ArcelorMittal South Africa : Galv 5 External Audit Report for AMSA Vanderbijlpark June 2021

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: [phone]
		e-mail:[e-mail]
Western Cape Branch (Head Office)
Tel: [phone] - office hours
Unit A0, Cape Sands, Strand, 7140
Free State Branch
Tel: [phone] - 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
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................	5
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

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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

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