In order to effectively improve the emergency plan system, prevent sudden risks,
and properly handle emergencies, on January 18, Fujian Quanzhou Port Authority
and Shijing Town People's Government jointly launched an oil spill accidents
emergency drill at Fujian Longtian Petrochemical Co., Ltd. The leaders from the
Nan'an Emergency Management Bureau, the Fire Brigade, and the Port Office
participated in this drill.
The drill was simulated the when the ship was carrying out the unloading process,
the dock hose was ruptured, which was causing leakage of dichloroethane. At the
same time, due to the static fire during the disposal process, emergency rescue
work such as fire fighting and pollution prevention was launched. It was used
chemical absorbent pads and chemical absorbent booms.
The drill was a rare opportunity to test the sudden oil spill accidents response
abilities of government departments and enterprises. Through field observation
and mutual exchange, it was trained and improved the emergency response,
coordinated operations, emergency response capabilities of emergency
management personnel. It was run in the emergency linkage mechanism of
relevant departments and verified the scientificity, rationality and operability of
the plan. All units indicated that they will use this as an opportunity to
incorporate emergency management into a more important agenda, further
improve the emergency management system, and strive to improve emergency
response capabilities.