ANNEX B: Category of Description of Description of Mitigation Who is Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Activity specific Measures for these activities responsible Indicator Method Monitoring environmental for threats of project monitoring? activities 1. Education, Activities N/A – Categorical Exclusion N/A N/A N/A N/A Technical involving studies, Assistance, education, Training technical assistance, training, or information transfer, except to the extent they directly affect the environment are recommended for categorical exclusion. 2. Research and Entomological Implement laboratory Laboratory EHS Review of EHS Routine site Development surveillance and environmental, health, and personnel manual/Standard manual/SOPs to visits, as vector control safety (EHS) manuals with within the operating ensure it is needed, to research use standard operating procedures respective procedures appropriate, and ensure laboratory (SOPs), or use existing SOPs, country, with (SOPs) complies with accordance equipment, for laboratory operations in oversight implemented per PMI, WHO and with operating chemical reagents, accordance with provided by PMI and country-specific plan insecticides, and compliance Abt recommendations entomological mechanisms. Associates requirements for safety, use of surveillance Implement SOPs for the safe technical Training of staff PPE (if needed), supplies that have storage, transport, and use of experts. in activities spill prevention, the potential to equipment, chemical reagents, related to the and training.
ANNEX B: Category of Activity Description of specific environmental threats of project activities Description of Mitigation Measures for these activities Who is responsible for monitoring? Monitoring Indicator Monitoring Method Frequency of Monitoring 1. Education, Technical Assistance, Training Activities involving studies, education, technical assistance, training, or information transfer, except to the extent they directly affect the environment are recommended for categorical exclusion. N/A – Categorical Exclusion N/A N/A N/A N/A 2. Research and Development Entomological surveillance and vector control research use laboratory equipment, chemical reagents, insecticides, and entomological surveillance supplies that have the potential to Implement laboratory environmental, health, and safety (EHS) manuals with standard operating procedures (SOPs), or use existing SOPs, for laboratory operations in accordance with compliance mechanisms. Implement SOPs for the safe storage, transport, and use of equipment, chemical reagents, Laboratory personnel within the respective country, with oversight provided by Abt Associates technical experts. EHS manual/Standard operating procedures (SOPs) implemented per PMI and requirements Training of staff in activities related to the Review of EHS manual/SOPs to ensure it is appropriate, and complies with PMI, WHO and country-specific recommendations for safety, use of PPE (if needed), spill prevention, and training. Routine site visits, as needed, to ensure accordance with operating plan
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