Traduction de «Chef de sécurité d’un lieu de catastrophe » (Français → Anglais) :

56. Recognises that industry bears the primary responsibility for reacting to disasters; welcomes joint industry initiatives to develop, mobilise and deploy resources to counter oil spills; stresses that the public sector has an important role in the regulation, safety and coordination of a disaster response;

reaffirms, especially in the light of the disaster in Japan, the importance of an effective support system with short response times for the protection of the population, which can only be guaranteed at regional and local level; stresses the call set out in the resolution of the Committee of the Regions on: ‘The consequences of the natural disaster in Japan: lessons for the European Union’ (CdR 123/2011) for a debate on key security issues in the light of the findings from Japan and the need to take into account the latest research in the field; calls on the Member States and regions to examine their existing plans for disaster prevent ...[+++]ion on the basis of these findings and revise them where necessary;

Draws attention to the fact that the Commission should be taking the lead in setting standards based on the needs of counter-measure capacities; stresses that this is the only way to achieve the highest possible standard of security throughout the EU, as it would be the only possible way to ensure that all Member States are following the same guidelines and applying the same principles when building up capacities and preparing the appropriate human and material resources to respond to a disaster, whether accidental or intentional;

3. Stresses that hundreds of millions of poor people live in areas susceptible to natural disasters and that the impact of these disasters on agricultural production must also be taken into account; notes that global warming can accelerate the frequency and magnitude of such disasters, potentially leading to increased health, food production and water stresses, as well as large-scale migration and security threats; emphasises that disaster risk management should be an integral part of development planning, rather than merely a human ...[+++]itarian issue;

9. Considers that ensuring health and safety in the workplace should be a prerequisite for all corporations investing in developing countries, if such a disaster is to be avoided in the future;

The coastal states try to limit the problem of cargo loss and shipping disasters by keeping transport in which they themselves have no interest as far as possible away from their coast. In the case of the wreck of the tanker Prestige off the coast of Galicia, the disaster was made worse by the Spanish authorities chasing the ship away from the coast instead of quickly accommodating it in a safe haven.