Hazardous Materials
Chair:
Roman Sykora, Austria
Secretary:
Nigel Blumire, United Kingdom
Member countries:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Starting Year:
1993
Main activities / purpose of commission:
- Exchange of Lessons Learned with other Member Countries
- Cooperation with other Commissions and Agencies (CTIF, FEU, UN, EU,…)
- Evaluation of Hazmat education and courses for firefighters in the different countries.
- LNG - Liquified Natural Gas: Tactics and Experiences
- Interactive database for Dangerous Goods.
- Work on the adoption of common approaches to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents for First Responders.
- Knowledge exchange of CBRNE and Toxic Industrial Material/Chemical tactics
- Strengthen awareness in the area of safety and security for first responders
- Enlarge the number of participating CTIF Member Countries
- And much more
Way of Work:
The Hazmat Commission consists of working groups assigned to specific projects or new challenges.
Way of Communication:
We meet twice a year, with our member countries serving as hosts on a rotating basis. The Hazmat Commission is also using various types of media to interact with the working groups between our meetings.
Products of Commission:
The Hazmat Commission outputs in various ways. Lessons learned from the member countries are disseminated at a national level. Articles are produced on different topics and there is active participation in other Commissions and international groups to help our worldwide firefighter family provide a safer and more secure way of life.
