December 2019, NJR assisted in developing and executing an onsite audit of a client’s listed Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO). Key elements of the audit were an escorted site and equipment inspection along with a discussion of day-to-day operations. A questionnaire developed, following standard industry practices, focused on general information (e.g. site contact details, contract [...]
On October 16th and 17th, NJR conducted a 2-day, Command Post Style, Worst Case Discharge exercise, involving two Portland, Oregon operators and their respective Facility Response Plans. This exercise was unique as it exercised two different Responsible Parties (RP)s with one scenario. Party B handled the reactive phase of the response with the initial discovery of [...]
Eighteen months of intensive joint industry, agency and response organizational planning efforts came to fruition in the middle of September 2019 when NJR facilitated a complex 400+ person exercise in Perth, Australia across multiple time zones and great distances between command posts. The exercise scenario involved a well blow out, and an explosion and subsequent [...]
This year, NJR conducted its 25th Incident Management Team exercise for Vopak. The exercise focused on the reactive phase of the response – a stage crucial to limiting the scale of the incident. Vopak worked effectively with agencies and response contractors to prevent the release from impacting the Port of Los Angeles. During this exercise, [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) conducted a two-day crisis management and communications workshop, giving designated company leadership the opportunity to exercise their program through presentations, reinforcing activities, and a team exercise. Scenario-based activities emphasized the leadership roles and responsibilities during a crisis response. The workshop focused on the interface, interactions, and communications between the Crisis Management [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) supported the design, facilitation and evaluation of a multinational, Tier 3 incident management exercise for over 200 participants. The exercise focused on the response to a scenario where a client-operated oil tank vessel was struck by a passing container ship causing significant damage including the simulated release of 6,000 m3/38,000 [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) developed and facilitated a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – Refresher / Technician Training and Practical Exercise Program for a Pipeline Gas Transmission Operator. This company-specific program followed OSHA’s protocols for Hazardous Materials Annual Refresher & Technician Level Training with an additional focus on the Supervisor Role. Specific requirements [...]
NJ Resources, Inc (NJR) conducted an Incident Command System (ICS) 300 training workshop. ICS 300 is for personnel that may serve as command, command staff, and general staff. ICS 300 is considered an Intermediate ICS for Expanding incidents. Using a workshop type format, NJR covered the following areas during the workshop: ICS Staffing and [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) recently designed and facilitated a customized training and exercise program for a two-day event in Mexico City, Mexico. Day one consisted of interactive classroom ICS training and was followed by a Worst-Case Discharge exercise based on a gas release from a transmission line scenario on the second day. The training [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) conducted a large, Tier 3 exercise in the Philippines in June of 2018. The event ran for 4 days with 1 day of training and 3 days of exercising the first 48 hours of a response. The exercise had 228 participants with the majority in the Incident Command Post and [...]