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SGL for USaR project will carry out: - Survey of bioethics in USaR operations
- Study on bioethics in Technical and Operational issues
Among others, the project will review on: - Priorities in search and rescue operations (e.g. schools, hospitals, old and handicapped people)
- Personal data of entrapped people
- Victims and dead people identification
5-6/11/09, Athens, Greece “Human rights in Disasters: Search and Rescue Operations in disasters especially for vulnerable people” Workshop 5th & 6th of November 2009 Hotel Electra Palace, Athens (Greece) Organized by: - Open Partial Agreement (OPA) of the Council of Europe (CE)
- General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Greece (GSCP)
- National Technical University of Athens, Greece (NTUA)
- Second Generation Locator for Urban Search and Rescue operations –“SGL for USaR” (EU FP7 project)
Overview The organizers have joined efforts to achieve a common goal; to improve technology for search and rescue operations of people with disabilities and vulnerable groups of population. In general, human rights are at “risk” in case of a disaster. This is especially true for people with any kind of disability, such as mobility problems, sight or hearing difficulties and broadly for vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and children. However, the issue of human rights is missing in most of activities and discussions for coping with disasters. To encourage efforts towards this direction, the FP7 project Second Generation Locator for Urban Search and Rescue operations –“SGL for USaR” initiated a number of actions, such as the identification of possible gaps in Search and Rescue procedures and the sharing of ideas regarding potential technologies, proposed by experts with specialized experiences. This initiative, launched in 2009, is strongly supported by the Open Partial Agreement (OPA) of the Council of Europe (CE), the General Secretary for Civil Protection, Greece (GSCP) and the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (NTUA). It is expected that other organizations will join this effort in the near future. In that scope, a workshop is organized with the participation of different rescue teams by a number of European Countries. Priority will be given on addressing hand-on and immediate based issues; operational issues and capabilities of available technologies. During the different sessions, human rights in disasters will be overviewed, as well as experiences and lessons-learned will be presented. The last session of the workshop is devoted to building a catalogue of ideas for further elaboration and can be considered as a proposal to relevant organizations. This joint effort aims at mobilizing interested communities, pushing forward the issue to the related organizations and bodies and also establishing a working group on these issues. Contact persons: · Mr Francesc Pla (CE):
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· Prof. Milt Statheropoulos (NTUA):
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· Dr Sofia Karma (NTUA):
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· Mrs Varvara Diamanti (GSCP):
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Tentative program Thursday, 5 November 2009 8:30-9:00 Coffee 9:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening address Prof. Konstantinos Moutzouris Rector of the National Technical University of Athens Mr Fransesc Pla Deputy to the Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe's EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement Dr. Olga Kakaliagou General Secretariat for Civil Protection, GR Prof. Konstantinos Makropoulos Director of the European Centre on Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes (ECPFE), Network of specialized Euro-Mediterranean Centres of EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement of the Council of Europe Mr. Stepan Badalyan Director of European Interregional Scientific and Educational Centre on Major Risk Management (ECRM), Permanent Correspodent of Armenia in EUR-OPA Major Hazards, AM Prof. Milt Statheropoulos Director of the European Center for Forest Fires (ECFF) of EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement of the Council of Europe, Coordinator of the “SGL for USaR” Session I: Human rights in disasters-An overview 10:30-10:45 Coffee break 10:45-12:00 Presentations [Moderator: Mr Francesc Pla, Council of Europe] Mr Demetrio Innocenti United Nations International Strategies for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) Mr Geert Seynaeve President Education Committee World Association for disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), Member of the Board, Assistant Editor of the journal “Prehospital and Disaster Medicine” Mrs Beatrice Toussaint Officer in Chief for Scientific Research, Belgian Ministry of Health Mr. Jean-Mathias Goerens Technical Counsel to the Rescue and Emergency Administration, LU 12:00-13:00 Presentations [Moderator: Prof. Konstantinos Makropoulos, Earthquake planning and protection organization] Mrs Eleni Syrrakou Project Coordinator, Development Enterprise of Achaia Prefecture (N.E.A.), GR Mrs Chrysa Gountromichou Geologist Msc., Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (E.P.P.O.) Mr Volodymyr Demchuk1 and Mr Sergiy Zibstev2 1Ministry of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe, UA 2 National University of Life and Environmental Sciences, UA 13:00-13:30 Discussion 13:30-14:30 Lunch break Session II: Operational Issues 15:00-16:00 Presentations [Moderator: Fire Captain Antonios Panagiotakis, EMAK Hellenic Rescue Team] Mr Gael Rosello1 and Captain Nicolas Aced2 1Entente Interdepartementale en vue de la Protection de l’Environnement et de la Foret contre l’Incendie (CEREN), FR 2Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours du Vaucluse (SDIS84 Rescue team), FR Jordi Batlle and Sandra Sans Direccio General De Prevencio I Extincio D’incendis I Salvaments/ DGPEIS Rescue team, ES Mr Fabrizio Graverini and Mr Alessandro Susini USaR Team Fire Department of Pisa, Italy 16:00-16:45 Discussion Friday, 6 November 2009 8:30-9:00 Coffee Session II: Operational Issues (continued) 9:00- 10:15 Presentations [Moderator: Mr Mike Mc.Carthy, UK Rescue Team] Mr Panagiotis Efstathiou, NHOC Commander and Mr Konstantinos Gogosis, NHOC Director, Ministry of Health, GR Mr Chrisiliou Chricilios Deputy Director of Civil Defence, CY Mr Mike Mc.Carthy Special Rescue Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh, UK Fire Captain Antonios Panagiotakis EMAK Hellenic Rescue Team, GR 10:15-10:45 Coffee- break 10:45-11:00 Presentations [Moderator: Group Captain Dimitrios Demagos, HAF Commander, HAF Infrastructure Wing, KOMAK, GR] Mr Anders Fridborg SWIFT USAR, SE Mr George J. Beldecos Wing Commander, PhD, RIBA, Hellenic Air Force Disaster Response Team (KOMAK), GR 11:00-11:15 Coffee- break Session III: Catalogue of Ideas [Moderator: Prof. Milt Statheropoulos, NTUA] 11:15-13:00 Round table discussion
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