GAL-06-2021
ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA
VANDERBIJLPARK WORKS
EXTERNAL AUDIT ON ROD FOR
GALVANISING LINE NO. 5
June 2021
REPORT TITLE:
ARCELORMITTAL SOUTH AFRICA, VANDERBIJLPARK WORKS, EXTERNAL AUDIT ON ROD FOR GALVANISING LINE NO.5
PREPARED BY | AUTHOR | |||
Esicongweni Environmental Services | Martin Bezuidenhout | |||
Cell: 073 433 4656 | ||||
Fax: 086 513 5309 | ||||
e-mail:martinbez.ees@gmail.com | ||||
Western Cape Branch (Head Office) | ||||
Tel: (087) 806 1157 - office hours | ||||
Unit A0, Cape Sands, Strand, 7140 | ||||
Free State Branch | ||||
Tel: (051) 407 7642 - office hours | ||||
PO Box 42360, Heuwelsig, 9332 | ||||
JM Bezuidenhout | ||||
KEYWORDS: | external audit, license, compliance, ArcelorMittal, | |||
Galvanizing line no 5 | ||||
CO-ORDINATES: | Longitude | 26°37'50.07" S | ||
Latitude | 27°52'28.75" E | |||
LOCATION: | ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Works, Vanderbijlpark, | |||
Gauteng Province | ||||
DATE: | 17 June 2021 | |||
ARCELORMITTAL PERSONNEL: | Mr Johan Hattingh | |||
Mr Terrence Wilson |
Table of Contents | |||
2. AUDIT OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................... | 6 | ||
3. AUDIT METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... | 6 | ||
4. AUTHORISED ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................... | 7 | ||
5. APPRAISAL OF LISENCE CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................... | 7 | ||
Table 1: RoD Conditions | .............................................................................................................................. | 8 | |
6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................. | 19 | ||
6.1 Air Quality Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................. | 19 | ||
6.2 Recommendations from EIR and Specialist Studies............................................................................. | 22 | ||
6.3 General State of the Plant ................................................................................................................... | 24 | ||
6.4 Occupational Health and Safety .......................................................................................................... | 27 | ||
6.5 Waste Management | ............................................................................................................................ | 29 | |
6.6 Environmental Incidents...................................................................................................................... | 32 | ||
6.7 Preventative Maintenance Plan .......................................................................................................... | 33 | ||
6.8 Quality and Quantity of Discharge ...................................................................................................... | 34 | ||
7. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................... | 36 | ||
Addendums | |||
Addendum A - RoD GAUT 002/04-05/1633 | |||
Addendum B - Amendment to RoD GAUT 006/09-10/N0063 | |||
Addendum C - Amendment to RoD GAUT 006/11-12/E0014 | |||
Addendum D - EMP for Galv 5 Operations | |||
Addendum E - Engineering Drawings for Galv 5 | |||
Addendum F - Job Card Sample | |||
Addendum G - Air Quality Management and Audit Plan | |||
Abbreviations | |||
C | - | Compliance | |
NC | - | Non-Compliance | |
WUL | - | Water Use License | |
AMSA | - | ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited | |
AMVW | - | ArcelorMittal South Africa Vanderbijlpark Works | |
EES | - | Esicongweni Environmental Services cc | |
DEA | - | Department of Environmental Affairs | |
DWA | - | Department of Water Affairs | |
DWAF | - | Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
DWS | - | Department of Water and Sanitation |
IWWMP | - | Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan |
RSIP | - | Rehabilitation Strategy and Implementation Program |
ECA | - | Environment Conservation Act |
RoD | - | Record of Decision |
CETP | - | Central Effluent Treatment Plant |
WUA | - | Water User Association |
COG | - | Coke Oven Gas |
CETP | - | Central Effluent Treatment Plant |
GDACE | - | Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment |
GDARD | - | Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
BAT | - | Best Available Technology |
CRMF | - | Consolidated Residue Management Facility |
Galv | - | Galvanizing Line no 5 |
Esicongweni Environmental Services | RoD Galv 5 Audit Report | 4 |
1. INTRODUCTION
ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (AMSA) is the largest steel producer on the African continent. ArcelorMittal operates an integrated production facility north of the town of Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng (Figure 1). The plant has been operational since 1952 and the products are sold on both the local and international markets.
AMSA Vanderbijlpark Works (AMVW) embarked on a holistic integrated environmental study during the period 2000 to 2003 to obtain a better understanding of the environmental risks that the company faced. The main driver of the company's environmental improvement initiatives has been environmental legislation that was supported by environmental management systems certified in accordance with the ISO14001 standard.
A record of decision (RoD) was issued to ArcelorMittal for the construction and operation of the heat-to-coat galvanising technology for the proposed galvanising line no.5 within the existing galvanising plant (Figure 2). This RoD is issued in terms of sub-regulation 1(c)(ii) and 9 of GN R.1182 (as amended) under section 21 of the Act.
The RoD was issued by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment (GDACE) in 2005, and subsequently two addendums were issued in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
Esicongweni Environmental Services (EES) was appointed by AMSA to undertake an external audit of conditions relating to this RoD.
Figure 1: Site Locality
Esicongweni Environmental Services | RoD Galv 5 Audit Report | 5 |
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