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Oil Disaster Recovery & Preparedness

Consequence Management (CM) is employment of coordinated systems, method and policies to facilitate the efficient crisis response and deployment of emergency countermeasures to protect and contain the situation. In addition restoration services may be considered to reestablish essential government services and protect public health and safety. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal lead for consequence management, following the Federal Response Plan. The Environmental Protection Act's also provides CM support to FEMA in situations involving solid waste and emergency response, emergency and remedial response and chemical emergency preparedness and prevention office, air and radiation.

Consider the suggestions implemented in these plans when developing contamination consequence management planning documentation for
unintended Oil discharge and for oil containment in addition to specific site management recommendations and policies.

This is an example of a state Consequence Management Guide For Deliberately Caused Incidents Involving Chemical Agents which contains information regarding state, local, or private agency roles, responsibilities or interactions and is aligned with the with terminology of the new National Response Plan (NRP) and the National Incident Management system (NIMS). 

Chemical Exposure Consequence Management Plan Sample
http://www.ct.gov/demhs/lib/demhs/emergmgmt/planningguides/2009_conseq_mgmt_plan.pdf

Drinking Water Contamination Consequence Management Plan Sample
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/pubs/guide_interim_cmp_wsi.pdf

Off-Shore risks:

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) for the United States recently published an article because of heightened interest in developing exploiting fossil fuel into environmentally sensitive areas such with a focus on the impact of exploration in the North Aleutian Basin. The report estimated quantities of oil and gas and needed infrastructure and  identifies steps MMS (Now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement or BOEMRE) is to take to meet federal requirements, identifies challenges BOEMRE faces in meeting these requirements in its Alaska OCS Region. 

Here is a synopsis of what the GAO Found, obtained from their SpoilOil at http://www.gao.gov

   

Oil Spoils: Fatally Afflicted Fowl

 

People are not the only victims requiring assistance in Oil spills and environmental contamination events, wildlife of all forms are endangered. Birds are and sea mammals such as seals and whales are particularly vulnerable. This is because essential natural oils in their skin and feathers attract fossil fuel oils and other hydro-carbon contaminates and then break down the creatures natural barrier to the environment leaving it venerable to die from exposure.

Poisoning due to internal consumption by the creature priming or cleaning itself is another major threat to animals caused by oil contamination. These animals afflicted with substantial crude oil contact  on their skin will frequently require human direct human interaction in order to survive, and this presents a further risk of shock.