OH4/OM4: Interdisciplinary disaster management
Module Description
Aim
To provide skills in practical interdisciplinary disaster
management. Students will learn and practice
controlling and managing mid- to large-scale industrial accidents in collaboration with external partners.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
– Select and properly use the suitable PPE
– Select, mobilize and cooperate with external
partners, e.g. fire brigade troops, rescue troops,
police, state government
– Evaluate personal contamination and perform
decontamination
– Manage contagious lab spills
Contents
– Exposure-specific personal protective equipment
(PPE) including ventilation
– Roles, resources and objectives of internal and
external partners in managing industrial accidents
– CBR hazards
– Practical staff exercises on managing industrial
accidents
– Practical interdisciplinary exercises on responding
to industrial accidents
– Contamination and decontamination
– Biohazards and lab spills
Dates and location
TBA 2027
Registration Deadline
TBA 2027
Fee
CHF 2,720.–