Thornhill Estate November 2018 | Page 8

THORNHILL LIFE AEL Emergency Information Anyone living or working within a 7 km distance of the Modderfontein Industrial Complex would be well advised to take note of an informa- tive advertisement placed in local media by the Modderfontein Com- munity Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) Committee. The advertisement has been updated with the aid of AEL Mining Services and advises people what to do in the unlikely event of a gas escape causing a major emergency at the Complex. It has been placed in five Caxton publications: the Bedfordview & Edenvale News, the Kempton Express, the North East Tribune, the Alex News and the Tem- bisan. A major emergency is indicated by an undulating siren which will sound continuously from the com- plex for the first 10 minutes of the emergency. This is the same alarm that is tested every Friday at exactly 12:00. On hearing the siren, people are urged to move indoors and ensure that everyone nearby, and animals too, are moved indoors. All windows and doors should be closed, and ventilator fans and air conditioners switched off. The complex has an arrangement with radio station Highveld 97.4 to broadcast informa- tion relating to the emergency, it is therefore important to listen in for up to the moment information as you may not hear the all-clear contin- uous siren with doors and windows closed. People are also notified that local emergency services may be called in to assist with the emergency and, if so, their instructions should be followed. Residents are urged to inform their domestic workers, gardeners and staff of the above procedures. The next emergency drill for the Modderfontein Industrial Complex will take place on the 19th of November 2018. Robbie Vermont and Keith Martins, CAER Representatives