SANS 1514:2018 Emergency Plan

The OHS Act states clearly that all MHI facilities are required to have an “On Site Emergency Plan” as per SANS 1514:2018. Along with the plan, continuous on-site practice & training is required. The effectiveness of any plan will be dictated by competence of the trained personnel and their response to an incident. An incident will involve all the emergency services on site, and all of the five response teams need to be trained, not just the first responders.

Whilst incorporating the requirements of SANS 1514:2018 we have also have adapted IIAR’s Process Safety Management Guidelines for Ammonia Refrigeration and Risk Management Program Guidelines to create a single integrated document which provides guidance, suggestions and assistance to ammonia refrigeration facilities in implementing a practical “On Site Emergency Response Pack” which takes the emergency plan from a bottom drawer manual to a working document.

Our emergency plan incorporates a 6-phase response procedure which forms part of our Site Incident Response Training. The document has been developed to be easy to use in any incident on any site. It incorporates standard procedures and lays out a defined plan for response staff to follow during an emergency situation.

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  The documentation has been derived from a wide range of issues and problems over the past 15 years of practical knowledge in the USA resulting in the development of the standard IIAR’s Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program Guidelines. These guidelines come complete with the benefit of experience from many industry leaders who have developed consolidated and individual programs successfully and it is specifically about the Ammonia Industry.

  The presentation is an easy to use one page per occurrence/incident for all on site hazardous materials with standard operating procedures avoiding confusion with regards to staff response whilst laying out a defined plan for all involved.

  Once the plan is in place, the yearly practice Site Incident Response Training needs to be done. It is too late to find the flaws in your emergency plan when the incident is upon you.