CBRN / Contingency

A CBRN Course - R & N in CBRN (Police / Fire)

In 2010 Ionactive Consulting Limited will be running a number of CBRN related radiation protection courses. These are designed primarily for the UK Police / Fire Service and will be to the standard of the UK recognised Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) – as defined in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999. Entitled ‘The R & N in CBRN’, this 3 day course will take the delegate through from first principles and source descriptions, via monitoring techniques and risk assessment, and completes with a half day desk top exercise ‘The Dirty Bomb’. This link takes you to the detailed CBRN course page.

A Radiation Protection Training Course for the Fire Service

Ionactive Consulting Limited is now running Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) standard courses for the Fire Service. This is a 2 day course designed specifically for the service needs. All the basics are covered, workplace and transport sources are highlighted, and the NAIR and RADSAFE schemes are explained. This link takes you to the course page for further details.

CBRN Incidents: clinical management & health protection

This is a HPA guide to clinical management and health protection in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents. It has been written primarily for front line health care professionals in emergency departments, but will also be useful to health care professionals in other specialties, including primary care and public health, emergency planners, trainers, and emergency service personnel. Note: This is a large download (1.1M)

Communicating Risk

A simple and useful paper which, whilst placed in our CBRN section, could equally be applied to other situations. The publication will be of use to anyone involved in policy planning, risk management, business continuity planning and providing information to the public.

Decontamination of buildings and infrastructure exposed to CBRN

The decontamination of buildings and infrastructure exposed to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) substances or material This is strategic national guidance issued by the UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The guidance was prepared in May 2004 to help those who may be involved in decontaminating buildings and infrastructure in the event of a release - whether deliberate or accidental - of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) material..

Decontamination of people exposed to CBRN substances or materials

THE DECONTAMINATION OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR (CBRN) SUBSTANCES OR MATERIAL This is a strategic guidance document issued by the UK Home Office in May 2004. This document contains information on types of incidents, roles and responsibilities, decontamination, Psychological effects, crowd behaviour and much more. We do not entirely agree with the focus of Appendix E - see for yourself.

Emergency Data Handbook (NRPB-W19)

This handbook provides a range of data and information necessary for responding to emergencies involving releases of radionuclides into the environment. Note: The download is quite large (1.31M)

Emergency Preparedness

This publication contains guidance on Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 1994, its associated Regulations, and non-statutory arrangements.

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2008)

The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2008) was developed jointly by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material.

Guidance on decontamination of open environment exposed to CBRN substances or material

The decontamination of the open environment exposed to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) substances or material DEFRA has published this guidance to help local authorities, and others with responsibilities for protection of the public, to develop practical strategies for cleaning-up the open environment in the event of releases of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) substances, whatever their cause

National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radioactivity

This link takes you to the NAIR 2002 Handbook (NRPB-W7).

Nuclear War Survival Skills

We provide the link to this resource for information only - we do not necessarily warrant or support the information contained within. It is therefore recommended that the resource is used for educational research or similar only. This issue was published in 1987 addition with a forward by Dr. Edward Teller. The original diagrams for building shelters and homemade ventilation pumps are particularly fascinating!

Protection of On-site Personnel in the Event of a Radiation Accident

This HPA (NRPB) document (2005) has been published to provide advice on a framework for contingency planning to protect workers on-site who are not directly involved in mitigation measures during an accident involving ionising radiation. It provides information on prior measurements, detection, evacuation routes, communication, emergency planning thresholds and avoidance of serious deterministic injuries (and much more besides).

RADSAFE

RADSAFE is a consortium of organisations that have come together to offer mutual assistance in the event of a transport accident involving radioactive materials belonging to a RADSAFE member in the UK.

THE RELEASE OF CBRN SUBSTANCES OR MATERIAL

THE RELEASE OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR (CBRN) SUBSTANCES OR MATERIAL This guidance is designed to give local authorities the information and advice they need to assist with contingency planning and in their existing roles and responsibilities

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