FINAL CONFERENCE: CBRN Integrated Response Italy
04.16.2015
“CBRN Integrated Response Italy” implements the EU CBRN Action Plan (2009) with regard to Italy (actions H 29, H31, H37, H40, H42 e H57). It aims at building and testing an integrated CBRN response capability of Italian first responders and law enforcement agencies when dealing with CBRN incidents that are the result of accidental, natural or intentional/malevolent actions – terrorism included. Although principally focused on Italy and its established response system, the Project’s scope and reach are European. This means that the identified solutions to improve effective coordination and integration between both kinds of agencies can be potentially adopted by other EU Member States’ relevant agencies when facing CBRN threats.
In particular, the Project aims to:
1. Identify similarities and differences between the institutional, legal and technical-operational approach to CBRN events in the EU Countries surveyed as well as to recognise gaps and the best practices;
2. Define common approaches to deal with the critical issues by building on the experience of other EU countries such as Estonia and the Netherlands;
3. Develop common guidelines for the response to CBRN incidents and incoming assistance;
4. Translate the guidelines into the outline of a common training curriculum for both first responders and law enforcement training institutes.
All the outcomes of this project are now available for download at http://cbrn.netseven.it/, and will be presented in the final conference planned for the 29th of April in Bruxelles, by the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU.