginalized groups including females, youth, disabled, Syrians, and others, the proposed design scheme
of the government complex. The latter was organized to ensure such community groups have the
opportunity to influence the final design of the proposed sub-project in a manner that provides them with
a more effective use and accessibility, and to take into consideration their specific concerns, if any.
• Community prioritization consultations:
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Sub-project selection included conducting consultations with several groups and potential direct
beneficiaries and end users of the sub-project. During the sub-projects prioritization process, seven
community consultation sessions were conducted in Ramtha municipality, which included youth, both
Jordanian and Syrian, women, people with disabilities, local council female members, and of course men,
with a total number of 333 participants in all the sessions. Afinal comprehensive public consultation session
was conducted in May, 2018 in which most of the participants voted for the Governmental Complex project
as their top ranked priority. Those detailed Community Consultation sessions can be found in the ARRAP
document which was prepared for the purpose of economic displacement of five identified PAPs, and in
Annex 1, as well.
• Consultations to discuss Impacts and Mitigation Measures:
On January13th, 2019 a specific environmental and social consultation session was conducted in Ramtha
municipality in which attendants from the private sector, government sector, NGOs, women and charity
associations were given a rapid and short explanation about general activities of this sub-project, its social
and economic benefits, the environmental and social impacts it may have and the suggested mitigation
measures to minimize those impacts.
Attendants expressed their enthusiasm and full support for the construction of the Governmental Complex.
No concerns were raised except for the quality of the engineering work to be done, which shall be closely
monitored by the supervising engineers whether from the PMU or municipality to get the best performance
and abidance to laws and regulations by the contractor. Attendants of the January 13, 2019 consultation
meeting included:
1. Ramtha mayor and municipal staff 2. Deputy Director of MSSRP 3. Safeguards specialist in PMU 4. Community Outreach specialist in PMU 5. Procurement and supervisor engineer in PMU
Summary Report and Attendance sheet is found in Annex 3.
The ESIA also included carrying out a visual observation for existing natural resources and economical
elements within the area of the proposed sub-project. Moreover, consultation contained documenting
positive feedback from the attendants and including their suggestions, comments, and concerns about this
sub-project. One of the main concerns indicated by the consultation participants was related to the
temporary potential environmental impacts during construction stage with some comments regarding the
traffic congestion that the sub-project may cause. The attendants suggested increasing the number of
parking spaces in the intended sub-project or making an agreement with the Ministry of Transport to
provide more buses for Ramtha municipality to minimize the usage of cars. Both of these
recommendations are under consideration by the Municipality. Mitigation measures to minimize potential
environmental impacts were explained in this consultation meeting, as well as a follow up dedicated
meeting which was organized on April 15, 2019, to discuss with the community members the design
aspects of the proposed governmental complex.
• Community Consultation to Discuss the Design aspects of the proposed sub-project
As mentioned earlier, a dedicated consultation meeting which was organized on April 15, 2019, to
discuss with the community members the proposed design aspects of the governmental complex. The
meeting focused on representatives of women organizations, youth representatives, and representatives
of disabled Societies and other community representatives, including elders. During this meeting, the
governmental complex design engineer provided an overview of the layout and objective of each of the
planned complex floors. The Project Management Unit also reiterated the potential social and
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environmental impacts described in the ESIA and proposed mitigation measures, to confirm awareness of
the community. Attendees renewed their overwhelming support to see this sub-project being implemented.
They also provided a set of recommendations under discussion by the Municipality and the design
engineer. Some of these recommendations included: (i) creating space for day-care services which would
benefit female staff in the building who are parents of children in the pre-school stage; (ii) providing a
separate entrance to the section hosting the public court (one of the government agencies that will move
into this complex), to protect the privacy of court users; (iii) provision of multiple staircases and multiple
elevators in different sections of the building, a recommendation which has already been considered in
the design; (iv) ensuring proper lighting exposure in the building, leaving no dark, or badly-lit areas; (v)
provision of facilitates for public use during waiting hours, including prayer rooms for males and females,
restaurant and food catering services. In addition, the meeting recommended reaching an agreement with
the construction contractor to include, as much as practically possible, unemployed engineers/graduates
from Ramtha to provide site supervision support. The meeting attendees and summary as well as the
answers and recommendations from both the municipal staff and the engineering design office are
provided in Annex 4.Those recommendations shall be taken into account, alongside technical and
financial considerations, through conducting documented meetings with the design office to modify any
potential changes in the final detailed design phase before tendering, and revising the tendering
documents thoroughly by a technical committee that has members of the Safeguards Specialist,
Procurement Specialist and ILO representative, to guarantee that all safeguards aspects mentioned in the
ESMP are taken into consideration, including the costing of all mitigation measures that need to be clear
for the contractor. This will be reflected in the Progress Reports provided to the Bank and donors, and
upon any request at any time.
Conclusion:
The construction of the Governmental Complex in Ramtha municipality will definitely lead to temporary
(but not adverse) impact on local environment especially during construction stage. Whereas, construction
of this project is not expected to contribute in creating adverse impact on social side. In fact, Social and
Economic returns of this project are high and beneficial compared to current situation. Such benefits can
be summarized as below:
1. Providing Ramtha municipality with an appropriate place to practice daily work without paying any rent that can be used in providing other services for the benefit of the people. 2. Providing a space for the community through the construction of the multipurpose hall to host its social (and others) events 3. Facilitating dealings and transactions between Ramtha municipality and other nearby authorities; 4. Gathering & increasing number of employees in one place which is expected to improve the sale rate of surrounding markets and shops. 5. Decrease the time and effort on people in doing their routines and governmental paper work. On the other hand, potential environmental impact of the project is localized, temporary, and can be
mitigated through implementing mitigation measures and procedures included in ESMP.
Therefore, this sub-project can be implemented BUT with application of mitigation measures mentioned
in this document, and application of ARRAP document that includes compensation packages for the 5
Project Affected People (PAPs) identified, as a result of the economic displacement that occurred during
the preparation phase of the sub-project. The ESIA/ESMP will be included as an integral part of the tender
documents. Also, the contractor shall be requested, through the Contract Particular Conditions, to submit
a site specific Environmental and Social Health and Safety Plan. This Plan will be reviewed and approved
by the Municipal Site Engineer and PMU Safeguards specialist after having also received the World Bank
approval, and as an indicative measure for the sub-project.
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Chapter 2
Sub-project Description
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Figure (2): Front view of the expected sub-project
The sub-project is a construction of a governmental complex in Ramtha municipality that will have a multi-
purpose hall, offices for the municipality and offices of other governmental entities that will pay rent for the
municipality. This building
The project is located in Abu Basal Sharqi area, within Ramtha municipality which is located in the Northern
part of Jordan in Irbid governorate, and in direct contact with the Syrian border.
The project is a governmental complex that shall consist of 7 (seven) floors in its final stage: a Basement
that shall be used as a multi-purpose hall for the municipality in conducting its meetings and official use,
with an area of 1250 m2. A Ground floor that contains the offices of the municipality, with an area of 1250
m2, as well. The other 5 (five) floors shall be offices rented by the governmental entities, according to
certain legal contracts with the municipality, with an average wage of 30 (thirty) JDs per m2 a year.
The design of the building, checked by the Safeguards specialist includes also several entrances, along
with passages and bathroomsfor people with special needs, as well as some green areas in different parts
of the building.
In general, launching construction stage of this sub-project depends upon delivering project technical
documents including Environmental & Social Impact Assessment study (ESIA) that must address project
potential impacts on environment and local residents. In addition, this study should include required
measures and recommend practical methods to avoid and minimize that impact. Also, an ARAP document
was prepared as a result of an economic displacement action that was caused by the sub-project
preparation phase.
General components of the sub-project can be summarized as the following;
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1. Construction of the main building of the Complex
2. Gates and fences construction and people with special needs entrances,
3. Construction of free and parking areas,
4. Green spaces,
5. Water and sanitation network,
6. Facilities and services connections,
7. Safety and traffic signboards installation,
8. Indoors and finishing works,
9. Generator and power supply room to be connected with the electrical generator which is already present
in the land,
10. Security room,
11. Sidewalk and onsite pavement works, and
12. Others
2.1 Sub-project objectives The main objective of constructing this governmental complex is to have the municipality offices and other
governmental entities’ offices gathered in one building, so as to minimize time and effort needed by citizens
in achieving their paper work. Extra income for the municipality will be available due to rent amounts paid
by the different governmental entities for the municipality. A multi-purpose hall is another benefit that the
sub-project is intended to have as well.
2.2Location The subproject land is almost located in the middle of Ramtha city with 80 m along the main street of
Alsakhrat Almusharifa as shown in Figure 1. The availability of public transportation raises the strategic
importance of the proposed land, which is the most appropriate land for constructing such a complex. The
municipality owns other lands but is far away from the center of the city. This specific site was chosen
years ago, since 2011, and People would only need one transportation to get there minimizing the cost
and effort. The existing Governmental agencies are spread in different locations around the city in which
traffic jam could be a serious problem. In addition, most of the city population works in public sector
agencies. Gathering such population in one place could achieve the social feasibility of the proposed
subproject. The location of the proposed land is also near very important governmental buildings such as
schools, healthcare center and Public Park. The coordinate of the land (32.55905815, 36.00076154) could
be used to observe clearer information about neighboring land properties. Such importance makes the
subproject socially feasible.
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Figure (3): the locationof the proposed landusing the Department of Land And Survey website
Table (2): Sub-Project Land Basic Information
Parameter Value
Governorate Irbid governorate
City Al Ramtha
Land number 161
Neighborhood 29
Total Area(m2) 6,186.00
Near the Location 1. Comprehensive health center. 2. Musab bin Omair Secondary School for Boys. 3. Ramtha Health Directorate. 4. IbnHazm Elementary School. 5. Public Park.
On Main Street Yes, AlSakhrat Almusharifa St.
2.3 Project Size & Land Requirements
The size area of this project is around 6,000 m2. This size contains land required to construct the main
building of Ramtha Governmental Complex. It is expectedthat,this sub-project will be constructed over 12
months since signing the contract.
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2.4 Land Ownership & Current Land Use
Land Ownership: The land is owned by Jordanian Treasury/MoMA, and re-assigned for the purpose of
building a governmental complex in Ramtha municipality and under the Public Building Regulation of
Ministry of Municipal Affairs, with a total area of 6134 m2. A formal letter was issued by MoMA to the Land
and Survey Department to speed the designation process. The approval is provided in the letter from the
Land and Survey Department.
As for the land use of project site, this location is currently free from any activities. A kiosk was evicted
from the land of the sub-project which resulted in triggering WB Resettlement Policy 4.12 and an ARAP
was conducted for this case of economic displacement.
Figure (4): View of sub-project construction area
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Figure (5): Electrical convertor in the land of the sub-project
2.5 Project Activities &Expected Equipment
Establishment of this sub-project will require conducting many activities during the different stages of
implementation. Interventions during each proposed phase is detailed in the following tables;
No Phase Details Equipment& Expected Materials
01 Site preparation
This phase will include (but not limited to) making the following;
• Making studies and site investigations
• Drawing site’s maps, designs, and related documents
• Reviewing and correction of designs to include safety measures
• Identification of site possible materials to be kept in site during construction
• Making list of materials & involved equipment
• Preparation of time framework & work plan
• Site delivery
• Papers & administrative work requirements
• PC & office programs application
• Survey, field visit, and making rapid inventory work
• Plastic collection bags, boxes, wood cutting machines, and PPEs.
• Manual construction tools, heavy truck for site leveling, and digging work equipment.
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No Phase Details Equipment& Expected Materials
• Identify waste collection points, construction work route, and site exits.
• Removal of exist waste, trees, and undesired debris
• Site leveling works
02 Construction phase
This stage includes the following activities;
• Excavation & fill up activities
• Concrete works
• Construction & buildings works
• Plastering works
• Flooring & slab works
• Rain water drainage works
• Carpentry work
• Painting
• Water & sanitation works
• Electricity works
• Decoration
• Furniture & building supplies installation
Out& Indoor activities;
• Fences & gates work
• Free spaces work
• Garden & site pavement work
• Water supply & sanitation activities
• Electricity & external lamps work
• Instruction boards & traffic signs
• Construction of gray water tank
• Solar energy installation
• Ventilators designs
• Line phone & internal communication network
• All electrical works
• Safety applications work
• Installation of firefighting systems & equipment
This intensive phase will involve using different kind of materials and equipment like the following;
• Establishment of temporary noise barrier and fences around work area
• Applying heavy trucks &machines such as bulldozer, excavation axe tools forklift, concrete mixer machine, cranes, and Transportation means
• Construction materials &manual construction tools.
• Materials and equipment like cement, stones, construction’s steel, water, sand, breaks, water plastic tubes, ladders, scaffolds, ropes, and wood are involved when making this part
• Local and intensive labor is required in collaboration with the ILO
• Establishing worker’s room and its supplies including waste disposal receptacles
• Supplying the site with washing water temporary tank & waste collection bags,
• Construction the site with water designs & irrigation equipment
• Sanitation connections &storage tank of solid waste
• Place room for the site engineer
• Plantation& garden work
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No Phase Details Equipment& Expected Materials
• Painting materials and involved chemical substances
• Electricity & electronic work devices
• Installation of safety supplies
• Materials & equipment related to plastering works
• Cables and site gates installation
• Others
03 Operation phase
Activities of this stage can be summarized as below ;
• Authority Daily work
• Holding meetings & related workshops
• Documentation & archiving authority documents
• Preparation of studies
• Correspondence & coordination works
• Storage of authority supplies &equipment
• Printing, copying, and administrative office works
• Traffic & parking of the municipality’s vehicles
• Maintaining &preparation of out spaces
• Frequent operation of electricity generator
• Activities related to maintenance & operation
• kiosks for different services
• Communication & training
• Security & secretary works
• Toilette & water cycle uses
• Oil & lubricant frequent change
• Cleaning and building arrangement
During this period, materials & work requirements may include the following;
• Materials related to administrative work & offices activities
• Cleaning substances & furniture purification Using equipment like;
• copy machines& scanners
• PC s & printers
• Internet & communication network
• Faxes, phones, and servers
• Equipment related to municipality main duties
Table (3): Sub-project’s Activities and Equipment
2.6 Environmental & Social Assessment and Review Process
In order to prepare and review the environmental and social investigations required for this sub-project,
Ramtha municipality and the PMU follow and adopt the below activities and policies;
Phase Activities Condition Responsibility
Screening & preparation of ESIA’s outlines
- Investigation of ESIA study scope - Meeting related stakeholders and involved agencies - Making an initial site visit &gathering available
documents
Done PMU / Municipality
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Phase Activities Condition Responsibility
- Identification of issues and applicable safeguard policies in regards to kiosk issue and preparation of ARAP document
- Investigating related studies and project’s documents
- Categorization - Making study action plan
Conducting ESIA/ESMP
- Conducting field visit and project site investigation - Conduct consultations with affected groups&
beneficiaries - Outline findings of meetings &site documentation - Making ESIA/ ESMP draft
Done PMU
Review of ESIA draft
- Review of ESIA draft - Review of ESMP tables - Discuss comments with municipality
Done Municipality / Safeguards specialist in PMU
Comments incorporation and final pre review of final document
- Integration of municipality comments and discussion of all critical points related to ESIA’s study
- Improving ESIA draft and revising its contents - Reviewing of ESIA & ESMP all chapters
Done Safeguards specialist in PMU
Preparation of final study of ESIA/ ESMP
- Making the final ESIA and ESMP report - Review of ESIA, ESMP final document - Incorporation of PMU final comments and
suggestions
Done Safeguards specialist in PMU
Approval of ESIA & ESMP final report
- Consent of ESIA & ESMP study - Submission of the final document of ESIA/EMP to
the WB - Formal acceptance of the study by the World Bank
team - Printing out the document and providing the client
with required copies
Upcoming /The WB team/ PMU
Disclosure of ESIA & ESMP
- Disclosure of ESIA on project Website - Making information letter to related agencies&
involved parties
Upcoming PMU / Municipality
Procurement of work contract and incorporation of ESIA measures
- Incorporation of ESIA/ ESMP measures in the work contract documents
- Announcing project tender documents and bids qualifications
- Signing with the contractor
Upcoming CVDB / Municipality
Implementation & Monitoring
- Construction of the project with mitigation measures included in ESIA/ESMP document
- Monitoring & reporting applications of work mitigation measures
- Reviewing field monitoring reports - Submission of final reports to the WB
Upcoming PMU / Municipality
Table (4): Environmental and Social Assessment and Review Process
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Chapter 3
Existing Environment and Baseline Data
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3.1 Geology & Soils
Irbid governorate, in which Ramtha municipality lies, is situated the Yarmouk River Basin that covers an area of about 1160 km2. The headwaters of the basin fall in the Ajloun highlands south of Irbid, but the Yarmouk River itself begins permanent flow at WadiShallaleh near the Syrian border. The geology is dominated by Upper Cretaceous limestone with sinkholes mixed with marl in the lower formation sand chert in the upper formations. Finally, early in the rifting and uplift process, volcanism led to basalt flow along much of the northern part of that area. However, project location has no indication of soil contamination or soil erosion to be mentioned in this study, while top soil might be removed aside to be used later within green spaces and may be for garden purposes, as it has significant agricultural values.
