Emergency Response

Whatever systems are in place there is always a chance a failure will occur. The way the asset owner’s organisation responds to the failure will have a very mitigating effect on the consequences, so the extent or preparedness for failures or emergencies is a very important mitigation that can reduce the impact to people, the environment and the owners business. Preparedness includes:

• Anticipation
• Organisation
• Plans and procedures
• Facilities
• Equipment
• Training

Anticipating

• Risk assessment to define likely failure types and locations
• Emergency response plans
• Plans and procedures including emergency response repair plans
• Spare parts inventories
• Training including scenarios