Arif Naysipour, head of HSE at the Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone, continued to emphasize the importance of this region in producing the country's petrochemical products, stating: "This area, with an area of about ٢,٨٠٠ hectares, produces more than ٣٧% of the country's petrochemical products, and over ٧٠% of this production is consumed domestically."
War Experience and Readiness for Managing Emergency Conditions
Naysipour, referring to the ١٢-day war experience, explained: "This experience created a relative readiness for managing emergency conditions, and the lessons learned from it were used for managing future war conditions." According to him, during the third imposed war, the Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone was targeted, and in one of the attacks, utility units were damaged, which required fire suppression operations to be handled with greater sensitivity.
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Management of War Incidents and the Impact of Senior Managers
Naysipour also pointed out the difference between war incidents and process incidents, adding: "In the oil and petrochemical industry, most past experiences have been related to process incidents, but in war conditions, operational forces faced a different type of threat." He emphasized that the presence of senior managers during incidents plays an important role in managing conditions and helps operational forces control the incident.
He spoke about the attacks on this region during the war, saying: "This area was targeted on the ١٥th and ١٩th of Farvardin, and in one of these cases, the Amir Kabir Petrochemical Complex was damaged."
Emergency Actions and Safety Equipment
Naysipour noted the actions taken to manage emergency conditions, stating: "One of the important actions was the emergency evacuation of personnel present in the area, where based on previous drills, about a thousand people were urgently evacuated from the region." He added: "Conducting emergency drills and practicing various scenarios increased the readiness of the forces to face real conditions."
The head of HSE at the Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone referred to the enhancement of safety equipment after the war experience, saying: "In terms of safety equipment, firefighting, and rescue operations, appropriate measures have been taken, and part of the equipment has been purchased and utilized in the region."
Human Resources and Firefighting Capabilities
Naysipour emphasized the importance of human resources in managing incidents, stating: "About ٨٥٠ trained firefighters are active in the region, and approximately ٦٥ to ٧٠ emergency and firefighting vehicles are also available to the region's entities." He pointed out the significant role of these capacities in controlling incidents, saying: "The companies based in the region also train their own personnel and have dedicated firefighting and rescue capacities."
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