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Recently a large fire took place at a waste oil depot causing extensive damage to the site resulting in a bulk oil storage tank failing. Secondary containment then also failed due to fire damage, causing tens of thousands of litres of waste oil being released to the surrounding environment.
The incident was notified via the 24-7 Level 1 response service on a Saturday morning and OHES Environmental immediately contacted staff at the site, assessed the situation and arranged for a UK Spill accredited emergency response contractor to attend the site.
On arrival to site the waste oil was found to have severely impacted the depot and damage has extended to the adjacent development plot.
After formulating an appropriate strategy OHES, coordinated containment and collection works to prevent further spreading of the waste oil. Works continued through the weekend and during the following weeks to recover and remove waste oil and oil impacted materials.
The rapid, proactive and informed approach enabled us to mitigate the damage and control claims costs and the subsequent completed investigation, indicated that the emergency response works had significantly limited the extent of contamination and environmental damage.
Our client was not negligent in causing the incident and, as such, they were not legally liable to pay for the cost of cleaning up the third party land. However, they will be responsible for the costs if they are forced to clean the pollution up under an enforcement notice from the Environment Agency.
It is here that the OAMPS Policy is far superior to many others, our limit of indemnity for Statutory Environmental Liability is up to the same level as the Public Liability, many other insurers restrict the cover to sub limits as low as £250,000, which in this case would not have been sufficient to deal with the loss.
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24-7 Response provides specialist advice over the telephone, 24 hours a day, on how to handle emergency situations involving spillages and hazardous goods.
Our Incident Advisors are all qualified chemists, they understand supply and transport legislation and are experienced in providing advice to those dealing with emergencies. At the time of a call they would ask the caller questions to build up a picture of the situation, then use their expertise, product information (e.g. Safety Data Sheets) and other sources to advise the caller on the best actions to take to minimise the risk to people, the environment and property.
The emergency numbers that are displayed on Hazchem placards of bulk fuel and chemical tankers are often checked by authorities. If there is a “no response” or “inadequate response” when the number is called, the guidance is for the vehicle to be issued with a Prohibition Notice. It can be difficult for operators to ensure that specialist advice is available at all times when their vehicles are on the road. 24-7 Response offers a cost-effective and reliable solution, providing clients with a telephone number that can be displayed on their vehicles, on depot signage, in drivers’ procedures and on Safety Data Sheets.
For incident response there are three recognised stages:
- Level 1 - Specialist advice given over the telephone
- Level 2 - Specialist advice given at the scene
- Level 3 - Clean-up and incident resolution
Clients insured with OAMPS Petrochemical already automatically benefit from Level 2 & Level 3 response as part of their insurance programme. Now you can take advantage of an integrated incident response and purchase your Level 1 response through 24-7.
To read more please click here or visit www.24-7response.org
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Whilst our expertise in the petrochemical sector in the UK spans over 25 years, giving us a specialist reputation in high hazard insurance risks, being part of the wider Wesfarmers group means that our parent company is heavily involved in chemical, gas, power generation and fertilisers.
Wesfarmers Chemicals Energy and Fertilisers, manufacture, supply, design, construct, maintain, distribute and provide support services across 8 separate businesses operating in Australia and internationally.
So as a company and wider group, we have inherent knowledge in risk management associated with high hazard businesses, such as yours, which no other broker can boast!
For more information visit our website
www.wescef.com.au
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A BBC film crew recently captured footage of an incident being managed by OHES. The documentary team were following Hampshire Fire Service when they were mobilised to the scene of an overturned tanker. The tanker rolled onto its side in a gulley, near to a popular fisheries lake.
The cameras rolled as up to 2,000 litres of kerosene gushed from the tanker and fire crews attempted to contain the spillage. We mobilised a UKSpill Accredited contractor to the incident whilst our own staff communicated with site.
The incident was resolved with much praise and a subsequent programme of remediation and monitoring continues in this environmentally very sensitive location.
Click here to read more about OHES Incident Response
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