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Benefits of standardisation in data format
UNECE CONVENTION ON THE TRANSBOUNDARYEFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Fourth Consultation for Points of Contact for thePurpose of Accident Notification and MutualAssistance designated within the UNECEIndustrial Accident Notification System
Ruud de [email protected]
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What are critical aspects of “emergency-information”
management?
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Having the right information
Having this information on time
Sharing this information
Using a common (information) language
standard (E.g. Definition and translation into XML/ other standard….)
The IAN-system will support you, but….
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Support of IAN- system
Logistics, what and where?
When assistance?How assistance?
..There is space for misunderstanding
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Mutual expectations
What are the needs?
Common language?
Example
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After 13 Hrs? or at 13.00 Hrs?
“Country X does not have the field equipment for stopping further pollution. Equipment will be on the ground about 13 hours. According to the latest information from the field oil slick is 3 kilometers from the border with Y.”
What kind of equipment?
Estimated quantity?
Arrival time?
Where?
Not to blame… but to learn from….
Key question: What do you expect from who??
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What is the “assistance information” you need to know?
1. Who? (contact information)2. What? (description of the asset)3. Where? (location, co-ordinates etc..)4. With which? (E.g. means of transport)5. Why? (Description of the problem)6. How? (How will it be delivered?)7. When? (Date and time)
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Definition of assistance(example)
•Material:•2 pumps, capacity…..•3 Water purification units, capacity…•Shelters (winter) for 400 people
•Advice:•Environmental impact assessment (in particular flooding experts)
•Staff:•Fire fighters (50)
Including when and where, contacts etc…
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10 Key information products definedIn the Netherlands
1. Incident information2. (View of the) effect 3. Information about victims 4. Situation development (Sitrep) 5. Problem areas (deviations, bottlenecks, issues etc.) 6. Staff comenced 7. Public information 8. Decisions 9. Actions (including instructions) 10. Advices
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Item Explanation Geo
Description For example: explosion in factory X
Present situation and hazard
Brief description of present situation seriousness, riscs and hazards
Incident type E.g.: earthquake, flooding, fire, explosion
Information source Who provided the information, verified? Confirmed?
Status, date and time
Exercise, ongoing, increasing, stable, aftermath etc..
Location Co-ordinates, address and Place Yes
Expected progress Possible increase or decrease of the situation
Estimated run time of the incident
1 day, 2 days, more/less
(example) Incident information
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Item Explanation Geo
Description Brief description of the victims area
Type and number of victims
Sevire injured casualtiesInjured casualtiesDead peopleMissed victimsSheltered victimsEvacuees (IDP, Internally displaced persons)Saved casualtiesEstimated number of people in the affected areaDisinfected casualtiesTo be disinfected casualties
Expected development Increase/ decrease of victims
Location Exact location of casualties/ victims or description of affected area
Nature of injuries Burned, poisoned, life threatend etc..
Mental health A description of the menatl health of the affected population
(example) Victims
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IRIX- format
•A standard developed in the nuclear- and radiological area
•A standard which can be modified for use within the UN- ECE (Helsinki Convention)
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Added value of standardisation
• Mutual expectations are clear• No time loose• No misunderstandings• Easily translated in different languages
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What do you think about this?
How to move forward?
What to present to CoP?
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Any questions?
Ruud de Krom
Crisismanagement DepartmentMinistry of Housing Spatial Planning and the
Environment
[email protected] +31- 6-27020662+31-70-3394055