Emergency Drills
Having operations within WHA Group’s industrial estates, WHAUP participates in the Group’s annual emergency drills for various potential incidents including firefighting and evacuation, hazardous chemical spillages, traffic accident, flood and emergency events related to factories within the industrial estates.
In 2020, WHA Group hosted a fire response drill at WHA Eastern Industrial Estate (WHA EIE) in which a total of 17 WHAUP employees participated in the drill. The drill covered training on advanced level firefighting. The review score for this fire drill is 100% rating for all processes (i.e. communication, equipment, personal protective equipment, reporting process, and timing), which demonstrates the success in raising employees’ awareness on the potential risks as well as preparation in respondent to a fire event.
In July 2020, WHA Group hosted an emergency response drill for chemical spillage incident at WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (WHA ESIE). More than 250 representatives participated from the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) representatives, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Department of Labor Protection and Welfare, local authority offices, local communities, local hospital, customers, the Group’s employees, etc. There were 8 employees from WHAUP that participated in the drill. The responding measures performed during the drill include emergency reporting, first-aid, selection of appropriate personal protective equipment, order and control etc.
