6th INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION COURSE
FOR INSTRUCTORS
LÁZNĚ BOHDANEČ, CZECH REPUBLIC
1 – 9 JUNE 2022
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Arrival of participants in Prague, transfer to Lázně Bohdaneč |
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Official opening, keynote speech, introduction of participants |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Official photo |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Administrative information |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Lecture: Population Protection Institute as a part of the Integrated Rescue System |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Lecture: Article X of the Chemical Weapons Convention |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Lecture: Chemical Weapons Disarmament |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | Lecture and demonstration: Basic pre-hospital care in case of chemical warfare agents exposure (transfer to University of Defence, Hradec Kralove) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Equipment handover |
| 18:00 – 21:30 | Welcome dinner hosted by the OPCW |
Thursday, 2 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Lecture: Chemical agents – properties, toxicity, classification |
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Lecture: Personal protection |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Lecture: Detection – general overview, training detection kit |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Lecture: Decontamination |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Teaching methodology |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Breaking into two working groups, setting up general objectives |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Assignment of a special task for each participant |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Self-study session with the assistance of instructors, use of course manuals |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Individual preparation for participants’ presentations |
Friday, 3 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 10:00 | Lectures, demonstrations, practical training: each participant presents assigned task (two classes running in parallel) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10:30 – 12:15 | Lectures, demonstrations, practical training: each participant presents assigned task (two classes running in parallel – continued) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Lecture: Sampling |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | On-site demonstration and training: Detection, sampling, decontamination (three teams, exchanging workplaces) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee/tea break |
Saturday, 4 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 10:00 | Lecture, demonstration: Personal protective equipment |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Lecture: Dealing with chemical agents / Medical point of view |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 16:00 | Practical session: Protection during a chemical emergency, communication |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee/tea break |
Monday, 6 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Lecture: Evaluation of a chemical situation: Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and Wireless Information System for Emergency First Responders (WISER) |
| 08:45 – 09:45 | Table-top exercise: Evaluation of a chemical situation: ERG, WISER (two teams, exchanging workplaces) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Demonstration: HazMat reconnaissance vehicles (two teams, exchanging workplaces) |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Evaluation of a chemical situation/final debriefing |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | Guided field exercise: Terrorist attack with chemical warfare agents (partial protection) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee/tea break |
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Lecture: C- Detection |
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Lecture: Integrated Rescue System of the Czech Republic |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Lecture: Hot-Zone Management |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Lecture: Leadership |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Field exercise 1: Criminal investigation (full protection) |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Coffee/tea break and refreshing break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Debriefing of field exercise 1 |
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Field exercise 2: Traffic accident with toxic industrial chemicals (full protection) |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Coffee/tea break and refreshing break |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Evaluation and debriefing of field exercise 2 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Visit of chemical, biological and radiological laboratories |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Evaluation of the course, completion of OPCW evaluation forms |
Thursday, 9 June 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Equipment maintenance, return of equipment |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Transfer to Prague |
| 11:00 – 16:00 | Sightseeing in Prague |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Prague hotel: check-in |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Official closing ceremony |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Official dinner |