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Thames Valley Local Resilience Forum & Emergency Risks
Brett Dyson
Emergency Planning Manager
Reading and Wokingham Borough Councils
The legal framework• Civil Contingencies Act 2004
– Provides a single framework for Emergency Planning in the UK
– Establishes a clear set of roles and responsibilities for those involved in emergency preparation and response at the local level.
– The Act divides local responders into 2 categories, imposing a different set of duties on each.
The Responders• Category 1 responders
• Police, Fire, Ambulance, Local Authorities, Health agencies• Those in Category 1 are organisations at the core of the
response to most emergencies & are subject to all duties of the act
– Category 2 responders• The Health and Safety Executive, transport and utility
companies (Gas/Water/Electricity/Telephony)• Category 2 organisations are
cooperating bodies
Duties of the Act1. To assess the risk of emergencies occurring
2. To put in place emergency plans
3. To put in place business continuity plans
4. To warn, inform the public in the event of an emergency
5. To share information with other responders to enhance co-ordination
6. To co-operate with other local responders to enhance co-ordination and efficiency
7. To provide advice and assistance to businesses and
voluntary organisations about business continuity management (local authorities only)
Other Legislation• Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations
1992– Sites which want to hold certain quantities of hazardous
substances must obtain consent (from the local Council)
• Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999 – COMAH applies mainly to the chemical industry, but also to some
storage activities, explosives and nuclear sites, and other industries where threshold quantities of dangerous substances identified in the Regulations are kept or used
– Requires Emergency Plans to be put in place
Other Legislation• Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996
– High pressure gas pipelines
– Pipelines containing dangerous fluids
– Requires Emergency Plans to be put in place
• Radiation (Emergency Preparedness & Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR)– The regulations relate to licensed nuclear sites
– Establishes a framework to ensure that the public are
properly informed and prepared for an emergency.
– Requires an emergency plan to be put in
place
Strategic Coordinating
Group
Tactical Coordinating
Group
Operational Command
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Chief Exec / Chief
Constable
Middle Manager /
EPO
Police Constable /
Council Officer
Response Structure
Top 5 Emergency Risks1. Flooding
2. Flu (Pandemic)
3. Fuel Shortage )Petrol/Diesel)
4. Tele communications loss
5. Storms and Gales
Other Risks1. Loss of Gas/Water/Electricity
2. Incidents at Industrial facilities
3. Strikes by Key workers (emergency Services/Public Transport)
4. Animal Diseases
Risk Risk Category RationalInherent
risk score
Controls/Risk treatment
Revised risk rating following
controls(Assurance rating)
Additional risk treatment required
Risk Treatment
Owner
H23
Influenza type disease
(pandemic)
The World Health Organisation is still
concerned about the possible resurgence of
H1N1and there is a likelihood that this strain of
the flu virus will become the “normal”. In addition new strains of flu (H7N9) have recently jumped the
species barrier and present new risks.
VERY HIGH
TVLRF Flu Plan
PHE Guidance
AMBER
(Some preparations
made to mitigate the risk but not
all aspects complete)
Flu Plan training refresher
recommended
NHS England Thames Valley
H17
Storms and GalesStorm force winds affecting most of a region for at least 6 hours. Most inland, lowland areas experience mean speeds in excess of 55 mph with gusts in excess of 85 mph. Up to 50 fatalities and 500 casualties
The winter period has arrived and the chances of such weather conditions have increased
VERY HIGH
Severe weather alert dissemination processes and response plans in
place
GREEN
All reasonable preparations
made to mitigate the risk
All agencies to continue to
review Severe Weather Warning
recipient’s lists on Hazard
manager as organisational
changes occur.
All agencies
H21Hl18HL19
Flooding major fluvial, across regions (i.e. 2007) & Local Fluvial Flooding
The winter period is here and the large number of rivers and streams within the Thames Valley mean that this risk is a significant issue across the whole geographic area. Groundwater levels are very high
VERY HIGH
TVLRF Adverse weather plan & local Flood plans
Lower Thames Flood Plan group
established
EA flood warning system
TVLRF Communications plan
Flood advisory teleconferences streamlined with other adverse
weather teleconferences processes
GREEN
All reasonable preparations
made to mitigate the risk
All agencies to continue to
review Flood Warning
recipient’s lists as organisational changes occur.
All agencies
RiskRisk
CategoryRational
Inherent risk score
Controls/Risk
treatment
Revised risk rating following
controls(Assurance
rating)
Additional risk treatment required
Risk Treatment Owner
H31
Significant or perceived significant constraint on supply of fuel
Tanker Driver strike appears less likely now and hasn’t been mentioned in the media since may 2012. Grange mouth strike & takeover has passed and risk appears to have abated.
VERY HIGH
National & Local Fuel plans.
Local collaboration
arrangements and bunkered stocks
assessed.
GREEN
All reasonable preparations
made to mitigate the risk
1) Continue to review the dedicated fuel stations list 2) Update the LRF Fuel Plan
1) Thames valley Police
2) Thames Valley Police
H43
Telecommunication infrastructure – human error.Widespread loss of telecommunications (including public land line and mobile networks) at a regional level for up to 5 days.
Possibility of disruption due to meteor storms, service provider issues and cyber terrorism.
VERY HIGH
Additional work has been carried out following a
table top test of the technical
communications plan to help to
prepare the LRF for this
eventuality and has reduced the
likelihood
AMBER
All reasonable preparations
made to mitigate the risk
Some gaps in telecommunications options still remain, as not all partner agencies have
subscribed to the same suite of
resilient telecommunications (i.e. not all agencies have subscribed or
have sufficient numbers of
AIRWAVE units.
1) Planning & delivery Group
to allocate
Emergency Plans• Plans for consequence/capability required
– Mass evacuations– Mass fatalities/temporary mortuaries– Decontamination– Recovery from Emergencies
• Specific plans– Flooding– Pandemic Flu– Fuel shortage– Contingency communications– Animal diseases
Fixed Geographic Risk identification
• Flood zone data– Environment Agency
• High Pressure Gas Pipelines – National Grid/Southern Gas Networks– Oil & Pipeline Agency
• COMAH sites– HSE or Local Authority
• REPPIR– HSE or Local Authority
Other sources of information• The National Risk Register of Emergencies
• Thames Valley Local Resilience Forum– Community Risk Register
• Hazardous Substances Consents– Hazardous Substances Register – Local Authorities
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