The purposes of this project were to enhance management of toxic chemical which factories operated in Yunlin county. Secondly, improved database for disaster prevention and response of toxic chemical business. Third, established methods of inspection for high risk factories which operated toxic chemical. Finally, improved energy for disaster response to toxic chemical operating factories. Through management of inspection, siren and detector testing, inspection for drills with all-out, holding regulations briefing session and updated database of disaster prevention for toxic chemical operating factories in Yunlin county and another toxic chemical businesses. There will enhance management and energy of disaster response for toxic chemical operating factories to lower risk of toxic chemical disaster. This project had completed 101 times of patrol and inspection, 2 telephone-communication tests, 4 regulation promulgations/ toxic chemical disaster prevention workshops, 45 tests for detective and alarmed equipments, 9 drills with all-out, and 1 field support of chemical events, etc. In addition, the basic information, emergency equipments, locations of toxic chemicals, and detective and alarmed equipments were updated every month. In order to coordinate the Environmental Protection Administration’s (EPA) annual evaluation plan, we also assisted in preparing written materials and administrative supports. With operation of inspecting and controlling for toxic chemical plan, aggregated defects that most factories happened then provided to factories reviewed, in order to reduce risk of toxic chemical incidents. By statistic, the incidence rate was much lower for toxic chemical operating factories in Yunlin county. This results were not only government strived for toxic chemical management and prevention, but also toxic chemical operating factories needed to make effort on prevention that would lower risk of toxic chemical incidents.

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