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Whitton

Whitton community information

Community Safety Information

 

Advice for neighbours of Whitton EASY Liquids Site

This communication has been prepared by IPL to provide information to those who live or work near the EASY Liquids depot at Young Road, Whitton, New South Wales, Australia.

The Whitton EASY Liquids Depot is a 3.7-hectare site located at on Young Road approximately 8 km south of the Whitton township in rural NSW. The site is a liquid fertiliser distribution depot that provides a distribution point for fertiliser products to a network of local farmers. The facility consists of a network of process and storage non-pressurised tanks containing liquid fertilisers. 

Incitec Pivot Fertilisers is a business of Incitec Pivot Limited. ABN 42 004 080 264

 

Our Safety Framework

All Incitec Pivot and EASY liquids sites operate under strict framework of federal, state and local government safety and environmental regulations. The company has procedures and controls in place to meet or exceed all regulatory requirements. Whitton EASY Liquids operates according to a Safety Management System which is designed to meet the requirements of OH&S legislation.   Our health, safety and environmental standards are designed to ensure that the operation of our facilities causes ‘Zero Harm to Everyone, Everywhere’ and demonstrates ‘Care for the Community and our Environment’

The site has robust plans ready to be put into action to manage a range of possible emergencies, including a chemical release or fire.  Our emergency plans include Pollution Incident Response Plans and have been developed in line with industry and regulatory guidelines.

Emergency Response

Once activated, the detailed site emergency plans will guide our immediate response to any incident, which may include advising neighbours if necessary. Minimising the potential for impact in the community is a key part of the plans, which will cover potential incidents including fire, chemical spill or leak, bomb threat and natural disaster.

An incident may require the site emergency siren to be activated.  The purpose of the emergency siren at the site is to alert on-site workers and initiate an onsite emergency response if needed. The siren is not used to alert the public to danger.

In an extreme circumstance, the site and possibly the surrounding area may be evacuated.  Emergency Services are the only ones who can lawfully order an evacuation.

If you are asked by Emergency Services to evacuate, you should follow all directions provided. 

 

Community Contact during an Emergency

In the event that an emergency situation occurs at the EASY Liquids site, it may be necessary to contact the community.

The need to contact the community will be made in consultation with the Emergency Services who are responsible for community notification.

Notification may be made via the Incitec Pivot website and EASY liquids will work with emergency agencies to notify the community with further updates and will also work with relevant Government agencies to provide technical information.

 

Contacting EASY Liquids Whitton

In the event that you need to contact the EASY Liquids Whitton Operation, please phone (02) 6955 2565.  This number can be used to lodge a complaint regarding the site operation and is available to all members of the public as needed.

If your issue is not urgent, use the contact form here.

 

Contacting relevant authorities in the event of an incident

In the event of an environmental incident that causes material environmental harm, EASY Liquids representatives and Emergency Responders will;

• Collect the initial basic information of the incident for reporting purposes; and 
• Contact the following authorities as required by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. The time that each of the authorities were notified will be recorded and included on the incident report.