MITHAPUR
REPORT ON OFFSITE MOCKDRILL CONDUCTED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MUTUAL AID SCHEME MEMBERS
DEVBHOOMI DWARKA & JAMNAGAR DISTRICT
ON 31st MARCH 2015
SCOPE:
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Scenario preparation and pre drill communication.
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Activation of scenario on the day of the Drill in sequential manner as per the
scenario prepared.
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Post observers at each crucial stage to monitor response and conduct.
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Evaluation of the performance at the review meeting.
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Lessons learnt by each working group.
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Debriefing meeting to highlight the achievements as well as shortcomings and
determine the future course of action.
OBJECTIVE
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To test the Emergency management plan of Tata chemicals, Aid Agencies, District
Authority in general.
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To find out the alertness and response time of the personnel involved in the Drill.
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To find out the effectiveness of the communication system.
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To check the coordination of reactions and response of emergency services
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To evaluate the performance and inviting suggestions for further modifications and
strengthening the plan.
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To observe commitment of teams at every level for controlling emergency.
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To find out the clarity in role and responsibilities.
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To educate and create awareness among the villagers.
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Testing emergency support systems thru standard operating procedures.
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To maintain better coordination between different agencies of the Mutual Aid &
Government Bodies for better management of the disaster.
PRE MOCK DRILL ACTIVITY
As per discussion with MAS and TCL management date, time and scenario of the drill was
finalised. It was decided to simulate the ammonia gas leakage from half inch pressure
transmitter nipple of ammonia storage tank no.1
Accordingly, the information regarding the plan of mock drill was passed on to District
Collector Office, District Disaster Management Office, Office of ADISH, Police Dept ,
Secretary Mutual Aid Scheme Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar and requested them to depute
their representatives to witness the drill and to provide feedback.
INCIDENT SCENERIO DETAILS
• Event: leakage of ammonia gas from half inch pressure transmitter nipple of ammonia
Storage tank no.1
• Wind direction at the time of incident: west to east
• Time of initiating the mock drill – 02:30 p.m.
• Time of declaration of offsite emergency by activating the siren: 02:41 p.m.
• Casualty: Two people fell unconscious due to gas inhalation
Tata Chemicals,
Main Gate
Location Map of leak site
Ammonia bullets
PARTICIPATION BY:
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Collector office Jamnagar
Collector Office Khambhalia
ADISH Office Jamnagar
District Disaster Management office
Mithapur Police Dept.
Cairn India Ltd, Jamnagar
Gujarat State Petronet. Ltd
BORL, Vadinar
GSECL – Sikka
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SDCCL, Jamnagar
GAIL, India
Reliance Industries, Jamnagar
GSFC, Sikka
Cairn, Bhogat
Essar Oil Refinery Ltd, Jamnagar
IOCL, Vadinar
Okha Fire department
Dwarka Fire department
Mamlatdar Office Dwarka
OBSERVERS
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OBSERVER’S NAME
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Shri. A.S Gandhi
Shri. M.U.Khan
Shri Basavraj Girimath
Shri Abhay Sharma
Sgri Sanjay K Das
Shri. M.A Vohra
Shri. S.R. Oza
Shri. R N Shah
Shri. Yashwantsinh Parmar
Shri. Pramod cheeli
Shri. Amit Ghosh
Shri. Mukesh Kumar
Shri R.P. Mithani
Shri Sanjay Mishra
Shri Chetansinh Jadeja
Shri Digvijay Singh Sisodiya
Shri. Mahesh Patel
Shri Jaypal Kanchva
Shri Ghanshyam Malavia
Shri Paresh Parmar
Shri Yogesh Chouhan
Ms Vidhi Parmar
Shri. Pankaj Varia
Shri. Tushar Zinzuwadia
Shri. Gumansinh Jadeja
ORGANISATION
ADISH, Jamnagar
Cairn India Ltd. Jamnagar
