Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management

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Our priority remains to recover those missing but the site remains extremely unstable – both the collapsed structure and the remaining building which has already been primed and cut for demolition. They do this by reviewing current plans in place for the University, faculties and directorates to deal with major incidents, and by anticipating potential new risks to the University’s ability to maintain business as usual operations.

Our thoughts are with the family affected and specially trained officers will continue to support them throughout this investigation. The University of Oxford Risk and Resilience Team and the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were involved, and Oxford University Security Services and the other Oxford colleges were also made aware of the exercise. For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Authoritative, comprehensive, and concise, this quick-reference guide will be of use to both established experts and to novices in the field.He trained in General Medicine and Emergency Medicine, joined the British Army and was appointed Consultant in 1997. This manual will be useful in planning for all types of major incident, acting as the basis for training, and as an aide-memoir during an event. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The information base required to plan for and manage this response has now been collected together into a single user friendly volume, clearly describing the hazards and their management at all stages. Police said on Thursday that the children, whose ages have not been confirmed, remained in hospital. The police will be taking over control of the site as part of ongoing investigation but we are continuing working with fire services from Bucks, Hants and West Midlands, and this work may continue for several days. Local residents of Didcot may wish to consider keeping their doors and windows closed to avoid dust should there be any further collapse of the building. This university policy statement identifies that all departments draw up a contingency plan for dealing with major fire, flooding and any other serious foreseeable emergency.

Casualties are being directed to the Emergency Department of the John Radcliffe Hospital which has been made ready to receive them.

Water supplies have been affected in South Oxfordshire and the Vale following a burst water pipe at Heyford Hill Roundabout on the Oxford Ring Road. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who has died and our thoughts remain with the families of those missing. Thames Valley Police Assistant Chief Constable Scott Chilton said: “We are continuing to work with the Health and Safety Executive and all the emergency services to understand the cause of this incident.Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can confirm that it is responding to a major incident declared today at Didcot Power Station. Five young men from Oxford were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. We are grateful to members of the public for avoiding attending our Emergency Department for anything other than serious or life-threatening emergencies.