2.4. CHECK
The CHECK stage includes the development of for the Controls, review by the and integration into Management Plans.
Task 15 – Monitor and evaluate
The implementation of Controls should be monitored, and their effectiveness should be evaluated so that corrective action can be taken where needed.
To monitor and evaluate controls, appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs) should be developed, which should be recorded and tracked in the Social Way Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (Section 1). Table 3C.3 below provides an indicative example of what might be included.
Monitoring of progress in implementing Controls, achieving outputs and outcomes and evaluation of whether the target has been achieved should be undertaken on a regular basis. Monitoring helps ensure that the implementation of Controls is on track and that the Controls are having the desired effect. Modifications of Controls can be made as needed, based on monitoring and evaluation data.
TABLE 3C.3 Example control
| Potential Impact |
Control |
Target |
Control Owner |
Timeline |
Inputs |
Implementation Check |
Outputs |
Outcomes |
Effectiveness |
|
Describe the potential impact
|
List the Controls
|
What are we trying to achieve?
|
List function responsible for the Control
|
Date the Control should start and be competed
|
Human and financial resources needed to implement the Control
|
How do we know that the controls are being implemented?
|
Outputs produced
|
Changes that have occurred as a result of Control ‒ Include sources of verification
|
Value and success in managing the impact ‒ Include sources of verification
|
|
Increase in number of accidents as a result of increased site
traffic on public roads
|
Driver safety training provided to drivers
|
A reduction in the number of accidents involving site vehicles on public roads
Zero accidents involving site vehicles on public roads
|
Safety, Health and Environment
|
Start date,
end date
|
Driver time spent in training
|
Training logs show that all drivers have been trained
Training materials developed
|
X number of drivers aware of safety requirements
|
No speeding of site traffic through villages
Children using designated pedestrian crossings
Verification:
- Speed trackers installed on site vehicles
- Observation and recording during random checks
- Discussions with teachers
- Feedback from parents/other stakeholders
|
Reduction in number of traffic accidents
Verification:
- Number of traffic accidents before Controls
- Number of traffic accidents after Controls
|
|
Road Safety awareness programmes in schools
|
Social Performance
|
Start date,
end date
|
$ Spend on development of materials
Staff time in development and roll-out of training
|
Awareness programme materials developed
Attendance logs show that all schools have been visited
|
X number of teachers aware of road safety issues
X number of pupils aware of road safety issues
|
|
Speed signs installed throughout villages
|
Safety, Health and Environment
|
Start date, end date
|
$ Spend on signs and installation
|
Speed signs have been installed
|
X number of drivers aware of speed limits
|
Stakeholder participation in control evaluation and participatory monitoring
Engagement should also include an evaluation of the effectiveness of Controls, taking into account that certain information may be too sensitive to share externally. The extent to which affected stakeholders feel that impact management measures are both appropriate and effective is important. Stakeholder participation in evaluation should happen both informally (e.g. in the course of ongoing consultations as part of sites’ stakeholder engagement processes) and formally, for example, through structured discussions at meetings of the (see Section 3A).
Participatory monitoring (see Section 1) is not a requirement in respect of all potential impacts. It is a requirement in certain cases; for example, with respect to impacts on Indigenous Peoples and where physical and/or economic displacement of local communities is unavoidable. It is also recommended in instances where potential impacts are likely to prove contentious with local stakeholders, or where these pertain to .