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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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National Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste

10. Management of Incidents

 

10.1 Incidents must be dealt with in accordance with section 30 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998).

 

10.2 To minimise environmental impacts, an organic waste treatment facility must have an emergency preparedness plan in place prior to commencing which must include the following as a minimum:
10.2.1 Hazard identification;
10.2.2 Prevention measures;
10.2.3 Emergency planning;
10.2.4 Emergency response;and
10.2.5 Remedial actions.