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ONSTRUCTION
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MISSIONS FROM THE
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XCLUSIONS
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Minimise air pollution during the construction of buildings and the
infrastructure serving buildings.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
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P
REREQUISITES
Compliance with the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and its subsidiary
regulations, particularly the Air Pollution Control (Open Burning)
Regulation and Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation and
Air Pollution Control (Smoke) Regulation.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for applying adequate mitigation measures for dust and air
emissions during the construction as recommended by the
Environmental Protection Department, and demonstrating compliance
with the air quality management guidelines as detailed in the
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual.
A
SSESSMENT
Where demolition is included as part of the works it shall be included in
the assessment.
The Client shall submit confirmation in form of a report from a suitably
qualified person that the works have been carried out without violation of
the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and no conviction or complaint about
air pollution from the site has been upheld by the Environmental
Protection Department.
The Client shall present evidence in the form of specifications and
contract documents detailing the requirements to control dust and air
emissions generated by construction activities. The Client’s
representative on site shall be responsible for monitoring and reporting
on the execution of the instructions. The representative shall confirm in
writing to the Assessor that the control of dust on site followed the
requirements as laid down in the specifications and contract documents.
The Client shall also present evidence in the form of a report prepared by
a suitably qualified person that the monitoring and audit of Respirable
Suspended Particulates (RSP) and Total Suspended Particulates (TSP)
has been satisfactory for the scale of the works involved. The report shall
make reference to the latest best practice guidelines or practices (e.g.
Best Practice Guide for Environmental Protection on Construction Sites,
etc.)
For major projects compliance with EPD’s Environmental Monitoring and
Audit Manual [1] is required. For those projects for which this it is not a
requirement the frequency of the monitoring can be reduced, and/or
monitoring undertaken during key phases of construction. For instance,
1-hour TSP monitoring should be undertaken with a sampling frequency
of at least three times in every six days, and when the highest dust
impact occurs.
B
ACKGROUND
The Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO) is the main legislative
framework governing the control of air pollution activities. Air pollution
control regulations are enacted under the APCO for specific air pollution
control purposes. Under the APCO, air pollution emissions from
construction activities are subject to control under five regulations:
1
Environmental Protection Department, Generic Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual, Chapter 2, Air Quality.