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Community Risk Register Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership Community Risk Register Contents Introduction 01 Area Prole 03 Potential Risks - Inuenza Type Diseases - Pandemic 05 Potential Risks - Severe Weather 07 Potential Risks - Flooding 09 Potential Risks - Pollution and Contamination 11 Potential Risks - Industrial Site Incidents 13 Potential Risks - Utilities Disruption 15 Preparedness 17 // Personal Information 18 Find Out More 19 Useful Apps and Social Media 20 Local Authorities 21 Contributors 22 Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership Lothian and Borders / Community Risk Register Community Risk Register / Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership // Introduction What is a Community Risk Register? Who is this document for? This Community Risk Register (CRR) highlights Whenever an emergency1 occurs, it has the risks that have the highest likelihood and potential to affect you and those around you in potential to have signicant impact, causing a number of ways. disruption to the Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership (LRP) area and its This document will highlight some of the communities, as dened in the map on page 21. different ways in which this could happen, ranging from how it affects you, the individual, This document will: to the broader Lothian and Borders LRP area. • Inform you about the highest risks and their consequences in the Lothian and Borders area You How you could be affected in • Provide you with links to organisations and your daily life websites to nd out more • Encourage steps that can be taken to become better prepared and more resilient Your Family in your home, business and community How those close to you could While certain risks are mentioned it does not be affected mean that they will denitely occur in the Lothian and Borders area. It does mean there is a possibility of them Your Business happening and this document will provide What it could mean for your information about what can be done if any of business them do occur and how you can prepare and stay informed. You should also use this information in Your Community conjunction with local knowledge and advice What the effects could be to your from the emergency services, agencies, local local community health boards and your local authority. Contact details can be found from page 19. Your Area How the overall region could be affected 1To aid understanding and continuity throughout the CRR, the term ‘emergency’ is being used to cover all types of disruptive events, incidents and accidents which may occur as a result of an identied potential risk. 01 Resilience Partnership Prole How is a Community Risk Register The Lothian and Borders LRP comprises created? organisations which are required to prepare The CRR is the result of risk assessments carried and plan for, respond to and recover from out by the multi-agency partnership to identify emergencies in the Lothian and Borders area. risks in the area and rate them in terms of their The partnership works to enhance the safety of likelihood of occurring and the potential impact. Lothian and Borders and its local communities. The results of these assessments are used to inform the partnership and produce agreed and Examples of organisations which make up this effective multi-agency plans and procedures. multi-agency partnership include, but are not limited to: This document is the result of professional judgement from a range of contributors, • City of Edinburgh Council historical evidence, scientic input and expert • East Lothian Council analysis in evaluating the key risks facing the • Midlothian Council Lothian and Borders LRP area. • Scottish Borders Council • West Lothian Council This CRR covers non-malicious emergencies • Police Scotland (e.g. natural occurrences, accidents) rather • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service than threats (e.g. terrorist incidents). Although • Scottish Ambulance Service the Lothian and Borders LRP addresses threats • NHS Borders within its risk assessment work, the sensitivity • NHS Lothians of the information supporting its assessments, • Scottish Environment Protection Agency means that details will not be made available in (SEPA) the public domain. • HR Coastguard (MCA) • Met Ofce The specic risks identied in this document are • Voluntary sector viewed to have the potential to cause signicant // • Utility companies disruption to people’s lives should they occur within the Lothian and Borders LRP. Lothian and Borders Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership Lothian and Borders / © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey 100054002 Community Risk Register 02 Community Risk Register / Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership // Area Prole Lothian and Borders The Lothian and Borders LRP is formed by the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian, and the Scottish Borders Councils. It covers an area of just under 2,500 square miles, extending from North Berwick at its most Northerly point to Newcastleton (near the border with England) and from West Linton (near its Western boundary) to Eyemouth in the East. Just under 1m people live in the Lothian and Borders area and 50% of this population lives within the City of Edinburgh. There are good road and rail networks. The M8 links Edinburgh with Glasgow, the M9 extends from Edinburgh past Stirling, and the M90 to Perth links Edinburgh with the North and North East of Scotland. South of Edinburgh, the A1 and A68 provide connections with the North of England and the A7 is a vital route to the rural areas of the Scottish Borders. From Edinburgh there are rail connections to all Scottish cities and the East Coast Rail Line carries passengers South to London. The recent completion of the Borders Railway from Tweedbank to Edinburgh will contribute to the economy of the Scottish Borders. Some important nancial institutions are based in Edinburgh, including the world headquarters The Forth Bridge for rail and the Forth of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The International Road Bridge for road trafc support these Airport expansion is increasing the number of transport links across the Forth Estuary and foreign and business visitors and a high output the Queensferry Crossing, opening in 2016, from agriculture and forestry in the rural Council will improve road links to and from the Lothian areas also contributes to the local economy. and Borders area. The Firth of Forth is a signicant feature on the North shore of the The Royal Inrmary and the Royal Hospital Local Resilience Partnership area. A number of for Sick Children, Edinburgh, the Borders large facilities contribute to the area’s economy: General Hospital, Melrose and St John’s several docks service the petrochemicals, oil Hospital, Livingston are the main hospitals handling and fabrication industries and cruise in the Local Resilience Partnership area and liners are frequent visitors to Leith. The estuary are supplemented by a number of smaller is an important site for sea life and is protected local hospitals and some private health care by the Ramsar Convention, which conserves providers. resources and uses wetlands wisely. There are three universities; Edinburgh, Napier Electricity is generated by Torness nuclear and Heriot Watt and a number of colleges; power station in East Lothian and a number Edinburgh, West Lothian, Borders and of wind farms are located on the hills of the Newbattle Abbey. Scottish Borders. The Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyrood House, are situated in Edinburgh and, with Edinburgh Castle, are major tourist 03 attractions. 04 Community Risk Register / Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / Lothian and Borders Local Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Inuenza Type Diseases - Pandemic A u pandemic occurs when a new inuenza virus emerges for which people have little or no Illness, unable to go to work, loss of immunity and for which there is no vaccine. income, limited mobility, loss of life, high levels of anxiety Because of this lack of immunity the virus is able to: • Infect more humans over a large Missing school and work, passing geographical area illness on, loss of income, several members unwell, loss of life • Spread rapidly and efficiently from person to person • Cause clinical illness in a proportion of those Workforce unable to get to work, infected loss of income, business networks Pandemic u is similar to seasonal u but the affected symptoms can be more severe and whilst seasonal u tends to happen around October to May every year, a pandemic u can happen at Increased demand on healthcare any time. services, transport disruption and delays, economic losses, signicant loss of life Transport and delivery disruptions, increased demand on healthcare services, economic and business losses, tourism affected, loss of life 05 Possible Consequences • Many people affected • Public anxiety • Higher than usual number of deaths • Health and social care services stretched • Vulnerable people at a higher risk • High staff absence levels • Public transportation affected • Normal daily routines become affected What the Lothian and Borders LRP members are doing: In the event of an outbreak, working together to: • put surveillance arrangements in place to quickly identify and react to new diseases to avoid large outbreaks occurring • promote good infection control measures in health centres and hospitals • promote business continuity with local partners and businesses • support the NHS and social care services to cope with increased demand
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