Hazard Release Emergency Preparedness for the Oil and Gas Industry

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Information to help you prepare for a hazardous release emergency in the oil and gas industry.

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Hazard Release Emergencies:How to Develop an Effective Strategy to Prepare for and

Communicate During a Catastrophic Event

Agenda

Life Cycle

Crisis Communication Plan

Training Techniques

Determine Representation

Identifying Scenarios, Material Information

Communication and Managing the Event

What to do After the Event

Strategies and Resources

Life Cycle

Emergency Management

1. Prevention

2. Mitigation

3. Preparedness

4. Response

5. Recovery

Life Cycle - Release

Spill or release event

Disaster response

Pre-landfall

Damage Assessments

Landfall

Post-spill cleanup

Coastal restoration

Long-term recovery

Coastal and environmental engineering services

Life Cycle

Mitigation

Preparedness

Crisis Communication Plan

Elements

Pre-Crisis

Anticipate

Identify and train your communications team

Establish notification and monitoring systems

Identify and know your stakeholders

Develop holding statements

Post-Crisis

Assess the crisis situation

Finalize and adapt key messages

Post-Crisis analysis

Suggested Content

First hour response

checklist

Contacts

Injury/Fatality

Other disasters

Media

Community Relations

Safety

Past Crises

Company Background

Project Data Sheets

Foreign Language

Expertise

Social Crisis Management

“Here we are with the greatest American energy revolution

happening right before our eyes, which has already poured

untold billions of dollars into the US economy, and we are letting

our adversaries dictate the conversation and shape public perception.”

James Hahn II, Tribe Rocket

Be Proactively Social

Training Techniques

Table-Top Exercises

Determine an objective, create realistic scenario

Invite local pipeline operators to participate

Review existing procedures and assign roles

Take detailed notes during the drill

Identify takeaways and gaps

Mock Scenarios

Contained in a classroom

Full-scale production

Spokesperson Practice

Primary and Backup

Official statements

Q&A drill

Technical experts

Determine Representation

Selecting a Spokesperson

Crisis Management Team

One person

Back-up

Technical experts

Spokesperson Presentation

DO:

Use a script

Practice

Arrive early

Check equipment

Check microphone

Timing

Answer questions asked

“I will have to check that out for you – please see

me after the meeting”

Spokesperson Presentation

DON’Ts

Wing it

Tell an anecdote or joke

Speak longer than allotted time

Answer more than the questions asked

Allow one person to dominate

Identifying Scenarios, Material

Information

Scenarios

Most likely

Catastrophic

Other

Material Information

Compliance information

Storage & maintenance of info

Training

Communication and Managing the

Event

Communication

Formal conference

Print

Web

Social

Sample News Release

A (what happened) at (location) involving (who)

occurred today at (time).

The incident is under investigation and more information is forthcoming.

Key Audiences

Employees

Community

Client

Partners

Media

Government

Contact Log

Document all calls from media

Manage callbacks

Post-crisis analysis

Media Interviews

Talking points

Anticipate questions and prepare responses

Practice

Cover controversial areas ahead of time

Media Interviews

DO

Be specific

Use analogies

Be yourself

Listen

If you don’t have an answer or can’t answer, admit it and move on.

Print Interviews

Coordinate before the interview so you are

prepared

Maintain control of interview

Set a time limit in advance

Avoid jargon

Don’t answer inappropriate questions, say - “not

an appropriate topic at this time” or “it’s

proprietary”

What to do After the Event

Post-Mortem

Crisis Team

Spokesperson & Experts

Informal/Formal review

Feedback loop

Strategies and Resources

Resources

Third-party – impartial look inside

Observe drills, scenarios, training

Frequent review depending on conditions

Resources

Crisis Management Institute

Insurance carrier and broker

Industry groups

Crisis Management experts

Thank you!

Continue the conversation –

Abby Ferri, CSP

abbyferri@gmail.com

612-567-9981

@abbyferri

Abby Ferri, CSP

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