3.2 Water Resources & Hydrogeology
Generally, Jordan’s primary sources of water are aquifers and basins fed and recharged through annual rainfall. The groundwater resources are subdivided into groundwater basins on the bases of natural boundaries and administrative boundaries. The Yarmouk Basin in which Ramtha municipality lies, is considered the largest as it covers an area of about 1,500 km2. This area has a semiarid climate of the Mediterranean Sea region with a limited amount of rainfall and high temperatures. Meteorological records collected by the Jordan Meteorological Department at Irbid station in the North, gave the mean annual rainfall and temperatures as 410mm and 18degrees C. Depletion of this valuable and scarce resource may be inevitable due to the increase in population, especially after the Syrian crisis, and the misuse and mismanagement of water resources.
3.3 Air Quality & Noise level In general, current activities in the sub-project area are not considered to make adverse impacts on air quality or contribute in disturbance of noise levels since existing investments are simple and involvement of industrial complicated processes and large equipment are not accounted. However, this sub-project is expected to temporarily increase dust concentration and disturb noise level during construction stage, especially for the students in the nearby schools and the visitors of the health center near the site, IF mitigation measures that are explained in details and included in this document are not taken into consideration.
3.4 Flora & Fauna
Based on site investigation and field visit for sub-project area, the site is clear from perceptible diversity
while unique and endangered species are not known to exist in the area and were not observed during
the field visit, even no trees exist in the site except for a few bushes -of species which are common in the
project’s area- that were removed when the kiosk was demolished, these bushes are common in the area
and have no special biological significance.
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Figure (6): Bushes and existing species in the site
3.5 Wetlands & Protected Areas There are no wetlands or protected areas recorded in the sub-project area.
3.6 Population With a population of approximately 165,000, Ramtha city is the second largest city in Irbid Governorate.
However, the total population in the project area is estimated to be around 5,000 people as a maximum
and most of them are not living permanently in this place. This number is of students and school staff in
the nearby schools, employees of the comprehensive health center and health directorate near the site,
as well as the local people and citizens who live in the adjacent area and may use the amusement park
which is located near the site as well. In addition, small number of surrounding residents is included to
figure out the total number of area population and to identify the most affected groups of project
construction and operation activities.
3.7 Services & Facilities Since this sub-project is located in an urban city, services such as public water networks,
telecommunication, electricity, roads network, sanitation services, and education and health centers are
all available in the sub-project’s area. In addition, facilities like transportation means and private business
are available in this area.
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3.8 History, Heritage, and Touristic Sites
Field visits and site investigation indicate the absence of historical and heritage culture elements in this
site while touristic sites are not recorded. Therefore, the proposed sub-project has no impact on this
domain.
3.9 Climate & Topography There is no weather station to give accurate data about climate parameters on sub-project’s location.
Generally, Ramtha climate is characterized by its moderate temperature and moderate rainfall patterns.
Topography of sub-project’s site is part of Ramtha city that is located in the far northwest of Jordan, with
a population of approximately 165,000, making it the second largest city in Irbid Governorate. The city
experiences a Mediterranean climate with relatively hot summers and cold winters. Sub-project location is
a flat and urban open area with no adjacent hills and height features.
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Chapter 4
Legal and Institutional Framework
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4.1 Jordanian Environmental Regulations
The Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) was established in 2003 as Jordan’s lead institution for
environmental management, with one of its responsibilities to coordinate national efforts to protect the
environment. Jordan has an extensive web of laws and regulations pertaining to environmental protection
and management. The following regulations have been initially identified to discuss within the framework
of the legal requirements for the project and accordingly the ESIA study.
Law of Environmental Protection, No. 52 of 2006, went into effect in the Official Local
Newspaper on Oct. 16, 2006:
The provisions under this Law include the requirement to protect the environment and all of its elements;
the requirement to set policies for the protection of the environment and the preparation of plans for such
policies; the requirement to monitor elements of the environment; the requirement to set principles for the
handling of harmful substances; approval for the establishment of natural reserves, national parks, and
their management and supervision; the requirement to issue environmental emergency plans; and the
monitoring and inspection of projects and facilities to ensure that they are in compliance with Jordanian
standard specifications. As per the law, MoEnv is responsible for setting Jordan’s environmental protection
policy, monitoring activities, coordinating national efforts for environmental protection, and preparing
environmental contingency plans.
• Article 7 of the law assigns the MoEnv with the environmental monitoring and inspection
responsibilities, and grants its employees the right to enter any facility for inspection needs;
• Article 13 sets the requirements for conducting Environmental Impact Assessment for projects;
• An Environmental Protection Fund was established under articles 16 and 17 and sets fees for
violation of its provision, terms for delegation of authority, and the operation of environmental non-
governmental organizations in Jordan. Finally, it lists the regulations that should be issued in accordance
to the law .
Of the required 12 regulations set by law; the following regulations have already been issued: marine
and coastal environment; environment protection from pollution in emergency cases; air protection;
nature reserves and national parks; management, transport and handling of harmful and hazardous
substances; management of solid wastes; environmental impact assessment; and soil protection.
Many other agencies retain their environmental responsibilities and structures. Environmental sections
and departments are present in a number of institutions such as the Ministry of Water and Irrigation,
Water Authority of Jordan, and Ministry of Health, among others .Institutions that do not have dedicated
environmental departments often resort to naming environmental focal points whose responsibilities
often include liaising with institutions on issues that pertain to both their respective agencies’ mandate
and the environment .
Furthermore, Article 23 mandates MoEnv to issue a number of bylaws which include natural reserves
and national parks. To date, the following by-laws have been issued :
• EIA regulation No. 37 for the year 2005 ;
• Noise Level Control Regulation for the year 2003;
• Hazardous Waste Management and Handling Regulation for the year 2003;
• Regulation for the Control of the Use of Ozone Depleting Materials for the year 2003 ;
• Regulation for the Management, Transport and Handling of dangerous and Hazardous Materials
number 24 for the year 2005 ;
• Public Heath Law (No. 54, 2002);
• Water Authority Law (No. 18, 1988) and related standards;
• Regulations for protection of birds and wildlife and roles covering their hunting (No. 113, 1973);
• The Antiquities Law (No. 21, 1988);
• Civil Defense Law (No. 18, 1999);
• Traffic Law No. 47, 2001;
• Labor Law;
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• Penalty Law (No. 16, 1960);
• Ministry of Agriculture Law (No. 44, 2002);
• Natural Resources Authority Laws 2002;
• Jordanian Standards for Air Pollution (JS 1189/2006);
• Handling and discharge of used oil by-law of 2003;
• Natural Reserves and national parks by-law (No, 29, 2005); and
• Soil protection by-law (No.25, 2005)
4.2 Jordanian Environmental Impact Assessment Policy
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key tool to ensure that decisions taken at the legislative and
regulatory level are actually executed and built into the design and implementation of development
projects.
All development projects (including this project), regardless of EIA classification, must adhere to the
Jordanian Standards in regards to air, emission, water, wastewater reuse; industrial and municipal
discharge, in case triggered by the project. Requirements in the General Conditions of the FIDIC are
applied.
The Municipality as local executing agency must consult and refer to several Jordanian governmental
institutions, regulatory authorities as well as other stakeholders from public & private sector several times
during the clearance process to ensure environmental compliance; others must be approached prior to
construction to take permissions.
4.3World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards Policies
The World Bank (WB) has ten operational safeguard policies that apply to various development projects
that the Bank is either implementing or funding. The purpose of these policies is to prevent and mitigate
negative social and environmental impacts of development projects. At the same time, these policies aim
to increase socio-eco returns of constructed project on people and local environment through investigating
and ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of development project and implementing proper mitigation
measures to leave no adverse impact of the project.
The table below liststheWorldBank10 safeguard policies which shall be considered when conducting ESIA
study for development projects;
No. Policy Reference Applicable to Ramtha sub-project
1 Environmental Assessment OP / BP / 4.01 Yes
2 Involuntary Resettlement OP / BP/ 4.12 Yes
3 Natural Habitats OP / BP 4.04 No
4 Cultural Property OP 4.11 No
5 Pest Management OP 4.09 No
6 Indigenous Peoples OP 4.10 No
7 Forestry OP / BP 4.36 No
8 Safety of Dams OP / BP 4.37 No
9 Projects in Disputed Areas OP / BP / 7.60 No
10 Projects on International Waterways OP / BP / 7.50 No
Table (5):Safeguards Policies of the Bank
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MSSRP would include small-scale investments in eligible municipalities selected based on the positive list
and pre-approved selection criteria. During the implementation process, some negative environmental
impacts which are easily mitigated may occur due to construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of sub-
projects. As a result, MSSRP is rated a category “B” in accordance with World Bank Operational Policy
4.01 (January 1998).
It is, anticipated that subprojects activities will have some negative environmental impacts which will need
to be managed. The ESMF is therefore a precautionary measure and details steps to be undertaken for
each specific category of investment through preparation of subproject specific environmental and social
management plans.
In the case of Ramtha municipality sub-project; the Governmental Complex, it is a category B, which needs
ESIA including site-specific ESMP as the appropriate tool to implement this project, so that any significant
environmental or social impacts can be mitigated properly.
4.4Gap analysis between Jordanian Legislations and the World Bank Policies
In Jordan, the national regulations define a list of projects that must conduct a comprehensive Environment
and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). In addition, through the screening processes, unlisted projects
could be required to conduct an ESIA if they prove to have significant negative environmental impacts.
Further, the Jordanian regulations divide the projects into three categoriesthat correspond roughly to the
three categories of the World Bank (i.e. A,B,C) .
It should be noted that an ESIA was not required for this sub-project under Jordanian national regulations.
In accordance with the Project’s Environmental and Social Management Framework, the sub-project was
screened and was considered Category B as the potential for impacts on the environment and human
populations are considered less adverse than for a Category A project. The impacts are considered site-
specific, and mitigation measures can be designed to address them. Accordingly, this ESIA was prepared,
with emphasis on the ESMP.
Many features of the Jordanian EA system are compatible with the World Bank EA Policy (OP 4.01). These
features are: (i) screening; (ii) scoping; (iii) ESIA report content; (iv) content of the Environment and Social
Management Plan; (v) provisions for appeal; and (vi) requirements for monitoring and evaluation.
As for the World Bank Resettlement Policy 4.12, which implies that affected persons by any project
implementation must be compensated based on a socio-economic study conducted by a third party or
consultant. According to Jordanian Laws and regulations of land acquisition, the government has the right
to use up to 25% of any citizen’s property, in case a project is intended to use this property and has an
added value to the whole area, such as opening new roads that can add extra value to the land as the
services shall be provided through this road to the area.
While the Bank’s policy for involuntary resettlement distinguishes between compensation for expropriated
assets and rehabilitation measures to help improve, or at least restore, incomes or standards of living of
PAPs and their communities, the Jordanian LAL pays little or no attention to the difference between simple
compensation and resettlement for productive purpose. The LAL allows for cash compensation to be paid
for the expropriated land but does not require development of alternative livelihood restoration strategies
to address PAPs’ social and economic well-being and to build their productive capacity.
In the case of Ramtha municipality governmental complex project, the owner of the kiosk which was
removed is considered an affected person and has to be compensated in the appropriate amount his
livelihood was affected, which is not the case according to Jordanian laws.
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As previously mentioned, an A-RRAP was conducted by the PMU, in which 5 PAPs were identified that
were directly affected by the removal of the kiosk within the land designated to build the Governmental
Complex. Socioeconomic surveys were conducted for all PAPs, and a compensation arrangement that
includes both monetary and in-kind compensation was suggested and accepted. A Grievance Committee
will be formed to receive complaints from the PAPs, during the whole process of sub-project
implementation and shall be monitored closely by the PMU.
Involved Authorities include:
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Being the implementing agency of the MSSRP project, under which the Governmental Complex in
Ramtha Municipality lies. According to the Project Operations Manual, all Project agencies and entities
are committed to implement the Project following the Grant Agreement, the Project Environmental and
Social Safeguards Framework (ESMF), the Project Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), and other
relevant rules, regulations and guidelines of the World Bank and the Government of Jordan (GOJ), as
applicable.
- Cities and Villages Development Bank
Being the Technical implementing agency in the MSSRP projectand responsible for overseeing
technical, fiduciary and safeguards compliance. CVDB will also be responsible for the procurement of
the sub-project which includes preparing the bidding documents with the municipality, advertising,
tendering, evaluation of submitted proposals and follow up on the sub-project while implementation to
ensure abidance of the contractor with all specifications before approving his payments, through
conducting continuous supervising field visits in collaboration with CVDB branch in Irbid, which is closer
to Ramtha municipality that is located in Irbid Governorate.
- Ramtha Municipality
The municipality shall bear overall responsibility for implementation of Municipal Grants in compliance
with the Grant Agreement, the Project OM, the ESMF and the RPF, and will have direct supervision on
the sub-project implementation and the contractor’s performance through all the phases. Qualified
Municipal engineers will be responsible for reporting to the PMU in CVDB and MoMA on any issue
raised during implementation, and to follow up with the contractor on applying the ESMP contained in
this document, after explaining the document to relevant staff by CVDB Safeguards specialist.
- Land and Survey Department (LSD)
The role of LSD was completed once the final designation letter was issued by their side to MoMA, in
order to start implementing the sub-project.
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Chapter 5
Environmental and Social Impacts
5.1 Scope of Impact Assessment and Methodology
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Impact assessment is the corner stone of this study. Usually, impact assessment requires investigating all
relative documents and conducting comprehensive field study for sub-project area. In this study,
assessment studied the project components and expected materials required during construction. These
details were obtained from tables of quantities and project designs included in technical studies made by
a private engineering office, under the supervision of Ramtha municipality.. Additionally, assessment methodology depended on gathering information and data about the sub-project
area and Ramtha city in general. Actually, collection of data included going through site investigation
reports and investigating operational policies related to ESIA topics.
In this sub-project, ESIA assessment focused more on construction stage since this period appears to be
the critical stage that may lead to degradation of local environment and may make an adverse impact on
Social and Economic condition of surrounding residents and entities.
However, this chapter starts with brief and simple matrix table that gives an overview of sub-project
different stages and impact levels. This table aims to facilitate understanding and making quick analysis
of potential impacts of the sub-project. At the same time, it enables reader to realize type and quantity of
the impact and to have a complete picture about the critical stage of this sub-project. The table includes a
matrix of potential impacts likely to occur during construction & operation stage and it shows the most
group subject to this impact.
In this table, type and magnitude of impact are represented in literal ranks and levels based on its severity
and time of occurrence. Actually, this technique depends upon giving each impact a rank starting from the
less impact (L) to the highest impact ones (H).Moreover, several social and environmental benefits of the
sub-project are included within this matrix even though ESIA expects further advantages on this side.
From this exercise one may realize that, the most and expected environmental impacts of this sub-project
are summarized as the following;
1. Waste of construction & general waste of the site
2. Workplace and community hazards (particularly during construction)
3. Dust concentration and deterioration of Air quality
4. Increase of noise levels,
5. Waste of workers &General Waste of their room
6. Traffic & violation of road safety
7. Mismanagement of waste especially during operation stage
8. Misapplication of safety measures &proper storage of materials
9. Potential absence of Instantaneous Maintenance for ruinous parts of the building
On the other side, this sub-project will have many advantages that include the following points:
- Once the project is completed, the parking area of the proposed project shall be used by citizens in
case they wanted to visit the amusement park in the afternoon, with some kind of minimal fee that can
create an extra income for the municipality.
Overall, ESIA sees potential environmental impact of this sub-project to be Site Specific Impact and it can be controlled through applying mitigation measures mentioned in this document. Whereas, social investigation resulted in one economic displacement incident in which OP 4.12 was triggered. Therefore, a Remedial Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARRAP) was prepared and submitted to the World Bank for approval before tendering any documents of this sub-project.
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Table (6):E&S Impact Assessment Matrix for Constructing a New Governmental Complex in Ramtha Municipality
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H H L H 0 0 0 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 H 0 B B
Transportation of Materials and Storage Process
H H M L 0 0 0 H 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 H 0 B B
Waste of Workers & General Waste of the Site
L L L 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 M 0 0 0
Operation of Vehicles& Involved Equipment
H 0 L 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 H 0 0 0
Vibration &Disturbance of Soil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 0 0
Traffic Mobility & Violation of Road Safety
H L 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H M 0 0
Poor Disposal of Waste during Operation
L L H 0 L L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 H M 0 0
Lack of Safety Measures Application &Poor Storage of Materials & Equipment
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 0 0
Removal of existing debris and Standing Trees
L L L 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 L L L 0 0 L 0 M 0 M 0
Economic Displacement of 5 identified PAPs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H 0 0 B B
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Legend: L= Low impact; M= Medium impact; H= High adverse impact; B= Beneficial Impact 0= No Impact Positive impact of the project Negative impact of the project NOTE; above table does not include ALL direct & indirect benefits of the project. Such gains
are detailed within the study’s context. For instance, building’s operation is the highest
beneficial stage.
5.2 Potential Impacts during Construction Stage
Within the sub-project different stages, construction is considered to be the most critical period
to produce adverse impact onto local environment and to make significant influences on
surrounding residents. Usually, construction activities are carried out within an environment
full of hazard and risks while magnitude of hazards varies from project to another. In this
document, ESIA have investigated all effects of the project including both positive and
negative sides. Result of this investigation divides impacts during this period into two main
categories:
• Impacts related to Local Environment and Workplace Safety, and
• Impact on Socio-economic Condition
5.2.1 Removal of Existing Debris and Standing Trees
The proposed location to construct this building does not contain any kind of waste or unused
debris. The main obstacle found in the site was the Electrical Convertor that is located on the
edge of the land. It was recommended by the PMU to modify the design of the building so as
to stay away from the convertor, which was done by the private engineering office who
conducted the first design. The Electrical Convertor will be isolated using a fence, as it will be
used to generate electricity for the new complex.
