Representatives of NUCD of Ukraine became participants of the International field trainings on emergency response of chemical, radiation and biological origin within the project "EA-CHEM-REACT 2"

On September 27-29, within the framework of the EU-CHEM-REACT 2 project, international field exercises took place, which were attended by specialists from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, as well as rescuers and representatives of the SES of Ukraine. The training took place on the territory of Yavoriv landfill (Lviv region).

The collaboration of five states aimed to study and develop procedures for responding to emergencies of chemical, radiation and biological origin. These trainings provided for command, staff and field trainings to work out the interaction of civil protection services in Eastern Europe and the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism and are a continuation of the first part of the exercises, which took place in 2018. The training was conducted under the guidance of moderators who monitored the course of events. The events took place at several locations with the participation of teams from different countries, which allowed to work out joint actions in case of emergencies of chemical, radiation and biological origin. The entire training process was monitored by invited observers, including representatives of international organizations and the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine - Head of the Department of Special Chemistry and Chemical Technology Olena Tarahno and Lecturer of the Department of Fire Tactics and Emergency Rescue Eugen Kryvoruchko.

In addition, international organizations participated in trainings, including the International Center for Chemical Safety (Warsaw), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the United Nations, the OSCE and Interpol.