Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Thomas Spörker
working paper October 2018
part 3
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Forestry Act
objectives
o conservation of forests and forest floors
o ensuring a sustainable forest cultivation
definition of forests
deforestation
o use of forest land for purposes other than for those of forest culture
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Directive on Industrial Emissions
protection of the environment (air, soil, water) in the framework of an "integrated
analysis"
avoid protection of one protection objective at the expense of another
installations need to be operated according to "best available techniques"
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Joint Implementation (JI)
Domestic Offset Projects (DOP)
o climate protection targets
o CO2 equivalents
one metric ton of CO2 or an amount of other GHGs with equivalent global
warming potential
greenhouse gas emissions
natural and anthropogenic climate risk
o influence, boundary conditions
o possibilities for the reduction of atmospheric CO2
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5. Risk management
5.1 Risk Management System
Crisis Management
management and communication of crisis in the public
factors for a successful crisis management
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5.2 Emergency Planning
Legal Framework
mining rights holder has to take precautions to protect
o human health and safety
o property owned by third parties and not assigned to him for his use
o the environment
o mineral deposits
o the surface and has to
o ensure that the surface remains useable after the cessation of the mining activities
mining rights holder has to
o draw up and regularly update an emergency plan
o for accidents, dangerous occurrences
o for reasonably predictable natural and industrial disasters and
o undertake the necessary action where required
emergency plan describes the guidelines for rescue operations
emergency plan comprises of
o alert strategy plan and
o action plan
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Action Plan
possible events (examples)
o health and safety of persons
o explosion, fire, health endangering and irrespirable media
o environmental hazards
o technical incidents
o force of nature
o burglary, vandalism
o sabotage and terror
possible causes (examples)
o technical failure of equipment or safety equipment
o fatigue
o human error
o geogenic hazards (landslides)
o external effects (natural disasters, sabotage, terror)
predictable scenarios (examples)
o scope and impact of the event
o affecting life and health of persons
o affecting third party property
o affecting environment
o affecting surface, surface use
possible effects / impacts (examples)
o people are injured, trapped
o fire - heat effect
o explosion - shockwaves
o formation of areas with toxic or irrespirable media - gas cloud
o environmental damage
o secondary events in neighboring industrial plants "Domino effects"
o reputational damage
available sources of information, documents (examples)
o security reports
o risk assessment
o project documentation, permit notifications
o expert opinions
o orders of authorities
o operating experience, information by third parties
required actions (examples)
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o clear procedure who is responsible for mission control
o definition of responsibilities and tasks
o authorization to initiate the emergency measures
o type of information for employees
o measures for the evacuation and rescue of persons
o arrangements for safeguarding danger areas
o facilities for determining climatic conditions
o operational facilities and equipment
o required resources
o description of all necessary measures
o equipment necessary to combat the outbreak and spread of hazards
o evacuation, barriers
o information to the public
o traffic block on roads and railways, overflight bans
o shutting off power supply systems, water conservation measures
o closure / decommissioning adjacent plants
scope of action plans
o spatial, temporary, objective, functional
o issuing date
o date and version of the final version
o person responsible for recurrent update
map series, descriptions
o overview plan (building, equipment, storages)
o detail designs (installations, access roads)
o display sensitive plant areas
o ex-zones plan, fire protection plan, gas protection plan
o blow out prevention plan
information concerning operation site
o operating purpose, operating hours, number of workers
o description of activities, productions, safety-relevant components, procedures
o description of dangerous technical facilities
o what dangerous substances are present / may arise
information concerning surrounding
o residential buildings, public facilities, industrial (interactions)
o transport paths, public transport facilities
o protected areas, water bodies, protected well area
o other protection objectives
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5.3 Austrian Gas Protection Service
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contribution to the gas protection service
o gas rescue teams (technical support teams)
o mining equipment,
o logistics, management and the like
o or financial resources
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