Document Amendment Record
Rev. |
Rev. Date |
Sections |
Amendment
Source and/or Details |
A |
19/8/2012 |
All |
For the first submission to the ETL for comments. |
B |
22/8/2012 |
All |
Incorporated the ET’s comments and amended text
where necessary, Added Appendices B & C. |
C |
23/8/2012 |
Cover page |
Same content as Rev. B. Submission to the SOR. |
D |
4/9/2012 |
All |
Incorporated the IEC’s comments and amended text
where necessary. |
E |
7/9/2012 |
All |
Incorporated the ENPO’s comments and amended text
where necessary. |
F |
26/10/2012 |
Section 5 Section 7.1 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C |
The contact persons and contact telephones of the
Tank Farm is added. Incorporated the EPD’s comments and amended text. The contact list is updated. The site boundary of Portion A and C is clearly
marked and the evacuation route is added. The evacuation route is added. |
G |
20/2/2014 |
Pages 6 & 7 Page 10, Appendix B |
Contact persons and telephone numbers were
updated and so as the contact list. In view of the increasing number of workers in
Portion A, one more assembly point is designated there for evacuation in
emergency cases. |
1.0 CONTENT
C O N T E N T
1.0
CONTENT
2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 Purpose
2.2 Objective
3.0
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
3.1 Components of the Tank Farm
3.2 Properties of the Aviation Fuel
4.0 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
4.1 Hazardous Scenarios
4.2 Classification of Emergency Events
5.0 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
5.1 Notification to Emergency Team and
Emergency Services
5.2 Notification to Other Concerned
Parties
6.0 EMERGENCY TEAM
6.1 Team Structure
6.2 Roles and Responsibilities
7.0 SITE EVACUATION PROCEDURE
7.1 Evacuation Routes
7.2 Muster Location
8.0 STAFF TRAINING
Appendix A External Support Teams and Contact
Appendix B Site Layout Plan of Portions A & C Showing the Assembly Points
Appendix C Site Layout Plan of WA6 Showing the Muster Point
2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 Purpose
The Emergency
Response Plan for Tank Farm has been developed in accordance with the
Environmental Permit (EP352/2009/C)
condition 2.10. It presents to minimize
death and damages due to accidents occurred at the Aviation Fuel Tank Farm (the
tank farm) at the Hong Kong International Airport, during the construction
stage of the Highways Department Contract namely Contract No. HY/2011/09 – Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between HKSAR Boundary
and Scenic Hill (LR9).
2.2 Objectives
The objectives of the Plan are
1.
To establish a systematic and orderly
evacuation procedure to any accidents at the tank farm in order to safeguard of
human lives in the Airport Island and the Airport Channel,
2.
To establish roles and responsibilities of
LR9 site individuals and the coordination of the relevant government
departments to deal with the accident, and
3.
To address a notification procedure toward
accidents in order to maintain an effective communication among concerned
parties and personnel.
This plan is
applicable to all Project personnel, including employees, contractors,
subcontractors and site visitors, when performing tasks and activities on
behalf of the Project or company (including travel to and from the work site).
This plan is also applicable to all plant, tools, equipment and facilities
utilized for and on behalf the Project, whether owned, hired, leased or
borrowed by the Project, its employees, contractors, subcontractors or
visitors.
3.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
3.1 Components
of the Tank Farm and the LR9 Work Areas
The Airport Fuel Tank Farm (the tank farm) comprises
nine original tanks (six large and three small), with an additional three large
tanks which were constructed at a later date to meet the growth in demand
anticipated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). A layout plan showing
relative locations of the tank farm and the LR9 site is shown in Figure
3.1. The minimum distance between the
LR9 site boundary and the perimeter of the farm tank facilities is about 60m.
On the viaduct section of the LR9 near the tank farm, the highway elevation is
similar to the tops of the tanks. The alignment and elevations of the LR9 are
also shown in Figure 3.1, in which cross sections of
the arrangements for both the existing and new extension facilities are also
illustrated.
