Guide to Major Emergencies

The council, in conjunction with emergency response partners, has developed the following major emergency plans, which are distributed throughout the council and to external partners.

The council Major Incident Plan is a flexible plan which sets out:

• The roles and responsibilities of the council and its Departments in a major incident;
• Activation and alerting procedures;
• Contact details of other organisations
• Media Handling in an emergency
• District Off Site Emergency Plan ( DOSEC ) Operation Procedure

Control of Major Accident Hazard ( COMAH ) Regulations 1999 - Plans required for specific chemical hazards have been produced and are intended to deal with any off site effects resulting from a COMAH accident on site.

Backford North PSD United Utilities, Huntingdon

Major Accident Hazard Pipelines Regulations 1996 - Plan required to deal with any accident involving a major hazard pipeline which runs through the CheshireCountyarea.

Cheshire Major Accidents Hazard Pipeline Plan

Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations ( REPPIR ) 2001 - Plan required to protect members of the public from a radiation emergency that could arise from work with ionising radiation.

Welfare Plans - Plans intended to ensure that shelter and welfare is provided to those members of the community who may be displaced from their normal place of residence or operation as a result of an emergency incident and

Cheshire Emergency Rest Centre Plan

Psychological Support Plan

Multi-Agency Media Plan - Plans intended to ensure that a co-ordinated media response is provided to inform the public of any incident which might endanger them, their friends and family or their community.

Cheshire Media Plan

• In addition to these plans, council departments that have specific roles to play in the response to a major incident have developed their own operational plans.
• Copies of the emergency plans of neighbouring district councils, county councils and other agencies and organisations are held by the Emergency Planning Section and in the District Off Site Emergency Centre.