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Emergency Response:
The EHO as an Operational Responder in Civil Emergencies
Introduction: EPU
Who we are… Debbie Spargo Dominic Mellon John Howcroft
What we do… Planning Preparation Response Recovery
How to contact us… 02920 59 66 11 01443 232 270 -
ask to page Vale Duty Emergency Planning Officer
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Why is the Act required? Outdated legislation:
• 11 Acts repealed
• 25 amendments Events:
• FMD
• Fuel Crisis
• Fire Strike
• Flooding
• 9/11
What does the act do? Establishes resilience
framework for UK Statutory
Responsibilities on Responders
Defines ‘Emergency’ Enables regulations Empowers central
Government to pass legislation under ‘Emergency Powers’
UK Resilience: http://www.ukresilience.info/ccact/index.shtm
Statutory Duties
Council is ‘Category One’ Responder Required to take up duties:
Cooperation Information Sharing Risk Assessment Emergency Planning Business Continuity Management (BCM) Communicating with the Public BCM Promotion to Businesses & Voluntary
Organisations
Risk Assessment
Provide planning assumptions
Help prioritise… Risk reduction
projects Emergency planning
processes Response activities Resilience spending
High Priority: Pandemic Influenza Major Pollution of
Land/Sea/Air Major Localised
Fluvial/Pluvial/Coastal Flooding
Low Priority: SARS WNV Legionella/Meningitis Animal Diseases
Large scale food poisoning is not currently listed in the SW CRR
Pandemic Influenza 1
High Likelihood: Overdue for
pandemic High Impact:
Morbidity: 25% Mortality: 0.37%
Planning Leads: LHB/NHS Trust NPHS
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 1603
Morbidity: 50% Mortality: 0.25%
Pandemic Influenza 2
Multi-agency response Outbreak Control Teams (OCT) to assist with
contact tracing Legal advice Provision of premises and facilities Provision of social services support Assist with public information/advice Establish body holding facilities Address issues relating to increased pressure on
registration/ burial/cremation services Provide environmental health services Have good BCM in place
Local Authority Roles & Responsibilities:
Major Pollution 1
Barry Chemical Complex Domino COMAH Site 4 ‘top-tier’ sites 6 ‘lower-tier’ sites
Hazardous Chemicals: Formaldehyde Phenol Methanol Chlorosilanes Methyl Chloride Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Acrylonitrile Tert-dodecyl Mercaptan
Image source: http://www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk/images/gallery/casu02big.jpg
Major Pollution 2
Liaise with responders Advice on…
Scale and nature of risk Possible health effects Health & Safety Hygiene arrangements at Rest Centres Residents safely returning to their houses
Environmental monitoring Assistance with handling the media
Env Health Roles & Responsibilities:
COMAH Off-Site Plan is currently being revised by EPU
Major Flooding 1
High Likelihood: Previous history of flooding Flood risk areas plotted by
EA Climate change
High Impact: Damage to property Relocation of residents Psychosocial impacts Public health impacts Economic losses Damage to infrastructure Environmental impacts
Major Flooding 2
(Predominantly recovery phase)
Decontamination of property
Advice on contaminants Water quality
sampling/monitoring Hygiene/welfare advice
at rest centres
Env Health Roles & Responsibilities:
What not to do…
Summary
Council has must discharge statutory duties under the CCA
Environmental Health is an integral part of the corporate emergency response
Identified risks require specific actions to be taken by EHOs
Remember CRITICAL
Thank you!
Any questions?