The Spill Management and Response Tactics (SMART) toolbox for marine oil spill accidents

The Spill Management and Response Toolbox (SMART) can provide decision-makers and stakeholders with effective contingency planning by combining their expertise from multiple concerns such as response time, operational cost, or environmental impacts. The SMART system is designed to expedite the preparation phase, initiate response operations as soon as possible, reduce the workload and stress for decision-makers and stockholders in emergency planning and tactical meetings, and give on-site operators a clear understanding of their tasks. For example, field operators clearly know what to be picked up to ship A and B, and the detailed steps to follow once they arrive at the accident site. Reduced workload, less stress, and clear planning can help most people focus on just one or two tasks. Focused outbreaks can greatly reduce human errors and failures and reduce the system risks for a safe response. The toolbox has great potential as a product for customers in the government, industry, and academia.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bing Chen

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Artificial Intelligence; Oil and Gas

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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