Singapore legislation
Regulation 29E
of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations
Regulation 29E
Company Emergency Response Team
Subregulation 1
The pipeline licensee for a licensed pipeline (other than a pipeline that conveys diesel) must establish and maintain an in-house Company Emergency Response Team (called in this regulation the Team) comprising 6 persons or such number of persons as the Commissioner may direct in any particular case.
Subregulation 2
Such pipeline licensee shall ensure that the Team is competent in handling incidents involving any petroleum or flammable material in the event of any fire, explosion, leakage or other similar emergency that occurs anywhere along the licensed pipeline.
Subregulation 2A
The pipeline licensee must provide the Team with the following equipment:
5 sets of firefighting suits;
5 sets of firefighting helmets;
5 pairs of goggles or 5 face shields;
5 pairs of firefighting gloves;
5 pairs of firefighting boots;
5 sets of breathing apparatus;
the requisite number and class of fire extinguishers in accordance with Singapore Standard 578:2012 — Code of Practice for Use and Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers;
one set of firefighting nozzle and hose; (i)a first-aid kit;
a foldable stretcher;
a fire blanket;
an automated external defibrillator;
a loud hailer; (n)4 walkie-talkies;
where the pipeline licensee’s premises are also used to store or keep any hazardous material —
5 chemical suits;
5 pairs of rubber gloves;
5 pairs of rubber boots;
one set of hazardous material absorbent;
one set of leak sealing devices for each type of hazardous material container stored or kept on the premises; and
one overpack drum of sufficient size to contain the largest hazardous material container stored or kept on the premises.
Subregulation 3
The Commissioner may at any time require the pipeline licensee to send any member of the Team to take and pass, at such frequency as he may determine, such competency tests as the Commissioner may specify.
Subregulation 4
If any member of the Team fails to pass any competency test referred to in paragraph (3), the pipeline licensee shall not deploy or shall cease to deploy the person as a member of the Team until the person has successfully passed the competency test.
Subregulation 5
The Commissioner may subject the Team to periodic assessment of the emergency preparedness of the Team at such frequency as may be determined by the Commissioner.