MEDWAY COUNCIL COMAH OFF-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN ...

ABRIDGED - Medway Council Off-site Emergency Plan – National Grid Grain LNG Ltd.
7. 4 If a Major Emergency involves or threatens vessels using or moored on the River
Medway, Medway Ports (Port of Sheerness) will be responsible for warning and
controlling the movements of such vessels.
8. Organisational Responsibilities (Outline Responsibilities)
8.1 The organisations required to respond to an incident at the National Grid Grain
LNG terminal have defined areas of responsibility during an emergency. These
have been shared, agreed and accepted by the organisations consulted during
the production of this plan and can be found in Annex A..
9. On Site Control & Co-Ordination
9.1 The specific area of the incident is referred to as the Incident Site and will be
within the boundaries of the National Grid Grain LNG terminal.
9.2 Until the arrival of the Site Main Controller (typically the duty manager) the on
duty Terminal Engineer will be the Incident Controller and direct all operations at
the site including rescue, evacuation and fire fighting. The on duty Terminal
Engineer will continue to provide on-site advice throughout the incident.
9.3 On the arrival of Kent Fire and Rescue Service, the National Grid Grain LNG
Incident Controller will hand over control of the incident at the site to the Incident
Commander. The National Grid Grain LNG Incident Controller will remain to
provide advice about the site and its normal operation.
9.4 The fire officer in charge will be responsible for implementing the incident
response strategy. The fire officer in charge will make an assessment of the
incident and request mobilisation of additional support as necessary.
Diagrammatic layout of incident scene: see following page.
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