5.2.2 Impact of Site Leveling and Excavation Works
Establishment of this sub-project requires conducting activities like site leveling and
excavation works. This activity will involve using heavy equipment like bulldozer and applying
several types of manual and modern pavement and excavation tools. In addition, an intensive
labor approach is needed to accomplish this work on time, which will be done in collaboration
with the ILO.
During this period, work activities may generate the following impacts:
• Raising up of dust and fine particles of sand
• Production of small amount of emission from used equipment and trucks
• Disturbance of noise levels
• Increasing of vibration caused by used heavy trucks& machines
• Alteration of site landscape &area’s general sight
• Generation of water spots due to using water for excavation activity
• Removing rich & top soil layer
• Accumulation of waste & work general debris
• Impacts related to spill accidents & oil fueling process
• Disturbance of traffic & current mobility pattern
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• Scatter of transported materials &work requirements
• Workers and drivers are subject to workplace different hazards. Risks of over tension,
carrying heavy materials, exposure to dust and emission, equipment handling, and traffic
accidents may associate this work.
• General waste of workers room and residence place of the supervisor engineer
5.2.3 Impact of Constructing the Building Floors & Main Components
Construction of the building and its main elements requires establishing sub-project’s
foundations, building the main walls, and carrying out all other works related to the
construction of the building body and its supplements. Materials like cement, breaks, stones,
sand, water, and construction’s steel will be transported and used during this stage.
Whereas, an intensive labor & special equipment like cement mixture truck, concrete cartridge,
and forklifts truck will be employed to contribute in performing this work. In addition, manual
construction tools, scaffolds, ladders, ropes, stone embellishment machine, and mechanical
devices will be used during this work.
Potential impacts of this stage can be summarized as the following;
• Disturbance of noise levels
• Deterioration of air quality
• Accumulation of waste and contaminated water of the work site
• Scatter of debris & carton waste
• Contamination &soil compaction impact
• Impact related to spill accidents
• Occupational hazards & potential risks on workers and truck drivers
• Vibration impact due to applying heavy equipment
• Workers waste & solid waste of their residence
• Impact on traffic
• Impact of material’s transportation
• Health impact of workers and site supervisor engineer
5.2.4 Potential Impact during Finishing & Indoor Works
After finishing the construction of the building’s main body and internal walls, the contractor is
supposed to continue working indoor and some other outdoor works. Generally, this part of
works contains several activities as the following:
1. Electrical connections &light supplies activities
2. Plastering works
3. Painting activity
4. Flooring &slab work
5. Decoration
6. Furniture & building supplies installation
7. Free spaces work
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8. Garden & site pavement work
9. Installation of instruction boards & traffic signs
10. Solar energy designs
11. Ventilators designs
12. Installation of communication network
13. Installation of firefighting systems
Therefore, all the above activities may result in different environmental and some workplace
hazards as the following:
• Potential impact of electricity’s misconnection and mishandling of relative tools
• Accumulation of electrical and carton debris
• Falling down and impact related to workplace safety
• Impact of handling paint materials &painting chemical substances
• Mismanagement of chemical substance & paint materials disposal
• Lack of ventilation & potential impact of short light environment
• Smoking serious health impact particularly in confined work environment
• Breaking out of fire due to careless behavior of workers and cigarette improper
disposal
• Slip down and enrichment of unresisting floor and surfaces
• Disposal of waste through windows and building openings
• Potential impact of noise level disturbance
• Potential impact owing to absence of safety’s application.
• General health impacts on workers &involved parties
5.2.5 Potential Impact on Social &Economic Conditions
Concerning socio-economic condition of sub-project’s area, ESIA believes that, construction
stage will offer short work opportunities for local labor and drivers. Also, construction activity
will improve sales rate of surrounding shops due to purchasing dealings of workers and selling
different requirements of construction work.
In general, this location will be improved through the infrastructure facilities and service
networks that are going to be established on this location. Whereas, involvement of local
residents and adjacent users of entities in a social consultation process is another indirect
profit of this project as it provides a good opportunity for this group to rise up their voices and
to participate in improving sub-project’s construction activities. This consultation session was
conducted on January 13th, 2019 in one of the schools in Ramtha municipality, where
attendants expressed their full support for constructing such a facility in order to minimize the
time and effort in doing governmental paper work.
Nevertheless, environmental potential impact of the sub-project and traffic congestions during
construction phase as well as road safety may lead to social conflicts if mitigation measures
included in this document are not applied.
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5.2.6 Potential Social Impacts
- Impact of noise and dust emissions; which can be reduced through spraying water to
minimize the dust emissions. The noise can be minimized through working for limited hours
during the day, when students are in their schools. These procedures can be applied in
reference with the ESMP, and monitored by the municipal site engineer.
- Safety of public including children near the site from trip/fall/hazards, moving vehicles,
etc. The contractor is required to prepare a site-specific ESMP plan outlining the mitigation
measures necessary to meet the contractual obligations to protect the public, workers and the
environment, as well as a Traffic Management Plan. The implementation of the plans will l be
monitored closely by the supervising engineer and.
- Negative Interactions of workers with the public including children;
- Accessibility of the building to people with disabilities.
5.3 Potential Impacts during Operation
Operation of this building includes occupational daily work and employment regular activities
of management and departments of the governmental entities in the building. In fact, operation
of this building will not lead to adverse impact on local environment like the ones mentioned
in construction stage. Generally, this phase does not involve massive works or require
complicated production processes that may lead to consumption of natural resources or
contribute to degradation of local environment.
Therefore, ESIA expects a few number of potential impacts to come up during this period
especially if practical & mitigation measures of this study are not considered.
5.3.1 Impact of Waste’s Generation& Poor Disposal Plan
Daily work involves using supplies and materials related to administrative works and fieldwork
measurements. This activity is performed through using office equipment and machines such
as Copy Machines, Scanners, Printers, PCs supplies, Fax machines, Phones, Papers, Box
Files, and other office work requirements. Moreover, the building may include a place for the
cafeteria and snack bar whose waste and outputs require special management.
Therefore, when operating this building, using such equipment & materials will generate
several kinds of waste like:
• Paper & carton waste
• Inks & band colored papers
• Food and drinking waste
• Woody & desk debris
• Cables & electrical loose parts
• Waste of PCs & external supplies
• Organic garden waste
• Plastic waste
• Ink empty cans & cleaning materials bottles
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• Glass waste
• Others
5.3.2Safety of Workers & Employees
Employers and supervisors are obliged to implement all reasonable precautions to protect the
health and safety of workers. Municipality should hire a contractor that have the technical
capability to manage the occupational health and safety issues of their employees, extending
the application of the hazard management activities through formal procurement agreements.
During working hours, governmental staff might be exposed to different workplace hazards
such as electrical contact hazard, misuse of office machines, falling and slip down risk, failure
of materials handling, fire potential hazard, low light risks, lack of ventilation, sun strike hazard,
storage and parking risks, and potential of natural hazards. Actually, occupational hazards
vary based on work nature and used materials. In this project, associated hazards might be
maintained through following and integrating measures included in this document.
5.3.3 Impact on Health Condition of Employees
Health condition of employees might be affected because of long duration and frequent
exposure to a certain workplace hazard. For instance, radiation of copy machine has a
negative and accumulative health impact. In addition, direct contact with printer inks and color
cans has a serious health effect as these substances have an ability to penetrate the skin and
observed through blood circulation system. Smoking is another health concern while long time
working hours and handling cleaning materials are considered to make harmful and
accumulative health effects on cleaners& building occupants as well.
5.3.4 Impact on Landscape &General View of Site
Waste scattering & carelessness of cleaning process will deteriorate site view and make area
landscape looks unsightly. In addition, such neglect will lead to raising dust up and disturb
work environment which indirectly depress employees willingness to work under this condition.
Small debris, plastic bags, garden’s lefts, and cigarettes are part of these wastes while
discolored walls and destroyed parts of the building body and project’s supplements can
disfigure project general view.
5.3.5Impact on Soil & Green Spaces
During operation stage especially when employees move around, vacant spaces, surface soil,
and green areas are subject to deterioration and compaction effects. Usually, leaves and trees’
stem are the most affected parts whereas compaction of soil prevents trees from irrigation
requirements because of sever compaction influence and decrease of porosity ratio in the soil.
Absorption property will reduce and irrigation water will accumulate on the surface for quite
some time and that may attract insects like Mosquito and squalors.
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5.3.6 Potential Impact of Materials Handling& Storage
Insufficient handling of materials and bad storage of supplies may create a habitat of undesired
rodents and encourage fire to break out. Usually, storage of combustible materials and scrap
in a small room deteriorate the air, create odor, and leave debris on storage floor.
In addition, paint and exist electrical connections may get corroded and make electrical shock
as a reason of materials mismanagement and poor application of storage procedures.
5.3.7 Impact on Socio-economic Condition
It is believed that construction of this building will surely improve social and economic condition
of local residents. Since the main residents and beneficiaries are employees of the
municipality and other governmental employees, this building provides an appropriate place
for this group to carry out their employment requirements.
At the same time, ESIA does not expect a concern or significant negative impact to rise up
when operating this building.
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Chapter 6
General Analysis of Project Alternatives
Forward The aim of making this analysis is to identify project different alternatives and to choose the
best option with highest visible and invisible returns on the sub-project’s area. Comparison of
project alternatives considers aspects like social benefits, economical returns, and
environmental sounds associated with the establishment of this sub project.
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6.1 Sub-Project Location Alternatives
The sub-project site was selected years ago, to build this governmental complex on a land
designated for this particular purpose. The sub-project land is almost located in the middle of
Ramtha city with 80 m along the main street of Alsakhrat Almusharifa. The availability of public
transportation raises the strategic importance of the proposed land, which is the most
appropriate land for constructing such a complex. The municipality owns other lands but is far
away from the center of the city. People would only need one transportation to get there
minimizing the cost and effort. The existing Governmental agencies are spread out in different
locations around the city in which traffic jam could be a serious problem. The location of the
proposed land is also near very important governmental buildings that include two schools,
healthcare center and Public Park. Other sites are not considered as they are far away from
the center of Ramtha city, which is another advantage of selecting this site in specific.
Also, the municipality will be able to save the rent currently paid for its offices, to be used in
other useful projects and services for the citizens.
Therefore, ESIA sees this location to be the proper place to construct this building.
6.2 “No Project” Alternative The ESIA does not give preference to a “No Project Alternative”, and presents the current land
alternative as this site reflects high Socio-economic benefits and its temporary and localized
environmental impact can be controlled through the implementation of mitigation measures
included in this document. Other reasons for choosing this alternative include:
- The municipality staff is currently renting a building on the main street that connects
Amman with Damascus, for a total amount of 39,000 JDs (almost 56,000$) per year. The
intended governmental complex project shall have offices owned by the municipality, so as
to save the amount of rent when they move there.
- The project is supposed to generate income for the municipality and provide one stop shop
for the citizens in Ramtha that will help in providing a parking place, as well as minimizing
the time and effort needed to accomplish any governmental paper work for the citizens in
Ramtha.
- Raising the employment rate and providing better municipal services through local
economic development, is the core objective of MSSRP, which is the key purpose of building
this governmental complex in Ramtha municipality.
- The residual negative economic impacts for five PAPs as a result of this sub-project were
offset with compensation. The removal of the kiosk which affected the livelihood of the above
mentioned PAPs, resulted in preparing compensation packages for them, and obtaining their
approval on the whole process.
The “No Project Alternative” means that all the above-mentioned advantages would not be
achieved. Thus, constructing the complex in the selected land provided by the municipality is
considered most suitable alternative.
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Chapter 7
Environmental& Social Management Plan
ESMP and Mitigation Measures
7.1 General The main objectives of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Table (7) are to
establish a mechanism to carry out mitigation measures for the potential environmental and
social negative impacts of the proposed sub-project and to monitor implementation of these
mitigation measures during all stages of the sub-project. The ESMP Table (7) contains all
mitigation measures mentioned in ESIA study. Moreover, this document identifies responsible
agencies/ persons who must be in charge to follow up and to carry out ESMP while it includes
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details on durations and suggested times to conduct monitoring activity. This plan was
prepared with full consideration to comply with the OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment
Safeguards Policy of the World Bank and to follow national regulations on social &
environmental sides. In fact, the Bank will review ESIA and ESMP according to above
mentioned policy as well as the operational policy OP(4.12) which considers involuntary
resettlements and potential social impact of the sub-project, described earlier. In case the
ESIA and ESMP are not addressing complete treatment of potential impacts of the sub-project,
the Bank will forward its comments and remarks to PMU as the sub-project cannot be
processed with unsatisfactory ESIA & ESMP.
The budget of applying the ESMP, which shall be reflected on certain items in the Bill of
Quantity, and monitoring shall be stressed upon on the Special Conditions of the Contract,
should cover the cost of mitigation measures and monitoring activities during preparation,
construction, and operation stage of the project. Workers and drivers will use very small
portion of this budget towards the application of safety procedures on work site especially
PPEs and safety devices required for machineries. Whereas, the majority of this budget will
cover incorporation of mitigation measures within construction activities of this building. A short
training can be held for workers and employees about the application of proper methods and
measures to ensure safety compliancy of workplace and to preserve local environment. In
fact, all employees must work towards achieving safe and clean workplace and Ramtha
municipality management must point out the role of its employees especially during working
hours and emergency.
ESMP is an official and mandatory document when contract is signed. The contractor must
commit to fulfill all required measures mentioned in this report, as it will be part of the tendering
documents for Ramtha Municipality sub-project.
7.2 Responsibilities & Procedures
Overall, implementation of the ESMP is the responsibility of the contractor and the
subcontractors who implement the work activities in accordance with their contractual
obligations, along with the municipal engineer who provides oversight against the contractual
requirements. The contractor and municipal engineer must have appropriate environmental
and health & safety qualifications and will be supported by the Safeguards specialist in the
PMU. . Work’s methodology and monitoring procedures are explained in detail within ESMP’s
tables and will be defined in the contractor’s site-specific ESMP to be prepared by the
contractor and approved by the Municipal Engineer. The plan addresses each potential
impact during project working phases and designs applicable measures to control such impact
or at least to maintain it at lowest level of influence.
MoMA and CVDB are considered the implementing agency in the MSSRP, and therefore are
responsible for ensuring and monitoring the application of mitigation measures during
preparation, construction and operation phase. Direct supervision of construction activities will
be carried out by CVDB Engineers in Irbid Branch and the Municipal Engineer, who will be in
charge to monitor and record work activities included in the ESMP, and report directly to the
Safeguards specialist in CVDB.
The safeguards specialist, shall monitor the performance of the contractor and the municipal
engineer implementation of environmental, health and safety, and social mitigation
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measures and findings of monitoring activities should be reflected in quarterly reports
according to contractor on-site compliance with the ESMP and performance. In case
monitoring report indicates neglect or careless actions from the contractor side, direct
suggestions and correction measures should be delivered to the contractor. Such
recommendations should follow ESIA and ESMP suggested measures, and appropriate
measures shall be taken to make sure that the contractor performs against his contractual
obligations which includes conformance with the ESMP in this ESIA, the contractor’s own
site-specific ESMP, and the General and Special conditions that are included in the
contract.
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Table (7): ESMP Detailed Tables
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Preparation, Excavation, and General Waste of Work Site
1. The contractor
must follow &
implement waste
management
measures included
within ESMP
document whenever
needed.
2. Re-use of
construction waste
within the work site,
if possible.
3. Collection of
undesired
construction waste
and debris in specific
collection points in
the site within special
receptacles.
Selection of waste
collection site must
be pre agreed with
the site supervisor
engineer.
4. Construction work
may be avoided
during rainy periods
• There must
be a previous list
of expected
waste during
construction
stage based on
used materials
and involved
equipment.
Decision must be
made about the
most critical
waste to be
monitored
• Waste
collection points
should be clearly
identified before
launching the
construction work
• Determine
which waste can be
left and re-used on
The Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks, and prepare weekly progress reports
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ the Municipal supervisor engineer
- Cost of carrying out Mitigation Measures by the Contractor would be already included in the Bill of Quantities according to the different items of construction, and shall be monitored by the municipal engineer and the Safeguards specialist in CVDB.
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in order to avoid
transmitting of waste
and debris. Whereas
all work materials
must be covered with
proper sheets.
5. Scatter of waste
should be avoided.
While workers
temporary room in
the site should be
supplied with waste
garbage and
disposal of such
waste must be done
based on waste type
and quantity and in
cooperation of
municipal engineer.
6. Disposal of all
waste must be done
in the landfill and
follow instruction of
construction
permission and
landfill management
requirements.
site and which must
be taken
• Monitoring
form to include
date, contractor
abidance by Health
and Safety
measures, any
excavations found
in the site and any
emerging matters
to be filled regularly
by the site engineer
and spot checks by
the environmental
Safeguards
specialist in CVDB.
• Monitor and
inspect the
contractor
compliance with
ESIA report
• Recording
all work sites,
activity location,
date, time, work
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7. Liquid waste like
water needed during
construction should
be collected on a
separate tank and
water should not
accumulate on site.
Besides, drainage of
water to outside area
is forbidden.
expected period in
each site
• Transportati
on line and times of
waste disposal
must be mentioned
in the report, in
collaboration with
the Traffic
Management if
necessary
• Review all
documents relating
to waste
management and
disposal including
construction
permission
• All
hazardous waste
and disposal
methods should be
mentioned.
Whereas, time to
occur and sites
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should be
explained
• Consider
climate influence
and waste
scattering
• Identifying
used equipment,
construction
materials, trucks,
volume of water
requirement, and
manual work tools
• Decide
about PPEs
required within
each activity of
waste disposal and
handling.
