Emergency Response Procedure
Emergency Response Procedure
Emergency Response Procedure
B 04 May, 2014 Issued for Approval Ashwek Nasnodkar Yong-Tae Koh Kyou-Sik Lee
EPC Contractor :
Rev. Revised
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No. Date
B 04 May, 2014
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-Table of Contents-
1. PURPOSE.........................................................................................................................5
2. SCOPE ...............................................................................................................................5
3. RESPONSIBILITY ...........................................................................................................5
3.1 Project Manager ..........................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Project HSE Manager...........................................................................................................................5
3.3 Incident Controller(Senior Safety Officer) .....................................................................................6
3.4 Fire Fighting Party ..............................................................................................................................6
3.5 Search Party ..............................................................................................................................................7
3.6 Rescue Team/First-Aid Team.............................................................................................................7
3.7 All Personnel...........................................................................................................................................7
4. DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................................7
4.1 Emergency ..................................................................................................................................................7
5. WORK FLOW...................................................................................................................8
5.1 Evacuation Procedures........................................................................................................................8
6. INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................................8
6.1 General................................................................................................................................................,......8
6.2 Planning.....................................................................................................................................................9
6.3 Raising the alarm and communication....................................................................................................9
6.4 Assembly Points....................................................................................................................................10
6.5 Incident Completion ..................................................................................................................................10
6.6 Training and Rehearsal...........................................................................................................................10
6.7 Natural Hazards..................................................................................................................................... 11
6.7.1 Landslide Procedure....................................................................................................................... 11
6.7.2 Flooding....................................................................................................................................... 12
6.8 Blow-outs / H2S Releases......................................................................................................................... 12
6.9 Explosions................................................................................................................................................ 13
6.10 Plant failures.............................................................................................................................................. 13
6.11 Chemical / Fuel Spillage.................................................................................................................... 13
6.12 Vehicle Accident..................................................................................................................................... 14
6.13 Bomb Threat............................................................................................................................................ 14
6.14 Other requirements ................................................................................................................................. 15
7. Office Emergency Response Procedure……………………………………………………..15
7.1 Purpose……………………………………………………………………………….…..15
7.2 Scope……………………………………………………………………………………...15
7.3 Develop an emergency pla………………………………………………………………15
7.4 Emergency procedures…………………………………………………………………….16
7.5 First aid and medical assistance…………………………………………………………….16
17.6 Organization…………………………………………………………………………….16
17.7 Evacuation Plan…………………………………………………………………………16
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1. PURPOSE
This procedure and guidance information has been developed to outline the necessary emergency
measures that need to be planned, implemented and monitored on HHI-Kuwait Az-Zour North IWPP Phase- 1
Project. The object of this procedure and guidance is to, safely evacuate all personnel from the dangerous
areas and reduce the severity of loss in the safest manner possible.
2. SCOPE
To be used by all members of the HHI Project Management Team, Supervisors and Subcontractors
personnel who have a duty of care to protect and assist all members of the
workforce in the event of any emergency situation.
This procedure and guidance covers where applicable. It is not expected that any person put themselves or
other persons at risk to contain an emergency situation.
RESPONSIBILITY
3.
In the event of any emergency the site HSE manager or a member of the HSE department shall take the
following actions with full assistance from other members of the project management team.
1) Evaluate the scale of the incident and decide whether additional resources are required to adequately deal
with it.
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The incident Controller shall inform site HSE manager of the emergency at the earliest opportunity.
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The team shall be responsible for recovering a casualty and getting them to the Medical centre without
aggravating injuries.
The first-aid team shall also assist the nurse on duty in rendering medical aid to injured parties. If
nursing staff are not available the leader of the first-aid team shall take charge by administering first- aid
and sending injured or sick person(s) for further treatment to the company medical centre or local accident
and emergency hospital.
3.8 AllPersonnel
All personnel should familiarize themselves with the locations of ALL emergency exits from their work
area and the location of their nearest Assembly Point.
4. DEFINITIONS
4.1 Emergency
1) An unexpected operational incident which results in fire and/or explosion.
2) Forces of Nature such as severe windstorm or flooding.
3) Any incident which could affect community relations such as accidental release of toxic into the
atmosphere, soil or local sewers.
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5. WORKFLOW
All new staff, as part of their induction, shall be given instructions on the evacuation procedures for the
site.
All visitors and contractors are to be advised of the Site's Evacuation Procedure and the location of
Assembly Point when they are admitted to the site.
6. INSTRUCTIONS
6.1 General
Any emergency occurring on construction sites or at accommodation camps have serious consequences:
people are injured or even killed, buildings/structures are destroyed; plant and equipment are damaged;
production is held up and completion dates are not met.
Such situations demand adequate protection, with rescue and relief measures to handle such events
safely, quickly and efficiently.
It is therefore necessary to ensure that all persons on site and at camps are aware of what they have to
do in the event of an emergency and response procedure, the responsibilities and duties of key personnel
must be trained.
