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Emergency Pipeline Response
Training
John C Wilson
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
• 2nd January 1990 - Exxon Pipeline Spill
• 3rd March 1991 - Lakehead Pipeline Spill
• 7th April 1992 - Semonole Gas Pipeline Explosion
• 28th March 1993 - Colonial Pipeline Spill
• 17th January 1994 - Northridge CA Earthquake Pipeline Spill
• 23rd March 1994 - Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Explosion
• 30th July 2004 - Ghislenghien, Belgium Pipeline Explosion
• 17th Feb 2007 - Northwest Harris County (Cy-Fair) Pipeline Explosion.
Incident History
Incident History
Incident History
30th July 2004 - Ghislenghien, Belgium:
• Gas leak reported 08.30
• Explosion at 09:00
• 23 dead, 120+ injured (many critically)
Incident History
Why?
22000km Major Accident Hazard Pipelines (MAHP)
• 20000km Gas above 7 bar pressure
• 1000km Ethylene
• 1000km Spiked Crude Oil, LNG and other hydrocarbons.
Training
‘All relevant staff from every shift, in all the relevant organisations, should
receive full training in their expected response in the event of an emergency,
this training should be kept up to date as appropriate, with suitable refresher
training’
COMAH Guidance L111- Regulation 11 (paragraph 227)
HSG 191 – Training and testing (Paragraph 176)
‘A training programme for emergency responders to enable them to; a) perform
their function and b) co-operate with of-site emergency services.’
Seveso Directive 96/82/EC (Annex IV – specified under Article 11)
Training
Seveso Directive 96/82/ECC
Aim
This directive is aimed at the prevention of major accidents which involve
dangerous substances and the limitation of their consequences for man and the
environment, with a view to ensuring high levels of protection throughout the
community in a consistent and effective manner.
Seveso Directive 96/82/EC – Article 1
Seveso Directive 96/82/ECC
General Obligations / Duty
COMAH Guidance L111- Regulation 4
‘Every operator shall take all measures necessary to prevent major accidents
and limit their consequences to persons and the environment’
Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC – Article 5
‘Member states shall ensure that the operator is obliged to take all measures
necessary to prevent major accidents and to limit their consequences for man and
the environment’
Training
Over
1,620,000km
(1,005,000 miles)
Training
000’s km
History:
• February 2004 - First meeting with UKOPA Team
• March / April - Course research and design
• May - Course format agreed by UKOPA Team
• June – First ‘pilot course’
Pipeline Emergency Response Officer
Design:
• Requirements
• Who, What, Why, Where & When
• Research.
Pipeline Emergency Response Officer
Supportive Material / Regulations:
HSE - A guide to the Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 (L82 )
HMSO Dealing with Disaster - 3rd addition 1999
HSE - COMAH Guidance L111 - 1999
HSE - Emergency Planning for Major Accidents (HSG 191) 1999
HSE - Further Guidance on Emergency Plans for Major Accident HazardPipeline
UKOPA - Competency Framework Document (Version 2.3 – August 2002.
Pipeline Emergency Response Officer
.
Accredited
• United Kingdom On Shore Pipeline Association (UKOPA)
• Joint Oil Industrial Fire Forum (JOIFF)
Role & Responsibility
.
• Attend
• Assess
• Advise
• Assist
• Accountable.
PERO Training
Priorities
.
• People
• Environment
• Property
• Mitigate (Consequences)
• Normality.
PERO Training
Benefits
.
• Refresher
• Exercise
• Confidence
• Sharing & Learning
• Networking.
PERO Training
Opportunity
.
• Fire Brigade
• Police
• Ambulance
• Health & Safety Excecitive
• Environmental Agency.
Partnership
‘Good communications are at the heart of an effective response’
Dealing with disaster Revised Third Edition 2003 (Cabinet Office) – Section 3.60
• Telephone
• Radio
• Fax Machines
• Computer
• Written.
.
Communications
Pipeline Technology Conference 2007
Questions