MEDWAY COUNCIL COMAH OFF-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN ...

ABRIDGED - Medway Council Off-site Emergency Plan – National Grid Grain LNG Ltd.
traffic to the hazard area and manage emergency service traffic involved in any
response.
10.8 Traffic Control – Grain side of A228 – The urgent need to stop pedestrians and
all road traffic from Grain village entering the hazard area has resulted in
interagency cooperation between the fire and police services. Retained Fire and
Rescue personnel from Grain fire station will on the authority of the police put the
road barrier across and the road closure signs located in a “roadside bin” on the
section of the A228 between the National Grid Grain LNG terminal and Grain
village. (NOTE: the location of this fixed road barrier is currently under review
following recent changes to the National Grid LNG site and future proposed
developments). Fire and Rescue personnel will advise drivers and pedestrians of
the situation and either advise them to go home or in the case of displaced
visitors to go to a Emergency Assistance Centre, dependant on circumstances.
10.9 Rendezvous Point (RVP) – All response organisation vehicles will report to the
RVP located at the pre arranged location on the A228. The police will control the
RVP and all officers attending the incident will report there. This is particularly
important for non-emergency service personnel, whose attendance will be
verified before they are allowed to proceed to the Incident Control Point (ICP).
10.10 Incident Control Point (ICP) – The police and fire and rescue service incident
control vehicles will be located at a previously designated site on the A228.
10.11 The ICP will be managed by the police, who will be responsible for security of the
incident site. Assessments of the situation and any associated risks will be
carried out at the ICP by the emergency services before entering the hazard
area. The National Grid Grain LNG Incident Controller will provide advice on the
hazard to the emergency services. Representatives from Medway Council, the
Environment Agency and other appropriate organisations may also be present at
the ICP.
Note: Due to ongoing road works/changes involving the Stoke railway
crossing (new bridge) some control and rendezvous points may change
(Review September 2011).
11. Communications
11.1 A snatch bag will be provided by National Grid Grain LNG for use by the Kent
Fire and Rescue Service, it will contain minimum of four intrinsically safe radios
for their use in and around the site. All other services should ensure that, if a gas
cloud is present, any radios or mobile phones used should also be intrinsically
safe.
11.2 Telephone communications with Grain village could potentially be vulnerable as
they follow the A228/B2001 roadway between the hazardous installations. If
landlines are rendered inoperable there are several alternate methods for
communication in an emergency situation. These include:
• RAYNET (Radio Amateurs Emergency Network)
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