Critical Infrastructure Response & Recovery - Central West Gas Supply Incident, November 2022
Tracks
Norfolk Hall | In-Person Only
| Monday, July 22, 2024 |
| 1:25 PM - 1:55 PM |
Overview
Jamie Caldwell, Department Of Climate Change, Energy, The Environment And Water (NSW)
Details
Key Presentation Learnings:
1. The importance of private industry, emergency services, emergency management functions and government collaboration.
2. Critical infrastructure failure/incidents can cause unique and significant consequences that require out of the box thinking.
3. Exercise response and recovery arrangements around critical infrastructure incidents.
Speaker
Mr Jamie Caldwell
Direct Energy Operations / Energ & Utility Services Functional Area Coordinator
DCCEEW
Critical Infrastructure Response & Recovery - Central West Gas Supply Incident, November 2022
Abstract
November 2022 has seen one of the worst critical infrastructure incidents in recent NSW history to hit the NSW's Central West.
Over 250,000 members of the community were impacted due to a significant gas outage which including key industry stakeholders being impacted.
Adding to the consequences, was the fact that the Central West was experiencing unseasonable weather in which temperatures were lower than normal.
Multiple NSW Emergency Management arrangements were triggered in relation to the response and recovery of the incident at the local, regional and state level which saw significant multi government agency and private industry collaboration.
Concurrently, whilst NSW Emergency Management arrangements were triggered, there was also a significant safety and technical regulatory response in relation to the incident.
Whilst the response and recovery were a success, there is a number of key learnings from this incident to be shared which Jamie Caldwell, the NSW Energy & Utility Services Functional Area Coordinator will take us through.
Over 250,000 members of the community were impacted due to a significant gas outage which including key industry stakeholders being impacted.
Adding to the consequences, was the fact that the Central West was experiencing unseasonable weather in which temperatures were lower than normal.
Multiple NSW Emergency Management arrangements were triggered in relation to the response and recovery of the incident at the local, regional and state level which saw significant multi government agency and private industry collaboration.
Concurrently, whilst NSW Emergency Management arrangements were triggered, there was also a significant safety and technical regulatory response in relation to the incident.
Whilst the response and recovery were a success, there is a number of key learnings from this incident to be shared which Jamie Caldwell, the NSW Energy & Utility Services Functional Area Coordinator will take us through.
Biography
A recognised senior executive & high performing leader across operations, incident response, emergency management, crisis management, resilience & critical infrastructure sectors.
Jamie has over 20 years of experience leading and managing people & resources involved in the preparation, response & recovery to emergencies, crisis and incidents including the development of strategic framework, governance and systems including policy, procedures & guidelines.
Currently, Jamie is Director Energy Operations for the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and Energy & Utility Services Functional Area Coordinator leading the Energy and Utility Services Functional Area under the NSW Emergency Management arrangements.
