MEDWAY COUNCIL COMAH OFF-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN ...

ABRIDGED - Medway Council Off-site Emergency Plan – National Grid Grain LNG Ltd.
environmental impact, or where its presence is specifically requested by the
Emergency Services or lead organisation;
• take appropriate actions and make best efforts to prevent or mitigate the
effects of an environmental incident, taking remedial action where necessary;
• take appropriate action to control an incident, or prevent one in the case of
imminent risk, either in association with outside parties or if necessary acting
alone;
• investigate causes of incidents and collect evidence for possible future legal
action;
• judge and anticipate what and who are likely to be affected and take action to
alleviate the effects, including warning appropriate parties; and
• pass on to other organisations incident notifications which should properly
have been directed to them.
6. Standards of Service
According to the seriousness of the incident, an Agency officer will attend as
soon as possible following receipt of a report within a maximum of two hours
during normal office hours and within four hours outside office hours. These are
maximum times and every effort will be made to attend as quickly as possible.
7. Emergency Contact
The Agency operates a 24-hour service for reporting incidents. The local
Southern Region emergency contact number for other authorities is 0800 252
676 (Fax: 01903 214571). The public can report pollution incidents on the
national reporting number 0800 807060.
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