Emergency systems at gas sphere to be tested

Planned response exercise to be carried out

On-site emergency systems at the gas sphere site near Douglas Harbour will be tested next week.

A planned emergency response exercise will be conducted at the Isle of Man Energy plant on Thursday (23 July).

It will begin at 2pm and last for around 90 minutes.

Managing Director Aidan Baglow said: "Safety is our highest priority and regular exercises such as this form an important part to ensure our teams and partner agencies are fully prepared to respond effectively should a real incident ever occur.

"This provides an opportunity to test our emergency procedures in a realistic environment, strengthens our already close working relationships with the emergency services and identifies any opportunities for continual improvement.

"We would like to thank our emergency service partners for their support and cooperation.”

Emergency service vehicles and personnel will be in the area with the scenario due to test how different agencies work together to respond to a simulated incident.

This will include the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance Service, Civil Defence, Coastguard, Health and Safety at Work Inspectorate and, potentially, the Isle of Man Constabulary.