Singapore, Malaysia take part in first mock chemical spill exercise since pandemic

SCDF personnel taking part in an emergency response exercise on tackling a chemical spill incident at Tuas Second Link on July 26, 2023. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): About 16 agencies and companies from Singapore and Malaysia conducted an exercise on Wednesday (July 26) to test their readiness to handle chemical spills on the Tuas Second Link, the first such event since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The exercise, in its 13th run, tests the effectiveness of the chemical spill emergency response plan jointly developed by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) and Malaysia’s Department of Environment, the agencies said on Wednesday.