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transport of dangerous goods and risk management - Kirilo Savić

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TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND RISK MANAGEMENT 154Planning is an important aspect <strong>of</strong> <strong>risk</strong> <strong>management</strong>, especially in emergency situations since an emergencysituation per se is a special kind <strong>of</strong> <strong>risk</strong>. On the one h<strong>and</strong>, planning prevents wrong actions, <strong>and</strong> on the other h<strong>and</strong>, itreduces the number <strong>of</strong> unused options, which is <strong>of</strong> great importance in the process <strong>of</strong> managing emergencysituations.Planning for emergency situations is the process <strong>of</strong> adopting <strong>and</strong> implementing procedures to identify predictableemergency situations using system analysis, preparation, testing <strong>and</strong> revision <strong>of</strong> the plan <strong>of</strong> response to anemergency situation. 1Risk <strong>management</strong> involves a set <strong>of</strong> policies <strong>and</strong> procedures <strong>of</strong> prevention, preparedness, response to accidents, aswell as the remedy <strong>of</strong> consequences <strong>of</strong> the accident in order to reduce <strong>risk</strong> <strong>and</strong> create the conditions under which the<strong>risk</strong> may be acceptable.Prevention (Mitigation) is a set <strong>of</strong> measures aimed at the prevention <strong>of</strong> emergency situations, reduction <strong>of</strong> theprobability <strong>of</strong> occurrence <strong>and</strong> minimization <strong>of</strong> the consequences. In the prevention stage, the priority role belongs tostrengthening legislation <strong>and</strong> harmonization with the EU legislation, <strong>and</strong> therefore further activities are proposed toeliminate the possibility <strong>of</strong> an emergency situation occurring, so that the <strong>risk</strong> was acceptable. This includesundertaking the preventive measures as well as defining the contents <strong>of</strong> plans <strong>of</strong> protection from emergencysituation, while making plans for the protection provides for the organization <strong>and</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> all subjects,equipment <strong>and</strong> technical support for an adequate response with minimal consequences.Preparedness (Preparedness) is aimed at undertaking the necessary measures in case <strong>of</strong> activities related to thestage <strong>of</strong> prevention yield no results, especially when there is a real danger <strong>of</strong> an emergency situation occurring. Thisstage generally involves several important actions: putting the response plans into use, training agencies <strong>and</strong>authorities (fire-fighting brigades, the Centre for Control <strong>of</strong> poisoning, mobile toxicological laboratories, centres forinformation <strong>and</strong> other institutions or their parts related to the response to an emergency situation), activation <strong>and</strong>testing <strong>of</strong> alarm systems, deployment <strong>of</strong> st<strong>and</strong>by teams <strong>of</strong> emergency medical assistance <strong>and</strong> the like.Response includes activities related to the <strong>risk</strong>y situation, <strong>and</strong> the task at this stage is to isolate, <strong>and</strong> stop or limit thesecondary or subsequent effects <strong>of</strong> an emergency situation <strong>and</strong> to minimize the consequences. The procedureincludes a set <strong>of</strong> measures <strong>and</strong> actions taken based on the results <strong>of</strong> the stages <strong>of</strong> analyses <strong>of</strong> vulnerabilities <strong>and</strong> <strong>risk</strong>assessment in accordance with the plan <strong>of</strong> protection. The response procedure begins when the first pieces <strong>of</strong>information about the accident are received, the information about the place <strong>and</strong> time <strong>of</strong> accident, type <strong>of</strong> hazardoussubstances present, as well as the estimates concerning the course <strong>of</strong> accident, <strong>risk</strong>s for the environment, scope <strong>of</strong>accident <strong>and</strong> consequences <strong>and</strong> other important data. The accident response procedure must be conducted inaccordance with the situation on the ground <strong>and</strong> according to the predetermined plan <strong>of</strong> protection at the scene <strong>of</strong>the accident, <strong>and</strong> therefore the definition <strong>of</strong> stakeholders (relevant authorities <strong>and</strong> institutions) in this stage is a verycomplex issue <strong>and</strong> requires rather a serious approach.Recovery includes a set <strong>of</strong> activities for elimination <strong>of</strong> consequences caused by emergency situations, as well ascustomizing the space affected by accidents to its original purpose. Various operational services are involved in therecovery stage, which on the basis <strong>of</strong> relevant projects <strong>and</strong> plans made by the pr<strong>of</strong>essional institutions perform therecovery <strong>of</strong> the terrain <strong>and</strong> bring it to its original purpose or some other purpose, depending on the type <strong>and</strong> level <strong>of</strong>the accident. 21 Independent Study Course 1: Emergency Manager: an orientation to the position, Federal Emergency ManagementAssociation, http://www.fema.gov2 Again cited in note 5, pp. 25-26.

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