Singapore legislation
Regulation 29G
of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations
Regulation 29G
Emergency Response Plan
Subregulation 1
The pipeline licensee shall prepare and keep up-to-date an Emergency Response Plan to deal effectively with any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge or emergency which may arise from the conveyance of petroleum or flammable materials through its licensed pipeline.
Subregulation 2
The Emergency Response Plan shall be prepared in such form and in accordance with such guidelines as may be issued by the Commissioner and shall be submitted to the Commissioner.
Subregulation 3
The pipeline licensee shall ensure that the contents of the Emergency Response Plan are made known to all persons whose work involves its licensed pipeline or are carried out in the immediate vicinity of its licensed pipeline.
Subregulation 4
The Emergency Response Plan shall include the following in connection with the licensed pipeline to which the Emergency Response Plan relates:
identification of likely accident scenarios and establishment of the likely impact zones;
notification and activation procedures;
response actions to contain and control the release of petroleum and flammable materials and to mitigate the potential impact zones;
procedures for monitoring of the affected areas;
procedures for decontamination and clean-up of affected areas;
names of personnel with their assigned roles and responsibilities in dealing with any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge or emergency (including the decontamination and clean-up of the affected areas);
list of emergency response equipment, including protective gear, fire-fighting equipment, oversized drums, emergency containers or tankers, absorbents, neutralising agents, monitoring equipment and clean-up equipment, available for dealing with any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge or emergency;
detailed layout plans of the licensed pipelines, including the documents and information referred to in regulation 4A(3); and
any other information as the Commissioner may require in any particular case.
Subregulation 5
The Commissioner may require the pipeline licensee to review, test or improve his Emergency Response Plan within a time period specified by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 6
Where any change occurs which affects or is likely to affect the validity or effectiveness of the Emergency Response Plan, the pipeline licensee shall, within one month of becoming aware of such a change, revise and re-submit the revised Emergency Response Plan to the Commissioner.
Subregulation 7
Where the Commissioner is of the opinion that any Emergency Response Plan submitted under this regulation is inadequate to deal with any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge or emergency which may occur in connection with the licensed pipeline to which the Emergency Response Plan relates, the Commissioner may direct the pipeline licensee concerned to amend the Emergency Response Plan in such manner as the Commissioner considers fit.
Subregulation 8
The pipeline licensee shall ensure that there are at all times trained personnel and adequate equipment to deal with any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge, emergencies or accidents which may arise in connection with its licensed pipeline.
Subregulation 9
The pipeline licensee shall implement the Emergency Response Plan in the event of any spillage, leakage, accidental discharge or emergency which may affect the normal and safe operation of its licensed pipeline.