World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
The World Bank Group's General EHS Guidelines: the management approach and good international industry practice for air emissions, energy, wastewater, water, hazardous materials, waste, noise, contaminated land, workplace safety, community health and safety, and construction and decommissioning. Industry sector guidelines are not built.
World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines is a compliance framework from International with 5 domains and 28 controls. The largest domains are Section 2: Occupational health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (9 controls), Section 1: Environmental – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (8 controls), Section 3: Community health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (7 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (5)
General approach to management of EHS issues – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::approach | General approach to the management of EHS issues |
Section 1: Environmental – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.1 | 1.1 Air emissions and ambient air quality |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.2 | 1.2 Energy conservation |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.3 | 1.3 Wastewater and ambient water quality |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.4 | 1.4 Water conservation |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.5 | 1.5 Hazardous materials management |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.6 | 1.6 Waste management |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.7 | 1.7 Noise |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::1.8 | 1.8 Contaminated land |
Section 2: Occupational health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.1 | 2.1 General facility design and operation |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.2 | 2.2 Communication and training |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.3 | 2.3 Physical hazards |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.4 | 2.4 Chemical hazards |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.5 | 2.5 Biological hazards |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.6 | 2.6 Radiological hazards |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.7 | 2.7 Personal protective equipment |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.8 | 2.8 Special hazard environments |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::2.9 | 2.9 Monitoring |
Section 3: Community health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.1 | 3.1 Water quality and availability |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.2 | 3.2 Structural safety of project infrastructure |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.3 | 3.3 Life and fire safety |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.4 | 3.4 Traffic safety |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.5 | 3.5 Transport of hazardous materials |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.6 | 3.6 Disease prevention |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::3.7 | 3.7 Emergency preparedness and response |
Section 4: Construction and decommissioning – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::4.1 | 4.1 Construction and decommissioning: environment |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::4.2 | 4.2 Construction and decommissioning: occupational health and safety |
| world-bank-group-general-ehs-guidelines::4.3 | 4.3 Construction and decommissioning: community health and safety |
What is World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines and who does it apply to?
World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines is a compliance framework from International with 5 domains and 28 controls. The World Bank Group's General EHS Guidelines: the management approach and good international industry practice for air emissions, energy, wastewater, water, hazardous materials, waste, noise, contaminated land, workplace safety, community health and safety, and construction and decommissioning. Industry sector guidelines are not built. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines actually require?
World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines has 28 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Section 2: Occupational health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (9 controls), Section 1: Environmental – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (8 controls), Section 3: Community health and safety – World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (7 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines do I already cover?
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