Critical incident management / GRI 3-3, SDG 3.9 /
In case of any incident, accident or emergency, KPO operates a robust three-level Emergency Response system used to trigger a prompt response, assessment of emergency scale, planning and implementation of actions to localize and eliminate emergency and its consequences. The system is graphically shown on figure 6.
Fig. 6. KPO emergency response system/ GRI 3-3, 403-5 /
In 2024, KPO continued training of Incident Management Team in accordance with the approved schedule.
Weekly, theoretical and practical trainings were carried out throughout 2024 with the involvement of KPO Civil Protection Units, namely:
- firefighting teams,
- gas rescue team,
- voluntary emergency-rescue team,
- medical units.
Totally, 52 drills have been conducted with the involvement of KPO Civil Protection Units at the training area.
Moreover, in 2024, KPO continued training of staff in civil protection via the e-learning system, as required by the RoK legislation.
In 2024, as part of ensuring the readiness of level I forces and resources, all Company’s hazardous production facilities conducted monthly emergency response drills with the involvement of the Facility Incident Command Team (ICT), emergency rescue teams and KPO and contractors’ personnel.
The total number of emergency response drills conducted in 2024 at KPO facilities for the purpose of exercising the actions of level I incident command teams and emergency rescue units amounted to 113 drills (113 in 2023).
During 2024, the Company conducted 13 emergency training exercises were conducted, of which 7 emergency training exercises were carried out with involvement of the II FIMC level.
In 2024, practical training was held for donning filter hood:
- AVON NH – 15, 392 people were trained in 7 classes,
- SCBA – 1,039 people were trained in 95 classes.
Graph 2. Emergency response drills completed in 2022–2024
KPO continues its active engagement with local authorities in the periods of high water, fire hazard and winter.
Throughout 2024, representatives of KPO emergency rescue teams and units responded to 14 calls by going out to settlement to provide assistance in extinguishing steppe fires at agricultural facilities, household outbuildings, and forest belt fires.
KPO continues its active engagement with local authorities in the periods of high water, fire hazard and winter.
The level II and III centres’ members took part in the following real mobilizations and drills, which allowed maintaining the readiness level: / GRI 3-3 /
Tab. 5. Level II and III drills conducted in 2024
|
Type of drill |
Date |
Objectives |
Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Table Top exercise |
03 September 2024 |
“Actions of teams and resources for eliminating oil spill at the intersection of Ural River with KATS pipeline”. In the course of the exercise, the following actions were worked out: Emergency Response system delivery and deployment of equipment intended to contain oil on the water surface and skim it, the first-priority actions of the IMT and ICT in case of petroleum products spill on the linear section of the KATS export pipeline. |
ERS and KPO units together with WKO Emergency Department |
|
Integrated Exercise “IRBIS ” |
11 October 2024 |
“Gas leak followed by ignition and fire at the MP Gas Dehydration and Dew Point Control Unit with a toxic fluid release”. Exercise objectives were to:
|
Personnel of Centres of the I, II, III KPO ER levels, the PARIS team |
|
Table Top exercise |
06 December 2024 |
“Road Traffic Incident”. In order to test the level of preparedness of KPO emergency response services and teams (ECC, KPO ERS, FERS, Security, Medical Service) in case of a road traffic incident with a large number of casualties, a tactical triage exercise was conducted. |
ERS and KPO units, Security |
Community preparedness / GRI 2-23, 2-29, 3-3 /
KPO maintains awareness of the community on the procedure for responding in case of emergency situation at the Karachaganak Field and along the export pipeline KATS and general fire safety requirements during fire hazard period.
In 2024, following the approved plan, 11 meetings were held for 94 people with the rural districts Akims and the community located around the Field to discuss such issues as: importance of the central monitoring station, village alarm stations and their intent, abidance by fire safety regulations during farming operations in fire hazard period.
6 practical drills with activation of a single warning signal “Attention All” and use of the Village Alarm stations equipment were carried out to exercise joint actions of the rural districts Akimats and responsible people when managing evacuation of the community in case of threat from the field area, interaction with ECC Dispatcher. 66 people were involved during practical drills.
To maintain constant readiness of village alarm stations, throughout the 2024, the Community Protection Specialist of the KPO Emergency Response Department jointly with Business-partners representatives carried out monthly testing of emergency alarm signals and public address systems, as well as the maintenance of this equipment. Such village alarm stations are installed in seven villages that are situated around the Field.
/ GRI 3-3 /
Emergency response and crisis management are the key processes of the KPO management system since, if an emergency situation escalates, KPO and contractors’ personnel, as well as the neighbouring communities, may happen to be within the possible hazard impact area.
Emergency preparedness and response implies a recognition of possible irregularities and accidents, as well as creation of an organizational structure and resources for the mitigation of such accidents’ effects on people, the environment, the Company’s assets and reputation. These resources are also used to render support to the Burlin District state emergency and rescue capabilities in fighting fires on residential and agricultural lands, as well as in combating floods.