• Record any
spill, accidents,
waste poor
management
during supervision
visits
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• Counting of
workers & trucks
number and identify
their different
waste. Cost of
disposal must be
mentioned
• Make
photographic
documentation
Soil Compaction & Contamination
1. Surface soil can
be kept aside to be
used later within
green spaces
2. Trucks and
involved vehicles
should follow specific
& identified truck
ways
3. Spill accidents
must be prohibited. If
any spill accidents
occurs, it should be
cleaned immediately
and collected in
separate disposal
container.
• Make sure
that soil top surface
has been removed
aside to be used
later on for green
spaces purpose
• Identify the
most sites subject
to soil compaction
or contamination.
And follow
mitigation
measures to
maintain such
impact
Five times during construction stage / Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
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• Record soil
collection
containers and
available garbage
in work site
• Monitoring
identified working
paths and workers
compliance to
avoid soil
compaction
• Refer to
ESIA and make
photos
documentation of
soil condition, as
soil tests must be
done by the
contractor in the
design phase.
Air Quality & Noise Levels
1. Spraying water on
foundations before
excavation work
takes place. Water
must be used when
there is raise up of
• Define air
pollution sources,
type, locations,
remaining time,
weather main
drivers
The Municipal Engineer may follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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dust like sand lifting
and handling
2. Spraying of water
may take place every
day to prevent dust
concentration. This
action might be
required in many
places in work site
3. Dust and fine
particles should be
always within low
level during all
construction
activities
4. Transportation
trucks are preferably
selected based on
motor performance
and low emission or
filtered exhaust
presence. Old
vehicles & trucks
with high emissions
should not be
allowed to be used
• Ensure
water is used to
maintain dust
concentration and
scattering of fine
articles
• Ensure all
equipment and
trucks are in a good
condition and
emission does not
exist
• Identify
noise disturbance
sources, duration,
time, most affected
group, number of
affected workers,
mitigation
requirement
(supply workers
with earplugs when
necessary)
• Make sure
that noise
prevention
measures are
applied. For
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5. Truck engine must
be switch off when
on site.
6. Noise barrier
should be
constructed around
work area and
should be high to
prevent noise
transmission and
taking neighboring
facilities attention, in
particular nearby
school students.
7. Noise within work
site can be
minimized by
providing workers
with special
equipment like ears
protective equipment
and masks. Workers
in stone quarry
location must be
provided with PPEs
as well.
8. Transportation of
materials and waste
instance, noise
barrier and noise
protective
equipment, and to
abide by allowed
time to work in
during the day.
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might be scheduled
during the afternoon
period in order to
avoid disturbing
neighboring facilities’
users, as working
hours are restricted
between 6:00 p.m.
and 9:00 a.m. and
noise levels NOT to
exceed 55 decibels
during the day and
45 decibels at night.
Transportation of Materials & Storage
1. Materials
transferred to the site
must be tight well to
the truck and covered
by an appropriate
sheet.
2. Sand is liable to
scatter during truck
movement. So, water
must be sprayed on it
and it should be
covered
appropriately.
• Identify
materials temporary
storage locations
and make sure
such locations are
not disturbing
construction
activities. Also, they
must be away of
truck & vehicles
ways
• All
transported
materials & waste
should be covered
The Municipal Engineer may follow up
on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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3. Truck back door
must be closed
during transportation.
4. Materials and
equipment storage
location must be
agreed previously
with site engineer. It
must not be far from
work site location.
5. Separation of
materials based on
their nature and type.
6. Flammable or oil
components
materials and
machinery equipment
should not be
aggregated with
construction or
organic materials.
7. Materials on
storage location must
be covered with
suitable plastic wrap
and surrounded by
short stones wall to
with proper sheet.
And scattering of
waste must be
avoided
• Drivers
should follow safety
procedures when
making this task.
While all materials
should be tight well
to the truck
• Water might
be used to prevent
scattering of sand
during
transportation
• Identify
truck routes, truck
condition, materials
type, applied safety
procedures.
• Temporary
storage location
must address
protection against
rain & weather
conditions.
Materials should be
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prevent weathering
and rainfall effects.
covered and
surrounded by
short traditional
wall and drainage
channels
• Materials
should be stored in
compatible group.
Flammable
materials should be
separate from other
construction
materials
• Smoking is
not allowed in
storage locations
Health and Safety Impacts
1. Contractor
Prepares a site-
specific ESMP
(includes H&S) to
fulfill contractual
obligations to protect
workers and the
public and to comply
with Jordanian Laws
2. The contractor is required to have a code of conduct covering worker
• Monitor
implementation of
the contractor’s
plan that defines&
anticipate work
potential hazards,
health hazards, and
work place and
community safety
measures.
• Make sure
all required PPEs
The Municipal Engineer may follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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interactions with the community, including children. The Code of Conduct is applicable to all of its workers as well as subcontractors. 3. All workers
including
subcontractors, are
required to
acknowledge that
training in the code of
conduct has been
received.
4.. The location of
electrical power line
and cables must be
determined before
digging and
excavation work
takes place (in our
case, the Electric
Convertor in the site
should by isolated by
a wall to avoid any
accidents)
2. Work sites must be
clean and orderly.
are available and
workers are
assigned based on
physical condition
capacity
• Work site
must provide
protection against
any risk and work
hazards.
• All
accident/incidents
must be recorded
and serious
incidents should be
reported
immediately to the
Municipal Engineer
and authorities as
required. Inspect
accident/incident
logs. Check out
scaffolds, ladders,
floors, openings,
and machinery
used in this
construction
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While all site surface
must be kept dry.
Otherwise, proper
means might be
taken to assure the
surface is slip-
resistant.
3. Items and
materials that are not
required during work
hours must be
removed from the
work site
4. PPEs are
necessary during all
times of work.
Hardhats, proper
safety shoes,
inspiration masks,
and ear protective
tools should be worn
by workers whenever
necessary. Moreover,
safety devices during
indoor work like
electrical connection,
painting, and
• Inspect any
potential threat of
involved equipment
on project’s
components. In
addition ,
equipment must be
checked up to
make sure they are
in a good condition
and they are safe
to be used
• Inspect the
existence of
firefighting agents
and workers ability
to handle fire
extinguishers.
Make sure First Aid
Box is on site
• Ensure the
availability of PPEs
for handling
chemical & painting
substances. While
such materials
should be labeled
with explanation
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plastering work are
all required.
5. Storing debris and
waste safely and
removing them
immediately from the
construction site.
6. All construction
safety requirements
must be addressed in
this project.
Workplace injury
must be avoided and
the contractor is
responsible to follow
up safety procedures,
as well as providing
basic medical
services and supplies
to workers
7. Workers must be
careful when working
near floor and ground
openings. While,
openings should be
marked and easily
identified by all
workers and drivers.
about its contents
and use
requirements
• All electrical
connections and
involved devices
must be evaluated
and protective
measures of
applying those
devices must be
attached to product
boxes
• The
Contractor should
prepare and submit
an ESMP including
emergency
response
procedure
• Provide
OHS training to
supervisors and
workers, including
daily toolbox
meeting for workers
• Provide first
aid kits
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8. Bending & forming
of construction steel
must be done with
care and high safety
measures
application. Suitable
manual tools and
safety protective
agents must be
applied during this
work
9. All aisles and
passageways must
be identified and
marked.
10. Lifting and
moving of heavy
objects should be
done by mechanical
devices.
11.Ladders &
scaffolds must be
checked out each
time before climbing.
Damaged ladders &
scaffolds should
never be used.
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12. If metal ladders &
scaffolds are to be
used, they must be
checked up on
corrosion and they
must be isolated from
communication with
any electrical
connections
13.There must be
rain clear paths and
proper drainage
system to avoid
accumulation of rain
water on site.
14. All electrical
power supplies and
connections must be
grounded while
dangerous voltage
and current must be
isolated by covers &
enclosures.
15. All painting and
chemical containers
must be labeled and
workers must be
aware how to handle
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those materials.
Leaking containers
should not be
accepted while
workers should not
pour paint remaining
onto ground. There
must be sealed
containers to collect
and dispose such
substances.
16. There must be a
washing tank on site
to wash manual and
work tools at the end
of each working day.
17. Firefighting
equipment and fire
extinguishers should
be available while
workers must be
trained to handle fire
prevention cylinders.
18. Smoking is not
allowed at site.
Disposal of cigarette
may lead to break
out the fire.
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19. All drivers and
workers must be
trained about
environment and
safety measures
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Management of Workers temporary room in the site
1. Management of
workers room and
all potential waste
must be maintained
through direct
supervision of site
engineer and the
Environmental
specialist in CVDB.
2. Room must be
established on free
space area and
should be near
project’s location
3. It must be
supplied with solid
waste storage tank
that must be
connected to the
local network or to
• Ensure the
room is equipped with
suitable wastewater
system and connected
to local network or
waste is disposed
regularly through a
special tank
• Identify waste
produced from the
room and number of
residents
• Ensure
hygienic condition of
the room and the
supply of adequate
water sources for
cooking and washing
purposes
The Municipal Engineer may follow up weekly
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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separate sink.
Design of this
system and disposal
process should be
discussed & agreed
with municipal
supervisor engineer.
4. If kitchen to be
included in this
container, there
must be gray tank to
collect water of
kitchen activities
considering use of
water for existing
trees and nearby
green spaces. While
organic waste
should be collected
and disposed of
outside the site in
designated garbage
containers.
5. There should be a
temporary tank
within the room area
to be used for
washing purpose.
• Make sure
workers are not using
facilities of
surrounding
employees and
guards
• Identify waste
disposal methods
• Identify
garbage and
containers used to
collect waste.
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6. All safety
procedures of
temporary
establishment must
be taken into
account when
constructing this
room, such as
adequate signage,
lighting devices,
barriers and safe
drinking water.
Public Health of Workers
1. Work assignment
is preferably given
based on physical
condition and
worker’s capability
2. The contractor
must cover health
insurance of workers
during work
3.Temporary room
in the site must be
comfortable and
hygienic conditions
should be monitored
by site engineer
4. Workers are
prohibited to directly
• Make sure
worker is assigned
based on physical
condition and
qualification
• First aid box
availability
• Medical
checkup is
recommended
• Workers with
allergy to any of
materials of
construction should
not be working and if
there is simple allergy
The Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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communicate with
chemical substance
like painting
materials. Therefore,
workers with allergy
should not handle
cement and
concrete materials.
5. Smoking must be
avoided when on
work
6. First Aid Box
should be available
during all
construction phases.
to concrete or cement
materials then worker
must not communicate
with such substances
• Make sure all
workers are health
ensured by the
contractor.
Socio-Economic Development
1. Nearby residents
and work site near
houses must be
given priority when
selecting local
labors, within the
labor intensive
arrangements to be
implemented under
MSSRP project.
This activity shall be
monitored by the
ILO specialist in the
• Ensure the
involvement of local
labors in this project
and nearby residents
and workers should be
given priority when
handling this work
• Workers must
not disturb nearby
residents and
employees
• Purchasing
materials required
The Municipal Engineer may
follow up within 1-2 weeks
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal supervisor engineer
Included above
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MSSRP project
regularly.
2. Workers should
not disturb
employees of
nearby agencies.
3. The contractor
must follow
engineering design
of the project and
use
entrancespointed by
the site engineer.
4. Materials required
for work activities
can be purchased
from near shops and
markets unless such
materials are not
available in this area
or their prices are
not reasonable.
during construction
from nearby markets
and shops.
Workplace Hazards & Health
1. All electrical and
electronic cables,
and equipment must
be designed to
provide personal
protection while
• There must be
always an inspection
of the following;
Over project designed age
Municipality No Cost. Measures should be applied only
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cables must be
covered and prove
high resistance to
electricity fluctuation
and voltage
variations
2. Parking area
should be identified
with marked lines
and blocks
3.Municipality
should make regular
inspection of
firefighting
extinguishers. This
action might be
conducted twice a
year to ensure
validation of fire
extinguishers
4. Handling and
storing of chemical
substances &
cleaning materials
should follow official
• Storage room
and storage materials
condition
• Fire
extinguishers and
validation of hydrants
• All electrical
cable and uncovered
connections
• Stability of
involved supplies and
materials
• First aid box
availability
• Following other
procedures mentioned
in ESIA.
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safety & health
precautions
5. It is always
recommended to
equip constructions
and office building
with First Aid Box
6. Corridors and
aisles must not be
used for storage
purposes.
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7.3 Environmental & Social Mitigation Measures
Mitigation measures plan addresses potential environmental and social impact of proposed sub-project on
the targeted area and beneficiaries. This plan includes required mitigation measures and treatment
methods to control and minimize potential impacts over sub-project different stages. Actually, mitigation
measures plan aims to minimize and control negative impact of the project at low level while it considers
increasing project profits on local people and environment.
Moreover, mitigation measures plan identifies agencies and stakeholders involved in carrying out its
measures while implementation activities are detailed within the following tables.
7.3.1 Mitigation Measures during Preparation & Construction
Preparation Stage
Before going through construction activities, project documents and engineering studies may require
making short and rapid revising. Therefore, review and correction of building drawings and designs may
be required to ensure application of environmental and safety considerations in this building. This is just if
such measures are not included. However, reviewing may focus on the inclusion of following aspects:
1. Fire & Emergency Exits 2. Ventilation openings especially in stores and power supply room, 3. Ventilation & wash up outlets within supposed water tank, 4. Women separated toilet and an independent storage room.
Mitigation Measures during Site Leveling & Removal of Existing Debris
Potential environmental impacts during site leveling and removal of existing debris can be avoided through
identifying waste type and existing debris before collection and removing process takes place. Generally,
mitigation of potential impact during this phase can be done through applying the following measures;
• Work boundaries should be identified and fences must be established before making any
intervention on work site.
• Making rapid inventory of existing debris and waste
• Identifying waste collection tools, equipment, and waste collection points
• Anticipating potential personal injury, property damage, and workplace accidents before launching
this work. Based on the contractor's experience, the contractor has to anticipate workplace hazards and
draw specific plan to control and treat any accidents that may occur during construction activities. For
instance, PPEs and other safety measures to protect workers and property will be applied based on work
nature. While, capacity of nearby health centers and emergency responses of hospitals should be
considered within the safety plan prepared by the contractor. Luckily, there is one comprehensive health
center very close to the sub-project’s site.
• Identifying traffic and transportation line while instruction signs and traffic boards must be posted
and installed within the sub-project’s area.
• Construction of this building must be announced prior to launching any physical work on sub-
project’s site.
• Safety transportation measures must be applied while contractor should compel drivers to follow
transportation safety procedures.
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• Soil top surface (15-30 cm) might be kept aside to be used later for garden and green spaces
purposes.
• Inspect the load to be lifted for sharp edges, slivers, and wet or greasy spots.
• Recommendation on personal protective clothing and equipment (PPEs) should be identified
previously. And workers should wear proper gloves, masks, eye protective glasses, and safety shoes when
working.
• Wear gloves when lifting or handling objects with sharp or splintered edges. These gloves must
be free of oil, grease, or other agents that may cause a poor grip.
• Work assignment should be given based on work type, worker experience, and worker physical
qualification. Workers should be trained and guided before using any lifting or cutting machines. Health
examination might be a good option for the contractor before selecting workers.
• Waste collection points should be designed to be easy accessible by vehicles and transportation
means. Segregation of waste must be considered based on waste type and quantity.
• The contractor and involved workers should make sure all walkways are identified, clean, and
promote slip-resistant surface.
• Spraying water JUST when it is needed. This action may be applied when work leads to raising
dust or other fine substances. In this case, sprayed water must not accumulate on site.
• Work and site general activities can be scheduled based on noise leveling disturbance and air
quality deterioration. For instance, using noisy and vibration machine, transportation means, and removing
of waste with ability to raise dust up, can be done on the afternoon period to minimize potential effects on
workers and passengers in the area.
• Manual lifting and handling of material must be done by methods that ensure the safety of both the
worker and the material.
• Any spill accidents or soil contamination, should be cleaned immediately and disposal must
consider segregation of waste and taking out collected waste to nearby landfill.
• Safety procedures must be taken to ensure all electrical exist supplies and connections are out of
electricity before working.
• Consideration might be given to reuses and recycling of debris like electricity cables and metal
substances through reuse and recycling agencies.
• Under no reasons, waste scattering must be avoided. In addition, smoking should be prohibited
during collection of waste and debris.
Mitigation Measures During Construction of Building Main Components
Construction of the Governmental Complex will involve carrying out many activities and integration of very
detailed engineering designs and structures. For instance, intensive labor, construction materials, and
heavy equipment and manual tools are required to accomplish this work. Based on the potential impacts
mentioned in this document, ESIA suggests the following mitigation measures to avoid adverse impacts
of this stage, in which most of the activities related to Health & Safety and decent working conditions will
be monitored closely through ILO supervision, according to their contract with the PMU under MSSRP
Project, which includes the development of guidelines and specifications on labor based methodologies
for different categories of works, which indicates amendment of FIDIC Special Conditions of Contract to
cover labor-intensity provisions, decent work provisions and safeguards such as welfare and safety. Also,
propose social safeguards and mitigation measures for social impact on local communities possibly
resulting from labor-based works.
1. ENVIRONMENTAL GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
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▪ Construction of the building must be designed according to quantity tables and engineering
drawings.
▪ Construction might be scheduled to avoid working during rainy periods while framework plan may
contain details of construction activities including waste disposal plan and waste treatment methods. In
addition, construction work should be prohibited in the evening.
▪ Identify all construction’s requirements including mechanical and manual equipment.
▪ Identification of waste collection points and safety procedures during this stage. For example,
Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) should be worn over construction period while construction
safety precautions like shoring and covering floor openings must be considered.
