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Emergency Response Team Role & Responsibility

By Shailesh Mistry

HOD - EHS Dept.,


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What do you mean by Emergency? Emergency can be a situation / a condition that is threaten to the

persons working, property or environment to have potential effects bythe hazards in-built.

Disaster means the occurrence of a sudden calamity or a chain ofevents which affect normal working within the factory area and / or maycause serious injuries, loss of life, extensive damage to the properties,

environment, etc. It may also result from severe storm, f lood, crashed aircraft, earth quake or deliberate act like terrorism & sabotage.

Emergency may be of two types:

1. On-Site Emergency

It is a situation created in an installation in which workers, property &environment in the plant premises are affected.2. Off-Site EmergencyIt is a situation created in an installation in which effects are spread out side theboundary limit of the plant.

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What may be the emergencies at our plant

premises ? Ruptures or leakage of methanol tank.

This could lead to problems of fire hazards. In case of methanol, this situation is dangerous as methanol vapors will

travel extensively and flash fire is likely as the quantity of material is likely to be high.

Rupture / failure of other solvent tanks.

The results will be similar to the first scenario except volume of outflow being small; situation will be manageable

more easily.

Fire or Explosion. (Eg. Runaway Reaction) Release of H2S if the absorption system fails coupled with runaway reaction.

Sudden release of large quantity of flammable solvents to the atmosphere by bursting of storage tank / pipe line

Explosion in the boiler

Spillage of fuel oil / diesel from the storage tank.

Rupture / leakage of acid, alkali tanks

Scrap yard fire

Hydrogen Truck overturning.

Explosion in distillation column.

Explosion of Hydrogenation vessel.

Dimethyl Sulphate tank leakage.

Forklift overturning3

CS2 leakage

Natural Calamity like Flood, Earth Quake, Storm, etc.

Manmade Disaster like Terrorism


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Why do an emergency occur ?

Major Reasons:

Process Abnormalities

Wrong Handling of Process Parameters

Instability of a chemical

Compromise on Quality of the Material being used

Control System Fails

Safety Interlock Fails

Over confidence

Supervision Failure

Behaviour of an Employee

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- -Why?

The primary objective of the emergency procedure is to

safeguard the life of the personnel working in the plant and

plant itself & the environment. In emergency, a well planned

and practiced action plan can help in reducing the

consequences and potential loss of life and property &

Environment.

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-Teams?

As per our On-Site Emergency Plan we have total Eight Emergency Teams:

1. Emergency Task Force

2. Plant Protection Team

3. Medical Team

4. Communication Team

5. Security Team

6. Roll Call Team

7. Search & Rescue Team8. Recovery Team

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Besides this, we have Emergency Response Team Members


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Emergency Team MemberWhat should he

know?

He is also a part of an On-Site Emergency Team as an additional Helpful Member.

He should have a commitment towards the safety of a person, property & environment.

He should be familiar with the On-Site Emergency Plan Procedure.

He should be aware about

1. Emergency Control Center & Alternative Emergency Control Center

2. Fire Alarm system and MCP Points

3. Assembly Points & Wind Indicator

4. Fire Hydrant System and First-Aid Fire Extinguisher

5. Public Announcement System & Intercom System6. Emergency Evacuation Procedure

7. Availability of Fire & Safety Equipments

8. Who are First-Aiders and where is the First-Aid Box nearby his working area?

9. Emergency Numbers7


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ResponsibilityIn case of Emergency Siren: -

First step is to check his own job whether he can stop and leave the place.

Understand the announcement of Emergency Situation.

Know the wind direction and start the emergency evacuation for other subordinates

including Contract Workmen by directing the Safe Assembly Point nearby.

He should be alert in his section. He should inform his presence to Control Room / Shift In-

charge / Security Main Gate.

If he can leave the place after stopping the section, check around his area for any other

person working.

After evacuation , he should directly reach to the Emergency Location & report to Safety

personnel / Incident Controller.

