Environmental Essential For Siting Of Industries In Malaysia (EESIM)

The EESIM serves as a guidance document for Project Developers, when selecting a suitable site for the setting up of a manufacturing or industrial facility. Proposed industrial activity shall be sited within an industrial estate and be developed and managed with environmentally- sound control measures. In considering the suitability of the proposed site, the site of interest is evaluated in terms of its compatibility with respect to the gazetted Structure and Local plans, surrounding land use, provision of set-backs or buffer zones set by PLAN Malaysia (Jabatan Perancangan Bandar Dan Desa), the capacity of the area to receive additional pollution load, and waste disposal requirements. The long-term sustainability of a project is best assured by incorporating the latest developments in process and pollution control technology to ensure cleaner production systems during the life cycle of the industrial facility. The focus of the Department of Environment is now on the industrial facility’s adoption of best available technologies for pollution control, once the selected site meets the criteria set by the gazetted structure/local plans. As the project planning spans over various aspects and legal jurisdictions, it is recommended that EESIM to be read with other planning legislations since EESIM is to assist the relevant planning agencies and Local Authorities in evaluating planning applications from Project Developers for such industrial projects and/or activities.