Mon, 2014-07-21

Wed, 2014-07-09

Thu, 2014-05-01

Wed, 2014-06-25

Abstarct

Water quality is a critical factor to public health worldwide. Accidents in past and present documented the vulnerability of our water supply chain. Therefore fast, reliable, sensitive and cheap water-monitoring systems are needed, working independently at a low level of maintenance and hands on time. Today there are only limited technologies to monitor pathogenic agents available on the market. The following review should give an overview about the major technologies being developed and evaluated today and could have potential as monitoring systems in the near future.

Fri, 2014-05-02

Abstarct

During last years, the increase of concerns about the fact that possible deliberated or accidental contaminations reach the final consumer, has contributed to early warning systems to become a good alternative for water managers. An early warning system is an integrated system for on-line monitoring, collecting data, analysing, interpreting, and communicating monitored data, which can then be used to make decisions early enough to protect public health and the environment, and to minimize unnecessary concern and inconvenience to the public.

Fri, 2014-05-02

Abstract

This report offers a brief overview of the existing methods for non-targeted screening of organic compounds,in water samples by means of mass spectrometry. This review is thus based on the studies and,exploration that can be performed by different mass spectrometry approaches.

Fri, 2014-05-02

Fri, 2014-05-02

Abstract

It is important to protect critical buildings (malls, governmental buildings and embassies), infrastructure and utilities, train and subway stations against being damaged, destroyed or disrupted by deliberate acts of terrorism, criminal activity and malicious behaviour. Normal regulations and building guidelines do not normally take into account these threats. The introduction of regulations or guidelines should support the resilience of the buildings and infrastructure against explosive incidents.

Fri, 2014-05-02

Abstract

This report summarises European legislation relevant to explosive detection equipment, apart from that contained in the Aviation Security regulations. Although few other articles of European Union law directly refer to explosive detection, a number of directives and regulations are relevant to it, in the fields of explosives for civil use and pyrotechnics, dual-use equipment, chemicals and the chemical industry, port and inland transport security, and radiation, electromagnetic and electrical safety. Future European legislation in this field may be expected to conform to the principles of the EU’s New Legislative Framework, according to which harmonised standards are used to express detailed technical specifications. Current standardisation work is therefore also briefly described.

Wed, 2014-04-30

Session I: Risk Assessment, Protection and Resilience
Implications for Testing

Luigi Rebuffi, EOS (moderator)

Presentation documents from session include:

1. From risks assessment to security capabilities : the need for an comprehensive approach. Example for a multimodal hub, Jean-Luc. Planchet, RATP
2. Current EU Initiatives - JRC: Geographical Information System (GIS) - Fabio Lana, JRC
3. ERNCIP TG: Detection Equipment Materials for Operational Needs, Pierre Charrue, CEA
4. Building capacities for resilience, Bengt Sundelius, MS
5. Operator view, Aviation, Francis Morgan, Heathrow
6. Critical Infrastructure Preparedness & Resilience Research Network, Erich Rome, CIPRNet
7. Operator view, Energy, Gaetano Condorelli, Enel
8. ERNCIP Thematic Group Industrial Automated Control Systems & Smart Grids, Annemarie Zielstra, TNO
9. A manufacturer's perspective, Chris Sandford, Wurldtech