Preparing railway stakeholders against CBRNe threats through better cooperation with security practitioners

Havârneanu, Grigore; Petersen, Laura; Arnold, Andreas; Carbon, Danielle; Görgen, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103752

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“…Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents (CBRNE) can be either intentional or unintentional and can affect people, infrastructure, and the environment locally or more widely (Coleman et al, 2019;Jama and Kuisma, 2016;Calder and Bland, 2015;Havârneanu et al, 2022). CBRNE incidents most commonly occur in connection with terrorist attacks, war, or industrial accidents (Aydin, 2020).…”

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The perceived competence of paramedics to operate in different CBRNE incidents

Malinen,

Jama,

Tanninen

et al. 2024

IJES

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PurposeThe aim of this study was to identify the perceived competence of Finnish paramedics to operate in different chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.Design/methodology/approachThis was a descriptive cross-sectional survey study. The material was collected using a previously developed questionnaire, which was modified in accordance with the study aim. The target group was paramedics of the Päijät-Häme region of Finland (N = 166), whose role entailed active operational duties during the survey. Descriptive statistical methods were used.FindingsParamedics reported low levels of training related to CBRNE incidents, and most felt that more training was needed. Chemical and explosive-related incidents were regarded as more likely to occur than others. Additionally, paramedics with more work experience perceived themselves as having higher competence only in chemical and explosive-related incidents. Overall, paramedics perceived their CBRNE competence as low.Originality/valueThe perceived CBRNE competence of paramedics has not been studied sufficiently. Paramedics felt chemical and explosive related incidents were more likely to occur than others, and competence related to those two was also better perceived. This study showed that paramedics could benefit from more training to respond to CBRNE incidents to improve perceptions of their competence. However, the desired competence, actual competence, and appropriate training to respond to CBRNE incidents require further research.

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The perceived competence of paramedics to operate in different CBRNE incidents

Malinen,

Jama,

Tanninen

et al. 2024

IJES

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“…While Strandh ( 2017 ) showed that rail authorities and rail operators do not have the same mandate in crises as the first responders do, if such an event were to take place on a train or in a station, railway staff would be expected to play a role. For example, during the initial phase of response and before first responders (e.g., firefighters, police) could arrive, frontline and/or security staff would be the first point of contact for those affected (Havârneanu et al 2022 ). Furthermore, once the specialised practitioners arrived, railway staff could further act as a supporting partner by, for example, assisting passengers with evacuation (ibid.).…”

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Applicability of PROACTIVE recommendations on CBRNe risks and threats to passenger rail and metro sectors

Petersen,

Havârneanu,

Arnold

et al. 2023

J Transp Secur

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Passenger rail and metro sectors are no stranger to malicious or unintentional Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) incidents. Over the last years, the EU H2020 Project PROACTIVE has developed recommendations based on a multimethodological approach which involved questionnaires, interviews and workshops with CBRNe practitioners and security experts. However, these recommendations are geared towards specialised first responders. With a particular focus on rail and metro, this paper examines the answers collected from railway and metro security experts during these research activities to see at which level the PROACTIVE recommendations are fit for these sectors. The results show that some of the generic PROACTIVE recommendations for first responders are already being applied. For example, the recommendations regarding inter-agency collaboration appear to already be put in place. In contrast, other recommendations such as the ones on crisis communication and the inclusion of vulnerable groups in preparedness actions could be applicable since important gaps are present. We discuss the major gaps and how they could be filled in the future.

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