Slackmedelscentralen (SMC)
The SMC Organization is fully owned and financed by the Oil Industry Companies in Sweden. The SMC was founded 1994, after a thorough investigation and planning process together with concerned authorities in Sweden.
The Refinery Terminal Fire Company (RTFC)
The Refinery Terminal Fire Company (RTFC) was established in 1948, in the wake of the Texas City, Texas disaster, and today is the largest non-profit industrial firefighting group in the United States.
Bescherming en veerkracht vitale infrastructuur: The Scottish Way
Op 8 oktober 2014 vertrekt vlucht KL 1477 richting Glasgow voor een tweedaags werkbezoek aan de Schotse overheid. Aan boord vertegenwoordigers van Defensie, PWN, Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland, Liander, ProRail, Schiphol, de Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland en de Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam-Rijnmond.
FER Fire Brigade: a special brand
In August 2017, three consultants of Kappetijn Safety Specialists visited the FER Fire Brigade in Száshalombatta. The company tour was organized as part of a benchmark study about fire services in industrial areas and harbors, supported by JOIFF.
Following the Texas way – in Essex
Petrochemical mutual aid is well established in Texas, with over 100 members of the Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) scheme. In the UK, just east of London, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) have set up what is believed to be the first such scheme in the UK – the eight-strong Essex Petrochemical Mutual Aid (EPMA), writes Alan Field.
CIMA aids in Houston Ship Channel incident response
Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) represents one of the largest industrial mutual aid systems in the world, featuring over 100 members, including private companies, municipalities and governmental entities, in the Houston Ship Channel since 1955.
Falck acquires Teesside emergency response business Sembcorp Utilities
Industrial fire and rescue services provider Falck has taken over a division of Sembcorp Utilities UK.
Interregional industrial disaster abatement in the Netherlands: the need for public-private partnership
In the Netherlands, petrochemical and other chemical industries in the Seveso categories, nuclear facilities, container terminals and marshalling yards may be obliged to have a company-owned firefighting unit. These specialised units prepare to deal with the risk profile and likely incident scenarios of the company.
Company representative: the connecting link between company and emergency services
The Netherlands accomodates about 400 companies that fall under Seveso regulations according to their risk profile. The risks that these companies pose to their surroundings require special attention from both the companies themselves and the government.
PPP & Mutual Aid in Sohar: Strength in Unity
With the Emergency Response Upgrade Programme having framed an ambitious vision of safety, work is now underway to implement a system of collective emergency response at the Port of Sohar in Oman.
