Industrial Projects Section
Tasks and Specializations:
- Providing opinion on industrial projects received from competent government agencies, according to their various existing and planned classifications, whether the installations have a significant, medium or limited environmental impact according to the sectors of the environmental and social impact assessment system in the State of Kuwait, and preparing environmental requirements for them before starting implementation of those projects or when making any modifications, additions or expansions to what is existing thereof.
- Review studies of assessing the environmental impact of industrial establishments and crafts to be settled in industrial areas, and granting environmental permits for these projects.
- Carrying out field visits to the sites of factories and industrial crafts in order to follow up the implementation of environmental requirements and controls issued in the guidelines of the Environmental Protection Law.
- Reviewing periodic follow-up reports for industrial projects with a significant environmental impact to follow up on compliance with environmental standards and requirements.
- Coordination with the various state agencies (government, private sector) regarding the environmental and social impact assessment system in the State of Kuwait and holding coordination meetings on it.
- Coordination with the technical departments of the Environment Public Authority to participate in expressing an opinion on the industrial projects presented to the department.
- Training students of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Kuwait University on the work carried out by the department.
- Activating the role of environmental control by inspecting the industrial environmental areas, whereby the department monitors and organizes the new industrial and crafts areas and the newly created pieces in coordination with the competent authorities.
- Express an opinion on the allocation of industrial zones and the settlement of industrial activities in those areas.
- Follow up on the environmental management plan for industrial projects and the periodic environmental monitoring program that are prepared by the consulting offices for the benefit of the project owners.
- Prepare the department's annual work plan and budget and present it to the director of the department.
- Prepare periodic reports on the activities and achievements of the department and present them to the Director of Administration.