GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5108

PURSUANT to regulation 21 of the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an environmental impact assessment study report for the proposed change of user from office, laboratory and appurtenants uses. The project is located on plot No. 277/XXVI/Mombasa Island, David Kanyada Road, Coast Province. The project anticipates the following impacts and mitigation measures. Possible impacts Mitigation measures 1. Air emissions • Ensure personnel wear protective equipment and clothing. •Measures shall be put in place to ensure that fumes from the laboratory operations are effectively managed through the use of fume chambers and operating behind closed doors and windows. 2. Health and safety risks • Ensure that provisions for reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences during construction in the prescribed 'forms are obtainable from the local Occupational and Safety office (OHSO). •Prepare a contingency plan for accident response and enforce adherence to work place rules and regulations for safety. Ensure that the machinery, equipment and appliances used during the construction process comply with prescribed health standards and shall be properly installed, maintained and safeguarded. •A record should be kept of all the chemicals and hazards materials (and clearly labeled) per the material data sheets provided by the manufacturer. •Acquire an insurance cover for the premises: (a)The Director-General, National Environment Management Authority, Kapiti Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839- 00200, Nairobi. (b)The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, National Hospital Insurance Fund Building, Community, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 30521, Nairobi. (c)District Environment Officer, Mombasa District. (d)www.nema.go.ke The National Environment Management Authority invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within sixty (60) days from the date of publication of this notice to the Director- General, National Environment Management Authority, to assist the authority in the approval process of the project. B. M. LANGWEN, for Director-General, National Environment Management Authority.