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POLLUTION INCIDENT RESPONSE MANAGEMENT PLAN (PIRMP) QENOS BOTANY

The Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (POELA Act) includes a requirement that holders of Environment Protection Licences (EPLs) prepare and implement a pollution incident response management plan.

The objectives of these plans are to:

Ensure comprehensive and timely communication about a pollution incident to: staff on the premises, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Ministry of Health, Workcover NSW , local councils and people outside of the facility that may be affected by a pollution incident.

Minimise and control the risk of a pollution incident at the facility by requiring identification of risks and the development of planned actions to minimise and manage those risks.

Ensure that the plan is properly implemented by trained staff, identifying persons responsible for implementing it, and ensuring that the plan is regularly tested for accuracy, currency and suitability.

More information on the POELA Act and PIRMPs is available on the NSW EPA Website:

Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011

Qenos Botany PIRMP

Qenos has prepared a comprehensive PIRMP for it’s operations on the Botany Industrial Park and at Port Botany. In accordance with the requirements of the POELA Act, the following is an extract from the plan which details:

1. The procedure for contacting the relevant authorities in the event of a pollution incident; and

2. The procedures for communicating with the community.

Qenos also provides information about it’s operation and activities through this website, the Botany Industrial Park Brochure and through the Botany Industrial Park Community Consultative Committee.

Procedure for Contacting Relevant Authorities in the Event of Actual or Potential Environmental Harm

When material harm to the environment is caused or threatened, after calling 000 if there is an immediate threat to human health or property, notify the relevant authorities in the following order:

• EPA/OEH
• The Ministry of Health (via the local Public Health Unit)
• SafeWork NSW
• Bayside Council/Randwick Council
• Fire & Rescue NSW

External Contact Phone Number Listing:

# Personal information and telephone numbers deleted for protection of individual privacy

Procedure for Communicating with the Community

NOTIFICATION OF ADJACENT COMPANIES AND NEIGHBOURS

The location of the plant, inside the Botany Industrial Park site, is well distanced from the residential and industrial boundaries. In the event that an emergency or event has an offsite impact, or may be of concern to residential neighbours (eg loud noise, severe visual impact), the NSW Police Force and/or Fire and Rescue NSW will engage with the local community and/or media to provide information on the event. The notification of adjacent companies (off site) is also the responsibility of the combat agencies. Assistance for this activity will be provided by the Qenos Crisis Management Team in the event of a major incident.

Contact with the NSW Police Force for the purposes of the rapid distribution of information to local neighbours, is to be established through the Eastern Beaches Local Area Command (based at Maroubra Police Station). Events that may generate public concern, rather than actually having a physical impact on local neighbours, will be dealt with under a special protocol. This protocol is currently being developed by a multi-agency group lead by the LEOCON, and will ensure that consistent information and advice is provided by the Police, Fire and Rescue, Local Council and the Company. In the event of an emergency which has a potential physical off-site impact, the Local Area Command will activate the Botany Bay Precinct Plan.

Information updates on events and incidents will be posted to the Qenos website, Community Update Section.