Community Risk Register

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Community Risk Register / East of Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Introduction What is a Community Risk Register? Who is this document for? This Community Risk Register highlights risks Whenever an emergency1 occurs, it has the that have the highest likelihood and potential potential to affect you and those around you in to have signi cant impact, causing disruption to a number of ways. the East of Scotland region and its communities, as de ned in the map on page 02. This document will highlight some of the different ways in which this could happen, This document will: ranging from how it affects you, the individual, to the broader East of Scotland Regional • Inform you about the highest risks and their Resilience Partnership (RRP) region. consequences in the East of Scotland region You • Provide you with links to organisations and How you could be affected in websites to nd out more your daily life • Encourage steps that can be taken to become better prepared and more resilient in your home, business and community Your Family While certain risks are mentioned it does not How those close to you could mean that they will de nitely occur in the East of be affected Scotland region.

It does mean there is a possibility of them happening and this document will provide Your Business information about what can be done if any of What it could mean for your them do occur and how you can prepare and business stay informed.

You should also use this information in conjunction with local knowledge and advice Your Community from the emergency services, agencies, local What the effects could be to your health boards and your local authority. Contact local community details can be found on page 19.

Your Region 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 identi ed potential risk.

01 • • • • (SEPA) • • • • • RRP • limited to: multiagency partnershipinclude,butare not Examples oforganisations whichmakeupthis across theEast. coordinating three LocalResiliencePartnerships region anditscommunities bysupportingand to enhancethesafetyandresilience ofthe of Scotlandregion. Thepartnership works major disruptionsandemergencies intheEast prepare for, respond toandrecover from organisations thatare legallyrequired to The EastofScotlandRRPcomprises Resilience PartnershipPro le Region Scotland of East Voluntary sector Utility companies Met Of ce HM Coastguard (MCA) Scottish Environment Protection Agency NHS HealthBoards intheEastofScotland Scottish AmbulanceService Scottish Fire andRescueService Police Scotland Local AuthoritiesintheEastofScotland © Crown copyright anddatabaserights2015 Ordnance Survey100054002 resilience oftheregion. and sharinginformationtoincrease theoverall partnership’s workinpreparing foremergencies This CRRformsjustoneaspectofthe should theyoccurintheEastofScotland. to causesigni cantdisruptionpeople’s lives are onesthatare viewedtohavethepotential The speci crisksidenti edinthisdocument public domain. that detailswillnotbemadeavailableinthe information supportingitsassessments,means its riskassessmentwork,thesensitivityof East ofScotlandRRPaddresses threats within threats (eg,terrorist incidents).Althoughthe (natural occurrences, accidents)ratherthan This CRRcoversnon-maliciousemergencies the CivilContingenciesAct2004. resilience partnership’s legalrequirements under East ofScotlandRRPregion. Itformspartofthe analysis inevaluatingthekeyrisksfacing historical evidence,scienti cinputandexpert judgement from arangeof contributors, This documentistheresult ofprofessional procedures. agreed andeffective multi-agencyplansand are usedtoinformthepartnership andproduce of occurring.Theresults of theseassessments terms oftheirpotentialimpactandlikelihood the likelyrisksinarea and ratethemin out bythemulti-agencypartnershiptoidentify The CRRistheresult ofrisk assessmentscarried created? How isaCommunityRiskRegister

02 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Area Pro le East of Scotland The East of Scotland RRP is formed by nine Local Authorities and covers an area of just over 4,000 square miles: from Tyndrum in the North West, Fifeness (near St Andrews) to the East and Hawick to the South (near the border with England).

1.6 million people live in the East of Scotland and 30% (0.5m) of its population lives within the City of Edinburgh.

There are good road and rail networks across the region. The M8 links Edinburgh with Glasgow, the M9 extends from Edinburgh past Stirling, the M80 connects Stirling with Glasgow (and beyond to the M73 into England) and the M90 to Perth links with the North and North East of Scotland. South of Edinburgh, the A1 and A68 provide major connections with the North of England and the A7 is a vital route to the rural areas of the Scottish Borders. Within , the A91 and A92 provide the arterial routes and from Stirling, the A82, A84 and A85 lead to different areas of the Highlands.

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 is anticipated to stimulate the economy of the Scottish Borders. Important bridges support these transport links across the Forth and Tay Estuaries: the Forth Bridge and Tay Bridge for rail and the , , Bridge and Tay Road Bridge for road traf c. The Queensferry Crossing will open in 2016 and supplement these vital road links.

