The purpose of this project is to establish and maintain 4 specialist teams in responding environmental accidents of northern Taiwan region under MOENV surveillance. The 4 specialist teams are located at Yilan, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu respectively. Each team with 3 staffs on duty at all times for round-clock on-scene emergency response. Their responsibilities include accident site emergency response, accident sites pollution monitoring, sampling, clean-up, and recovery, etc. To enhance the effectiveness and capability of environmental accident response, we have participated in a total of 157 accident response. Calibration and regular maintenance work of all instruments are performed to ensure them functioning normally. Regarding accident prevention and preparedness, we have conducted 376 in-plant reviews of toxic chemical substances handling facilities, 201 tests of no-warning in-plant tests, 24 county and city toxic hazard drills, 2 workshops of mobilization, 54 seminars of toxic incidents code compliance and accident evacuation, 4 group training of industrial joint response task forces. In addition, 72 drills incorporate with local environmental authorities concerning anti-terrorism and environmental accidents are performed. 1,046 reviews of toxic incidents hazard prevention and preparedness plans. A report on the analysis of 678 hazard potential companies and evacuation was completed. Finally, 2 case-study and lesson learned conference is held to prevent similar accidents occurred.

Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances、 Emergency Response、Environmental Accident