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‘A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’ GRANGEMOUTH MALCOLM WILSON, FALKIRK COUNCIL CIVIL CONTINGENCIES CO-ORDINATOR. GRANGEMOUTH. Forth Valley/Estuary Major Port Town – Approx. 20,000 population Petro-Chemical Complex. PORT OF GRANGEMOUTH. Helix Project.
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‘A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’ GRANGEMOUTH MALCOLM WILSON, FALKIRK COUNCIL CIVIL CONTINGENCIES CO-ORDINATOR
GRANGEMOUTH • Forth Valley/Estuary • Major Port • Town – Approx. 20,000 population • Petro-Chemical Complex
THE MAJOR INCIDENT CONTROL COMMITTEE (MICC) • Formed in October 1968 • Unique partnership • Years ahead of Legislation
WHAT LEGISLATION? • Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (CIMAH) - 1984 • Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) - 1999 • Civil Contingencies Act 2004
WHY? • No one Agency can deal with an incident. • A Multi-Agency approach is needed. • A ‘Partnership’ approach works. Planning Training & Exercising Incident Management
WHO ARE THE PARTNERS? • Industry/including Forth Ports • Emergency Services • Local Authority • Utilities • HSE/SEPA
Forth Ports - August 2006 TANKER LOCATION DVB Incident 1
DIVINYL BENZENE OR ISOPROPYLAMINE SODIUM METHYLATE SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL UN1289 Incident Overview POLYMERISATION REACTION EXOTHERMIC 2
TANKER LOCATION 150M 500 M Exclusion Zones 6
100M 150M SFRS View 500 M 7
NEW PARTNERSHIPS • Local Resilience Partnerships • Regional Resilience Partnerships East of Scotland Regional Resilience Group AreaFifeForth ValleyEast LothianMid LothianEdinburghWest LothianScottish Borders