▪ The location of electrical power lines and cables (overhead, underground, under floor, other side
of walls) must be determined before digging, drilling or similar work is undertaken.
▪ Hardhats are required at all times especially when carrying out falling work or dealing with flaying
objects. Whereas, workers must be supplied with proper safety shoes, respiration masks, and maybe ear
protective tools.
▪ Identify waste collection baskets and bags (plastic, metal, woody boxes).
▪ Construction of Noise prevention barrier around project site. Barrier with 4 m high might be enough
to make this part. Besides, workers should be provided with Ear muffle and work equipment must be
maintained and repaired to prevent production of nuisance noises.
▪ Work sites must be clean and orderly. While all site surfaces must be kept dry or appropriate means
might be taken to assure the surfaces are slip-resistant.
▪ Workers room must be constructed with a sanitation system that contains primary storage tank.
The tank should be connected to local main sanitation network. Besides, the contractor must provide the
room with waste garbage and temporary water tank.
▪ Before conducting excavation work, water should be sprayed over foundations site in order to
minimize Dust Concentration and to facilitate excavation works.
▪ All dust concentrations must be mitigated through spraying water over proposed work sites On
Condition that, water not to accumulate in work site or drain to outside areas. However, water might be
used every day. So this issue must be handled properly.
▪ Using equipment and trucks with low emission exhaust.
▪ Any spills must be cleaned up immediately.
▪ All combustible scrap, debris and waste must be stored safely and removed promptly.
▪ Smoking is not allowed when on site while fire extinguishers should be made available and remains
accessible at all times.
▪ All workers and drivers must be trained about environment protection measures and safety
procedures application included in this document. This action can be implemented prior to carrying out
any activities at work site.
▪ As much as possible, reuse of work-produced waste within the work site.
2. FLOOR & GROUND OPENINGS
• Workers must be careful when working near floor and ground openings.
• Such openings should be marked and easily identified by all involved workers.
• All floor’s openings (holes) should be guarded by a cover or equivalent barrier on all sides except
at the entrance to stairways and ladders.
• Toe boards might be installed around the edges of a permanent floor opening.
• If ground openings to be constructed on roadways and driveways, covers with capacity to carry a
truck rear axle load must protect all openings and trenches.
• Excavation and trenches shoring must be considered when conducting foundations and concrete
work. While, applied walls within site openings must address erosion resistant surface.
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• As it mentioned before, water might be sprayed out on foundations site before launching
excavation work in order to mitigate dust impact and to facilitate excavation work as well.
• Considering a distance of 30 cm between excavation produced waste and proposed trench or
floor openings to prevent filling up of produced waste and to prevent work accidents.
3. CONCRETE & WORK PLATFORMS
• Bending & forming of construction steel must be done with care and high safety measures
application. For instance, sunhats, eye protective glass, and proper gloves must be worn when making
this assignment. Suitable manual tools with plastic end edge should be provided especially when welting
work is involved.
• Workers with skin allergy diseases should not make direct contact with cement and construction
concrete materials.
• Work distance of90 cm (at least) from cement mixing machinery must be recognized.
• All work sites must be clean and orderly.
• All work surfaces must be kept dry or appropriate means taken to assure that surfaces are slip-
resistant.
• Suitable safety (PPEs) such as suitable safety shoes, gloves, strong pants , and head protection
hats must be worn all times during this stage
• Water shouldn’t accumulate on surface and simple drainage system might be designed to take
used water into water collection point or tank. Instead, involved worker may adjust water pipe and install
valve to provide work site with proper requirements of water.
4. WALKWAYS
• All aisles and passageways must be marked and kept clear.
• Wet surfaces must be covered with non-slip material and all holes should be marked with warning
guards.
• In cases of passageways used by forklifts, cranes, trucks or other machinery, use a separate aisle
for walking, if available. If no separately marked aisle is available, use extreme caution.
5. LIFTING & MOVING
Lifting and moving objects must be done by mechanical devices rather than manual efforts whenever this
is practical. Used equipment must be appropriate for lifting or moving task. Lifting and moving devices
must be operated only by authorized and trained person. Workers must not be required to lift heavy or
bulky objects that overtax their physical condition or capability.
6. LADDERS &SCAFFOLDS
• Check ladders &scaffolds each and every time before climbing.
• Damaged ladders & scaffolds must never be used; they should be repaired or destroyed.
Ladders used near electrical equipment must be made of a non-conducting material like wood.
• Installation of scaffolds should be designed to provide safe work site and to prevent any work
accidents among workers. They must be tight well and address free and flexible work environment.
• If metal scaffold to be used, check out of corrosion and connections damage must be
undertaken before installation. In addition, it must be isolated from touching or communicating any
electricity connection and supplies.
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• Ladders & scaffolds should be maintained in a good condition: joints between steps and side
rails should be tight; hardware and fittings securely attached; and movable parts operating freely without
binding or undue play.
• Non-slip safety feet must be provided on each ladder & scaffolds.
• Ladder rungs and steps should be free of grease and oil. While workers hands should be free to
grasp the larder when ascended or descended.
• Workers are prohibited from using ladders that are broken, missing steps, rungs, or cleats, or that
have broken side rails or other faulty equipment.
• It is prohibited to place ladders on boxes, barrels, or other unstable bases to obtain additional
height. Face the ladder when ascending or descending. Whereas, unstable objects such as barrels,
boxes, loose brick, or concrete blocks must not be used to support scaffolds or planks
• It is required that when portable rung or cleat type ladders are used, the base must be so placed
that slipping will not occur, unless it is lashed or otherwise held in place.
• All portable metal ladders must be legibly marked with signs reading “CAUTION”
• Metal ladders should be inspected for tears and signs of corrosion. Rungs of ladders should be
uniformly spaced at 12 inches, center-to-center.
7. DRIVING & MATERILAS TRANSPORTAION
• Drive safely.
• Transportation’s instructions and signs must be posted and attached alongside the main road to
project area. Also, signs must be attached to all exits& entrances of work site.
• Drivers must wear seat belts at all times during the work day.
• Drivers must not exceed the speed limit. For instance, 30-45 km /h is accepted limit speeds when
transportation of materials takes place.
• Vehicles must follow specific route and avoid obstructing exist traffic.
• Transported materials must be well tightly to the truck and scattering of waste must be avoided.
• Materials can be covered by a proper plastic sheet to avoid scattering waste along transportation
side
• Water might be used additionally to avoid scattering of transported materials. For example,
spraying water on Sand before putting the cover and prior to transportation process is a good mitigation
option.
• Posting work site & transportation caution signs within the work area and transportation proposed
line.
• Emission of transportation means must be mitigated through using trucks with improved exhaust
system or less emission motors.
• Trucks and vehicles must be switch off when on site.
• Drivers should comply with all safety procedures including wear of safety protective agents,
considering materials safety, and safety of traffic in general.
• However, identifying transportation line and time should be applied based on permission of traffic
department and local state. Whereas, transportation of materials and site waste might be carried out
during the afternoon period in order to minimize taking attention of MWE employees and to reduce
making any disturbance on traffic.
• Any accident must be reported in accordance with legal requirements and quick action must be
taken to manage the accident. Serious incidents and accidents must be reported immediately to CVDB
and the World Bank.
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8. CARRYING & HANDLING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
• Evaluation of material-handling and storage facilities, such as manual and mechanical handling
devices, slings, ropes, chains, and hooks.
• Manual lifting and handling of material must be done by methods that ensure the safety of both the
workers and the material.
• Good footing that set feet about 10 to 15 inches apart will help to set one foot forward of the other.
• Additionally, workers should assure knees to be bend and to keep back straight and upright position
especially when carrying heavy object. For example, lifting the object by straightening knees - not the
back. In addition, carrying the load close to the body (not on extended arms).
• Mechanical devices must be used for lifting and moving objects that are too heavy or bulky for safe
manual handling by workers.
• Workers who have not been trained must not operate power-driven mechanical devices to lift or
move objects of any weight.
• Heavy objects that require special handling or rigging must be moved only by riggers or under the
guidance of workers specifically trained and certified to move heavy objects.
Mitigation Measures during Finishing & Indoor Works Finishing activities are accounted to be the longest stage throughout the sub-project construction period.
Because of very detailed requirements and installation& equipping of many supplies and equipment inside
the building, this phase takes around 65% of construction’s allocated time and maybe from the total cost
of building establishment.
In this stage, ESIA contains safety and health requirements of indoor works and discusses mitigation
measures of potential environmental impacts of outside associated activities like preparation of green
spaces and parking area. However, suggested mitigation measures cover the potential impact of the
following activities:
• Electrical connections & light supplies installation,
• Plastering works,
• Painting activity,
• Flooring & slab work,
• Decoration,
• Furniture &Building’s supplies installation,
• Free Spaces work& site instruction signs,
• Garden &Site preparation work,
• Ventilators designs, and
• Installation of firefighting systems
1. Mitigation Measures Related to Electricity Works
The following rules are the minimum, but not limited to, measures to be applied when making electrical
work in this building;
• Power: All ac and dc power cabling to equipment not having a separate external ground but having
wire-to-wire or wire-to-ground voltage of 50 volts or more must carry a ground conductor unless cabling is
inside an interlocked enclosure, rack, grounded wire way, or conduit, or feeds a commercial double-
insulated or UL-approved device. This requirement will ensure that loads such as portable test equipment,
temporary or experimental, is grounded. UL-approved devices such as coffeepots, timers, etc., used per
the manufacturer’s original intent are permissible.
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• Isolation: All sources of dangerous voltage and current must be isolated by covers and enclosures.
Access to lethal circuits must be either via screw-on panels, each containing no less than four screws or
bolts, or by interlocked doors. The frame or chassis of the enclosure must be connected to a good
electrical ground with a conductor capable of handling any potential fault current.
• Cable Clamping: A suitable mechanical-strain-relief device such as a cord grip, cable clamp, or
plug must be used for any wire or cable penetrating an enclosure where external movement or force can
exert stress on the internal connection. Grommets, ad lets, or similar devices must not be used as strain
relief.
• Lighting: Adequate lighting must be provided for easy visual inspection.
• Labels: All disconnects and breakers should be clearly labeled as to which loads they control.
• Overload Protection: Overload protection and well-marked disconnects must be provided. Local
“off” controls must be provided on remote-controlled equipment.
• Safety Grounding: Automatic discharge devices must be used on equipment with stored energy
of 5 joules or more. Suitable and visible manual grounding devices must also be provided to short-to-
ground all dangerous equipment while work is being performed. However, all electrical system of the
building must be grounded.
• Emergency: There must be an emergency lighting system that activates when normal power fails.
• Either safety glasses or a face shield must be worn when working on electrical equipment.
Moreover, Personal Protective Devices such as face shields, blast jackets, gloves, and insulated floor
mats are required.
• All covering, clothing, and metal items that might cause hazardous involvement must be removed.
• Adequate and workable lock-out/tag-out procedures must be employed.
• Automatic safety interlocks must be provided for all access to high-hazard equipment. Any bypass
of such an interlock should have an automatic reset, display conspicuously the condition of the interlocks,
and ensure that barriers cannot be closed without enabling the interlock.
• All electrical equipment should have convenient, comfortable, and dry access.
• Equipment must be designed and constructed to provide personnel protection. First-line and
backup safeguards should be provided to prevent personnel access to energized circuits.
2. Mitigation Measures during Plastering & Painting Work
• All produced waste must be collected in temporarily collection points inside the building.
Segregation of waste must be considered before disposal and removal of waste takes place.
• Personal Protective Equipment should be worn, while workers with allergy to any materials of
plastering and painting works should not be allowed to communicating with such agents.
• All electrical connections and cables must be identified and clearly marked before going through
this activity.
• As much as possible, burying & filling up work waste within building floor especially remaining
waste of plastering. While grounds and work surfaces must be dry during all activities inside the building
• Painting involves using chemical and hazardous chemical substance. Therefore, handling and
storage of such agents must be done under direct supervision of site supervisor and the contractors well.
Sealed containers to keep such components and used liquids are required, whereas, containers must be
covered and closed all times.
• Mixing tools, proper equipment, and protective instructions should be available prior to make
painting work.
• Direct contact with painting materials is not allowed while workers must be provided with eye
protection devices, protective masks, gloves, shoes, and head protection devices when working on both
plastering and painting.
• All painting and chemical containers must be labeled to identify their contents while workers must
be aware about posted information and use requirements.
• All ladders and scaffolds required during this work must be convenient and provide protection
against potential work hazards.
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• Leaking containers of any sort must not be accepted on any account.
• Washing tank should be provided to wash work tools and devices at the end of each day.
• All chemical and painting substances must not be placed in salvage or garbage receptacles.
Whereas, pouring onto ground is not recommended.
• There must be enough ventilation in building when performing this task. Painting materials may
cause serious health effect especially if it is swallowed or enter inspiration system. Thus, safety
precautions should be applied and considered by all workers.
• Spill accidents is prohibited. Any spill must be cleaned up immediately.
• Smoking is not allowed and any flammable action may lead to breaking out of fire inside the
building.
• Disposal of painting substance should follow instructions and methods of landfill management rules
otherwise Re-use &Re-cycling may be recognized.
• During transportation, scattering is prohibited and containers should be well tight and close all
during transportation.
• Caution & danger signs might be posted on trucks and label might be attached to disposal
materials.
3. Flooring & Decoration Work Mitigation Measures
• Using of available & construction debris to filling up and leveling ground before lunching flooring
work.
• All flooring & decoration equipment and manual devices should be available.
• Personal safety devices and suitable manual tools should be provided.
• Workplace safety & health procedures must be considered by all involved workers.
• There must a short break over flooring periods to avoid adverse health impact owing to long time
sitting and standing.
• Workers must be aware of handling sharp devices and tools with incisive ends and edges.
• Small amount of chemical substance and coloration materials must be handled with care and based
on handling requirements attached to the products.
• All waste must be collected in special garbage boxes. Whereas, workers should segregate waste
before disposal is lunched.
• Workplace must address enough ventilation and suitable illumination environment.
4. Installation of Furniture &Building’s Supplies
• All safety measures related to materials handling must be recognized
• Furniture and offices supplies should be wood made or plastic resistive materials including doors,
chairs, and desks.
• Metal supplies are not preferred. Care must be given to avoid electrical connection with metal
materials and supplies.
• Floor of power supply room must be cemented well to prevent any penetration of spills and
contamination into underground layers.
• Generator must be selected based on low emission exhaust. Motor may supplied with filter and
long pipe outlet. In addition, it is recommended the generator to be equipped with suitable type of barrier
to avoid personnel injury or property damage.
• All equipment and supplies must be designed and constructed to provide personnel protection.
• As much as possible, including environment-friendly products and environmentally sound
equipment within all work supplies.
• Glass used in windows, doors, and walls (including glass block) must be able to withstand a human
impact, and if required by code, be shatterproof “safety glass.”
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• The building might be equipped with self-closing features that break fire through proper closures
installed on doors and hallway closures.
• Building must be supplied with fire hydrants and proper fire extinguishers. Instructions and labels
must be provided on all fire cylinders.
• All disconnecting switches and circuit breakers must be labeled to indicate their use or equipment
served.
• All electrical cables, breaks, switches, and connections must be covered to prevent direct contact.
Whereas, installation of electronic equipment and devices should comply with safety procedures of office
constructions.
• All interior wiring systems must include provisions for grounding metal parts or electrical raceways,
equipment and enclosures.
• All electrical raceways and enclosures must be fastened securely in place.
• All unused openings (including conduit knockouts) in electrical enclosures and fittings must be
closed with appropriate covers, plugs or plates.
• First Aid Box is recommended during construction and operation stage
5. Mitigation Measures of Free & Green Spaces
• Free space including parking area, passageways, and green spaces must be identified and marked
• Preparation of land must avoid creating dust concentrations through spraying water before and
during land preparation.
• All safety measures have to be implemented while noise levels must be minimized through using
equipment with low nuisance noise and implementing mitigation measures discussed in this document.
• Parking area must not be very close to employees’ offices but it must not be far from the building.
• There must be enough space between cars and parking lines.
• This area might be equipped with flexible sunshade to prevent potential damage caused by direct
sunshine.
• When preparing green space, one may consider using allocated Top Soil for planting purposes.
• Plants and flowers should be selected based on plant low water requirements and dry resistant
capacity.
• Additionally, there are different kind of flowers and plants that prove its ability to absorb pollution
through its stomata and pores. Thus, this consideration might be taken into account when making this
work.
• The contractor should consider leaving and incorporating exist standing and ligneous trees within
these spaces.
• Garden should be supplied with modern irrigation techniques whereas asphalt spaces are required
in parking area.
6. Installation of Fire Extinguishers & Ventilators
• During all construction activities, fire extinguishers must be provided to fight unexpected fire caused
by work mistakes or equipment’s’ failure. Whereas, workers must be trained previously to use and handle
fire cylinders.
• The building should be equipped with at least three fire extinguishers in each floor. Additional
extinguisher is required in the power supply room which might be used during emergency to fight fire in
parking and garden area too.
• The building is recommended to contain one to two fire hydrants. They can be installed near to the
building’s main entrance and storage room. Charge source of water must be designed close to the
hydrants in order to supply water during emergency.
• Use instructions and safety handling of hydrants & extinguishers must be made available by the
contractor or dealer.
• It is recommended to allocate place for body and hands washing purposes especially after handling
chemical materials.
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• Artificial ventilators are required particularly in offices that include heat- very- sensitive- equipment and materials while work environment must be cool to practice daily work. Therefore, building should include adequate ventilation & lighting openings based on project’s construction details.
