Part II guidance Notes Pillar I – Laws, Policies, and Institutions
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MPF Part II Guidance Notes - For Ratification (1)
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Guidance Women, Indigenous peoples, and other historically under-represented groups should be equitably consulted. This helps increase institutional transparency, ensuring public access to information and promoting inclusive, participatory decision-making. Guidance for good international practice is provided in ICMM and UNEP’s Good Practice in Emergency Preparedness and Response (2005). • Government should require mining entities’ emergency preparedness and response programs be reviewed, tested, and updated regularly. • Government should have a system in place to ensure that mining entities can respond to a broad range of local and regional emergencies such as severe weather events, earthquakes, or catastrophic incidents (e.g., explosions or fires) as well as the impacts of climate change. For example, power generators at water treatment plants can be used to continue operations through power outages. Emergency wastewater storage tanks below ground can be used to contain wastewater in the event of a malfunction in normal operations. Additional guidance and good practice may be found in the ICMM and UNEP guide Good Practice in Emergency Preparedness and Response . 4.5.2.b Require mining entities to base all elements of the emergency preparedness and response programme on ongoing consultation and cooperation with local, regional, national and, if applicable, transboundary stakeholders. • Government should ensure that emergency preparedness and response programs are developed in collaboration with local, regional, and national governments; local emergency responders; mine employees and local communities, including artisanal and small-scale miners, where present. Women, Indigenous peoples, and other historically under-represented groups should be equitably consulted. This helps increase institutional transparency, ensuring public access to information and promoting inclusive, participatory decision-making. Guidance for good international practice is provided in ICMM and UNEP’s Good Practice in Emergency Preparedness and Response . • All stakeholders should participate in monitoring emergency preparedness programs and should be aware of when and where to access reports that result from implementing monitoring and evaluation programs. • Environmental and social risk assessments should include emergency response plans, monitoring, and risk-reduction measures. The International Association for Impact Assessment provides guidelines on public consultation in social impact assessments. Refer to the ICMM Community Development Toolkit (2012) and Understanding Company–Community Relations Toolkit (2015), and its Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Good Practice Guide (2015) for further guidance. • Government should ensure that mining entities consider potential transboundary effects while developing their emergency preparedness and response programs, taking into account good international practices and treaties, such as the UN Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (1992). 4.5.2.c Require mining entities to conduct drills to monitor the effectiveness of the emergency preparedness and response program, in cooperation with communities and all levels of government. • Government should ensure that emergency response plans are tested regularly and developed in collaboration with local, regional, and national governments; local emergency responders, and local communities, including artisanal and small-scale miners when present, particularly if they are located on lands that are unstable, subject to frequent weather events or otherwise high risk. • Emergency preparedness and response plans should cover the entire mine life cycle and should prioritize the elimination and mitigation of risks. • Government should require that mine employees are trained and periodically drilled on the emergency preparedness and response plan and any necessary improvements are undertaken in a timely fashion. 4.5.3 Establish robust mechanisms for monitoring emergency preparedness and response requirements by conducting inspections and by reviewing reports submitted by mining entities; enforce with appropriate sanctions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. • Government should require mining entities to regularly submit updates to their emergency preparedness and response plans, records of drills, and performance. • Monitoring should include testing the systems of both mining entities and government through coordinated tests and drills. • Government should impose sanctions for non-compliance through an established method of determining sanctions, with escalating violation categories. The regulatory framework should enable government agencies to legally apply pre-defined, objective sanctions. • Governments are encouraged to establish an accountability mechanism that is accessible and culturally appropriate where mining community members can file a complaint and seek resolution. Download 0.9 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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