Emergency Planning: Onshore gas & oil exploration & extraction

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Linda Lorien Cadier

Dear Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service,

1. Have gas / oil operators consulted with Hants Fire & Rescue Service at the planning application stages (or pre-planning stage) on the following emergency response rescue methods; casualty handling; decontamination zones; any special equipment required; emergency procedures discussed and agreed between all parties; water requirements for fire fighting?
2. Have any joint incident-response training exercises been discussed or taken place between operators, Hants CC (Resilience and Emergencies Teams or equivalent) Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency responders? If so, who pays / has paid for this?
3. At the planning application stage or pre-planning stage, are the following points presented to Hants Fire & Rescue Service for consultation; alarm systems for fire warning and fire detection; alarm systems for blow-outs; hydrogen sulphide (or other toxic gas) alarm systems; alarm systems which are directly linked to emergency response centres; emergency lighting systems and generators?
4. Are any of the points in item 3 regularly checked by Hants Fire and Rescue Service at operational sites? If so, how regularly?
5. Is Hants Fire & Rescue Service provided with a list of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and / or the chemical CAS numbers of ALL chemicals proposed for use at the planning application stage?
6. Is Hants Fire & Rescue Service provided with a list of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and / or chemical CAS numbers of ALL chemicals used at the operational stage? If so, is this in advance of the chemicals being stored on site?
7. With reference to chemicals listed as 'proprietary' in documents supplied by operators to the Environment Agency (eg oxygen scavenger, Correadd, Drill-Slip, Defoamer, Well-stab), are the MSDS and chemical CAS numbers released to Hants CC Fire and Rescue Service through the Premises Risk Management Process?

Yours faithfully,

Linda Lorien Cadier

HFRS DP & FOI, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Regards,

Lesley Turpin

Information Governance & Audit Assistant

Knowledge Management Team

 

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Hampshire  SO50 9SJ

 

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FAO:  Linda Lorien Cadier

 

Please find attached our response letter to your request for information.

 

 

Regards,

Lesley Turpin

Information Governance & Audit Assistant

Knowledge Management Team

 

Tel:  023 8064 4000 ext 3946

Direct Dial:  023 8062 6850

Fax:  023 8062 6718

Email:  [1][email address]

Web:  [2]www.hantsfire.gov.uk

 

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Headquarters

Leigh Road

Eastleigh

Hampshire  SO50 9SJ

 

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