Eighth International Basic Course on Assistance and Protection Held in Serbia
The OPCW and Government of Serbia jointly organised and conducted the 8th International Basic Course on Assistance and Protection Against Chemical Weapons from 4 to 8 June 2012 at the NBCD Training Center in Kruševac. Nineteen participants from 19 States Parties* took part. The course concentrated on practical training for first responders responsible for assistance and protection against chemical weapons and covered the following:
- planning and establishing a support team to protect civilian populations against chemical weapons;
- mounting rescue operations in contaminated areas;
- responding to incidents involving chemical warfare agents;
- using individual and collective protective equipment;
- using monitoring, detection, and decontamination techniques; and
- taking samples.
The course reviewed the assistance that OPCW and Serbia can offer and facilitated the exchange of information and experiences regarding implementation of Article X of the Convention. It also provided an opportunity for discussion of future cooperation and offers made by Member States to the OPCW under Article X.
* Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vietnam
Categories: Assistance and Protection, Eastern Europe
For further information, please contact Michael Luhan, Head, OPCW Media & Public Affairs. Tel: + 31 (0) 70 416 3710 or +31 (0)6 5356 8512 or media@opcw.org | ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS, Johan de Wittlaan 32, 2517 JR The Hague, The Netherlands
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