Emergency services

In case of a major disaster, one platform in a region will be equipped to act as a control centre from which rescue operations are co-ordinated. Evacuation routes will be provided, and where large complexes are clustered together, a standby vessel will be available in the region to supply emergency services such as fire fighting and rescue. 

Health and Safety Code RJsk Management and Prevention Program Guidance, Chapt. 6.95, Art. 2, Sect. 25534(1), State of California, Governor s Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento, Calif., 1988. 

Specimen Location Emergency service water pipe... 

Specimen Location Emergency service cooling water system... 

A weeping leak developed in a carbon steel emergency service water pipe at a circumferential weld emplo3nng a weld-backing ring. A rubberized saddle clamp was used to plug the leak temporarily. After several weeks the section was cut out of the system and the failure was examined. 

Figure 6.21 A longitudinally split carbon steel emergency service water pipe, as in Fig. 6.10. Note the circumferential weld-backing ring, which is consumed on one side.

On-site inspection of regions near the emergency service water intake structures revealed loss of up to 40% of the nominal pipe-wall thickness. Deposits were dried, ignited, and analyzed. A 1% solution of dried ash had... 

On-site Exposure of workers and emergency service personnel... 

Escape/access Escape doors and routes must be kept free of obstructions Access for emergency services must be maintained... 

Technical details of equipment and other resources normally available on-site and which may be available to assist the off-site emergency services. 

Check fire-fighting capability and access for fire appliances. Liaison with emergency services. 

HS(G)63 Radiation protection offsite for emergency services m the event of a nuclear accident... 

Mr. Carl F. Funk, Executive Director Arizona Emergency Response Commission Division of Emergency Services 5636 East McDoweil Road Phoenix, AZ 85008 (602) 231-6326... 

The California Office of Emergency Services requires 160 and 240 hours of training for HAZMAT Technician and Specialists, respectively. for state certifications. However, state certifications for HAZMAT Technicians and Specialists is not required. 

Bhopal showed the need for companies to collaborate with local authorities and emergency services in drawing up plans for handling emergencies. 

Immediately called emergency services followed by radioing plant operator—no reply. Then supervisor came into the control room and sounded plant alarm. 

Providers of emergency services, such as tlie fire department, should be well-trained, and well-equipped, and able to respond rapidly. 

Emergency service facilities witliin and near tlie zone, including communication facilities (e.g., local radio stations). Persomiel in tliese facilities may not be available to respond if the wind is blowing toward tliem. 

Warning system signals for system shutdown, plant evacuation, and emergency services response. 

A Category 2 incident is one clearly recognizable from the outset as beyond the capability of the forces to hand. The emergency services should be informed immediately of the magnitude of the incident and the specific location. The resources sent in response, e.g. the number of fire appliances, ambulances, police, need to be predetermined by good pre-planning. 

A Category 3 incident is an emergency of major proportions. It may have escalated from a smaller incident or arise instantaneously, e.g. due to a confined or unconfined vapour cloud explosion or a catastrophic failure of a storage vessel. The response from the emergency services will again need to be predetermined by pre-planning. Extensive evacuation of the general public may be required. 

External liaison, e.g. to give essential personnel and the emergency services easy access to the site by the correct route, and to deal with the media. 

Every part of an emergency plan has to be understood by all personnel involved, including the emergency services. Detailed instructions therefore have to be issued to all those who will act to control, or mitigate the effects of, a major incident. Everyone on site needs to understand the plan and the procedures in it this includes ... 

It is hoped that this book will prove valuable to safety advisers, environmental health officers, emergency services personnel, safety representatives and those engaged in the transport or disposal of wastes — in fact, to anyone involved with chemicals in the field . 

True. They are also illegal. Whilst the emergency services are wasting time on a false call they can not be readily available to help someone who is genuinely in need of help. 

Contact could be made with the various emergency services to provide up-to-date information and advice. 

Ensure the adequacy (in terms of quality, quantity and reliability) of services/ufilities, e.g. steam, process/cooling water, electricity, compressed air, inert gas, fire suppression systems, ventilation. Stand-by or emergency services may be required. Some general safety design considerations are summarized in Table 12.11. 

Provisions for primary and emergency communications (internal, e.g. with staff, emergency personnel, and external, e.g. with the press, emergency services, hospital, employees relatives, telephone links and radios) require careful assessment. If there is a flammable hazard on site, radios may need to be intrinsically safe or flameproof. 

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