Eho presentation 140806
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The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of environmental health officers (EHOs) in responding to civil emergencies. It discusses the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, which establishes statutory duties for local authorities. As a Category One responder, the council is required to undertake duties including risk assessment, emergency planning, and cooperation. Risk assessment identifies pandemic influenza, major pollution incidents, and flooding as high priorities. The document details specific EHO roles in responding to these events, such as advising on health risks, monitoring the environment, and assisting residents after flooding.
Eho presentation 140806
- 1. Emergency Response: The EHO as an Operational Responder in Civil Emergencies
- 2. Introduction: EPU Who we are Debbie Spargo Dominic Mellon John Howcroft What we 糸看 Planning Preparation Response Recovery How to contact us 02920 59 66 11 01443 232 270 - ask to page Vale Duty Emergency Planning Officer
- 3. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Why is the Act required? Outdated legislation: 11 Acts repealed 25 amendments Events: FMD Fuel Crisis Fire Strike Flooding 9/11 What does the act do? Establishes resilience framework for UK Statutory Responsibilities on Responders Defines Emergency Enables regulations Empowers central Government to pass legislation under Emergency Powers UK Resilience: http://www.ukresilience.info/ccact/index.shtm
- 4. Statutory Duties Council is Category One Responder Required to take up duties: Cooperation Information Sharing Risk Assessment Emergency Planning Business Continuity Management (BCM) Communicating with the Public BCM Promotion to Businesses & Voluntary Organisations
- 5. Risk Assessment Provide planning assumptions Help prioritise Risk reduction projects Emergency planning processes Response activities Resilience spending High Priority: Pandemic Influenza Major Pollution of Land/Sea/Air Major Localised Fluvial/Pluvial/Coastal Flooding Low Priority: SARS WNV Legionella/Meningitis Animal Diseases Large scale food poisoning is not currently listed in the SW CRR
- 6. Pandemic Influenza 1 High Likelihood: Overdue for pandemic High Impact: Morbidity: 25% Mortality: 0.37% Planning Leads: LHB/NHS Trust NPHS Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 1603 Morbidity: 50% Mortality: 0.25%
- 7. Pandemic Influenza 2 Multi-agency response Outbreak Control Teams (OCT) to assist with contact tracing Legal advice Provision of premises and facilities Provision of social services support Assist with public information/advice Establish body holding facilities Address issues relating to increased pressure on registration/ burial/cremation services Provide environmental health services Have good BCM in place Local Authority Roles & Responsibilities:
- 8. Major Pollution 1 Barry Chemical Complex Domino COMAH Site 4 top-tier sites 6 lower-tier sites Hazardous Chemicals: Formaldehyde Phenol Methanol Chlorosilanes Methyl Chloride Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Acrylonitrile Tert-dodecyl Mercaptan Image source: http://www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk/images/gallery/casu02big.jpg
- 9. Major Pollution 2 Liaise with responders Advice on Scale and nature of risk Possible health effects Health & Safety Hygiene arrangements at Rest Centres Residents safely returning to their houses Environmental monitoring Assistance with handling the media Env Health Roles & Responsibilities: COMAH Off-Site Plan is currently being revised by EPU
- 10. Major Flooding 1 High Likelihood: Previous history of flooding Flood risk areas plotted by EA Climate change High Impact: Damage to property Relocation of residents Psychosocial impacts Public health impacts Economic losses Damage to infrastructure Environmental impacts
- 11. Major Flooding 2 (Predominantly recovery phase) Decontamination of property Advice on contaminants Water quality sampling/monitoring Hygiene/welfare advice at rest centres Env Health Roles & Responsibilities:
- 12. What not to 糸看
- 13. Summary Council has must discharge statutory duties under the CCA Environmental Health is an integral part of the corporate emergency response Identified risks require specific actions to be taken by EHOs Remember CRITICAL
- 14. Thank you! Any questions?