Community impacts
Criteria by type of participant
Ports
Seaway
Terminals
Shipyards
PORTS AND SEAWAY CORPORATIONS
Performance indicator's objective:
Reduce the amount of noise, dust, odour, and light to which people residing close to port facilities are exposed.
Notes :
- This indicator applies to all participants unless they provide reasonable arguments to be exempt (e.g., location in a very isolated place, no nearby community). However, the absence of complaints alone does not constitute a sufficient motive to be exempt of the application of the indicator.
- A criterion applies only if the participant’s operations cause the nuisance to which the criterion is related. A nuisance is any factor that has a negative impact on the health or well-being of the people residing close to port facilities.
- The activities covered by the community impacts indicator are limited to those related to commercial shipping and cruise only.
2022 criteria
Level 1
Monitoring of regulations
Level 2
Implementation of the majority of applicable criteria:
Noise:
2.1 Issue a notice to ships that their sirens are to be used only to ensure safe movement.
2.2 Adopt operational procedures or take measures limiting the use, or reducing the impact of warning signals, without compromising safety (e.g., use strobe light during nighttime operations, use lynx alarm, adapt the height or direction of the device, adjust the frequency of the signal).
2.3 Take measures to reduce the noise emanating from rail operations at the port (such as rail lubrication, etc.).
2.4 If technically possible, limit idling of vehicles, equipment, and locomotives.
2.5 Have a documented process (e.g., purchase policy) for selecting less noisy equipment when buying new equipment.
Dust:
2.6 Adopt measures to hold back dust on roads (e.g., watering of roads, wet brushing, paving, maintenance of pavement, etc.).
2.7 Apply measures to improve the management of bulk cargo storage (e.g., covering cargo that is stored in piles, reducing the height of such piles, moving piles to areas that are less exposed to wind, installing containment walls).
Housekeeping:
2.8 Implement cleaning procedures for wharves, driveways, and loading and unloading areas.
2.9 Place marked trash and recycling containers at locations convenient to employees, visitors, and truck operators.
2.10 Cover trash collection areas and containers to avoid dispersion by wind and stormwater.
Traffic/congestion:
2.11 Have a procedure on bus, truck, or railway traffic management to avoid local congestion (e.g., signboard, traffic coordinator, or checker).
Light:
2.12 Direct lights so they only illuminate the necessary zone.
2.13 Switch off bothersome lighting at a specific time if there are no operations underway.
Level 3
3.1 Adopt a plan for managing community issues, which formally incorporates all applicable best practices, set out in level 2.
Note: See Annex 3-A.
3.2 Have in place a procedure to verify sound levels of operations on a regular basis (at least annually).
3.3 Have a procedure for evaluating environmental and social aspects of new projects, activities, or types of operations including handling of new products, if there is uncertainty around the potential for environmental and social impacts and where mitigation measures are not known to be effective and established.
Note: Not applicable to projects that are subject to an environmental assessment under existing regulation.
Note: See Annex 3-B.
3.4 Establish and implement a nuisance mitigation plan during works and/or operations.
Note: For ports, mitigation measures must be systematically part of all service contracts and communicated to tenants.
3.5 Adopt and communicate a policy that deals with noise from vessels at anchor, and/or collaborate with the competent authorities to establish and communicate procedures for dealing with noise from vessels at anchor (e.g., operation of auxiliary or back-up engines, maintenance work).
Level 4
Implementation of the majority of applicable criteria:
Noise:
4.1 Conduct near real-time monitoring of noise and/or air emissions (dust and/or odours) in the problem areas (e.g., areas located close to residences, subject to frequent complaints or particularly exposed to wind) and have a data monitoring process in place.
4.2 Create screens against sound with the help of sound-reducing trees or walls if appropriate.
4.3 Install silencer, muffler, timer, or another device to reduce noise from noisy equipment or cover with sound-insulating material.
Dust:
4.4 Implement mitigation measures (e.g., canvas, tarpaulins, curtains, or other equivalent control barriers) during spray painting and blasting operations to prevent the dispersal of dust and aerosol particles by the wind.
4.5 Collect and confine spent abrasives and debris (after blasting to dock-bottom/yard grounds) to avoid dispersion by wind and stormwater (e.g., cover piles or use covered containers).
Light:
4.6 Install fixtures that optimize lighting and reduce light pollution when replacing fixtures or during new projects.
4.7 Evaluate existing lighting plans and take effective measures to optimize lighting and reduce impacts.
Nuisance mitigation:
4.8 Install green corridors (e.g., dune system), vegetated or recreational areas (e.g., tree alley, parks) between operating site and residential area if appropriate.
