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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) June 2011 Page 30 of 52
ABRIDGED - Medway Council Off-site Emergency Plan – National Grid Grain LNG Ltd. • MTPAS (Mobile Telecommunication Preference Access Scheme) – of use only if mobile networks are functional and hazard criteria in 9.1 are met. Further of media and communications details can be found in the Media & Communications Section of the Medway Council Major Emergency Plan and the KRF Media & Communications Plan. 12. Media and Communications/Public Warning & Informing 12.1 The police will lead in providing coordinated information to the media. Multiagency press briefings will be held either at police headquarters or at Medway Council offices. The other response organisations will issue press releases on their own activities as will National Grid Grain LNG. However, press releases should be copied between the organisations to ensure an effective information service to the public. Variable message signage is also available to further inform vehicular traffic. 12.2 At the outset of an incident requiring the closure of the A228 road residents of Grain village would be informed via the parish contacts, listed in the restricted section. (The emergency services have joint plans for management of traffic and control and coordination of the incident in the event of a closure of the A228). Stoke village will be informed by Medway Council of a major incident via either the parish council and/or the appropriate council Member. 12.3 The general public will be given information and guidance through various media outlets; these will include television and radio (national and local), also additional information will be given through websites such as the Medway Council web site. Other possible methods include door knocking by emergency responding organisations Those people affected by an incident (including site staff), may be required to take the following actions; • Go in, Stay in, Tune in; or • Evacuation to a rest centre or a other place of safety • Take any other necessary actions if advised to do so 13. Evacuation & Shelter 13.1 Site Evacuation Assembly Points – Personnel at National Grid Grain LNG, Southern Gas Networks* and neighbouring sites including BP Oil UK will, if appropriate, move to their respective site assembly points and then to agreed evacuation assembly points if required. (* The SGN section of the site is usually unmanned and operated remotely). 13.2 In the event of an incident at National Grid LNG Grain, residents of Grain village have been advised via a Public Information Zone leaflet issued by the site to Go, June 2011 Page 31 of 52
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