1. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Emergency Response Principles and Practice Bratislava December 2nd 2004

2. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Summary The implementation process of the EU directive on safety in the Slovak Republic has been started and is on track. After attention to Notification and Safety reports, the next station is Emergency Response. Internal Emergency Response Plans are in place in larger enterprises that have more resources available for the development and implementation. External Emergency Response plans require close cooperation of ERP service organisations as fire brigades, medical aid, environmental, police and local government.

3. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency EU statement on Emergency Plans 2.6. Emergency Plans Internal Emergency Plan is for response measures to be taken inside establishments have to be drawn up by the operator and to be supplied to the local authorities to enable them to draw up External Emergency Plans. Emergency Plans have to be reviewed, revised and updated, where necessary. Important new elements require operators to consult with their personnel on Internal Emergency Plans and on the local authorities to consult with the public on External Emergency Plans. For the first time, the Seveso II Directive contains an obligation to regularly test in practice the Internal and External Emergency Plans.

4. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Internal and External Emergency plans External Emergency Plans asks for more organisation and coordination Various ministries and other bodies might be involved High level command structure not always clear Transboundary incidents might cause unclear responsibilities.

5. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Hazard/Safety Policy Hazard/Safety Policy Local regulations Company policy Competent authority Plant Manager Auditing & Assessment Hazard analysis Safety certificate Emergency Response plan Emergency Response plan Emergency Response Planning team Emergency Response Planning team Emergency Crisis Team Emergency Response Manual Organisational structure Emergency Response plan Emergency Response plan

6. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency ER- organisation Emergency Response Team Emergency Response Team Emergency Response Planning Team Emergency Response Planning Team 24/7 Office hours Fire Brigade Manager On Site command Hazard Expert Police Medical Authorities Secretary Not permanent but always available Permanent but not always available

7. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency 24/7 Emergency Call Centre 24/7 Emergency Call Centre Crisis Room Crisis Room Police Industry Fire brigade Community SMS warning system SMS warning system

8. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Look Think Act Key understanding

9. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Emergency situation Emergency recognition Emergency recognition Phase 1 SOP incident identification → Information report Risk assessment Phase 2 SOP Risk Assessment → Factfinding → Possible expansion Decision making and operation Decision making and operation Phase 3 Operational SOP → Decisions → Operation Resources Actions Fire fight

10. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Crisisteam Mayor Large scale Example: Line of Command Who’s in charge Plant commander Plant fire brigade Plant medical care Plant manager In Plant Police Fire Brigade Medical Government On-site commander Fire Brigade commander 24/7 Small scale

11. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Emergency Response Tool box CAMEO / MARPLOT/ ALOHA software GIS support Database chemicals Planning and preparation Training aid Simulation tool Emergency Response Manual Standard Operational Procedures Line of Command.

12. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Example: ER-Manual Objective : Effective emergency response to incidents, accidents and disasters, especially industrial or road incidents How : Coordination of emergency response services and available resources Clarify responsibilities

13. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Summary Check List Info Docs Standard Operational Procedures and decision flow charts Outline Emergency Response Manual 2 1 ER General Document

14. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Example Structure ER-Manual General White Book Structure Emergency Response Reference manual Red Book Green Book General Information Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) Checklists What to do if ? What topics/activities? Supporting informationYellow Book Information sheets

15. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency White Book (background information you should know) Emergency response plan Identified Hazards in the region of interest Hazard zoning and risk mapping Organizations and responsibilities Emergency response: Line of command Incident approach white BOOK

16. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Red Book (the structured hart of response) Flowcharts Schematic outline of emergency and actions SOP Standard operating procedures: guidelines for action Red BOOK

17. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Green Book (Checklist to help not to forget things) Green BOOK Considered elementsRemarks Type of fire (house, industry, warehouse, truck, etc) Type and amount of flammable substances (wood, chemicals, etc) Possible explosion in/near fire location? Chemicals involved? (type and amount) Extinguishing agent needed Needed fire trucks and type Needed personnel Needed chemical protection (suits, gasmasks, etc) Monitoring toxic smoke (toxic concentrations?) Collection of extinguishing agent in case of fire of toxic chemicals (protecting the environment) Checklist (for example Fire)

18. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency Yellow book (everything you need to know ) Yellow BOOK Resource Information  Safe site and evacuation recommendations  communication  Telephone numbers Chemical data Maps  MSDS  UN-hazard code and symbols  UN-number

19. Implementation of the Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC Institutional Strengthening of the Slovak Environmental Agency And Finally: Do not forget the Community Involve community in preparation Inform community on hazard exposure Prepare a communication protocol Examples of Tools: SMS warning system Information card (cc format)