Hazard Management

Measures Hazard management measures include all strategic measures

• to prevent and minimise the release of significant quantities of pollutants from technical installations and other potential sources and
• to protect humans, animals, the environment, property and any other objects of protection in the event of accidents and other unexpected pollution.

The core of hazard management consists of preparatory measures in the form of a specific analysis of requirements and measures to create necessary legal, planning and organisation structures (Pro Action).

On the basis of the structures created, the results of the analysis of requirements can then be used to implement strategic measures tailored to the specific river basin district to ensure a functioning crisis management system (prevention).

Pro Action

For the purpose of implementing specific measures in the field of crisis management, it is necessary to identify and assess the risks and to create the legal and organisational requirements for enforcing risk minimisation and crisis management measures at authority and plant operator level.

Prevention

Prevention measures should comprise those measures which ensure that crisis management is tailored to the specific conditions of the river basin district. A distinction is made here between district-related and plant-related measures. Crisis management must have at its disposal both technical (planning) instruments and precautionary measures of an organisational, constructional or plant-specific nature.