The Forth Estuary is a signi cant feature within the region, bound by Fife to the North, Forth Valley in the West and the Lothians to the South. Some important nancial institutions are based Along these shorelines, a number of large in Edinburgh, including the world headquarters facilities contribute to the region’s economy: of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and the several docks service the petrochemicals, ship International Airport expansion is increasing the building, oil handling and fabrication industries number of foreign and business visitors to the and cruise liners are frequent visitors. area.

Elsewhere within the region, there are electricity While tourism is an important industry, a high providers, petrochemical related businesses, output from agriculture and forestry also freight distribution, and vehicle manufacturing. contributes to the area’s economy. 03 Community Risk Register / insert Partnership //

04 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional 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, multiple members ill, 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, signi cant loss of life

Transport and delivery disruptions, increased demand on healthcare services, economic and business losses, tourism affected, loss of life

05 More preparedness informationcanbefoundonpage 17. www.takelifeon.co.uk • Healthier Scotland - Take Life On: www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/pandemic-u/ • Ready Scotland - Pandemic Flu: www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-u • Contact your local NHS board or visit: For more information: maintain • public raise • higher manage a • Have u • pandemic of the spread important in assist • support • promote • out Look • and Know • Ensure illnesses other and u the with to• cope ability Keep • What you can do: promote occurring • outbreaks large surveillance put • to: together working outbreak, of an event the In What of the East Scotland are RRP members doing: Possible Consequences Public • High • Vulnerable • daily Normal • Higher • Public • Many • Health • your healthy staff people you transportation anxiety and usual than the managing the and business good for understand own supplies absence have awareness people NHS social and further – living routines affected control infection supplies arrangements someone follow normal than and continuity care number for at levels develop a healthy social a higher affected your you local become with services

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06 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Severe Weather This is relevant to the whole of the East of Unable to go to work/home, Scotland RRP region as over the years there has loss of income, transport delays, been a range of weather events occurring, that have included heavy snow, rain, ice and high disruption to daily routine, injury, winds. loss of life

Severe Weather can: Structural damage to home, • come in a variety of forms; storm force winds, increased insurance premiums, extreme temperatures, heavy rain (see missing school, no utilities, Flooding page 09) and snow transport delays, injury, loss of life

• last for prolonged periods and its impact can cause signi cant damage and disruption No utilities, business suspended to people’s lives and livelihoods or closed, damaged building, staff unable to reach work, supply/ • have a knock-on effect and create additional distribution network disruption, IT emergencies failure

Economic and business losses, damaged buildings, transport delays, loss of life

Utilities failure, economic losses, transport disruptions, tourism affected

07 More preparedness informationcanbefound onpage17. www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/severe-weather • Ready Scotland – Severe Weather: www.sepa.org.uk/ooding • Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Flooding : www.metof ce.gov.uk/guide/weather/severe-weather-advice • Met Office Severe Weather Advice: For more information: Identifying • with Engaging • support Providing • Distributing • Ensure • Taking • about Think you with supplies • emergency Plan • offering Consider • extreme Communicate • you If • Listen • What you can do: Maintaining, • What of the East Scotland are RRP members doing: Plan SEPA and • Of ce Met Possible Consequences Natural • Impact • Limited • Businesses • Vulnerable • Schools • to Damage • Danger • of Loss • long-lasting: and signi cant be Can response to severe weather events weather to severe response ahead any have to account you on utilities journeys landscape to or local and to and have to life rural delayed people and early how property testing public travel reduce weather communities from of targeting (power, areas; services adequate you notification or help any and affected exposed in transport buildings windblown and activities cope would the and or warnings extreme on guidance forecasts crops, to weather water, gas, exercising may assistance impact vulnerable infrastructure insurance to

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08 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Flooding There are many notable examples of ooding Advised to stay indoors/possible occurring in the broader region that have evacuation to a safer area, injury, previously caused signi cant damage, anxiety and disruption across many communities. The loss of income, inability to get types of ooding which are more likely to cause home and/or to work damage and disruption are coastal, river and ash ooding. Advised to stay indoors/possible Coastal ooding can: evacuation to a safer area, structural damage to home, no • Be the result of sea surges, high tides and/or utilities gale force winds

• Affect the coastline and local defence No utilities, business may be in barriers which may be overtopped or affected area, staf ng levels affected, breached supply/distribution network affected, long term recovery • Generally be expected

