Diseño e implementación de un plan de emergencia para la Planta de Tratamiento de agua potable del Casigana de la Emprersa EP-EMAPA-A ubicada en la Provincia de Tungurahua Cantón Ambato.

Abstract

The Casigana treatment plant of the company EPEMAPAA, located in the Tungurahua Province of Ambato, has over the years become one of the best in its field since it has an ISO 9001:2008 certification and its laboratory of quality control is certified under ISO 17025, through these accreditations the treatment plant protects the community in the production of drinking water and quality control of EPEMAPAA waters, for this purpose the end –of-career work consists of performing an emergency plan under the legal rules provided by the Ambato Fire Department for the purpose of acting or mitigating an emergency in the event of a natural or human occurrence to preserve the integrity of its personnel and physical plant facilities, within which it is essential to identify potential risks and hazards in the plant infrastructure. Once the analysis of the current situation and the risk assessment were carried out using the NTP 330 matrix of the INSHT, it was determined that the working conditions in the treatment plant are acceptable according to the following results: trivial risk 57%, tolerable risk 36%, moderate risk 7% and significant and intolerable risk 0%. With these results the emergency plan is implemented that consists of the implementation of signage, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers; the formation of emergency brigades, evacuation systems and practical theoretical training of firefighting equipment, thus reducing the likelihood of accidents, incidents, occupational diseases and even deaths, thus involving the personnel of the plant in terms of occupational safety and health, resulting in a safe working environment.