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Figure
3.1 – Relative Locations of the tank farm and LR9
The bund arrangements for the existing and new
extension facilities at the Airport Fuel Tank Farm are both of a similar format,
comprising of an inner bund wall (1.5m in height at existing and 3.5m in height
at new extension), positioned at a (minimum) distance of 10m from the tanks. A
secondary outer bund/security fence (2m in height at existing and 5m in height
at new extension) is provided, 12m from the primary bund wall, at the existing
facility and 8.5m from the primary bund at the new extension facility. 4m from
the outer bund is a security fence, beyond the security fence the ground slopes
up forming a small natural bund. There is also a drainage ditch near the
security fences. Figure 3.2 shows a typical cross section of the bund
arrangement for both the existing and new extension facilities.
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Figure 3.2 shows a typical
cross section of the bund arrangement <
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4.0 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
4.1 Hazardous
Scenarios
The Chapter 13 Hazard to Life
Assessment of the EIA Report identifies various potential hazardous scenarios
associated with the Airport Fuel Tank Farm (the tank farm) that could impact on
the LR9 in construction phase. These
hazardous scenarios are generally categorized into hazards of ‘Fire’, ‘Fuel
Spillage’ and ‘Fuel Leakage’ as per EP condition 2.10.
4.2 Classification
of Emergency Events
Emergency events as a result of the
failure of the Airport Fuel Tank Farm (the tank farm) are classified into 2
categories in accordance with event scales and seriousness, namely,
1. Events
requiring notifications, and
2. Events
requiring evacuation from LR9 local site portion (Portions A & C) which is
the nearest work area of LR9 adjacent to the tank farm. Apart from the Portions A & C, other work
areas of viaduct section and WA3, 4, 6 and 7 are remote from the Tank Farm.
Evacuations at these areas are considered not necessary.
Examples of the 2 types of events include, but are
not limited to, those summarised in Table 4-1.
Table 4-1 Examples of Various
Emergency Events
Emergency Classification |
Examples |
Events requiring notifications |
1.
Visible
equipment failure or vehicle accidents observed inside the tank farm, 2.
Visible fuel
spillage or leakage events observed on land or in coastal area, but confined
/ controlled immediately inside the tank farm, 3.
Any other event
deemed potentially reportable. |
Events requiring local evacuation
(to be applied at the Site Portions A and C) |
1.
Fire occurred
in the tank farm that cannot be extinguished with hand-held extinguishers, 2.
Spillage or
leakage events that cannot be immediately confined / controlled, 3.
Injury to LR9
worker(s) as a result of emergency events in the tank farm. |
5.0
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
In the event of an
emergency, to immediately notify LR9 site personnel, and to inform others of
site emergencies is required. Communication
equipment at the site will be a combination of radios and telephones (mobile,
land-lines or intercom). A procedure of
notification is illustrated in a flowchart in the following section and it will
be followed for emergency events occurred in the tank farm.
A telephone
hotline is established between the general public and the LR9 project as a
channel of public participation. The
hotline number will reach directly to a DCVJV management staff. In cases of
emergency events, the general public may enquire or notify the DCVJV staff when
observing emergency events, so that appropriate and prompt responsive actions
from the LR9 project staff can be made.
The DCVJV
management established connections to relevant personnel in the tank farm, Mr
Danny Ho – Tank Farm Manager and Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), Mr Philip Ng – Construction Safety
Engineer / Mr Jacky Wong – Construction Superintendent, and this will be
another effective pathway of communications in cases of emergency events.
5.1 Notification to Emergency Team and
Emergency Services
The
following flow chart illustrates the notification pathways for the DCVJV
project team, involving the emergency team and SOR and project client, together
with local services of ambulance, fire services, police that provide essential
emergent assistances.
Summon the assistance from emergency services Ambulance 2735 3355 Fire
Service 2723 2233 Police 999 Emergency
Team WK
Poon Coordinator (9461
8397) CS
Ma Emergency Safety
Rep. CS
Chu Emergency Env.
