Safeguards emergency response

Some would add Emergency Response as being a sixth level of safeguard. However, if the event has reached the point where fire teams and other emergency responders are needed, the process is out of control—the incident has occurred. 

The following are typical safeguards at the emergency response level ... 

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Such a commitment is first apphed to products manufactured by the company itself. This is normally incorporated into the company s own distribution emergency response scheme. The emergency services may also require advice or help if the product suppher is not known or caimot be contacted. In such cases, companies may offer assistance on the basis of a prior arrangement with the national ICIi scheme. However, safeguarding their own site facilities takes priority over level 2 and level 3 intervention. 

Emergency response Action to safeguard the health and safety of persons on or near the unit or installation. 

The last line of defense in firefighting response is the use of safeguards such as emergency response systems and specialized personal protective equipment (PPE) for the members of the emergency response team. 

In one sense, security management can be treated like any other type of risk analysis. Each security threat is a hazard which has consequences and likelihoods, and that calls for the installation of safeguards and the development of emergency response plans. However, there are differences between normal risk analysis and security work. In particular, security analysis requires that everyone at a process facility be imaginative and to think the unthinkable. ... 

The safety case approach makes the system owner/manager responsible for proving that their activities are safe - and continue to remain so. Every system owner/ manager is thus required to undertake a formal assessment of the safety of their facility and develop a report which documented the hazards, safeguards, safety and management systems, and emergency response plans for the system/facility throughout its life cycle. 

The handbook contains information needed to help personnel make the proper response to handling chemicals and in particular during an emergency situation as such, this handbook could be carried to the actual scene of a hazardous materials incident. In the latter case, it is intended for use by personnel and others who may be the first to arrive at the site of an accidental discharge or fire and who need readily available and easily understood information about the hazardous properties of the chemical involved. The information provided can assist in determining the proper actions that should be taken immediately to safeguard life and property and to prevent contamination of the environment. 

The safeguarding of personal supplies during an emergency is the responsibility of each individual. 

In order to safeguard persons from an accident, incident or emergency related to the presence of a dangerous substance, the responsible person must (unless the risk assessment shows it is unnecessary) ensure that ... 

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