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Schedule 5 Part 3
43 Details information required in off-site plan.
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HSG191
HSG190
Schedule 5 Part 3 requires the
following information to be in the
off-site plan:
people authorised to set
––
emergency procedures in motion
and authorised to take charge of
and co-ordinate off-site action;
arrangements for receiving early
––
warning of incidents, alert and
call-out;
procedures;
––
arrangements for co-ordinating
––
resources necessary to
implement the off-site
emergency plan;
arrangements for providing
––
assistance with on-site
mitigatory action;
arrangements for off-site
––
mitigatory action;
arrangements for providing the
––
public with specific information
relating to the accident and the
behaviour which it should adopt;
arrangements for the provision
––
of information to the emergency
services of other member states
in the event of a major accident
with possible transboundary
consequences.
101–102: Lays down scope of off-
site plan.
111: Covers organisation,
arrangements for restoration and
clean-up and emphasises working
as a team.
112: How warnings received and
cascaded.
113: Covers mobilisation of,
communications and co-ordination
between roles and responsibilities
and rendezvous of responders.
114: Arrangements required to link
with on-site plan and resources to
manage on-site response.
115: Arrangements for mitigation of
off-site effects, traffic and access
control, protection of public.
116–117: Arrangements for warning
and advising public on action,
arrangements for dealing with the
media.
118: Requires discussion with
Competent Authority if this arises.
Part 2 Emergency response arrangements
1 This section covers the recommendations relating to on-site emergency response
arrangements and the interface between on-site and off-site emergency response arrangements.
Further recommendations will follow dealing with any additional issues in these areas that have
been identified in the MIIB’s emergency preparedness, response and recovery report, as well as
consideration of off-site issues. This further work is currently under development by the Buncefield
CAP-EPLG (EPRR) Working Group 3. An overview of emergency planning requirements can be
found in part 1 of this appendix.
Principles
2 All sites in scope should prepare in writing a suitable on-site emergency plan as required by the
COMAH Regulations. For lower-tier COMAH sites the plan should be prepared as part of the MAPP.
3 The emergency plans should consider the response to and mitigation of a multiple tank fire
following an explosion. The plan should cover the on-site consequences of such an event and
the assistance available in the form of off-site mitigatory actions (reference should be made to
HSG191 paragraph 115 for examples of such off-site mitigatory actions).
4 The incident-specific emergency response plans should consider fire management
requirements in response to, and mitigation of, a multiple tank fire. The plan should cover the