OFF-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN
[DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN]
FOR
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
Presentation
by
K.M. AMANULLA
KERALA STATE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL
&
B. UMMER
Sr. Jt. DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES AND
BOILERS
Why off site emergency plans ?
Ernakulam District has a number
of Chemicals, Petrochemicals and
other industries where hazardous
materials are handled
Special Issues….
• Very large atmospheric storages of
ammonia (5000, 10000 MT with FACT),
pressurized storages at FACT (763 MT),
chlorine (50 MT at TCCL), 1500 MT LPG
at HOCL and KRL.
• Active and major chemical port
• Southern naval command and important
military installations
• Large number of tankers transporting
hazardous chemicals
• Highly aware and sensitized population
Fire, Explosion or release
of toxic chemicals can
affect areas both inside
and outside of these
industries.
Onsite emergency plans are
prepared by the industries for
dealing with major accidents on
the sites where industrial activities
are carried on.
Offsite emergency plan is
prepared in anticipation of
any such onsite events
spreading outside the
boundary of the industry.
Experience has shown that preplanned and practiced
procedures for handling an
emergency can considerably
reduce loss of life and minimize
damage to property and
environment.
Statutory requirements
Prepared in January, 1991 by the
Crisis Management Committee
constituted by the Govt. of Kerala
as per G.O (Rt) No. 2482/89/
Home dated 26th May, 1989 with
the District Collector, Ernakulam
as chairman.
As per the Manufacture, Storage
and Import of Hazardous
Chemicals Rules, 1989 and The
Control of Major Industrial
Accident Hazard (Kerala) Rules,
1993[Now amended as Kerala
Factories(Major Accident Hazard
Control)Rules 2005]
The Chemical Accidents (Emergency
Planning, Preparedness and
Response) Rules, 1996 notified later
by the Central Govt. under the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
envisage a 4 tire crisis management
set up at the Local, District, State and
Central levels
Objectives of the plan
. 1. Safe guard lives, property and
environment.
• 2. To contain the incident and bring it
under control.
• 3. To restore normalcy.
This is achieved through:Providing information to all concerned
on the estimated consequences.
Warning and advising people affected.
Mobilising on-site resources available in
the industry to contain the emergencies.
Calling up assistance from
district agencies.
Initiating and organizing effective
evacuation of affected people.
Providing necessary first aid and
other medical services.
Collecting data to plan for
future course of action.
Co-ordinating action
taken by various agencies.
The updated offsite
emergency plan gives the
action plan for the crisis
management and specifies
the functions of various
agencies in the crisis
management group.
The plan covers information on:Major Accident Hazard
Installations
Chemical Data Sheets
Roles of service agencies like
police, fire service and health
services,
Role of Non Governmental
Organisations,
First aid and antidotes,
The requirements in
transportation of hazardous
substances, etc
The offsite emergency plan requires updating at
least once in three years or more frequently under
the following conditions.
• Commissioning of new industries
which manufacture, store and
handle hazardous chemicals in
quantity equal to or more than the
threshold quantity prescribed in the
rules.
• Change of manufacturing processes
and capacity increase.
Development of new information and
technology in the safety systems and
the consequent major changes in the
emergency plans of the individual
units.
Amendment in the statutes.
CONTENTS
ACTION PLAN FOR
OFF- SITE EMERGENCY
IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
CONTROL ROOM
A twenty four hour working full fledged
District Emergency Control Room is to be
set up at the Collectorate and till such
arrangements, the Control Room at the
City Police Commissioner’s Office, High
Court Junction, Ernakulam is to be used
as control room. The control room of Fire
Force Department at club road, Ernakulam
is to be used as second stand by.
STRUCTURE
The emergency control cell has
the following structure
• District Emergency Controller
(DEC): District Collector
• Emergency Coordinators :
ADM/CPC/SP(R) / Divisional Fire
Officer
ARRANGEMENT / FACILITY
The emergency control room has
the following arrangement/ facility
Duty Operator under 24 hours
service.
At least two independent
telephones so as to ensure the
working of minimum one phone.
Wireless communication facility.
Wireless equipped vehicle.
Copy of off-site emergency plan.
List of Telephone numbers, both
official and residential, and
residential addresses of officials
notified in the Action Plan.
The road map of the district clearly
showing the location of
control room,
hazardous industries,
schools, police stations,
fire stations, other offices etc.
Any traffic restrictions on the route are
shown with distinct colour code.
Details such as the quantity and
location of availability of
Medicines for first aid
Fire fighting equipment
Water sources
Chart depicting “Do’s” & “Don’ts”
Emergency power generator
OPERATION
Once the operator in the control room
receives the information regarding the
chemical accident he shall
immediately get into contact with the
On-Site emergency controller or near
by Police Station to assess the actual
situation and correctness of the news.
On confirmation he shall contact
immediately the District Emergency
Controller (DEC), the District
emergency coordinators and all other
service agencies to move over to the
situation.
The District Emergency Controller and
other agencies shall move to the
location and take charge of the
situation as planned.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT
EMERGENCY CONTROLLER (DEC)
Immediately on knowing about the
emergency, he shall proceed to the
site and take charge of the overall
control.
Depending upon seriousness of the
emergency, ensure help from nearby
districts.
Exercise control of the unaffected
areas.
Maintain a continuous monitoring of
the situation.
Ensure that causalities are receiving
adequate attention and relatives are
advised through District Information
Officer.
Ensure availability of funds to meet
the contingency.
DUTIES OF EMERGENCY
COORDINATORS
Immediately on knowing about the
emergency, they shall proceed to the
site.
Assess the magnitude of the situation
and decide its line of action.
