AN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND ITS APPLICATION TOWARDS OIL SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT A CRUDE OIL TERMINAL

Abstract

This study attempts to analyze the integrated management approach and its application towards an oil spill emergency response at one of the crude oil terminal in Malaysia. It involves the management team and other related parties who are responsible for the emergency of the oil spill at the terminal. This study aims to analyze the current awareness among the oil terminal communities and to examine the current practice of management approach on the emergency response towards the oil spill. This study encompasses two independent variables such as Current awareness and current practice of management approach towards the oil spill emergency response. It is very crucial to enhance the current knowledge among the related communities on the hazards, the importance of their role and their responsibilities in combating the oil spill incidents and, to protect the oil spill from reaching the sensitive area at the oil terminal. 53 respondents from different management levels have responded to the questionnaire survey. The results showed that more than 95% of the respondents are aware and able to cope with the current management practices towards the oil spill emergency response at that crude oil terminal. Thus, it is very useful to the terminal communities to familiar with, and aware of the response plan before, during, and post the oil spill incidents.