Analysis of the emergency response procedure must be carried out by practical training complete with a
program of regular drills and exercised.
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The procedure, in addition to the duties and responsibilities of key personnel and individuals shall also
describe the system of evacuation, fire fighting, rescuing, searching and tackling other types of
emergencies. It shall also indicate the availability of facilities such as location of fire fighting equipment,
assembly points, exits and access routes and the procedure to arrange assistance if necessary from any
outside agency.
The implementation of an emergency response procedure is not a substitute for maintaining high
standards of HSE requirements.
6.2 Planning
The basic and essential features of any emergency procedures are to analyze and plan for the potential
risks.
This includes:
1) Establishment and maintenance of effective communications.
2) Assessment of the risk by analyzing the size and nature of the foreseen hazards and the probability
of their occurrence. The events can be;
Fire hazard causing serious burns to personnel or resulting in collapse of structures.
Gas leakage's causing toxic and fire hazards. Electrical or electric shocks.
Medical Emergency
3) Liaison with local emergency services and authorities.
4) Procedures.
Raising the alarm.
Communication both within and outside.
5) Appointment of key personnel and specifying their duties and responsibility.
Project Manager. HSE Manager. Incident
controller. Fire fighting party. Search
party. Rescue and first aid team.
Other members of the workforce.
6) Training and rehearsal.
7) Review and updating.
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On Hearing an alarm :
1) All personnel shall vacate the room or work place. Before leaving the working place the
individuals concerned shall leave the work place as safe as possible. e.g. switching off of welding
machines, gas cylinders, running machines, gas burners, any electrical light or appliances in their
rooms.
2) All personnel shall assemble at the assembly point according to the color code of their
accommodation. Fire wardens shall provide guidance and assistance for mustering at the correct assembly
point.
3) While responding to a fire alarm, kitchen staff shall ensure that all burners and other fire hazards
have been turned off. Similarly other personnel in residence shall ensure that they leave everything in
their rooms in safe condition.
4) All the members of respective teams shall report to their leaders.
5) The leaders shall take direction from the incident controller.
The Project Management & Site HSE officers shall visit all locations to ensure that the duties
assigned to the responsible parties are understood and adhered to.
The emergency procedure shall be updated from time to time depending on the observations made.
Training shall be conducted on regular basis for the teams involved in the emergency procedures.
Training and information via notices in relevant languages shall be provided for all persons working on
site.
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6.7 Natural Hazards
1) Earthquake Procedure.
When an earthquake starts:
Stay calm and take cover under a desk.
Brace yourself in a doorway (hold onto the door to prevent personal injury from the door
slamming.).
Crouch behind a solid structure. e.g. wall.
If under furniture which moves, move with it.
Stay away from glass doors and windows, tall shelves, light fittings, or objects that might
topple.
If travelling in a lift, stop and get out at the next floor.
Do not leave the building or try to leave the immediate area.
If outdoors, take cover in a doorway or other safe place away from falling debris and
electrical hazards.
2) After an earthquake:
Stay calm, stay together. Account for everyone in the work area and immediate vicinity.
Area wardens take control and co-ordinate actions in areas of responsibility and:
Assess all persons for injury.
Check for hazards, fire, gas or chemical leaks.
Move people away from windows and outside walls.
Leave doors to rooms open, pull curtains across broken windows.
Turn off and unplug all unnecessary electrical equipment.
Do not evacuate unless the building has sustained major structural damage. Put
signs up identifying dangerous areas.
Do not use lifts - put signs in the lift lobby.
Conserve water.
Do not use the toilets. Make other arrangements that do not involve relying on the sewerage
system.
If communications system has failed, try to pass notes to rescue personnel.
3) Listen carefully to any announcements over loudhailers.
4) If an evacuation is necessary.
Proceed carefully, expect to find exit routes blocked or damaged. Never use lifts.
When outside, stay well away from buildings and power lines.
Stay together in your work or floor group to assist with record keeping. If it
is safe to do, go to your designated Assembly Point.
5) Remember, that there are usually aftershocks following a major earthquake-sometimes quite
significant. They can go on for weeks or even months. Be prepared for them to happen.
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Stay calm, stay together, account for everyone in the work area/work team.
Evacuate buildings caught in landslide. Raise.
Raise the alarm by contacting Security and provide details.
If facilities damaged, initiate Emergency Operating Procedure to make equipment safe and to
shut-down affected areas.
Emergency response team to initiate search and rescue of the affected areas to find/locate
missing persons.
Isolate area affected by landslide to prevent unauthorized persons being trapped in landslide
debris,etc.
Notifying Government Authorities for assistance in rescue, etc.
6.7.2 Flooding.
1) In the event of flooding the precautions listed below should be followed:
Do not try to cross swollen rivers in vehicles or by foot.
Stay indoors, move up to higher building levels if flood levels rise.
If working in a valley with a stream, move up to higher ground, especially during periods of
heavy and sudden rain.