Rep. Lui
Hon Wah Team member Poon
Kai Kwong Team member Keung
Hoi Team member Take appropriate action to rescue and orderly
evacuate. (Refer to the evacuation procedure) Inform site Management Project
Director Chan
Man Notification
from 1. Hotline 6898 6161, or 2. Tank Farm Danny Ho, or 3. AAHK Philip Ng / Jacky Wong, or 4. DCVJV Area Supervisory Staff Emergency
event in the Tank Farm Notify the Board of Directors Notify
Highways Dept. Notify the SO’s Representative |
5.2 Notifications
to Other Concerned Parties
There is a list showing other concerned
parties to be notified of emergency events in tank farm when external supports from
the parties are necessary. (Appendix A)
6.0
EMERGENCY TEAM
6.1 Team Structure
An emergency team
shall be established for the project in order to dealing with emergency cases
promptly. The emergency team shall comprise members of an emergency coordinator,
deputy emergency coordinator, emergency safety and environmental
representatives and team members. Table
6-1 lists the members’ names and contact numbers of the emergency team.
Table 6-1 Emergency Team Members
Post |
Name |
Contact No. |
Emergency Co-ordinator |
W K POON |
94618397 |
Emergency Safety Representative |
C S MA |
96276217 |
Emergency Env. Representative |
C S CHU |
68711634 |
Work Team Members – Site Agent |
LUI Hon Wah |
94610005 |
Work Team Members – General Foreman |
Poon Kai Kwong |
63000420 |
Work Team Members – Foreman |
KEUNG Hoi |
93454251 |
Work Team Members – Driver |
Yau Siu Chun |
92670073 |
This emergency team member list will be
maintained and revised from time to time to ensure it is up-to-date. The telephone contact numbers shall be
displayed on notice boards of all site portions.
6.2 Roles
and Responsibilities
Emergency
Coordinator
Co-ordinate of all
emergency situations,
Determine the seriousness of the cases to take
appropriate responding actions such as evacuation,
Lead the emergency
team to carry out appropriate emergency measures to ensure site workers are not
exposed to any risk,
Inform the
emergency safety / environmental representatives, work team members, and the
SOR as soon as possible in case of an emergency event in the tank farm,
Ensure that staff
are well trained for emergency procedures.
Emergency Safety Representative
Assist the Emergency Coordinator in handling of
responding actions towards emergency events of the tank farm,
Design evacuation
procedures and routes for emergency events of the tank farm,
Advice the
Emergency Coordinator on hidden danger or unforeseeable situation to be
occurred in LR9 site arising from emergency events,
Observe the whole proceeding
of the emergency procedures,
Participate
periodical emergency drills, scrutinize the steps taken and give recommendation
to the Emergency Coordinator for further improvement,
Ensure the follow-up safety actions are implemented
after emergency drill.
Emergency Environmental Representative
Assist the Emergency Coordinator in handling of
responding actions towards emergency events of the tank farm,
Advice the
Emergency Coordinator on hidden danger or unforeseeable situations on
environmental aspects to be occurred in LR9 site arising from emergency events,
Notify the
Environmental Team Leader the emergency events, and make known to the dolphin
experts,
Monitor the air
and water qualities to identify environmental impacts at sensitive receivers in
vicinities,
Arrange ad hoc site inspections to sensitive
receivers,
Assess the
potential impacts on the local environment and ecology,
Liaise the SOR for
environmental measures in LR9 site after emergency events in the tank farm,
Liaise relevant
governmental departments such as EPD and AFCD to deal with environmental
consequences arising from emergency events in the tank farm.
Work Team Members
Responsible to the Emergency Coordinator and
shall follow the instruction to perform their duties,
Be familiar with
the emergency procedures, evacuation routes / access, locations of the
first-aid points, work areas,
Inspect and
examine the first-aid equipment at regular intervals to ensure the equipment is
in place and in good condition,
Hasten evacuation
procedure after receiving emergency calls from the Emergency Coordinator,
Arrange the
necessary plants or vehicles for evacuation,
Control or
mitigate hazards at the scene to prevent further damages to the property or
injury to person under a safe condition,
Provide suitable
first aid treatment at scene by certified first aiders,
Accompany the
injured person to hospital,
Report the latest
situation of the injured person to the Emergency Coordinator.
7.0
SITE EVACUATION PROCEDURE
The evacuation
procedure established for this plan only targets to a situation of local
evacuation, that applies to the portions A and C work area of LR9 project (Appendix B), due to their close
vicinities to the tank farm.
