Preparing a well thought out oil spill contingency plan is a must and we at Oil Spill Ireland can help you develop and put into motion a set of actions that can help alleviate and prevent a possible event down the line.
With a contingency plan in place and a written commitment of staff, equipment and materials, a business or company can quickly control and remove discharged oil. That coupled with an inspection or monitoring program for the equipment can also go a long way to detecting a failure or discharge.
What is an oil spill contingency plan?
An oil spill contingency plan is a detailed oil spill response plan that addresses controlling, containing, and recovering an oil discharge.
The elements of the oil spill contingency plan can include;
• Definition of the responsibilities, and duties of all entities involved in oil removal operations
• Procedures for early detection and timely notification of an oil discharge
• Assurance that full resource capability is known and can be committed following a discharge
• Actions for after discovery and notification of a discharge
• Procedures to facilitate recovery of damages and enforcement measures.