Cairn India Ltd. Jamnagar
Cairn India Ltd. Jamnagar
Cairn India Ltd. Jamnagar
ADISH Jamnagar
ADISH Jamnagar
GSFC Sikka
District Collectorate, Jamnagar
IOCL, Jamnagar
RIL, Jamnagar
RIL, Jamnagar
GSECL, Sikka
GSECL, Sikka
SDCCL, Jamnagar
BORL, Vadinar
Essar Oil
Essar Oil
Gujarat State Petronet Limited
Gujarat State Petronet Limited
IOCL, Vadinar
Collectorate office Khambhalia
TCL
TCL
Mamlatdar Office
OBSERVER’S LOCATION
ECR
ECR
Materials Gate
Materials Gate
Materials Gate
Incident Site
Incident Site
Incident Site
Incident Site
Incident Site
Soda Ash, CCR
Soda Ash, CCR
Main Gate
Main Gate
Gate no 2
Fire Control Room
Fire Control Room
In Plant Clinic
Hospital
Hospital
Fire Fighting & Rescue
Incident Site
Devpara Village
Surajkaradi Village
Mamlatdar Office
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS:
TIME
14:10 hrs
14:25 hrs
14.35 Hrs
14.40 Hrs
14.40 Hrs
14.42 Hrs
14.42 Hrs
14.43 Hrs
14.44 Hrs
14.50 Hrs
14.52 Hrs
14.52 Hrs
14.53 Hrs
14.55 Hrs
14.56 Hrs
14.56 Hrs
14.56 Hrs
14.56 Hrs
14.56 Hrs
14.57 Hrs
14.58 Hrs
15.00 Hrs
15.05 Hrs
15.10 Hrs
15.15 Hrs
15.25 Hrs
15.30 Hrs
15.30 Hrs
15.40 Hrs
15.45 Hrs
15.55 Hrs
ACTIVITY
Mock drill pre-briefing Meeting done for all observers at Auditorium.
Meeting finished and observers went for their defined location
Announcement of scenario ……………
Fire control room received call from Soda Ash CCR by Mr. Manish regarding Ammonia
Gas leakage at ammonia storage
Control room operator activated fire turnout bell and informed about the scenario to
fire supervisor, Fire Team took turnout with tender.
Fire team with fire tender arrived at site
Ambulance arrived at location
Rescue team performed search operation & two casualty shifted to in plant clinic &
from their referred to Mithapur hospital
Soda Ash operation & maintenance team reached at site with required PPEs and tried to
arrest the leak
Site incident controller assess the situation and advised Main incident controller
Fire Team start fire fighting operation
 Water curtain placed at downwind side to minimise gas dispersion
 Applied direct jet with triple purpose nozzle to leaked location
Soda Ash operation team actuated Water spray system from Bicarb plant side
Second turnout team reached at site with Fire Jeep to support first turnout team
Incident controller reached at site, observes the condition & after discussion with site
incident controller & Head safety & health informed to Main incident controller at ECR
to Declare off-site.
Main Incident controlled called to FIRE control room operator & instructed to actuate
siren to declare Off site. He also enquired on condition of the casualties at Hospital
TCL Security head asked Police department to block the highway traffic
Fire Control room operator activated siren of Gas Leakage as per instruct from Main
Incident Controller.
Fire Operator informed to all concern HODs & Other plant CCR for evacuation
Head Fire & Safety informed to MAS office, ADISH Office and other external agencies
and industrial members through MAS.
Soda Ash team started evacuating ammonia from leaked tanker to the process
Water spray continued at the leakage site
TCL employees assembled at various assembly points
Okha Fire fighting crew arrived at site with fire tender and started pouring water
Dwarka fire fighting crew arrives at site and joined the rescue operation
Site incident controller informed to incident controller about success in plugging the
leakage nipple and leakage was arrested.
Incident controller after assessing the site condition asked EMS cell to check the
ambient ammonia concentration
EMS cell send the report of areas out of danger
Incident controller briefed main incident controller on situation under controller and no
leakage from the tanker
Main incident controller after assessment asked Fire control room to blow all clear siren
Main Incident controller arrived at site for assessment and directed team present to
thoroughly investigate the incident and submit the report
All gathered for debriefing meeting at auditorium
Key Opportunity for Improvement suggested by Observers
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Emergency siren audibility to be reviewed
Water drainage at the entrance of ammonia storage area need improvement
Security staff needs more training on Emergency Preparedness
On line Wind indication at CCR to be set right
MSDS to be made available at strategic locations
Mock scenario to be developed using DCP to locate actual site of leakage.
MOCK-DRILL HIGHLIGHTS
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