River and Flash Flooding can: Businesses suspended or closed, economic losses, building damage, • Be the result of heavy rain and melting snow or a combination of factors utilities supply disrupted, loss of life, long term recovery • Affect any area, from those adjoining steep sided hills to at plains

• Sometimes be rapid with little or no warning Economic losses, utilities supply disrupted, tourism affected

09 More preparedness informationcanbefoundonpage 17. www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/ooding/ • Ready Scotland - Flooding www.sepa.org.uk/ooding.aspx • Scottish Environment Protection Agency - Flooding For more information: Create • neighbour Identify a • Where • Ensure • information Providing • Testing • Sign • Find • What you can do: multi–agency Developing • Taking areas • these in risk at Identifying • What of the East Scotland are RRP members doing: Possible Consequences Potential • term Long • Pollution and • Emergency • to Damage • of Disruption • Transport • and/or Evacuation • Flooding • to Risk • your home times of ood risk up out account possible, flood you and life, to if unrecoverable of you receive disruption

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10 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Industrial Site Incidents There are a wide variety of industrial sites Advised to stay indoors/possible throughout the broader region. Many of these evacuation to a safer area, loss use, store and/or transport hazardous materials as part of their daily business. of income, inability to get home, injury, illness, loss of life These are governed by strict safety regulations; however should an incident still occur, there are Advised to stay indoors/possible detailed emergency plans in place to deal with evacuation to a safer area, it with local responders working closely together structural damages to home or and informing the community. business, no utilities, injury, illness, Examples of such incidents are: loss of life

• an explosion at an industry site e.g. - complex, plant, pipeline or facility No utilities, business may be in affected area, staf ng levels affected, • a release of harmful materials supply/distribution network affected

Businesses suspended or closed, economic loses, building damage, utility supply disrupted, loss of life, long term recovery

Economic loses, utility supply disrupted, tourism affected

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12 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Pollution and Contamination The East of Scotland region has a number of Advised to stay indoors/possible inland watercourses and open water areas. It evacuation to a safer area, illness, loss also has a large food production sector that of income, restrictions of some foods makes a signi cant contribution to the Scottish if contaminated, loss of water supply, economy. high levels of anxiety

Pollution and contamination through release of harmful substances is an identi ed risk to the Advised to stay indoors/possible region. evacuation to a safer area, illness, restrictions of some foods if contaminated, loss of water supply, Pollution and contamination events may occur high levels of anxiety because of:

• industrial leakage or explosion (sewerage, Business may be in affected area, supply/ pollutants, chemicals, etc) distribution network affected, long term recovery • transport accidents resulting in harmful substances being released into the environment, such as marine pollution Businesses suspended or closed, economic losses, long term recovery, • contamination of part of the food chain restriction on some foods if contaminated, process or drinking water loss of water supply, anxiety

Economic losses, transportation routes and utilities affected, tourism affected, contaminated areas within the region

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14 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Potential Risks Transport Disruptions There is an extensive transport network across the broader region, incorporating road, rail, Unable to go to work/home, air and sea, all which play a crucial role in loss of income, transport delays, supporting people’s everyday lives and the disruption to daily routine broader Scottish economy.

There are numerous events that could result in delays and disruption: Transport delays, missing school, • Accidents missing holidays, loss of income

• Severe weather

• Technological failures, such as signal or Business suspended or closed, network IT failures damaged building, staff unable to reach work, supply/distribution • Fuel supply disruption network disruption, IT failure • Flights being diverted or delayed

• Industrial action Economic losses, building damage, • Structural damage to the transport transport delays, tourism affected infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels

Economic losses, transport delays, tourism affected, communication failures

15 More preparedness informationcanbefoundonpage 17. www.metof ce.gov.uk/guide/weather/severe-weather-advice • Met Office Severe Weather Advice www.travelinescotland.com • Traveline Scotland https://traf cscotland.org • Traffic Scotland For more information: transport Communicate • Listen • What you can do: information Providing • Working • emergency Develop • What of the East Scotland are RRP members doing: Plan • alternative Consider • Possible Consequences Delayed • People • Delays • Businesses • Inability • Travel • for: are disruptions the long how on Depending diversion Prolonged • transport disruptions transport any to delays or stranded journeys with the to or cancellations get and cancelled radio, transport major and to services or work congestion check activities routes and or to transport or alternative in disruption the longer may official school scheduled public with providers be