Initiate Emergency Operation Procedure with key plant items before they are submerged, and
could cause shock hazards.
Maintain communication where possible.
Listen to the instruction of the responsible warden.
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6.9 Explosions
1) In the event of an explosion at the site:
Initiate evacuation procedure.
All staff to assemble in Assembly Point.
Account for all personnel, visitors, contractors. If
fire, initiate fire procedure.
Incident Controller to initiate emergency operation stoppage to minimize plant damage, if able to
do so safely.
Await further instruction from Incident Controller.
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4) Protection of Personnel.
Personnel entering the leak or spill area shall be provided with and use appropriate protective
equipment, as set out in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for that particular chemical.
All non-essential personnel shall be kept out of the immediate leak or spill area.
5) Report the spill.
Report the incident once the spill is contained or get a fellow worker to report the incident to
the foreman or supervisor.
6) Actions of Responsible Person.
The foreman and/or supervisor to assess the situation quickly to determine the need for
external help.
7) Clean up.
Minor spills or leaks can be cleaned up using absorbent material, sand, sawdust, or kitty litter.
Check MSDS to see what is the correct material.
All liquid and contaminated material must be collected for disposal. Transfer contents of leaking
drum to new clean drum.
Ensure collected material is placed in a container which will not leak during transportation off
site for disposal.
Check MSDS that disposal route is appropriate, e.g. to landfill.
8) Incident/investigation.
Foreman/supervisor to prepare a short report on incident.
Comment on contingency plans: Were they effective in dealing with the situation? If
any improvements identified, inform the personnel responsible.
6.13 BombThreat
1) Treat all bomb threats seriously.
2) Investigation may reveal a hoax, but until certain there is no risk, act with extreme caution.
3) Telephone threat.
Keep calm. It is not possible to think clearly when panicking.
If possible, attract attention of another person, and have that person contact the police.
Delay the caller. The more the caller talks, the more chance there is of obtaining useful
information.
Try to elicit as much information as possible.
Note: Any characteristics of the caller, e.g. sex, accent, speech (fast, soft, well-spoken, etc),
background noises (music, street noises, aircraft, etc.)
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If caller hesitates for more than a few seconds, ask another question.
4) When caller hangs up:
Do not hang up, keep the line open.
Evacuate premises if there is only a short time until stated explosion time.
5) Suspicious object found:
Leave the object alone. DO NOT interfere with it in anyway.
DO NOT TOUCH JAR, OR MOVE THE OBJECT. DO NOT cover it
with water, or put water on it.
7.1 Purpose
This procedure and guidance has been developed to respond effectively to health and safety incidents and other
emergencies that might occur at site office area.
7.2 Scope
Using the resources available, develop emergency procedures to be followed by staff in an emergency, e.g. a
fire or structural failure.
It also need to consider the response to more serious emergencies, including major incidents that will require the
help of the emergency services and implementation of their emergency plans.
Most event emergency plans should address the same basic requirements, to:
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Attachments:
1. Office evacuation route plan.
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Shamal Az‐Zour Al‐Oula K.S.C.
Emergency Response Team Oraganization Chart
PROJECT DIRECTOR
LEE KYOU SUK
60022890
ks i kl ee@hhi .co.kr
INCIDENT CONTROLLER
HSE MANAGER
Y T Koh
60047729
ytkoh@hhi.co.kr
HSE Deputy Manager
D.H Heo
69015866
hse.heo@hhi.co.kr
Safety Officer Male Nurse
HUSSAIN
Maksud (99239985) Abi d Sa l eem FIRE SYSTEM HHI SITE OFFICE ASSEMBLY POINT #1 ELECTRICIAN/
98816997
ma ks ud.e hs @gma i l .co 97945697) OPERATOR PLANT GENRATOR OPERATOR
m abidehs.azzour@gmail.co
Safety Officer
Mohd. Ali (50178984) MEDICAL ASSISTANT FIRE SYSTEM PLANT SITE ASSEMBLY POINT #2
Ahmed Ebrahim H.E. OPERATOR
mohdalisakee@gmail.co OPERATOR CAMP
m
Safety Officer
Abid R.M AMBULANCE DRIVER HYDRANT OPERATOR ASSEMBLY POINT #3
SCAFFOLDER
(55493921) OFFICE
abidhramlamanzil@gmail
Safety Officer
Febin B (51521002)
febinbalik@gmail.co
m
Safety Officer
External Emergency Service
Ashik K K (67790125) Fire
ashikkk78@yahoo.co
Hospital 112
m
Police
Safety Officer 23950649
Gopi A (60794835) AZ ZOUR SECURITY
Office Ext. 82278/Club
gopi_cadd@yahoo.co. MAIN GATE (POLICE)
Ext. 82273
in
Safety Officer
Deepak (50724499)
dkrishnan620@gmail.co
m
Safety Officer
Safety Officer
Rashin R (98050382)
rashin537@gmail.co
m
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