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7.3.2 Mitigation Measures during Operation Stage
Mitigation Measures of Waste & Site General View
During operation, waste management & maintenance of building’s general view can be achieved through
applying the applicable techniques mentioned below:
• There must be a clear and detailed waste management plan for the building over this period.
Disposal methods and schedule times must be mentioned in the plan.
• Identification of responsibilities and nominated employees to follow up implementation of waste
management. However, the municipality management must allocate budget to handle this activity.
• There must be an inventory list of regular used materials, supplies, equipment, and all work
requirements. Nominated department must be aware of all requirements.
• Waste management must be shared by all employees. All involved workers and building should be
given a short training about their role in managing work environment and following safety procedures.
• All offices and rooms should be equipped with proper garbage and waste collection receptacles
based on generated waste within each room.
• Potential liquid waste like ink, cleaning chemical substance must be collected in proper sealed
containers
• Safety measures and personal protective equipment must be available when making this task.
• Waste should be segregated based on its nature and type. Employees should take part on this
side by helping segregation of waste at their offices.
• Disposal plan should give preference for Re-use, Re-cycling of waste before another decision is
taken.
• Waste scattering is totally prohibited by all workers and employees.
• Smoking area must be identified and special collection receptacles must be provided.
• It is recommended to enclose Green spaces with short fences and garden internal routes can be
identified to minimize walk and moving around impacts.
• Planting green space with plants capable to absorb major pollution of surrounding air.
• Waste must be disposed off on time while green and free spaces must be maintained regularly.
• Operation of electrical generator and handling of motor materials must be undertaken with high
considerations to follow safety measures attached to the motor and requirements of waste management
of lubricant & oil.
• Spill accidents in power supply room are prohibited while liquid waste must be collected in plastic
and special metal containers. Liquid collected waste might be reused or recycled by workshops & waste
recycling agencies
• Minor impact of motor emissions can be mitigated through making regular maintenance of the
motor and avoid using second hand oils. Moreover, motor may include outlet with filter or low emission
performance exhaust. Whereas, motor’s noise is not expected to make adverse impacts especially with
designed barrier on the motor and the quite far distance of power supply room from offices.
• The building must be equipped with waste collection containers. Those containers may contain
separated compartments to facilitate waste collection and segregation process.
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• Using of second hand lubricants and oils are not permitted.
• Spill accidents should be handled promptly.
• Liquid waste must be collected in sealed and proper plastic containers.
• Disposal of liquid waste into sanitation network is totally prohibited.
• Recycling and transporting of such waste to recycling agencies or near workshops should be
considered.
8.2.6 Emergency Plan & Natural hazards Prevention Program
Generally, emergency plan is not considered by many agencies and governmental authorities. Usually,
this plan is designed to protect personnel from further injury and to minimize property damage. Natural
hazards are unavoidable events especially with rapid change of climate whose impacts become obvious
and indicate serious challenges before development projects.
Moreover, climate change impact is thought to expand throughout long- term- time with uncertainty about
impact magnitude on regional & local level.
However, ESIA does not focus on direct impact and unknown impacts of climate rather than suggest some
practical mitigation measures towards any natural & man-made hazards that might occur during operation
period:
• There must be annual allocated budget to meet emergency plan requirements. This budget can be
incorporated within the authority total budget of renovation and maintenance.
• The authority may design own preparedness & response program and include it within its
ongoing strategy. What to do during emergency? Is the best explanation statement to make program
contents. Emergency during fire, potential earthquake, electricity accidents, and failure of work's
equipment are some examples that can be addressed.
• Short training course on safety measures and emergency response is recommended for all staff
and employees.
• During emergency, documents and equipment are subject to damage, loss, and robbing crime.
Therefore, securing authority’s information may require back up or other methods to save files and
documents.
• Using & purchasing equipment with acceptable resistant capacities.
• Any damage of building materials, body, equipment must be maintained on time and renovation
work should be carried out whenever it is required.
• Reparation of equipment and work supplies on time.
• As much as possible, the authority may take into account having back up place to practice its
work during emergency.
• From time to time, checkout of emergency & fire exits and maintenance work should be taken if
inspection indicates needs to do such work.
• Free spaces might be used for temporary evacuation during emergency. Thus, they must be
considered to be free from any obstacles.
• Safety instructions & warnings can be posted on the most hazardous places and attached to the
information board of the authority.
• Municipality should have an inventory list and details about daily work requirements and used
materials.
• All equipment, hardware, and objects inside and outside of buildings must be adequately restrained
and/or anchored to ensure that they do not block escape routes during emergency.
• The building might be supplied with emergency & evacuation alarm system. It is available as
manual & automatic devices.
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Preparation & Construction Stage
IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES RESPONSIBILITY ESTIMATED COST
Preparation, Excavation,
and General Waste of
Work Site
1. The contractor, must follow &implement waste
management measures included in
ESMP document.
2. Re-use of construction waste within the work site.
3. The contractor commits to make segregation of worksite
waste. Whereas, the site should be supplied with different
type of garbage containers. Colored plastic garbage and
labeled boxes can be used
4. Collection of undesired construction waste and debris in
specific collection points in the site within special
receptacles. Selection of waste collection site must be pre
agreed with the municipal site supervisor engineer.
5. Construction work may be avoided during rainy periods in
order to avoid transmitting of waste and debris. Whereas all
work materials must be covered with proper sheets.
6. Scatter of waste should be avoided. While workers room
should be supplied with waste garbage and disposal of such
waste must be done based on waste type and quantity.
7. There must be solid waste storage tank in the room and
must be connected to local network.
8. Disposal of all waste should be done in the landfill and
follow instruction of construction permission and landfill
management requirements.
9. Liquid waste like water needed during construction should
be collected on separate tank and water should not
The Contractor
To be part of the
Contract.
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accumulate on site. Besides, drainage of water to outside
area is forbidden.
Soil Compaction &
Contamination
1. Surface soil must be kept aside to be used later within
green spaces, if possible.
2. Trucks and involved vehicles should follow specific &
identified traffic routes.
3. Spill accidents must be prohibited. If any spill accidents
occur, it should be cleaned immediately and collected in s
separate disposal container.
4. In case soil is compacted in some unavoidable places,
plowing is urgently needed particularly for green spaces
allocated area.
The Contractor Part of the Contract.
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Air Quality & Noise
Levels
1. Spraying water on foundations before
excavation work takes place. Water must be used
when there is raise up of dust like sand lifting and
handling.
2. Spraying of water may take place every day to
prevent dust concentration. This action might be
required in many places in work site.
3. Dust and fine particles should be always within
low level during all construction activities.
4. Transportation trucks are preferably selected
based on motor performance and low emission or
filtered exhaust presence. Old vehicles & trucks
with high emissions are not allowed to be used.
5. Truck engine must be switched off when on site.
6. Noise barrier should be constructed around work
area and should be high enough to prevent noise
transmission and taking neighboring residents’
attention.
7. Noise within work site can be minimized by
providing workers with special equipment like ears
protective equipment and masks. Workers in stone
quarry location must be provided with PPEs as
well.
8. Transportation of materials and waste might be
scheduled during the afternoon period to avoid
making any disturbances
The Contractor
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Materials Transportation
& Storage
1. Materials transferred to the site must be tight
well to the truck and covered by an appropriate
sheet.
2. Sand is liable to scatter during truck movement.
So, water must be sprayed on it and it should be
covered appropriately.
3. Truck back door must be closed during
transportation.
4. Materials and equipment storage location must
be agreed previously with site engineer. It must not
be far from work site location.
5. Separation of materials based on their nature
and type, is preferable.
6. Flammable or oil components materials and
machinery equipment should not be aggregated
with construction or organic materials.
7. Materials on storage location must be covered
with suitable plastic wrap and surrounded by short
stones wall to prevent weathering and rainfall
effects.
The Contractor Be part of the Contract
Transportation Safety 1. All drivers should drive safely
2. Transportation’s instruction and signs must be
posted on site and along transportation way
3. Drivers should commit to wear PPEs when
driving. For example, seat belt must be fastened all
times during transportation.
4. Drivers should follow a limit speed of 30-45 km/
h which might be a good acceptable limit.
5. Drivers must avoid driving and transporting
materials & waste during rush time.
The Contractor To be part of the
Contract.
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6. Vehicles must follow specific routes and avoid
obstructing traffic.
7. During transportation all transported materials
and equipment must be tight well to the truck and
waste scattering is not accepted.
8. Trucks & vehicle must be switched off when on
site.
9. Drivers should avoid passing near to flammable
source and smoking is not recommended when
driving.
10. All materials should be covered and sand may
require spraying with water before covering with a
sheet
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Work Site & Workers
Safety
1. The contractor must comply with all Jordanian requirements regarding health and safety.
The location of electrical power line and cables
must be determined before digging and excavation
work takes place.
2. Work sites must be clean and orderly. While all
site surface must be kept dry. Otherwise, proper
means might be taken to assure the surface is slip-
resistant.
3. Items and materials that are not required during
work hours must be removed from the work site.
4. PPEs are necessary during all times of work.
Hardhats, proper safety shoes, inspiration masks,
and ear protective tools should be worn by workers
whenever necessary. Moreover, safety devices
during indoor work like electrical connection,
painting, and plastering work are all required.
5. Storing debris and waste safely and removing
them immediately from the construction site.
6. All construction safety requirements must be
addressed in this project. Workplace injury must be
avoided and the contractor is responsible to follow
up safety procedures.
7. Workers must be careful when working near floor
and ground openings. While, openings should be
marked and easily identified by all workers and
drivers.
8. Floor openings and trenches must be shored
and distance of 30 cm between excavation
produces waste and proposed hole should be
The Contractor
Will be part of the
Contract.
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considered to avoid filling up of waste and to
prevent work accidents.
9. Bending & forming of construction steel must be
done with care and high safety measures
application. Suitable manual tools and safety
protective agents must be applied during this work.
10. All aisles and passageways must be identified
and marked.
11. Lifting and moving of heavy objects should be
done by mechanical devices.
12. Ladders & scaffolds must be checked up each
time before climbing. Damaged ladders & scaffolds
should never be used.
13. If metal ladders & scaffolds to be used, they
must be checked up on corrosion and they must be
isolated from communication with any electrical
connections.
14. Manual lifting and handling materials must be
evaluated before undertaking relative work.
15. There must be rain clear paths and proper
drainage system to avoid accumulation of rain
water on site.
16. All electrical power supplies and connections
must be grounded while dangerous voltage and
current must be isolated by covers & enclosures.
17. All painting and chemical containers must be
labeled and workers must be aware how to handle
those materials. Leaking containers should not be
accepted while workers should not pour paint
remaining onto ground. There must be sealed
containers to collect and dispose such substances.
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18. There must be a washing tank on site to wash
manual and work tools at the end of each working
day.
19. Firefighting equipment and fire extinguishers
should be available while workers must be trained
to handle fire prevention cylinders.
20. Smoking is not allowed at site. Disposal of
cigarettes may lead to break out of fire.
21. All drivers and workers must be trained about
environment and safety measures.
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Management of
Workers Residence
1. Management of workers residence or room and
all potential waste must be maintained through
direct supervision of site engineer.
2. Residence must be established on free space
area and should be near to sub-project’s location
3. It must be supplied with solid waste storage
tank that must be connected to the local network
or to separate sink. Design of this system and
disposal process should be discussed & agreed
with municipal site supervisor engineer.
4. If kitchen to be included in this room, there must
be gray tank to collect water of kitchen activities
considering use of water for existing trees and
nearby green spaces. While organic waste should
be collected and disposed off outside the site in
designated garbage containers.
5. There must be temporary tank within the area
to be used for washing purpose.
6. There should be enough garbage bins for waste
disposal.
The Contractor
Public Health of
Workers
The contractor must comply with all Jordanian regulations regarding health and safety.
Work assignment should be given based on
physical condition and worker’s capability.
2. The contractor must cover health insurance of
workers during work.
3. Worker’s residence must be comfortable and
hygienic condition should be monitored by site
engineer.
The Contractor Must be included in the
contract
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4. Workers are prohibited to directly communicate
with chemical substance like painting materials.
Therefore, workers with allergy should not handle
cement and concrete materials.
5. Smoking must be avoided when on work.
6. First Aid Box should be available during
construction.
Designs of the
Building & its
Supplements
1. The building should have at least two
emergency exits and one fire door.
2. There must be a separate toilet for women. Its
location must not be close to men toilet.
3. Additionally, there must be small prayer area
and rest place for women. It can be near to toilet
location.
4. Cafeteria room and rest place is required.
5. Small smoking area might be included.
6. Free & green spaces area should be designed
with separate water source. Construction should
follow project’s quantity tables that include
installation of modern irrigation technique within
green spaces area.
7. Installation of water rational automatic taps is
preferred.
8. Power supply room should be designed to
include enough ventilation and light openings.
Also, it has to be cemented well to prevent any
soil contamination.
9. Using the top soil for green spaces and garden
purposes.
Ramtha
municipality/
Engineering firm/
the Contractor
Designs to be reviewed
/ Contractor should
follow final design of
the project
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Socio economic
Development
1. Nearby residents of work site and near houses
must be given priority when selecting local labors.
2. Workers should not disturb employees of
nearby agencies.
3. The contractor must follow engineering design
of the project and use entrance pointed by the site
engineer. Preferably, purchasing materials
required for work activities from near shops and
markets, unless such materials are not available
in this area or its price is not reasonable.
The Contractor Must be included in the
work Contract
Community Health and Safety
The contractor is required to have a code of conduct covering worker interactions with the community, including children. The Code of Conduct is applicable to all of its workers as well as subcontractors. All workers including subcontractors, are required to acknowledge that training in the code of conduct has been received.
The contractor Must be included in the contract
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During Operation Phase
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Waste
Management
1. All involved workers should be
given a short training about their role
in managing work environment and
following safety procedures.
2. All offices and rooms should be
equipped with proper garbage and
waste collection receptacles.
3. Potential liquid waste like ink,
cleaning chemical substance must be
collected in proper sealed containers.
4. Waste should be segregated
based on its nature and type.
5. Disposal plan should give
preference for Re-use, Re-cycling of
waste before another decision is
taken.
6. Waste scattering is totally
prohibited by all workers and
employees.
7. Smoking area must be identified
and special collection receptacles
must be provided.
8. Waste must be disposed off on
time while green and free spaces
must be maintained regularly.
Ramtha Municipality
To be included within the
monitoring & maintenance
budget of Municipality
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Workplace
Hazards & Health
1. All electrical and electronic cables,
and equipment must be designed to
provide personal protection while
cables must be covered and prove
high resistance to electricity
fluctuation and voltage variations.
2. Parking area should be identified
with marked lines and blocks.
3. Municipality should make regular
inspection of firefighting
extinguishers. This action might be
conducted twice a year to ensure
validation of fire extinguishers.
4. Handling and storing of chemical
substances & cleaning materials
should follow official safety & health
precautions.
5. It is always recommended to equip
constructions and office building with
First Aid Box.
6. Corridors and aisles must not be
used for storage purposes.
Ramtha Municipality To be included within the
Monitoring Plan Budget
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TY
Est. COST
Soil Compaction & Green
Space Deterioration
1. There must be paved routes
across and surrounding the green
areas.
2. It is recommended for green
spaces to have instructions and
warning signs about proper use of
the garden.
3. Workers and employees should
be aware about the necessity to
avoid making soil compaction and
deteriorating of grass and existing
plants.
4. There must be enough garbage
and constant metal baskets to
collect potential waste.
5. Scatter of waste is not allowed
within this space.
6. Safety equipment and plantation
manual tools must be available and
cleaned all the time.
7. Smoking is prohibited in green
spaces.
8. Mixing of long live trees, salinity
resistant flowers, and plantation
diversity is a good option to avoid
applying pesticides. While this
technique is considered to be a
natural treatment method should be
improved and encouraged.
Ramtha
municipality
To be included within maintenance
budget of the Authority
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TY
Est. COST
9. In order to avoid accumulated
impact of salinity, green spaces
might be constructed with surface
or underground channels
connected to rainwater existing
streams. Direct rain water is
enough to minimize salinity
concentration but this technique
helps to wash up salinity within the
soil.
10. Vehicles are forbidden from
entering this area.
11. In case compaction occurs,
plowing with spraying water is an
appropriate method to recover
compacted soil. However, water
should not accumulate on surface
to avoid attracting pests and dirt.
12. Modern irrigation techniques
like drip irrigation and sprinkler can
be used.
13. It is recommended to enclose
green spaces with short fences.
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Handling & Storage of
Materials
1. Materials and equipment must
be separated into compatible
groups. Storage is based on
nature and type of stored
materials and equipment.
2. Storage room must be
equipped with adequate
ventilation openings and lighting
sources.
3. Storage room must be clean
all times and well arranged.
Whereas, materials should be
kept in separate shelves and
labels must be posted on each
shelf explaining contents and
safe handling instructions.
4. Special handling of chemicals
must be considered. For
instance, cleaning materials and
ink used for copy machines and
printers must be handled with
care. Direct contact with such
substance should not happen.
5. Personal safety equipment
must be provided when handling
such materials.
6. Recycling and reuse policy
should be in account when
disposal of waste.
Ramtha
municipality
To be included with Municipality
ongoing plan
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7. Storage room might be
supplied with fire detector and
fire alarm system. While
firefighting cylinders should be
always available.
8. Application of chemicals must
follow instructions attached to
the product.
9. There must be regular follow
up of materials storage and room
condition. Dust concentration
should be cleaned while spills
must be removed immediately.
10. Water taps and accessible
water source must be
constructed near to storage
room.
