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the future by reducing harm from incidents globally. This partnership is a clear indication of how NCEC’s advice-focused approach to emergency response is valued within the market. We are all looking forward to getting started.”
services through its existing best-in-class network. On-site expert advice (Level 2) and on-ground response (Level 3) services will be provided by Ouray. “Ouray is extremely excited about offering these combined services to the marketplace,” says Aaron Montgomery, president/CEO of Ouray. “This Ouray/NCEC partnership will allow our organisations to be the first in the world to provide combined Level 1, 2 and 3 services. This signifies a large step forward in Ouray’s mission to be a complete turn-key solution to the global chemical supply chain.” “It is a great opportunity for NCEC/Ouray
OUR MAN IN SINGAPORE Ouray’s APAC Emergency Response Initiative is being put together with contributions from some of the company’s existing clients that have operations in the region, most notably Chemours, which is putting its cache of highly specialised transfer and response equipment at Ouray’s disposal. Ouray is also bringing in equipment needed for full and comprehensive emergency response up to level A personal protective equipment for incidents involving toxic-by-inhalation products. The aim of the project is to give Ouray’s clients access to top-of-the-range response equipment and services at a reasonable cost, as the fixed costs of the project are shared among all the subscribers. As a result of the partnership with NCEC, that also includes telephone access to an experienced responder through a Singapore phone number, allowing Ouray to understand the conditions at the scene, the help that is needed and getting on-the-ground responders prepared ahead of their arrival. Ouray is experienced in dealing with all types of chemical incident, including leaks from packagings, tanks and tanker vessels, involving all classes of product. Its subscription approach also gives its clients access to additional services, including hazardous materials training, safety and response preparedness audits, and other consultancy services. Ouray has installed John West, one of its lead managers from its Denver office in Colorado, to head up the Singapore operation. As a licensed professional engineer and certified hazardous materials manager with more than 20 years’
to support customers with best-in-class emergency response services within the Americas and Asia-Pacific region. We are excited to be working with Ouray,” adds Jon Gibbard, director of NCEC. “This holistic approach to emergency response further supports our vision to create a world fit for
experience in the field, he has developed the ability to quickly determine appropriate objectives for assessment sites and implement proper procedures to ensure safe operations and quality information for decision making. the-ncec.com www.ourayservices.com
ONE IN THREE RESPONSE • THE LAST PIECE OF OURAY’S ASIA-PACIFIC RESPONSE JIGSAW HAS FALLEN INTO PLACE, WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH NCEC TO PROVIDE LEVEL 1 TELEPHONE RESPONSE OURAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES has struck a partnership with the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) to provide Level 1 emergency response services, with a focus on the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. The latter will help support Ouray’s APAC Emergency Response Initiative, opening this month in Singapore and designed to provide an integrated chemical response service for the whole of the Asia-Pacific region. Under the distributor agreement signed between the two parties, NCEC will provide telephone emergency response (Level 1)
OURAY’S APAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO OFFER A COMPLETE SET OF ADVICE AND ON-THE-GROUND RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL INCIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION
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