Gas network company SGN will conduct a routine exercise next week to test emergency procedures at its Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) site in Sandwick Road, Stornoway.
SGN will be working closely with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to test their combined emergency response during a major incident.
From 6pm until approximately 9.45pm this Tuesday, the organisations will play out a live incident scenario at the site.
A combined and co-ordinated emergency response following a staged road traffic collision
involving s road tankers inside the confines of the site will be tested.
During this time, Sandwick Road will be closed between its junctions with Island Road and Seaforth Road to motorists for safety.
Access will be maintained to adjacent properties, but all other vehicles will be diverted via Seaforth Road, including the Point to Stornoway bus service. Sandwick Road will reopen at the conclusion of the exercise.
People living or working near the site may be familiar with the routine tests.
Tuesday’s exercise will test different procedures and SGN does not plan to activate the site’s audible warning siren during this particular test. This siren is used to warn the community of any potential incidents.
SGN spokesperson Dan Brown said: “Exercises like this help keep us fully prepared for major incidents and help to identify our collaborative roles and responsibilities.
“They also highlight improvements we can make, together with our partner emergency services, to manage incidents in the safest and most secure way possible.”
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