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There is a lot you can do to make yourself, • Sign up to official social media feeds and your family and business better prepared for apps such as those on page 20. emergencies or disruptive events. • Take time to help your elderly or vulnerable You can signi cantly reduce the risk by being neighbours where possible informed and prepared. • Consider what you would do with your pets Being aware of the risks in your local community will help you prepare for the consequences they In an emergency, there are many ways in which may bring. By planning and preparing now, you information is communicated to the public by can limit the impact an emergency could have the appropriate authorities. This can be via on you, your family or business. There are many traditional sources like TV and radio but also types of emergency situations that could disrupt by social media such as Twitter feeds, agency your daily life including not being able to travel, website updates and Facebook noti cations. get in touch with family members, colleagues and other people. Depending on the nature of the emergency, it is possible that electricity or telecommunication Some initial steps you can take: infrastructure may be affected.

• Identify the risks that might affect you, your It is good to know your local radio stations, as home or business in your local area they will be broadcasting important information. You may wish to write down your local radio • Research/investigate specific actions you can frequencies at the back of this document. take to reduce the impact of those risks in Scotland’s national broadcast radio station is: areas of your life • BBC Radio Scotland: tune in between • Identify somewhere your family can meet 92-95FM and 810 MW if you are evacuated or cannot return to your home

• Check your insurance cover in detail and keep a copy of the policy in a safe place

For more information, plan templates and checklists: • Ready Scotland – Preparedness at Home: www.readyscotland.org/at-home/ • Ready Scotland – My Business www.readyscotland.org/my-business/ • Ready Scotland - My Community www.readyscotland.org/my-community/

17 If youhadtostaywithsomeoneelse: Personal Information Name Bank Vet Insurance Company Phone Supplier Gas Supplier Electrical Supplier Minor ailmentservice Pharmacy Nearest hospital Doctor School Work Contacts Personal Emergency Useful Contacts Name drs eehn Details Address &Telephone Details

18 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Find Out More In an emergency, always dial 999. For general police enquiries and non-emergency matters, dial 101.

Scottish Government • Ready Scotland – Preparing for Emergencies: www.readyscotland.org

Business Resilience • Ready Scotland – My Business www.readyscotland.org/my-business

Weather • Met Office www.metof ce.gov.uk

Community Resilience • Ready Scotland – Community www.readyscotland.org/my-community

Police • Police Scotland www.scotland.police.uk Health • NHS Pandemic Flu www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-u

Environment • Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) www.sepa.org.uk

Utilities – Electricity • Scottish Power Energy Networks www.spenergynetworks.co.uk • Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution www.ssepd.co.uk

Utilities – Gas • Scottish Gas Networks www.sgn.co.uk

Utilities – Water • Scottish Water www.scottishwater.co.uk

Telecommunications • British Telecom www.bt.com

Transportation • Traffic Scotland https://traf cscotland.org • Traveline Scotland www.travelinescotland.com

Voluntary Sector • Ready Scotland – Voluntary Response www.readyscotland.org/ voluntary-response/

19 • Scottish Environment Protection Agency • Police Scotland • Traffic Scotland https://twitter.com/traf cscotland • SSE in Scotland https://twitter.com/hydroPD • Met Office https://twitter.com/metof ce • Ready Scotland https://twitter.com/readyscotland Social Media www.ssepd.co.uk/powertrack/ • SSE www.travelinescotland.com/cms/content/Apps.xhtml • Travel Line www.metof ce.gov.uk/public/weather • Met Office Weather www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/smartphone-app/ • Ready Scotland The followingappscanbedownloaded: Useful Apps ScottishEnvironmentProtectionAgency https://www.facebook.com/ https://twitter.com/ScottishEPA https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland https://twitter.com/policescotland

20 Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Community Risk Register / East of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership // Local Authorities

1. Stirling Council www.stirling.gov.uk East of Scotland Region

2. Clackmannanshire Council www.clacksweb.org.uk/

6 3. Council 1 www.falkirk.gov.uk/ 2 3 5 8 4 4. West Lothian 7 www.westlothian.gov.uk/ 9 5. City of Edinburgh Council www.edinburgh.gov.uk/

© Crown copyright and database rights 2015 6. Fife Council Ordnance Survey 100054002 www. fedirect.org.uk/

7. Midlothian Council www.midlothian.gov.uk/

8. East Lothian Council www.eastlothian.gov.uk/

9. Scottish Borders Council www.scotborders.gov.uk/

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The most up-to-date version of this document can be found at www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-safety/community-risk-register.aspx