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 [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) assisted in the design and successful execution of a Tier III full scale exercise conducted for Shell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July, 2017. The exercise was a joint effort by Shell and SBM Offshore (SBM Offshore provides floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry). The exercise involved a [...]
NJ Resources, Inc. (NJR) assisted in the design and successful execution of a Tier III full scale exercise conducted for Shell in The Hague, The Netherlands in June, 2017. The exercise, involving a scenario with a simulated sub-sea well control problem and subsequent release of oil, was conducted over the course of two days [...]
Brownsville, TX NJR recently assisted the Port of Brownsville, TX by conducting first responder refresher training. Fifty-One First Responders assembled at the Port of Brownsville and responded to an instructor led training program that simulated an incident. Once engaged, the teams began conducting assessments and evaluate how to effectively respond in a safe manner. The [...]