An emergency plan according to ISO45001:2018 based on geoinformatics and early warning to reduce the risk of disasters in the Union Electricity Group in Adra Industrial City

Abstract

The emergency plan in this research aims to ensure the best preparedness to face sudden disasters and reduce their risk, and potential occurrence in the Union Electricity Group within the industrial city of Adra. This can be achieved by increasing the warning time for these disasters, rapid response to their dimensions, and a better understanding of their development over time. This plan has been designed and implemented within the ISO 45001:2018 specification, and then applied on the ground to meet many challenges, the most important of which are: most of the dangers are not

understood, information about these disasters is many and scattered, and the process of dissemination and distribution of this information is limited. Thus, when natural disasters occur, such as earthquakes, floods, and industrial disasters, such as fires resulting from the leakage of hazardous materials, for example, the implementation of this plan needs early warning information about these disasters to secure the starting point for any predictive estimate. Using this information, the work of this plan begins through initial warning processes to estimate the likelihood of these disasters, and then to predict them and determine the extent of their extension, effective approaches to address their potential impacts, preventive measures and the right timing to start. The emergency management provides the people at risk in the disaster area with this information in a timely manner through the early warning system that uses the available means of communication to transmit and disseminate the information in order to help in developing practical plans for evacuation and rescue, and to provide all the necessary preparations. In fact, warning operations must be

centered around people in order to be effective and successful, and this can be achieved by implementation of these basic elements: knowledge of the conditions and nature of disasters, providing technical monitoring and warning services on an ongoing basis, and diligent work on publishing and communicating warning alerts to people in dangerous locations, awareness, continuous training, and readiness to face risks and their effects.