After reaching the emergency location, he should follow the instruction given by Safety

Personnel / Incident Controller.

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Emergency Team Member

Role &

ResponsibilitySafety Personnel / Incident Controller may instruct for Emergency Mitigation in time:

To help in First-Aid Treatment

To help in victim transfer to OHC To

To help in Process Control

To help in Plant Protection

To help in Utility Operation

To help in Fire Fighting Operation

To help in Contain the spillage

To help in Rescue operation To help in wearing Safety Equipments like SCBA Set, PVC Suit, Canister Mask, etc.

To help is Gas Monitoring of the area

To help in counting employees available at Emergency Site

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Emergency PreparednessEmergency Exercise Flow Chart

EMRGENCY ALARM

PANEL ENGINEER

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM

DECLARATION OF INCIDENCE & LOCATION

REPEATER PANELECC PANEL

INCIDENCE

AREA

INCIDENT CONTROLLER TEAM LEADERS

SEARCH&

RESCUE

ROLL CALL RECOVERYSECURITYMEDICALCOMMUNIC

ATION

PLANT

PROTECTION

EMEERGENCYTASK FORCE

Safetypersonnel

Fireman4Tech (Elect)

UtilityOperator

Sec. Guard-4

Panel Engr-2Area sup.

InstrumentPersonnel

HR personnelSecurity Guard

Male nurse-1Amb. Driver-1

Sup - QA-2First-aider2

Head Guard-2Sec. Guard-4

Sec. Guard-1HR / ADMNCanteen sup.

Mechsupervisor - 1

Mech fitterElectricain

NOMINATEDAREA

SUPERVISOR

HR /SECURITY

PEROSNNEL

HOD-MAINT

/ SIC-MAINT

SECURITY

PEROSNNELSIC - QASITE

COORDINAT

OR

SICPROD.IC

TEAM

TEAM

LEADER

MEMBERS

UTILITY

OPERATOR

FIRE WATER

PUMP HOUSE

NONEMERGENCY

TEAMTECHNICAL

PERSONS

EMERGENCYASSEMBLY

POINT

NON TECHNICAL/CONTRACT/VISITORS

ASSEMBLY

POINTS 1/2/3/4

1.Ensures availability

of operator at WP

house

2.Cordens off area with

the help of security

team.

3.Containment of

emergency at the place

of occurrence.

4. co- ordinates with

the repair team for

attending any repair to

1.Mobilises the

technical manpower to

protect the plant in allrespects.

2.Decides shutdown of

the plant & safeevacuation of

personnel.

1.Prepares a list of

persons to be

communicatedinternally & externally.

2.Establishes internal

communication withfollowing priority:

HOD (Prod)

HOD (F &S)DGM (Opern)

3.Ensures all telephonelines are free.

4.Refrain external

communicationwithout ermission of

1.Team leader/

Member will

accompany the injuredto Medical Health

Centre.

2.If required, injuredperson would be

transferred to

Contractual Hospital.

3. Mobilizes additional

transport, if required.4. List out names of

injured persons.

1.Closes main gatesand restricts the

movements.

2 Provides security

coverage at main gate,

near time office and

area of emergency.

3.Cordons off the

emergency area and

evacuate the

unauthorized.4.Permits Fire-tender,

Ambulance.5.Provides details of

1.Team will receive

instructions from CEC

& immediately attendrepair work.

2. Help of contract

employees to assist therepair team may be

arranged, if required.

1. Reports to CEC &take instructions.

2. Mobilizes team,

establishes contact

with the Roll Call

Team from time to

time.

3. Informs CEC, if any

person is missing, then

starts searching of

missing person.4.Uses necessary

PPEs while searching

missing person.

1Eensures list ofcompany employees

from T.O.& Contract -

Workers and Visitors

from security.

2. Takes head count of

the persons reportingnear T.O.(Asse.Point)

3. Establishes

communication with

CEC to pass oninformation about

missing personnel.

4. Arranges food &

ROLE/

FUNCTIONS


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