Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd organised an emergency response exercise involving multiple stakeholders yesterday.
The exercise, dubbed ‘Exercise Naga-7’, was a follow-up to Hengyi Industries’ emergency response tabletop exercise conducted in January 2021.
The exercise was held to evaluate Hengyi Industries’ readiness and its emergency response capabilities. It was also an assessment on interoperability between Hengyi Industries, National Disaster Management Centre and government agencies.
The three-hour exercise involved a simulation of a gas leak caused by a pipeline rupture in the Aromatics Complex Unit leading to injuries of personnel. Hengyi Industries’ On Scene Commander Team (OSCT), Emergency Coordination Team (ECT) and Crisis Management Team (CMT) were activated to carry out an evacuation with deployment of emergency responders from multiple agencies.
Around 200 personnel from 15 agencies were involved in the exercise.
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Home Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Economy) Dato Seri Paduka Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Deputy Minister (Energy) at the Prime Minister’s Office Haji Mohamad Azmi bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, Permanent Secretary (Safety and Welfare) at the Ministry of Home Affairs Salminan bin Haji Burut and Deputy Permanent Secretary (Energy) at the Prime Minister’s Office Pengiran Haji Jamra Weira bin Pengiran Haji Petra observed the exercise.
