At Hazardex Live 2025, Bruce Holcombe will look at some ‘good practice’ examples for Lower and Upper Tier COMAH regulated sites when managing incidents, with an emphasis on communications and the flow of information.

He will outline the priority actions for an organisation to consider, and the range of required interactions with people on the site itself and externally. In particular, Bruce will cover the expectations of external stakeholders, from interactions with the Emergency Services, local Authorities and Regulatory bodies, families and the local community. This will lead to consideration of the resources COMAH sites need to manage this workload effectively and immediately as required. Lastly, Bruce will consider how the way COMAH sites manage incidents can have a lasting effect on reputation, particular in the modern social-media world.

About the author:

Bruce Holcombe is a communications professional with a 30-year career in journalism, media relations, corporate communications and crisis communications. Bruce now applies his expertise in crisis communications full time. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and is an active member of their Crisis Communications Network. Bruce looks after a portfolio of MCM clients, leading on contracted services for them across the whole of MCM’s service offering.