Journal
17th Session, Conference of the States Parties
Call for Nominations for an Advanced Training Course in Civil Defence Against Chemical Weapons
Láznĕ Bohdaneč, The Czech Republic
On behalf of the Government of the Czech Republic and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite Member States to nominate participants for an advanced training course on civil defence against chemical weapons, to be held at the Population Protection Institute, Láznĕ Bohdaneč, the Czech Republic, from 21 to 25 May 2012.
The course will be jointly organised by the Government of the Czech Republic and the Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”). It will provide training to up to 15 participants in planning for, and in the preparation, conduct, and evaluation of, response operations in contaminated areas, as well as in appropriate responses and countermeasures in the event of incidents involving chemical weapons or toxic industrial chemicals.
The course will include an advanced component on complex emergency responses to a crisis involving chemical weapons or toxic industrial chemicals. Participants will also receive advanced instruction on detection and reconnaissance, decontamination, the use of individual protective equipment, the medical aspects of a response, and managing a response. In addition, they will receive training in mounting a response in potentially contaminated areas.
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