Background
The formation by CEN of CEN BT/WG 161 'Protection and Security of the Citizen', clearly demonstrates the current feeling that standards activity may help reduce risks to European citizens from a range of hazards such as natural disasters and the increasing risk from terrorist attacks.
This requires agreements on the process of Disaster Management and on the interoperability of procedures and technology.
Indeed, troughout Europe, millions of people are working in emergency services, as professionals or volunteers. Most of them operate on the National level or Regional level. However, an increasing number of incidents and disasters occur in the border territory, requiring a close co-operation between the operations of various services in different member states, or indeed within the same Member State.
To improve this service, a Management system approach is very important, since this enables the various services and personnel to co-operate on a common basis within a single master process.
CEN Workshop Agreement
The workshop developped a CWA that can assist ESM in improvement of organizations, procedures, communications, equipment, PPE, and training. The aim is to mitigate incidents, attacks, or natural disasters through co-ordination, management and intervention of trained personal in a timely way.
CEN Workshop status
The Workshop has completed its activities in December 2009 and published:
CWA 16107: Emergency Services Capability Framework
Adopted Business Plan
Contact points
CEN Workshop Chairman
Mr Simon Hunt
Chief Fire Officers Association
E-mail
CEN Workshop Secretariat
NEN
Mr Steven van der Minne
Tel: + 31 1 52 69 03 90
E-mail
CEN Management Centre
Ms Gaïd Le Gall
Workshop Manager
Innovation and Business Development
Avenue Marnix 17
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 550 09 39
Fax: + 32 2 550 08 19
E-mail