Emergency Plan &
Hazards Prevention
Program
1. There must be annual
allocated budget to meet
emergency plan requirements.
This budget can be incorporated
within the authority total budget
of renovation and maintenance.
2. The authority may design own
preparedness & response
program and to include it on its
ongoing strategy. What to do
during emergency? Is the best
explanation statement to make
program contents.
Ramtha
municipality
To be included with municipality
ongoing plan
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3. Short training course on safety
measures and emergency
response is recommended for all
staff and employees.
4. During emergency,
documents and equipment are
subject to damage or loss.
Therefore, securing authority’s
information may require back up
or other methods to save files
and documents.
5. Any damage of building
materials, body, equipment must
be maintained on time and
renovation work should be
carried out whenever it is
required.
6. As much as possible, the
authority may take into account
having back up place to practice
its work during emergency.
7. From time to time, checkup of
emergency & fire exits and
maintenance work should be
taken into consideration.
8. Free spaces might be used for
temporary evacuation during
emergency. Thus, they must be
considered to be free from any
obstacles.
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9. Safety instructions & warnings
can be posted on the most
hazardous places and attached
to the information board of the
authority.
10. Municipality should have an
inventory list and details about
daily work requirements and
used equipment.
11. All equipment, hardware, and
objects inside and outside of
buildings must be adequately
restrained and/or anchored to
ensure that they do not block
escape routes during
emergency.
12. The building might be
supplied with emergency &
evacuation alarm system. It is
available as manual & automatic
devices.
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Chapter 8
Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan
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8.1 Monitoring Arrangement
During sub-project construction phase, Periodic Monitoring Report should be prepared by the site
engineer and revised by the Safeguards specialist in the PMU. It is the Municipal site supervisor engineer’s
task is to observe work site activities and to ensure the contractor’s compliance with the contract
requirements, the ESMP for all potential environmental and social impacts mentioned in the ESIA study.
The ESMP and ESIA will be included in the tender documents for the project.
Preparing monitoring reports requires conducting field visits to sub-project site and in some exceptional
cases, the supervisor may require taking sample tests from different places of the sub-project to compare
it with former tests of the site. However, results of site observations should be mentioned clearly in this
report while time and duration of monitoring activity must be stated. Suggestions of each report and any
recommendations should be discussed and considered by the municipality.
Monitoring activity may also include meeting surrounding residents and nearby affected groups
considering any emerging issue from social and health side. Such aspects should be handled on time and
reported to the municipality as to involve the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU in any case of
grievances regarding this sub-project, within the monitoring report. Shall mitigation measures are not
applied or monitoring field reports indicate incomplete management of environment and safety; then, the
supervising municipal engineer should report to the management in the municipality and the Safeguards
specialist in PMU.
Generally, the World Bank (WB) is responsible to review and approve findings & recommendations of
ESIA to determine whether they provide an adequate basis for processing the sub-project. If the ESIA and
the ESMP satisfy WB safeguard policies, then the document will be approved and the project can proceed.
In fact, the WB would not continue funding any sub-project that might lead to environment degradation or
social conflicts. Therefore, monitoring report should follow procedures and recommendations included on
those two documents.
8.2 Reporting
Reporting on the implementation of ESIA especially during construction period is the responsibility of the
supervising municipal engineer, in collaboration with the Safeguards specialist in the PMU. Once, the WB
approves to fund this sub-project, Ramtha municipality in collaboration with CVDB will be in charge to
complete contracting procedures and to directly follow up progress of project construction including
following up the implementation of ESMP. When field report is made, the municipality must review its
contents and send a copy of each monitoring report to PMU and then to the WB. Report must follow
monitoring activities and procedures mentioned within ESMP. Based on suggested measures, the
municipality and the site engineer may design a specific format or short pointed report to be used during
field monitoring process. It is expected that, the site engineer will prepare several monitoring reports over
construction period while time to make this work depends on construction work performance and
construction stages. In addition, the municipality and the site engineer have to determine when to make
this report on this basis, in collaboration with the Safeguards specialist in the PMU.
During each inspection, the site engineer should inform the contractor and the workers about any neglect
concerning environment, social, and safety sides. Findings of this discussion must be included with the
monitoring report even though problem under discussion is over. Afterward, the site engineer may conduct
quick and sudden visits to ensure undertaking matter is not reoccurring.
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Reviewers of the monitoring reports should not exclude any details or shortcomings mentioned in field
report and transparency must be in account when reporting to the Bank. The field report may indicate
undertaken treatment methods or ongoing actions made by the municipality to handle such failure of
project activities. In fact, this action will not affect progress of the sub-project rather than making all efforts
to maintain sub-project’s activities and to avoid any impact on local environment and residents.
In case, the contractor or site supervisor does not comply with ESMP & ESIA mitigation measures at all,
corrective actions should be taken by Ramtha municipality and information on this regard should be
delivered to responsible team in the PMU. The corrective actions may include certain fine that has to be
taken from the contract's budget as a reason of not implementing ESMP. In addition, CVDB may stop
delivering financial allowances of the contractor. If mentioned actions do not work, the municipality has the
option of going to the court and the contractor must be included within the black list. However, the
municipality must decide which action should be taken to manage this issue, and ALWAYS report to the
PMU.
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Table (9): Detailed Monitoring Plan
IMPACT MONITORING ACTIVITY FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY
Preparation, Excavation, and General Waste of Work Site
• There should be a list of expected waste during construction stage based on used materials and involved equipment. Decision must be made about the most critical waste to be monitored
• Waste collection points should be clearly identified before launching the construction work
• Determine which waste can be left and re-used on site and which must be taken
• Monitoring form to include date, contractor abidance by Health and Safety measures, any excavations found in the site and any emerging matters to be filled regularly by the site engineer and spot checks by the environmental Safeguards specialist in CVDB.
• Monitor and inspect the contractor compliance with ESIA report
• Recording all work in the site, activity location, date, time and work expected period.
• Transportation line and times of waste disposal must be mentioned in the report, in collaboration with the Traffic Management if necessary
• Review all documents relating to waste management and disposal including construction permission
• All hazardous waste and disposal methods should be mentioned. Whereas, time to occur and sites should be identified.
The Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks, and prepare weekly progress reports
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ the Municipal Site supervisor engineer, through Site inspection, Visual observation and photographic documentation.
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IMPACT MONITORING ACTIVITY FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY
• Consider climate influence and waste scattering
• Monitor used equipment, construction materials, trucks, volume of water requirement, and manual work tools
• Monitor PPEs used for each activity of waste disposal and handling.
• Record any spill, accidents, waste poor management during supervision visits
• Counting of workers & trucks number and identify their different waste.
• Make photographic documentation
Soil Compaction & Contamination
• Make sure that top soil has been removed aside to be used later on for garden purpose;
• Identify the most sites subject to soil compaction or contamination. And follow mitigation measures to maintain such impact;
• Identify soil potential source of pollution, pollution type, treatment methods;
• Deal withany spill accidents or soil contaminated by handling oil & liquid substance on worksite;
• Record soil collection containers and available garbage in work site; Monitoring identified working paths and workers compliance to avoid soil compaction.
The Municipal Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation and photographic documentation
Air Quality & Noise Levels
• Define air pollution sources, type, locations, remaining time and weather main drivers.
• Ensure water is used to maintain dust concentration and scattering of fine articles.
• Ensure all equipment and trucks are in a good condition and emission does not exist.
The Municipal Engineer may follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation.
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IMPACT MONITORING ACTIVITY FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY
• Identify noise disturbance sources, duration, time, most affected group, number of affected workers, mitigation requirement and cost of application.
• Make sure that noise prevention measures are applied. For instance, noise barrier and noise protective equipment.
Transportation of Materials & Storage
• Identify materials temporary storage locations and make sure such locations are not disturbing construction activities. Also, they must be away of truck & vehicles routes.
• All transported materials & waste should be covered with proper sheet. And scattering of waste must be avoided
• Drivers should follow safety procedures when making this task. While all materials should be tight well to the truck
• Water might be used to prevent scattering of sand during transportation
• Identify truck routes, truck condition, materials type, applied safety procedures, and estimated cost of application
• Temporary storage location must address protection against rain & weather conditions. Materials should be covered and surrounded by short traditional wall and drainage channels
• Materials should be stored in compatible group. Flammable materials should be separate from other construction materials
• Smoking is not allowed in storage locations
The Municipal Engineer may follow upon a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation and photographic documentation
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IMPACT MONITORING ACTIVITY FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY
Health and Safety Impacts
• Ensure the Contractor performs against his contractual obligations and the site-specific ESMP to mitigate work hazards, health hazards, and protect the public.
• Make sure all required PPEs are available and workers are assigned based on physical condition capacity
• Work site must provide protection against any risk and work hazards.
• All accidents and incidents should be recorded. Serious injuries should be reported to the Municipal Engineer immediately. Municipal Engineer checks accident/incident logs
• Check out scaffolds, ladders, floors, openings, and machinery used in this construction
• Inspect any potential threat of involved equipment on project’s components. In addition , equipment must be checked up to make sure they are in a good condition and they are safe to be used
• Inspect the existence of firefighting agents and workers ability to handle fire extinguishers. Make sure First Aid Box is on site
• Ensure the availability of PPEs for handling chemical & painting substances. While such materials should be labeled with explanation about its contents and use requirements
• All electrical connections and involved devices must be evaluated and protective measures of applying those devices must be attached to product boxes
The Municipal Site Engineer may follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation and photographic documentation
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Safety of Transportation
• Make sure drivers are driving safely and following traffic safety measures
• Ensuring their compliance towards preventing waste scattering
• Check out trucks and vehicles applied speed based on mitigation measures recommendation and record any violation on this regard
• Ensure all requirements mentioned on mitigation measures table are followed accordingly.
The Municipal site engineer may follow up on a daily basis
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation
Management of Workers temporary room in the site
• Ensure the room is equipped with suitable wastewater system and connected to local network or waste is disposed regularly through special tanker
• Identify waste produced from the room and number of residents
• Ensure hygienic condition of the room and the supply of adequate water sources for cooking and washing purposes
• Make sure workers are not using facilities of surrounding employees and guards
• Identify waste disposal methods
• Identify garbage and containers used to collect waste, with consideration to segregation, if necessary
The Municipal Site Engineer may follow up weekly
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation and photographic documentation
Occupational Health of Workers
• Make sure worker is assigned based on physical condition and qualification
• First aid box availability
• Medical checkup is recommended, when necessary.
• Workers with allergy to any of materials of construction should not be working and if there is simple allergy to concrete or cement
The Municipal Site Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation
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materials then worker must not communicate with such substances
• Make sure all workers are health ensured by the contractor.
Socio-Economic Development
• Ensure the involvement of local labors in this project and nearby residents and workers should be given priority when handling this work
• Just when it is required to have qualified and skilled labor , it can be brought from outside this area
• Workers must not disturb nearby residents and employees
• Purchasing materials required during construction from nearby markets and shops.
The Municipal Site Engineer may follow up within 1-2 weeks
The environmental specialist in CVDB/ Municipal Site supervisor engineer
Workplace Hazards & Health
• There must be always an inspection of the following;
• Storage room and storage materials condition
• Fire extinguishers and validation of hydrants
• All electrical cable and uncovered connections
• Copy machines and printers
• Medical checkup of employees
• Stability of involved supplies and materials
• Furniture and equipment validation
• First aid box availability
• Following other procedures mentioned in ESIA.
Over project designed age
Municipal Engineer through Site inspection & Visual observation and photographic documentation that are reflected in progress reports provided for the PMU
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Chapter 9
Social Study
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9.1 Social Consultation Program
Social study and consultations program started by conducting the following steps;
• Gathering documents and official letters of land ownership and land use permissions from
Ramtha municipality and MoMA.
• Conducting field visits and making rapid survey for social and economic activities within
surrounding area of the sub-project.
• Preparation of several social meetings with community members and social consultation
program, in which the prioritization of the sub-project was concluded, and is found in Annex 1.
• Documentation and taking photos of sub-project site and surrounding area.
• Meeting employees and direct beneficiaries of the project.
• Making interviews with local residents and nearby shopkeepers.
• Making list of meeting participants and interviewees.
• Incorporating consultation findings and comments in ESIA & ESMP document.
Seven community consultations took place during sub-project selection, a brief of those
consultations and the Community Consultations Methodology steps can be found in Annex 1.
A consultation session was conducted on January 13th, 2019 in one of the schools in Ramtha
municipality, as an invitation letter was prepared and sent to different governmental agencies, private
sector, NGOs, Women’s associations, direct PAPs of the sub-project and of course the mayor and
his staff. The PMU team made a brief presentation on the characteristics of the sub-project, World
Bank Policies on Environmental issues and Resettlement, how it was selected through community
consultations, and its expected impacts and mitigation measures of those impacts. The audience
showed clear support for the application of the sub-project, as it will minimize their time and effort in
doing their governmental paper work. Attendants included (46) persons, out of which were (19)
women representing different entities.
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Figure (7): ESIA Community Consultations
9.2 Findings of Social Study & General Recommendations
The construction of a new Governmental Complex for Ramtha municipality shall definitely lead to
temporary (but not irreversible) impact on local environment especially during construction stage.
Whereas, construction of this project is not expected to contribute in creating adverse impact on
social side.
In fact, social and economic returns of this project are high and beneficial compared to current
situation. Such benefits can be summarized as follows:
- Provide Ramtha municipality and the other governmental entities with an appropriate place to
practice daily work and service of the community.
- Reducing expected cost to lease another building.
- Facilitating dealings and transactions between the municipality and other nearby authorities and
citizens, as it will present a one stop shop for them.
Other benefits include:
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- The municipality staff is currently renting a building on the main street that connects Amman with
Damascus, for a total amount of 39,000 JDs (almost 56,000$) per year. The intended
governmental complex project shall have offices owned by the municipality, so as to save the
amount of rent when they move there.
- The project is supposed to generate income for the municipality and provide one stop shop for
the citizens in Ramtha that will help in providing a parking place, as well as minimizing the time and
effort needed to accomplish any governmental paper work for the citizens in Ramtha.
- Raising the employment rate and providing better municipal services through local economic
development, is the core objective of MSSRP, which is the key purpose of building this
governmental complex in Ramtha municipality.
On the other hand, potential environmental impact of the project is localized temporary, and can be
mitigated through implementing mitigation measures and procedures included in ESMP, as the
contractor shall have to submit an environmental and social health and safety plan that includes the
appropriate requirements to be reflected in the Special Conditions of the contract before signature.
In this study, the total expected cost of applying the ESMP shall be reflected in the tendering
documents of the Governmental Complex in Ramtha municipality, through the General and Special
conditions of the contract that the contractor must sign and abide by, according to FIDIC Regulations,
and the Labor Intensive Methods that the ILO shall apply in the MSSRP project, as part of their tasks
in training the PMU and municipal engineers, as well as the contractors, on Health & Safety issues
and decent work conditions that must be applied in the construction site. Also, ILO will be the
monitoring agency to insure that the percentage of Syrian workers is met, which was approved to be
30% The majority of this budget will be used to maintain mitigation measures during construction
while applying mitigation measures during operation will be the responsibility of Ramtha municipality
and throughout the project designed age.
It is also recommended that a session is held by the municipality, for the municipal staff and the
contractor, in cooperation with the Safeguards specialist in CVDB, in order to explain the ESIA
document and inform them on the procedure of implementing the ESMP, their responsibilities and
the way of monitoring the whole project.
A Remedial Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARRAP) was also prepared for 5 identified
PAPs, who were operating one kiosk in the land of the sub-project. Socioeconomic surveys were
prepared for each PAP, the purpose of conducting this study was explained and compensation
packages that include cash and in-kind compensations were discussed with them and approved.
The ARRAP has already been submitted to the WB specialists for approval.
Therefore, this project can be implemented BUT with application of mitigation measures mentioned
in this document, under the direct supervision of the site engineer, municipal staff and Environmental
specialist in CVDB.
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Annexes and References
- Environmental and Social Managenet Framewok - Field Visits and direct contact with Ramtha Mayor and Municipal Engineers - PMU Consultants - Different Project Documents.
Annex 1: First Round of Community Consultations (Sub-project’s selection)
- Community Outreach and Citizen Engagement process methodology for MSSRP:
STEP 1: Identifying the participating municipalities and the allocated funds.
STEP 2: Conducting preliminary meetings with the mayors and members of the
participating municipalities to:
- Meet with them and identify the general conditions of the municipality
- Gather statistical information about the local community such as: percentage of the local
population, percentage of refugees…
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- Setting an outline for the next phase of the project in terms of meetings and consultation
workshops, to ensure optimal citizen engagement.
STEP 3: Selecting the most appropriate means and tools for community engagement and
consultation
- Facilitating discussion groups or workshops, in which participants are selected randomly and
according to the demographic composition of a community.
- Preparing a plan that specifies the dates, venues and duration of the meetings with the
community members.
STEP 4: Setting up several meetings with community members and stakeholders to:
- Identify the views and needs of the local community
- Prioritize and arrange the issues and needs of the community
- Identify a preliminary list of the social and economic projects that address the community
needs identified previously.
STEP 5: Assisting in the identification of the project selection criteria that may include the
following:
- The project set by the local community
- Benefiting the largest possible portion of the community
- Number of jobs to be created
- Meeting the needs of women, youth, children and the most vulnerable groups
- Sustainability of the project
- Improving the quality of municipal services
- Enhancing community cohesion
- Boosting local economic activity
STEP 6: Mapping of the Stakeholders
Identifying the target groups for community participation which include (but are not limited to):
NGOs, community organizations (CBO), women, community leaders, community activists, Syrian
refugees, people with special needs, youth and unemployed citizens.
