Emergency Plans
Emergency Plans give organisational structure to the preparing for, declaring and putting in place the people and resources required to deal with an Emergency. They are regularly exercised, reviewed and updated.
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Shetland Islands Council Emergency Plan
This plan details the people in the Council who will be involved if an Emergency occurs and their responsibilities. It details the resources that will be made available to cope with an Emergency.
Legislation for Emergency Planning has been changed, as a consequence of recent man-made and natural disasters, with the introduction of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, which came into effect on 18 November 2004. The Regulations which apply specifically to Scotland (Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005) will come into effect in November 2005. The Council Emergency Plan will be updated to reflect these changes in due course.
Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)
COMAH regulations require sites that process or store significant quantities of certain substances, to provide information about site activities to their neighbours. In the unlikely event of a major incident occurring, which could involve the release of flammable substances beyond the site’s boundary fences, Emergency Plans are drawn up and practiced regularly, to minimise the consequences to the health and safety of the community and the environment in the event of a major incident/accident.