4.9 Have a procedure or system in place that optimizes truck movements to manage congestion and mitigate other associated issues.
Level 5
5.1 Implement all applicable criteria listed in Level 4.
Terminals and shipyards
Performance indicator's objective:
Reduce the amount of noise, dust, odour and light to which people residing close to the participant’s facilities are exposed.
Notes :
- This indicator applies to all participants unless they provide reasonable arguments to be exempt (e.g., location in a very isolated place, no nearby community). However, the absence of complaints alone does not constitute a sufficient motive to be exempt of the application of the indicator.
- A criterion applies only if the participant’s operations cause the nuisance to which the criterion is related. A nuisance is any factor that has a negative impact on the health or well-being of the people residing close to facilities.
- The activities covered by the community impacts indicator are limited to those related to commercial shipping and cruise only.
2022 criteria
Level 1
Monitoring of regulations
Level 2
Implementation of the majority of applicable criteria:
Noise:
2.1 Impose speed limits on vehicles in sensitive zones.
2.2 Adopt operational procedures or take measures limiting the use, or reducing the impact of warning signals, without compromising safety (e.g., use strobe light during nighttime operations, use lynx alarm, adapt the height or direction of the device, adjust the frequency of the signal).
2.3 Take measures to reduce the noise emanating from rail operations at the terminal of the shipyard (such as rail lubrication, etc.).
2.4 If technically possible, limit idling of vehicles, equipment, and locomotives.
2.5 Have a documented process (e.g., purchase policy) for selecting less noisy equipment when buying new equipment.
Dust:
2.6 Adopt measures to hold back dust on roads (e.g., watering of roads, wet brushing, paving, maintenance of pavement).
2.7 Apply measures to improve the management of bulk cargo storage (e.g., covering cargo that is stored in piles, reducing the height of such piles, moving piles to areas that are less exposed to wind, installing containment walls).
Housekeeping:
2.8 Implement cleaning procedures for wharves, driveways, and loading and unloading areas.
2.9 Place marked trash and recycling containers at locations convenient to employees, visitors, and truck operators.
2.10 Cover trash collection areas and containers to avoid dispersion by wind and stormwater.
Traffic/congestion:
2.11 Have a procedure on bus, truck, or railway traffic management to avoid local congestion (e.g., signboard, traffic coordinator, or checker).
Light:
2.12 Direct lights so they only illuminate the necessary zone.
2.13 Switch off bothersome lighting at a specific time if there are no operations underway.
Level 3
3.1 Adopt a plan for managing community issues, which formally incorporates all applicable best practices, set out in level 2.
Note: See Annex 3-A.
3.2 Have in place a procedure to verify sound levels of operations on a regular basis (at least annually).
3.3 Have a procedure for evaluating environmental and social aspects of new projects, activities or types of operations including handling of new products, if there is uncertainty around the potential for environmental and social impacts and where mitigation measures are not known to be effective and established.
Note: Not applicable to projects that are subject to an environmental assessment under existing regulation.
Note: See Annex 3-B.
3.4 Establish and implement a nuisance mitigation plan during works and/or operations.
Level 4
Implementation of the majority of applicable criteria:
Noise:
4.1 Conduct near real-time monitoring of noise and/or air emissions (dust and/or odours) in the problem areas (e.g., areas located close to residences, subject to frequent complaints or particularly exposed to wind, etc.) and have a data monitoring process in place.
4.2 Create screens against sound with the help of sound-reducing trees or walls if appropriate.
4.3 Install silencer, muffler, timer, or another device to reduce noise from noisy equipment or cover with sound-insulating material.
Dust:
4.4 Implement mitigation measures (e.g., canvas, tarpaulins, curtains, or other equivalent control barriers) during spray painting and blasting operations to prevent the dispersal of dust and aerosol particles by the wind.
4.5 Collect and confine spent abrasives and debris (after blasting to dock-bottom/yard grounds) to avoid dispersion by wind and stormwater (e.g., cover piles or use covered containers).
Light:
4.6 Install fixtures that optimize lighting and reduce light pollution when replacing fixtures or during new projects.
4.7 Evaluate existing lighting plans and take effective measures to optimize lighting and reduce impacts.
Nuisance mitigation:
4.8 Install green corridors (e.g., dune system), vegetated or recreational areas (e.g., tree alley, parks) between operating site and residential area if appropriate.
4.9 Have a procedure or system in place that optimizes truck movements to manage congestion and mitigate other associated issues.
Level 5
5.1 Implement all applicable criteria listed in Level 4.
Canadian liquid bulk terminals only:
5.2 Implement a system for collecting vapours arising from tanker loading operations.
