Design and evaluate a Level 3 desktop emergency exercise
You are the Emergency Planning Officer supporting the Emergency Response Coordinator.
What has happened
The Gas Infrastructure Emergency Response Plan commits the business to two exercises a year. The second is a Level 3 desktop exercise on 22 October: a fire at city gate CG-03 at Lara that forces isolation of the transmission supply to the northern Geelong network and threatens supply to 40,000 customers. The exercise will involve the control centre, the North Geelong depot, the incident management team and an observer from the fire service. Kirra Thompson wants a realistic scenario with timed injects, clear objectives drawn from the plan, an evaluation sheet, and a findings report with improvement actions logged in the incident register after the exercise.
Deliverables
- Exercise objectives and scenario with injects
- Evaluation sheet
- Master log from the exercise
- Improvement actions in the incident register
- Exercise report and briefing
Documents to use
Systems to use
HSE Incident and Hazard Register
Holds every injury, near miss, gas escape event, third party damage, environmental incident and hazard report with its investigation and corrective actions.
Permit to Work Register
Records every permit issued for work on live gas assets, from application through isolation and restoration to close out.
Gas Escape and Leak Survey Log
Logs every reported gas escape and every leak survey indication with priority, response times, readings and make safe actions.
Network Asset Register
The register of regulator stations, city gates, valves, cathodic protection units and other network facilities with their condition and last inspection.
Units of competency
Current on training.gov.au for the Gas Industry Training Package as at 10 September 2026.
UEGNSG502Implement emergency and critical incident response for gas infrastructure incidentsUEGNSG301Conduct emergency site control on gas transmission assetsUEGNSG035Respond to gas infrastructure emergenciesUEGNSG317First response to a gas facility eventUEGNSG501Communicate with gas industry stakeholders to meet operational requirementsQualifications
UEG50122Diploma of Gas Supply Industry OperationsWhat to look for
Evidence guide
Assess whether the objectives map to the plan's roles and levels, whether injects escalate realistically and test communication as well as technical response, and whether the evaluation sheet is usable by an observer. The findings must be specific and the improvement actions must have owners and dates. The report must state whether the plan needs amendment and why.