Post on 27-Mar-2015
Effective planning and Effective planning and preparedness efforts at the preparedness efforts at the
facility/enterprise levelfacility/enterprise level
US – EU Conference, 2007US – EU Conference, 2007
Alexander TAZIK, EU – Slovak RepublicAlexander TAZIK, EU – Slovak Republic
workers´representative workers´representative alexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.skalexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.sk
Good practices of emergency Good practices of emergency preparednes on an example ofpreparednes on an example of
a steel companya steel company
United States Steel Kosice, s.r.o.United States Steel Kosice, s.r.o.Slovak Republic, EUSlovak Republic, EU
U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic, EUU.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic, EU
U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:
from year 2000from year 2000 approx. 5 000 000 tons of steel approx. 5 000 000 tons of steel
products per yearproducts per year approx. 13,5 thousand employeesapprox. 13,5 thousand employees
U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:
Frameworkfor
EmergencyPreparedness
EU Level
CD 2001/792/EC(Civil Protection)
CD 96/82/EC(Major-accidents)
National Level(EU – Member State)
National Legislation(laws, regulations)
Enterprise Level
Crisis Management(department)
USS KE Crisis Management:USS KE Crisis Management:
Director for Crisis ManagementDirector for Crisis Management
Department Ecomomy Mobilization Department Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Protectionand Civil Protection
Department Internal and External Department Internal and External MonitoringMonitoring
Department of Accident PreventionDepartment of Accident Prevention
Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Protection (CP)Protection (CP)
Analysis of possible dangersAnalysis of possible dangers Measures to reduce hazardsMeasures to reduce hazards Procedures for extraordinary eventsProcedures for extraordinary events Crisis planningCrisis planning Organization of special CP unitsOrganization of special CP units Recordkeeping and control of CP Recordkeeping and control of CP
shelters and CP materialshelters and CP material Warning via acoustic system (5 sirens) Warning via acoustic system (5 sirens) Coordination with national CP networkCoordination with national CP network
Internal and External MonitoringInternal and External Monitoring Development of company emergency plan Development of company emergency plan
for event of industrial accidentfor event of industrial accident Methodical management of emergency Methodical management of emergency
plans preparation on lower levels plans preparation on lower levels Management and evaluation of drillsManagement and evaluation of drills Emergency scenarios for serious industrial
accidents Administration of GIS (Geographical Administration of GIS (Geographical
Information System for Information System for hazardous gas hazardous gas release)release)
Accident PreventionAccident Prevention
Recordkeeping of hazardous Recordkeeping of hazardous substances and their localization substances and their localization
Evaluation of serious industrial Evaluation of serious industrial accident occurrence hazard accident occurrence hazard
Development of Serious Industrial Development of Serious Industrial Accident Prevention Program Accident Prevention Program
Preparation and use of Safety Report Preparation and use of Safety Report Information to Information to iinvolved nvolved ccitizens itizens Training of head employeesTraining of head employees
Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Evaluation of hazardsEvaluation of hazards
Internal (steel production technology)Internal (steel production technology)• dangerous gas releasedangerous gas release• other serious industrial accidentother serious industrial accident
ExternalExternal• dam failuredam failure• airplane crash (airplane crash (nearnear airport) airport)• other other possible possible events (terrorist attack, events (terrorist attack,
natural disasternatural disaster))
Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice AAccident ccident C Commiteeommitee (AC)(AC)
USS Ke (Company) ACUSS Ke (Company) AC• prevention and resolving emergency eventsprevention and resolving emergency events• training of corps including evacuation trainingtraining of corps including evacuation training• oorganizrganization of ation of rescuerescue and and liquidation work in liquidation work in
case of case of accidents or accidents or natural disastersnatural disasters• cooperation withcooperation with state state authorities and localauthorities and local self-self-
governmentgovernment authorities Division Plant ACDivision Plant AC
• resolving emergency eventsresolving emergency events of smaller (limited) of smaller (limited) extentextent
• coordination with Company AC during events of coordination with Company AC during events of larger extentlarger extent
Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Division PlantsDivision Plants Emergency PlansEmergency Plans
Emergency Plan StructureEmergency Plan Structure• location of equipments and employees location of equipments and employees • identification of danger resaurces identification of danger resaurces
(selected dangerous substances)(selected dangerous substances)• emergency preparedness (system of emergency preparedness (system of
warning, evacuation plan,rescue units warning, evacuation plan,rescue units and equipment)and equipment)
• procedures for resolving possible eventsprocedures for resolving possible events• division plant accident commitee statuedivision plant accident commitee statue
Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Geographical Information SystemGeographical Information System
Possibility of hazardous gas releasePossibility of hazardous gas release• the most serious danger from the technology the most serious danger from the technology
External Monitoring SystemExternal Monitoring System• 90 monitoring sensors for CO gas90 monitoring sensors for CO gas
Internal Monitoring SystemInternal Monitoring System• 429 monitoring sensors for gases (CO, H2, NH3, 429 monitoring sensors for gases (CO, H2, NH3,
O2 and CH4), located inside the buildings and O2 and CH4), located inside the buildings and production hallsproduction halls
Information System Information System • actual status of entire monitoring systemactual status of entire monitoring system
Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Main Internal Rules and ActsMain Internal Rules and Acts
Procedures for Alarm StatuesProcedures for Alarm Statues• activities of employees during statues activities of employees during statues
(monitoring or siren system warning, (monitoring or siren system warning, dangerous substances release, air raid, dangerous substances release, air raid, flood emergency, radiation, Antrax, etc.)flood emergency, radiation, Antrax, etc.)
Gas ProtectionGas Protection• structure, equipment, staff, trainingstructure, equipment, staff, training
Safety Management SystemSafety Management System• responsibilities, competencies, tasks in responsibilities, competencies, tasks in
accident prevention and protection of accident prevention and protection of lives, health, environment and propertylives, health, environment and property
Emergency Preparedness in Practice Emergency Preparedness in Practice
Main First Aid PossibilitiesMain First Aid Possibilities Trained employees for providing first Trained employees for providing first
– aid– aid Company fire-fighting and rescue unit Company fire-fighting and rescue unit
• non stop service situated in factory areanon stop service situated in factory area• 10 special interferance cars (including 10 special interferance cars (including
ambulance car)ambulance car) Immediate health careImmediate health care
• hospital near the factory (dist. to 3 km)hospital near the factory (dist. to 3 km)
More information abou U.S. Steel More information abou U.S. Steel Košice can be found on:Košice can be found on:www.usske.skwww.usske.sk
Thank You For Your Attention
alexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.sk