ABSTRACT
Outline the principles, procedures and resources for effective emergency response.
Learning outcome
Emergency plan
Alarms – importance of response
Medical emergency planning, tiered response, medical evacuation procedures and back up resources
Principles of escape, evacuation and rescue from onshore facilities and offshore platforms
Key revision points
Operators of both onshore and offshore installations should undertake the following actions as part of the procedure of writing a comprehensive emergency plan:
Identify all the major hazards associated with the operations together with their source, type, scale and consequences. This should include malicious acts. From these hazards, identify all the conceivable
scenarios that could arise which will need an emergency response, including those which involve evacuation, escape and rescue. From these scenarios, produce a well-defined plan of action
which establishes the appropriate response to an emergency and which takes into account the varying demands of different scenarios. Establish the procedures and frequencies required to test and
practise the emergency response to be followed in each of the different scenarios identified. Establish the formal command structure. Establish what those people who will be expected to take an
active part in any emergency response, including those in overall command, are competent to do.
