Major Emergency Plan
The Major Emergency Plan is designed to cope with any emergency irrespective of how, where or when it occurs, and for this reason the plan must retain a degree of flexibility.
Our role is to act as the contact point for the emergency services.
The Plan provides local authority and other resources to assist the Police, Fire & Rescue, Ambulance and Health Services.
However, some emergencies can be anticipated and the contingency plans mentioned below have been drawn up to deal with these.
Hazardous Site Plans
Emergency Planning prepares and maintains off-site emergency plans for hazardous sites in Leicester.
The plans are designed to deal with the consequences of an incident whch could have an affect beyond the site boundary.
They set a framework for co-ordinating the resopnse by the emergency services, council and company to an incident at the site.
Provisions are included for warning the public, the possible effect on the environment and, where necessary, evacuation.
Emergency Planning is involved in: advising occupiers of public buildings (eg schools) on emergency procedures and, during an emergency, keeping them updated, and providing support for the emergency services.
Events
Plans are prepared for events attracting large crowds to ensure, as far as possible, the safety of spectators.
The arrangements include: control points, stewards, first aid, fire precautions, emergency announcements, signing, layout of site, access/egress for spectators and emergency services and the procedures to be implemented if there is an incident at the event.
Pipelines
There is a statutory duty on the Council to prepare plans to deal with a major accident occurring on a pipeline carrying dangerous substances which are identified by the Health and Safety Executive.
Rest Centres/Shelters
The above plans have been prepared to detail the practical assistance (shelter, feeding, etc), for those people affected by an emergency, taking into account the community needs and the needs of the vulnerable within the communities.
The plan includes statutory services (health, education, social services) and the voluntary services.
We will call out the appropriate agencies.
