EAPC puts extensive resources into staff training and automation of the company’s terminals and pipe systems, and employs the most advanced control and safety systems in the world to this end.

EAPC is meticulous about operating in accordance with the most stringent international and Israeli standards, and provides refresher training in the procedures and renews equipment, as necessary.

Fire extinguishing

The company’s in-house fire extinguishing team is composed of EAPC employees who have specialized in various branches of fire extinguishing, and who are permanently stationed on the company’s grounds.

This specialization includes attending of professional courses held in Europe and the United States, involving intensive training, including theory and practice based on international API standards in firefighting methods specific to fire incidents on tank farms. In addition, the teams conduct four highly intensive multi-system exercises every year, some in cooperation with relevant external entities, such as the fire service, MDA, the Home Front Command, the Israel Police, etc.

Leaks

In the event of leaks in pipelines and at oil terminals, EAPC proceeds in accordance with the procedures and standards to detect early, report, determine the exact location, minimize the environmental impact, and treat the leak. The procedures are based on international standards and on Ministry of Environmental Protection directives, and once a year, the team conducts a leak incident exercise in order to maintain the proficiency of the teams and the good working order of the equipment.

EAPC is equipped with all the necessary means to stop leaks on land and offshore, and with the means required to minimize environmental damage liable to be caused by a leak.
In a leak incident, an emergency procedure is invoked to isolate the area of the leak, and internal EAPC task forces are summoned (and as necessary, external entities as well – relevant contractors, crane operators, welders, etc.)

In the Ein Evrona incident, it was the fast action of the highly skilled teams that prevented even greater damage from being caused as a result of the oil leak.

Sea pollution

Team training exercises are also conducted offshore, and a leak incident and sea pollution are simulated. The procedures for handling sea pollution incidents are defined in a detailed emergency company plan, approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

The emergency teams are certified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to handle sea pollution incidents, and conduct two exercises a year, including the team operating the equipment, and practice a leak incident together with the relevant external parties. The company is fully outfitted with all the equipment required to deal with offshore leaks, including special pumping installations, marine blocks, floating tanks, and special-purpose boats.

EAPC has been called in several times to assist the authorities with sea pollution incidents that have occurred at other ports, and works in tandem with the Marine Pollution Unit in the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

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