Estonian Police and Border Guard Board cordially invites you to the online seminar „Maritime rescue operations: What is our direction?“on February 17th 2021. The seminar will be held in English and will focus on improving the emergency preparedness. Seminar will include topics on preparedness of maritime rescue operations and policy making. The seminar is organized…
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Rescue professionals are invited to contribute to ResQU2 work by filling in a questionnaire
ResQU2 is soon finalising its activities, one of which is to enhance utilization of technological innovations in maritime incidents and rescue operations. A questionnaire has been released to collect views and experiences from rescue professionals beyond the partnership to support the work. The main aim of the questionnaire is to collect views related to use…
Port Security Workshop 29 Jan 2021
Hazardous materials are stored in or transported through ports, nearby which a large number of people live. They are at risk of being affected by the consequences of an accident, such as toxic clouds or smoke spreading through air. One objective of ResQU2 is to increase rescue authorities’ and services’ preparedness and reduce the effects…
ResQ your communication – Existing good practices and future challenges 20 Jan 2021
This seminar is for communication specialists & managers of the safety authorities, the port authorities and the port operators in the BSR, communication specialists & managers of the ResQU2 project partner’s organizations. Online seminar PROGRAMME (Central European Time) 09.00 WelcomeMiikka Toivonen, Fire Officer, South-West Finland Emergency Services 09.05 Definition of CommunicationKinds and Methods of Communication…
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We wish You a Merry Christmas and a Safe Journey for the Year 2021!
HAZARD project published two Follow-up Studies Concerning Seaport Safety & Security Regulations and Standards
The EU, International Maritime Organization, and national authorities have issued various regulations and standards concerning the shipping of dangerous goods, the prevention of accidents, and actions to be taken in case of different accidents at seaports. In 2020, Dr. Vesa Kilpi conducted two follow-up studies to previous HAZARD publications concerning these regulations and standards in…
Workshop: Risks and (untapped) Potential of Digitalisation in Ports and at Sea
Digitalisation is a driver of innovation and sustainability across all sectors, it effectively addresses many of the global challenges that citizens and businesses face today. Digitalisation also affects global shipping and ports, where macro-regional collaboration on maritime digitalisation can help turn climate and environmental challenges into new opportunities in line with the EU Green Deal,…
Risk Management for Seaports
Two new papers about risk management for seaport has been published by our HAZARD project partners. Risk Management in Sea Ports – Insights and Trends Authors: Darius Bazaras & Ramūnas Palšaitis The Article was built on the material, insights and findings of the international project HAZARD – MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF EMERGENCIES IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION…
COVID-19 Supply Chain Impact Update by some of the World’s Leading Supply Chain and Logistics Academics
The Operations & Supply Chain Management research team at University of Turku (UTU) have opened a website “COVID-19 Supply Chain Impact Update by some of the World’s Leading Supply Chain and Logistics Academics”. The intention of this pro bono action is to provide a trusted, independent academic platform to complement available Government, Industry Association or…
Book Release: HAZARD is Over!
One of the ResQU2 Platform projects HAZARD has published a book called HAZARD is over! The Project Office wanted to compile a book that would pass on the learning experiences and capture the various memories since the beginning of the project. Read more about the book from HAZARD’s website Read the book:HAZARD is Over!