Attending the rehearsal were Mr. Nguyen Van Danh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Director General of Viet Nam Chemicals Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade; Major General Dang Van Lam - Deputy Commander of 7th Military Region and leaders of provincial departments, branches and leaders of Departments of Industry and Trade of 11 provinces and cities.
The forces performing the rehearsal according to the hypothetical situation: At 08:00 on April 23, 2022, at the Ammonia (NH3) tank of Ton Dong A Corporation, there is an incident of NH3 chemical leakage from the 10m3 tank and the tank truck at the tank area during the chemical import process, NH3 is released into the environment in large quantities, creating a dangerous toxic zone. NH3 gas is released very strongly in liquid form with high vaporization. NH3 overflows into the embankment area, with a large open surface area, NH3 vapor has the risk of spreading strongly, causing an unpleasant odor, spreading to the surrounding area, neighboring companies, and the risk of affecting a large area in the direction of the wind if not prevented in time.
The troubleshooting team performs the task of fixing leaks and spraying water to extinguish the gas
NH3 is a volatile colorless compound that is capable of turning into a gas under normal conditions, with a sharp, shocking, unpleasant odor, and is highly soluble in water. Inhaling NH3 can cause eye and eye mucosal irritation, watery eyes, headache, burning sensation in the throat and difficulty breathing, possibly causing fainting and death when inhaled in large amounts.
Searching for victims in the incident area and bringing to the Company's field medical station
The rehearsal program is organized in 3 stages. Stage 1: Detecting the problem and notifying; stage 2: The factory deploys on-site response forces; stage 3: Mobilizing external forces to participate in rescue and response to chemical incidents; stage 4: The incident is controlled and restored to the original state.
The Fire Prevention and Fighting Police force quickly participate in the rescue
Speaking at the rehearsal, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Danh emphasized that chemicals have contributed many benefits and effects in industrial production activities. However, if not managed, stored and used properly, for the right purposes, chemicals can cause accidents and incidents with serious consequences for people and property. In order to minimize the above accidents and incidents, the role of operating the coordination mechanism to respond to chemical incidents in a timely and effective manner is very important.
Carrying out disinfection for means and equipment; chemical decontamination for humans
He highly appreciated the rehearsal results; praising collectives and individuals for being active, enthusiastic and well performing assigned tasks.
Delegates hands flowers and souvenir flags to the rehearsal forces
In order to perform well the prevention and response to chemical incidents in the province in the coming time, he proposed the Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with other departments, committees, branches and localities to continue to advise the Steering Committee to strengthen the organization of chemical incident response rehearsal; focus on selecting and rehearsing facilities that produce and use chemicals with large reserves and high risk of chemical incidents. At the same time, reviewing and advising on the procurement of equipment, means and supplies to strengthen the forces directly in charge of responding to chemical incidents to ensure timely and effective execution of tasks when complex situations occur.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Danh speaks at the rehearsal
News agencies and press in the province continue to strengthen propaganda on the prevention and response to chemical incidents extensively among people and enterprises to proactively prevent and respond positively to incidents.
Delegates take a souvenir photo with the rehearsal forces
Reported by Doan Trang- Translated by Thanh Tam