Effective planning and Effective planning and preparedness efforts at the preparedness efforts at the

facility/enterprise levelfacility/enterprise level

US – EU Conference, 2007US – EU Conference, 2007

Alexander TAZIK, EU – Slovak RepublicAlexander TAZIK, EU – Slovak Republic

workers´representative workers´representative alexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.skalexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.sk

Good practices of emergency Good practices of emergency preparednes on an example ofpreparednes on an example of

a steel companya steel company

United States Steel Kosice, s.r.o.United States Steel Kosice, s.r.o.Slovak Republic, EUSlovak Republic, EU

U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic, EUU.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic, EU

U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:

from year 2000from year 2000 approx. 5 000 000 tons of steel approx. 5 000 000 tons of steel

products per yearproducts per year approx. 13,5 thousand employeesapprox. 13,5 thousand employees

U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:U.S. Steel Kosice, Slovak Republic:

Frameworkfor

EmergencyPreparedness

EU Level

CD 2001/792/EC(Civil Protection)

CD 96/82/EC(Major-accidents)

National Level(EU – Member State)

National Legislation(laws, regulations)

Enterprise Level

Crisis Management(department)

USS KE Crisis Management:USS KE Crisis Management:

Director for Crisis ManagementDirector for Crisis Management

Department Ecomomy Mobilization Department Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Protectionand Civil Protection

Department Internal and External Department Internal and External MonitoringMonitoring

Department of Accident PreventionDepartment of Accident Prevention

Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Ecomomy Mobilization and Civil Protection (CP)Protection (CP)

Analysis of possible dangersAnalysis of possible dangers Measures to reduce hazardsMeasures to reduce hazards Procedures for extraordinary eventsProcedures for extraordinary events Crisis planningCrisis planning Organization of special CP unitsOrganization of special CP units Recordkeeping and control of CP Recordkeeping and control of CP

shelters and CP materialshelters and CP material Warning via acoustic system (5 sirens) Warning via acoustic system (5 sirens) Coordination with national CP networkCoordination with national CP network

Internal and External MonitoringInternal and External Monitoring Development of company emergency plan Development of company emergency plan

for event of industrial accidentfor event of industrial accident Methodical management of emergency Methodical management of emergency

plans preparation on lower levels plans preparation on lower levels Management and evaluation of drillsManagement and evaluation of drills Emergency scenarios for serious industrial

accidents Administration of GIS (Geographical Administration of GIS (Geographical

Information System for Information System for hazardous gas hazardous gas release)release)

Accident PreventionAccident Prevention

Recordkeeping of hazardous Recordkeeping of hazardous substances and their localization substances and their localization

Evaluation of serious industrial Evaluation of serious industrial accident occurrence hazard accident occurrence hazard

Development of Serious Industrial Development of Serious Industrial Accident Prevention Program Accident Prevention Program

Preparation and use of Safety Report Preparation and use of Safety Report Information to Information to iinvolved nvolved ccitizens itizens Training of head employeesTraining of head employees

Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Evaluation of hazardsEvaluation of hazards

Internal (steel production technology)Internal (steel production technology)• dangerous gas releasedangerous gas release• other serious industrial accidentother serious industrial accident

ExternalExternal• dam failuredam failure• airplane crash (airplane crash (nearnear airport) airport)• other other possible possible events (terrorist attack, events (terrorist attack,

natural disasternatural disaster))

Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice AAccident ccident C Commiteeommitee (AC)(AC)

USS Ke (Company) ACUSS Ke (Company) AC• prevention and resolving emergency eventsprevention and resolving emergency events• training of corps including evacuation trainingtraining of corps including evacuation training• oorganizrganization of ation of rescuerescue and and liquidation work in liquidation work in

case of case of accidents or accidents or natural disastersnatural disasters• cooperation withcooperation with state state authorities and localauthorities and local self-self-

governmentgovernment authorities Division Plant ACDivision Plant AC

• resolving emergency eventsresolving emergency events of smaller (limited) of smaller (limited) extentextent

• coordination with Company AC during events of coordination with Company AC during events of larger extentlarger extent

Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Division PlantsDivision Plants Emergency PlansEmergency Plans

Emergency Plan StructureEmergency Plan Structure• location of equipments and employees location of equipments and employees • identification of danger resaurces identification of danger resaurces

(selected dangerous substances)(selected dangerous substances)• emergency preparedness (system of emergency preparedness (system of

warning, evacuation plan,rescue units warning, evacuation plan,rescue units and equipment)and equipment)

• procedures for resolving possible eventsprocedures for resolving possible events• division plant accident commitee statuedivision plant accident commitee statue

Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Geographical Information SystemGeographical Information System

Possibility of hazardous gas releasePossibility of hazardous gas release• the most serious danger from the technology the most serious danger from the technology

External Monitoring SystemExternal Monitoring System• 90 monitoring sensors for CO gas90 monitoring sensors for CO gas

Internal Monitoring SystemInternal Monitoring System• 429 monitoring sensors for gases (CO, H2, NH3, 429 monitoring sensors for gases (CO, H2, NH3,

O2 and CH4), located inside the buildings and O2 and CH4), located inside the buildings and production hallsproduction halls

Information System Information System • actual status of entire monitoring systemactual status of entire monitoring system

Crisis Management in Practice Crisis Management in Practice Main Internal Rules and ActsMain Internal Rules and Acts

Procedures for Alarm StatuesProcedures for Alarm Statues• activities of employees during statues activities of employees during statues

(monitoring or siren system warning, (monitoring or siren system warning, dangerous substances release, air raid, dangerous substances release, air raid, flood emergency, radiation, Antrax, etc.)flood emergency, radiation, Antrax, etc.)

Gas ProtectionGas Protection• structure, equipment, staff, trainingstructure, equipment, staff, training

Safety Management SystemSafety Management System• responsibilities, competencies, tasks in responsibilities, competencies, tasks in

accident prevention and protection of accident prevention and protection of lives, health, environment and propertylives, health, environment and property

Emergency Preparedness in Practice Emergency Preparedness in Practice

Main First Aid PossibilitiesMain First Aid Possibilities Trained employees for providing first Trained employees for providing first

– aid– aid Company fire-fighting and rescue unit Company fire-fighting and rescue unit

• non stop service situated in factory areanon stop service situated in factory area• 10 special interferance cars (including 10 special interferance cars (including

ambulance car)ambulance car) Immediate health careImmediate health care

• hospital near the factory (dist. to 3 km)hospital near the factory (dist. to 3 km)

More information abou U.S. Steel More information abou U.S. Steel Košice can be found on:Košice can be found on:www.usske.skwww.usske.sk

Thank You For Your Attention

alexander.tazik@ozmetalurg.sk