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ADIF public company under the Ministry of Public Works today issued a mock emergency technician in the freight station of tailings, which is part of the plan to improve security designed by the company for its facilities and services.
The above simulation has lasted for 30 minutes, from 11.30 to 12.00 am.
The main technical objectives of this simulation are to verify the functionality of the emergency plan prepared by Adif for Escombreras freight station, to ensure coordination between ADIF and support services internally and externally to an incident, and to familiarize emergency services with protocols and specific characteristics of rail transport and own emergency plan.
The development of the simulation were as follows: hypothetical fire in scrubland near the beach roads, with the risk of spread to the parked rolling stock, consisting of such tank cars that have contained hazardous materials.
The hypothetical fire and smoke have caused a partial evacuation of the terminal staff.
Communication with the incidence, active Adif the protocol set in the Self-Protection Plan for the Net and in your own Emergency Plan.
Thus, warns the internal security services and after a first report of damage, activate the corresponding table Crisis Coordination Center with a Chief Officer of the Emergency, which coordinates the action of internal and external services help.
The simulation has been purely technical, ie, has not made a real escape, but all efforts and actions are virtual.
At no time has been perceived any alteration in the normal course of operations taking place in the freight station.
This emergency plan is in the context of the actions taken by Adif to continuously improve the safety of their facilities.
Its structure includes the management protocol to be followed in any type of incident, both at stations and on sections of track located between them.
To this end, has made a detailed study of all facilities, with a full risk assessment and protection methods and procedures to be followed Adif services involved and external aid depending on the type of incident.
The plan is completed by a committee of impartial arbitration and subsequent evaluation commissioned to draw conclusions that will improve their own emergency plan.
The drill was successful.
All personnel involved, the action protocols and the emergency systems worked correctly.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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