MMC/MCH Site Alert: Planned Code Yellow - Black Start Exercise - Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Monash Medical Centre (MMC) and Monash Children’s Hospital (MCH) have scheduled the annual Planned Code Yellow “Black Start” emergency power supply exercise for Wednesday, 18 September 2019.

The exercise will commence at 7am and is scheduled to conclude at 8am. Announcements will be made over the public address system at the commencement and conclusion of the Planned Code Yellow exercise.





Buildings affected by the Planned Code Yellow Black Start are:

• MMC Main Hospital building & huts

• E Block

• MHTP-TRF

• I Block

• EMR/Capital Building (old ELMHS)

• P Block

• Visitors Car Park

• All onsite car parks

How will the Black Start impact me?

• The affected buildings will lose power briefly at 7am when the exercise commences, and again at 8am when the exercise concludes.

• Between 7am and 8am all affected buildings except I Block and Car Parks will operate on Generator power.

• I Block and all Staff & Visitor Car Parks will have no power for the duration of the exercise.

• Air conditioning and lighting will be interrupted for brief periods of time.

• Equipment operating on UPS power will not experience any power interruption.

How Do I Learn More?

Information Sessions are being held to enable you to learn more about the Black Start.

• All Line Managers, Zone Wardens and interested staff are encouraged to attend

• 11:30am - Tuesday September 10, 2019, Lecture Theatre 3

• 1:30pm - Monday September 16, 2019, Lecture Theatre 1

What is a Code Yellow “Black Start” exercise?

• Our Engineering team undertake a planned Code Yellow “Black Start” exercise annually to test and demonstrate that the emergency power supply system performs as an integrated system and continues to deliver power to critical services in the event that the mains power supply is lost.

• The exercise is also used to demonstrate the orderly restoration of supplies once the normal power source has been restored

What about safety?

• All works performed by engineering staff and contractors during the planned Code Yellow Black Start exercise are performed with appropriate tools, controls and PPE, and follow Safe Work Methods.

• Equipment operating on Building UPS power will not experience any loss of power.

• Briefing sessions have been scheduled to provide all staff the opportunity to understand the exercise and the potential impacts to MMC.

How do I get more information?

• Call Engineering: 03 959 41668

• Email Site Management: MMCSiteManagement@MonashHealth.org

Please ensure all essential equipment is plugged into essential power points. These usually have blue switches instead of brown. Equipment that needs to be on essential power includes incubators, fridges and freezers, and any equipment that will be doing a run overnight.

Please note: this will not affect the MIMR or MHRP buildings.