As our infrastructure becomes progressively more complex, so there is a greater need to protect our society's supply lifelines. The international meeting point "Safety and Security" will host the Forum CRI!SE with the theme “"Critical Infrastructure". Your chance to get…
The winter of 2013 brought extensive flooding to Central Europe, with two major low-pressure systems sweeping the Continent in rapid succession. Following hard on the heels of a severe cold spell. These “hundred-year floods” are becoming more frequent, it seems.…
Emergency and rescue professionals work closely with manufacturers of medical equipment and vehicles to continually optimize the care and service provided by first responders. At INTERSCHUTZ 2015, they will showcase their latest results. In the emergency and rescue services, speed…
Charleston, West Virginia, July 7, 2011— A series of preventable safety shortcomings -- including failure to maintain the mechanical integrity of a critical phosgene hose -- led to a string of three serious accidents that occurred over a 33-hour period…
After several years under discussion the ICAO Level C standard has finally been published. A new 4th Edition of the Airport Services Manual Part 1 was recently published incorporating it and the test protocol has also been included in Annex…
Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Minister of the Interior and patron of INTERSCHUTZ 2015, praises the efforts of voluntary workers - Additional hall space to meet keen demand on the part of exhibitors from Germany and abroad Hannover. Dr. Thomas de…
LÜKEX 2015 will simulate a severe storm tide Hannover. Five months after INTERSCHUTZ, in November 2015, disaster-relief experts will congregate once again in North Germany under the umbrella of the crisis management exercise “LÜKEX 2015”. Last year’s exercise simulated a…
In 2015 it will be back – the prestigious "Toughest Firefighter Alive" (TFA) contest. But this time we will be crowning the world champion! The preparations are already in full swing. "As always, it'll be an exciting mix of head-to-head…
JOHANNESBURG — Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds (about $83.5 million) for the worst oil spill in Nigeria, an unprecedented settlement that experts say could open a floodgate of litigation there and…
