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The station\u2019s environmental practitioner will evaluate the services to be rendered by the service provider and therefore allocate relevant legal and other requirements documents which the contractor shall comply with during the works. The service provider together with Eskom\u2019s Environmental practitioner shall sign in the Environmental Agreement Register to indicate that the agreement is reached. \u25aa The service provider shall then commence with the works but paying inordinate attention towards implementing the relevant legal and other requirements measures as agreed in the register. Failure to comply with this agreement may ultimately lead to the termination of this contract. 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The EMS shall clearly cover the following areas as per ISO 14001; \u25aa Environmental policy \u25aa Environmental legal and other requirements \u25aa Risk Assessments/Aspects & Impacts Register \u25aa Improved management of monitoring and measurement documentation (e.g. devices calibration certificates) \u25aa Provision of necessary resources (e.g. computers, adequate human resource) and allocation of roles and responsibility (through clear appointments) to achieve effective implementation of the EMS. \u25aa Continuous commitment towards complying with operational controls such as work instructions, operational procedures, etc. (either provided by the Contractor or by Eskom) as well as emergency preparedness and response procedures/plans. \u25aa The contractor shall continually evaluate the compliance to legal requirements (e.g. sewage treatment plant permits and other applicable legislation); this should also be documented within the monthly environmental site inspections reports. \u25aa \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 Power Station\u2019s procedure for non-conformity, corrective action and preventive actions shall be followed in case of the environmental incidents. \u25aa Setting of KPI\u2019s and \u25aa Contingency plans. Environmental Management Programmes o Environmental Management Programmes shall be established and maintained to ensure that objectives and targets are achieved. \u25aa Audits Audits covering various Environmental aspects, Safety, Operational, IBI and Maintenance Management at the plant shall be carried out within an acceptable interval to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and Eskom\u2019s policies, Directives, procedures etc. All waste introduced to and/or produced on the Employer\u2019s premises, by the contractor, for this contract, must be handled in accordance with the minimum requirements for the Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Waste in terms of Government Legislation as proclaimed by the Department of Water Affairs and \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 Ref.:BN0621-16296-5. The contractor is responsible to appoint a waste coordinator to ensure that all waste produced is handled according to the applicable legislation. The contractor is required to ensure that all goods, services or work supplied in terms of the contract conform to all applicable environmental legislation. Where work is done on the Employer\u2019s site, the goods, services or work supplied also conforms to the Employer\u2019s environmental specifications. The contractor is responsible to contain all waste due to cleaning and maintenance of equipment and disposes of as described below. Waste is removed promptly to the designated deposit areas. No stockpiling is permitted. \u2022 The Service manager needs to approve all new appointments / persons / interviews of fix term contractors / temporary contractors / permanent employees / site management appointed at \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 Power Station. 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