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Q1. Develop an off – site and on – site emergency response plan for any chemical plant.
On – site emergency
An accident/ incident that takes place in a factory, and its effects are confined to the factory
premises, involving only the persons working in the factory and the property inside the
factory.
Off – site emergency
The accident is such that it affects inside factory are uncontrollable and it may spread
widely outside the factory premises.
Emergency response plan consist of designated emergency control centre/room and key personnel.
Emergency control centre is the main part where the operations to handle the emergency are
directed and co-ordinated.
The facilities that must be available in the emergency control centre are:
Assembly points is designated area for a group of people to meet and gather in an emergency. It
must locate far away as to ensure that the plant workers, contract worker and visitors are safe, and
their attendance must be check as to ensure there is no missing person during emergency.
To protect persons and properties of the factory in general and the affected community.
To plan for evacuation, safe assembly points and transportation required.
To plan for rescue and recuperation of casualties and injuries. To plan for relief and
rehabilitation.
Incident Controller
Duties
Site main controller will provide copy of the onsite emergency plan to
district authorities, factory inspectorate and emergency services so
Factory management that information from the various annexures, authorities will make
their emergency preparedness to formulate and execute area of off –
site emergency plan.
Emergency co – Liaison closely with main incident controller. In case of severe incident
ordination officer external control may be given to senior local authority or even
(ECO) administrator appointed by government.
Local authority will appoint emergency planning officer (EPO). It will be
the responsible of EPO to ensure that those entire organisations which
Local authority
will involve off – site emergency plan in handing of emergency know
their role and able to accept it by having sufficient team member.
On hearing the emergency proceed immediately to the site. Divert the
workforce towards the pre decided assembly points. They give
instruction to all security people not to allow other people other than
Fire authorities the key personnel and essential worker to cross the affected area. If
necessary, they will control the traffic inside the work area. Fire
authorities must ensure that the incident controller keep update about
the fire and rescue measures.
Health authorities will be prepared to treat injured affected people
with the optimum use of resources available. External help may require
Health authorities
for this team and may be taken from surrounding private and
government clinic.
These authorities will observe the rehearsal of off – site emergency
Assistant directorate of plan. Emergency plan will suggest correction to make it fail – safe. In
industrial safety and event of incident, the DISH will assist the district emergency authorities
health for information and available help from surrounding area. They will
(DISH) investigate to find the cause of incident and may also interview
witness.
Q2. a) Plant that used and store chemical substances need to have emergency response plan for
their future references. Emergency response plan (ERP) is a plan that specifies procedures for
handling sudden or unexpected situation that have potential to cause casualties, loss in property and
affect the surrounding area.
Ammonia gas can decompose at high temperature forming very flammable hydrogen and toxic
nitrogen dioxide. It is a compressed gas and a confined space explosion and toxic hazard may occur.
Ammonia gas also a corrosive gas and may be fatal if being expose for a period.