In events of the emergency
that decided by the Emergency Coordinator necessary to evacuate the site
personnel in the portions A and C, the work team member of the Site Agent will
implement the procedure of the action plan to evacuate all the site personnel.
All site personnel, including staff, workers and subcontractors, should stop
the work immediately unless that pose any hazards and move in an orderly manner
to leave the work areas. Vehicles should
be ready to transport all site personnel to a designated muster point. The related site agent(s) should coordinate
the roll call of each working team and report to the Emergency Coordinator.
The following flow
chart illustrates the essential steps of the evacuation procedure.
Area Supervisory Staff to notify the Emergency
Coordinator Evacuation needed? Emergency Safety / Environmental Representatives
advise on the safety / Environmental aspects Follow the notification procedure in Section 5.1 Emergency event in the Tank Farm Area Supervisory Staff to take roll calls and
report to the Emergency Coordinator Work Team Member – Drivers to evacuate site
personnel to the muster point at WA6 Work Team Member – Site Forman to arrange
vehicles for transporting site personnel Work Team Member – Site Agent to evacuate all
site personnel The Emergency Coordinator determine the
seriousness No Yes Area Supervisory Staff keeps monitoring the
situation and report to Emergency Coordinator in cases the event
deteriorates |
7.1 Evacuation Routes
The evacuation
routes for Portions A and C lead to the 2 local assembly points in the work
site as a temporary shelter for subsequent evacuation by land or marine
transports (Appendix B). The arrangement of the evacuation routes and
assembly points are in compliance with those escape routes as stipulated in the
safety plan. The routes will be clearly marked on location plans which are
posted on walls of main access.
7.2 Muster Location
It is a safe
location from emergency events of the tank farm, with a condition of easy
access. In LR9 site area, the DCVJV site
office compound area in WA6 will be the muster location (Appendix C). In the muster
location, the site agent may coordinate the roll call again to ensure whole of
the site personnel after evacuation. In
cases of injuries, minor injured may receive first aid treatments at the muster
point, whilst serious cases can be delivered immediately to a hospital nearby
via ambulance waiting at the muster point.
8.0
STAFF
TRAINING
All site personnel shall
receive training in emergency procedures in the site specific induction
training at the work commencement and subsequently in refresher trainings after
6 months. The emergency flow charts and the emergency telephone list shall be
communicated to staff and workers and they should be posted onto the notice
board for reference.
The members of emergency team shall receive
training on evacuation drill in order to let them familiar with the established
emergency procedures. The drill for
evacuation will be performed once a year and it will form a part of the drill
programme of the safety management in LR9 site.
END OF
TEXT
Appendix A – External Support
Teams and Contacts
Contact |
Telephone No. |
Airport Authority Hong Kong (Mr
Philip Ng – Construction Safety Engineer / Mr Jacky Wong – Construction
Superintendent) |
21881217 |
Aviation Fuel Tank Farm (Mr Danny Ho – Tank Farm Manager) |
25113380 |
Marine Department (VTC, Maritime
Rescue & Oil Spill) (24 hrs) |
22337801 |
Tuen Mun Hospital (switchboard)
(24 hrs) |
24685111 |
Environmental Protection
Department (For marine spill, LI Kim Man (S(WP)1) / Leung Hing-biu, Joseph
(E(WP)13) |
24119604 / 25946152 |
Environmental Protection
Department (For on-site spill, Regional South Office) |
25161718 |
Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department (Dr. Ivan Chan) |
21506882 |
Hong Kong Flying Services |
23058212 |
Airport Authority (Integrated
Airport Centre) |
29101108 |
Civil Engineering Development Department (Mines Division) (24
hrs) |
81030722 |
Explosive Disposal Bureau (24 hrs) |
28602501 |
Drainage Services Department |
23001110 |
Water Services Department |
28245000 |
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department |
23333762 |
HK & China Gas |
28806999 |
PCCW |
109 |
Typhoon Enquiry
(Hotline) |
28351473 |
Weather Enquiry
(Hotline) |
1878200 |
Thunderstorm Enquiry
(Hotline) |
29268473 |
Appendix B – Site Layout Plan of Portions A & C Showing the
Assembly Points
Appendix C – Site Layout Plan of WA6 Showing the
Muster Point
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