{"id":1342,"date":"2012-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kemea.gr\/2nd-symposium-cyprus-safety-platform\/"},"modified":"2012-12-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T00:00:00","slug":"2nd-symposium-cyprus-safety-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta-site2.kemea.gr\/en\/2nd-symposium-cyprus-safety-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Symposium Cyprus Safety Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

KEMEA participated in the 2nd Cyprus Safety Platform Symposium which took place on 30rd January 2013, in the Cultural Center of European University Cyprus, in Engkomi, Nicosia, Cyprus.<\/p>\n

The Keynote Speech has been delivered by Dr Alan Waring, a consultant and authoritative writer on major hazard risks, and it should be stressed that a significant number of Academics and Researchers, Policy Makers, Enforcement Agencies and Safety & Risk Professionals who take part in the Platform, attended the Symposium.<\/p>\n

The Cyprus Safety Platform has been created aiming to:<\/p>\n

• Promote research on safety<\/p>\n

• Initiate a two-way communication between social fora and professional bodies with academics to create a research agenda that responds to real safety & risk problems<\/p>\n

• Transfer existing knowledge as well as knowledge from future research projects from academia to social and professional bodies<\/p>\n

• Promote a culture of safety in the society<\/p>\n

KEMEA made a detailed presentation of its profile and participation in major European Research Projects related with Security sector and more specifically presenting Project regarding:<\/p>\n

• Man-made catastrophes (e.g. mega-fires, explosions, environmental contamination, infrastructure damage etc)<\/p>\n

• Safety management<\/p>\n

• Major Hazards Risk assessment and risk management<\/p>\n

• Emergency preparedness and response<\/p>\n

• Use of Satellites and GIS before and during the catastrophe (remote sensing \/ GIS and geoinformatics for hazards identification)<\/p>\n

♦ Explosions and their impact on structures<\/p>\n

♦ Critical Infrastructures Protection<\/p>\n

During the Symposium procedures, the Cyprus Safety Platform organised a One Day Workshop on Man Made Catastrophes.<\/p>\n

Finally, within the framework of their common field of operations, and actions, KEMEA and the EUC signed a Μemorandum of Understanding<\/a> aiming at the expansion of their collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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