Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Emergency Response
Plan and Preparedness
 COURSE CONTENT
2

WEEK CHAPTER/CONTENT

1-2 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to hazard and risk

3-4 CHAPTER 2: Toxicology

5 CHAPTER 3: Industrial hygiene

6-7 CHAPTER 4: Safety legislation and regulations

8 -9 CHAPTER 5: Hazard Identification

10-11 CHAPTER 6: Hazard and risk assessment

12-13 CHAPTER 7: Emergency planning

14 CHAPTER 8: Process safety management

Learning Outcomes

The student should be able to:

- Explain on types of emergency planning.
- Compare on-site and off- site emergency
planning.
 Emergency versus Disaster
• Emergency
– is an unexpected event requiring
prompt action which is beyond
the normal day to day activity in
order to ensure the safety of the
people, public, environment and
equipment. Normally it can be
managed at the local level.
• Disaster
– is a dangerous event that causes
significant human and economic
losses and demands a crisis
response beyond the scope of any
single agency or service.
 Types of Emergency/Disaster

• Internal incident – fire, explosion,

toxic release
• External threat – fire, explosion or
toxic release in an adjacent facility
or a transport accident
• Natural disaster – flood,
hurricane, earthquake, tsunami
• Civil disorder – bomb threat, riot
• Malicious damage – sabotage,
arson
 Emergency Management
• The goals are:
– To save lives
– To prevent injuries
– To protect property & environment
Phases of Emergency Management

• The four key phases in emergency management are:

i. Planning and preparedness
ii. mitigation
iii. response
iv. recovery
Phases of Emergency Management
• Planning and preparedness
– Building the emergency management system to effectively
prepare for, mitigate against, respond to and recover from
hazards and their effects by planning, training and
exercising.
• Mitigation
– Taking sustained action to reduces or eliminates long-term
risk to people, property and environments from hazards
and their effects.
• Response
– Conducting emergency/rescue operations to save lives and
property by positioning emergency equipment and
supplies, providing food, shelter and medical.
• Recovery
– Recovery is the process of returning to normal
 CIMAH Regulation 1996
• Regulation 18: On-site Emergency Plan
1. A manufacturer who has control of an industrial activity to
which this Part applies shall, after consulting a Competent
Person, prepare and keep an up-to-date and adequate on-site
emergency plan detailing how major accidents are to be dealt
with on the site on which the industrial activity is carried on,
and the plan shall include the name of the person who is
responsible for safety on the site and the names of those who
are authorised to take action pursuant to the plan in the event
of an emergency.
2. The manufacturer shall ensure that the on-site emergency plan
prepared in pursuance of subregulation (1) is constantly updated
to take into account any material change made in the industrial
activity and that every person on the site who is affected by the
plan is informed of its relevant provisions.
 CIMAH Regulation 1996
• Regulation 21: Off-site Emergency Plan
1. A manufacturer who has control of an industrial activity to
which this Part applies shall inform the local authority or
port authority of the area that his industrial activity is
considered capable of producing a major accident hazard
and of the need for the preparation of an off-site
emergency plan for the area surrounding his site which
may be likely to be affected by a major accident.
 On-Site Emergency Plan
• An on-site emergency plan describes in detail an
organisation’s policy and procedures for coping with
an emergency situation on site.
• These policies and procedures should define how the
organisation will protect people and property.
• An on-site emergency plan should be consistent with
the local government’s emergency operations plan.
Emergency Response Team (ERT)

• Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a

special team that responds to general
and localised emergencies to facilitate
personnel evacuation and safety.
• ERT shuts down building services and
utilities as needed.
• ERT works with civil authorities to
protect and salvage company
property.
• ERT evaluates areas of safety before
re-entry of personnel.
Let’s do some exercise!!
Question1:
In CIMAH 1996, there are two (2) regulations
related to emergency plan. Name both of the

Process Safety - CPE615

regulation.

Answer:
• Regulation 18: On-site Emergency Plan
• Regulation 21: Off-site Emergency Plan
QUESTION 2
State three (3) goals for implementing
ERP in Food Industries

Answer:
• To save lives
• To prevent injuries
• To protect property & environment
QUESTION 3:
Explain four (4) key phases in emergency
management.

Answer
i. Planning and preparedness
ii. mitigation
iii.response
iv.recovery