How to prepare for a crisis situation, what should be found in the evacuation backpack, where to look for shelter? specified topics were discussed during the safety Day organized at the global maritime and military fairs of Baltexpo. Participants of the fair could participate in workshops, shows and discussions with experts on anti-crisis activities.
Security Day was first held in past Baltexpo and crowned this year's largest naval and military fair in central-eastern Europe. This year's edition attracted thousands of visitors to Gdańsk who could perceive to discussions of safety experts and participate in workshops conducted by soldiers of the Military Centre for Medical Training in Łódź and 5th Chemical Regiment. safety Day was organised primarily for civilians and local governments, who face crisis challenges. On the last day of the fair, there were besides quite a few young people from uniformed classes, including military preparation units.
The starting point for many of the issues raised was "Safety Guide", which was presented at the end of August by Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. Participants could take home printed copies and perceive to a detailed discussion of any of the issues concerning, among others, types of emergency signals, evacuations, shelters. Experts have frequently stressed the crucial function of information and handling in line with authoritative communications that happen in crisis situations. “Let us pay attention and follow the alerts of the Government safety Centre and the communications of local services. But at the same time let us be delicate to misinformation, which aims to make panic,' said Captain Jakub Friedenberger of the State Fire Department. “We request to learn to sift out emerging information, remembering that any social media profiles and portals are not the best origin of reliable knowledge,” stressed the typical of the Provincial PSP Command in Gdańsk.
Security close to home and work
The fireman recalled that the verification process is ongoing by the services of various facilitieswhich can supply shelter in a crisis situation. The information is updated on PSP, region administration and provincial offices. “As far as I know, cooperation has already started with the Finnish civilian protection, civilian protection, civilian protection and mass shelter. erstwhile we build different facilities: swimming pools, buying malls, sports halls, we can immediately make certain that they are both places of collective refuge. And so it is in Finland or the Scandinavian countries. But it besides lasted many years there, and the Finns or Swedes did not have hundreds of thousands of shelters overnight," stressed Captain Friedenberger.
The request to build shelters has been highlighted during another discussion by Roman Senyk, Chief of Administration of Odessa Seaport. During the debate in which the Ukrainians spoke about the first days after the Russian attack in 2022, Senyk emphasized that shelters should be an integral part of facilities specified as schools, kindergartens, hospitals, etc. St. Captain Jakub Friedenberger pointed out that everyone should know the location of the nearest place of refuge, but it is besides highly crucial to exercise in schools or workplaces, which they prepare to evacuate in different conditions, e.g. in the dark.
Backpack, bag INCH, emergency kit
Visitors to the fair during safety Day could learn how to prepare for the crisis and what should include an evacuation backpack. Let us callback that the European Commission has late put forward a strategy of the Union of Preparedness to support associate States and to increase Europe's ability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. For example, according to this strategy, supplies should be developed, which will not be interrupted for at least 72 hours in case of emergency.
Experts who discussed the thought of "three-day self-sufficiency" during Baltexpo paid peculiar attention to preparing intellectual society and following the procedures adopted. They argued that making ill-thought-out stocks was missing the target, due to the fact that in the event of a crisis, the plan of action and the ability to respond appropriately to a peculiar threat is the main concern. This means you request to know erstwhile to start the evacuation, where to go, what to take with you. In turn, the evacuation backpack can take the form of various solutions that are worth preparing depending on the request and the action plan. It can be both a tiny set that you can carry with you all day as well as the alleged INCH bag (I’m Never Coming Home) in which will be documents, deeds, crucial household souvenirs or emergency kit kept in the car.
Experts warned against buying ready-made evacuation backpacks, which we will hide in the closet with the belief that we are prepared for a crisis situation. It is crucial to draw up an action plan that will be correlated with this equipment. It is besides recommended to check the contents of the backpack and to test it under specified conditions (e.g. in the forest) in which we will gotta usage it. “The most crucial thing is to have developed procedures that do not slow down from thinking, but make us know what to do and how to behave.”
“Safety Guide”, to which Baltexpo was frequently referred, is available on the government website.
