Pacific Nickel Philippines,

Inc.
Nonoc Nickel Project

ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION

COORDINATION MEETING
WITH EMB-CARAGA, BUTUAN CITY

September 21, 2021

 PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
ECC/EIS CLAUSES ON ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT

ISO 14001:2015 CERTIFICATION OF PNPI

ASBESTOS HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING (SD-ENV-09)
ASBESTOS DISPOSAL PLAN (SD-ENV-10)
ACM TEMPORARY STORAGE SHED OF PNPI
QUANTITY OF STOCK INVENTORY OF ACM ON-SITE AND
MANNER OF ITS HANDLING AS REPORTED IN THE Q2 2021
SMR OF PNPI
CURRENT INVENTORY OF ACM IN THE ADMIN BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED ENCAPSULATION
CHAMBER/ CONCRETE VAULT UNDER SECURED
LANDFILL
ACM REMOVAL PLAN FOR THE ADMIN BUILDING
PROGRAM OF WORKS AND GANTT CHART FOR THE REMOVAL OF
ACM ROOFING OF ADMIN BUILDING
 ENGR. HORACIO C. RAMOS
CHI President and
President and General Manager, Pacific
Nickel Philippines, Inc.

MR. RICARDO L. YABUT

Special Assistant to the CHI Chairman
and Assistant General Manager, PNPI

PNPI – Nonoc Nickel Other Projects (copper,

Project gold, nickel, limestone,
etc.)
 ECC/ EIS CLAUSES ON ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT
1. ECC No. 9812-002-301 for the Company’s Nonoc Nickel Project,
General Condition #12 provides, “The Environmental Management and
Monitoring Plan shall be implemented by the proponent and its
contractors/subcontractors through the life of the project”.

2. EIS for the Nonoc Nickel Project, Volume 1, Section 5.0 provides,
“Based on the established existing environmental conditions in the
project area, the assessment and the prediction of the impacts can be
made using models. This section (of the EIS) identified these impacts
and recommends the mitigating measures to address the negative
impacts and actions to sustain positive impacts.”

3. EIS, Vol. 1, Section 5.1.4.1.1 provides, “Asbestos is a mineral

widely used previously due to its uses and qualities. It is strong,
flexible, corrosion proof, conducts electricity poorly but insulates
effectively. Most of the asbestos containing materials (ACM) still
present on site belong to United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) Category II non-friable ACM. According to USEPA,
Category II non-friable ACM is any material containing more than one
(1%) asbestos as determined using polarized light microscopy that
when dry cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by
hand pressure”.
ECC/ EIS CLAUSES ON ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT

4. EIS, Vol. 1, Subsection 5.1.4.2.1 General Measures

provides, “An environmental management system
(EMS) shall be put in place not only to ensure a
working system for solid waste management but also
enable Philnico (PNPI) to manage its environmental
aspects efficiently.

Adequate disposal facilities (including construction

of sanitary and secured landfill per Matrix 7.1 of the
Environmental Management Plan under Section 7.0 of
EIS, Vol. 1 for the Nonoc Nickel Project), specifically
for solid wastes, shall be developed to ensure proper
disposal of generated wastes.
ISO 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF PNPI
SD-ENV-09 HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING OF ASBESTOS
SD-ENV-09 HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING OF ASBESTOS
SD-ENV-10 STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF ACM)
 ACM TEMPORARY STORAGE SHED OF PNPI

Asbestos temporary storage facility onsite, with intact structure and secured with
barbed wire fence (pictures taken last 08 July and 14 August 2020).
 QUANTITY OF STOCK INVENTORY OF ACM ON-SITE AND MANNER
OF ITS HANDLING AS REPORTED IN THE Q2 2021 SMR OF PNPI

• 544 TONS ACM TOTAL INVENTORY ONSITE INCLUDING THE ONES IN THE ADMIN BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED ENCAPSULATION CHAMBER/
CONCRETE VAULT UNDER THE SECURED LANDFILL
 INVENTORY OF ACM IN THE ADMIN BUILDING

Asbestos Inventory In the Admin Building Roofing

Updated
: 16-Sep-21

dimensi
Item Description Location Sheets ons total area weight per Qty Remarks
square ft.,
No.         square ft lbs. lbs.  

                 

*** ADMIN BLDG:           1 cu m = 35.32 cu ft; 1 sm = 10.76 sq ft

ADMIN
1 ADMIN BLDG AREA BLDG. 240 3' x 8'       22,656 sq ft / (10.76 sq ft / 1 sq m) =

      14 3' x 8'       2,105.58 sq m x *0.015 m =31.587 cu m

      414 3' x 8'        

      276 3' x 8'        

  Total Estimate   944   22,656 1.75 39,648 Equivalent to 18 tons or 32 cu m

ACM ROOFING SHEETS REMOVAL PLAN
FOR THE ADMIN BUILDING
PROGRAM OF WORKS AND GANTT CHART
FOR THE REMOVAL OF ACM ROOFING
OF ADMIN BUILDING
 SPECIAL CONCERNS AND REQUEST
 To date, an inventory of 544 tons Asbestos Containing Material (ACM), as reported
in the Quarterly Self-Monitoring Report (SMR) being submitted to EMB, is still
present on site mainly in residential housing units and some buildings. Most of the
asbestos roofing sheets are still in good condition and do not release asbestos fiber.

 Based on the project’s approved Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Report, the
ACM onsite is characterized as Category-II non-friable ACM by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

 The approved ECC and corresponding EIS report of Pacific Nickel Philippines, Inc.
(PNPI) cover provision for the construction and operation of a secured landfill
where the ACM can be accommodated and disposed properly.

 Relative to the said concern, PNPI would like to request for your expert technical
and regulatory guidance on how we can best address and/or be issued with Permit
and/or Notice to Proceed on Managing the Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)
at the Site; to commence with Phase 1 Removal of 18-ton ACM Roofing Sheets of
Admin Building, as presented, and in accordance to applicable environmental laws,
rules and regulations.
Thank You Very Much !