Pending the arrival of District
Emergency Controller, assume the
duties of his post.
Provide advice and information to the
service agencies as and when they
arrive.
Ensure that the affected persons
are evacuated to the relief centres.
Report all significant developments
to the District Emergency
Controller.
Provide information in any
subsequent enquiry into the cause
and circumstances of the
emergency.
Assess the damages caused in the
disaster.
Prepare disaster planning sheet.
CONNECTED AGENCIES
The duties of the service agencies
and other related support agencies
are briefly explained below. For
further details of service agencies
reference shall be made to chapters 3
to 5.
Police
Inform other agencies.
Provide support to other service
agencies.
Traffic and mob control.
Arrange for evacuation of people
on advice from District Emergency
Controller or Emergency
Coordinators.
Broadcast on advice from District
Emergency Controller or
Emergency Coordinators.
Fire Service
• Fight fire and prevent spread of
fire.
• Stop gas / chemical leakage.
• Rescue and salvage operation.
• Assist evacuation.
Medical
• First Aid.
• Provide proper medical attention
to victims during transit to
hospital.
• Medical treatment of persons
affected by the mishap.
SUPPORT AGENCIES
Technical:
(Joint Director of Factories & Boilers, Chief
Environmental Engineer, KSPCB, Controller of
Explosives, NEERI etc)
Provide necessary technical assistance as
required by service agencies to investigate the
cause of disaster.
Rehabilitation
(ADM, ADC, Tahsildars, Village
Officers, District Supply Officer,
Corporation Secretary, Municipal
Secretaries etc.)
Make arrangements for transport and
evacuation.
Make arrangements for rehabilitating
people evacuated.
Provide emergency measure in the
area with necessary facilities.
Make arrangements for food,
medical & hygiene facilities.
Maintain telephone and other
communication facilities in efficient
working condition.
Support Services
[Deputy Director, Home guards,
Chief Engineer, KSEB, Chief
Engineer, KWA, General Manager
BSNL, RTO, DTO, KSRTC, Area
Manager, Railways, Doordarshan,
AIR etc.]
To provide necessary support
services as required by other
service agencies
DISASTER PLANNING SHEET
A review of the various stages of
operation in the case of disaster
shall definitely help in containing
the disaster of the same nature in
future. For this purpose Disaster
Planning sheet shall be prepared
for each disaster grouped
according to the nature of
disaster.
The following details are included
in the Disaster Planning Sheet.
Nature of Disaster/Chemicals
involved.
Name of the factory.
Date and time of occurrence.
Area affected.
Brief description of the
procedure followed to contain the
situation including details of
equipment used, evacuation and
other allied operations.
Whether the situation was
contained successfully, if not the
reason there of.
If evacuation was done, was it
done successfully, if not why?
Whether medicines were readily
available, if not, note the items for
which there was shortage.
Whether all the services could be
mobilized in time, if not, the
reasons thereof.
Whether on-site emergency
controller informed the control
room in time.
Whether the operator was
available, if so whether District
Emergency Controller and District
Emergency Coordinators were
informed in time, if not, why?
Suggestions.
Mock Drills
The emergency plan has to be
tested for its efficiency by
conducting mock drills
Major Mock-Drills were done
for ammonia leakage at FACT,
LPG fire at KRL
ACTION PLAN FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
District Collector/ADM, CPC, SP(R) Divisional Fire officer,
Incident Controller of the Factory
Commissioner
of Police,
Kochi city
Duties
Inform other
agencies
Provide support
to
service agencies
Control traffic
and mob
Arrange for
evacuation
of people
on advice from
chairman,
Divisional
Fire Officer
Duties
District Medical
Officer
Sr. Joint Director of
RTO,KWA,KSEB
Factories &Boilers
DTO-KSRTC
Chief Env:Engg,KSPCB
Railways
Controller of Explosive Door Darshan
NEERI etc
AIR
Duties
Fighting the fire
First aid
and preventing it
Provide Proper
Stopping Gas and
Medical
chemical leakages
Attention to
to reduce effect of
Victims during
toxic
Transportations
gas and fumes
Medical Treatment
Rescue and
of workers
salvage
and people
operations
affected
Assist evacuations
by the mishap
Duties
Provide
necessary
Technical
Assistance
as
required by
service
agencies to
investigate
the cause of
disaster etc
Duties
Provide
necessary
support service
as
required
by other
service agencies
ADM,ADC,
Tahsildars
Village Officers
Sec-Local Bodies
Dist Supply Officer
Duties
Arrange for
rehabilitation of
evacuees
Arrange for
food etc
Maintain Service
facilities and
working
conditions
INFORMATION SHEETS ON
MAJOR HAZARD INSTALLATIONS
Detailed information such as process
details,quantity of hazardous chemicals
medical and fire fighting facilities
available, contact numbers of key
personnel etc are documented
Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS)
Chemical data sheets of all hazardous
chemicals stored, handled and
transported
Police Services
• Duties
• Name of Industries under Police
Stations
Fire Services
Duties
List of Fire stations with
telephones & facilities
Health Services
Duties
List of Hospitals with phone
numbers & facilities
List of NGOs with contact details
First Aid & Antidotes
Emergency management during
Transport of Hazardous Chemicals
Annexures
• Copy of the order from Home Dept
• Copy of the letter on the formation of Crisis Group
• Telephone numbers of Crisis Group Members
• Contact numbers of MAH units in Ernakulam District
• Important telephone numbers (Municipalities,
Tahsildars, Panchayats, Important Hospitals etc.
• Map of Ernakulam District with Road, Rails
• Important Technical Actions for fires, toxic releases
etc. for major chemicals handled
Thank You