Emergency Response System for Pollution Accidents in Chemical Industrial Parks, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Accident Scenario Description and Fundamental Requirements of ERS Design
2.1. Scenario: Domino Accidents
2.2. The Level of Emergency Response
No. | The Stage of Emergency Response | Signal | Emergency Response Actions |
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1 | The first stage (plant level) | Yellow alert | The plant and its related department can control the accident by itself, even without further support from outside. |
2 | The second stage (CIP level) | Orange alert | Emergency staff of CIPs can be called on to control the accident. |
3 | The third stage (region level) | Red alert | As long as the accident needs other support from outside, the regional emergency response would be launched. |
2.3. Fundamental Requirements of ERS Design
No. | Requirements | Description |
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1 | Effective information collect, analysis and forecast (including monitoring system) | Emergency response data collection, compilation, analysis, and storage. |
2 | Directory of first response resource | Database of personnel, equipment, and tools with their availability, amount, and properties. |
3 | Knowledgebase of task related information | Police, legal regulation, code, reference, and maps. |
4 | Communication support | Multiple communication channel, mobile, robust, and secure communication |
5 | Decision making support(including Defense Security Service) | Autonomic decision making, decision role delegation, and expert system |
6 | Response tracking support | Updating and tracking of personnel location, resource assumption, and task progress |
7 | Multimedia support (including Geographic Information System, Photographic System of Wireless Networks) | Visualization tools for representing, decision making, and communication |
8 | Security support | Secured information flow and access control |
9 | Fault tolerance and redundancy support | Data backup, distributed data storage, load balance, and mirrored hot servers |
3. Framework for the ERS
3.1. Monitoring System
3.2. Emergency Command Center
3.3. Action System
3.4. Supporting System
NO. | Emergency Rescue Organization | Work Assignment |
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1 | Accident commander |
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2 | Coordinator |
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3 | Spokesperson |
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4 | Government liaison |
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5 | Fire brigades |
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6 | Safety and security team |
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7 | Medical team |
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8 | Rescue information team |
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9 | Expert team |
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10 | Logistics team |
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4. Workflow of the ERS
5. Application
6. Conclusions and Future Work
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Duan, W.; He, B. Emergency Response System for Pollution Accidents in Chemical Industrial Parks, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 7868-7885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120707868
Duan W, He B. Emergency Response System for Pollution Accidents in Chemical Industrial Parks, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(7):7868-7885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120707868
Chicago/Turabian StyleDuan, Weili, and Bin He. 2015. "Emergency Response System for Pollution Accidents in Chemical Industrial Parks, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 7: 7868-7885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120707868