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STEP 7: Publicly announcing and calling for community engagement meeting through:
- Informing the local communities of such meetings
- Inviting the local communities with the assistance of local NGOS, mosques, municipal
advertisement…
STEP 8: Setting up the community engagement meetings to openly discuss and perform the
following:
- Setting the long list of projects
- Presenting the selection criteria of projects and the weighs of each criteria
- Narrowing down the long list based on the priorities and project criteria
- Coming up with the short list (top five projects)
Step 9: Assisting the Municipal committee in reviewing and analyzing the short list of
projects to determine the most feasible project to implement, in terms of:
- Technical review
- Operational review
- Financial review
- Safeguards screening
- Preparing the procurement plan
- Conducting the initial feasibility studies
Step 10: Inform the local community through various media outlets
- The eligible project will be announced to the public through different media platforms
The local community will be granted 5 days to submit any objections through the established
grievance mechanism in the municipality
Throughout Steps 2 and 3, a preliminary assessment meeting was conducted in the municipality in
order to have a clear idea about the local development unit tasks, establish the local community
committee, the grievance and social engagement mechanisms and the strategic plan for the local
community.
Step 4 and the rest of the steps included conducting seven community consultation sessions in
Ramtha municipality for the youth, both Jordanian and Syrian, women, people with disabilities, local
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council female members, and of course men, with a total number of 333 participants in all the
sessions. The final comprehensive session was conducted in May, 2018 in which most of the
participants voted for the Governmental Complex project as their priority.
- Beneficiaries: Number of beneficiaries is expected to be as follows:
(A) Jordanians: 155,693 which is divided into 81,231 males and 744, 62 females.
(B) Syrians: 80,000 which is divided into 488, 31 males and 311, 69 females.
Those (7) focus group sessions with different stakeholders were as follows:
- Session (1): on 22/4/2018 (morning), target group was (38) women, with ages that range between
(18-60) years old. Attendants included the Mayor, CVDB branch manager in Irbid, employees from
the municipality and CVDB branch, as well as the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU.
Priorities included:
* Nursery for the children of the female workers in the municipality.
* Market place for fruits and vegetables.
* Governmental Complex.
* Gym for the ladies in Ramtha municipality.
- Session (2): on 22/4/2018 (afternoon), the target group was (30) men, with ages that range
between (19-76) years old. Attendants included the Mayor, CVDB branch manager in Irbid,
employees from the municipality and CVDB branch, as well as the Community Outreach specialist
in the PMU. Priorities included:
* Comprehensive plan for Ramtha and Bwayda areas.
*Pedestrian bridge in Al-Kokh area.
*Stray dogs alleviation.
* Opening new roads.
* Construction of Gabion walls on the sides of the valleys in Ramtha municipality.
- Session (3): on 2/5/2018, the target group was (69) male and female Syrians, with ages that
range between (18-65) years old. Attendants included some employees from the municipality, as
well as the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU. Priorities included:
* Training and employment for handmade crafts.
* Better transportation in the area.
* Parks and playgrounds.
- Session (4): on 6/5/2018, the target group was (20) male young people, with ages that range
between (14-18) years old. Attendants included some employees from the municipality, as well as
the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU. Priorities included:
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* Support of folklore activities.
* Rehabilitation of an existing meeting hall.
* Swimming pool.
* Productivity projects.
* Paper recycling.
- Session (5): on 12/5/2018, the target group was (62) male and female, representatives of the
local NGOs, people with special needs, with ages that range between (14-70) years old.
Attendants included the Mayor, some employees from the municipality, municipal council
members, as well as the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU. Priorities included:
* Box culverts.
* Paving.
* Governmental Complex.
* Central market for fruits and vegetables.
* Sidewalks and curbs.
- Session (6): on 14/5/2018, the target group was (31) male and female Jordanian and Syrian
young people, and some NGO representatives, with ages that range between (18-40) years old.
Attendants included some Local Development Unit employees from the municipality. Priorities
included:
* Governmental Complex.
* Box culverts.
* Opening new roads.
- Session (7): on 20/5/2018, a comprehensive meeting with all target groups of (72) participants
including (30) males and (42)females from the local community with ages that range between (15-
60) years old. Attendants included the Mayor, some employees from the municipality, municipal
council members, as well as the Community Outreach specialist in the PMU and supervising
engineers from CVDB branch in Irbid. Priorities included:
* Governmental Complex (almost 63%).
*Opening new roads.
* Sidewalks and curbs.
* Box culverts.
* Paving.
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Annex 2: Feasibility Study Summary The project was listed as top priority in the community consultations conducted earlier in the
municipality. The design of the project was awarded on a private consulting company with a total
amount of 12,500 JDs (almost 18,000$). The project is expected to start by the end of 2018, and
end in August 2019 as the first stage, while the second stage is expected to start in September 2019
and end in April 2020. The municipality provided documents to show its financial capability to fund
the project, besides its allocation from MSSRP.
The table below shows the sub-project budget for the entire period of implementation:
Sub-Project Budget
Funding source Amount (JOD) Number
MSSRP FY2018 668,000 1
PM Budget FY2018 325,750 2
PM Budget FY2019 662,500 3
PM Budget FY2020 662,500 4
2,318,750 Total
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As the municipality is located directly on the Syrian border, a noticeable increase in the population
as well as increase in most economical sectors in the municipality, thus an increase in the demand
for the basic infrastructure services with a slight increase in the unemployment ratio in the
municipality that reached almost 18.4% for year 2017.
According to the feasibility study, there are 8 governmental entities that are willing to rent offices in
the governmental complex with a total amount of income that will reach 251,650 JDs (almost
366,000$) per year. Those entities include:
1- Directorate of Municipal Affairs
2- Health Directorate of Ramtha
3- Department of Land And Survey
4- Civil Status And passport Department
5- Directorate of Social Development
6- Directorate of Antiquities
7- Directorate of Public Works and Housing
8- Directorate of Labor
The municipality shall prepare the site for construction using its equipment, after conducting a soil
test for the site with a total amount of 6,000 JDs (almost 8,500$). The electrical convertor, which is
located at the edge of the land, shall be used to provide electricity for the building, in coordination
with the Jordanian Electricity Company.
As for the maintenance plan provided by the municipality, a qualified municipal staff shall operate
the building and shall be paid from the budget of the municipality for this purpose, with an estimated
amount of 18,350 JDs (almost 26,000$).
Annex 3: Summary Report and Attendance sheet of ESIA Consultations
Report Summary:
, 2019thDate: January 13 Venue: Om Kalthoum Intermediate School, Ramtha Municipality Time: 10:00 a.m.
MSSRP Project Deputy and PMU members including the Safeguards specialist, Site engineer and Community Consultation specialist, gave a brief presentation to the audience, that included the mayor, municipal staff and community members from different backgrounds and representatives of some active NGOs in the community.
The presentation included brief description of the sub-project’s main components, the selection method, possible impacts that the sub-project would have on the environment, the mitigation measures that will be taken in coordination with the municipal staff and the contractor, monitoring procedures and some social impacts that might accompany the sub-project implementation.
The audience were very supportive of the idea of constructing such a governmental complex and that they have been waiting for this sub-project for years. Some expressed their concerns regarding the quality of work that needs to be monitored well, and the PMU assured them that this will be done closely with the municipal staff through submitting periodic progress reports and the reinforcement of grivance redress mechanisms applied in the MSSRP project as a whole, and in specific for Ramtha municipality, as an Environmental and Social Management Plan was prepared for this purpose.
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Attendance: Provided in sheets below
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Figure (8): Letter of Designation from Department of Land and Survey to Ramtha Municipality
Annex 4: Community Consultations for the Design of the sub-project and Attendance
Sheet
محضر اجتماع
مشروع تحسين الخدمات والتكيف الاجتماعي للبلديات المستضيفة للاجئين السوريين
مجمع الدوائر الحكومية / بلدية الرمثا الكبرى
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مكان الاجتماع : حديقة الشياح
15/4/2019 الاثنين التاريخ :
الواحدة مساء –العاشرة صباحا الساعةالوقت :
الحضور :
وحدة ادارة المشروع: سهى قول / ريم حلوش/ اسماء العبدالله/ خولة الحسن / ثائر زيادنة
لجهات المانحة: البنك الدولي )لينا عبدالله، غادة شقور( / ممثل عن السفارة الكندية ا
مدير وحدة التنمية المحلية/ –لدية الرمثا الكبرى: نائب رئيس البلدية حسين الجراورة/ رقية العكور ب
مسؤول الاعلام -عبدالغفار الزعبي
لحضور من المجتمع المحلي: اعضاء المجلس البلدي/ المؤسسات المحلية والجمعيات: جمعية الرمثا ا
للمعاقين/ جمعية العدالة/ مركز الأمل للحالات الخاصة/ جمعية البويضة للمتقاعدين/ فريق التطوير
المجتمع.
لاجتماع : موضوع ا
والبنك الدولي وبنك تنمية المدن والقرى والمكتب الهندسي المصمم لمخططات المشروع ومندوب من المانحةلقاء بين الجهات
المبنى وعدد من الجمعيات الحكومية التي تنوي الاستئجار في المجتمع المحلي والدوائر أفراد السفارة الكندية مع عدد من
المشروع .تنفيذ لمشروع امام الحضور وتوضيح الاثار المتوقعة من التصميم الداخلي ل الخيرية لعرض
وقائع الاجتماع :
ترحيب بالالسيد حسين الجراورة رئيس بلدية الرمثا نائب ح الاجتماعبتجهيز القاعة للاجتماع وقد افتتقامت بلدية الرمثا
توضيح لهم عن طريقة اختيار المشروع .بالحضور وال
همية المشروع واهدافه ومدى بالحضور وتوضيح أبالترحيب (وحدة التنميةعكور )بلدية الرمثا / مديرية قامت المهندسة رقية
الحاجة له.
للمشروع امام الحضور وتوضيح الاثار المتوقعة خلال توضيحي( بعرض ريم حلوش )وحدة ادارة المشروعقامت المهندسة
مدة التنفيذ للمشروع .
لمشروع :تمويل ا
الف (دينار اردني 668) مشروع تحسين الخدمات والتكيف الاجتماعي للبلديات المستضيفة للاجئين السورينمنحة من -1
.
( دينار اردني.1650750بقيمة ) سيتم تمويل باقي تكاليف المشروع من موازنة البلدية -2
( بتوضيح ما يلي :/ دارة عمان )المكتب الهندسي المصمم للمشروع الجنيدي قام المهندس احمدوقد
.(طوابق 7عدد طوابق المبنى وهي ) -1
(. 2م1200مساحة كل طابق وهي ) -2
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(. 2م450مساحة كل جناح وهي ) -3
الداخلي حسب بحيث تستطيع كل دائرة بالتقسيمبان التصميم الداخلي لبعض الدوائر سيكون بدون حواجز التوضيح للحضور تم
لتصميم بحيث تراعي وجود رمبات وحمامات لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة.حاجتها. كما تم عرض صور من ا
مسبقا على الاستئجار من المبنى المقرر ائر التي تم اخذ الموافقة وذكر اسماء الدب( وقامت المهندسة رقية )بلدية الرمثا
انشاؤه.
ماعية والبيئية للمشروع مثل:عن الفوائد الاجتدسة ريم )وحدة ادارة المشروع(بالتوضيح للحضور المهنكما قامت
.مصدر دخل للبلديةكونه -1
ين خلال فترة تنفيذ المشروع.خلق فرص عمل للمواطنين الاردنيين والسوري -2
اطنين متلقي الخدمة.تقليل الوقت والجهد على المو -3
.توفير مواقف سيارات للموظفين والمراجعين خلال اوقات الدوام الرسمي -4
متلقي الخدمات حيث يتم جمع مجموعة الدوائر الحكومية في مبنى واحد. توفير مصاريف المواصلات على -5
الزيادنة )وحدة ادارة المشروع( مراحل انشاء المشروع والتي تشمل:المهندس ثائر وعرض
.المدنيةالاعمال -1
تحضير الموقع وحفر الاساسات مما يسبب الازعاج – 1الاعمال الانشائية والاضرار الناتجة في هذه المرحلة مثل -2
– 4ازدحام مروري لفترة معينة – 3تلوث البيئية لفترة معينة - 2للمواطنين بسبب وجود الاليات لفترة معينة
المدارس المجاورة للمشروع لفترة معينة. ازعاج – 2بقايا المشروع وتراكم بعض النفايات من اعمال التشطيب
سة ريم )وحدة ادارة المشروع( بعض الاجراءات لتخفيف الاثار الناتجة عن أعمال المشروع المدنية المهندرحت وقد اقت
مثل الاسراع في هذه الأعمال بدون التأثير على نوعية العمل بالطبع ومراعاة عدم العمل في ساعات النهار المتأخرة.
روع من قبل مختص الضمانات البيئية و الاجتماعية و موافق وأوضحت بانه قد تم تطوير خطة ادارة بيئية كاملة للمش
عليها من البنك الدولي.
وعرضت أخصائية الوصول المجتمعي وإشراك المواطنين لدي المشروع د. اسماء العبدالله عن المشاورات المجتمعية التي تم
شاورات مجتمعية شملت كافة فئات المجتمع من جلسات م 7تنفيذها خلال فترة اختيار المشاريع حيث أفادت بأنه قد تم تنفيذ
شخص من المجتمع 333شباب ، نساء ، وذوي احتياجات خاصة وسوريين، وبلغ عدد الحضور لهذه الجلسات ما يقارب
.مجتمعيةالمحلي والتي كان من اهم مخرجاتها هو اختيار مشروع مجمع الدوائر الحكومية كاولوية
د.خولة الحسن على اهمية النوع الاجتماعي في هذا المشروع وتكافؤ الفرص من خلال واكدت أخصائية الجندر والادماج
....اجات الخاصة والاناث وغيرهميالتصميم الداخلي والخارجي عن طريق مراعاة احتياجات كبار السن وذوي الاحت
الرمثا وسينهي معاناة المواطنين وساهم الحضور من المجتمع المحلي بتقديم ملاحظاتهم حول هذا المشروع الذي سيخدم لواء
. الذين كانو يواجهون صعوبات في انهاء معاملاتهم بحكم التوزيع الجغرافي للدوائر وصعوبات التنقل
اقتراحات و توصيات الحضور:
شخص. 350 بحيث تتسع لاكثر من الاجتماعات في المبنى سعةقاعةزيادة -1
من ضمن المجتمع المحلي لأهالي الرمثا وعلى ضرورة تلبية أكد الحضور على ضرورة تشغيل العمالة المحلية -2
احتياجات المجتمع بكافة فئاته.
توزيع المداخل في المبنى وتخصيص مدخل خاص ومستقل للمحكمة الشرعية. -3
تقسيم الكراجات الى جزئين جزء للموظفين وجزء للمواطنين مع تأمين مواقف اصطفاف مناسبة. -4
هور في المبنى.ة الجممراعاة وجود مكتب خدم -5
ة المشروع.الاستفسار عن الفترة الزمنية للانتهاء من اقام -6
دد الاكشاك الموجودة في المبنى.ع -7
مراعاة وجود مصلى في التصميم, اضافة الى تزويد المبنى بجلسات ومطعم او كافتيريا. -8
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الخدمة من الدوائر المتناثرة في الاسراع في تنفيذ المبنى بسبب ما يتحمل المواطن من وقت وجهد ومال في تلقي -9
ة.المنطق
اعاة وجود حضانة اطفال في المبنى.مر -10
في اقامة المشروع حتى هذا الوقت.اسباب التأخير -11
تشغيل العمالة المحلية من ابناء المنطقة العاطلين عن العمل وخاصة المهندسين الخريجين الجدد لاكتساب الخبرة في -12
العمل.
لواء الرمثا بحيث يكون هذا شرط من شروط العقد. ان يكون المقاول من نفس -13
تم اقتراح انشاء عيادة صغيرة او غرفة اسعافات طبية بسيطة داخل المبنى. -14
وقد تم الرد على جميع استفسارات المواطنين بالشكل المناسب من قبل المهندسة رقية ومندوب البنك الدولي وادارة المشروع
للمشروع.لمهندس من المكتب المصمم وا
طنين :ابعض الردود على اقتراحات المو
% سوري.30% اردني و70مثا بنسبة سيتم تشغيل الايدي العاملة في المشروع من ابناء الر -1
الخدمة من جميع الدوائر بسهولة. تم تصميم عدة مداخل للبناء مما يسهل عملية تلقي -2
د مكتب خدمة الجمهور في التصميم.وجو -3
باذن الله. 2020لمشروع في نهاية انشاء افترة الانتهاء من -4
تصميم وقابل للزيادة حسب الحاجة.وجود عشرة اكشاك في ال -5
.لإقامة حضانة في المبنىوجود مساحة كافية -6
يف الازمة العمل على خلق خط سرفيس داخلي للوصول الى مجمع الدوائر لتخفباقتراح من مندوب البنك الدولي كما كان هناك
وجود خط باصات اللواء التي يتم الوصول الى المبنى (ببلدية الرمثاالمجمع, حيث كان الرد من المهندسة رقية) المرورية امام
من امام المبنى وعلى مدار لواء كونه خط السير الرئيسي لهذه الباصات لمن جميع مناطق الرمثا وا سهولةبواسطتها بكل
اليوم.
لمشروع ذي القيمة العالية و مشاركتهم للبلدية في اختيار اتقديم الشكر للحضور على ب رئيس البلديةنائب قاء قام لوفي نهاية ال
الأثر البناء على منطقة الرمثا واللواء بأكمله.
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Figure (9): Community Consultations for the Design of the sub-project
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