Maltings

DOCUMENT NUMBER: BMS P-22-F03

SUBJECT: EFFLUENT ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE MOCK DRILL EMERGENCY EVALATION REPORT
ISSUE No: 4 PAGE: 1 OF 1 PREPARED BY SHE OFFICER

MOCK DRILL EMERGENCY EVALATION REPORT

OBJECTIVES

1) To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the emergency response team in attending to emergencies
2) To assess if the employees are aware with the emergency procedures in place
3) To deduce findings that can be used to continually improve the emergency response performance

Date Of Mock Emergency 14/08/20 Arrival Of First Help 0830 Hours

Department Process Time Ambulance Arrived Was not required
Location Of Event Effluent Tank Time Emergency Reaction Team 0835 Hours
Observer And Designation SHE Officer Time Of Arrival Of The Management 0830 Hours
Time Of Incident 0830 Hours Alarm Turned Off N/A
Time Alarm Sounded N/A Total Time (Response and Evacuation) 40 minutes
Toll Free Number Raised No toll free number on the Plant Time Arrived At Clinic N/A

TYPE OF DRILL
Real Event  Mock Planned Unplanned 

NATURE OF EMERGENCY
Fire And/ Or Dust Explosion Diesel Spillage Release Of Ammonia, Toxic Gases into air
Veld Fires Effluent Spillage  Spillage Of Hazardous Chemical

DEPARTMENTS/SECTIONS THAT PARTICIPATED

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 SHE
 Fire team
 Store
 Production
DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY SCENARIO

 On the morning of 14 August 2020, as part of a maintenance programme, an effluent pump was removed from the effluent tank, and as the work could not be
completed that day, a blanking plate was fitted over the end of pipe where the pump had been removed. That evening, without the Process Malting Technicians
knowing, and when Technician on shift drained effluent from the steep tank to effluent tank, the effluent escaped through the banking plate into the bundwall.
At around 08.30 the Plant Manager was doing plant walkabouts. He discovered effluent on the ground outside the effluent holding tank bundawall.

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RESPONSE EVALUATION

Item ITEM OBSERVED FINDINGS

1 Alarm (sounded, audibility, response)
2 Scene Preservation (barricading)
3 Emergency response team
4 Ambulance (Mars/EMRAS) response
5 Management/ Supervisors
6 Overall Response
Fire alarm was not raised.
The scene was preserved.
The response team came onsite and responded well to close the leak and trace the flow of the effluent. Effluent was
flowing into the drains connected to Municipal storm drains. The capacity of the bundwall could be enough to
contain effluent from the tank but it was observed that the bundwall was leaking and the valves on the bundwall
were left open.
Ambulance was not required in the drill
The Plant Engineer, Process Manager and QC Manager came onsite. SHE officer coordinated the emergency
management
The overall performance was commendable. People knew satisfied with the overall containment systems despite of
the leaks on the bundwall

IDENTIFIED GAPS AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN

Item Gap Remedial Action By who Follow up by By when Status

1 Bundwall valves were left open. High Keep the valves closed Malting Technician Process 15.08.20 Done
risk of discharging effluent Manager
2 Bundwalls were leaking effluent Fix the bundwall Plant Engineer Plant manager 30.08.20 Open
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